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Avon Rubber PLC (LON:AVON) posted strong first-half sales growth helped by orders from the military and first responder healthcare demand.
The group, which specialises in breathing equipment, said orders rose by 46% in the half-year to end March 2021, with military up by 31%, first responder 28% and a first-time contribution worth US$18mln from recent acquisition Team Wendy.
Military orders included US$38mln from NATO and A US$17mln follow-up on the M69 aircrew mask contract with the US Department of Defense.
Paul McDonald, chief executive, added: “We are making good progress to resolve the delays in product approval for our body armor programmes and remain on track to commence shipments in the first half of our 2022 financial year.
25 May 2021 | 08:37am
StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks tracked sideways in early trading on Tuesday after US Federal Reserve officials cooled inflation fears, though a strengthening of the pound against the dollar weighed on exporters.
At 0825, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down just 1.25 points at 7,050.34.
Industrial software group Aveva rallied 4.2% to £34.14 even as it reported a 63% slump in annual profit after the pandemic hits sales in the first half.
Aveva nevertheless upped its dividend by 1% to 23.5p per share, citing a second-half sales recovery that had limited a full-year fall in revenue to just 1.4%.
Engineering group Smiths fell 1.2% to £15.41 on announcing that chief executive Andy Reynolds Smith had stood down with immediate effect and been replaced by former 3M executive Paul Keel.
25 May 2021 | 07:40am
StockMarketWire.com - Defence equipment maker Avon Rubber hiked its interim dividend after swinging to a first-half profit amid significant growth in its respiratory protection business.
The company also announced that Nick Keveth, Chief financial officer would be retiring for personal reasons before the end of March 2022.
For the half year ended 31 March 2021, pre-tax profit was $5.4 million, up from a loss of $1.8 million year-on-year as revenue increased 41% to $167.9 million.
The company reported a strong order intake, up 46.5%, with military up 31.3%, first responder up 28.3% and a first-time contribution of $18.4 million from Team Wendy, which was acquired on 2 November 2020.
Given the $157 million order book and strong pipeline of opportunities across its personal protection portfolio, the company said it was confident of delivering full year expectations and remain excited by the medium-term prospects.
25 May 2021 | 16:39pm
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 saw a modest decline on Tuesday after trading broadly flat for much of the day as strength in sterling weighed on the overseas earnings dominated index.
By the close it was down 0.3% at 7,029.79. In the US the S&P 500 was also a bit lower, slipping 0..2% to 4,188.64 by 4.30pm UK time.
Industrial software group Aveva rallied 1.6% to £33.28 even as it reported a 63% slump in annual profit after the pandemic hits sales in the first half.
Aveva nevertheless upped its dividend by 1% to 23.5p per share, citing a second-half sales recovery that had limited a full-year fall in revenue to just 1.4%.