Friday preview: Headlam, T Clarke
18 Mar 2010
Floorings specialist Headlam's has already flagged that 2009 revenue reduced by 3.8% compared with the previous year, but a £12m currency benefit and full year contribution from Dutch business Silvester will mean earnings are solid enough.
Headlam added that, overall, trading in the UK during the last quarter of 2009 was positive with the like-for-like performance up 1% on the final quarter of 2008 and it had entered the New Year with a little more optimism than previously. How much of an impact the cold snap had on sales will be worth watching.
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashley House, Eaga, Falkland Islands Holdings, Links of London, Quadnetics Group, Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust
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M&G Equity Inv Trust Income Shares
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
All Industry Activity Index (JPN) (23:50)
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
ZEW Survey (EU) (10:00)
Wages (FRA) (07:45)
FINALS
T. Clarke, Headlam Group, Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust, A&D Pharma Holdings
ANNUAL REPORT
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AGMS
Independent Inv Trust, LG Chem GDS (Reg S), LG Electronics GDS (Reg S), Samsung C&T Corp. GDR, Samsung Electronics GDR (Reg S)
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Barclays, Dimension Data Holdings, M Winkworth, Midas Income & Growth Trust, Patsystems, Pennant International, THB Group, UBC Media Group
