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Wednesday March 26, 05:51 PM
Thursday Preview: Kingfisher, Compass, Land of Leather

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LONDON (ShareCast) - B&Q owner Kingfisher (LSE: KGF.L - news) is expected to report a 4% fall in underlying pre-tax profits. UBS
(Virt-X: UBSN.VX - news) predicts it will cut its final dividend to 3.65p.

Caterer Compass is expected to report improved margins as its performance programme continues taking effect.

Sofa manufacturer Land of Leather (LSE: LAN.L - news) is seen reporting a sharp downturn in half-year profits.

Analysts expect hedge fund manager Man Group (LSE: EMG.L - news) to report an 8% increase in pre-tax profits to $1.8bn.

INTERIMS SCS Upholstery (LSE: SUY.L - news)

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE Ashmore Group (LSE: ASHM.L - news) , British Sky Broadcasting Group, Downing Protected VCT, Eleco (LSE: ELCO.L - news) , Helphire Group (LSE: HHR.L - news) , NWF Group, Smiths Group (LSE: SMIB.L - news) , Sports Direct International (LSE: SPD.L - news) , Thorntons (LSE: THT.L - news) , Wolseley (LSE: WOS.L - news)

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE Alpha Pyrenees Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Current Account (EU) (09:00) Durable Goods Orders (US) (12:30) IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00) IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00) IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00) Industrial New Orders (EU) (10:00) MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (11:00) New Homes Sales (US) (14:00)

FINALS Asia Distribution Solutions (LSE: ADSL.L - news) , Bellway (LSE: BWY.L - news) , Concurrent Technologies, EG Solutions (LSE: EGS.L - news) , GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE: GO.L - news) , Lamprell (LSE: LAM.L - news) , LMS Capital, Mobile Streams (LSE: MOS.L - news) , Nationwide Accident Repair Services (LSE: NARS.L - news) , Robotic Technology, Rugby Estates Investment Trust, Soco International (LSE: SIA.L - news)

EGMs Gateway VCT (LSE: GTW.L - news) , Teleset Networks (LSE: TNW.L - news)

AGMs QuestAir Technologies (QAR.TO - news) , Turk Ekonomi S, XP Power (LSE: XPP.L - news)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE Henderson Opportunities Trust

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE 4imprint Group, Aberdeen Growth Opps, Aberdeen Growth VCT2, Arbuthnot Banking Group, Arriva, Aviva (LSE: AV.L - news) , Baronsmead AIM VCT (LSE: BAV.L - news) , Bluehone AiM VCT2 (LSE: BHN.L - news) , Bovis Homes Group (LSE: BVS.L - news) , Cattles (LSE: CTT.L - news) , Chemring Group (LSE: CHG.L - news) , Chieftain Group (LSE: CFT.L - news) , DM (LSE: DMP.L - news) , Edinburgh UK Tracker, Henderson Tr Pacific IT, Heritage Underwriting Agency (LSE: HUA.L - news) , HGCapital Trust, Holidaybreak (LSE: HBR.L - news) , InterContinental Hotels Group (Virt-X: IHG2.VX - news) , Maintel Holdings, Mapeley (LSE: MAY.L - news) , Playtech (LSE: PTEC.L - news) , Stanley Gibbons (LSE: SGI.L - news) , Tanzanite One (LSE: TNZ.L - news) , Wynnstay Group (LSE: WYN.L - news) , XP Power

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