Last Thursday we highlighted the shares of AG Barr (LON:BAG), the Scots-based soft drinks maker famous for its IRN-BRU brand.  That was ahead of yesterday’s Finals for the year to end-January.  The then £697m-capitalised group’s shares were trading at a lowly 628p.  They had previously been up to 715.32p in the last month or so, before falling […]

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Since early February, when the multi-beverage business A.G. Barr (LON:BAG) announced its Full Year Trading Update, this group’s shares have been up to 715.32p and back down to a recent low of 608p, which was scored last Monday 23rd March.  Now, ahead of the IRN-BRU brand-owning group reporting its Finals to end-January this year, due next Tuesday morning, it […]

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On Tuesday 26th August last year, I featured again the shares of Ashtead Technology (LON:AT.), then with its shares at 344p, it was capitalised at £276m. The shares went on to score Lows of 297p last November and repeated in January this year, since when they have rebounded to 445p – showing that there is […]

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Next Tuesday, 24th March, Gattaca (LON:GATC) will be declaring its Interim Results for the six months to end-January this year.  Capitalised at £33m, I believe that the specialist staffing solutions business will announce a promising set of half-time figures, which should help to point towards a higher share price than the current 104p.  The Business  For over 42 years, […]

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At the end of this week, on Friday 20th March, Tim Martin will deliver to the market the Interim Results for his £677m-capitalised J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) pubs and hotels group.  It almost does not matter whether it will be good or bad news, of one thing you can be assured – it will certainly create a mass of column […]

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Next Monday, 15th March, SigmaRoc (LON:SRC) will report its results for the year to end-December 2025.  They should be very good, showing an almost 36% increase in its pre-tax profits, on the back of a near 8% rise in revenues.  Those results and the accompanying statement could well help the European group’s shares, now 128p, move back above this year’s High of 153p.  The £1.42bn-capitalised group’s declared Mission […]

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Next Tuesday morning, 17th March, Zotefoams (LON:ZTF) will announce its 2025 results and they should be impressive with a 35% improvement in profits.  The group is a global leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of supercritical foams.  Its materials are aimed at core applications across industry sectors such as Aviation and Aerospace, Mass Transportation, Medical, Sports & Leisure, Construction & Insulation, and Industrial Packaging.  The Business  The […]

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A year ago, on Thursday 20th March, I featured the shares of James Fisher & Sons (LON:FSJ) when they were trading at 323p, declaring that they were ‘a cracking portfolio must.’  They have since been up to 534p, a very useful 65% gain over the last year.  This £256m-capitalised group is a global company that provides services such as engineering, inspection, installation, commissioning, operations, maintenance, lifting and handling to the oil […]

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Next Tuesday, 10th March, Costain Group (LON:COST), the UK construction and consultancy, will declare its results for the year to end-December 2025.  Considering Governmental delays coupled with economic headwinds, it will have done well to maintain its profits on the back of an expected 16% lower revenue for that year.  However, I look for the £472m-capitalised business to express confidence in its prospects for the current year, as it expects to see over a […]

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This morning’s Interim Results from Netcall (LON:NET) could well guide investors towards a very useful purchase.   A strong first-half trading period and a record Order Book suggest that the momentum is growing for this £182m-capitalised group.   After the recent 37% fall in the group’s shares to the current 102p, could today’s results statement identify a very opportunistic time to buy into Netcall’s equity.   The Business   Founded […]

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This coming Wednesday, 4th March, will see the £834m-capitalised Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) declare its Final Results for the year to end-December 2025.  They should reveal an impressive leap from £14.0m of losses in 2024 to over £98.0m of pre-tax profits last year.  And that is just the start of a major recovery.  After some hassles three years ago, the group has […]

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Two and half months ago, on Tuesday 2nd December 2025, I featured the shares of Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH), the photonics technology group.  It was then capitalised at £134m, with its shares standing at 512p.  Two months later they peaked at 818p, a near 60% gain, since when they have eased back to 708p on the back of profit-taking.  However, by […]

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The shares of the McBride Group (LON:MCB) put on 6p yesterday, to close nearly 4% higher at 165p, the highest level since 2018 – so what is going on?  Could it be anticipation of a good set of Interim Results to be announced next Tuesday morning, 24th February?  I featured this group at the end of February 2023, when its shares were just […]

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This coming Friday morning, 20th February, will see the £1.39bn-capitalised Chemring Group (LON:CHG) issue a Trading Update ahead of holding its AGM on that day.  The group focuses upon niche, high-margin markets with global reach and high barriers to entry – including advanced sensors, electronic warfare, cyber and energetic materials.   Those sectors benefit from resilient, long-term demand, underpinned by rising defence budgets, geopolitical tensions and the need to modernise […]

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Just over five months ago, in early September 2025, I wrote about SigmaRoc (LON:SRC), the lime and minerals group, stating that its shares, then at 116p, were destined to gradually climb to around the 150p level. Yesterday saw them hit 150.23p, before easing back to close at 143.80p in the wake of some small profit-taking […]

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The older you get, and I am very old, it is always good to have a surprise in the morning. Today’s event is the surprise Trading Update from Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX), the financial services provider and retailer that I have followed for years. The group has stated that it now anticipates its full-year 2026 profit […]

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Despite a near 5% fall in its overall sales in the year to end-October 2025, Wynnstay Group (LON:WYNN), the undervalued £93m-capitalised agricultural supplies and services supplier has this morning declared a 21.1% rise in pre-tax profits. "FY25 has been a year of significant progress for Wynnstay, with a stronger underlying performance and clear early benefits […]

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The shares of the £230m-capitalised MJ Gleeson (LON:GLE) put on a 10p gain yesterday to close at 394p.  At the start of last December they were trading at 381p, by the end of that month they had improved to 435p.  Over the last five weeks they have ranged from 430p down to 377p, before edging up again this week.  Next Wednesday, 11th February, will see […]

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Yesterday’s Full Year Trading Update from A.G. Barr (LON:BAG) was really quite positive.  Capitalised at £765m, the multi-beverage business boasts a broad portfolio of market-leading UK brands including IRN-BRU, Rubicon and Boost.  The group has now acquired two other brands operating in the Adult Soft Drinks market – paying £38m for Fentimans, well-known for its soft drinks and mixers, and for £13m it purchased Frobishers Juices, famed for its fruit juices and soft...

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This coming Wednesday, 4th February, will see the Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG) update investors on its Third Quarter trading.  The £1.17bn-capitalised business, which is the UK's largest retailer for Rolex, OMEGA, Cartier, TAG Heuer and Breitling watches, is an international retailer of world leading luxury watch brands, complemented by a strong luxury jewellery offering.  With over 200 showrooms globally, employing some 3,000 […]

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This coming Friday, 30th January, will see Avon Technologies (LON:AVON), the personal protection equipment specialists, issue a Trading Update ahead of holding its AGM that day.  Based in Melksham, Wiltshire, the £603m-capitalised group, is a world leader in mission-critical protection equipment.  Even though the group’s shares have risen over 40% since my April 2025 feature, this week’s statement should be even more positive following the group’s […]

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Yesterday’s confident Trading Update from the Kier Group (LON:KIE) could well prove to be a positive pointer for another infrastructure business.  Next Monday morning, 26th January, will see the Costain Group (LON:COST) issue a Trading Update for the year to end-December 2025.  The Business  Costain has been improving the lives of people for more than 160 years, by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure […]

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On Friday of this week, 23rd January, I am looking forward to the £1.53bn-capitalised  SSP Group (LON:SSPG) issuing a positive Trading Update, ahead of holding its AGM that day.  This group’s vision is to be the world’s best travel food and beverage company.  “Our purpose is to be the best part of the journey, and our focus is on making every journey taste better […]

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The 2025 Full Year Trading Statement issued by Hunting (LON:HTG), the £600m-capitalised global precision engineering group, covered the period to end-December last.  Last July I stated that the group’s shares were undervalued at 339p, since when they have risen over 20%.  I believe that the group has the potential for significant growth in its main operating divisions, and that its shares, now at 401p, are an attractive investment.  The […]

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Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 14th January, will see Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) releasing its Annual Results, covering the year to end-September last.  Yesterday the group’s shares put on a healthy 4.40% gain, to close 17.50p up at 415p, which is more than doubled my first feature price of 201p and is now at an All-Time-High, perhaps the precursor to good news.  In early October 2025, the financial services business […]

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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 13th January, will see the issue by the Gym Group (LON:GYM) of its Trading Update for year to end-December 2025.  Its shares at 159p look ready for a strong uplift.  In a Leisure Sector Digest report published early last month by brokers Panmure Liberum its analyst Anna Barnfather stated that:  “We expect Gyms to continue to perform well in 2026, underpinned […]

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On Tuesday 20th January, the Kier Group (LON:KIE), whose vision is to be the UK’s leading infrastructure services and construction company, will be reporting a Trading Update for the first-half of its current year.  It should be more than positive and boasting of further growth in its Order Book – such news of which could help to boost still further the upward progress of its shares, […]

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Yesterday the shares of SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) reached a new High, closing at 95p, following a heavier than the normal dealings volume.  Regular readers will know by now just how keen I have been on this group’s shares, it was even one of the UK Investor Shares for 2025, selected at 42p, so showing a clear 126% gain in the last […]

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This coming Friday, 9th January, will see Alfa Financial Software Holdings (LON:ALFA) report its Q4 Trading Update to its shareholders.  We have already had indications that the message carried will be positive.  The market rates highly the value of the shares of the £618.4m-capitalised group, while investment professionals have the view that there is still more in store.  The shares, now 208p, are reviewed as Buys by […]

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Next Thursday morning, 18th December, Currys (LON:CURY) will be declaring its Interims results for the trading period to Saturday, 30th August.  They should show an advance across its markets, despite tricky trading conditions generally.  At the end of October, the group’s shares touched 147.20p, before easing back to 121.80p on pre-Budget fears.  They are now […]

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This week’s unexpected Trading Update from Mears Group (LON:MER) has resulted in analysts upgrading their current year estimates.  We will have to wait until next month for a detailed report on the UK’s leading housing services provider’s business report for its full year to end-December.  The £345m-capitalised group released the unscheduled release confirming that it […]

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The shares of The Property Franchise Group (LON:TPFG) peaked at 598.68p at the end of September this year, before easing back 478p on bouts of profit-taking.  Now they are climbing back up again, currently 526p, valuing the agency group at £334m, which I consider to be an attractive buying level for investors looking forward to […]

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The Finals to end-September published last Thursday by the £1.41bn-capitalised SSP Group (LON:SSPG) indicated that the group, which is a leading operator of restaurants, bars, cafes and other food and beverage outlets in travel locations across 38 countries, is really getting its act together.  And its shares, now at 178p, up 32p in the last […]

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This group’s shares have trebled since we featured them a year ago and there is still so much more to come yet!  Last Thursday, 4th December, ASA International (LON:ASAI) issued a surprise Trading Update stating that:  “Building on the sustained momentum seen during the first half of the year, the 2025 full year outlook remains […]

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The Interim Results to end-October from the £688m-capitalised greetings group Moonpig (LON:MOON) are due to be announced next Tuesday, 9th December, the accompanying statement could well indicate that the business is still on the growth track.  The Business  The group is a leading online greeting cards and gifting platform, comprising the Moonpig, Red Letter Days […]

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Next Tuesday morning, 9th December, the Chemring Group (LON:CHG) will declare its Final Results for the year to end-October.  Having followed this advanced technology products group for decades, I am not at all worried about the high price-to-earnings ratio of its shares – simply because this really is a cracking business, whose Order Book is […]

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Early tomorrow morning, at 8.30am, should see the global pollster group YouGov (LON:YOU) hold its AGM covering the Report & Accounts for the year to end-July.  It will be interesting to note whether there is a published AGM Trading Update, however the odds are against such an occurrence.  That is a shame because investors need […]

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This coming Thursday, 4th December, will see The Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG) announce its Interim Results covering the 26 weeks to 26th October.  The group, which is the UK's largest retailer for Rolex, OMEGA, Cartier, TAG Heuer and Breitling watches, despite retail sector challenges, enjoyed a strong first half.   Following the group’s early November […]

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This morning the £134m-capitalised photonics technology group Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) declared its results for the year to end-September showing a stronger performance than expected performance.  The company, which is a specialist manufacturer of optical components and systems, has already given a clear guidance that the last year progressed much as anticipated.  It reported a […]

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Following Monday’s Capital Markets Event, GlobalData (LON:DATA) has today launched its £10m share buyback programme.  At 119p, the £864m-capitalised data analytics consultancy group’s shares are looking inexpensive, especially as the business is preparing to detail in January next year its strategic moves to step up to the Main Market.  The company, which has seen its […]

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We have all got them!  Kitchens and Bathrooms – I mean.  And investors should have this group’s shares too.  Just over a month ago, on Wednesday 15th October, I featured Norcros (LON:NXR) shortly before its latest Trading Update and just after the £265m-capitalised group had added another market-leading brand to its portfolio.  That £46m acquisition […]

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The 52-week period to Friday 26th September saw Greencore Group (LON:GNC), the Dublin-based convenience foods manufacturer, report a very impressive set of results.  The group declared a strong financial year, with revenue increasing by 7.7% to £1,947.0m (£1,807.1m) and adjusted operating profit growing by 28.9% to £125.7m (£97.5m), leading to an improved adjusted operating margin […]

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This morning’s Interim Results from James Cropper (LON:CRPR) covered the six months to Saturday, 27th September, they showed that the advanced materials and paper products manufacturing group is now well underway with its Strategic Plan.  Its shares could easily lift over 20% and still look cheap.  The Business  The group is based in Burneside, with […]

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Following the issue of yesterday’s AGM Trading Update by Kier Group (LON:KIE) analyst Max Hayes, at Cavendish Capital Markets, has stated that it underpins his firm’s confidence in its 277p a share Target Price, compared to the current 205p.  The Business  Kier is a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group.   It provides specialist ‘design and […]

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This morning’s Interim Results from Premier Foods (LON:PFD) were better than expected, even though they showed no real advance in the six months to 27th September.  Against toughening trading conditions, the group has reported a 0.7% increase in headline revenue to £502.5m for the half-year, with branded revenue up 1.9% to £453.0m, driven by strong […]

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Further to my feature on Volex (LON:VLX) published on Monday, the Basingstoke-based group has this morning reported a very encouraging Interim Results statement.  The £693m-capitalised business, is engaged in integrated manufacturing of performance-critical applications and power and data connectivity.  Today’s Results  The group has announced a strong first half for FY2026, with revenue increasing by […]

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This morning’s results from Avon Technologies (LON:AVON), the global leader in protective equipment, covered the Full Year to end-September.  Not only is that a rapid collation and breakdown of the annual figures, which would shame hundreds of other PLC’s, but it was also a good set of numbers for the period.  In early April this […]

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Next Monday, 17th November, James Cropper (LON:CRPR), the advanced materials and paper and packaging manufacturer, will be announcing its Interim Results for the six months to end-September.  On looking at what is happening within the 180-year-old group, I would suggest that the shares at 300p offer a very attractive upside over the next couple of […]

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It will be interesting to note whether broker’s analysts change or even upgrade their estimates for Volex (LON:VLX) upon publication of the group’s Interim Results this coming Wednesday, 12th November.  Just over three weeks ago the £686m-capitalised company, which is a specialist integrated manufacturer of critical power and data transmission products, declared in a Trading Update that it had enjoyed a strong first-half result to end-September and that it is expecting its second-half revenues w...

