9th Sep 2026 17:05
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Frontier Developments PLC - Cambridge, England-based video game developer - Stock jumps 15% after Frontier reports results for the year ended May 31. Revenue increases 16% to GBP104.8 million from GBP90.6 million the year before. Pretax profit surges to GBP25.3 million from GBP12.4 million. Operating profit climbs 97% to GBP25.0 million from GBP12.7 million, while adjusted operating profit jumps 62% to GBP21.4 million from GBP13.2 million. The latter excludes non‑cash development cost accounting adjustments, non‑cash share-based payment charges and non-operating items like restructuring costs. Frontier says revenue growth was "led by the success of Jurassic World Evolution 3, and the ongoing strength of the Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo franchises." Adds that adjusted operating profit has reached "a company record, through strong trading, disciplined cost control and higher tax and expenditure credits." Looking ahead, Frontier says: "Having achieved record financial performance in financial 2026, the board is confident in delivering financial 2027 in line with expectations through nurturing and expanding our genre-leading CMS franchises." It also announces a special dividend of 14.1p per share.
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Nexteq PLC - Cambridge, England-based technology solutions provider to industrial markets - Announces results for the first six months of 2026. Stock is down 10%. Nexteq reports USD26.7 million in half-year revenue, down 34% on-year from USD40.7 million. Densitron revenue edges up to USD13.9 million from USD13.8 million, but Quixant revenue drops 53% to USD12.8 million from USD26.9 million. Company books USD4.7 million pretax loss, flipped from a USD770,000 profit. Also reports an adjusted loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of USD2.8 million, swung from Ebitda of USD1.9 million. Nexteq says the revenue drop "reflects challenging macro conditions, customer mix and the group's usual H1 seasonality." Adds: "As previously flagged, Quixant revenue impacted by volume reductions across major Gaming customers. Excluding the loss of Everi due to its acquisition by Apollo Funds, customer retention remained 100%." Nexteq says full-year trading guidance remains in line with management expectations, and profit expectations are in line with its May and June trading updates. Notes: "Two significant orders are required in the Gaming business to secure the year end position." "Challenging market conditions in land-based Gaming are expected to persist through 2026 and 2027 as the impact of tariffs and continually increasing component costs hit customer confidence," Nexteq adds. Net cash totals minus USD1.4 million as of June 30, down from USD25.0 million six months prior, but Nexteq expects this to improve in the second half.
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Steppe Cement Ltd - Kazakhstan-focused cement producer - Reports results for the first half of 2026. Says it sold 978,950 tonnes of cement, up 15% on-year from 850,424 tonnes. Consolidated turnover increases 43% to KZT29.59 billion from KZT20.72 billion, or 49% to USD61.1 million from USD40.9 million. Pretax profit is USD11.5 million, swung from a USD601,000 loss. Average delivered cement price increases to KZT30,224 per tonne from approximately USD62.1 per tonne, up from KZT24,361 per tonne or approximately USD47.6 per tonne.
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Pathos Communications PLC - London-based public relations company - Revenue for the first half of 2026 increases 14% on-year to USD7.3 million from USD6.4 million. Pretax profit climbs 27% to USD964,000 from USD759,000. Adjusted Ebitda rises 36% to USD1.7 million from USD1.3 million. Repeat customers represented 36% of revenue, up from 16%. Says its investments during the period have positioned it for accelerated growth in the second half, noting "a record revenue month in July and trading to the end of August also significantly ahead of the prior year." Says it is especially excited about its progress with AI 'publicist' Pressella and its PathosMind development, and that both are on track for general availability in the first half of 2027. It "remains confident in...meeting, or being slightly ahead of, full-year market expectations and is very optimistic about the future." Cites market expectations for 2026 as revenue of USD14.0 million and adjusted Ebitda of USD4.0 million, and revenue of USD15.3 million for 2027.
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EPE Special Opportunities Ltd - investor in small and medium-sized companies - Publishes results for the six months ended July 31. Says it "has had an encouraging start to the financial year, marked by the successful sell-down of Luceco PLC, the disposal of Pharmacy2U and the extension and further issuance of unsecured loan notes." "The macroeconomic backdrop has remained mixed during the first half of 2026, with geopolitical events weighing on market sentiment, particularly the ongoing conflict in the Middle East," EPE notes. Its net asset value is 398.44 pence as of July 31, up 11% from 360.01p at January 31. Cash balance is GBP20.6 million at the period's end. "Against a mixed macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop, the company remains well positioned to pursue new investment opportunities," Chair Clive Spears says. "The board...look forward to updating shareholders on further progress at the year end."
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By Emma Curzon, Alliance News reporter
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