BNET Industries
Market Cap:$43.7B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$34.1M
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Corvus was established to identify assets or companies which are either underperforming against established investment criteria or are undervalued in their current form but can be otherwise acquired or tactically repositioned in order to realise potential value. The Corvus management team has the backing of a number international funding partners. Our considered approach over the last decade has created over $600 million of value for investors across a number of investments, either directly or via special purpose investment vehicles.
CEO
Andrew ReganNumber of Employees 18
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Pharmacies and Drug Stores: 446110
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CVS Caremark
- 2009-02-09
CVS Caremark is targeting cash-strapped beauty shoppers by promoting store brands, including a store-brand anti-age cream that's as much as 30% cheaper than L'Oreal's Advanced Revitalift; noted a recent Bloomberg report. Several other pharmacy retailers are mirroring the move. Store brands account for 1-in-5 items sold in U.S. food,...
Drug chains no longer content to let others set the pace
- 2006-09-11
NEW YORK -- When it comes to beauty, this is no longer your mother's drug store. Until recently, being first to market with hot items and offering compelling displays were the last things shoppers expected to find at their local drug store. This is no longer the case, with...
Vichy brings to U.S. shelves its own brand of skin care education
- 2006-06-26
French skin care brand Vichy, which is part of L'Oreal's Active Cosmetics division, is looking to make a major splash in the U.S. market by launching its Healthy Skin Check-Up Center campaign to promote the education of skin health. The brand--which became part of the L'Oreal group in 1955...
L'Oreal expands skin care centers
- 2006-06-05
NEW YORK -- Four years ago L'Oreal USA Inc. launched Dermo Skin Care centers in CVS Corp., Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy and Duane Reade Inc. drug stores. There are currently 160 such centers, which feature dermatological brands as well as trained beauty advisers. L'Oreal has recently announced that it is...
Specials, promos mark the changing seasons
- 2005-09-26
NEW YORK -- The leading drug chains are gearing up for fall by offering compelling sales on beauty items as well as teaming up with suppliers to maximize the shopper's beauty experience. CVS Corp. is currently promoting its semiannual beauty sale. The chain has banners hanging in the beauty...
When aging becomes a plus
- 2005-09-26
If a rising tide lifts all boats, as the saying goes, then the halo effect of the red-hot antiaging trend promises good things for the skin care category. America's youth-obsessed culture will continue to drive demand for antiaging products, resulting in annual sales increases of 8.7% and an overall...
Anti-age technology blurring lines between professional, mass products
- 2005-08-22
The skin care market continues to flourish. Consumers' desire for innovative specialty active ingredients--especially in anti-age--that provide a demonstrable therapeutic benefit to the skin shows little signs of fading. Looking to benefit fully from the trend, manufacturers are working double time trying to capture in a bottle cutting edge...
L'Oreal party
- 2005-06-06
Tom and Cathy Ryan with Tina and Chris Bodine of CVS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] L'Oreal's Karen Fondu, Candace Matthews and Carol Hamilton [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Retailers come up winners in merchandising
- 2005-01-31
NEW YORK -- Retailers cannot be accused of not doing their part to revitalize the beauty business. To the contrary, four leading drug chains have unveiled dramatic cosmetics and toiletries presentations in new store designs. The layouts at Rite Aid Corp., CVS Corp., Katz Group Canada Ltd. and Longs...
Partnering becomes part of everyday retailing
- 2004-09-13
NEW YORK -- As competition for beauty shoppers intensifies, chain drug retailers are stepping up their joint efforts with manufacturers in order to maintain and grow their share of the market. "Partnering with major cosmetics vendors has proven quite successful for us," remarks Rite Aid Corp senior vice president...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew Regan | CEO |
| Julian Moore | Executive Director |
| Joanna Barrett | Executive |
| Michael Hirschfield | Executive |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian Collins | Chairman |
| Edward Hanson | Board of Directors |
| Geoffrey Conway-Henderson | Board of Directors |
| Graham Porter | Board of Directors |
| Ian Tickler | Board of Directors |
| John Leat | Board of Directors |
| Richard Griffiths | Board of Directors |
| Simon Fry | Board of Directors |
Andrew Regan, aged 40, joined the Board as Chief Executive of Corvus Capital Inc in September 2004 and over the following year took the company to record profits of 22.1 million in 2005. Andrew sold his original business to Hobson plc in 1991 where he became Chief Executive of Hobson which was listed on the LSE. In 1994 Hobson plc acquired the Co-operative Wholesale Society's food and drinks manufacturing operations and the enlarged Hobson business was eventually sold to Hillsdown Holdings plc for 154 million by way of a recommended takeover in 1996. In 1997 Andrew led an attempt, which subsequently lapsed, to gain control of the CWS in a 1.2 billion take-over bid. Andrew is based in Geneva and he has no other directorships.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corvus Capital Inc | CEO | Current |
| Corvus Capital Inc | Chief Executive | Current |
Julian is qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in Dublin. He has over seven years? experience in the finance industries in the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Julian is an executive director of Corvus Capital (SA) Holdings Limited, which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and is a consultant to CVS Management Limited and Corvus Capital Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corvus Capital Inc | Executive Director | Current |
| Diamondtech Inc | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corvus Capital Inc | Executive | Current |
| Diamondtech Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Corvus Capital Inc | Director | Current |
Michael qualified as a chartered accountant with Peat Marwick in 1988. He has held senior management positions with a number of public and private companies and has advised Corvus Capital Inc on its Company Secretary Administration since February 2003 and joined the Board as a non-executive director in January 2007.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corvus Capital Inc | Executive | Current |
| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peat Marwick International | Chartered Accountant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Corvus Capital Inc | Chairman | Current |
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| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corvus Capital Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volume | 14,589,012 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.4B |
| Market Cap | 43.7B |
| Year High | 38.27 |
| Year Low | 23.74 |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.46 |
| P/E Ratio | 12.6138 |
| Dividend | 0.305 |
| Yield | 0.982920 |
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