(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Thursday said it expects a small revenue increase for 2023, while profit is expected to exceed a forecast range. Read More
Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-based building materials distributor and DIY store chain operator - Opts to extend its existing share buyback programme for a further five months to May 31 from January 31, and to increase the maximum value to GBP100 million from GBP50 million. This now takes the maximum number of shares that can be repurchased to around 15.7 million. The programme otherwise remains under the same terms as previously announced at the end of August. Says it will make further announcements in "due course" following any buy back of shares. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Tuesday backed annual guidance, but it is its outturn for the next financial year that has analysts concerned. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Tuesday confirmed its annual profit will be in line with market expectations, as cost cuts amplify a small rise in revenue. Read More
Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-headquartered building materials supplier and DIY retailer - Non-Executive Director Susan Murray will succeed Hampden Smith as senior independent director at the conclusion of its annual general meeting in 2024. Smith will step down from the board after "almost nine years". Murray is also a non-executive director of Hays PLC, and was formerly a non-executive director at Mitchells & Butlers PLC and Compass Group PLC. From 1992 to 1998 she was chief executive officer of the Pierre Smirnoff Co, part of Diageo PLC. Grafton also hires Mark Robson as a non-executive director, effective December 1, to succeed Smith as chair of its Audit & Risk Committee. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities closed mixed on Wednesday, pausing for breath after convincing gains on Tuesday, with a sell-off of luxury retail shares hurting the mood, while a hotter-than-expected US producer price reading did little to soothe lingering inflation worries. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Thursday said that its subsidiary Chadwicks has entered into an agreement to buy Rooneys Homevalue Ltd, a distributor of building materials. Read More
Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-headquartered building materials supplier and DIY retailer - Caroline Arnold, wife of Chief Financial Officer David Arnold, sells 8,217 shares at a price of 895.09 pence each on Monday. Total aggregate value is GBP73,549. Read More
(Alliance News) - The construction sectors in the UK, US and Europe are a "mixed bag", according to analysis from Berenberg on Monday. Read More
Grafton Group PLC - Dublin-headquartered building materials supplier and DIY retailer - Says consultation with shareholders following its annual general meeting in May shows some are concerned about Grafton's record on environmental protection and gender diversity. Consultation was launched after 21% of shareholders voted against the re-election of Michael Roney as non-executive chair. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Thursday said profit fell in the first half of 2023, but it increased its interim dividend and launched a new share buyback, having just completed one. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 opened marginally higher on Thursday morning as market attention shifted nervously to key inflation prints from the US and EU later in the day. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Thursday as market focus turns to inflation and whether it is cooling enough to justify a pause in September from the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Wednesday touted the benefits of geographical diversity, with market analysts pleased to see no downgrades to its outlook. Read More
(Alliance News) - Grafton Group PLC on Wednesday maintained its full-year operating profit guidance after a "resilient" first-half performance. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More