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‘Build Baby Build?’ Ministers have been warned that sales of new-build homes have sunk to lows not seen since the global financial crisis more than a decade and a half ago, despite that it could well be worth taking a look at this ‘recovery’ prospect. This coming Wednesday, 29th October, will see Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) […]

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Ahead of the group’s AGM this morning Alumasc (LON:ALU), the premium sustainable products and solutions group, updated investors upon its performance for the first quarter of its current year.  It has reported continued volatility in its core UK residential and commercial markets; however, its Management is working hard upon its corporate recovery, supported by a […]

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It has been interesting to note the recent strength in the share price of the £1.54bn-capitalised Currys (LON:CURY) group.  After having fallen away to 106p at the beginning of last month, the subsequent rise in price really is noteworthy – they are now up over 35% at 144.5p.  Obviously there have been repeated ‘takeover’ hints […]

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In price, this group’s shares are the costliest that I have featured for some time – however, I consider that they are cheap, really cheap!  The Business  Yü Group (LON:YU) is a leading supplier of gas and electricity focused on servicing the corporate sector throughout the UK.   It drives innovation through a combination of user-friendly […]

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Following the news from Norcros (LON:NXR) that it had received clearance from the UK Competition and Markets Authority, the group this week has completed the £46m acquisition of Fibo Holdings, a major wall panel supplier in Norway.  That deal adds another market-leading brand into the group, that is the number one bathroom products business in […]

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Last week the shares of YouGov (LON:YOU) closed weaker at 284.50p, which is 33% down over the last year.  However, I now ask whether the fall has been overdone?  Tomorrow morning sees the pollster group, which claims to have one of the world’s largest research networks, reporting its Final Results for the year to end-July.  […]

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Just nine days ago I featured Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) ahead of its Pre-Close Trading Update for its year to end-September.  The shares of the £120m-capitalised diversified financial services provider and retailer were then 375p.  Yesterday they hit 395p, with heavy trading volumes of nearly five times the daily average, following the group’s latest statement, before then […]

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I consider that the Rank Group (LON:RNK) is a real ‘money machine’ and that its shares at the current 130p are an absolute bargain.  My last feature on them was on Thursday, 14th August, then at 137p, since when they hit 151.80p before easing back to the current 130p on the back of profit-taking.  Next […]

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A week ago, it was reported that fund manager Roland Arnold reckoned that the recent price fall in the shares of the Costain Group (LON:COST), my favourite infrastructure business, was ‘an overreaction’, having fallen from 166.80p on the day of its latest results, down to 124.40p three weeks later.  Institutional Investor Comment  Roland Arnold, boss […]

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Within days I am expecting the £122m-capitalised Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) to be announcing its Pre-Close Trading Update for its Trading Year to end-September.  And with the way that the price of gold has risen so dramatically, and so too with silver, it leads me to expect some excellent business indications for that year and for […]

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A week ago, the shares of Journeo (LON:JNEO) were trading at 538p each – they are now 432p!  I have followed the company for the last two and a half years, during which time its shares have almost quadrupled, and they still offer some real upside.  So now is the time to jump in and […]

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“From land promotion and property development investment to home-building, construction and plant hire, Henry Boot is where great places start…  We aim to create sustainable and long-term value in real estate growing our capital employed to £500m, generating a ROCE of between 10-15%.”  Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 23rd September, will see the £286m-capitalised Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) […]

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Despite comments that the 2025 British farming harvest may well have been the second-worst since the 1980’s, I have taken a look at an agricultural supplies and services group, and I like what I have observed.  The £86m-capitalised Wynnstay Group (LON:WYN) is undergoing something of a rejuvenation of its business.  The Group has embarked upon […]

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Last Thursday, 11th September, saw the £1.07bn-capitalised Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) report its Interim results to end-June.  They highlighted the strategic progress with its highly impactful Molson Coors partnership, which commenced in June.   On Friday, 25th July, the group’s shares hit 1,020p on the back of over 1m shares traded, before easing back to 775p by […]

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At the start of this year, I suggested that the shares of Synectics (LON:SNX), then 352p, could rise by 50% within the next year.  That was in January – they have since been down to 226p amid the Trump Tarriff hassles.  But they have also been up to 370p, albeit briefly.  My prediction is currently […]

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Despite reports of quieter property markets, especially residential, some companies are still looking quite appealing within the overall sector.  One company that stands out for me is The Property Franchise Group (LON:TPFG), which is reporting its Interim Results for the six months to end-June tomorrow morning.  Its shares, now 556p, are currently trading at around […]

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This morning’s Interim Results announcement from SigmaRoc (LON:SRC) reported good progress in its six months to end-June.  The £1.26bn-capitalised group, which is now a big player in the European lime and minerals sector, saw its shares hit 126.20p a couple of weeks ago, since when they have eased back to 116p.  Upon looking at the […]

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Todays AGM Trading Update from Currys (LON:CURY) covers the 17-week period to the end of August.  It reported that the group’s trading in the first four months of the financial year has been in line with expectations, with guidance of around £170m (£162m) of adjusted pre-tax profits.   It noted that the group is planning confidently […]

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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 2nd September, the £121m-capitalised Alumasc Group (LON:ALU) will declare its 2025 results.  Way back at the start of February this year, I featured the group, with its shares then trading at 292.50p, on the basis that I was expecting it to be a steady performer for any portfolio.  Since then, the shares […]

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The Final Results to end-April recently announced by the £410m-capitalised ITM Power (LON:ITM), showed a strong performance and pointed to ongoing growth – but, as yet, the group’s shares have hardly flickered with investor interest, however that could soon change.  The group reported a 50% hike in revenues to £26.0m (£16.5m), but with an increased […]

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Along with this morning’s Interim Results announcement Ashtead Technology Holdings (LON:AT.), the £276m-capitalised group that is a leading subsea equipment rental and solutions provider for the global offshore energy sector, has confirmed its plans to switch its market listing.  The Interim Results  The six months to end-June saw the group report a 23.2% improvement in […]

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In the last day or so the shares of the ConvaTec Group (LON:CTEC) has been one of the standout performers, climbing nearly 6% following the medical products company announcing a chunky share buyback programme of up to $300m.  ConvaTec operates in four chronic care categories, which have market growth rates varying between 4-8% p.a.   It sells over […]

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This morning BATM (LON:BVC), the global provider of advanced telecommunication network infrastructure, cybersecurity and medical diagnostic technologies, has announced its Interim Results for the six months to end-June.  In early May this year the group announced the launch of its new brand identity, marking a significant milestone in BATM's journey, as it aligns more closely with […]

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This morning’s results announcement from Rank Group (LON:RNK), the UK’s £701m-capitalised gaming and entertainments group, reported that the year to end-June saw its group underlying net gaming revenues growing 11% to £795.3m (£716.3m), while its pre-tax profits rose an impressive 248% to £53.9m (£15.5m).  The group’s earnings generated came out some 54% ahead at 9.1p […]

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After last weekend’s exposure by the Telegraph that Mahmud Kamani, founder and Vice Chair of the boohoo group, had used various measures through the group to gain £100,000 for himself, the Frasers Group has sought his removal.  Frasers Group, which is the largest shareholder in the business, is demanding a very necessary independent investigation of […]

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Yesterday the UK-based Costain Group (LON:COST), which creates connected, sustainable infrastructure for the natural resources and transportation sectors, bought a load more of its own shares.  By bringing together its unique mix of construction, consultancy, engineering and digital services, the group provides predictable, best-in-class solutions across the transport, water, energy and defence markets.  £10m Share […]

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I now have an answer to my question of just eight months ago, when I last featured this gaming group’s shares.  On Wednesday 16th October last year, I stated that I had been impressed by the number of recent sizeable ‘insider’ purchases at prices up to nearly 83p a share.  I took the view that […]

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Next week, on Thursday 14th August, ITM Power (LON:ITM), a global leader in electrolyser technology, will be declaring its Final Results for the year to end-April – they should be showing even greater losses.  They may well be worse this year, however, with the flow of alliances and orders coming through the group could well […]

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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 5th August, will see Keller Group (LON:KLR) the world’s largest geotechnical specialist contractor, declare its Interim Results for the six months to end-June.  I am not expecting any surprises, but I do anticipate comment from the company on its confidence as its progresses in its second-half year, which is generally its better […]

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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 29th July, will see the £5.4bn capitalised ConvaTec Group (LON:CTEC) announce its Interim Results for the half-year to end-June, they may not show any surprises, but they should help to showcase the underrating of its shares. The Business It was in the 1960’s that Dr James Chen researched masses of formulations that […]

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Ahead of announcing its Interim Results in September, yesterday Eleco (LON:ELCO) advised the market of its progress in the first half-year to end June.  It showed continued advancement in both its business strategy and its business model.  And one important point to be noted is that the £145m-capitalised specialist software group delivered even further growth […]

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Next Tuesday morning, 29th July, will see the Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) report its Interim Results to end-June this year.   We have already been given strong guidance by the Partnerships, Fit Out and Construction Services group, that its Management is anticipating that its full-year results for 2025 will be significantly ahead of its previous expectations.  […]

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Leading maker of convenience foods the £1.2bn-capitalised Greencore Group (LON:GNC) has this morning issued its Q3 Trading Update for the 13 weeks to Friday 27th June – and yet again it has upped its market guidance.  The good news has helped to push its shares up nearly 11.5%, by 27.50p to 269p.  That has shown […]

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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 22nd July, will see the Kier Group (LON:KIE) announce its Trading Update for the six months to end-June.  I believe that the statement could show the substantial strength of the group’s order book and that it already has more than 80% of its 2026 trading year’s revenues booked.  The group’s declared purpose […]

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The £272-capitalised Norcros (LON:NXR) is a group of market-leading brands that design and supply sustainable bathroom and kitchen products in the UK, Ireland and South Africa, in addition to selected export markets.  I am looking forward to a more positive Trading Update being issued ahead of the group’s AGM next Wednesday, 23rd July, which should […]

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In early April last year, I featured the investment attractions of Premier Foods (LON:PFD) with its shares then trading at around 147p, noting the possibility of a bid for the group at 180p or thereabouts.  Three months later, ahead of the group holding its AGM to approve the 2024 Report & Accounts, as well as […]

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This morning’s First Half Trading Update announced by Hunting (LON:HTG), the precision engineering group, showed a 16% increase in its year-on-year growth to EBITDA of some $69m.  The group’s order book is slightly ahead at around $450m ($439m) whilst it has a tender pipeline of some $1.1bn.  The Directors remain comfortable with full year EBITDA […]

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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 8th July, Synectics (LON:SNX) will be announcing its Interim Results to end-May, they should be good and give off positive signals to the market.  The group’s shares have enjoyed a good run over the last year, having almost doubled from the end-July 2024 price of 170p to around 330p now - and […]

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Tomorrow morning, Thursday 3rd July, Currys (LON:CURY) will be declaring its Final Results for its 53-week trading period to Saturday 3rd May.  Despite hassles and rising cost pressures within the retail sector generally, they should be well received and help to boost the shares of the technology products and services group back above its year’s […]

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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 1st July, will see the £276m-capitalised Kitwave Group (LON:KITW) report its First-Half results, they are sure to show that its shares, at 331p, are undervalued and capable of a rise of over 20% and then still looking cheap.  The Business   Established way back in 1987, following the acquisition of a single-site confectionery […]

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Yesterday RWS Holdings (LON:RWS) bought into the IP of Papercup – no this is nothing to do with drinking containers.   It is potentially a ‘magic’ deal that could help RWS transform its business going forward.  Papercup’s intellectual property creates its unique ability to reproduce a speaker's tone, pace and emotion faithfully.  Its technology combines state-of-the-art […]

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Just as it closes its current year to the end of this month, the UK-based SaaS technology and provider of tools for digital marketing, Dotdigital Group (LON:DOTD), has made a significant acquisition in the States.  The Business  Dotdigital's solutions empower over 4,000 brands across 150 countries.  Set up in 1999, the £225m-capitalised Dotdigital, which is […]

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Yesterday’s announcement by my favourite oil and gas equipment and services group, Hunting (LON:HTG), concerned the £50m cash acquisition of the Northumberland-based Flexible Engineered Solutions.  From what I can see, this purchase makes an excellent fit into the group’s growing offshore and subsea services portfolio.  The FES deal provides Hunting with access to proprietary subsea […]

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Next Monday Kistos Holdings (LON:KIST) will be holding a ‘virtual’ Annual General Meeting, not just to consider the group’s progress in its 2024 Trading Year, but also to approve a Capital Reduction.  If approved that would have the effect of creating distributable reserves and provide the company with the ability and flexibility to return capital […]

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Since its mid-April Trading Update, the shares of Halfords Group (LON:HFD) have risen over 38%, from 124.20p to 172p currently – the big question asked by investors is whether that rise will be sustained.  We should get significant indications on Wednesday of this week, 25th June, when the motoring and cycling products retail group reports […]

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This coming Wednesday morning will see AO World (LON:AO.) report its Final Results for the year to end-March 2025.  We have already seen guidance that the figures will show that the electricals retail group saw some 7% better revenues in the year to around £1.1bn, with adjusted pre-tax profits coming in some 30% improved at […]

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At the start of April, I featured the shares of Alphawave IP Group (LON:AWE) at 117p, following their swift rise from 91.50p on the last day of March.  The reason for that rise was the approach made by the $163bn capitalised NASDAQ-quoted semiconductor group, Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM).  To Bid Or Not To Bid  On Tuesday […]

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Six weeks ago, in my feature on the Seraphim Space Investment Trust (LON:SSIT), I wrote about just how much I liked the look of the trust and how undervalued I felt its shares were at the then price of 50p.  “There is definitely space for growth in this trust’s portfolio valuation, while its shares at […]

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Over the last week we have seen a good per centage rise in the share price of one of the UK Investor Shares For 2025 – SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) – having improved from 59p to 73.80p – a neat 25% upward lift in a week.  Better than that, the shares are up a convincing […]

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It was just ten months ago that Inflexion, the private equity group, took out a 40% stake in GlobalData’s healthcare business – in a £451m transformative deal that switched it into a net cash position.  At that time Mike Danson, the boss of GlobalData(LON:DATA), stated that the deal would give DATA the ability to pursue […]

The post Share Tip: GlobalData – KKR backed out of bid race leaving ICG still in talks – whispers suggest 230p/250p cash bid possible appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

If you are lucky enough to be in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, then perhaps this Thursday you should pop into the offices of Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) at the International Tower for 2.30pm (UAE time) to attend the company’s 2024 AGM.  If you do attend, then could you please listen to the […]

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It will be interesting to see what occurs within the next day for the £1.4bn-capitalised GlobalData (LON:DATA) following the recent announcement of two possible bid proposal approaches.  Especially interesting considering that the declared mission for the group is ‘to help our clients decode the future, make better decisions, and reach more customers’ – so will […]

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Yesterday morning Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) declared its results for the year to end-February 2025 – they were disappointing.  In reaction, the group’s shares fell by 20%, from 651p to close at 520p.  The group is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and […]

The post Share Tip: Bloomsbury Publishing – Despite its falling profits are the Harry Potter publisher’s shares worth tucking away after yesterday’s 20% price collapse?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This group is dedicated to preserving water and enhancing public health by innovating minimally-invasive water and wastewater infrastructure services.  Its acoustic and infrared-based technology solutions are designed to address issues in pipes of all sizes - small, medium, and large diameter - serving residential, commercial, and municipal customers.   These solutions target leakages and blockages in […]

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This morning’s Interim Results announcement from Avon Technologies (LON:AVON) reported a 16.8% increase in group revenues to $148.7m ($127.1m), while pushing its adjusted pre-tax profits up an impressive 70.1% to $14.8m ($8.8m), with its earnings 76.4% higher at 38.8c (22.3c) per share, with only a small 5.6% increase in its interim dividend to 7.6c (7.2c).  […]

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The last three weeks, since the feature article on Monday 28th April, have seen an excellent rise in the share price of the Christie Group (LON:CTG), rising from 85p to the current 138p – a 62% increase in such a short period.  But the question now has to be – is it time to take […]

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This coming Thursday, 22nd May, will see Ashtead Technology Holdings (LON:AT.) hold its AGM to approve its Report & Accounts for its 2024 Trading Year.  The £368m-capitalised group, which is a leading subsea equipment rental and solutions provider for the global offshore energy sector, is growing at quite a pace.  Strong market fundamentals underpin its […]

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The shares of AO World (LON.AO.) are beginning to rise again ahead of the major electrical retailer announcing its Final Results for its year to end-March 2025.  We have already had guidance that the group’s results will show positively, while I believe that they could well show a confident view of the current trading year […]

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This morning’s Interim Results announcement from the Greencore Group (LON:GNC) were excellent.  The company, which is one of the UK’s leading convenience foods manufacturers, showed that the half-year to 28th March saw a 6.5% improvement in its revenues at £922.0m (£866.1m), while its adjusted pre-tax profits were up 105.9% at £34.8m (£16.9m), generating a massive […]

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We have all got this group’s products somewhere in our homes, although we may not recognise them as being made by the Middleton, Manchester-based McBride Group (LON:MCB).  The £257m-capitalised business is the leading European manufacturer and supplier of Private Label and Contract Manufactured products for the domestic household and professional cleaning and hygiene markets.  Share […]

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Ahead of today’s AGM Synectics (LON:SNX) has issued a Trading Update stating that its recent wins across all key sectors continue to support the company's solid order book and encouraging sales traction.  The Business  This group is a leader in advanced security and surveillance solutions that help protect people, property and assets around the world.  […]

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Last Wednesday, 30th April, AG Barr (LON:BAG), the £770m-capitalised branded multi-beverage group, declared that it is now in discussions with a potential buyer for its Strathmore bottled water business.  Just six weeks ago, the group stated that, as part of its new strategic programme, it was looking to ‘discontinue’ that part of its business.  Barr […]

The post Share Tip: AG Barr – IRN-BRU maker’s shares looking good at 687p, big corporate newsflow could push them higher appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Just six weeks ago I questioned whether it was the right time to be buying back into the shares of the UK’s leading electronics and technology products retail group.  The shares of Currys (LON:CURY) were then 88p, with my suggestion that they could well be ready to rise above the 100p level and then forge […]

