Royal Mail first half profits almost doubleReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail said rising parcel revenue and ongoing cost cuts helped the newly-privatised postal operator almost double its operating profit in the first half of the year. Reporting for the first time as a London listed … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail first half profits almost double
Britain's Royal Mail said rising parcel revenue and ongoing cost cuts helped the newly-privatised postal operator almost double its operating profit in the first half of the year. Reporting for the first time as a London listed company following the government's high-profile sale of a 60 percent stake, Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mail: profits jump to £283m – Metro
Metro Royal Mail: profits jump to £283mMetroRoyal Mail has reported half-year operating profit of £283million in the first set of results since the firm was privatised. Cost-cutting and rising parcel costs helped the firm almost double its profits for the same period last year, up from … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail reports rise in profits – BBC News
BBC News Royal Mail reports rise in profitsBBC NewsRoyal Mail has seen its half-year profits rise, driven by growing revenue from its parcel business, in its first set of results since its shares were listed on London's stock market. Pre-tax profits were £233m for the six months to 29 September, …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers jumps in profits to £233m
Maiden half-year profits at the Royal Mail jump as Vince Cable and Michael Fallon face MPs over the company's valuation More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail delivers bumper profit
The U.K.'s recently privatized Royal Mail reported a hike in first-half profit on Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail's results deliver amid valuation worries
The U.K.'s recently privatized Royal Mail reported a hike in first-half profit on Wednesday, amid continuing concerns that it was sold off too cheaply when it floated in October. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail: Cable faces questions on privatisation – as it happened
Vince Cable, business secretary, quizzed by MPs over the privatisation of Royal Mail, as share price rises to 544p on back of strong results More: continued here
Read More »UK says last minute price hike would have risked Royal Mail sale
The selloff of Royal Mail has grabbed headlines in 2013, with unions and opposition lawmakers heavily criticizing the government after shares in the firm rocketed by as much as 80 percent above the October 330 pence offer price. "Had we have sought to push the price range higher we would …
Read More »Royal Mail reveals double profits
Royal Mail posted another surge in earnings today, but revealed tougher trading at its parcels business and cautioned over the impact of recent strike fears. More: continued here
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