Tue, 10th Feb 2015 15:33
(ShareCast News) - Millennium & Copthorne Hotels posted an 86% drop in fourth quarter pre-tax profit despite a slight gain in revenue. Pre-tax profit declined to £11m from £80m in the fourth quarter of 2014, although revenue nudged up 1.3% to £232m. Revenue per available room (RevPAR), which is a ke
Read more(ShareCast News) - Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, which is due to release its full year results next Friday, expects to recognise a net charge of around £43m against pre-tax profits for 2015. It said the net charge includes £76m of impairment losses relating primarily to four of its properties in th
Read more(ShareCast News) - After hotels giant Hilton launched a new brand aimed at budget travellers, shares in UK hotel companies were sent lower on Monday on fears of increased competition. Hotel said its new Tru brand will "fill a massive void" in the hotel market, arguing that the offering of rival budg
Read more(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 250 index was down 0.3% to 17,098.97 at 1505 GMT as investors digested a hawkish policy statement from the Federal Reserve and mixed US data releases. Playtech was a high riser after the gambling and software services supplier reported strong trading in both of its d
Read more(ShareCast News) - Millennium & Copthorne Hotels posted lower revenue and profit in the third quarter due to weaker performance in Singapore and Rest of Asia. With revenue per available room (revpar) down 0.1% in the quarter to £77.66, group revenues for the quarter were down 2.8% to £211m, meaning
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