The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Cerillion PLC - billing, charging and customer relationship management software solutions provider - Posts revenue of £20.5 million for the six months ended on March 31, up 27% from £16.1 million the year before. This reflects ongoing major implementation projects for new customers and new orders from existing customers, it explains. Pretax profit is up 52% to £8.6 million from £5.7 million, and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rise by 39% to £10.0 million from £7.2 million the year before. Says total orders are up 40% to £15.3 million from £10.9 million. Declares an interim dividend of 3.3 pence per share, up 27% from 2.6p a year prior. Looking ahead, says it remains very confident of continuing progress, supported by ‘strong back-order book and new customer sales pipeline’.
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Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC - Asia focused investment trust - Net asset value per share as at February 28 stands at 1,389.79 pence, up from 1,382.93p on August 31. NAV total return for the half-year is 2.7%, compared to the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Cap index return of negative 3.8%. Expects performance fee threshold to be met for the year ending August 31. Says the estimated performance fee is £2.0 million. Declares a final dividend of 13.0 pence per share, up from 11.5p a year prior. Looking ahead, expects consumer demand to gradually improve in China and South Korea.
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SuperSeed Capital Ltd - Guernsey-based venture capital fund focused on early - Posts a total income of £263,307 for the period between October 6 to December 31. Total profit is £56,015 in the period. Net asset value is up from inception to 101 pence per share. Says its results give them confidence in its current value and future prospects. Adds that its fund’s outlook in 2023 is very encouraging. Expects existing portfolio revenue to more than double in 2023.
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