Results & Trading Statements

Ark Therapeutics says performance in line with management expectations - AFX - Fri 16 May, 07:42 AM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Ark Therapeutics Plc (LSE: AKT.L - news) ., a biotech company specialising in cancer and vascular disease products, said its opening months of trading has been in line with internal expectations, and it remains on course to achieve its targets.

Reckitt Benckiser to pursue acquisitions in China, Japan - CEO - AFX - Fri 16 May, 07:41 AM
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Reckitt Benckiser Plc (LSE: RB.L - news) . is pursuing acquisitions, mainly in China and Japan, but the household product maker's focus remains on organic growth, Chief Executive Officer Bart Becht told German daily Handelsblatt in an interview

John Lewis week to May 10 department store sales down 4.3 percent - AFX - Fri 16 May, 07:27 AM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - John Lewis Partnership (LSE: BD32.L - news) , the U.K. employee-owned retailer, said week to May 10 sales at its 26 department stores fell 4.3 percent year-on-year to 46.98 million pounds, and rose 7.8 percent to 78.43 million pounds at its chain of 187 Waitrose supermarkets.

Nautilus Minerals swings to Q1 net profit, due to reduced expenses - AFX - Thu 15 May, 07:04 PM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Toronto-based mining and exploration company Nautilus Minerals Inc (NUS.TO - news) , which is exploring for copper, zinc, gold and silver on the sea bed in the western Pacific Ocean, swung to a net profit in the first quarter to end-March from a loss the same period a year earlier, thanks to reduced expenses.

European Minerals pretax loss widens; good progress continues at Varvarinskoye - AFX - Thu 15 May, 03:37 PM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - European Minerals Corp (EPM.TO - news) . posted a much wider first-quarter pretax loss as costs soared, and said it continues to make good progress at the Varvarinskoye gold-copper mine in Kazakhstan.

Eastern Platinum swings to Q1 net profit $19.96 mln vs loss $9.94 mln - AFX - Thu 15 May, 02:38 PM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Eastern Platinum Ltd (ELR.TO - news) . swung to a record first-quarter profit on higher production and revenues.

Ocean Wilsons Q1 revenue up 47 pct - AFX - Thu 15 May, 02:31 PM
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Maritime services company Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd. said first-quarter revenue rose 47 percent on a significant contribution from third party shipyard revenue.

CORRECTION Meldex hits FY pro forma targets, but misses IFRS - AFX - Thu 15 May, 01:04 PM
(Correcting IFRS figure to 27.1 million pounds in second para)

India's Chennai Petroleum Q4 net profit 3.44 bln rupees vs 1.89 bln - AFX - Thu 15 May, 12:17 PM
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - India's Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. said its fourth-quarter net profit rose to 3.44 billion rupees from 1.89 billion a year earlier.

Corp Dermoestetica Q1 EBITDA 0.12 mln eur vs 5.47 mln as sales fall 21.7 pct - AFX - Thu 15 May, 12:01 PM
MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Corporacion Dermoestetica SA. said its EBITDA fell to 0.12 million euros in the first quarter to March, from 5.47 million a year earlier, as sales fell 21.7 percent to 16.87 million euros.

Meldex hits targets on pro forma basis, but misses under IFRS UPDATE 11:41 AM [ AFX ]
Hikma Pharmaceutical says first 4 month sales up 35 pct; year on course 11:36 AM [ AFX ]
Urban Outfitters 1Q profit from ops exceeds Wall Street estimates 11:32 AM [ AFX ]
Bioganix FY pretax loss widens to 1.06 million pounds vs 65,782 pounds 10:38 AM [ AFX ]
TUI sees margins, occupancy rates in tourism ops up in coming months UPDATE 10:27 AM [ AFX ]

