(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Avation PLC - Singapore-based passenger aircraft leasing - Covid-19 hits performance in year ended June 30. Revenue falls 13% to USD117.7 million from USD135.3 million in year prior. Swings to USD70.2 million pretax loss from USD14.6 million profit, citing "impairment losses of USD87.4 million and expected credit losses on receivables of USD25.4 million recognised for the year, reflecting the Covid-19 disruption to the leasing industry." Avation says it offered USD25.9 million in rent deferrals to customers during financial year. Executive Chair Jeff Chatfield says financial was one the company's "most challenging" ever.
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Zaim Credit Systems PLC - Russia-focused fintech - Net interest income for six months to June rises 57% year-on-year to GBP4.2 million from GBP2.7 million. Zaim swings to a pretax profit of GBP296,000 from a GBP1.3 million loss a year prior. Issues GBP11.4 million worth of loans during period, up from GBP4.1 million a year earlier.
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MobilityOne Ltd - e-commerce infrastructure payments and platform provider - Revenue in six months to June 30 rises 9.0% to GBP130.7 million from GBP119.9 million a year earlier. Pretax profit largely flat at GBP1.4 million, however. MobilityOne "remains positive on its business outlook" for the rest of 2021. Looking further out, it expects a UK regulatory verdict on its application to provide e-money services in the second quarter of 2022.
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WANdisco PLC - Sheffield-based data-management software company - Revenue in half year to June 30 falls 7.5% to USD3.4 million from USD3.6 million a year before. Pretax loss widens to USD20.3 million from USD13.9 million. "The disappointing first half performance linked to delays with general availability with the Microsoft product led to a smaller volume of consumption deals in H1. As the first Microsoft partner that has a deeply embedded solution, it remains strategic to Microsoft given the uniqueness of our technology," WANdisco says. In addition, WANdisco says it wins deal with "one of the world's largest telecommunications companies" to assist with migrating analytical data to the Microsoft Azure cloud. The USD1 million pact has a maximum term of five years.
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Napster Group PLC - London-based music streaming company - Revenue in six months to June 30 jumps to GBP32.9 million from GBP189,932 a year earlier. Pretax loss stretches to GBP15.5 million from GBP10.7 million a year prior. The company, formerly known as Melody VR Group PLC, changed its name in February after sealing the reverse takeover of Rhapsody International Inc, which owned Napster, a pioneer of music streaming.
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Vela Technologies PLC - Bingley, England-based investment firm focused on technology - Does not generate revenue in year to March 31 but swings to pretax profit of GBP380,000 from GBP1.4 million loss. Reports GBP666,000 gain from fair value movements on investments, compared to GBP979,000 hit the year earlier. "The company's improved position has quite naturally generated a significant flow through of new investment opportunities and each is robustly reviewed by the board for its future benefit to the Vela portfolio. We continue to remain open to new opportunities that fall within the constraints of the company's investing policy," Vela says.
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TruSpine Technologies PLC - medical device company - In the financial year that ended March 29, pretax loss widens to GBP651,181 from GBP343,957. TruSpine generates no revenue, unchanged from year prior. The company listed on Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market in August 2020, raising GBP1.4 million. "We are a lean and progressive company with a suite of products and IP that have the potential to provide a potential quantum shift in patient treatment within the Spinal Fixation market, and with our IPO now recently completed we are very well positioned in terms of funding and corporate profile. The board therefore looks to the future with confidence," TruSpine says.
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Advanced Oncotherapy PLC - London-based proton therapy system provider - Generates no revenue in six months ended June 30, unchanged from prior year. Pretax loss widens to GBP12.8 million from GBP12.2 million a year earlier. Administrative expenses rise 13% to GBP11.0 million from GBP9.8 million. Advanced's Light proton therapy system is one of its key products. It warns timing of delivery of first Light system "could slip" to first quarter of next year from second half of this year. "This is a result of increased supply chain lead times for further ancillary items for the Light system due to the knock-on effects of previous Covid-19 restrictions, namely the international shortage of semi-conductors and thermo-switches," Advanced Oncotherapy says.
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Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC - European-focused logistics real estate investor - Net asset value per share rises 3.3% to EUR1.24 on June 30 from EUR1.20 at December 31 year-end. Rent collection during first half of 2021 was 99%, Aberdeen Standard European says. Maintains interim payout at 2.82 euro cents.
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By Eric Cunha; ericcunha@alliancenews.com
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