The post Share Tip: Currys – early signs of recovery in its Nordics regions helps to drive group profit expectations even higher appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This morning’s results from Warpaint London (LON:W7L), the affordable colour cosmetics group, reported a strong showing for the company’s year to end-December 2024.  They revealed that revenues were up 13% at £101.6m (£89.6m), while adjusted pre-tax profits were 33% better at £24.6m (£18.4m), generating earnings up 29% at 23.5p (18.1p) per share, easily covering a […]

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This morning’s announcement of the Final Results for 2024 from the Christie Group (LON:CTG), which offers a range of professional services designed to create ‘value and opportunity’ for its stakeholders.   It enjoys strong market positions in its specialist sectors, offering synergistic services through the ‘life cycle’ of a business and has a high degree of […]

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Tomorrow morning, 29th April, Warpaint London (LON:W7L) will be announcing its 2024 results.  This cosmetics group is on a growth momentum that could be reflected in an improving share price following the results.  The Business  The £311m-capitalised company sells branded cosmetics under the lead names of W7 and Technic.   W7, which represents 64% of branded […]

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Next Monday morning, 28th April, we will see the announcement of the 2024 Final Results from the Mpac Group (LON:MPAC), which is a global leader in high-speed packaging and automation solutions.   I expect the figures to be very good and for the business to point to even better times ahead.  Analysts are anticipating this group […]

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I like the concept of paying 50p for assets worth over 100p a share, especially in these markets.  So, I enjoyed reading a recent Space Industry Overview entitled ‘Space For Growth’ which discussed the sector as a whole and reviewed a number of its UK-based players.  One of the featured companies was the £118m-capitalised Seraphim […]

The post Share Tip: Seraphim Space Investment Trust – world’s first listed SpaceTech fund trades at 50% discount to NAV, shares now 50p, soon to float in the US, ready to blast-off?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This morning’s Trading Update for its year to end-March from discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) was extremely positive and it should help to continue the recent share price acceleration. Extending its growth in underlying operating profits and margins in each of the last ten years, the customised electronics business informed the market that it expects to report, […]

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Two weeks into this year, 15th January, the shares of Hunting (LON:HTG) were looking very strong, having risen 52p to 352.50p the day before following its 2024 Trading Update.  Now the shares are trading at just 246.50p, perhaps reflecting the recent market turmoil around Trump’s Tarriffs.  Activist Pressure  Now, there is a swell of discontent […]

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It could well pay investors to take a view upon the share price recovery of the £429m-capitalised Avon Technologies (LON:AVON) between now and when the group reports its results on Wednesday 21st May.  The Business  For Armies, Navies, Law Enforcement and First Responders, Avon is the leading provider of mission-critical personal protection, with its world-leading respiratory […]

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This was certainly no April Fools joke!  After a bit of a bid-buzz last Monday, 31st March, some five times the number of shares that are dealt on average were traded in Alphawave IP Group (LON:AWE).  The 5,453,997 shares dealt that day, left the closing price at 93.50p.  The next morning, Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM), the […]

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We will have to wait until Thursday, 21st May, to find out just how well the £1bn-capitalised Currys (LON:CURY) group has been trading in its year to end-April 2025.  However, this morning the technology products retailer has updated investors that the group is now expected to see its adjusted pre-tax profits coming in at around […]

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I last featured this company six days before last Christmas, when its shares were 58p, with me calling them up to 80p in due course, while looking at a broker’s Target Price of 112p.  Since then, they have been up to 66.89p but also as low as 47p.  So not quite the performance that I […]

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After seeing this morning’s Final Results announcement from James Fisher & Sons (LON:FSJ) and talking with the group’s CEO and CFO – I have to admit that I am very impressed with what they have done to date in turning around the whole business.  As I have stated before, I have followed this company for […]

The post Share Tip: James Fisher & Sons – a player in the Blue Economy, this group’s shares are a cracking portfolio ‘must’ appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Watch out next Tuesday morning, 25th March, for the 2024 results from Michelmersh Brick Holdings (LON:MBH), the group that produces some of Britain’s premium clay products.   The group declares that:  “We are Britain’s Brick Specialists, leaders of traditional hand-pressed architectural terra cotta and Europe’s trusted clay brick manufacturer.”  It’s timelessly authentic, warm, earthy, natural bricks […]

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Right now could well be a good time to pick up a few shares in Currys (LON:CURY).  In the last year they have risen 72% from 59.05p last March to 101.60p a month ago, since when they have dipped back last Thursday to 85p, they are now slightly higher again.  Between now and 21st May, […]

The post Share Tip: Currys – are this group’s shares, now at 88p, ready to rise back above the 100p level and then forge onwards to 120p? appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

A month ago, this group’s shares were up to 358p each, since when they have eased back to just 325p, that was on Thursday of last week.  The shares of the James Fisher & Sons (LON:FSJ) group are now looking a bit perkier at 337p – and could be ready for a much firmer run […]

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Yesterday one of our Stocks For 2025 – Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) – announced that it has increased still further its massive Order Book, now up to an impressive $558m.   The Business  Founded in Abu Dhabi in 1977, the £190m-capitalised Gulf Marine Services has become a world-leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels.   The […]

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Since Tuesday 4th March when the Kitwave Group (LON;KITW) announced its Final Results for its year to end-October 2024, its shares have put in something of a lacklustre performance.  Upon the results they were went up 4p to 280.28p, before closing that night at 255p.  Since then, they have wavered between 248p and 268.50p – […]

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Perhaps in the face of the recent Bloomberg-amplified rumours of ‘laddish culture’ within the estate agency offices of Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT), it is more than understandable that the group will be looking to change perceived investor images by way of a Capital Markets Day within the next couple of months.  Last week, on Wednesday 5th […]

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Yesterday’s announcement of its 2024 Full Year Results from GlobalData (LON:DATA), the data, insight and technology group showed profitable growth and strong foundations embedded to execute its declared ‘Growth Transformation Plan’ just as it looks to switch on to the Main Market.  The Business  Capitalised at £1.6bn, this London-based group is a leading data, analytics, […]

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The chances are, you are never far from a building or structure built using Forterra (LON:FORT) products.  This company proudly proclaims that:  “Our purpose is to help create lasting legacies.  We create bricks, blocks, precast concrete, paving and many other vital products that keep Britain building.  We provide the building products that help our customers […]

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Next Tuesday morning, 11th March, will see the Costain Group (LON:COST), the UK infrastructure engineering business, declare its annual results for the year to end-December 2024.  We already know that the group’s revenues will show up slightly lower, while it will have increased its profits for the year.  The company, which is capitalised at £282m, […]

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Yesterday’s Interim Results from Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) worked wonders for the construction group’s shares, lifting them 10% higher to close at 384p, valuing the whole business at £391m.  Brokers have reiterated their views on this group’s progression, while I take the view that the group has a solid balance sheet, is debt free, well capitalised, […]

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This morning’s 2024 Final Results from Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT) were impressive.  The group is the largest lettings agent in London as well as being the largest lettings brand in the UK.   It also recorded the highest number of sales agreed in London in 2024.  The 2024 Results  The company reported that revenues in the year to […]

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Now we know what it is doing!  This morning Synectics (LON:SNX), a solutions provider in the growing global security market, announced its Final Results for the year to end-November 2024.  On the back of a 13.6% revenue increase to £55.8m (£49.1m), the group saw its underlying operating profit expand almost 57% to £4.8m (£3.1m), with […]

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I admit it right now; I am not a fashion geek!  So, you will never in a month of Sundays find me wearing a pair of 1460’s.  Now that I have got that out of the way – I reckon that Dr Martens looks right – the shares, not the boots!  The Business  The £637m-capitalised […]

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Known for its iconic styling of its offices scattered across London and nearby counties, as well as the green and yellow liveried fleet of cars, the £188m-capitalised Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT) must be feeling nervous of its public perception. Reaction To Bad Rumours There has been a sudden explosion of comment about the pervading culture within […]

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This morning’s announcement by the protective packaging solutions specialist, the Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF), of its Annual Results for December 2024 were up to expectations.  The markets in which the group operates were challenging throughout 2024 and it reported that its management team had responded effectively, enabling the business to produce a profit performance for the […]

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Last year the £1bn-capitalised motor manufacturer Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (LON:AML) sold only 6,030 of its iconic vehicles, that was 9% lower than the previous year’s 6,620 units.   This morning the group reported its Final Results for the year to end-December 2024 and they were none too clever.  Revenues were down just 3% at […]

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Upon announcing the McBride Group (LON:MCB) Interim Results to end-December this morning, its CEO praised the group’s employees for their hard work and its investors for their continued support, stating that together, they are building a strong, resilient and reset McBride, poised for future success.  The Group built on the momentum of the last financial […]

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This Thursday morning will see Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) announcing its Final Results for the year to end-December 2024.   The protective packaging products group suffered ‘headwinds’ last year, which could well have eased fractionally its sales and profits for the year.   However, the current year should be showing a noticeable improvement, boosted by the mid-January announced […]

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Despite its magnificent rise in price since featuring this private label contract packer’s shares at 24p in February 2023, up over 600%, I still believe that the group’s shares offer significant short-term upside.  The Interim Trading Update from McBride (LON:MCB), issued on Friday 17th January this year, gave investors further confidence of better times ahead.  […]

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Yesterday the shares of SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT), the marine domain awareness specialist, fell by 15.5% to 46.50p, following comments about the company’s founder Simon Tucker published in the Philippines press.  Company Response to Philippine press reports  “SRT notes the recent share price movement and reporting in the Philippine press with regard to the IMEMS […]

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On Tuesday 4th March, possibly one of the busiest days for SmallCaps reporting, one of my recent favourites, Synectics (LON:SNX) will be announcing its 2024 Final Results – and I am looking forward to hearing what the group has to say about its business going forward.  The Business  The Sheffield-based group is a leader in […]

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Within the next fortnight we will see the 2024 Final Results being declared by Kitwave Group (LON:KITW), they will highlight the progression of the wholesale delivery business, together with its potential to carry on moving forward.  The Business  Established way back in 1987, following the acquisition of a single-site confectionery wholesale business based in North […]

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Good news always comes out faster than bad news!  Like the rest of the market, I was looking for the Scottish-based housebuilding and construction group Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) to announce its Interim Results for the six months to end-November 2024 tomorrow morning, as planned.  However, the group declared them this morning – they were good […]

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In just eight ‘trading days’ time, namely Tuesday 24th February, McBride (LON:MCB) will be reporting its Interim Results for the six months to end-November 2024.  Just two years ago, on 28th February 2023, I featured the business with its shares then at 24p, stating that the group’s profit recovery could well start to get its […]

The post Share Tip: McBride – up nearly 44% in five weeks, this group’s shares, now 151p, are still in the ascent  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

After a somewhat lengthy process, the 2022-quoted Main Market listed shell Fintech Asia (LON:FINA) has acquired a very interesting microfinance business and following the ‘reverse takeover’ is now to be renamed as ICFG. Looking at its spread of activity, I would reckon that its shares have a very interesting upside from the current price of […]

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The Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria–based James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) is a leading provider of unique marine solutions in Energy, Defence and Maritime Transport.   The £172m-capitalised group has developed unparalleled operational expertise in harsh environments, delivering specialised solutions across the defence, energy and maritime transport sectors, ranging from offshore wind farm commissioning to submarine and hyperbaric rescue […]

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Yesterday the shares of Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS), one of the UK Investor Shares For 2025, rose impressively to 19.64p before closing at 19.30p, which is well above the 15.85p at which it was featured at the turn of the year.  A couple of weeks later readers could have purchased GMS stock down at 14.70p, […]

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This business intelligence group is shortly to move from AIM up to the Main Market.  That progression for GlobalData (LON:DATA) could well mark an important stage in the group’s growth, while at the same time focus new investor attention to its attributes, which in turn should improve its rating.  The process could take up to […]

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Capitalised at just £24.78m, tinyBuild (LON:TBLD) really is a tiny company that is building up.  Based in the States, with operations there and in Europe, the video games business publisher and developer, which floated on AIM nearly four years ago, has a catalogue of more than 70 premium titles across different genres.   With a strategy […]

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Just two months ago the shares of this £807m-capitalised leading convenience food manufacturing group were trading at 225p, yesterday they fell back to just 183p, however this morning they have shown some good price recovery.  Whether that was in reaction to the unsettled ‘Trade Tariff’ markets or was it possibly following the group yesterday holding […]

The post Share Tip: Greencore Group – it is now time to bite into this group’s shares, its growth continues making them undervalued at 192.60p, brokers TP 250p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This morning’s announcement of a Trading Update for the year to end-December 2024 reports that Warpaint (LON.W7L) had a very positive business period.  The specialist supplier of colour cosmetics stated that it had a strong trading performance last year and has already seen a positive start to 2025.  Last year’s revenue is expected to be […]

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Operating from four locations across the UK - London, Manchester, Bristol, and Swansea – the Made Tech Group (LON:MTEC) is a provider of digital, data and technology services, which enable central government, healthcare, local government organisations and other regulated industries to digitally transform.  The Interim Results  Following on from our predictions of yesterday, this morning […]

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Tomorrow morning will see Made Tech (LON:MTEC) publish its Interim Results for the six months to end-November 2024.  The group’s strategy is to provide software and services to run and improve public services worldwide and it could show a positive outlook despite its challenging backdrop.  The Business  Founded in 2008 and listed on AIM in […]

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Tomorrow morning will see The Alumasc Group (LON:ALU) announce its Interim Results for the six months to end-December 2024, they should be more than positive and help to identify just how attractive its shares are at the current 292.50p.  I am looking for the group to point to its current year sales to continue the […]

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Within the next few weeks we should be seeing Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) announcing its Final Results for the year to end-December 2024.  I believe that, at the current share price of just 105.50p, this £168m capitalised group is looking very undervalued.  A good investor boost may become evident with the group’s accompanying statement on its […]

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This morning’s Q1 Trading Update from leading convenience foods maker, the Greencore Group (LON:GNC), reported that the 13 weeks up to 27th December 2024 showed a 7.5% increase in reported revenues.  With strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, […]

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Yesterday morning’s Trading Update from the Harworth Group (LON:HWG) reported a strong demand for its building plots from a multitude of house developers.  The group is a leading UK sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on over 100 […]

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This morning Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT), London’s leading estate agency and largest lettings agency, has announced its 2024 year-end Trading Update.  It was very positive and should lead to the group’s shares advancing even further.  For the year both revenue and adjusted operating profit are expected to be ahead of market expectations.  Ahead of market expectations, the […]

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Now could well be the time to take a view on the auction market correcting its downturn of last year.  Despite having cut back profit estimates in 2024, the Auction Technology Group (LON:ATG) still managed to show a revenue and profits advance in the year to end-September 2024.  Analysts are looking for further growth this […]

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This group is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on over 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands.   Harworth Group (LON:HWG) specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial […]

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The brake could soon be lifted on the shares of Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS).  The £160m capitalised Abu Dhabi-based group is a world-leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels, with its fleet of 13 SESV’s serving its offshore energy sector customers around the Middle East, South East Asia, West Africa, North America, the Gulf […]

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Ahead of announcing its Interim Results to end-December 2024 on Tuesday 25th February, McBride (LON:MCB) last Friday issued a Trading Update which has really helped to move its shares.  And the further rise has only just started, despite its shares having risen over five times since our first mention.  We featured the group, which is […]

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This coming Thursday, 23rd January, SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) will be holding its AGM and an Open Day at its premises near Bath.  The group, which is one of the UK Investor Shares Of 2025 selected on 30th December 2024, has seen its price increase from a then 42p up to 53p at one time […]

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Last Thursday we highlighted the attractions of Galliford Try (LON:GFRD), the UK construction group, at 363p.  That feature was ahead of the company publishing its Interim Trading Update, which it did on Wednesday.  The investor and market reaction to the statement was quite positive, lifting the shares from 361p to 382p on Wednesday, then up […]

The post Share Tip: Galliford Try – This weeks Trading Update was very positive and this group’s shares at 393p could well soon be breaking into New High territory, Brokers TP 527p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday’s Update for the ten weeks to Saturday 4th January, covering the group’s Peak Trading covering the run-up to Christmas and then the New Year Sales periods, showed Currys (LON:CURY) putting on quite a strong performance.  Certainly, the market approved, by marking the group’s shares up 11.19% on the day, with them closing up 9.17p […]

The post Share Tip: Currys – Brokers up their Target Prices for electricals retail group after its Peak Trading Update, upgrading profit estimates by 5%, shares at 91.40p, TP 170p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday morning Hunting (LON:HTG) issued its Trading Update for the year to end-December 2024 – it was very well received in the market, with investors taking its shares up 52p to 352.50p at one stage, before ending the day at 345p.  So that already shows a good performance from the feature made last Friday when […]

The post Share Tip: Hunting – Brokers still looking for sales and profits to advance this year and next, making the shares very good value, brokers looking for 600p against current 345p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This morning’s announcement from Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) reported another record set of results.  There is a growing amount of business out there for Ramsdens, which is ready to help its customers whether making a jewellery purchase, exchanging currency to enjoy a holiday, or raising cash from their jewellery by way of a loan or a […]

