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Inchcape (INCH) – Finals PTP: £235.1m (£213.9m) Divi: 15.7p (15p) The results demonstrated convincingly why the group’s shares have massively outperformed those of other motor distributors such as Pendragon (PDG) and Lookers (LOOK) over the past year. With 76% of its operating... READ MORE >>

SDL (SDL) – Finals PTP: £12.7m (£9.4m) Divi: n/a (n/a) A fifth acquisition since 2005 has only just closed, but if Idiom proves as successful as previous buys TRADOS and Tridion then shareholders will continue to speak highly of the translation and content management software and... READ MORE >>

Elementis (ELM) – Finals PTP: £36.2m (£26.8m) Divi: 1.4p (1.2p) Solid growth in all three of the global specialty chemicals company’s businesses attributed to a 21% hike in operating profit to £38.1 million and sent shares in the firm up 9% to 77p. Revenue came in at £299.8... READ MORE >>

Domino’s Pizza (DOM:AIM) – Finals PTP: £18.6m (£14.2m) Divi: 2.5p (1.76p) Having shunned the leisure downturn, the fast food retailer continues to impress the market with strong trading. Profit for 2007 was ahead of expectations and like-for-like trading in the first six weeks of... READ MORE >>

White Young Green (WHY) – Interims PTP: £7.1m (£5.34m) Divi: 3.2p (2.9p) Solid figures should reassure investors that all is well within the infrastructure consultant. The share price fell over 25% last year on fears over exposure to the dwindling London commercial property market. The ... READ MORE >>

Serco (SRP) – Finals PTP: £114.6m (£107.4m) Divi: 3.02p (2.55p) The outsourcing major has used its UK expertise as a springboard to gaining overseas contracts, including a correctional facility in Australia and operator of the Dubai metro transport network. It signed £3.6 billion of... READ MORE >>

LSL Property Services (LSL) – Finals PTP: £22.3m (£19.2m) Divi: 3.86p... READ MORE >>

Thorntons (THT) – Interims PTP: £11.9m (£10.5m) Divi 1.95p (1.95p) Despite the fall in consumer confidence the group enjoyed strong sales and profits growth. Sales through its own stores increased by 4.7% helped by product innovation and the relaunch of the iconic Continental... READ MORE >>

Orpak Systems (ORPK:AIM) – Finals PTP: $10.3m ($7.1m) Divi: 7c (3c) The Israeli firm scored another year of good growth, with revenues of $16.8 million and net profits of $9 million, 28% and 30% higher than a year ago respectively. The £56 million market cap makes card-free fuel payment ... READ MORE >>

Low & Bonar (LWB) – Finals PTP: £22.4m (£14.7m) Divi: 3.1p (2.80p) The flooring specialist enjoyed a strong year of both organic and acquisitive growth, showing that trading in the building materials sector is not that subdued for those companies that aren’t over-exposed to the... READ MORE >>

British American Tobacco (BATS) – Finals PTP: £3,078m (£2,764m) Divi: 66.2p (55.9p) The group combined the results announcement with the acquisition of the Swedish group ST, its second important deal in five days. Despite a modest decline in overall sales and adverse exchange... READ MORE >>

National Express (NEX) – Finals PTP: £149.9m (£104.1m) Divi: 26.4p... READ MORE >>

WH Ireland (WHI:AIM) - Interims PTP: £3.69m (£2.33m) Divi: 2.0p (1.44p) This has been a year of investment for the stockbroker, Aim corporate adviser, independent financial adviser (IFA) and investment company. The shares spiked in October following news of takeover talks. This is a... READ MORE >>

Spirent Communications (SPT) – Finals PTP: £17.8m (-£22.3m) Divi: n/a (n/a) Higher than expected cost savings from November’s strategic review and burgeoning demand for broadband and wireless networks drove the telecoms testing and measurement expert back into the black last year,... READ MORE >>

Ladbrokes (LAD) – Finals PTP: £344.2m (£238.1m) Divi: 9.05p (8.6p) William Hill (WMH) – Finals PTP: £209.2m (£235.4m) Divi: 15.5p (14.5p) Consumers might be facing higher household bills but that hasn’t stopped them feeling lucky with the odd punt or two. Fortunately for... READ MORE >>

Hunting (HTG) Finals – PTP: £90.7m (£85.8m) Divi: 5.7p... READ MORE >>

Cattles (CTT) – Finals PTP: £165.2m (£132.2m) Divi: 18.05p (16.3p) While the numbers came in pretty much to expectations, analyst opinion is starting to diverge on future prospects. At the start of the year all the talk was about Cattles picking up custom as the high street banks... READ MORE >>

Dunelm (DNLM) – Interims PTP: £27.2m (£21.9m) Divi 2p (0.8p) The Leicestershire-based retailer has managed the decline in consumer confidence much more successfully than many of its rivals. The improvement in profitability was due to stronger underlying sales, up 4.9%, and better gross ... READ MORE >>

Fairpoint (FRP:AIM) – Finals PTP: -£0.5m (n/a) Divi: 3p... READ MORE >>

SCI Entertainment (SEG) – Interims PTP: -£81.4 million (-£17.2 million) Divi: n/a (n/a) The shares in the video game group plunged 17% to 43.75p intra-day, as new chief executive Phil Rogers admitted the £38 million cap needs an extra £45 million-£55 million to fund the new... READ MORE >>