Versarien PLC - Cheltenham, England-based engineering materials company - Annual pretax loss narrows to £5.1 million in financial year ended March 31 from £8.1 million a year ago. Firm boosted by a defence science and technology laboratory contract ‘focussed on understanding the benefits that graphene-loaded materials may bring to defence applications with group revenues,’ CEO Neill Ricketts explains. Customer testing continues to prove successful showing increased interest from global companies, he adds. Revenue climbs to £7.6 million from £5.7 million a year ago. Cash grows to £3.1 million from £2.4 million.

Trading in current period ‘satisfactory’ with Versarien focused on opportunities in construction and textile and leisure sectors, ‘where the potential graphene markets are significant,’ firm says. Versarien does not recommend a dividend in the foreseeable future, it says.

Current stock price: 14.96 pence, down 10% on Thursday

12-month change: down 55%

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