Re-rating is imminent

Article Abstract:

Dialog Corp was created from the reversal of MAID into Knight Ridder Information, and the company's stock price has since dropped. MAID also saw a drop in its stock price after its flotation, though the price revived after deals were announced. Staff numbers have been reduced since the Knight-Ridder deal, and turnover should improve due to the strong salesforce. There has been concern about a drop in MAID's sales and the level of its borrowings, but Dialog should benefit from opportunities in the industry.

Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Internet services, Dialog Corp

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Phonelink

Article Abstract:

Phonelink is a phone data services company which reported a loss for 1995 to 1996, but this loss was not as large as forecast. The company's share price dropped after the results were revealed and are under an offer price for April 1996. PhoneLink is seeking to focus on business users as a means of providing long-term revenue. The company claims that its customer base has improved in quality due to pruning, and a minimum period for using PhoneLink's service has been set at 6 months.

Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, PhoneLink (Birkenhead, England)

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Pearson

Article Abstract:

Pearson saw a drop in profits for 1st half 1996 largely due to losses suffered by Mindscape, a software developer. Mindscape should report a profit for 1997 according to Frank Barlow, chief executive. Pearson's information division performed well with a rise in operating profit of 45% to 54.4 million pounds sterling. Kleinwort Benson forecasts a profit of 225 million pounds sterling for Pearson for 1996 compared with 236 million pounds for the previous year.

Prepackaged software, Computer Software, Software Publishers, Newspapers, Newspaper Publishers, Software, Newspaper publishing, Pearson PLC

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