Ernst & Young’s analysis of UK profit warnings

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Ernst & Young has analysed data on corporate profit warnings since 1998. Our Analysis of Profit Warnings, issued by UK quoted companies, is a quarterly report with a sector and regional breakdown providing an insight into the key issues surrounding these warning companies.

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UK Profit Warnings Q1 2013

Quoted companies issued 72 profit warnings in Q1, but numbers should fall if expectations remain in balance and the global economy holds steady.  Read the full report (1Mb, April 2013) and the press release.

UK Profit Warnings Q4 2012

This quarter UK quoted companies issued the most profit warnings since the height of the financial crisis last year. Read the full report (1.2Mb, January 2013) and the press release.

UK Profit Warnings rise in Q3 2012

One of the wettest summers on record combined with the underlying weakness of the UK and global economies contributed to the rise in profit warnings (1.1Mb, October 2012). Also read our press release.

UK profit warnings fall 18% in Q2 2012

UK profit warnings fell 18% in Q2, as much because of reduced expectations, falling input prices and companies battening down the hatches, as because of improving trading conditions. Read the full report (1.3Mb, July 2012), and the press release.

UK Profit Warnings Q1 2012: A rollercoaster ride for UK plc

Q1 2012 started with the highest pace of profit alerts in a first quarter since 2009 but ended with the lowest number of March profit warnings for nine years. Read the full report 363K, April 2012, and the press release.