Driven by the energetic and charismatic Michael O'Leary, Ryanair has shrugged off any damage to its image caused by the messy dispute involving baggage handling staff at Dublin Airport in the eyes of the financial community and is set to report strong figures in its first year as a public company. Strong revenue and profit growth in each of the first three quarters - driven by the company's ambitious expansion into continental Europe - have led analysts to pencil in pre-tax profits for the year of anywhere up to £37 million when the group reports on Wednesday. At the upper end, that would translate into a rise of close to 60 per cent over last year.
Monday
Results: 600 Group, Acal, Alba, British Land Co, Christian Salvesen, CPL Aromas, Critchley Group, Electrocomponents, Gooch & Housego (H1), Hadleigh, Powderject Pharmaceuticals, Renold, SDX Business Systems (H1), Silk Industries, Stirling Group, Videologic Group, Waddington, Warner Estate Holdings (H1).
A.G.M.: 3i Smaller Quoted Cos, Brasway (e.g.m.), L Gardiner (e.g.m.), Langdons Foods (e.g.m.), Old English Pub Co (e.g.m.), Schroder Asiapacific (e.g.m.), Wellington Underwriting (e.g.m.).
Meetings: EU foreign ministers meet (Luxembourg to Tues).
Indicators: British producer prices (May); Japanese wholesale prices (May).
Others: United State Commerce Secretary, Mr William Daley on trade mission to North and Border counties (to Thurs); Irish Film Industry think tank (Irish Film Centre).
Tuesday
Results: BTP, Charles Stanley, James Cropper, European Motor Holdings, European Telecom, Field Group, Frith Rixson (H1), Fountain Forestry (H1), Great Portland Estates, Northern Foods, Readicut International (H1), Severn Trent, Volex Group, Wessex Water, Yates Brothers Wine Lodges.
A.G.M.: Laura Ashley, Bisichi Mining, Henderson American, Jermyn Investments (e.g.m.), Lamont Holdings, Probus (e.g.m.), Tarmac.
Meetings: Full policy-making council of the European Central Bank (ECB) meets (Frankfurt); German-Irish Chamber of Commerce business breakfast (Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin); US ambassador, Ms Jean Kennedy Smith addresses Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce lunch (Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Dublin).
Indicators: British industrial production (Apr) and manufacturing output (Apr); US wholesale trade (Apr); German unemployment (May) and industrial production (Apr); French consumer sentiment (May).
Wednesday
Results: Bord Gais, Drummond Group, Eliza Tinsley, Expro International, Granada Group (H1), Leeds Group (H1), Meyer International, Ryanair Holdings, Scottish Hydro-Electric, Staveley Industries.
A.G.M.: Ask Central, Dairy Farm International, Essex Furniture, Hong Kong Land Holdings, Jones Group (e.g.m.), Mandarin Oriental, Marshalls, Panther Securities, Peterhouse Group.
Meetings: Bundesbank Council.
Others: US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies on monetary policy and the outlook for the U.S. economy before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress.
Thursday
Results: Athlone Extrusions, Comino, Dewhurst (H1), European Colour, Johnson Matthey, Lonrho Africa (H1), Macdonald Hotels, Monks IT, SHL Group (H1), Sterling Publishing, Symonds, York Waterworks.
A.G.M.: Austin Reed, Chime Communications, Cobham, Henderson Geared, Green Property (e.g.m.), IWP, Jardine Matheson, Jardine Strategic, Jefferson Smurfit (plus e.g.m.), Ross Group, Schroder Korea, Signet Group, Springwood (also e.g.m.), Superscape (e.g.m.), Tesco, United Energy.
Meetings: Bank of France Monetary Policy Council.
Indicators: Irish inflation (May); British construction new orders (Apr) and housing starts/completions (Apr); US retail sales (May), import/export prices (May), Chicago Federal Index (Apr) and weekly jobless claims and monetary data; Japanese machinery orders (Apr).
Others: Irish Forestry Industry annual review.
Friday
Results: Osborne & Little.
A.G.M.: BAT Industries (e.g.m.), Belgo (e.g.m.), Betram Holdings, Compass, Dewhirst Group, Dragon Oil, ILP, Morgan Crucible, Ocean Wilson Holdings, Rowe Evans Investments, Transtec.
Indicators: US business inventories (Apr), producer prices (May) and Atlanta federal Index (May); Japanese GDP (Q1); German cost of living (May); French current account (Mar) and consumer prices (May).
