IN BRIEF: Angling Direct shares up as first half profit surges on-year
Angling Direct PLC - Norfolk, England-based fishing tackle retailer - In the six months that ended July 31, pretax profit rises 52% to GBP1.7 million from GBP1.1 million a year earlier. Revenue rises 11% to GBP43.3 million from GBP38.9 million. Declares no interim dividend, unchanged from a year earlier. Says cumulative August and September sales were in line with expectations, up 14% from a year earlier, which it said was a softer comparative period, with the prolonged extreme temperatures in the prior year. Read More