TGI Friday’s owner shares plunge after revenue sinks amid diners’ tightening purse strings May 26, 2022 TGI Friday’s owner Hostmore’s share price has plummeted almost 15 per cent after the restaurant operator posted subdued revenue versus pre pandemic levels. Hostmore, which also operates the cocktail bar brand 63rd+1st, said like-for-like revenue was six per cent lower than 2019 levels. In a trading update for the 20 weeks ended 22 May, the [...]
Ryanair posts first profit since Covid but mulls London delisting November 1, 2021 Budget airline Ryanair has reported its first quarterly profit since the start of the pandemic, with shares going up to €16.96 compared to €16.46 registered earlier this morning. However, the Irish-based group said it still expected to post an annual loss of up to €200m (£195.4m) as it would need to discount tickets this winter. [...]
Mothercare delays pension deficit payments after disruption of Russian operations April 11, 2022 Mothercare said it would be posting a higher than expected profit on Monday. In a pre-close trading update, the baby-clothes seller said it expected that EBITDA before adjusting items would be in the range of £11.5m to £12m for the year to 26 March. The retailer’s share price fell by a dramatic seven per cent [...]
Mark Kleinman: What’s next for BT and the City’s ugliest row of 2023 July 13, 2023 Mark Kleinman, City editor of Sky News, writes fortnightly for City A.M. Germans could be on the line at Jansen-less BT Hanging-up time is fast-approaching for Philip Jansen, whose plan to step down as CEO of BT Group next year – revealed by me last weekend – was confirmed on Monday. Sources have told me [...]
Wise reports solid revenue growth and surging customers in first trading update since IPO July 20, 2021 Wise, one of Britain’s biggest fintech firms, posted revenue in line with expectations of £123.5m in the first quarter of its financial year, up 43 per cent from a year earlier. In the first trading update since its £8bn float on London’s stock exchange earlier this month, the payments group said it processed £16.4bn in [...]
Hammersmith: Picton snaps up office and retail space for £13.7m as it bets on Olympia redevelopment May 16, 2022 Real estate investment trust Picton has completed a freehold takeover of a mixed-use space in Hammersmith for £13.7m. Charlotte Terrace, on Hammersmith Road, includes four adjoining buildings, with a total of 28,500 sq ft of office space and 4,400q ft of retail space. The office space was redeveloped in 1990 behind a Grade II listed [...]
Square Mile and Me: Admiral CFO Geraint Jones on heading up the FTSE 100’s only Welsh company March 28, 2024 Geraint Jones, chief financial officer at Admiral Group, takes a trip down memory lane to tell us about his career, from exercise tech to insurance.
Boris Johnson spokesperson says ‘no plans’ to change cap on executive pay June 21, 2022 Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson has said there are “no plans” to change a cap on executive pay. On Tuesday morning, the PM’s spokesperson added: “I think the issue being investigated is how non-executive directors are paid, rather than what the CEOs or directors are paid.” Ministers were mulling changes relating to “people being able to [...]
GSK chief ‘extremely confident’ of July listing for consumer division February 28, 2022 GlaxoSmithKline chiefs said today they are lining up a July spin off for the firm's consumer health division Haleon, as they remain positive that they can shrug off market volatility in the coming months.
Fund manager Jupiter gets ready to fend off bids worth £1.3bn December 11, 2021 Jupiter fund manager is enlisting advisory help in preparation of takeover bids, as dealmaking activity across the industry reaches fever pitch, according to Sky News, which first reported the news. The asset manager has hired advisory firm Robey Warshaw to come up with a plan to fend off prospective bidders eyeing up the FTSE-250 company, [...]