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Crisis plays into Autonomy’s hands

Autonomy (AU.) – Finals PTP: $91.4m ($56.3m) Divi: n/a (n/a) Yet another record set of annual results from the unstructured data management expert sent its shares on a two-day 11% romp to 953p, as chief executive Dr Mike Lynch flagged the sub-prime debt crisis could actually prove to be... READ MORE >>

Keeping the Pace

Pace Micro Technology (PIC) – Interims PTP: £10.64m (£0.51m) Divi: n/a (n/a) Unit volumes were flat at 1.8 million, but prices rose marginally and profits soared at the set-top box maker as chief executive Neil Gaydon’s extensive restructuring of the £213 million cap began to really ... READ MORE >>

Cussons branches out

PZ Cussons (PZC) – Interims PTP: £32.5m (£30.2m) Divi: 1.1p (1p) Half year results were accompanied by news of the acquisition of Sanctuary Spa, a move that should generate significant medium-term benefits from a roll out programme. Perhaps more important, however, is the scope to... READ MORE >>

Porvair breathes easy

Porvair (PRV) – Finals PTP: £3.4m (£3.1m) Divi: 1.2p (1.1p) A restructuring programme early last year has resulted in a strong recovery for Porvair’s US Metals Filtration division, which posted record sales of $38.6 million. The UK Microfiltration division has benefited from last... READ MORE >>

Stagecoach acts the part

Stagecoach Th. Arts (STA:AIM) – Interims PTP: £0.3m (-£0.1m) Divi: n/a (n/a) The theatre school company moved into interim profits for the first time since flotation on the back of increased numbers and cost cutting measures. The company holds around 620 schools in the UK but finance... READ MORE >>

Funding lifts Eaga

Eaga (EAGA) – Interims PTP: £14.5m (£9m) Divi: 1p (n/a) We tipped the green services group at 176p on 13 December as it was growing fast, set to pay dividends, an energy efficiency specialist and actually profitable. Then the share price fell 42% from September to a low of 125p last... READ MORE >>

Shell calls on its reserves

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) – Finals PTP: £25,191m (£22,731m) Divi: 18.11p (16.6p) The phrase haunting head honchos of the big integrated players in the oil industry this year is likely to be ‘reserves replenishment rate’. This refers to a comparison between the level of new... READ MORE >>