The post Share Tip: Ramsdens Holdings – record set of Finals see brokers increasing their Target Price to 320p a share, against current 235p on just 9 times historic earnings  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Last week, Kistos, which is an independent energy company with operations across the upstream and midstream energy markets, with its offshore and onshore portfolio spanning the UK, Norway, and the Netherlands, issued a Trading Update ahead of its 2024 Finals.  It was a positive statement and highlights the attractions of this £95m-capitalised group, whose shares […]

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Next Tuesday morning will see Hunting (LON:HTG) issue a Trading Update for the year to the end of last month.  In late October last year, the company gave out a lower-than-expected guidance for the year, the effect of which was enough to swipe more than 23% off the group’s shares, seeing them back to 299p […]

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Take a good look at the shares of Galliford Try Holdings (LON:GFRD) ahead of its Interim Trading Update being issued next Wednesday morning.  It has a massive £3.8bn Order Book, and its potential contract strength comes particularly from its Tier 1 status as a contractor within the Water Company sector.  The Business  Operating as Galliford […]

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Are we soon going to see a rage of major discount sales hitting the UK High Streets and shopping centres?  Footfall in the run up to Christmas has been reported has being some 11% down on previous year figures, making two years lower on the trot.  Perhaps it was the British public not actually ’trotting’ […]

The post Earnings preview: After Next sends shivers through the retail sector due to higher wage and other costs, we preview M&S, Tesco, Greggs, Sainsbury and Hilton results appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The former Prime Minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, is believed to have increased his stake in Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS), one of our 2025 selections.  ‘HBJ’ who is believed to own over 3% of Deutsche Bank, has been referred to as ‘the man who bought London’ following the Sovereign Wealth […]

The post Share Tip: ‘the man who bought London’ has increased his stake in this ‘in demand’ Abu Dhabi-based offshore energy services supplier  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

I will have a bet with you.  There is a very strong chance that somewhere around your household there is a product produced by the McBride group.  Two years ago, I featured the company, with its shares then just 24p, since when they have been as high as 145p, before easing back to the current […]

The post Share Tip: McBride – Been up over 600% since I mentioned this private label ‘market leader’ with its shares then at 24p, they are now only 437% up at 105p but look very ready for another rise, especially with news expected next week – TP 175p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

It has been stated that the core objective of the cinema industry has remained unchanged for almost a century – which is basically to provide audiences with a consistently excellent ‘big screen’ experience.  The cinema business has had to constantly reinvent itself to ensure it has continued to offer the best possible experience to customers […]

The post Share Tip: Against a background of bumper cinema slates and ahead of its Trading Update, the shares of the Everyman Media Group, now 52.50p with a TP 180p, could look right for a quick run upwards  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

It has its eye on you - it knows what you are doing, where you are going – whether in a train, on the street, in a casino – or just about anywhere.  Synectics (LON:SNX) is a leader in advanced security and surveillance systems that help protect people, property, communities, and assets around the world.   […]

The post Share Tip: Synectics – there is a good chance that this group’s products are watching you, now you should watch its shares, looking for a 50% uplift  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This morning provided an early Christmas present to the shareholders in Windward (LON:WNWD) following the £216m cash bid from Octopus UK Bidco, valuing the shares at 215p each.  On Thursday 8th August I wrote that   “With some 90% of international trade being carried by sea, it is easily understood why Windward is aiming at the […]

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This morning’s Interim Results from the Aquis-quoted One Health Group (AQSE:OHGR) should inspire investors enough to be tucking a few of its shares away right now.  One Health Group utilises specialist consultants and healthcare managers working together to provide the best possible diagnosis and treatment for its patients.  It is an independent provider of free, […]

The post Share Tip: One Health Group – ‘Bringing healthcare closer to you’ – the shares are looking extremely appealing, with increasing sales, profits and cash, shares 210p, brokers TP 292p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Following this morning’s Trading Update, we now know that the AIM listed independent specialist finance provider Time Finance (LON:TIME) has been doing better than the market has been expecting in its six months to end-November.  Following fourteen quarters of growth in its lending, the company has reported a record lending book, record first-half revenues and […]

The post Share Tip: Time Finance – £53m capitalised group to achieve record current year profits of £7.5m, shares now 58p, I see 80p, while broker TP is 112p   appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Between now and the end of next month there is time to buy into and add to subsequent positions in Van Elle Holdings (LON:VANL).  On the face of it, a lot of investors would assume that this £40m-capitalised group is boring – well yes it, to a certain point.  Boring is part of its business.  […]

The post Share Tip: Van Elle Holdings – well worth getting dug in and ‘piling’ into these shares at 37p, broker value at 68.5p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

After this morning’s AGM Trading Update, market observers are anticipating that the shares of Netcall (LON:NET) will enjoy a progressive 2025.  The Business  Netcall is a UK-based provider of intelligent automation and customer engagement software, that is engaged in design, development, sale and support of software products and services.   Its Liberty software platform with intelligent […]

The post Share Tip: Netcall – with strong revenue visibility and cash flow, this group is a clear organic growth opportunity, its shares, now 101p, have broker values up to 140p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

One of my early Christmas wishes is to be a ‘fly on the wall’ of a certain office in Manchester.  At the end of this week, Friday 20th December, the warring factions of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) and Mahmud Kamani’s boohoo Group (LON:BOO) will be facing each other in a voting contest.  There will […]

The post Frasers Group and boohoo Group – the fight goes on – skullduggery suggested, property sale problems – and a ‘fly on the wall’!  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday’s results from Currys (LON:CURY) were very well received by the market, with its shares shooting up 17.28% in reaction.  The headline being grabbed in the media is that the group has an extra £32m of costs to its operations following the latest Budget increases.  On the face of it the well-copied headlining of that […]

The post Share Tip: Currys – don’t fret about the headlined extra £32m costs because this group’s shares, now 92.65p, have been upgraded to a 155p Target Price  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Before tomorrow’s AGM, on Friday 13th December, it is very likely that we could well see a more positive Trading Update, which could help to call the turn in this group’s dismal share price action.  The Business  The Oldham-based Ultimate Products (LON:ULTP) is the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter, which is the […]

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With its shares currently trading at around the 80p level, Currys (LON:CURY) is valued at some £910m.  However, sector analysts at Panmure Liberum consider that the retailer is trading significantly below its true value.  In particular, the researchers conclude that in ‘true valuation’ terms – based upon the potential disposal of its various operations, the […]

The post Share Tip: Currys – worth over £1.2bn, now valued at £910m, trading on 9 times current year and just 7.8 times prospective earnings, ahead of its Interims, its shares at 80p are rated as a Buy, TP 135p appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The independent technology group Cohort (LON:CHRT) is due to announce its Interims tomorrow.  The Business  Cohort is a holding company, which provides a range of services and products for domestic and export customers in defence and related markets.   The Theale, Reading-based company operates through two main segments: Communications and Intelligence and Sensors and Effectors.   The […]

The post Share Tip: Cohort – Despite having doubled in price this year, I feel that there is so much more left to go for in buying this group’s shares, now 1033p, TP 1163p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Never be afraid of taking advantage of lower share prices of companies that you follow when they are suddenly being hit for six by shock announcements.  The market always overreacts to such news that was unexpected, it is a form of protection some might say.  How many times have we seen it before?  A company […]

The post Share Tip: Solid State – Three weeks ago its shares collapsed by over 50% on shock news, now 123p, brokers looking for 180p, Interims tomorrow – a Buy?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

If you want a ‘smart’ investment for 2025 then look no further than Oxford Metrics (LON:OMG).  This week the £76m-capitalised group announced its final results for the year to end-September, they were not impressive in performance but digging deeper into what the group has and does, together with its balance sheet, gives the shares some […]

The post Share Tip: Oxford Metrics – providing a bridge between the physical and digital world, this cash loaded group’s shares are trading at 60p, while analysts look for 95p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Less than four months ago just before the late August Interim Results announcement, I noted that the shares of Costain Group (LON:COST) the UK infrastructure engineering company, then at 89p, were far too cheap.  Since then, the sector, in which it is a major player, has been rocked by the collapse of the ISG Construction […]

The post Share Tip: Costain Group – The latest contract win helps to show just how cheap are its shares at 104.50p, TP 135p, on just 7.3 times earnings!  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

As I said last week when AO World issued its latest Interim results – I really do like to see companies upgrading their market guidance.  It is especially noteworthy in the current economic environment which is generally voicing sluggish performances.  So yesterday’s results from my favourite food group – Greencore Group (LON:GNC) – pleased me […]

The post Share Tip: Greencore Group – Wonderful performance over the last year – shares have doubled in eight months, with more to come  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

It may be too early for some readers, but I have a number of companies within my Smaller Quoted Companies sector that I really fancy for a good run in 2025.  One of the list is London’s leading estate agency the Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT).  And following another read-through of the group’s recently announced Q3 Trading […]

The post Share Tip: Foxtons Group – Valued at £179m, making £23.6m profits in 2025 and still on the acquisition trail – shares now 59p, while analysts have valuations up to 134p!  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Do not worry about the delays Simon, just keep on winning and bringing in the new orders.  It must be an incredibly difficult and tortuous task negotiating with and contract preparing with overseas government bodies.  But that is what SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) has been patiently handling over the last few years, as it has […]

The post Share Tip: SRT Marine Systems – £93m world-leading group has pipeline of £1.2bn sales potential, with £320m contracts booked  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Next Tuesday morning will see the announcement of the final results for the year to end-September by the Greencore Group (LON:GNC), the world’s biggest sandwich maker.  And I am not talking about the size of its sandwiches, but instead the number that they produce for retailers of all sorts across the UK and Ireland.  The […]

The post Share Tip: Greencore Group – Ahead of next week’s finals this unique food group’s shares still look great value despite the 73% rise in the last seven months  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

I do like to see companies increasing their guidance given to the market, especially in these times.  Just such a case for example is one of my favourites, the AO World (LON:AO.) electrical retail group, which on Tuesday of this week, 26th November, announced its Interim Results to end-September.  The figures were very good, while […]

The post Share Tip: AO World – Latest interims upgraded to progressive profit growth, shares rated as a buy, highest AIM 150p, now just 109p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Taking a view on just how quickly a company can recover from shock losses is one of the most rewarding ways of investing in these markets.  Catching the opportunity of the swift pull-back in a company’s share price as it reacts to the latest piece of corporate news enables aware investors to gain some advantage.  […]

The post Share Tip: Severfield – A few bridges too far, delayed not cancelled growth, with brokers cutting its TP from 130p to 105p, but shares now 56p offer ‘recovery upside’  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Just over a month ago Celebrus Technologies (LON:CLBS) updated investors about its trading for the six months to end September – it showed the Board’s confidence in producing another year of progress.  It was also anticipating the delivery of a full year performance in line with management expectations.  Next Tuesday morning the company will declare […]

The post Share Tip: Celebrus Technologies – Tuesday of next week sees this cash-laden data solutions group declare improving Interim results, shares 305p, brokers TP 450p   appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

In his latest moves against Mahmud Kamani and his £390m-capitalised boohoo Group (LON:BOO) business, Mike Ashley and his 73% owned £3.37bn valued Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) have taken off the gloves and ready to start getting stuck in for a fight.  By way of a Shareholders Meeting, Ashley is demanding that Kamani be removed from the […]

The post Frasers and boohoo – The battle really is hotting up now, Ashley is going for Kamani’s jugular, while the massive loss-making online fashion group continues its struggle  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

One of the best, if not the best, performer in the market yesterday was a tiny loss-making company – Ferro-Alloy Resources (LON:FAR).  Its shares reacted to some very positive corporate news, rising throughout the day to close up over 120% higher at 5.16p, valuing the company at £24.9m.  The company, which is a vanadium producer […]

The post Share Tip: Ferro-Alloy Resources – Smithers marketing study opens up massive potential for this £25m company, with its shares exploding 130% – More to come?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

At the start of last month, it looked as though there was going to be a handbag-swinging duel between the two largest shareholders in the Mulberry Group (LON:MUL).  The Somerset-based company is the UK’s largest manufacturer of luxury leather goods.  There was a period, years ago, when the bags were totally ‘chic’ and could fetch […]

The post Mulberry Group – The two billionaires are now going to have to play a ‘waiting game’ as the new CEO tries to sort out the loss-making bag maker  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

After the recent spate of global elections, it would be totally understandable for investors to consider that the pollster companies were making a fortune.  However, it may not be that way at all.  For instance, take a look at YouGov (LON:YOU), the group that describes itself as the #1 most-quoted market research source worldwide, being […]

The post Share Tip: A good ‘Recovery Punt’ with brokers pointing to futher gains? Is a bidder lurking? appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

On Thursday of this week, 21st November, I would like to see a positive statement from Speedy Hire (LON:SDY), certainly good enough to rekindle some upward action in the group’s share price.  Currently, they are trading at around the 29.80p level, while analysts are valuing them at up to 51.7p.  The Business   Speedy Hire, which […]

The post Share Tip: Speedy Hire – The shares of this hire group look to be a good growth recovery stock to purchase ahead of Thursday morning’s interims announcement  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

What is the expression?   All the world likes a ‘trier’!  And certainly, that is how I consider Mike Ashley, especially in his recent efforts to gain more retail sector dominance.  Don’t get confused with the term ‘chancer’ because, unless you know differently, I do not believe Ashley to be such a person.  Just like a […]

The post Mike Ashley – Certainly one of life’s ‘triers’ – but will he get it on?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

On Wednesday of next week, 20th November, Renold (LON:RNO), the chain and transmission equipment group, will be reporting its Interim Results for the six months to end-September.  They should be showing a good set of figures and a near record order book for the full year to end March 2025.  On broker’s estimates the group’s […]

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Take a look at this £15m group, the Artificial Intelligence platform for transport corridor analytics.  Despite its size, it is winning more contracts across the world, giving its shares some real upside potential.  The Business  The group is a leader in infrastructure monitoring through automation and machine learning.   This company produces specialist hardware and software for […]

The post Tip: Creating safer, more efficient and sustainable railways, this group is winning new business across the globe   appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

We will have to wait until Thursday 19th December for the next Trading Update from Time Finance (LON:TIME) – but we now know that the AIM listed independent specialist finance provider is doing better than the market has been expecting.  The Business  Time Finance helps UK businesses thrive and survive through the provision of flexible […]

The post Share Tip: Time Finance – this £54m capitalised group is in line to achieve current year profits of £7.5m, shares now 58.50p, broker TP 112p   appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

What a total debacle!  It would not be at all surprising to hear that shareholders in Team Internet Group (LON:TIG) are very concerned about the way this cash-generative global internet services business has fallen out of grace.  Despite yesterday morning’s ‘resilient’ Q3 unaudited financial results for the nine months to end-September – which declared that […]

The post Team Internet Group – A dealings enquiry? Massive share buyback programme value loss created on borrowed money – Calls for corporate control change  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Investors beware!  There are always people in the know, when you are not.  And they take advantage of that knowledge, to the disadvantage of shareholders.  So it was last Friday when the shares of Team Internet Group (LON:TIG) fell back from the 138p level at which some 202,911 shares were traded the day before.  They […]

The post Share Tip: Team Internet Group – Did the bad boys hit the shares and are they now covering back?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Last Friday morning, 8th November, saw CyanConnode Holdings (LON:CYAN) announcing its Interim Results- they were very positive and clearly point the way for the technology group to break into profits in the current year.  In early September, the £40m capitalised group’s shares were trading at just 7.50p.  That was very different from the 29.85p level […]

The post CyanConnode – Breaking into current year profitability on the back of a record order book, shares 10.5p brokers TP 26p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Next Monday, 11th November, will see the announcement from the marine domain awareness specialist SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) of its Fundraising details covering its latest mega-$213m contract.  The Business  Founded in 1987, the company was formerly known as Software Radio Technology and changed its name to SRT Marine Systems in July 2016.   Based at Midsomer […]

The post SRT Marine Systems – £88m group achieving a new level of digitised maritime domain awareness, wins and finances a $213m mega-contract – shares 41.35p TP 65p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) is continuing to turn up the volume of its contention with the way that Mahmud Kamani is running the boohoo Group (LON:BOO).  It all heated up again yesterday as Frasers published an Open Letter to boohoo that is stirring the pot even more.  Following market whispers that Umar Kamani, one […]

The post Frasers Group/boohoo Group – ‘This has to stop. What will they try next? Desperate people do desperate things.’ – The Dispute Continues   appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Getting your brand name out there is so important for any company looking to score retail success.  Although headlines may tell you otherwise, it never happens overnight, it is a slow process getting noticed and then acclaimed.  So yesterday’s news from Sosandar (LON:SOS), that it has signed a licensing agreement with NEXT should prove very […]

