(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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BMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC - investment company - Net asset value per share for Income stock rises 11% to 141.07 pence at half year ended November 30, from 127.16p a year earlier. For Growth shares, NAV per share rises 16% to 289.81p from 249.94p. First and second interim dividends amount to 3.1p per share, up from 2.8p a year prior.
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Autins Group PLC - Warwickshire-based supplier of acoustic and thermal management technology for the automotive industry - Revenue in year ended September 30 rises 8.9% to GBP23.4 million from GBP21.5 million. Pretax loss narrows to GBP1.2 million from GBP1.8 million. Proposes no payout. "The board will continue to monitor net earnings, debt levels and expected capital requirements with a view to reinstating a progressive dividend policy at the appropriate time," Autins says. Looking ahead, company adds: "In the short term, automotive revenue performance will continue to be constrained by the global shortage of semiconductors. The board anticipates improvement in the supply of semiconductors during the second half of 2022 but, due to our financial year end date, this is likely to have a limited impact on FY22 automotive sales."
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JPMorgan Russian Securities PLC - invests in diversified portfolio of stocks from across Russian market - Maintains dividend at 35 pence per share for year ended October 31. Net asset value per share increases 69% to 973.6p from 613.4p. "The Russian equity market has performed exceptionally strongly during the financial year under review, significantly outperforming both emerging markets and developed ones. The market rose by 70.3% total return as measured by the company's benchmark, at a time when the FTSE 100 remained almost flat," JPMorgan Russian says.
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Aberforth Split Level Income Trust PLC - investment trust - Says net asset value per share at December 31 half year end falls 2.2% to 93.6 pence from 95.7p at June 30 year end. Ups dividend per share 64% to 1.51p from 0.92p a year prior. Company adds: "Predicting the progression of the pandemic has proved far from straightforward, but the tentative signs that Omicron is a milder variant are encouraging. Should coronavirus concerns diminish, sentiment will improve but the stock market will still have much to contemplate. Events in Ukraine highlight geopolitical risks, while the implications of a sustained bout of high inflation are profound for financial markets that have been used to low inflation, low interest rates and low growth for a dozen years or so. It is remarkable that the threat of higher inflation and higher interest rates is not more amply reflected in bond yields and the valuation of many growth stocks."
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By Eric Cunha; ericcunha@alliancenews.com
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