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ASOS PLC (LSE:ASC) has agreed to sell its Lichfield fulfilment centre to Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LSE:MKS) as the online fashion retailer continues efforts to strengthen its balance sheet and cut costs. The group said the £67.5 million disposal will generate net proceeds of at least £66 million and annual cash savings of about £6 million from lower rent and occupancy costs.
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Ardmore Shipping NYSE: ASC reported higher first-quarter adjusted earnings and raised its dividend payout ratio, while management said disruption in the Middle East is tightening an already firm product tanker market and accelerating momentum into the second quarter.
Ardmore Shipping is upgraded to buy following a surprise doubling of its dividend payout ratio to 66% of earnings. ASC's robust financial position, low leverage, and asset sales at record valuations support capital returns and future fleet growth. Q2 MR tanker rates near $50,000/day drive expected annualized dividend yields close to 20% and EPS around $1.25.
Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) ("Ardmore", the "Company" or "we") today announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Highlights and Recent Activity Reported Adjusted earnings and net income attributable to common stockholders of $23.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, or $0.58 Adjusted earnings per basic and diluted share, compared to Adjusted earnings and net income attributable to common stockholders of $5.6 million, or $0.14 Adjusted earnings per basic and diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) ("Ardmore" or the "Company") today announced that the Company plans to announce its first quarter earnings before the market opens on Thursday, May 7, 2026 and will host a conference call later in the day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Signed contracts for the construction of two option two 40,500 dwt IMO2 product/chemical tankers Doubling dividend payout ratio to two-thirds of adjusted earnings, effective 1Q 2026 Agreed sale of one 2014-built MR tanker for $35.5 million with June delivery MR Spot TCEs of $33,700 per day for 1Q 2026 and fixed $50,000 per day in 2Q 2026 to-date HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) ("Ardmore" or the "Company") today provided the following update on capital allocation, vessel sale, and latest TCE guidance. Fleet Investment The Company signed contracts for the construction of two highly-efficient and versatile 40,500 dwt Handysize product/chemical tankers at Wuhu Shipyard, at a price of $44.9 million per vessel, inclusive of approximately $3 million for full IMO2 specification and MarineLine tank coatings.
- 13-week U.S. Phase II study is evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of oral small molecule GLP-1R agonist ASC30, a once-daily tablet, in 100 participants with diabetes. - Topline data from the Phase II study are expected in the third quarter of 2026.
Shares in ASOS PLC (LSE:ASC) climbed over 9% to 245.88p, a six-week high, as the online clothing retailer reported improving profitability in the first half. Gross margins expanded more than three percentage points to around 48.5%, enabling adjusted EBITDA to increase 51% to £64 million.
On April 22, 2026, Ardmore Shipping Corp (ASC) shares rose 4.8% to close at $16.24. This price is within a 52-week range of $8.89 to $16.91, reflecting a strong
-Fixed - dose combination of ASC30 and ASC39 (ASC30_39 FDC) tablets, dosed orally in dogs, demonstrated comparable pharmacokinetics to those observed in their respective monotherapies in a head-to-head study . The fixed dose combination had excellent oral bioavailability, drug exposure and a half -life of up to 12 hours.
ZyVersa is advancing a highly differentiated pipeline focusing on inflammatory and renal diseases with a total accessible market >$100 billion. Inflammasome ASC Inhibitor IC 100 is a next generation drug designed for unparalleled control of disease-causing inflammation by (1) inhibiting multiple inflammasomes activated in numerous diseases, not just NLRP3, and (2) attenuating spread and perpetuation of inflammation by uniquely inhibiting ASC specks.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) ("Ardmore" or the "Company") announced today that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Form 20-F") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). In compliance with the New York Stock Exchange rules, a copy of the Form 20-F can be found in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.ardmoreshipping.com, under SEC Filings.
Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the five brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to
Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) ("Ardmore", the "Company" or "we") today announced results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025. Highlights and Recent Activity Reported Adjusted earnings of $11.6 million and net income attributable to common stockholders of $9.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, or $0.28 Adjusted earnings per basic and diluted share, compared to Adjusted earnings of $10.3 million and net income attributable to common stockholders of $5.1 million, or $0.25 Adjusted earnings per basic and diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
- Utilizing Ascletis' Peptide Oral Transport ENhancement Technology (POTENT), ASC36 oral tablets achieved absolute oral bioavailability of 6% to 8% at steady state, in non-human primate (NHP) studies. - I n NHPs, ASC36 oral tablets reduced mean body weight up to 13.2% from baseline after once - daily dosing for 7 days.
SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics targeting dysfunctional metabolic and fibrotic pathways, today announced that Ascletis Pharma Inc. issued a press release on January 29th reporting positive topline results in the open-label Phase 3 trial evaluating the long-term safety of ASC40 (denifanstat) tablets in patients with moderate to severe acne.