The post Share Tip: Sosandar – New agreement with NEXT will boost this group’s brand awareness, and its profitability, shares now 9.90p, brokers TP 31p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Are the shares of Braemar (LON:BMS) a ‘sell’ before tomorrow morning’s Interim Results are announced?  After a recently lowered guidance, the six months to the end of August this year are expected to show almost stand-still revenues of £75m (£74.9m), while the half-time underlying operating profit is likely to be gently better at £7.6m.  The […]

The post Braemar – A sale or a purchase ahead of tomorrow’s interims? Either way the group looks wide open to a predator while its shares, now 248p, are so cheap, brokers TP 380p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

You don’t have to own an Aston Martin to realise its total style and performance ability.  The last three to four years have been somewhat bumpy for the company, but I do believe that with its super-wealthy clique of investors clearly backing the group in its strategy, it has the potential to perform very well […]

The post Share Tip: Aston Martin Lagonda Global – risk-tolerant Investors should now be taking a positive view appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

In a very quick snub for Mike Ashley’s demands, this morning it has been announced that the ailing boohoo Group (LON:BOO) has appointed former JD Sports and currently Debenhams CEO, Dan Finley, 41, as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer.  Finley has been involved in the boohoo Group’s fast-growing digital department store, since he was appointed […]

The post Frasers Group and boohoo Group – Lightning speed appointment of new boohoo CEO puts Frasers’ Ashley at a disadvantage  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

I really like these figures – 1.8, 2.9, 5.6, 7.2 – and investors should do too!  In million pounds sterling they represent the four-year profit span for Venture Life Group (LON:VLG).  Yesterday the self-care products group bought another big line for its portfolio.  The Business  Venture Life, whose products are sold in over 90 countries […]

The post Share Tip: Just Take A Look At This Group’s Impressive Profit Growth Profile, Its Shares Are Looking Undervalued At 42p, Insider Buys, Brokers TP 68p appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

At 11am on Thursday morning (31st October) this very interesting business will be holding its AGM in Sedgefield, County Durham – I would just love to be there and have a look around the various plant and premises – why?  The simple answer to that is that I consider Filtronics (LON:FTC) to be a growth […]

The post Share Tip: Filtronic – Two Years Ago This Tech Group Was On 535 Times Earnings, Last Year 54 Times, Now On Just 19.7 Times – That Is What Growth Is All About – Not To Be Missed  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday’s Q3 Trading Update from Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) showed continuing growth in turnover and profitability.  Following on from recent contract wins the group, which is a leading provider of advanced self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels serving the offshore oil, gas and renewables industries, has inspired broking analysts to increase their Price Objectives for the group’s […]

The post Share Tip: Gulf Marine Services – The Q3 Trading Update Was Positive And Guided Higher, Shares Now 18.90p With Brokers Looking For 30p appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Following up from last Thursday’s Q3 Trading Update issued by Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT), I would rate the shares of London’s leading estate and lettings agency as a Buy.  Rothschild Called In  I last featured the company in early May this year, when it was noted that the group had called in Rothschild merger and acquisition […]

The post Foxton’s Group – Is This Estate And Lettings Agency In A Bidder’s Sights, The Q3 Update Points To An Uplift, Shares 60p, Brokers Increased Aim Is 94p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The writing has been on the wall for some months now – boohoo Group (LON:BOO) has what could be terminal problems unless something really kicks its Board into proper remedial action.  Just standing back and agreeing to some fairly stringent and expensive funding terms as it desperately attempts to straighten its balance sheet could give […]

The post Frasers Group and the boohoo Group – Just What Will Be The Outcome As Biggest Shareholder Ashley Demands Action?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

To buyers of inexpensive wines, the name of Virgin Wines UK (LON:VINO) will be well known, probably from the group’s continual advertising programme.  To be fair, it is not just inexpensive, but also of higher quality bottles in which the company specialises.  Its marketing really appears to be building up its active customer numbers, especially […]

The post Virgin Wines UK – Cost Reductions And Operational Efficiencies Driving A Big Corporate Recovery, Broker’s TP 85p, Now 38p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

I do realise that investors may well find the background of the ASA International Group (LON:ASAI) as somewhat unexciting – however, I take the view that buying into a company whose earnings are predicted to grow at 32% per annum, is really quite an attractive situation.  The Business  ASA International provides small socially responsible loans, […]

The post ASA International Group – Microfinance Group Q3 Update Shows Continued Growth, Broker Going For 148p Value, Shares Now 67.50p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Real gamblers might like to take a look at the shares of Deltic Energy (LON:DELT) – they are currently bumping along on their backside at just 4.65p, after having fallen from the 44p last seen in mid-April this year.  A Big Change  Yesterday morning the group announced an Operational and Strategic Update, together with a […]

The post Deltic Energy – Selene Well could prove to be transformative, shares at 4.65p rated as a Speculative Buy by its Brokers – but with what Target Price?   appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Tomorrow morning Sosandar (LON:SOS) will be announcing its Trading Update for the six months to end-September.  I have a feeling that the statement could well indicate that the women’s clothing group is going to bounce back into profits in the year to end-March 2025.  Although its shares are trading on a heavy price-to-earnings ratio, I […]

The post Sosandar – Capitalised at £26.7m, with £8m cash, making £1m profit, this growth-focussed women’s clothing group’s shares look inexpensive at 10.75p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Geophysical data collected by Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) covers some 375,000 kms, as well as the logs of some 32,000 drill holes – so it is a fair bet that diamonds will be found in due course. As BOD Chairman John Teeling states: “Our mineral database in Botswana is simply vast. Too big for timely analysis […]

The post Botswana Diamonds – At The Current Price These Shares Are Cheaper Than Option Money, While Broker Has A Price Direction 14 Times The Price appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Perhaps the writing was beginning to show up faintly on the wall when Zytronic (LON:ZYT) earlier this year signalled lower year-on-year sales. In mid-May, when announcing its Interim Results to end-March, the Blaydon-upon-Tyne based group, which is a leading specialist manufacturer of touch sensors, reported sales down from £4.7m to just £3.3m at half-way. The […]

The post Zytronic – Could This Prove To Be A Good Trade Ahead Of Strategic Review Results? appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Is it now a good time to have a gamble with The Rank Group (LON:RNK) – I think it is a fair bet. Tomorrow morning the company, which is a leading international gaming, leisure, and entertainment group offering exciting and entertaining customer experiences, in venues or online. The group’s mission appears to be ‘excite and […]

The post Rank Group – Ahead Of Tomorrow’s AGM Trading Update – Time To Take A Bet With This Gambling Group, Analyst Aims Up To 120p, Shares Now 86p appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The Cambridge-based 1Spatial (LON:SPA) yesterday announced its Interim Results for the six months to end-July.  The £74.5m capitalised group, which is a global leader in Location Master Data Management software and solutions, reported a 5% increase in its first-half revenues to £16.2m (£15.5m) and an encouraging 60% fall in its pre-tax losses to £0.2m (£0.5m […]

The post 1Spatial – Yesterday’s Interims Show The Recent Contract Wins Giving The Group Added Attractions, Brokers Going For Up To 140p For Its Shares, Now 66.50p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

I have met many, perhaps too many, company bosses that put in little effort into their businesses and expect it all to happen for them.  However, I have never met Mike Ashley or his son-in-law Michael Murray but I have an immense admiration for their efforts to drive value for Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) shareholders, especially […]

The post Frasers Group – The Duo That Obviously Need Little Sleep, Making Deals Apace, They Have To Be Followed Closely – boohoo, THG, Mulberry, Shopping Centres etc  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Earlier this month Good Energy Group (LON:GOOD), the 100% renewable electricity supplier and leading innovator in clean energy services, announced that it was paying up to £6m for the acquisition of Amelio Enterprises.  Trading as Amelio Solar, it is a Lincolnshire-based solar installation company with a strong presence in the commercial solar sector and extensive […]

The post Good Energy Group – Latest Solar Acquisition Should Be Helping To Heat Up This Group’s Share Price, Brokers See Them Worth Double  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Two months ago I wrote about, what I considered to be, the attractions of investing in the shares of Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX), the specialist lending group.  That was on Tuesday 6th August, after the pawnbroker and jeweller had reported a positive Trading Update for its year to end-September.  The Business  The Middlesbrough based group, which […]

The post Ramsdens Holdings – The Shares Of This Diversified Financial Services Group Look Far Too Cheap On Just 8 Times PE, Broker Price Aim Is 305p, Now 207.5p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

It may be of little comfort to shareholders of the Belfast-based shipyard group Harland & Wolff (LON:HARL), but over the weekend, we have learned that one of its ‘partners’ is interested in taking the company out of its Administration state.  The Spanish State-controlled Navantia Group is said to be in ‘exclusive’ talks with Teneo, the […]

The post Harland & Wolff Group Holdings – Could A Spanish State Rescue Be On The Horizon  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Ahead of next week’s announcement of its Interim Results to end-July, due on Monday morning, 1Spatial (LON:SPA), one of the global leaders in Location Master Data Management software and solutions, yesterday informed the market of a significant $1.4m contract for the United States Forest Service.  That is yet another key federal department as a client […]

The post 1Spatial – Further Good New Contract News Spurs Shares Into Action, Will Next Monday’s Interims Add To The Upward Push?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The Trading Update issued by the Greencore Group (LON:GNC) yesterday showed continued strong momentum in the convenience foods maker’s final quarter of its year.  As well as upping its market guidance, it was positive enough in its content to see its shares close up nearly 9% better at 196p.  And I believe that there is […]

The post Greencore Group – Shares Up 73% In Six Months, Getting An Even Better Taste, Ups Market Guidance, Now Looking For 200p/225p Range Plus  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The high price-to-earnings ratio of the shares of Netcall (LON:NET), standing at some 26 times pe does not put me off having a very positive view of its prospects.  In fact, I am looking forward to seeing just what the leading provider of intelligent automation and customer engagement software reports tomorrow morning when it is […]

The post Netcall – With Finals Due Tomorrow These Tech Shares Have Upside Attractions, Brokers Aim For 130p/140p – now 85.5p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

‘Be Bold, Be Open, Be Responsible, Be Imaginative’ – those are the values that the Mulberry Group (LON:MUL) promotes to its employees.  I would guess that Mike Ashley, who controls 73.3% of Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) and his CEO son-in-law Michael Murray, may well have different views about those corporate edicts.  The £84m capitalised loss-making handbag […]

The post Is It Billionaire Handbags At Dawn, Or Is Ashley Just A Petty Poison For Challice? Will Frasers Make A 130p Cash Bid For Mulberry Shares Now 120p?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Generally, news that a company is about to undertake an operational, financial and strategic review is not seen as a good omen.  So what is going to happen at Hummingbird Resources (LON:HUM) – which late last week announced that it had just received another $20m loan from CIG SA, its largest shareholder?  It is also […]

The post Hummingbird Resources – Big Changes Underway Could Prove Transformational For This Gold Producer, Broker’s Speculative Buy Price Aim Is 17p, For Shares Now Just 6.7p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

On Wednesday 30th October, Avacta Group (LON:AVCT), the cancer treatments and diagnostics life sciences business, will be presenting a live Research & Development Spotlight entitled Next Generation of pre|CISION Medicines.  It is expected that there will be keen investor interest to hear what the group has to say about its pre|CISION platform.  The Business  Avacta […]

The post Avacta Group – Exploring NASDAQ Dual-Listing And Divesting Its Diagnostics Division, Analyst Has 188p Valuation, Shares Now 45.5p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Despite the share price action after last week’s Interim Results announcement, I have not lost my confidence in the progress of the £71m valued ASA International (LON:ASAI) microfinance group.  On Monday 9th September, they were trading at 87p, on the basis of being on 6 times current year current year earnings and just 4.5 times […]

The post ASA International – Microfinance Group Will Soon See Its Potential Reflected In Its Improving Share Price – Broker Upped Price Objective To 148p, Now 71p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Despite yesterday’s Interim Results announcement from the Venture Life Group (LON:VLG) I still consider that the company’s shares are a bargain.  The group’s principal activities are the development, manufacture and distribution of healthcare and dermatology products.  The Half-Time figures to end-June showed sales standing still at £23.5m, while its adjusted pre-tax loss increased to £1.6m […]

The post Venture Life Group – Just 9 times current year and 7 times prospective earnings, while brokers predict 52% uplift – well worth the ‘venture’  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Late last week dealing volumes in the main market listed Neo Energy Metals (LON:NEO) were almost doubled following news that it had signed formal documentation for its South African 90Mlb Uranium Acquisition at Beisa North and Beisa South.  The Business  The shares of this Uranium developer and mining company are also quoted in South Africa on the independent stock […]

The post Neo Energy Metals – Uranium Acquisition Boosts Broker’s Valuation to 19 Times Current Price – Offering Massive Upside  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

It has been reported over the weekend that there have been some ‘heavy’ discussions about the ongoing crisis within the boohoo Group (LON:BOO).  Biggest shareholder in the online fashions empire is Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group (LON:FRAS), far outnumbering the holding of co-founders Mahmud Kumani and Carol Kane.  And now, it is said, Philip Green, the […]

The post boohoo Group – Kumani, Ashley and Green involved in recovery discussions, with demerger of various brands under consideration  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday’s Interim Results announcement from CT Automotive Group (LON:CTA) for the six months to end-June saw sales revenues down from $68.2m to $60.5m, however its adjusted pre-tax profits were up convincingly at $4.1m ($2.5m), showing an almost doubled margin of 6.7% (3.7%).  The company’s earnings more than doubled to 4.7c (1.7c) per share, while the […]

The post CT Automotive Group – Oversold Shares Now Very Capable Of Big Uplift, Broker Is Looking For Them To Double  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

We have already had a pointer that the coloured stones group was facing some challenging markets with lower auction prices received and expected for its gemstones.  However, I believe that the shares of the Gemfields Group (LON:GEM) are substantially undervalued, so if they come back in price after this Friday’s Interim Results announcement, I suggest […]

The post Gemfields – Risk-Tolerant Investors Get Ready To Buy Cheap Stock, Interims Due On Friday, Shares Totally Undervalued  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday’s Interim Results from the itim Group (LON:ITIM) were better than expected.  The group, which is a SaaS based technology company that enables store-based retailers to optimise their businesses to improve their efficiency, effectiveness and financial performance, reported revenues up 19% in the first half year to end-June.  In reaction the group’s shares put on […]

The post itim Group – ‘Retail Engineers’ Report Positive Interims And Strong Cash Generation, Broker Ups Estimates  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Plans are currently being delayed by ‘procedural matters’ in this group’s application for a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.  On Tuesday 13th August the hopes were that CleanTech Lithium (LON:CTL) had submitted its Prospectus for a dual-listing on the ASX.  It also inferred that it was hoping to raise up to A$20m in the […]

The post CleanTech Lithium – ASX Dual-Listing Process Slowed Down By ‘Procedural Matters’ Sees Shares Gyrate  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This coming Thursday, 26th September, Sosandar (LON:SOS) will be holding its AGM in Wilmslow, Cheshire.  It will sign off on a small loss-making year’s business, just £0.3m down on a £46.3m turnover, but it is not so much about what happened last year, instead confirming that the current year to end-March 2025 will see the […]

The post Sosandar – AGM Due On Thursday For Women’s Fashion Group Now Recovering Into Profits, Shares Now 10p, Brokers Predict 31p   appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

On Thursday 18th July, I asked whether the shares of EKF Diagnostics (LON:EKF) were a Buy at the then 31p.  Since then, they have been up to 32.90p and down to 26.30p – after this week’s Half-Year Report, I answer my own question.  Now at 28p, I consider that the shares of this £125m capitalised […]

The post EKF Diagnostics – The Shares Of This Profitable Global Business Are Now 28p, Brokers Predict 39p  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

On Tuesday of this week, 17th September, this £8m capitalised group announced an awful set of results for the year to end-April.  Its shares, which were 13p at the beginning of this month, are now on their backside and looking friendless.  However, I ask the question – are they too low not to be purchased?  […]

The post Coral Products – From Their Current 9p These Shares Could Rapidly Rise As The Reorganisation Reaps Rewards  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Don’t worry about the lower figures reported in yesterday’s Interim Results from Good Energy (LON:GOOD) – its shares are substantially under-rated.  The group, which is a supplier of 100% renewable power and an innovator in energy services, reported a strong first half of the year during a period of normalised trading and stability, with solid […]

The post Good Energy – Despite Lower First-Half Revenues, Broker Predictions Are For 53% Increase In Earnings, With Price Objectives Of Twice The Current Price  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Tomorrow morning will see the largest publisher on Facebook, LBG Media (LON:LBG), declare its Interim Results for the six months to end-June – they are expected to be showing good figures and a positive statement.  The Business  LBG Media is a global digital entertainment business with a focus on young adults and a leading disrupter […]

The post LBG Media – Looking For A Favourable Guidance For The Balance Of Its Trading Period  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Tomorrow morning Warpaint London (LON:W7L) will be announcing its Interim Results for the six months to end-June.  I hope that the accompanying statement will be bullish enough to get the shares, now 540p, running back up to the 650p level seen at the start of this year.  The Business  The company proudly declares that its […]

