Character Group shares jump as it predicts full-year profit beat
(Alliance News) - Character Group PLC on Thursday said it was on track to beat full-year market expectations after reporting progress in the first half of the financial year.
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(Alliance News) - Character Group PLC on Thursday said it was on track to beat full-year market expectations after reporting progress in the first half of the financial year.
Read more(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
Read moreCharacter Group PLC - Surrey, England-based toy, games and gifts maker - Announces share buyback programme worth up to GBP1.0 million. Says it will be funded from existing cash resources. Appoints Panmure Gordon (UK) Ltd as joint corporate broker to manage the programme and repurchase shares from Tuesday to the earlier of the day before its annual general meeting in 2025, or when the maximum aggregate value of GBP1.0 million has been reached.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open higher, ahead of a slew of construction purchasing managers' index readings from the eurozone, the UK and Germany.
Read moreMonday 22 January | |
abrdn Diversified Income & Growth PLC | dividend payment date |
Tuesday 23 January | |
no events scheduled | |
Wednesday 24 January | |
Alpha Real Trust Ltd | dividend payment date |
Baltic Classifieds Group PLC | dividend payment date |
discoverIE Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Personal Assets Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Pharos Energy PLC | dividend payment date |
Thursday 25 January | |
abrdn Asian Income Fund Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Brickability Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Carr's Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
City of London Investment Trust | ex-dividend payment date |
CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Foresight Solar Fund Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Henderson Far East Income Ltd | ex-dividend payment date |
Law Debenture Corp PLC | dividend payment date |
Pennon Group PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
RWS Holdings PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Sirius Real Estate Ltd | dividend payment date |
Smart Metering Systems PLC | dividend payment date |
Solid State PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Global Smaller Cos Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Tracsis PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Victrex PLC | ex-dividend payment date |
Volta Finance Ltd | dividend payment date |
Friday 26 January | |
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Auto Trader Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Big Yellow Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Burberry Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Caledonia Mining Corp PLC | dividend payment date |
Character Group PLC | dividend payment date |
Cranswick PLC | dividend payment date |
Foresight Group Holdings Ltd | dividend payment date |
Henderson High Income Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
IntegraFin Holdings PLC | dividend payment date |
International Biotechnology Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Iomart Group PLC | dividend payment date |
James Latham PLC | dividend payment date |
JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Marble Point Loan Financing Ltd | dividend payment date |
Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Montanaro European Smaller Cos Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Schroder Income Growth Fund PLC | dividend payment date |
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Ultimate Products PLC | dividend payment date |
Value & Indexed Property Income Trust PLC | dividend payment date |
Walker Crips Group PLC | dividend payment date |
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Character Group PLC - Surrey, England-based toy, games and gifts maker - In the first four months of its current financial year, says turnover is flat from a ear earlier, although it has seen an "improvement in profitability". Notes trading conditions across all of its markets have "remained challenging", with the cost-of-living crisis "impacting consumer spend/demand for the second successive Christmas". Says it has a "strong portfolio of products to offer the market, a robust balance sheet, with a net cash position and substantial unutilised working capital facilities in place". Says it continues to trade "satisfactorily" and expects profitability for the current financial year ending August 31 to be in line with current market expectations. Also confirms Richard King retires as chair following today's annual general meeting, as announced in December. He will be succeed by Independent Non-Executive Director Carmel Warren as non-executive chair.
Read moreTuesday 16 January | |
ACG Acquisition Co Ltd | EGM re extension of acquisition deadline |
Catalyst Media Group PLC | AGM |
Gelion PLC | GM re accounts and reappointment of auditors |
Hotel Chocolat Group PLC | GM re acquisition by Mars Inc |
Troy Income & Growth Trust PLC | AGM |
Wednesday 17 January | |
City Pub Group PLC | GM re recommended cash acquisition by Young & Co's Brewery PLC |
Diploma PLC | AGM |
Forward Partners Group PLC | GM re takeover offer from Molten Ventures PLC |
Impellam Group PLC | GM re acquisition by Headfirst Global |
Kazera Global PLC | AGM |
Majedie Investments PLC | AGM |
Orcadian Energy PLC | AGM |
Thursday 18 January | |
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC | AGM |
J Smart & Co (Contractors) PLC | AGM |
tinyBuild Inc | GM re fundraise |
Topps Tiles PLC | AGM |
Friday 19 January | |
Cardiff Property PLC | AGM |
Character Group PLC | AGM |
Focusrite PLC | AGM |
Substrate Artificial Inteligence SA | GM re investment agreement and issue of equity |
Monday 22 January | |
Highcroft Investments PLC | GM re de-listing from LSE and relisting on TISE |
Smart Metering Systems PLC | GM & court meeting re takeover by funds advised by KKR |
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(Alliance News) - Character Group PLC on Tuesday warned that the customary boost from Christmas trading has materialised later than expected this year, as UK consumers grapple with cost of living pressure, prompting it to look overseas for growth.
Read more(Alliance News) - Character Group PLC on Tuesday said it expects full-year profits to be in line with expectations, following a strong second half.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Toy designer Character Group said trading conditions across the retail sector had been "persistently challenging" in the twelve months ended 31 August, impacting its performance in the first half.
Read more(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to fall further on Tuesday, after a sell-off at the start of the week, with hawkish words from a US central banker reinforcing the 'higher-for-longer' interest rates messaging.
Read moreSEEEN PLC - London-based social media services firm - Has hired Carmel Warren as chief financial officer, effective June 1. Warrel was CFO at data analytics company D4t4 Solutions PLC from 2015 to 2019, then CFO at retail management solutions developer Universe Group PLC from October, 2020 to April, 2021. She currently is a non-executive director at Fonix Mobile PLC and Character Group PLC. Warren has not been appointed to the board but will attend meetings as company secretary and non-board CFO.
Read more(Alliance News) - Character Group PLC on Thursday reported falls in profit and revenue in the first half of its financial year, saying trading conditions remained "challenging across all the group's markets", but predicted a stronger performance in the next six months.
Read more(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Friday.
Read moreCharacter Group PLC - Surrey, England-based toy, games and gifts manufacturer - Revenue for the four months to December 31 is down 42% against the comparative period in 2021, with US sales suffering a particularly marked drop. Character says it remains optimistic that an anticipated rebound will come through strongly in the second half and that it will be profitable for the financial year as a whole. However, sales and pretax profit are expected to be marginally below current market expectations.
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