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CVS Group
LON:CVSG
CVS Group is engaged in operating companion animal veterinary practices, complementary veterinary diagnostic businesses and a pet crematorium CVS Group is traded in the ISDX Exchange HERE
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Vet group CVS to clock up £12mln impairment charge for offloading The Vet
The veterinary group expects to register a £12mln impairment charge in connection with offloading its interest in The Vet
CVS Group sales and margins continue to climb
Like-for-like sales were up 12.4% for the four months to 31 October
CVS Group raises full-year revenue, earnings expectations after strong run
There has been a steady increase in customer demand since the end of March
CVS Group posts positive revenue trends after strong half-year
The vet services firm has enjoyed strong demand for services, procedures and online goods during lockdown
CVS Group higher as positive trading continues despite macro uncertainty
The vet services group reported that total sales in the four months to October 31 had grown 6.3% year-on-year while its EBITDA margin expanded to 18.7% from 18.2%
CVS Group on the mend as vet shortage eases
The vet group has recovered since last year's profit warning due to a shortage of vets
CVS beats Brexit pressures after rocky first half
Analysts predict vets will be stable earners in uncertain times
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Can CVS Group continue crawling out of the dog house?
Friday will also see an update on UK consumer confidence from GfK, which has relevance for several sectors, including retail and leisure.
CVS shares jump as earnings set to beat market forecasts
In the year to date, like-for-like sales are up 5.4%
CVS shares surge as second half trading starts off better than expected
“The trading update with the interims reads better than expected, with a pick up in like-for-like sales, improvement in gross margin and a reduction in the vacancy rate,” Peel Hunt said
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes in positive territory as MPs vote down May's deal again
Footsie closed at 7,279, up nearly 45 points on the day
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CVS Group and GAN headline quiet Friday in London
Both CVS and GAN updated the market back in January, although the statements were polar opposites in terms of guidance
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Brexit date arrives but March 29 to be a damp squib although parliamentary vote might not be
Aside from the latest instalment of the Brexit saga, the week ahead will bring updates from housebuilder Bellway, tobacco firm Imperial Brands, and soft drinks group Fevertree
Patisserie Valerie owner loses deputy chairman after discovering accounting black hole
The resignation of deputy chairman Lee Ginsberg follows the departure of chief financial officer Chris March and chief executive Paul May last year
Patisserie Valerie owner appoints interim CFO after suspended CFO quits amid accounting scandal
Nick Perrin, the former finance director of UK veterinary services firm CVS, will serve as interim CFO of Patisserie Holdings
RBC upgrades CVS as it turns positive on underlying prospects despite acquisition issues
In a note to clients, the bank said the recent underperformance of some recent acquisitions for the AIM 100 veterinary services provider was “something of a surprise"
CVS says full-year earnings hit by heavy snowfall, lower-than-expected acquisitions performance
The AIM-listed veterinary services provider anticipates that adjusted underlying earnings (EBITDA) will be “broadly in line with analysts' consensus expectations”
Mineral & Financial gains as investee company sells stake in Portugal project
A look at some of the top risers and fallers in London today
Elektron Technology shares rise as it sells Queensgate Nano to Prior Scientific
A look at some of today's top risers and fallers in London
FTSE 100 rises as sterling slides
The FTSE 100 indexclosed up 50 at 7,373, with ITV the top riser
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US progress eyed when Purplebricks updates the market on Friday
It’s set to be a relatively quiet Friday here in London…
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Focus on tour operators TUI and Thomas Cook and utilities in week ahead
Week ahead includes trading updates from tour operators TUI AG and Thomas Cook Group PLC, and numbers from Pennon Group PLC and United Utilities PLC
Does bid from Mars set benchmark for vet chains such as CVS Group?
At the last count CVS owned 378 vets’ surgeries around the UK after splashing out £63mln last year buying 67.
FTSE 100 ends unchanged but up on the week
UK stocks zigzagged their way to an unchanged close on Friday, but one which left them 200 points higher than where they began the week
Risers and fallers: Randgold Resources, Ferrum Crescent and C;uudbuy
On a day when the FTSE 100 shed 20 points, these were the main risers and fallers on the day
Risers & Fallers: Quintain Estates, ARM, Johnson Matthey, Unilever and Ultima Networks
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at midday.
Small-caps offer a haven from global economic woe - analysts
City firms expect smaller companies to eclipse larger peers this year