The post Warpaint London – Cosmetics Group, Profitable Since Its Start In 2002, Has Its Interims Out Tomorrow – Shares to 650p?  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Four years ago, Matt Moulding brought his loss-making The Hut Group to the market, raising a total of £1.88bn in the process, valuing the business at £5.4bn.  The 376.27m shares were offered at 500p each, with some £920m worth of new money going into the group’s coffers, and the balance paid to vending shareholders, including […]

The post THG – Surely There Is No Need To Rush Into The Shares Before Next Week’s Interims  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Earlier this week hVIVO (LON:HVO) reported its Interim Results to end-June, they showed a 30.6% first-half growth in revenues to £35.6m, while its EBITDA was 67.6% higher at £8.7m, with end-period cash up at £37.1m (£1.3m).  The group is a fast-growing specialist contract research organisation and the world leader in testing infectious and respiratory disease […]

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The news that the boohoo Group (LON:BOO) is going to shut it 1.1m sq.ft distribution facility in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in the States must be part of the ongoing reconstruction going on within the group as a whole.  The US distribution centre only started operating in August last year and will cease to operate within the […]

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This particular group, which used to be called SOCO International, declares that it has the elements for sustained success.  It operates with a lean, efficient structure, designed to identify and realise value for all its stakeholders.  Now called Pharos Energy (LON:PHAR) it is an independent energy company with a focus on sustainable growth and returns […]

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At the end of this month Venture Life Group (LON:VLG) will be announcing its Interim Results for the six months to end-June.  I believe that they will show a significant advance for the year as a whole, while pointing to a very much better year in 2025.  The Business  Venture Life develops, manufactures and distributes […]

The post Venture Life Group – Vertical Integration Creates Better Margins In An Ever-Expanding Market – 45% Upside  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

You have to admit that Bill Gates is no fool.  Having made absolute fortunes out of identifying and then developing Microsoft, with his wife he started to use part of their joint wealth to help the world’s needy.  Way back in 2007, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made a $20m loan to the thennewly […]

The post ASA International – Shares On 6 Times Current Year And 4.5 Times Prospective, Offering 50% Upside  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Next Tuesday will see the Wythenshawe, Manchester-based Renold (LON:RNO), hold its AGM – which should also see a Trading Update being issued ahead of the meeting.  It is an engineering group delivering engineering products and solutions, manufacturing and selling power transmission and conveyor chain, as well as selling torque transmission products.  I am a big […]

The post Renold – Buying Opportunity Ahead Of Next Tuesday’s AGM Trading Update, 30% Early Upside  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

For every 250 shares held in Falcon Oil & Gas (LON:FOG) investors will shortly receive just 1 new share in the re-named Beetaloo Resources Corp.  This share consolidation move could prove to mark a turning point in the fortunes of this British Columbia, Canada-incorporated business, which is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, while its technical team […]

The post Falcon Oil & Gas – Major Change Of Focus Will Drive Investor’s Interest Ahead Of A US Listing, Broker Expecting Six-Fold Increase In Value  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Next Wednesday, 11th September, Pan African Resources (LON:PAR) will be declaring its 2024 Final Results for the year to end-June, they should be very good, showing at least a 50% increase in pre-tax profits.  It has helped that the price of gold has been on the rise over the last few years – the recent […]

The post Pan African Resources – Gold Produced At $1,350 An Ounce, Achieved $2,021 Average Last Year, Expecting More This Year  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Netcall (LON:NET), a leading provider of intelligent automation and customer engagement software, will announce its 2024 Final Results next month.  They should be good and point to even better profitability in the current year.  The Business  The UK-based enterprise software company helps organisations achieve digital transformation.  The group’s Liberty software platform, with its Intelligent Automation […]

The post Netcall – Achieving Business Goals Fast, That’s What It Is All About – £152m Capitalisation With £31m In Cash  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

On Friday 19th July, Chariot Limited (LON:CHAR), the African-focused transitional energy company, announced a Placing, Subscription and Open Offer for new shares at 6.5p in a $9m plus fundraising.  The net proceeds of the issue are to be used to strengthen the balance sheet to continue to progress and deliver value from Chariot’s portfolio of […]

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Next Tuesday morning, 3rd September, GetBusy (LON:GETB), the productivity software group, will announce its Interim Results for the six months to the end of June.  Although they will continue to indicate the possibility of an adjusted pre-tax loss for the year, I am not put off from following this company.  That is because it is […]

The post GetBusy – Growth In Its ARR Will Push The Bottom Line, Interims Due Next Tuesday, Brokers Look For Shares To More Than Double  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Next Monday, 2nd September, will see hVIVO (LON:HVO) cancelling dealing of its shares on the Euronext Growth Market.  This is quite a sensible move by the £200m capitalised contract research group, it will consolidate trading of its stock into its primary AIM listing, especially as the company’s main operations, the majority of its employees, as […]

The post hVIVO – Foundations Laid For Strong Performance In The Months And Years Ahead, Institutions Building Up Stakes Ahead Of Interims  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Only capitalised at just £48.3m, the shares of Condor Gold (LON:CNR and TSX:COG) could well be in for an early uplift in price.  Analysts at its broker, SP Angel, currently have a valuation out on the group’s shares of 97p, which is some four times its 23.5p market price.  The Business  It is a gold […]

The post Condor Gold – The Sell-Off Of Its La India Gold Project In Nicaragua Is Getting Very Close And Aided By Soaring Gold Price  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Last Thursday Facilities by ADF (LON:ADF), the leading provider of premium serviced production facilities to the UK film and high-end television industry, announced a cracking and very strategic acquisition, which I believe will get its shares moving a great deal higher.  They could well double within the next year.  The Business  The ADF production fleet […]

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In the last nine months, Neo Energy Metals (LON:NEO) has undergone quite a transformation.  If a certain London broker’s analyst is proved right, its main-market listed shares could have a massive upside.  Having risen 23% yesterday, they are now priced at just 1.01p each, while the Price Objective is a massive 20p!  The Business  The […]

The post Neo Energy Metals – Immediate Low-Cost Exposure To The Uranium Sector, Shares Predicted To Rise Nearly Twenty-Fold  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

A couple of weeks ago Getech Group (LON:GTC) raised £1.5m by way of a Placing and Subscription for 75m new shares at just 2p each.  Next Tuesday, 27th August, will see the company’s shareholders approving the funding issue at its General Meeting.  The new monies raised will go towards additional working capital and in helping […]

The post Getech Group – Building Up Its ARR And Now Freshly Funded, Shares Of This Leading Locator Of Sub-surface Resources Could Be ‘Option Money’  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The global markets will have a strong interest in just what is discussed and decided at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday of this week.  Will it see Jerome Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, bring about the lowering of US interest rates after he pontificates about the US economy.  Jackson Hole  The Federal […]

The post Gold Reaching New Highs As Investors Get Concerned About Jackson Hole – Some Real Gold Facts  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The £245m capitalised Costain Group (LON:COST) is due to announce its Interim Results tomorrow morning.  With some £700bn of infrastructure investment expected over next decade the group will continue its role as a major player in the sector.  It looks to shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem […]

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Tomorrow morning will see the UK’s largest pawnbroking company, the H&T Group (LON:HAT), declare its Interim Results to end-June.  As far I can see it this group’s shares are massively undervalued and are overdue for a re-rating.  The Business  The principal activities of the £175m capitalised group include pawnbroking, gold purchasing, retail of new and […]

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Next Tuesday morning (20th August) Windward Ltd (LON:WNWD), a leading Maritime AI company, will announce its Interim Results for the first six months of the current year.  I would expect it to significantly improve its first-half performance and its prospects, which could be sufficient to boost the current year and future estimates.  The Business  Windward […]

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At the start of this month the shares of the electrical and technology retail group Currys (LON:CURY) were trading just above the 83p level.  Then the big shake-up in the Tokyo and subsequently the global markets hit prices on Monday of last week, with the shares dropping to 71.60p at one point.  Last night, with […]

The post Currys – Shares Are Undervalued Ahead Of Its AGM Trading Update In Three Weeks, With Bid Possibilities In For Free  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Ahead of its final results being announced on Tuesday 29th October, this morning Ultimate Products (LON:ULTP) has issued its Pre-Close Trading Update for the year to end July.  The group, which sells to over 300 retailers across 38 countries, specialises in five product categories: Small Domestic Appliances; Housewares; Laundry; Audio; and Heating and Cooling.   Its […]

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The Sheffield-based energy storage company ITM Power (LON:ITM) will be announcing its finals on Thursday morning (15th) and they will not be as bad as previously feared.  Green Hydrogen  The declared vision of the business is to help the world reach net zero through the power of green hydrogen.  Net zero is the internationally agreed […]

The post ITM Power – Net Zero Green Hydrogen Firm Cut Loss Guidance By 25% – Finals Due This Thursday Should See Better Ratings  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

As the Paris Olympics close, following Tom Cruise’s abseiling into the Stade de France as an effort to wave in the 2028 Los Angeles games, there remains a big question over the value of Going For Gold.  In a report by Oxford Economics, the leader in global forecasting and quantitative analysis, it is claimed that […]

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Tomorrow morning Chariot Limited (LON:CHAR) shareholders will be expected to vote through approval for the group’s recent fundraising.  It should be voted through with little objection, which will then see the group’s new shares being dealt in the market on Wednesday morning.  The July announced capital funding sought to raise a net $6.4m by way […]

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Just a week ago this group’s shares were trading at 207p, since when the shake-up in global markets at the start of this week knocked them back over 20% to 168p.  As the markets have started to show some resilience, the shares of Team Internet Group (LON:TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) have lifted slightly to the current […]

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The London-based GCM Resources (LON:GCM) has reported that its staff at both its Dhaka office and at its Phulbari facilities are safe and in good spirits.  The departure of the country’s Prime Minister on Monday followed weeks of disruption across the country.  Major Project  The company has identified a high-quality coal resource of 572m tonnes […]

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As if the growing threat of China’s Shein, the world’s largest fashion retailer, attacking its marketplace and threatening a UK quote, was not enough of a problem, now it is having major hassles on its balance sheet.  boohoo group (LON:BOO), the £160m a year loss-making group of online clothing retailers, has called in FTI Consulting […]

The post Boohoo – Sale & Leaseback Of London Office Block Part Of Debt-Solving Plans But A Lot More Needed  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The shares of Maintel Holdings (LON:MAI) are up 5% this morning, in response to the £36m capitalised telecoms and data services group informing investors of its Trading Update for the first half year to end-June.  Despite the provider of cloud, network and security managed communications services, reporting a 1.8% fall in its revenues to £46.6m […]

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Pawnbroker and jeweller Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) has issued a positive Trading Update for the year ending on the 30Th September.  Only two months ago it had given a strong indication of good business in the current year, so this morning’s news is even better news.  The group, which is based in Middlesbrough, operates from 169 […]

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It is going to take another twenty days before hVIVO (LON:HVO) starts to save money on its shares being quoted on the Euronext Growth Market.  This morning the fast-growing contract research group has announced that it is cancelling its ability to have the Euronext facility, which will come into play as from 2nd September.  As […]

The post hVIVO – Weaker Market Generally Plus Euronext Cancellation Could Give Good Buying Opportunity  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

After the market closed last night NCC Group (LON:NCC) made an announcement that could be quite important to the recovery of this cyber security and software escrow business.  NCC Group is trusted to protect and secure its customers’ critical assets and is used by Governments and major corporations glbally.  It is an information assurance business […]

The post NCC Group – Ahead Of Profitability Expectations, Now Big Disposal Gives Added Rejuvenation Potential  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

In this morning’s June Quarter Update from Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) the group is determined to get total control of its Havieron gold-copper project.  The £377m-capitalised Greatland is a mining development and exploration company focused primarily on precious and base metals, its flagship asset is the world-class Havieron gold-copper project in the Paterson Province of Western […]

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Just over a year ago, 3rd August 2023, this £109m-capitalised group announced its First Half Trading Update, I am hoping that we will see it doing similarly within days.  That could give private investors the chance to slip into a small position in the stock ahead of hoped-for positive news.  Its shares, which were up […]

The post Creo Medical – First Half Trading Update Due Shortly Is Expected To Show Strong Positives  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

There are not many companies quoted on the London markets that have nearly quadrupled in price this year alone – but the £157m-capitalised Filtronic (LON:FTC) is certainly one that has to date.  Its shares have risen from 21.30p on 2nd January to a recent peak of 80p, before easing back to the current 72p.  And […]

The post Filtronic – Low Earth Orbit Space Market Helps This Group To Really Take Off – Finals Tomorrow  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

It was interesting to note that Octopus Investments has this week upped its stake in hVIVO (LON:HVO), the company that operates the world’s largest commercial human challenge trial unit.  The investment group now holds 7.61% of the group’s equity, having increased its stake by 72% to a total of 51,804,020 shares.  Last Tuesday some 49,372,402 […]

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Capitalised at just over £820m, this FTSE-250 Dublin-based group is a leading manufacturer of convenience foods in the UK, whose products, it is a fair assumption, we have all tasted at some time or another.  Could even be repeatedly if you are consumer of sandwiches sold at any of the UK’s supermarkets and other retail […]

The post Greencore Group – After Q3, Brokers Claim It Has The Ingredients To Become Bigger, Better And More Rewarding For Shareholders  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Investors prepared to take early-stage positions in companies offering massive market potential really should be putting 1Spatial (LON:SPA) into their portfolios.  Today this group is only capitalised at £78m, yet it is on the verge of boosting its revenues significantly within just a few years, which could see it valued at several times more than […]

The post 1Spatial – Do Not Underestimate The Significant Growth Potential Of This Global Spatial Awareness Specialist  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday Brave Bison (LON:BBSN) issued its Trading Update for the first six months of its current year.  On net revenue up just 1% to £10.1m for the six months to end June, the digital advertising and technology services reported that it has made a 20% advance in its adjusted pre-tax profits to £1.8m.  In that […]

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On Tuesday of next week, 30th July, we should be seeing the world’s biggest sandwich maker declaring its Q3 Trading Update covering the April to end-June period.  E-Coli Outbreak  The Statement from the Greencore Group (LON:GNC) should cover an update on the effect of the e-coli outbreak in mid-June and the actions that the group […]

The post Greencore Group – Will The E-Coli Outbreak Munch Into This Food Manufacturers Profits In 2024 – Q3 Update Next Week Could Allay Any Such Fears  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

With one of the world’s largest research networks YouGov (LON:YOU) will certainly have gained more credence and business, especially as the world seems to be going in and out of Elections.  However, the recently issued Current Trading Update noted that following its H1 results it has been seeing lower sales bookings than had been previously […]

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With its management expectations that 2024 will be a year of significant momentum in terms of both EBITDA margins and cash generation, it will be very interesting to see how this global integrated medical diagnostics business has fared in the first half of this year. Based in Cardiff, with sites in five other countries, EKF […]

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Get ready to really getting switched on to see a major marketing of Microsoft’s Copilot+PC range of services, with Currys (LON:CURY) being the exclusive UK partner.  The Microsoft product was launched in 2023 but it is now gaining big market awareness.  Designed to work with Microsoft 365 applications and Bing, Copilot is an AI-powered tool […]

The post Currys – Partnering With Microsoft’s Copilot AI, This Technology Retailer Is Heading Higher In Price – AGM And Update Due Soon  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Adverse cost pressures, particularly in copper material price rises, which have hit the £10m capitalised Strip Tinning Holdings (LON: STG),will now materially impact revenue and profitability in the current financial year, with the company expecting FY24 and FY25 financial performance to be behind market expectations. This morning the group has guided that it now expects […]

The post Strip Tinning Holdings – Despite Recent Major Nomination Wins Near-Term Headwinds Push Back Break Into Profits – Shares Fall 25% appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Big news has been announced by genedrive (LON:GDR) this morning and it has got the group’s shares on the run higher – some 33% up at 3.70p in the first couple of hours trading.  The £20m capitalised company is the Manchester-based ‘point-of-care’ pharmacogenetic testing company for use in emergency healthcare.  Its Kits  It is developing […]

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This morning SolGold (LON: & TSX: SOLG) has announced that it has entered into syndication with Franco-Nevada (70%) and Osisko Bermuda (30%) to provide $750m project advancement funding for its world-class Cascabel Project in Ecuador.  The Ecuadorian government has shown strong support for the Cascabel Project, recognising its potential to significantly boost the Ecuadorian economy.  […]

The post SolGold – Shares Leap As Copper/Gold Resources Group Pulls Off Major $750m Financing For Its World-Class Cascabel Project  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

At just £13.1m, it doesn’t have a large market capitalisation but Aberdeen-based The Parkmead Group (LON:PGM) does have some interesting potential.  It is an independent energy group focused on growth through gas, oil and renewable energy projects.  As at 31 December 2023, the group had £15.4m of net assets of which £9.2m was held in […]

