Gemfields is a miner of coloured gems, specifically emeralds and amethysts from Zambia and Mozambique rubies. The group’s assets include Kagem Mining, a 75% owned (the Zambian government owns the other 25%) producer of emeralds which happens to be the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
Safestyle has now released its interim results for 2014. When compared to the first half of last year, revenues increased by £6.6M and cost of sales increased by £3.8M to give a gross profit some £2.8M ahead of the same … Continue reading
Safestyle sells, manufactures and installs replacement PVCu windows and doors for the UK homeowner market. The group has now released its final results for the year ending 2013. Revenues increased by £14.6M when compared to last year and an increase … Continue reading
Photo-Me has now released its interim results for the year ended 2015. These results have been changed to reflect the new segmental split. Overall revenues were down on the first half of last year with Asian sales falling £700K, European … Continue reading
Conviviality Retail is the UK’s largest off-licence and convenience chain and has 595 stores in England and Wales operating under the Bargain Booze, Wine Rack and Thorougoods brands through a network of franchises who are responsible for running the stores … Continue reading
Molins has now released its interim results for 2014. Scientific Services revenues increased slightly and packaging machinery sales remained fairly flat but Tobacco Machinery sales collapsed by £8M. Cost of sales also reduced but gross profits were some £1.1M lower … Continue reading
Sainsbury has now released their interim results for year ending 2015. Although retail revenues fell by £187M, this was counteracted somewhat by a maiden revenue from the bank but a £310m charge for store impairments meant that gross profit was … Continue reading
Molins is a technology and services group that provides instrumentation, machinery and analytical services to the tobacco, consumer goods, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. In Scientific Services Arista labs, based in the US is a tobacco and smoke constituent analytical lab … Continue reading
Braemar has now released its interim results for 2015. Although shipbroking revenue was up nearly £2M, this was partially offset by falls in technical, now including the old Environmental business, and logistics revenue. Cost of sales were slightly lower than … Continue reading
Ricardo has now released their final results for the year ending 2014. Revenues were up across both business sectors but Technical Consulting seemed to struggle for an increase, up just £700K as the division was constrained by the late phasing … Continue reading