Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Cobham contract with Boeing awarded
Cobham Awarded Contract to Supply Boeing with Body Fuel Tanks for US Air Force KC-46A Tanker Aircraft
Capita Acquisition
Capita acquires Fish Administration LimitedCapita plc (`Capita') today announces the acquisition of Fish AdministrationLimited (`Fish') from private equity firm Inflexion for a cash consideration of£21m on a cash free, debt free basis. The acquisition will add greater capacityand valuable new expertise to Capita's specialist insurance broking business.Fish provides specialist insurance products, on a broker basis, to people withdisabilities, including cover for adapted vehicles, travel, and mobilityscooters, as well as insurance products to the independent living and caresectorsIts pro forma operating profit for the 12 months ended May 2011 was £3.5m on aturnover of £5.8m.Paul Pindar, Chief Executive of Capita plc, said: "Fish is the market leader inthe field of providing insurance broking services to the independent living anddisability markets. Backed by Capita, and alongside our existing specialistinsurance broking business, we anticipate strong potential for growth in themotor, travel, independent living and carer insurance markets, enabling us totake the business from strength to strength."Warren Dickson, Managing Director at Fish, said: "Joining forces with Capitarepresents a great opportunity for our insurance industry clients, ourcustomers and our staff. We are fully committed to maintaining the focus thatwe have on specialist expertise and service excellence and being part of Capitawill allow us to further enhance the value we offer in these areas."Fish Administration Limited employs around 30 people based in Preston.
Anthony Hilton in the Evening Standard
Economists and traders in the City have thought and behaved for some months as if the world is coming to an end, but that is not the message delivered by Britain's listed companies. In the past 12 months, they have paid out a record level of dividends. Given that dividends are derived from profits, it suggests this is not a story of a business world on its uppers.
Anglo American Q4 production
Iron ore production increased by 5% to 12.4M tonnes mainly due to initial production from Kolomela mine and a continued improvement in performance at Amapá. - Metallurgical Coal delivered record production from its Australian open cut metallurgical coal operations, resulting in a 4% increase in metallurgical coal production to 4.1M tonnes. - Export thermal coal production from South Africa and Colombia increased by 5% to 8.6M tonnes. - Copper production increased by 10% to 170K tonnes, (...) due to the commissioning of the Los Bronces expansion and higher ore grades at Los Bronces, Collahuasi and El Soldado. - Nickel production increased by 125% to 9,900 tonnes. - Platinum refined production decreased by 19% to 710K ounces. - Diamond production decreased by 24% to 6.5M carats.
3i Interim Management Statement - January 2012
Michael Queen, 3i's Chief Executive, said: "We have made a number of important strategic steps to strengthen each of our business lines in the period, including the reorganisation of our private equity business, signing our first investment in Brazil, and the launch of our Credit Opportunities Fund."
Kazakhmys Q4 production statement
Kazakhmys PLC Production Report for 12 Months and the Fourth Quarter Ended 31 December 2011
Britvic Interim Management statement - January 2012
Britvic plc Quarter 1 Interim Management Statement 25th January 2012
Sage Group IMS January 2012
The Sage Group plc ("Sage") is today issuing its interim management statement which covers the period from 1 October 2011 to date.
PZ Cussons half yearly 2011/12 results - dividend boosted
Commenting today, Richard Harvey (Chairman) said:
Associated British Foods IMS - January 2012
Associated British Foods plc today issues an interim management statement for the 16 weeks to 7 January 2012, in accordance with the requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency rules.
SABMiller - IMS January 2012
SABMiller plc today issues its interim management statement for the group's third quarter ended 31 December 2011. The calculation of the growth rates in this update excludes the effects of acquisitions and disposals on volumes and revenues, unless otherwise stated.
Aberdeen Asset Management Interim Management Statement - December 2011
INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT - 3 MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2011
RIO Tinto January 2012 IMS
Chief executive Tom Albanese said "This was another record-breaking year in the Pilbara with both quarterly and full year iron ore production and shipments beating previous achievements, as our expansion programme continues apace. Across the Group, production has bounced back from the severe weather conditions experienced in the first half which had the biggest impact on Australian iron ore, coal and uranium."
IG Group Interim Results 2011/12 - dividend improved
IG Group Holdings plc ("IG" or "the Group") today announces interim results for the six month period ended 30 November 2011.
