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The US broker maintained its 3,000p target on BAT, with the shares currently trading at 2,4870, up 4.7% on Monday’s close, and said valuation appeared "attractive" at current levels
“Disappointingly, the macroeconomic conditions in Nigeria remain extremely challenging and continue to have a significant negative impact on overall group performance. Reflecting this, we now expect group adjusted profit before tax for the
The cosmetics maker said it expected adjusted pre-tax profits of £8.25mln for the year, just under previous estimates of between £8.5mln and £10mln
“The surprise retirement of CEO Kapoor crystallises long-brewing anxieties. We see no quick fixes and a material risk of a margin re-set under a new CEO.”
The retail gross margin fell 80 basis points to 54.5% due to a higher proportion of lower-margin e-commerce sales
In its results for the first half, the group said it had completed a “highly complex” turnaround and as a result estimated adjusted underlying EBITDA for the full year would be around £1mln
Coats said it continues to seek further value accretive bolt-on acquisitions in the strategic focus areas of high growth and high-tech Performance Materials and Software Solutions businesses
The ambiguous update from the toilet tissue maker said the regulator was looking into statements it had made to the market between 1 April 2017 and 20 November 2017
Barclays analysts said: “We initiate at EW as we are cautious on 1) the outlook for top-line growth which limits long-term earnings growth and 2) exceptionals which are still ~10% of EBIT”
The AIM-listed company said it expects its revenue to grow by 5.2% to at least £89.2mln, driven by "strong" growth across its key markets including the UK, US and South Korea
Underlying pre-tax profits for 2019 are now expected to be lower than 2018 in the range of £39mln-£41mln while revenues will be flat
Johnny Thomson joins a company in rude health, with Diploma reporting a 9% rise in first-quarter revenues
The maker of Durex condoms and Harpic cleaner said it has started the search for a new chief executive
Quiz wasn’t selling as many clothes and accessories over Christmas as it had anticipated, so it took the decision to cut prices which will dent margins and full-year profits
In an update for the 11 months to 31 December, the FTSE 250 gift and card retailer reported that LFL sales had shrunk 0.1% while revenue growth had slowed to 3.4% from 5.9%
The company has altered its social media strategy, which has started to bear fruit
The Blackburn based tissue manufacturer expects some £8.5mln of additional costs due to the '‘macroeconomic headwinds’ in the current financial year
Despite reporting revenue growth for the 18 weeks to 29 December, the footwear retailer said its gross margins for 2019 would be “lower than previously anticipated”
“This good growth was achieved despite the ongoing backdrop of challenging sector trading conditions,” said chief executive Colin Porter
Cowen’s analysts said the downgrades come as they “grow increasingly cautious on the outlook for combustible cigarettes in the US”