Company News in Brief

Year ended 31 December

Charles Baynes increased pre-tax profits to pounds 8.2m ( pounds 5.2m) on pounds 91.1m ( pounds 64.6m) turnover. EPS 3.71p (2.8p). Total dividend is 1.65p (1.42p).

Cairn Energy incurred pounds 1.5m ( pounds 1.3m) taxable loss. LPS 3.52p (3.03p). No dividend.

S Daniels made pounds 63,000 pre-tax profit (loss pounds 64,000). EPS 0.6p (LPS 0.9p). Total dividend is 0.3p (0.25p).

Edmond Holdings deepened taxable losses to pounds 1.9m (loss pounds 1.15m). LPS 3.1p (1.5p). Total dividend is 0.3p (0.5p).

Haden Maclellan lifted pre-tax profits to pounds 4.5m ( pounds 4.3m). EPS 3.5p (2.6p). Total dividend is held at 2p.

Jupiter Tyndall returned pounds 9.4m ( pounds 5.7m) pre-tax profits. EPS 22.1p (13.6p). Total dividend is 11p (7.5p).

Fairhaven International reported higher pre-tax profits of dollars 38.6m (dollars 18.1m). Total dividend is 1.8 cents (0.8 cents).

Oliver Group made pounds 244,000 pre- tax profits (loss pounds 20.9m). EPS recovered to 1.49p (LPS 82.08p).

Six months to 31 December

E Green & Partners fell to pounds 207,000 ( pounds 302,000) pre-tax profit. EPS 1.8p (2.8p). Dividend is 2.75p.

Cala recovered from pounds 2.85m taxable loss to make pounds 340,000 pre-tax profit. EPS 0.63p (LPS 5.39p). Interim dividend is 0.9p (0.75p).