Company News in Brief

Year to 30 September

Avon Rubber, the automotive components company, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 11.01m ( pounds 9.36m). EPS 30p (28.5p). Final dividend 11.5p (16.5p).

Allders made pre-tax profits of pounds 6.4m (pre-tax loss 3.4m). EPS 4.3p (LPS 7.9p). No dividend (nil).

Prospect Industries, the specialist engineer, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 4.02m ( pounds 4.44m). EPS 1.44p (2p). Adjusted EPS 1.93p (1.88p). Final dividend of 0.525p, making total 0.8p (0.75p).

Shaftesbury, the property company, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 1.01m (loss pounds 5.3m). EPS 3.5p (LPS 18.7p). No dividend (nil); NAV 86p (84p).

Six Months to 30 September

TGI, the loudspeaker manufacturer, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 501,000 ( pounds 348,000). EPS 2p (1.5p). Interim dividend 0.6p (0.5p).

Airsprung Furniture, the furniture manufacturer, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 2.5m ( pounds 2.32m). EPS 6.41p (5.91p). Interim dividend 1.70p (1.575p).

Courts (Furnishers), the furniture retailers, made an interim pre-tax profit of pounds 2.72m ( pounds 1.9m). EPS 3.94p (1.23p). Interim dividend of 2p (1.83p).

In Shops, the stores company, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 735,000 ( pounds 903,000). EPS 1.25p (1.7p). Interim dividend 0.7p (0.66p).

Mansfield Brewery made a pre-tax profit of pounds 7.47m ( pounds 6.67m). EPS 8.04p (7.20p). Interim dividend 1.25p (1.1p).

Sterling Publishing made a pre-tax profit of pounds 1.31m ( pounds 1.04m). EPS 1.9p (1.5p). Interim dividend of 0.7p (0.6p).

Rolfe & Nolan, the computer services company, made a pre- tax profit of pounds 609,000 ( pounds 707,000). EPS 6.1p (8.9p). Interim dividend 2.805p (2.55p).

Joseph Hoyle made a pre-tax profit of pounds 411,338 ( pounds 399,432). EPS 34.66p (35.46p). Dividend nil (nil).

Caffyns, the motor retailer, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 630,000 ( pounds 102,000). EPS 15.8p (loss 0.4p). Interim dividend 5p (5p).

Feedback, the electronics company, made a pre-tax profit of pounds 277,900 ( pounds 340,600). EPS 2.13p (2.41p). Dividend 0.5p (nil).