Cake Box Holdi. Share News (CBOX)

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Sluggish blue-chips underperform European peers

(Alliance News) - Blue-chips in London paused for breath on Monday midday, while mid-caps prospered, in the absence of fresh catalysts to provide direction.

Cake Box hails "solid growth" as annual profit to beat expectations

(Alliance News) - Cake Box Holdings PLC on Monday predicted annual profit slightly ahead of market expectations, despite a "continuing challenging economic climate" in the UK.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips in tepid trade before US data, ECB

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded a touch lower in early dealings on Monday, in cautious trade as investors anxiously await Wednesday's US inflation report.

Cake Box sees FY profits 'slightly ahead' of market views

(Sharecast News) - Cake Box said on Monday that full-year profits were set to be "slightly ahead" of market expectations following strong growth across the business.

EARNINGS: ActiveOps swings to small profit; Aeorema confident

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earning and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

Cake Box on track after first half of growth

(Sharecast News) - Fresh cream cake retailer Cake Box reported a 6.8% improvement in first-half revenue on Tuesday to £18m.

IN BRIEF: Cake Box names Non-Exec Director Blair as new chair

Cake Box Holdings PLC - Enfield, England-based chain of fresh cream cake shops - Martin Blair, currently non-executive director, named non-executive chair after "thorough recruitment process". To succeed Nilesh Sachdev in role on October 31.

IN BRIEF: Cake Box reports sales rise and easing cost inflation

Cake Box Holdings PLC - Enfield, England-based chain of fresh cream cake shops - Revenue in the six months that ended September 30, the company's financial first half, is up about 6% from a year before, when it was GBP16.8 million. Adjusted profit is expected to be ahead on year. In the first half of financial 2023, pretax profit was GBP2.0 million, and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation was GBP2.8 million. Cake Box says trading in the first half of financial 2024 has been in line with board expectations, and cost pressures are starting to ease. "We remain mindful of the continued pressures on our customers in the current environment and have not increased pricing during the period, which has helped with customer retention whilst ensuring our proposition is attractive to new customers," the company says.

Cake Box trading as expected in first half

(Sharecast News) - Cake Box said on Wednesday that trading in the first half of the year was in line with its expectations, with revenues and profits set to jump.

Sunday share tips: Wood Group, Cake Box

(Sharecast News) - The recent failed takeover for Wood Group could present a buying opportunity for investors, suggests the Mail on Sunday's Midas column.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 snaps seven day losing streak

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were higher at the close on Tuesday as markets celebrated better-than-expected public sector borrowing figures in the UK, and hoped that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may have enough firepower in government coffers to enact some pre-election tax cuts.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US tech gains lift mood ahead of Jackson Hole

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were on the up heading into Tuesday afternoon, as a tech rally in the US lifted the mood in Europe, helping the FTSE 100 eat into some of its August loss.

Cake Box LFL sales rise; non-exec chair to step down

(Sharecast News) - Cake Box reported a rise in like-for-like sales on Tuesday as it announced the departure of non-executive chairman Nilesh Sachdev.

Cake Box sales growth accelerates; chair since IPO to depart

(Alliance News) - Cake Box Holdings PLC on Tuesday said sales momentum has increased in recent weeks, while input cost inflation has eased, and the retailer said its chair since listing will step down in the autumn.

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