Company News in Brief

Blacks Leisure incurred pounds 564,000 taxable loss (profit pounds 3.7m) for year to 28 February. LPS 1.63p (EPS 9.82p). Total dividend 2.25p (3.35p).

Dares Estates reduced pre-tax losses from pounds 28.5m to pounds 22.3m for year ended 31 December. LPS cut to 13.5p (15.7p).

Year to 31 January

Delyn Group lifted pre-tax profits to pounds 998,000 ( pounds 524,000). EPS 7.31p (3.32p). Total dividend 1.67p (1.45p).

Welpac deepened pre-tax losses to pounds 3m ( pounds 690,000). Loss per share 11.2p (4.1p). No dividend (0.2p).

Year to 31 March

James Cropper made pounds 1.25m ( pounds 1.1m) pre-tax profit. Earnings per share 9.4p (8.6p). Total dividend is 3.1p.

Penna achieved pounds 1.9m pre-tax profit (loss pounds 84,000). EPS 26.4p (LPS 1.6p). Total dividend 10p (2p).

Protean doubled pre-tax profits to pounds 1.1m ( pounds 2m). EPS 10.6p (8.29p). Total dividend 3.6p (2.75p).

Martin Shelton made pounds 407,000 ( pounds 302,000) pre-tax profit. EPS 5.73p (4.34p). Final dividend 1.5p.

600 Group cut pre-tax loss to pounds 2.4m ( pounds 2.5m). LPS falls to 5.9p (6.8p). Total dividend 2p (2.5p).

Six months to 31 March

Control Techniques boosted pre-tax profits to pounds 3.7m ( pounds 1.6m). EPS 5.9p (2.3p). Dividend 2.35p (2.15p).

Eldridge Pope & Co made pounds 203,000 pre-tax profit (loss pounds 84,000). EPS 0.86p (LPS 0.4p). Div 1.4p (1.31p).

GWR Group advanced pre-tax profits to pounds 316,000 ( pounds 254,000). Earnings per share 6.8p (5.7p). Dividend is 4p (3p).