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Will AstraZeneca's headache continue?
Thursday 20 Apr 2017Thursday 27 April Investors are already forewarned of a tough 2017 for pharmaceutical business AstraZeneca ( AZN ) after guidance in February for a low to mid-single digit sales decline. We believe investors will want an update on cholesterol treatment Crestor in its trading update on 27 April...
Focus on Tullow’s balance sheet
Thursday 20 Apr 2017Wednesday 26 April Oil producer Tullow Oil ( TLW ) is set to update on trading on 26 April, representing for the first time since completing a heavily discounted $750m right issue. The statement may reveal what shape the balance sheet is in following the fundraising and the €20m sale of natural gas...
Debenhams new man under the spotlight
Thursday 13 Apr 2017Department store Debenhams ( DEB ) is set to announce its half year results on 20 April. The company faces several challenges including margin pressure from weak sterling and falling like-for-like sales. New chief executive Sergio Bucher will be hoping to get the market on side with this release...
Margin focus at Moneysupermarket
Thursday 13 Apr 2017Price comparison website MoneySupermarket ( MONY ) is poised to update on first quarter trading on 20 April. Margin performance will be one of the key focus areas for investors. The price comparison space is extremely competitive and requires hefty marketing spend to protect market share...
Growth phase starts for Dialight
Thursday 13 Apr 2017Investors will want to start seeing firm evidence that real growth is back on the cards for industrial lighting systems designer Dialight ( DIA ) . A pre-AGM trading update on 20 April is a chance to access the launch of its growth story now the operational streamlining is largely concluded. There’...
XP Power should be upbeat
Thursday 06 Apr 2017Tuesday 11 April Power switching technology designer XP Power ( XPP:AIM ) got off to a roaring start this time last year and we wouldn’t rule out a repeat of this scenario. We anticipate the first quarter trading update on 11 April to show robust order intake as end markets continue to firm,...
Markets braced for rising inflation
Thursday 06 Apr 2017Tuesday 11 April CPIH inflation UK inflation recently hit a two-and-half-year high. Are we in a firm upwards trend, or has inflation peaked? We’ll find out on 11 April when the next official data is published. Most market commentators expect inflation will keep rising. The Office for National...
Ramsdens is set to sparkle
Thursday 06 Apr 2017Tuesday 11 April Jewellery retailer, pawnbroker and currency exchange specialist Ramsdens ( RFX:AIM ) issues a pre-close trading update on 11 April, its first missive since joining the stock market on 15 February 2017. The Middlesbrough-headquartered company is growing organically and is on the...
MP Evans to reveal first numbers since fighting off bid
Thursday 30 Mar 2017Thursday 6 April Indonesian palm oil producer M.P. Evans’ ( MPE:AIM ) full year results on 6 April are the first numbers since the rejection, by board and shareholders alike, of a takeover offer from KLK (Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad). In response, M.P. Evans plans to ‘increase dividends...
Profit still a dot on the horizon for Nanoco
Thursday 30 Mar 2017Tuesday 4 April Cadmium-free quantum dots technology developer Nanoco ( NANO:AIM ) is apparently ‘on the cusp of commercialisation’, according to one analyst. It’s seemingly been that way for a few years yet a financial breakthrough remains elusive. Half-year results on 4 April will continue to...