The post Parkmead Group – Poor Gas Prices Hit The Last Year But This Tiddler Has Strength In Its Cash Balance and Its Resources appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

On Thursday of next week, 18th July, Premier Foods (LON:PFD) will be holding its AGM at its St Albans premises in the Centrium Business Park.  Ahead of the 11am meeting the group will be issuing its Q1 Trading Update, which should be positive in its outlook for the balance of the current year to end […]

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“Our vision is to be the UK’s leading secure cloud services provider to the SME market.   We want to provide a compelling proposition to customers as cloud optimisation experts and a managed service provider that delivers the right cloud for the right workloads, which is secure by design.”  That is a very clear strategic aim, […]

The post iomart Group – Getting Bigger, Better And Bolder With A Very Strong ARR, Shares Looking Cheap  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

This little software solutions business, which is capitalised at just under £12m, is now beginning to turn around from losing money over the last three years. Recent new business wins and existing contract renewals will help to drive its ARR to well over 75%. I like that, especially if ongoing operating costs can be contained […]

The post itim Group – Tiddler Turning Into Whopper With Recent Big Contract Wins, Making Shares Start To Appeal appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

being declared by Aptitude Software (LON:APTD) – it should be positive and help to point investors to the company’s potential upside. This company last reported an annual recurring revenue of 71.5%, with 55% of its sales in the UK and 45% from the rest of the world. The Business Investors with good memories may well […]

The post Aptitude Software Group – AI Autonomous Finance Developer Seeing Profits Increase – H1 Trading Update Due Within Days appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

It is ‘music to my ears’ – especially when this company clearly states that: “Annual Recurring Revenue, driven by selling our Celebrus software, is a core focus for the business to drive more value for our shareholders. Our goal, given the nature of our business, is to have ARR comprise roughly 75% of our total […]

The post Celebrus Technologies – Next Tuesday Sees Good Set Of Finals Being Announced, Broker Predicts The Shares To Almost Double appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Adventurous investors should be ready for a wild ride in the shares of a small Artificial Intelligence company that is now moving apace. Last October Cykel AI floated on the Aquis Exchange, taking the first stage of its potential development on what is sure to become a much-watched project. Earlier this year a Main Market […]

The post Mustang Energy and Cykel AI – Are You Ready For A CYKlone Of A Wild Ride? appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

“Our primary purpose is to connect the abundance of Africa’s energy resource with energy-hungry urban and industrial sectors as well as underserved populations.”  Chairman George Canjar of Chariot Limited (LON:CHAR)   The company declares that its mission is to create value and deliver positive change through investment in projects that are driving the energy revolution.  It […]

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Late last week the shares of Mosman Oil & Gas (LON:MSMN) put on a 15% spurt in its ‘penny share’ price.  Capitalised at just under £6m, the Australian-based company is looking very much more interesting of late.  The Business  It is a helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon exploration, development and production company with projects in the […]

The post Mosman Oil & Gas – This Group’s Australian & US Helium Interests Are Getting Gassed Up, Shares Could Double  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Yesterday Bolivia was at the centre of international news, with some military unrest coming to the fore.  The question now is will there be good Bolivian news evolving at the Hilton London Paddington at Midday on Monday 9th July, which is when Clontarf Energy (LON:CLON) will be holding it AGM covering its 2023 results.  The […]

The post Clontarf Energy – Hoping For Further Lithium News In AGM Update On Monday 9th July  appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Invinity Energy Systems (LON:IES) is a manufacturer of vanadium flow batteries. Its technology centres on vanadium redox, a set of reactions first demonstrated in the early 1980s. It has the largest installed fleet of modular VFB batteries in the world, with installations at dozens of sites worldwide. The group, which today announced its results for […]

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As the new pinnacle of ferocious front-engined Aston Martin limited edition specials, the group is about to launch its new Valiant model. Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (LON:AML) anticipates that first deliveries are due to commence in Q4 2024, with the Valiant making its public debut within the next fortnight, at the 2024 Goodwood Festival […]

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The Isle Of Man registered Petro Matad (LON:MATD) is looking to raise $8.5m by way of a Placing and a Subscription by a Director, together with a $0.5m Retail Offer of new shares at 2.0p each. The net proceeds of the Capital Raising will primarily be used to complete and put Heron-1 on production, drill, […]

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After last Thursday’s profit warning by YouGov (LON:YOU), the international online research data and analytics technology group, its shares almost halved from the 838p they reached during the previous day’s trading, to close at just 440p. As if that was not bad enough, they fell again yesterday to as low as 412p at one stage, […]

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Former Conservative Party Treasurer and major donor Michael Spencer is building up his open position in the shares of the Alaska North Slope oil and gas group Pantheon Resources (LON:PANR). Michael Spencer Billionaire Spencer, 69, aka Baron Spencer of Alresford, is better known for his ICAP business, a world-leading intermediary in the wholesale financial, energy […]

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Within the retail fashion sector, the buzz over the weekend was that Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) was negotiating to relieve Matt Moulding’s THG (LON:THG) ‘empire’ of its Coggles retail operation. Set up way back in 1974, Coggles today is a premium international fashion retailer home to over 200 men’s and women’s designer collections from […]

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The Trading Statement at yesterday’s AGM for Futura Medical (LON: FUM), the consumer healthcare company behind the award-winning Eroxon® product, was bullish. The £108m capitalised group specialises in the development and global commercialisation of innovative and clinically proven sexual health products. Futura’s Lead Product Its lead product is Eroxon, has been developed for the treatment […]

The post Futura Medical – Rising Upside Could Well See Shares Doubling By Next February, If Not Before appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

The Guernsey-incorporated Gemfields Group (LON: GEM) is a world-leading responsible miner and marketer of coloured gemstones. The company, which is also listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE:GML), is the operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique. It also holds controlling interests in […]

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Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector – effectively it was a ‘Buy-To-Build’ vehicle. A senior management team, with a wealth of experience within the sector, was put in place and on 27th March 2007 the company acquired Bristol Street Motors, the 13th largest […]

The post Vertu Motors – Ahead Of Next Tuesday’s AGM The Shares Of The UK’s Fourth Largest Motor Retail Group Could Be Moving Higher appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Ahead of announcing its Annual Results on Friday of next week, 28th June, Premier African Minerals (LON:PREM), the multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company focused on Southern Africa with its RHA Tungsten and Zulu Lithium projects in Zimbabwe, has this morning issued an Update on its Zulu Project. The conditioning tank delivery and commissioning remains on track […]

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Just two weeks ago the shares of the self-proclaimed ‘UK’s most trusted electricals retail group’ AO World (LON:AO.) were up at 116p. On 27th March they were trading at 89.85p, that was the day before the group issued its Full Year Trading Update to end March 2024. Its Finals will be released on Monday of […]

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Late last week the Greencore Group (LON:GNC), the world’s largest sandwich maker, announced that it is taking the precautionary step of recalling various sandwiches, wraps and salads because of possible contamination with E. coli, it has not been detected in those products, but they are being recalled as a precaution. The products called back were […]

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Are the shares of the £71m capitalised data transfer company Cirata (LON:CRTA) being chased by investors far above their real value? In the last six weeks alone, they have risen almost 120% from 38p to a High of 85p – a performance that confounded many market observers who have looked at how the Sheffield-based company […]

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Today’s AGM Trading Update from the Christie Group (LON:CTG) was really quite positive. On 9th April I featured the company suggesting that the group’s shares were ready to reflect the recovery that was underway. The shares were then 92.5p and I reckoned that they could be a very interesting Recovery Stock, with aims of trading […]

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After the recent market fallback due to the forthcoming General Election a number of short-term investment situations are beginning to show up. Perhaps, none more so than Ultimate Products (LON:ULTP). We did it before – now let us do it again – just aim at the 180 ! The Business In early April I noted […]

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In an event something like the one said to have taken place between David and Goliath, the AGM of THG (LON:THG), due to be held on Monday 24th June, could well turn out be an interesting meeting. Activist investor Kelso Group Holdings (LON:KGHP) has declared its objections to the way that Charles Allen, Chairman of […]

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After the market closed last night Helium One Global (LON:HE1) announced that it is raising a minimum £8.0m, by way of a cashbox placing of 1,600,000,000 new shares at just 0.50p each, a 56.5% discount to the mid-market closing price of 1.15p. The company, which is based in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, is […]

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Suggesting that Warpaint London (LON:W7L) is a great success story of British enterprise, analysts Darren Shirley and Clive Black at Shore Capital recently upgraded their current year forecasts by some 26% to look for adjusted pre-tax growth to £23.3m, generating 22.6p of earnings per share. Warpaint sells branded cosmetics, its W7 brand is sold in […]

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Just four weeks ago the shares of Adriatic Metals (LON:ADT1) were trading at 253p, by the middle of last week they had fallen back to 196p, before closing on Friday night at a slightly improved 203p. From this level, market analysts are said to be looking for a recovery back to and then above the […]

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The $332.5bn assets California State Teachers’ Retirement System is going after the Boohoo Group (LON:BOO) together with 48 other investors in seeking more than £100m in compensation after reports in 2020 that alleged its suppliers in Leicester were mistreating workers caused its share price to plummet. Alison Levett QC was asked by the fashion group […]

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One stock that performed very well yesterday was Strip Tinning Holdings (LON:STG),with its shares leaping from 51p overnight to a top of 84p, before closing at 70p, but still showing an impressive 37% gain on the day, following some 665,000 shares having been traded. The Business The Birmingham-based company manufactures specialist flexible electrical connectors related […]

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Avacta (LON:AVCT), the £148m-valued life sciences company targeting cancer treatments and diagnostics, is expected to see an adjusted pre-tax loss of some £41.3m (£23.6m), on the back of just a small increase in revenues to £23.9m (£23.2m) for the year to end December this year. The company has two divisions: a clinical stage oncology biotech […]

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SolGold, the developer of a world-class copper-gold project in Northern Ecuador, has announced that it has signed off a significant contract for its flagship Cascabel Project that covers an area of approximately 50 square kilometres located in Imbabura province. It is a mineral exploration and development company, that explores for and develops mineral properties in […]

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There is a bit of a renewed buzz in the market concerning the shares of technology products retail group Currys (LON:CURY). They put on a clear 7.21% gain yesterday, closing up 5.15p at 76.60p, after a massive 7.68m shares were traded. The sparking of interest came after broker Berenberg upgraded its view of the group’s […]

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The interim results from Greencore (LON:GNC), the major manufacturer of convenience food, saw a 6.4% fall in revenues to £866.1m (£925.8m), while its adjusted pre-tax profits were up 397.1% to £16.9m. In reaction its shares leapt nearly 20% to 165.60p. Major Recovery As I suggested in my article in late March this year, the group […]

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With the significant backing of the Oman-based Eclipse Investments, the £65m capitalised Aminex (LON:AEX) appears to be looking forward to reporting ‘decisive’ news in 2024.  The Dublin-based company is engaged in the exploration, appraisal, development, and production of oil and gas assets, reserves, and resources.   The company operates through Producing Oil and Gas Properties, Exploration […]

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With some 280 stores across the country, it is surely a sign of the times when the UK’s largest pawnbroking group reports, in its AGM Trading Update issued today, that it has seen yet another record month for the demand for its pledge loans. That makes records being broken for three out of the first […]

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What do the French-based ELEVA Capital, Ennismore Fund Management, GSA Capital Partners, GLG Partners and the Hong Kong investment managers Qube Research & Technologies have in common?  The answer is simple – they are all ‘short’ of the shares in the Kumani’s online clothing empire.  In total their positions represent a bearish 5.05% chunk of […]

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Late last night the molecular diagnostics company genedrive (LON:GDR) declared that it is seeking to raise over £6m of fresh funds, through a deeply-discounted issue of new shares at just 1.5p each. The shares of the Manchester-based company, which serves the medical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries in the UK, Europe, the U.S., and internationally, closed […]

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To get ‘the best bang for your buck’ must be the most important need for companies marketing themselves across the globe.  And that is just where Ebiquity (LON:EBQ) comes in.  Over 70 of the world’s top 100 advertisers select the group as their trusted independent media adviser.  This morning the £56m capitalised company reported its […]

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Next Tuesday this £176m capitalised estate agency group will be holding its AGM covering its 2023 results, which were gently better than those of 2022. The Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT), which is London’s leading estate agency and largest lettings agency brand, with a portfolio of over 28,000 tenancies, saw revenues of £147.1m (£140.3m) for the year, […]

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As if Covid was not impactive enough, last year this company was hit for six by a bout of strikes within the industry of its main clients.  This Friday morning will see the business reveal just how badly it fared – but it could also declare just how it will be fighting back this year, […]

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Tomorrow morning will see the announcement of the 2023 Final Results for Warpaint London (LON:W7L) – they will show a significant advance in both sales and profits for that year. Yesterday the group’s shares leapt over 4% to trade 18p higher to close at 465p, after touching 474p at one stage. Although already rated on […]

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In the last year or two this £35m capitalised group has been facing some uphill struggles and the 2023 Final Results, which were due to be announced tomorrow, have been delayed. The questions in the market are just what could have changed since the end January Trading Update? The Business Founded in 1991, Maintel (LON:MAI) […]

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There are continuing mutterings in the market that there could soon be some corporate action in the equity of Currys (LON:CURY). We already know that the technology products and services retailer has been up on the screens of several of the Private Equity houses, as well as those of some of its competitors. Two Recent […]

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Yesterday saw a massive dealing volume in the shares of Severfield (LON:SFR) and it could well pay investors to take note.  Could it be more than reaction to imminent results, or is something afoot?  The Business  The Thirsk-based group, valued at some £179m, is involved in the designing, manufacturing, fabrication, construction, and erection of steelwork […]

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Don’t worry about the awful figures about to be reported for 2023 by this £24.5m valued business, because recovery is now well underway for this year. Within the next few weeks, we should be seeing the announcement of the 2023 results from this professional services group. Its shares now look ready for a strong recovery […]

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There has been a very recent accretion of shares by one of this pottery group’s Swedish-based shareholders – begging the question what is behind this latest move? It is even more interesting after the group, just two weeks ago, announced a collapse in its 2023 profits from £8.0m to just £3.0m, slashing its earnings by […]

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We all know its products! This food producer’s brands include Ambrosia, Angel Delight, Atora, Batchelors, Be-Ro, Bird’s, Bisto, FUEL10K, Homepride, Loyd Grossman, Marvel, McDougalls, Mr Kipling, OXO, Paxo, Plantastic, Saxa, Sharwoods, Smash, The Spice Tailor, and also a licence with Cadburys for cakes, home baking and ambient dessert products. The group, which is the UK’s fourth largest […]

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Apart from being major retail names, tell me what do the following companies have in common? Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Sainsburys, Morrisons, B&M, Co-op, B&Q, The Range, Express Gifts, Action SystemeU, Iceland, Boots, Dunnes, The Works, Continente Modelo, Primark, Robert Dyas, Factory Shop, Amazon, Avon, The Range, Homestore and More, JTF, Argos, House of Fraser, The […]

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Towards the end of February the £528m capitalised Greencore Group (LON:GNC) completed its second share buyback programme, taking out 15.4m shares at an average of 97.16p each over a four month period. That takes the food group’s buyback spend up to £50m in total since late May 2022, in its effort to value return those […]

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After presenting at our Investor Conference at the London Stock Exchange (LSEG) 13th March, we explore Cornish Metals and its progress towards restarting tin production at the South Crofty tin mine. Key facts CORNISH METALS (LON & TSX-V: CUSN) Market capitalisation: £50.5m Price: 9.35p 52-week high/low 16p / 8.90p Analyst Valuation per share: 32p – […]

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The UK Investor Magazine was delighted to welcome 1Spatial to our Investor Conference at the London Stock Exchange 13th March. In this article, we feature geospatial SaaS company 1Spatial, summarising its investment case as presented by the team at last week’s event. Key facts 1Spatial (LON:SPA) Market capitalisation: £66m Price: 59p 52-week high/low 65p / […]

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Last week UK Investor Magazine presented four interesting companies at The London Stock Exchange. The evening, which was well attended by audiences both in the theatre and online, featured Corporate Updates by each of the companies followed by questions and answers. In this article, we feature NextEnergy Solar Fund and summarise its investment case as […]

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This group’s shares look cheap ahead of its imminent results. Wiring, LED lighting, EV chargers and portable power equipment is what drives this Telford-based business, and it markets its products across the globe. ‘Bringing power to life’ is the group’s proud proclaim, while it describes its purpose as helping people to harness power sustainably in […]

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Just as the world’s shipping market is starting to suffer from the current turmoil in the Eastern Mediterranean waters around Israel, there is a Lightship clearly showing a preferred route.  There are now very worrying signs of the significant and persistent disruption in the Red Sea, due to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attacking some 24 […]

