Anglo Asian into profit 02/09/2010
Central Asian gold producer Anglo Asian Mining has turned a $2 million (£1.28 million) interim loss into $6.2 million first-half pre-tax profits.
Commodities investment group Commoditrade has appointed London Metal Exchange manager Andrew Dobie to be a non-executive director.
AIM-quoted Commoditrade Inc, backed by financier Andrew Regan's ambitious Corvus Capital group, has recruited Dobie, 42, an LME trader since 1995, in a boardroom reshuffle which sees chairman Graham Butt becoming chief executive and director Chris Adams becoming non-executive chairman. Analysts expect full-year pre-tax profits of between £12 million and £13.5 million from Commoditrade, which in April bought a majority stake in the LME profits of international commodity trader Sucden, and made £4.5 million pre-tax at the half year stage.
Commoditrade, which specialises in base metals, is thought to be in line for revenues of £20 to £23 million, and is understood to be considering possible new moves, perhaps involving investment activities and/or acquisitions. Recommended as a speculation at 18.5p by Growth Company Investor in April, the shares now trade at 30p, valuing the company at £113 million.
Partial profit-taking might be prudent, though it is worth holding a chunk for potential future profits.
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