these guys seem to be going down down down
after pretty good interim results and a confirmation awaiting to build 5 new nhs centres i thought that these guys were worth some
ant views anybody?

Trading Update
RNS
RNS Number : 3197Z
Tribal Group PLC
06 March 2013



Tribal Group plc



Trading Update



Tribal Group plc ("Tribal" or "the Group"), a leading provider of technology products and services to the education, learning and training markets, provides the following update in advance of the preliminary announcement of its results for the year ended 31 December 2012, which will be released on 14 March 2013.



Results for the year ended 31 December 2012



As previously indicated in our announcement on 20 December 2012, the trading performance of Tribal in the final quarter of 2012 was robust, and we continued to generate good cash flow. Our international activities have performed strongly, and we have made good progress with the major Student and Learning Management ("SALM") contract with the Department of Education and Communities of New South Wales, Australia.



Taking into account the Group's good progress with key contracts during 2012 and the early part of 2013, and excluding business activities closed during 2012, the Board now anticipates reporting revenue for the year ended 31 December 2012 in line with expectations, and adjusted profit before tax for the year ended 31 December 2012 of approximately £12.8m.



Current trading



The current year has begun well and the Board anticipates further good progress in Tribal's performance in 2013.



Further details will be provided in our preliminary results announcement on 14 March 2013.

Tribal shares leap on 2012 trading update
Wed 06 Mar 2013

TRB - Tribal Group

Latest Prices
Name Price %
Tribal Group 133.75p +16.30%

FTSE All-Share 3,387 +0.02%
FTSE Small Cap 3,794 +0.80%
Support Services 5,908 -0.12%

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Public sector support services firm Tribal Group sent shares rocketing 15 per cent on Wednesday after saying it expects revenue to be in line with expectations and deliver pre-tax profit of around 12.8m.

Specifically, its international activities performed strongly in 2012, and good progress was made with the major Student and Learning Management contract with the Department of Education and Communities of New South Wales, Australia.

The group also said that 2013 had "begun well" and anticipates further good progress in Tribal's performance in 2013.

The share price rose 15% to 17.25p by 132.25p by 13:25.

Tribal Group: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 115p to 150p and keeps a buy recommendation.

Final Results

Summary

· Significant progress in first year of three-year strategic plan



· Strong profit growth: 27% increase in adjusted pre-tax profit to £12.8m (2011: £10.1m)



· Good cash generation: cash conversion3 improved from 69% to 87%



· Net debt reduced to £9.9m (2011: £16.0m)



· Business simplified and focused



· Strong UK market positions retained



· Strong progress in chosen international markets



· Good potential for further progress




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Tribal Group gets 2013 off to good start after strong full year in 2012
Thu 14 Mar 2013


LONDON (SHARECAST) - Tribal Group, a public sector support services firm, has posted an upbeat set of results for the year ended December 31st and revealed 2013 is off to a good start.

Revenue rose seven per cent during the period, up from £105.8m to £113.4m year-on-year on an adjusted basis.

Adjusted pre-tax profit for the period totalled £12.8m, up 27% from £10.1m the previous year, while diluted earnings per share came to 10.9p (2011: 8.4p).

John Ormerod, Chairman, said: "Tribal is trading well, and we have a number of growth initiatives underway which offer good potential. Our systems and solutions remain strong in their UK markets, and we are seeing increasing momentum for our offerings in international markets, both those in which we currently operate and selected potential new markets. As a result, we continue to make good progress towards our strategic target of doubling earnings per share over the three-year period ending December 31st 2014.

"Our current trading is in line with our expectations for 2013. As a consequence of seasonality in our business, and our continued programme of investment, we anticipate our profits in 2013 will be weighted towards the second half of the year, and Tribal has good potential to make further progress over the medium-term."

During the 12 month period the company increased its level on investment to £6.2m from £3.6m in 2011 as part of its programme of investment in new software development, which has targeted both its major education management systems and software tools within its evidence-based education improvement solutions.

Looking ahead, the company expects to continue to invest strongly in new software development during 2013, as technology becomes a core component of all its major systems and solutions.

The firm now plans to explore entry into additional new markets and the use of third party system implementation partners into these markets to enable rapid scale and flexible local capabilities.

Net debt declined 38% from £16.0m to £9.9m. The group increased its total dividend per share for the year by 0.25p to 1.25p.

The share price climbed 5.38% to 137p by 13:08 Thursday.

Tribal Group PLC (TRB:LSE) set a new 52-week high during Thursday's trading session when it reached 137.00. Over this period, the share price is up 73.63

Large volume of buys today.

Director Deals - Tribal Group PLC (TRB)
BFN
Steve Breach, Financial Director, bought 2,098 shares in the company on the 20th March 2013 at a price of 142.94p. The Director now holds 271,271 shares.


Tribal Group PLC (TRB:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 142.69. Over this period, the share price is up 87.17%.

The market liked the directors deals.

A buy in this weeks IC - Tribal has made solid progress in this first year of its three year plan to double earnings. Moreover, once the heavy capital spending is over, there should be scope for decent dividend growth. Yet despite rising solidly, the shares still trade on a fairly undemanding 12 times forecast earnings.

Sold my holding, been in since 5 Oct 2012 95p :-))

Former growth share.