(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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Hunting PLC, up 17% at 265.51 pence, 12-month range 142.80p-356.50p. The energy services provider says its half-year loss vastly narrowed against a buoyant industry backdrop. The London-based firm posted a narrowed pretax loss in the half-year to June 30 of USD500,000, slimmed from USD28.6 million a year prior. Further, it turned to an operating profit of USD1.7 million from a loss of USD26.5 million. Revenue surged 38% to USD336.1 million from USD244.4 million, the firm said. The company declared an interim dividend of 4.5p, up 13% from 4.0p a year ago.
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PureTech Health PLC, up 1.2% at 251.00p, 12-month range 145.80p-410.66p. The clinical-stage biotherapeutics firm says retax loss in the first half 2022 narrows to USD56.0 million from USD94.9 million a year before. This is due to a USD28.4 million gain on the dilution of its equity interest in Gelesis Inc. Revenue grows 21% to USD7.0 million from USD5.8 million. Attributes this to increased grant revenue from the Vedanta CARB-X and BARDA grant, as well as Alivio and PureTech LYT Inc.
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SMALL-CAP - LOSERS
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Amigo Holdings PLC, down 18% at 4.52p, 12-month range 1.63p-15.00p. The guarantor loans provider reports a further shrinking of its loan book. Amigo's net loan book stood at GBP105.9 million at June 30, down 63% from GBP288.7 million a year before. At March 31, 2022, the loan book stood at GBP138.0 million. Revenue tumbled 68% to GBP10.4 million in the three months to June from GBP32.5 million a year before, and pretax profit reduced 85% to GBP2.2 million from GBP15.0 million. This was all due to Amigo's continued pause in lending, which resulted in a 48% decline in customers to 61,000.
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Macfarlane Group PLC, down 4.4% at 109.00p, 12-month range 106.41p-146.00p. The packaging and label maker posts higher interim profit, but cautioned about a challenging environment regarding its outlook. Pretax profit in the six months to June 30 grew 3% to GBP8.9 million from GBP8.6 million a year prior. Revenue climbed 14% to GBP139.2 million from GBP122.1 million, which however was partly offset by widening costs. While expectations for 2022 remained unchanged, Macfarlane cautioned that it continues to experience a challenging environment on slower demand from e-commerce customers and due to rising operating costs caused by inflation.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com
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