AQP.L Share News (AQP)

Holiday Inns owner InterContinental Hotels (IHG) hit the headlines late last month after a probe by the Office of Fair Trading investigation raised concerns about the group's relations with two online travel agents. Tuesday's interim results from IHG should bring happier news, with broker Jefferies expecting a 4% rise in sales to $881m, a 5% hike in earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) to $282m and a 7% rise in earnings per share (EPS) to 62 cents. The interim dividend is tipped to rise by one-tenth to 17.6 cents.Revenue per available room - or revPAR in the industry jargon - is the key metric for hotels, and Jefferies reckons a 65 rise in revPAR is on the cards in the Americas and Greater China but, not surprisingly, the picture may be less rosy in Europe; Jefferies is going for a 2% year-on-year increase in revPAR in Europe. The Asia, Middle East and Africa region is seen delivering 3% revPAR growth."Recent numbers from Starwood and Marriott would indicate that this [revPAR growth] should be at least achievable, and could be slightly better. We estimate that every 1% on group RevPAR adds about 3% to EBIT," the broker said.The shares have been in demand since activist investor Trian took a stake of around 4%. Jefferies thinks expectations of a capital return are high and if there is no reference to this in the interim results then the shares could see a spot of profit-taking.Next week is a fairly big week for mining company results, with Xstrata, Rio Tinto, Randgold Resource and Aquarius Platinum all set to report.Results statements from the latter have been getting increasingly grumpy about the hassles of operating in South Africa and so Stuart Murray, Aquarius's Chief Executive Officer, is likely to be especially scathing about recent events, which saw disgruntled former workers attack the production unit at Kroondal, near to Rustenburg in the North West Province.The "serious security incident" saw at least three people killed and at least 20 injured, and forced the suspension of production at the Kwezi shaft.On the economic front, the big release of the week is the Bank of England's inflation report on Wednesday. Monday August 06INTERIMSCatlin Group Ltd., Morgan Sindall Group, PostNL NV, Puricore, Share Plc, Telecity GroupINTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATECareTech HoldingINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSHarmonised Competitiveness Indicators (EU) (09:00)PMI Construction (GER) (08:55)Q2PostNL NVANNUAL REPORTSpeymillSPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEJohnson MattheyAGMSGeopark Holdings Ltd., SpeymillUK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSNew Car Registrations (09:30)FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEBisichi Mining, InvestecTuesday August 07INTERIMSBBA Aviation, Clarke (T.), Corio NV, Greggs, InterContinental Hotels Group, Meggitt, Mondi, Premier Foods, Rio Tinto, Xstrata, ZotefoamsINTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATESinclair (William) HoldingsINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSConsumer Credit (US) (20:00)Industrial Production (09:30)ANNUAL REPORTAberforth Geared Income TrustEGMSJSC Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System GDR (REG S)AGMSMessaging International, Monks Inv Trust, PSG SolutionsTRADING ANNOUNCEMENTSBellway, Playtech Ltd.UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSBRC Sales Monitor (00:01)Manufacturing Production (09:30)FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEBabcock International Group, Mitie GroupWednesday August 08INTERIMSCobham, Old Mutual, Stada Arzneimittel AGINTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATECQS Rig Finance Fund Ltd., Safestore HoldingsINTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE4Imprint Group, Avon Rubber, Dialight, Edinburgh UK Tracker Trust, Foreign and Colonial Inv Trust, GKN, Hiscox Ltd., IDOX, Inchcape, Jupiter Fund Management , Law Debenture Corp., LSL Property Services, Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT, Maven Income and Growth VCT 5, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Octopus Second AIM VCT, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Reed Elsevier, Rexam, Spirent Communications, St. Modwen Properties, Standard CharteredQUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATEBarclays, BP, City of London Inv Trust, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM Corp., JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Picton Property Income Ltd, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', UnileverINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSBalance of Trade (GER) (07:00)Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)Current Account (GER) (07:00)Industrial Production (GER) (11:00)MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)Productivity (US) (13:30)Retail Price Index (GER) (07:00)Q2Yamana Gold Inc.GMSFerrum Crescent Ltd NPV (DI)FINALSeXpansysAGMSRenewable Energy HoldingsUK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSBoE Inflation Report (09:30)FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEIBIS Media VCT 1, Ventus 2 VCT, Ventus 2 VCT 'C' Shares, Ventus VCT, Ventus VCT 'C' SharesFINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATEAtlantis Japan Growth Fund Ltd., BT Group, Greene King, JPMorgan Brazil Inv Trust , Pennon Group, QinetiQ Group, RPC Group, SABMiller, Solid State, Synergy Health, VictoriaQ1Canaccord Financial Inc.Thursday August 09INTERIMSAmec, Aviva, Bumi, Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. (DI), Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS, Hill & Smith Holdings, Randgold Resources Ltd.INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEITE GroupINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSBalance of Trade (US) (13:30)Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45)Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)ECB Report (EU) (09:00)Factory Orders (GER) (11:00)Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)Q2Aviva, Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADS, Randgold Resources Ltd.Q3Allocate SoftwareGMSPetards Group, Thomas Cook Group, Town Centre SecuritiesFINALSAquarius Platinum Ltd., Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd GDR (Reg S)IMSSAllocate Software, GraingerAGMSInvesco Asia Trust, Majestic Wine, Octopus Apollo VCT 4 UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSBalance of Trade (Trade Balance) (09:30)FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATECaledonia Investments, Octopus Apollo VCT 3, Octopus Apollo VCT 4 Friday August 10INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEPressure TechnologiesQUARTERLY PAYMENT DATEBritish Land CoINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSConsumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)Import and Export Price Indexes (US) (13:30)Treasury Budget Statement (US) (19:00)GMSGold OilUK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSProducer Price Index (09:30)FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATECable & Wireless Communications, Cropper (James), Ensor Holdings, GB Group, Hansa Trust, Hansa Trust 'A' Non Voting Shares, Hyder Consulting, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Sepura, VP, Walker GreenbankJH