AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Anpario confident; Warpaint shares fall

Wed, 10th Sep 2025 10:33

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday.

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AIM - WINNERS

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Anpario PLC, up 12% at 474.26 pence, 12-month range 266.00p-490.00p. The animal feed additive manufacturer reports a rise in half-year earnings, and the next part of the year has started well. Anpario says pretax profit in the six months to June 30 jumps 62% to GBP3.4 million from GBP2.1 million. Revenue improves 34% to GBP22.7 million from GBP17.0 million. Anpario lifts its interim dividend by 11% to 3.60p per share from 3.25p. "The second half has started well continuing the momentum from the first and we are confident of building on this platform for the remainder of this year and into the next," it adds.

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AIM - LOSERS

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Finseta PLC, down 23% at 17.18p, 12-month range 16.10p-45.00p. The foreign exchange and payments solutions company "is taking a more cautious view" for its full-year outturn. This follows some delays to payment transactions in the first half. Finseta says it has seen an improvement in dollar-related business, but to a "lesser extent than previously anticipated". "As a result, the board is taking a more cautious view of the full year and now expects to report year-on-year revenue growth for 2025 of [around] 11%," it adds. In the first half of 2025, revenue rises 16% to GBP5.9 million from GBP5.1 million. Finseta swings to a pretax loss of GBP258,639 from profit of GBP569,271.

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Warpaint London PLC, down 18% at 233.40p, 12-month range 210.00p-590.00p. The colour cosmetics supplier and owner of the W7 and Technic brands reports weaker half-year profit. Pretax profit in the six months to June 30 declines 41% to GBP6.4 million from GBP10.9 million. Revenue, however, rises 7.5% to GBP49.3 million from GBP45.8 million. Warpaint notes an "increasingly weak UK consumer environment and an uncertain US market given the recent tariff disruption", as well as one of its long-term customers, beauty chain Bodycare, entering administration. On Bodycare, it adds: "Amounts due from this customer at 30 June 2025, totalled GBP500,000, have been provided for in full. There is a further GBP300,000 due from this customer from trading after period end. Future revenue from this customer is now uncertain." Warpaint now expects annual revenue between GBP107 million and GBP112 million, and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation of between GBP23.5 million and GBP25.5 million. The revenue range is below FactSet cited consensus of GBP117.8 million. The adjusted Ebitda guidance is below the GBP30.0 million expected by consensus cited by FactSet.

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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor

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