Gulf starts at Sheikh Adi-2 25/05/2012
Iraq-focused oil explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has begun drilling at the Sheikh Adi-2 well in the Sheikh Adi block.
Immunodiagnostic warns of tough market
Diagnostic kits maker Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDH) has seen its shares plunge after warning of the 'increasingly competitive' Vitamin D manual testing market.
In its second profit warning in three months the AIM 50 constituent declared in an update for the nine months to December it expects the pressure on manual Vitamin D tests to 'persist' as 'alternative products, both manual and automated, increase competition and reduce unit pricing'. IDH had warned in November it expected the Vitamin D testing market to grow at 'lower rates' than what had been experienced in recent years.
Despite the news of the increasing challenging Vitamin D manual testing market, the Tyne & Wear headquartered concern noted it had identified circa £2 million of annualised cost savings which it expects should lead to a rise in one off costs of circa £1.2 million for the current year, with the 'full benefit' of the savings expected for the year to March 2013.
Analysts at Panmure Gordon cut their profit forecast by 20 per cent for the year to March 2012, from £19 million to £15.2 million with EPS cut from 50.91p to 40.03p. EPS for 2013 were slashed by 37 per cent from 59.8p to 37.8p.
In November Growth Company Investor downgraded shares in IDH from add to hold, citing the 'increased competition and cuts in healthcare budgets'. With pressure from its competitors heigtening even faster than originally expected we maintain our hold rating for now, with the possibility of further downgrades looking a distinct possibility. The shares are currently trading down 10 per cent to 321p.
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