18th Nov 2025 13:52
(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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Gear4music Holdings PLC - York, England-based online retailer of musical instruments and equipment - The firm swings to a pretax profit of GBP2.7 million in the half year ended September 30, from a loss of GBP1.2 million a year prior. Revenue improves 31% to GBP80.7 million from GBP61.7 million a year earlier. "As we approach the peak seasonal trading period, we are well prepared, although based on the current trajectory we expect our UK distribution centre in York will operate close to maximum capacity during December," Executive Chair Andrew Wass says. "The strength of year-to-date trading gives the board further confidence to again raise its expectations for the group's financial performance for the year ending March 31, 2026." It expects earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of at least GBP15.0 million, above its prior view of no less than GBP13.7 million. In financial 2025, it totalled GBP10.0 million. Gear4music's Ebitda in the first half surged to GBP6.9 million from GBP2.9 million.
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Tatton Asset Management PLC - Cheshire, England-based firm investment management and support services for independent financial advisors - Assets under management/influence at its September 30 half-year end surge 30% to GBP25.85 billion from GBP19.95 billion a year prior and from GBP21.83 billion in March. Total net inflows were GBP1.68 billion, and Tatton notes a positive investment performance to the tune of GBP2.06 billion during the first half. Half-year revenue rises 19% to GBP25.7 million from GBP21.7 million and pretax profit climbs 16% to GBP11.7 million from GBP10.1 million. Tatton lifts its interim dividend by 26% to 12.0p per share from 9.5p.
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Rockwood Strategic PLC - investor in small cap equities - Net asset value per share at September 30 half-year end rises 13% to 279.91 pence from 248.79p at end of March. Rockwood reports an NAV total return of just under 11%, beating the FTSE Small Cap (excluding investment trusts), which returns 2.3%. "I am pleased to report another six months of NAV growth in excess of our target returns. Despite sustained negativity in the UK, Rockwood Strategic continues to build support with an exceptional 24% growth in our total shares issued to new investors," Chair Noel Lamb says.
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Nanoco Group PLC - Runcorn, England-based nanomaterials developer and manufacturer - Nanoco swings to a pretax loss of GBP973,000 in the year ended July 31, from profit of GBP1.9 million a year prior. Revenue fades 3.3% to GBP7.6 million from GBP7.9 million. "This has been a year of transition at Nanoco. We have reinvigorated the leadership team, and strategy, invested in our business development and continued to gain commercial traction. In parallel, we have continued to run the CDX process, engaging with a number of parties who have shown interest in a potential acquisition of the trading subsidiary," CEO Dmitry Shashkov says. "We believe in our strategy, and are focused on proving the value inherent in the business, and look forward to further updating shareholders on our progress in due course."
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CML Microsystems PLC - Essex, England-based developer of mixed-signal, radio frequency and microwave semiconductors for communications markets - Pretax profit in half year to September 30 surges to GBP2.5 million from GBP815,000 a year earlier, though revenue falls 27% to GBP9.2 million from GBP12.5 million. The revenue outcome reflects a "cyclical low point in end market destocking". "The first six months have delivered operational and financial results in line with our expectations, and the improved order intake adds credence to our belief that the group is entering another growth phase," Managing Director Chris Gurry says. CML maintains its interim dividend at 5.0 pence per share.
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Calnex Solutions PLC - Linlithgow, Scotland-based producer of equipment for the telecommunications and cloud computing industries - Pretax loss in half year to September 30 narrows to GBP939,000 from GBP1.3 million a year prior. Revenue rises 9.4% to GBP8.0 million from GBP7.4 million. "Calnex is making solid progress as we continue to evolve in line with the shifting market dynamics across our markets. Our heritage in telecoms standards puts us at the forefront of innovation that is increasingly relevant across diverse end markets, with traction building in defence & government and cloud computing & datacentre markets as we look to understand the market dynamics and discover new opportunities," CEO Tommy Cook says. The firm is confident a full year in line with market expectations.
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Trifast PLC - East Sussex, England-based maker of industrial fastenings - Pretax profit in the half-year to September 30 rises 56% to GBP2.5 million from GBP1.6 million 12 months earlier. Revenue falls 7.1% to GBP105.8 million from GBP113.9 million. "In what has been another challenging macroeconomic period, with unprecedented issues affecting the UK Automotive sector and the ongoing global impact of tariffs, the company has delivered a resilient performance and further strategic progress," Chief Executive Officer Iain Percival says. It declares a 0.60p per share interim dividend, unchanged from a year prior.
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Southern Energy Corp - natural gas and light oil with operations in Mississippi - Petroleum and natural gas sales in the third quarter of 2025 rise 25% to USD4.3 million from USD3.5 million and it swings to a net profit of USD462,000 from a loss of USD2.1 million. It notes a 50% increase in natural gas pricing from a year prior.
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First Development Resources PLC - explorer for critical minerals and rare-earth elements in Western Australia and Northern Territory - Pretax loss in year to June 30 widens to GBP463,000 from GBP296,000 the year prior. It reports no revenue, unchanged on-year. Administrative expenses rise to GBP465,000 from GBP296,000.
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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