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Acal's first half profits rise as electronic orders grow

European specialist electronics supplier Acal reported a 17 per cent rise in first half underlying pre-tax profit of 3.4m pounds as orders for its products grew. In the six months through September, revenue was up 3% to £113.4m driven by a 4% increase in like-for-like electronic orders, which accou

Acal Profits, Revenues Rise As It Makes Another Acquisition

Acal To Sell European Supply Chain IT Parts Business For GBP3.7M

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps 0.1 pct higher into mid-session

UK small caps are up 0.1 percent into mid-session, while junior-listed AIM shares are slightly weaker, compared to broadly unchanged mid-caps. Shares in Mountfield Group drop 9.8 percent to 1.2 pence after the company, which fits out data centres, places 45 million new shares at 1.0 pence

Second half trading picks up at Acal

Electronics company Acal booked lower half year results, in challenging markets, but noted a significant improvement in the second half as orders picked up. Underlying pre-tax profit fell 6% to £6.3m for the year ended March 31st 2013 while revenue slipped 5%, on a constant currency basis, to £219

Acal puts positive spin on weak interims

Electronics company Acal has delivered weak interims although it does expect sales growth in the second half and has maintained its interim dividend of 2.5p per share. For the six months ended September 30th, revenues fell by 17.9% to £109.8m (September 30th 2011: £133.7m) with pre-tax profits plum

Acal reports good progress

Acal, the European specialist provider of technology products and services, has reported good progress throughout the half year in its Electronics division, which accounts for around 90% of group profitability. The firm's gross profit has grown by 4% year-on-year, driven by further growth in gross

Small caps round-up: ACAL, Ceres Power, Digital Barriers

ACAL, the European specialist provider of technology products and services, swung back into the black in the year to 31 March, with a pre-tax profit of £1.9m on revenue of £265m. The year before it had made a loss of £6.3m on revenue of £182m. Underlying profit before tax advanced to £7.1m from a

Electronics division boosts Acal sales

Acal expects its full year results to be ahead of previous expectations, helped by a strong end to the year for its core Electronics division. The technology product firm's Electronic division accounts for 78% of group sales and reported a like-for-like (LfL) sales increase of 21% in the fourth qua

Small caps round-up: Acal, Avation, Lonrho...

European technology group Acal's like-for-like sales have increased by 17% since September, driven by strong growth in its core electronics division. "Assuming no deterioration from current levels, we expect full year results to be ahead of our previous expectations," the group said. Profits at

Small caps round-up: Acal, Dechra, KBC Advanced Tech...

Technology specialist Acal has bought German communication and fibre optic component provider CompoTRON for up to £7.1m. An initial cash consideration of £5.7m will be followed by another £1.4m in January 2013, subject to the company meeting performance targets. CompoTRON made £0.8m in 2009. Veter

Tuesday tips round-up: British Airways, African Barrick, Phoenix IT...

There is one undeniable reason to hold British Airways shares. Investors are entitled to a 10% discount on its fares, and this perk is being maintained and even extended to Iberia routes once the two are formally merged in the new year. The shares, at 265p, now sell on less than ten times the next

Small caps round-up: Northacre, Lipoxen, Acal ...

Property developer Northacre said the residential property sector is still suffering from a shortage in bank finance which is limiting the pipeline of new development opportunities. The company narrowed its loss before taxation in the six months ended 31 August to £1.26m from £1.98m at the interim