• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

Abcam year sales, profit up 50 pct

Tue Sep 9, 2008 2:51am EDT

Stocks

   

LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Abcam Plc (ABCA.L), the online antibody sales company, said on Tuesday that sales increased 49.7 percent to 36.7 million pounds ($65.47 million) in the year to June 30, while adjusted pretax profits increased 48.2 percent to 8.2 million.

The company boosted its final dividend by 42.9 percent to 4.56p per share, making a total dividend for the year of 5.6p.

"The growing international demand for research antibodies, combined with the strength of our brand, product range and strategy, means that the board looks forward to the future with confidence," said Chairman David Cleevely in a statement.

(Reporting by Ben Deighton; Editing by Quentin Bryar)

(ben.deighton@reuters.com; +44 207 542 7009) ($1=.5606 POUND)


More from Reuters

Photo

New security restrictions could hurt airlines

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tighter security measures at U.S. airports following an attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound jet could dampen enthusiasm for air travel, hurting the airline industry just as it seemed poised to recover from a period of bruising losses, some industry experts say. | Video

» More Top News
Armed men travel on a vehicle on a road near the Saudi border in the western Yemeni province of Hajja October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

The next al Qaeda hub?

The attempted Christmas Day bombing of an American airliner has put another region in the spotlight as a breeding ground for terrorism.  Full Article 

WORLD
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian opposition supporters beat police forces during clashes in central Tehran December 27, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Violence erupts in Iran

Police fired teargas at anti-government protesters in Tehran a day after some of the hardest clashes seen since a disputed election in June.  Full Article | Video 

IRAN