Jersey Electricity H1 pretax profit up 40 pct to 6.8 mln pounds 10:26 AM [ AFX ]
BT Q4 results ahead; outlook upbeat UPDATE 10:22 AM [ AFX ]
Pactolus Hungarian Property FY pretax profit slumps, but dividend maintained 10:13 AM [ AFX ]
Henderson AuM drop 3 billion pounds in year to April UPDATE 09:56 AM [ AFX ]
SABMiller adj pretax profit up 15 pct on mix and price improvements UPDATE 09:55 AM [ AFX ]

MTI Wireless Edge Q1 pretax $357,000 vs $897,000, revenue down 11 percent 09:49 AM [ AFX ]
3i Group reports FY NAV 1,077 pence/share, 'realistic' on outlook UPDATE 09:27 AM [ AFX ]
Turbo Power Systems Q1 pretax loss widens; wins $1.5 mln generator order 09:24 AM [ AFX ]
Vedanta FY EBITDA rises to record $3.01 bln, beating expectations UPDATE 09:21 AM [ AFX ]
National Grid looking at transmission assets in Germany; results inline UPDATE 09:20 AM [ AFX ]

Blinkx 6 mths to March loss $3.2 mln; ahead of plan in move to profitability 09:16 AM [ AFX ]
Emerald Energy Q1 pretax profit $6.20 mln; revenues from oil sales $12.96 mln 09:02 AM [ AFX ]
Invensys FY opg profit up 19 pct, to make further progress in new year UPDATE 09:00 AM [ AFX ]
Phoenix IT full year pretax pre-ex up 20.2 percent; revenue up 82.1 percent 08:44 AM [ AFX ]
National Grid will look at transmission assets in Germany - CEO UPDATE 08:40 AM [ AFX ]

Luminar FY pretax pre-ex profit up 12 percent to 31.5 mln pounds 08:20 AM [ AFX ]
BT Q4 sales up on global services strength; wholesale declines UPDATE 08:11 AM [ AFX ]
ITV says turnaround plan on track, Q1 group revenues up 3 pct 08:05 AM [ AFX ]
Investec FY pretax up 16.75 pct; good SAfrica, Australia results offset UK 08:03 AM [ AFX ]
Meldex FY maiden net profit of 3.8 million pounds, pretax loss 355,000 pounds 07:59 AM [ AFX ]

Prostrakan says first 4 months revenues up 38 pct; strong euro adds 8 percent 07:57 AM [ AFX ]
3i Group reports NAV 10.77 pounds/share, above expectations 07:53 AM [ AFX ]
Invensys FY operating profit up 19 pct, to make further progress in new year 07:39 AM [ AFX ]
National Grid FY adjusted pretax profit 1.8 billion pounds vs 1.5 billion pounds 07:35 AM [ AFX ]
Arab Insurance Q1 net profit dips due to volatility in global financial markets 03:12 PM [ AFX ]

Corin says 2008 U.S. sales unlikely to exceed 10 mln pounds 02:33 PM [ AFX ]
Telefonica Europe Q1 sales, income down on forex, Airwave exit UPDATE 02:23 PM [ AFX ]
Orpak Systems Q1 net profit down 61 pct on weak dollar, marketable securities 01:33 PM [ AFX ]
J Sainsbury FY profit up 28 percent but says market tough UPDATE 12:27 PM [ AFX ]
Aqua Bounty Tech posts narrower FY net loss; sees limited cost savings in 2008 12:23 PM [ AFX ]

Syneron Medical 1Q adj net income handily tops analyst estimates 12:22 PM [ AFX ]
Bunzl sees good start to new year with 12 pct revenue growth; confident outlook 11:53 AM [ AFX ]
Noble Energy lifts forecast for 2008 sales volumes 11:52 AM [ AFX ]
Russia's Sistema 2007 net income doubles, optimistic on 2008 prospects UPDATE 11:29 AM [ AFX ]
Dimension Data H1 pretax $89.8 mln vs 56.6 mln; sales up 22.7 pct UPDATE 10:24 AM [ AFX ]

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