30th Jul 2026 20:17
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Shield Therapeutics PLC - Newcastle, England-based commercial-stage pharmaceutical company - Appoints Michael Jensen as chief financial officer. He joins the company on September 1. Also says second-quarter net revenue has decreased year-on-year to USD11.9 million from USD14.3 million. Revenue for the first half of 2026 increases to USD30.4 million from USD21.5 million, which it attributes to the USD7.9 development milestone payment by ASK and increased partner royalties, allowing Shield to remain profitable during the period. ACCRUFeR net revenue decreases to USD10.3 million from USD12.8 million for the second quarter, but prescriptions dispensed with increase to around 49,000 from around 47,000. Previously, on Tuesday, Shield announced the publication of positive efficacy, tolerability and palatability results from the ferric maltol pediatric FORTIS clinical trial, reiterating that clinically and statistically significant improvements in Hb levels compared with baseline were observed across all groups. The capsule formulation of ferric maltol is approved as ACCRUFeR to patients aged 10 and older in the US, and as FeRACCRU for those aged 12 and over in the EU.
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Critical Mineral Resources PLC - London-based resource developer targeting Moroccan metals - Issues a second-quarter operational update for its Agadir Melloul copper project in Morocco, where drilling is currently focused on infill and step-out drilling at Zone 1 North. Latest drill intercepts include 2.9 metres at 0.67% copper and 2.5 grams per tonne of silver from 11.0 metres, including 1.0m at 1.24% Cu from 12.0m. Says it has currently drilled close to 6% of the project area and reiterates that the internal non-JORC resource model contains approximately 25,000 tonnes of copper. Adds that a recently completed drill hole intersected over 10m of mineralisation from 52m downhole, with massive sulphide copper enrichment also identified at the base of the interval at 66m. Assays are currently pending, and CRM expects to include this hole in its next drill results in August. "The drill results indicate the continuation of near-surface sedimentary copper mineralisation at Zone 1," comments Chief Executive Charlie Long. "Although the latest grades are lower than those reported in previous drill results, they are above our internal 0.3% copper cut-off grade and consistent with the variability anticipated by the company in a sedimentary copper system."
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Orient Telecoms PLC- Singapore-based information technology firm - Reports results for the year ended March 31. Revenue increases by approximately 43% to GBP309,991 from GBP216,068 the year before. Cites "contributions from international managed services and continued demand for managed broadband services." Pretax loss narrows to GBP77,030 from GBP232,210. "The improved financial performance was primarily driven by higher revenue generated from new and existing customers, together with continued cost management initiatives, lower staff and consultancy costs, a significant reduction in bad debt charges compared with the prior year, and lower finance costs," Orient says. Looking ahead, it says its priorities include expanding recurring revenue streams, strengthening customer relationships, improving operational efficiency, and pursuing opportunities within higher-value managed service segments.
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Seplat Energy PLC - Nigeria-focused energy supplier - Says it has advanced discussions with Nigerian National Petroleum Co Ltd. Subsidiaries Seplat Energy Offshore Ltd and Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited have signed a legally binding heads of agreement with NNPC to sell a 10% working interest in the assets held by the joint venture of NNPC and SEPNU for a headline value of approximately USD281.6 million. Says SEPNU will retain a 30% working interest in the JV assets and continue as their operator, while NNPC's interest will increase to 70% from 60%. Seplat continues as the sole owner of SEPNU. Intends to pay around USD140 million of the proceeds as a cash dividend to shareholders, as well as repaying up to USD300 million of gross debt. Reaffirms previous 2030 production guidance adjustment to 170,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, down from 200,000 boepd. Seplat also reports results for the first half of 2026, with average production up 4% year-on-year to 139,509 boepd from 134,492 boepd, within its guidance range of 135,000 to 155,000 boepd. Revenue increases 30% to USD1.82 billion from USD1.40 billion. Adjusted Ebitda increases 28% to USD939 million from USD735.0 million. Pretax profit jumps 96% to USD574.9 million from USD292.9 million. Seplat declares an interim dividend of 5 US cents and a special dividend of 7 cents. Outgoing CEO Roger Brown says Seplat "is stronger than ever," noting that production "remains on track to grow further in the second half of 2026 as temporary restrictions are lifted and planned activities are completed."
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AIB Group PLC - Dublin-based lender - Reports results for the first half of 2026. Net interest income increases marginally but is broadly flat at EUR1.87 billion. Total new lending increases 10% to EUR7.5 billion from EUR6.9 billion. Pretax profit increases 1% to EUR1.08 billion from EUR1.07 billion. CET1 ration decreases to 16.1% from 16.2%. Company keeps NII guidance for the full year unchanged at around EUR3.8 billion, but raises its forecast for other income to around EUR800 million from over EUR750 million. Expects a return on tangible equity exceeding 20%, with customer loans growing by around 3%, against prior guidance of 2% to 3%. "We enter the second half of the year with confidence, supported by the strength of the Irish economy, the resilience of our customer franchise and our strong capital position," AIB says.
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Zoo Digital Group PLC - Sheffield, England-based digital media service - Reports earnings for the year ended March 31. Revenue falls 15% on-year to USD42.3 million from USD49.6 million. Pretax loss narrows to USD2.3 million from USD8.3 million. Adjusted Ebitda more than triples to USD4.0 million from USD1.1 million, with cash Ebitda of around USD400,000 compared with a USD2.7 million loss. Adjusted Ebitda is cash Ebitda excluding spending on capitalised development and property costs. "FY26 has been a transformational year for ZOO," CEO Stuart Green comments. "We completed the restructuring programme, improved profitability and strengthened cash generation, while maintaining our position as a trusted partner to the world's leading media and entertainment companies." Says it is confident it will deliver a return to revenue growth, and profit progression, for the current financial year.
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By Emma Curzon, Alliance News reporter
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