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(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Thursday.
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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS
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Norcros PLC, up 4.2% at 250.00 pence, 12-month range 211.00p-351.32p. The kitchen and bathroom products supplier raises dividend after jump in annual profit. For financial year that ended March 31, pretax profit nearly doubles to GBP33.0 million from GBP18.5 million last year on revenue of GBP396.3 million, up from GBP324.2 million. Norcros declares total dividend of 10.0p, up 22% from 8.2p paid last year.
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Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC, up 1.6% at 578.00p, 12-month range 510.20p-920.00p. The pub operator reinstates dividend after swinging to annual profit. For the financial year that ended March 26, swings to pretax profit of GBP11.5 million from a loss the year before of GBP59.2 million on revenue of GBP253.8 million, up from GBP73.2 million. Financial 2021 had been hurt by Covid-19 restrictions. Fuller declares total dividend 11.31p, having paid none the year before.
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Senior PLC, up 0.6% at 128.60p, 12-month range 112.18p-186.71p. The engineering components manufacturer acquires Valencia, California-based acquires Spencer Aerospace Manufacturing for USD60 million in cash, half now and half in 12 months. It also will pay up to USD40 million more in milestone payments based on Spencer's financial performance. Spencer is a maker of high-pressure hydraulic fluid fittings for use in commercial and military aerospace applications.
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SMALL-CAP - LOSERS
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DFS Furniture PLC, down 16% at 155.95p, 12-month range 149.40p-318.50p. The sofa retailer says it has seen a reduction in orders in its fourth quarter. For its third quarter, which ended March 27, it saw double-digit growth in the volume of orders versus the same period in financial 2019, which was pre-pandemic. DFS says it has seen a shift in customer demand over its fourth quarter and a fall in orders. DFS says the drop in orders was akin to the recent 2.1% decline in consumer spending reported by Barclaycard for April compared with pre-pandemic levels.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com
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