Experian 3Q 2011/12 IMS
Commenting on the performance of Experian, Don Robert, Chief Executive Officer, said:
Invensys Interim Management Statement
The performance of the substantial majority of the Group continues to be in line with management expectations. However a number of operational issues relating to certain projects within Invensys Operations Management and Invensys Rail will affect performance for the current year. We now expect that our reported operating profit for the full year will be significantly below last year.
Home Retail Interim Management Statement
"In a trading environment that has been both volatile and demanding, Homebase has again seen more resilient sales. Argos sales continue to be impacted by the market decline in consumer electronics categories, however we saw internet penetration reach over 40% of total sales, with Check & Reserve being boosted by the development of mobile commerce as customers embrace our leading multi-channel proposition.
Tesco Xmas Trading Statement
"In a challenging economic environment, we made good progress internationally but despite record sales, we are disappointed with our seasonal trading performance in the UK.
N. Brown Trading statement - January 2012
N Brown Group plc, the internet and catalogue home shopping retailer, today announces a trading update for the 19 weeks ended 7 January 2012.
Hays Trading update
"In the quarter ended 31 December 2011, Hays, the leading global professional recruitment group, increased net fees by 9% (8% on a like-for-like basis) against prior year. Net fees in the temporary placement business, which accounts for 57% of Group net fees, saw strong growth of 13%. Net fee growth in the permanent placement business slowed to 1% as increasing uncertainty about the global macro-economic environment impacted confidence amongst the Group's candidates and clients, notably in our Banking related specialisms."
WPP acquisition
The company has announced it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Oasis Insights (Private) Limited, "an insight and consultancy business based in Karachi", adding: "Oasis' revenues for the year ended 30 June 2011 were app x. PKR254M, with gross assets at the same date of appx. PKR109M."
Balfour Beatty Trading update
"Further to our Interim Management Statement of 10 November 2011, overall trading remains in line with our expectations. Order book remained stable over the year despite weak market conditions in some of our core markets at a level in excess of £15B. During the year, Support Services and US Construction order books increased while the UK Construction order book contracted."
Biologics Joint Venture
Commenting on the transaction, Olivier Bohuon, Chief Executive Officer of Smith & Nephew, said:
Carnival final results 2011
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Micky Arison commenting on these results: "On the whole, 2011 was an encouraging year for our global portfolio of cruise brands.Our North American brands performed well, achieving an almost four percent revenue yield increase, while our European, Australian and Asian brand yields were in line with the prior year (constant dollars) despite having been significantly impacted by the geo-political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa. Higher revenue yields partially offset a 32 percent increase in fuel prices, which reduced earnings by $535 million or$0.68 per share for the year." "Cash from operations of $3.8 billion provided more than ample funding for our $2.7 billion capital investment program and enabled the company to return excess cash to shareholders. Earlier this year, our quarterly dividend was increased from $0.10 to $0.25 per share resulting in $670 million of dividend distributions. In addition, we purchased 14.8 million of the company's shares in the open market at a cost of $455 million." "Our base of business for 2012 is solid and we are experiencing strong booking volumes leading into wave season, our heaviest booking period which begins in early January. Despite the uncertain economic environment, we anticipate a continued slow recovery in yields in 2012 driven by ongoing consumer recognition that our cruises provide an exceptional value." "A wide array of exciting innovations and the continued modernization of our existing global fleet should drive even greater consumer interest and enthusiasm for our brands. An example is Carnival Cruise Lines' recently announced Fun Ship 2.0, which is a multi-year $500 million investment to transform the shipboard experience through exciting partnerships and new branded spaces. Carnival Liberty, which was recently re-introduced with several of the new features, has generated exceptional buzz and has been well received by consumers and travel agents." "We remain focused on strategic growth through the addition of two to three new ships per year and expect to continue to return excess cash to shareholders. Based on the above guidance, we estimate our cash from operations will approach $4 billion in 2012, while our capital investment commitment will be $2.6 billion. We expect to generate significant free cash flow in 2012 and beyond, which should provide further opportunities to return cash to shareholders."
Aggreko pre-close trading statement
Strong fourth quarter, with underlying revenues expected to be up at least 22% year-on-year.
John Wood - Pre close trading update
Wood Group, the international energy services company, issues the followingpre-close trading update for the year to 31 December 2011. Full year resultsfor the year will be announced on 6 March 2012.Overall, the Group expects to deliver good growth, with performance for theyear in line with expectations.Conditions in oil & gas markets remain strong, with commodity prices atfavourable levels for our customers. We are not witnessing any material changein customer behaviour as a consequence of volatility in financial markets, andwe remain confident in the longer term prospects for oil & gas and gas firedpower generation.
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