31 Aug 2018 07:00
31 August 2018
AIM: SHRE
Share plc
("the Company" or "the Group")
Second Quarter Market Share Update
Share, which operates The Share Centre Limited ("The Share Centre"), a leading independent retail stockbroker, is pleased to provide an update on the Group's market share by revenue for the second quarter of 2018, relative to a peer group of 15 other UK retail stockbrokers*. The data is measured by Compeer Limited, the independent business performance benchmarking company.
This latest data shows that the Group's market share of revenues excluding interest increased to 3.88% in the second quarter of 2018 from 3.54% in the first quarter of 2018 (Q2 2017: 4.18%). Including interest, the Group's market share for the second quarter of 2018 increased to 3.54%, compared to 3.38% in the first quarter of 2018 (Q2 2017: 3.61%)
The Group's quarterly market share of revenues excluding interest since Q1 2016 is provided below:
Period | Q2 2018 | Q1 2018 | Q4 2017 | Q3 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q1 2017 | Q4 2016 | Q3 2016 | Q2 2016 | Q1 2016 |
Market share | 3.88% | 3.54% | 4.13% | 4.15% | 4.18% | 3.66% | 3.42% | 3.29% | 3.31% | 3.24% |
* The benchmarked revenue peer group comprises: AJ Bell; Alliance Trust Savings; Barclays Stockbrokers; Equiniti; Halifax Share Dealing; Hargreaves Lansdown; HSBC Stockbrokers; iDealing.com; Interactive Investor; ITI Capital; Jarvis Investment Management; Saga Personal Finance; Selftrade; Thomas Grant & Co and Yorkshire Building Society
For further information please contact:
Share plc | |
Richard Stone, Chief Executive | 01296 439 270 / 07919 220 599 |
Mike Birkett, Finance Director | 01296 439 479 |
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and broker) | 020 7397 8900 |
Mark Connelly / Camilla Hume | |
KTZ Communications (Financial Public Relations) Katie Tzouliadis / Emma Pearson | 020 3178 6378 |
About Share plc:
Share plc is the parent holding company of The Share Centre Limited and its shares are traded on AIM. The Share Centre started trading in 1991 and provides a range of account-based services to enable investors to share in the wealth of the stock market. Retail services include share accounts, ISAs, Junior ISAs and SIPPs, all with the benefit of investment advice, and dealing in a wide range of investments. Services available to corporate clients include Enterprise Investment Scheme administration and 'white-label' dealing platforms.
For more details contact 0800 800 008, or visit www.shareplc.com or www.share.com
Risk Warning
This document is not intended to constitute an offer or agreement to buy or sell investments and does not constitute a personal recommendation. The investments and services referred to in this document may not be suitable for every investor and if in doubt independent financial advice should be sought. No liability is accepted whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from any information in this document subject to the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Share prices, values and income can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than their initial investment. The Share Centre is a member of the London Stock Exchange and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under reference 146768.