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The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday. ---------- AIM - WINNERS ---------- Anpario PLC, up 12% at 474.26 pence, 12-month range 266.00p-490.00p. The animal feed additive manufacturer reports a rise in half-year earnings, and the next part of the year has started well. Anpario says pretax profit in the six months to June 30 jumps 62% to £3.4 million from £2.1 million. Revenue improves 34% to £22.7 million from £17.0 million. Anpario lifts its interim dividend by 11% to 3.60p per share from 3.25p. ‘The second half has started well continuing the momentum from the first and we are confident of building on this platform for the remainder of this year and into the next,’ it adds. ---------- AIM - LOSERS ---------- Finseta PLC, down 23% at 17.18p, 12-month range 16.10p-45.00p. The foreign exchange and payments solutions company ‘is taking a more cautious view’ for its full-year outturn. This follows some delays to payment transactions in the first half. Finseta says it has seen an improvement in dollar-related business, but to a ‘lesser extent than previously anticipated’. ‘As a result, the board is taking a more cautious view of the full year and now expects to report year-on-year revenue growth for 2025 of [around] 11%,’ it adds. In the first half of 2025, revenue rises 16% to £5.9 million from £5.1 million. Finseta swings to a pretax loss of £258,639 from profit of £569,271. ---------- Warpaint London PLC, down 18% at 233.40p, 12-month range 210.00p-590.00p. The colour cosmetics supplier and owner of the W7 and Technic brands reports weaker half-year profit. Pretax profit in the six months to June 30 declines 41% to £6.4 million from £10.9 million. Revenue, however, rises 7.5% to £49.3 million from £45.8 million. Warpaint notes an ‘increasingly weak UK consumer environment and an uncertain US market given the recent tariff disruption’, as well as one of its long-term customers, beauty chain Bodycare, entering administration. On Bodycare, it adds: ‘Amounts due from this customer at 30 June 2025, totalled £500,000, have been provided for in full. There is a further £300,000 due from this customer from trading after period end. Future revenue from this customer is now uncertain.’ Warpaint now expects annual revenue between £107 million and £112 million, and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation of between £23.5 million and £25.5 million. The revenue range is below FactSet cited consensus of £117.8 million. The adjusted Ebitda guidance is below the £30.0 million expected by consensus cited by FactSet. ---------- Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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