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Will TUI suffer the same setback as Thomas Cook?
Thursday 07 Dec 2017When tour operator TUI ( TUI ) reports full year results on 13 December, investors should find out how it is coping with cost pressures and ongoing tough competition. The market will be hoping for a better result than its rival Thomas Cook ( TCG ), which recently reported a decline in gross margins...
DS Smith riding online shopping trend
Thursday 30 Nov 2017Global packaging industry leader DS Smith ( SMDS ) continues to enjoy firm end demand as consumers increasingly buy products online. It reports half year results on 7 December. The company makes the robust, corrugated cardboard protective wrapping used by many popular internet retailers. DS Smith...
Can EasyHotel keep up its strong performance?
Thursday 30 Nov 2017There are high expectations for EasyHotel’s ( EZH:AIM ) full year results on 6 December given that it said in October that second half trading was ahead of the board’s expectations. The company has already told the market that total system sales grew by 39% to £29.7m in the 12 months to 30...
A test of Character
Thursday 30 Nov 2017Full year results (4 Dec) from Character Group ( CCT:AIM ) provide the first opportunity to check on trading trends since the toy distributor’s recent profit warning (11 Oct). The company’s Stretch Armstrong and Laser X toys are expected to be among the bestsellers this Christmas, in the opinion of...
Is profit pressure lifting for Trakm8?
Thursday 23 Nov 2017The pressure on Trakm8’s ( TRAK:AIM ) profit should lift now that a spell of heavy investment in new products and marketing is coming to an end. Investors will be looking for evidence of this shift in circumstances when the company reports half year results on 27 November. The telematics markets in...
Vetting the recovery at Pets at Home
Thursday 23 Nov 2017Investors will be looking for further signs of stability in the retail business and progress from its fast-growing veterinary business when UK pet specialist Pets at Home ( PETS ) posts half year results on 28 November. Sentiment towards Pets at Home has been hit by worries over competition and...
Low expectations for AO World results
Thursday 16 Nov 2017Electrical goods retailer AO World (AO. ) will issue half year results on 21 November, the first time it has commented on trading since July. There are low expectations given how the share price has steadily fallen this year, now down 42% year-to-date amid tough trading conditions in the retail...
Has Thomas Cook been adversely affected by this year's hurricane season?
Thursday 16 Nov 2017Investors should scan travel agent Thomas Cook’s ( TCG ) full year results on Wednesday 22 November to find out the full impact of Hurricane Irma on performance. Earlier this year, the company warned that September was operationally challenging as it helped customers affected by bad weather in the...
Burberry’s new beginning
Thursday 09 Nov 2017Investors in luxury goods leader Burberry ( BRBY ) have been rocked by news that chief creative officer Christopher Bailey will leave the company at the end of 2018, having been recently been replaced as CEO by Marco Gobbetti. Half year results on 9 November will mark the first official appearance...
TalkTalk’s mountain to climb
Thursday 09 Nov 2017In the face of virtual saturation of telecoms and broadband in the UK, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see the levers TalkTalk ( TALK ) can pull to drive profitable earnings growth. Flat forecast dividends and limited hope of a buyer emerging paint a bleak picture considering half year...