Well you win some and you lose some. Trading in shares at UK Mail Group continues to be a profitable experience, but - despite a good performance in its transport division Hargreaves shares continue to splutter.
Yesterday Hargreaves Logistics said its turnover had increased by £5.4m from £77.3m to £82.7m for the 12 months ending 31 May. However operating profit fell slightly to £4m, from £4.1m a year ago. But its shares have fallen week on week to 800p, from 815p this time last week. Taking a rather long-term view though the picture is a little less black and white. It peaked at 889p in May, but was at a low of 699p in February. Being in profit is all in the timing.
Meanwhile over at UK Mail B2C parcel volumes continue their inexorable rise - 25% in the first half of this year alone. At the start of the year shares in UK Mail were trading at 365p, they are now at 595p. A significant long-term return, but short term they've fallen from a peak of 640p at the beginning of the month.
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