0715 gmt  rio tintos beat on firsthalf underlying earnings was soured by a miss on its midyear dividend the worlds secondbiggest miner reported halfyear underlying earnings of 863 billion beating market consensus of roughly 837 billion compiled by visible alpha from 13 analyst forecasts but the companys interim dividend of 267 a share fell short of expectations for a roughly 339 a share payout as it opted to pay out a slimmeddown 50 of underlying earnings versus 75 a year ago rhiannonhoylewsjcom fresnillo plc on wednesday reiterated 2022 guidance as its second quarter production was in line with expectations and the juanicipio plant will start commissioning soon smurfit kappa group plc said wednesday that pretax profit rose on higher revenue in the first half of the year and that its performance in the period has set a strong foundation for the remainder of 2022 lloyds banking group plc reported on wednesday a slight increase in pretax profit for the second quarter of 2022 which came in ahead of market views and said that it has strengthened its outlook for the whole year gsk plc said wednesday that its second quarter operating profit fell from the previous year though sales grew and raised its outlook for 2022 haleon plc on wednesday reported a 75 organic rise in secondquarter revenue which it said reflected the strength of its portfolio continued innovation and excellent commercial execution across its markets and said that fullyear growth is now expected to be 68 british american tobacco 1h pretax profit fell despite revenue boost from new categories british american tobacco plc said wednesday that firsthalf pretax profit fell on higher expenses despite a robust increase of new categories revenue unite group plc on wednesday reported higher earnings for the first half of 2022 and raised its outlook for the 202223 academic year marstons likeforlike sales down 2 on 2019 due to trading restrictions consumer sentiment marstons plc said wednesday that likeforlike sales for the 42week period to july 23 were down 2 on 2019 reflecting the reintroduction of trading restrictions in december and january and the hit to consumer sentiment in the first half paragon banking group plc said wednesday that its performance in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 was strong and that it continues to back its guidance for the whole year reckitt benckiser group plc reported wednesday a swing to pretax profit for the first half of the year and upgraded its revenue growth expectations for the full year rio tinto plc said its firsthalf profit fell by 28 as ironore prices werent as strong and it grappled with rising costs prompting a sharp cut in its midyear payout to shareholders everyman media group plc said wednesday that revenue and adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization for the first half rose compared with 2019 after an increased number of venues strong admissions and higher average spends anglo american plc on wednesday reported revenue of 630 million for the sixth diamond sales cycle of 2022 which ran from july 11 to july 26 wizz air holdings plc said wednesday that its pretax loss widened for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 after booking higher costs and that it was affected by lingering covid19 restrictions and the effect of the war in ukraine firstgroup says fy 2023 performance in line with views so far firstgroup plc said wednesday that its fiscal 2023 performance in the yeartodate has been in line with the boards expectations wh ireland group plc reported on wednesday a significant decline in pretax profit for fiscal 2022 but said its aim is to return to sustainable profitability motorpoint group plc said wednesday that firstquarter revenue rose around 30 after it booked strong growth supported by vehicle price inflation shares in parsley box group plc dropped 19 on wednesday morning after the company lowered fullyear guidance and said firsthalf revenue fell ibstock plc said wednesday that pretax profit for the first half of 2022 rose due to a strong performance in the period and that it expects adjusted ebitda for the year to be ahead of views nichols plc said wednesday that pretax profit for the first half rose on increased revenue and that it raised its dividend payout despite inflationary pressures 0710 gmt  lloyds banking groups earnings for the second quarter of 2022 were materially stronger than expected amid a challenging environment and will likely drive upgrades to forecasts jefferies analyst joseph dickerson says in a research note the uk lender whose net interest income beat market expectations for the period by 39 also enhanced its net interest margin guidance for the whole year which should imply an upgrade of around 7 to consensus pretax profit for 2022 jefferies says jefferies has a buy recommendation on the stock and a target price of 78 pence a share sabelaojeawsjcom sabelaojeaguix 0722 gmt  british american tobacco reported a betterthanexpected set of results reflecting an impressive performance in its new categories division james edwardes jones analyst at rbc capital markets says in a research note the new categories segmentwhich includes vaping products and oral tobaccoreported revenue 10 above market views and a solid improvement in profit the analyst says it sounds like bat is on track to make its ngp cext generation products business profitable by 2025 as planned he adds shares are up 06 at 39415 pence michaelsusinwsjcom 0712 gmt  haleons firsthalf trading update addressed two key concerns weighing on its share price since its listing earlier in julygrowth deliverability and risks around its margin structure citi says the consumerhealthcare business recently spun off from gsk posted 2022 organic revenue growth guidance of 6 to 8 showing it can deliver healthy results citi analysts cedric besnard and danping liu say in a research note and although the update pointed to a flat margin for the year the analysts note that 2022 was always going to be a low point due to standalone costs while concerns that margins might need to be reset should be alleviated citi retains its buy rating and 360 pence price target on the stock shares are up 07 at 3110 pence josephhoppewsjcom