Results Round-up

Architecture and design firm Aukett Swanke lifted its pre-tax profit by 9% and said it would look to the Middle East for growth.

Profit before tax £815,000 was for the six months to 31 March, almost 10% higher than last year’s £750,000.

The firm reported revenue up 21% from £7.6m to £9.2m, and earnings per share up 39% at 0.43p from last year’s 0.31p.

The company announced an increased interim dividend of 0.11p per share, up from 0.10p the year prior.

Chinese lottery firm DJI Holdings narrowed its loss as it waited for a suspension of online products to be lifted.

In its financial results for the 12 months to 31 December 2014, DJI posted a pre-tax loss of £3.0m, slimmer than £7.2m the year before.

The company upped its revenue more than tenfold; it leapt from £1.1m to £13.4m. Gross sales were £642.4m, well above 2014’s £22.2m.

In its first full year result since listing in July last year, DJI’s basic loss per share was posted at 3.4p, about half of 6.4p the year prior.

The firm said it is waiting for Chinese regulators to lift a suspension on its online licence, and had no update as to when that might be.