8th Sep 2026 14:49
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Gaming Realms PLC - London-based mobile-focused gaming content developer - Pretax profit falls 21% to GBP3.4 million in the first half of 2026 from GBP4.2 million a year before, as revenue slips 3.1% to GBP15.5 million from GBP16.0 million. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation fall by 12% to GBP6.6 million from GBP7.5 million. However, Gaming Realms notes that revenue in the comparison period benefited from a multi-year brand licensing renewal. Core content licensing revenue increased by 12% to GBP13.0 million from GBP11.7 million, while brand licencing revenue dropped to GBP700,000 from GBP2.4 million and social publishing revenue fell to GBP1.7 million from GBP1.9 million. Excluding the brand licensing business, pretax profit rises by 47% and adjusted Ebitda by 16%. Gaming Realms declares no interim dividend, unchanged from a year before, saying it is investing in growth. Looking ahead, the company says it expects full-year results to be in line with market expectations.
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STV Group PLC - Glasgow-based television broadcaster and content producer - Pretax loss widens to GBP22.7 million in the six months that ended June 30 from just GBP200,000 a year before, as STV swings to a GBP20.5 million operating loss from a GBP3.3 million profit. Revenue falls 27% to GBP66.1 million from GBP90.0 million a year before, despite advertising revenue being slightly ahead of guidance thanks to a bump from the football World Cup, held at the end of the half-year. Ad revenue is GBP48.1 million, up 5.5% from GBP45.6 million, but Studios revenue is GBP15.5 million, down from GBP42.2 million a year before, a period that benefited from a "key scripted programme", STV says. 'Audience' adjusted operating profit - meaning the broadcasting business - was GBP11.1 million, up 21% from GBP9.1 million, while Studios - the content arm - suffered an adjusted operating loss of GBP20.5 million, swung from a GBP3.3 million profit. This reflects a GBP25.4 million non-cash asset impairment of the Studios business. STV says it is focused on cost and cash management to mitigate difficult market conditions and is on track for GBP8 million per annum in run-rate cost savings by the end of 2026. Net debt is GBP42.9 million on June 30, down from GBP45.3 million at the end of 2025, and is expected to be reduced to GBP40 million to GBP45 million by the end of the year. Studios is expected to be breakeven in 2026, STV says, and be in profit in 2027, "subject to positive decisions on a small number of material commissions". STV declares no interim dividend, unchanged from a year before.
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Flowtech Fluidpower PLC - Cheshire, England-based supplier of fluid power products, systems and solutions - Reports half-year results in line with its trading update in July. Swings to pretax profit of GBP689,000 in the six months that ended June 30 from a GBP79,000 loss a year before, as revenue increases by 24% to GBP70.4 million from GBP56.9 million. Flowtech says it continues to trade in line with market consensus for all of 2026, which it places at adjusted Ebitda of GBP10.2 million on revenue of GBP138.1 million. Flowtech says underlying Ebitda is GBP4.5 million in the first half, up from GBP3.5 million a year before. In 2025, it reported underlying Ebitda of GBP7.7 million on revenue of GBP116.9 million. Flowtech announces no dividend.
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Itaconix PLC - London-based maker of plant-based polymers for consumer products such as homecare detergents - Pretax loss narrows to USD284,000 in the first half of 2026 from USD478,000 a year before, as revenue jumps 72% to USD8.3 million from USD4.8 million. Adjusted Ebitda is breakeven, compared to a GBP200,000 loss a year before. Looking ahead, Itaconix says it is confident in achieving its recent market guidance for 2026 of a small positive Ebitda on USD14.8 million in revenue. This compares to a USD600,000 adjusted Ebitda loss on USD10.5 million in revenue in 2025.
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Xeros Technology Group PLC - Rotherham, England-based laundry technology company - Pretax loss narrows to GBP1.6 million in the first half of 2026 from GBP1.7 million in the first half of 2025, as revenue rises to GBP109,000 from GBP65,000 and administrative expenses are held steady. Net cash outflow increases by 31% to GBP2.1 million from GBP1.6 million, but Xeros says it has GBP3.5 million in cash as of June 30, up from GBP1.2 million a year before, and is debt free. Chief Executive Officer Neil Austin says Xeros made strong operational progress in 2025 and in the first half of 2026, but "wider appliance industry headwinds" mean revenue it had expected to recognise in 2026 will slip into 2027. "However, the breadth of distribution, particularly in microplastic filtration and denim finish, is greater than anticipated providing stronger foundations in 2027," Austin says.
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Cambridge Nutritional Sciences PLC - London-based medical diagnostics - Swings to GBP4.4 million pretax loss in the financial year that ended March 31 from a GBP1.6 million profit the year before. Cambridge Nutritional says the loss in the recent year included a GBP3 million impairment of goodwill, while the profit in financial 2025 included GBP1.8 million in net exceptional income. On an adjusted Ebitda basis, the company swings to a GBP400,000 loss from a GBP400,000 profit. Revenue is GBP7.0 million, down from GBP8.3 million the year before. Cambridge Nutritional notes "challenging market conditions" that necessitated internal restructuring. "By streamlining our operations, strengthening our leadership, and deepening our support for global partners, we haven't just navigated a difficult backdrop, we've built a leaner, sharper, and more competitive CNS," says Chair Carolyn Rand. "We are entering the new year on a much stronger footing, ready to turn immense potential into tangible growth."
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By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor
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