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‘Better the devil you know’?  Just what has SONIA got to do with this multisite fabrication company?  Investors can’t believe that a 53-year old Eurovision Song Contestant from Liverpool has anything to do with Harland & Wolff.  Surely, she has no importance in just how the offshore and maritime engineering services group will fare in […]

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Jay Cheatham, the CEO of Pantheon Resources (LON:PANR) sounded very excited about the Netherland Sewell & Associates intensive review of the Lower Basin Floor Fan reservoir of the company’s Kodiak project on the North Slope of Alaska. “This really is a big deal.  A credible third-party estimate of nearly one billion barrels of recoverable liquids […]

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Some 19.77m shares of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (LON:AML) were traded last Friday, with the market abuzz with rumours of an early bid from China. One assumes that if such a bid actually transpires it would emanate from Geely Holdings, the Chinese automobiles manufacturer that now holds some 16.66% of the luxury car maker’s […]

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The star performer this morning has been Beacon Energy (LON:BCE), the full-cycle oil and gas company whose shares have risen nearly 42%, with some 1.47bn traded as I write. Today’s news that has excited the market concerns the announcement that the company’s Schwarzbach-2(2.) well has encountered good quality oil-bearing reservoirs in the Meletta-Schichten sandstones and […]

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The £28m capitalised Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (LON:COPL) group has announced its Second Quarter 2023 Operational and Financial Highlights to end June. COPL is an international oil and gas exploration, development, and production company actively pursuing opportunities in the United States with operations in Wyoming. The company operates two production Units: Cole Creek 100% Working […]

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Greatland Gold plc (LON:GGP), a leading precious and base metals focused mining development and exploration company, has today announced an update on the Havieron gold-copper project, its flagship asset, in the Paterson Province of Western Australia. The world-class Havieron gold-copper project was discovered by the £377m capitalised Greatland and is presently under development in joint […]

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Against the backdrop of Clinton Cards talking about going into administration it was a very pleasant surprise for investors in Card Factory (LON:CARD) to see the positivity in today’s Trading Update. Its shares have opened 16.5% higher at 103.5p. The £304m capitalised group, which is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, gifts and […]

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Following on from news earlier this week of a possible £70m contract win the Belfast-based ‘strategic infrastructure projects’ group Harland & Wolff Group Holdings (LON:HARL) has announced the creation of a new technology subsidiary. To be based in Aberdeen, the UK’s energy capital, the new company HWT notes that new technologies within the marine market […]

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The leading provider of hydrogen powered generator technologies AFC Energy (LON:AFC) has today announced a very interesting Joint Venture with the UK’s leading tools and equipment hire services company Speedy Hire (LON:SDY). AFC Energy, which gained a £4.8m UK Government Grant a few days ago, provides hydrogen energy solutions, to provide clean electricity for on […]

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Lawrence Stroll’s Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (LON:AML) has today announced better than expected half-time results. The £2.5bn capitalised luxury car maker reported that in the six months to end June its total wholesale volumes were up 10% at £2.95bn (£2.67m), while its revenues were 25% increased at £677.4m (£541.7m), with its pre-tax loss halved […]

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Hummingbird Resources (LON:HUM) is a leading multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction gold producing company, whose vision is to continue to grow its asset base, producing profitable ounces. It has two core gold projects, the operational Yanfolila Gold Mine in Mali, and the Kouroussa Gold Mine in Guinea, which are expected to more than double current gold production once at commercial production. The company also […]

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This morning THG (LON:THG) has announced that in its efforts to simplify and streamline its operations, together with reviewing its loss-making categories and territories, it has sold off its THG OnDemand subsidiary to its existing management team. It has also sold its specialist cycling equipment provider ‘ProBikeKit’ to the Frasers Group. The disposals raised a […]

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This morning’s H2 Trading Update from DX (Group) (LON:DX.) reported that the delivery solutions business will show some 10% uplift in revenues to £470m (£428m). The group’s brokers have both come out positive and have upped their estimates. Performing up to Management expectations, the parcel freight, secure courier and logistic services business has seen its […]

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Following news earlier this week of two important contract wins analyst Daniel Slater at Zeus Capital is rating the shares of Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) as a Buy, expecting its shares to treble in value. The Business The group is a world leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels. Its fleet of 13 SESV’s […]

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Following a recent trip to Sweden, Mark Watson-Mitchell reports on an absolute corporate giant that is changing our environment Thinking big, acting fast and getting things done! Working quietly in the background, this group is a major player on the European business stage, the Swedish-based Vargas Holding, is a premier force in accelerating decarbonisation. The […]

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Almost a year ago the shares of Tekcapital (LON:TEK) were trading at 34p, they have since then fallen by over 70% to the current 9.75p. It declares that its investment objective is to achieve long-term growth of net assets and returns on invested capital through the commercialisation of university discoveries that can make a positive […]

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At long last it looks as though Petro Matad (LON:MATD) is going to be granted access to the Block XX Exploitation Area. That is very important news for the group and could well lead to the first oil flow from its significant Heron oil discovery, before the end of this year. The group is involved […]

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The needed upgrades to the field gas gathering system for Canadian Overseas Petroleum (LON:COPL) are nearing completion. President and CEO Arthur Millholland stated that the group is now progressing on all fronts and, after the temporary shutdown of certain induction and production wells, is quickly returning to its previous production peaks, while also looking to […]

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At the start of this year the shares of the Bolton-based AO World (LON:AO.) were changing hands at just 52p. After suffering some inevitable trading hurdles after Covid-19, the group had been looking to recover its momentum. The company operates through online retailing of domestic appliances and ancillary services to customers in the UK, selling […]

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Despite having a contracted order book of some £900m, extending over the next seven years, Harland & Wolff Group Holdings (LON:HARL) the Belfast-based infrastructure facilities group is reckoned to have only turned over £28m in the year to end December 2022. Surprisingly, perhaps worryingly, the company is still in the process of completing its audit […]

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Todays announcement of the final results from Petro Matad (LON:MATD) for the year to end December 2022 contained no surprises by the Mongolian oil company. The group’s net loss after tax was $2.95m (loss $2.1m). Operationally, the company is drilling ahead at Velociraptor-1, and making steady progress on securing the consents in order to begin […]

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Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) has this morning announced some exciting drilling results from its continuing development at its Havieron project. The group, which is a mining development and exploration company focused primarily on precious and base metals, classes its flagship asset as its world-class Havieron gold-copper project in the Paterson Province of Western Australia. The prospect […]

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Predator Oil & Gas Holdings (LON:PRD), the Jersey-based group, which in mid-March raised £2m at 5.5p per share to cover its works programme costs, has issued an Interim drilling Update on its MOU-3 well in Morocco. It has encountered unexpected overpressured shallow gas at that well while appraising its Moulouya Fan primary reservoir target. Group […]

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Just where is Frasers Group’s Mike Ashley going with his latest share accumulation in ASOS (LON:ASC), he now holds nearly 10% of the equity and is unlikely to stop there. During the pandemic, the group saw a jump in revenue, from £2.7bn in 2019 to £3.3bn in 2020 and £3.9bn in 2021 and similar in […]

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Private investors appear to be increasingly unsettled about the way that Matt Moulding, boss of THG (LON:THG), comments to the press. And it may well be a subject of several questions at the forthcoming AGM for the online retail group. Moulding has not hidden his views about his experience with the City and investors, both […]

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Apart from announcing that it has the support of ANZ Banking, HSBC Bank and ING Bank in an Aus$220m seven-year funding line for its Havieron gold-copper project, the Western Australian gold prospector has declared its latest connection with Rio Tinto Exploration, the wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto. Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) has entered into a […]

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This morning’s Trading Update from this AIM-listed industrials company has seen its Broker up its ‘fair value’ for the group’s shares some 17% from 21.6p to 25.2p, 50% higher than last night's close. The Wythenshawe, Manchester-based group is a specialist in the design, manufacture and supply of plastic products and has guided that the results […]

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This group is the UK’s premier tile specialist. Topps Tiles (LON:TPT) is a market leading, omni channel domestic retailer serving homeowners, trade customers and contractors. It is now celebrating its 60 years of trading, supplying tiles for everyone since 1963. After announcing its first half results for the 26 weeks ended 1st April, it is […]

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The Isle of Man-based Challenger Energy Group (LON:CEG) has an intensive programme of investor presentations over the next two weeks, which will inevitably generate fresh interest in the group and its various prospects. Challenger Energy Group engages in the development, production, appraisal, and exploration of oil and gas properties. It is a Caribbean and Atlantic-margin […]

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The precious and base metals mining development and exploration group Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) has responded to an article in The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column, which was entitled ‘Greatland ramps up listing preparations, BofA nabs role’. In today’s announcement answering the press mention, the group has not specifically confirmed that it has appointed Bank […]

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The THG board have cut off discussions with Apollo, sorry shareholders you are now having to be in it for the long slog, but don’t worry other bidders could still be around. As if by magic, within hours of yesterday afternoon’s article being published, we have a statement today from THG (LON:THG). The beauty and […]

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We have published a follow-up article to this article after news on the bid was released Friday 12th. Less than a month ago THG (LON:THG), the e-commerce retail group, announced that it had received  ‘a highly preliminary and non-binding indicative proposal’ from Apollo Global Management to acquire the group. Other names in the frame It […]

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The Q1 results from Serinus Energy (LON:SENX) for the three months to end March 2023 have shown a massive decrease in net income from a positive $1.045m last year to a negative $1.269m this year. Revenues in Q1 came out at $4.9m ($13.4m), slashing EBITDA to $0.4m ($3.1m) for the period. The group which has […]

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It is only the first stage but it is highly significant that Brazil has now accepted the studies of the efficacy of the Plant Health Care (LON:PHC) PREtec product PHC68949 for use in soybean cultivation. Earlier than expected the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) the approval is ahead of evaluation by the […]

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Two of the UK private investor favourites in the resources sector are looking to raise further funds. Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) and Mosman Oil and Gas (LON:MSMN) are both progressing corporate plans for further listings. Greatland Gold Earlier this week Greatland Gold announced the appointment of Australian-based corporate lawyer Yasmin Broughton as an Independent Non-Executive Director […]

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This morning Plant Health Care (LON:PHC) has released its results for the year to end December 2022 showing a 40% leap in sales to $11.8m while its pre-tax losses were steady at $4.6m. The company has decided to evaluate over the coming weeks a range of financing options for the company, including how it might […]

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Analyst Brendan Long at brokers WH Ireland was impressed with the news that NEO Energy has farmed-in to a 50% stake in the Jersey Oil & Gas (LON:JOG) Greater Buchan Area interest. So much so that he has now assessed that the £87m group’s shares, currently trading up at 247p, have a ‘fair value’ estimate […]

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Investors are now questioning whether Woodbois (LON:WBI) will survive one of its lenders asking for its money back? The £9m market capitalised business is involved in Africa-focused forestry, timber trading and afforestation. Sydbank, which has provided various banking arrangements to Woodgroup ApS, a group wholly owned subsidiary, has called in the $6m debt facility. Having […]

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The UK Investor recently featured THG (LON:THG) online retailer has had an approach from Apollo Global Management. In reaction the group’s shares leapt 36% to 90p. It was only last week that we asked whether the shares, then 65p, were a Buy or a Sell. We suggested that they could easily hit the 80p level, […]

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The Harland & Wolff Group Holdings (LON:HARL), which owns the Islandmagee gas storage project in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, has just issued the findings of a report into the development of its important project. The company believes that the study and the Report’s findings takes it one step further in future-proofing the project and […]

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Although it is showing good retail sales growth, it is at a slower than hoped-for rate. The iconic style brand Superdry (LON:SDRY) is battling away at its turnaround plan, while also looking to strengthen its balance sheet, so a round of fresh financing is being considered. Operating in over 50 countries globally, the group has […]

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It was less than three years ago, in September 2020, when Matt Moulding floated his beauty and nutrition consumer brands company The Hut Group. At that time existing holders sold off some £961m worth of the group’s shares, while the company itself raised £920m to boost its cash coffers – valuing the entire enterprise at […]

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The big news today for shareholders in Jersey Oil & Gas (LON:JOG) is that it is at an advanced stage in agreeing to farm-out a material interest in its Greater Buchan Area. It has lit up the group’s shares, which have jumped 23% on the news, to around 188p. Jersey Oil & Gas is a […]

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The point of care molecular diagnostics company Genedrive (LON:GDR) has announced that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has given positive final guidance for its MT-RNR1 ID Test kit to be used by the NHS. The NICE Early Value Assessment programme selects and recommends new technologies that will make a real difference […]

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The Alaskan North Slope is the location for the Project Phoenix in which 88 Energy (LON:88E) has a 75.2% working interest. The group’s Hickory-1 has up to six conventional reservoir targets that are expected to be appraised. In an Operations Update just issued by the company it has declared that Hickory-1 successfully intersected and drilled […]

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Some good news from the Calgary, Alberta-based Canadian Overseas Petroleum (LON:COPL) has just been announced. From a combination of the group’s main bondholder, institutional shareholders, and new investors the company has completed its $14.8m Convertible Financing. In the process the group issued 70.3m new warrants, while in tandem it settled off another $2.2m of debt […]

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The world’s first commercial point-of-care genetic test for emergency care, Genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID, is due to be rolled out at two hospital sites in the North West NHS. Due to be started next month, the implementation of this project is expected to follow NICE giving final approval for the test in the NHS later in […]

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The Jersey-based Predator Oil & Gas Holdings (LON:PRD) has announced a £2m Placing to cover the costs of the works programme on its MOU-3 project. The Placing of 15.5m new shares and 20.86m on loan from Chairman Paul Griffiths, was handled at 5.5p per share, the shares fell 1.5p from 7.5p overnight in reaction to […]

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Following the latest Update from Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) concerning its exploration and development progress at its Havieron Project, Canaccord Genuity has maintained its Speculative Buy rating on the £369m capitalised company’s shares. Their analyst Alexander Bedwany has a Target Price of 20p a share, compared to the 7.15p market price. The flagship gold-copper project located […]

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The price of green hydrogen has been forecasted to halve in the next 10 years, and now nations are investing in the infrastructure for their hydrogen future. There is a lot going for it! Hydrogen is the simplest, cleanest and most abundant element in the universe. Alkaline fuel cells generate electricity through an electro-chemical process […]

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After having lost £111.95m in the year to end September 2022, the big question is will shareholders in the AIM-quoted Angus Energy (LON:ANGS) see any recovery in the current year? It is an independent onshore oil and gas development company focused on advancing its portfolio of licensed UK assets. It must be stated that £110.31m […]

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News overnight that after a four-week standoff it is rumoured that Nevada’s Newmont Corporation and Australia’s Newcrest Mining are set to talk. The subject for discussion is the February $24.5bn bid by Newmont for Newcrest Mining, the Australian partner with Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) in the important Havieron gold prospect. Approach rejected The Newcrest Board rejected […]

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This oil company has recently seen some interesting momentum being created in its shares, particularly with private investors. The Isle of Man-based Petro Matad (LON:MATD) is focussed upon the exploration, development and production of oil in Mongolia. The £47m capitalised group holds 100% working interests and is the operator of two Production Sharing Contracts with […]

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In the last few weeks there has been a considerable amount of investor interest built up in this company, especially since the issue in January this year of its 336-page document for listing new shares on the Official List. With its Head Office in Calgary, Alberta the £20m capitalised Canadian Overseas Petroleum (LON:COPL) is engaged in the […]

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Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) is a mining development and exploration company that is focused upon precious and base metals. The company’s flagship asset is centred upon its 30% interest in the ‘world-class’ Havieron gold-copper deposit in the Paterson region of Western Australia, that was discovered by Greatland and is presently under development in a Joint Venture […]

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A greater focus on safety by regulatory bodies across all transport sectors globally, is very good news for this company. That focus is really helping this group to proceed safely. The Seeing Machines (LON: SEE) group is an advanced computer vision technology company that designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety. Regulatory tailwinds and […]

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The UK’s leading independent tissue converter, Accrol, has announced a mega deal with Unilever, which is one of the world’s largest consumer brands groups. Accrol Group Holdings (LON:ACRL) is a leading tissue converter and supplier of toilet tissues, kitchen rolls, facial tissues, and wet wipes to many of the UK’s leading discounters and grocery retailers across […]

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The news machine at Harland & Wolff (LON:HARL) is certainly getting into gear. Just a month ago the maritime and offshore industry fabrication group announced a significant win with the Fleet Solid Support Programme Subcontract with Navantia UK, to cover delivering works to that company worth between £700m to £800m to H&W over a seven-year period. This […]

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Lawrence Stroll, boss of the iconic car brand, has declared that the group ended 2022 with its strongest order book in years and that he is highly confident that it will achieve the target to deliver 10,000 wholesales over the coming years, and with it, a significantly enhanced financial performance. Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings […]

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FTSE 250 company Videndum (LON:VID) is certainly growing at a very good pace. The international provider of premium branded hardware products and software solutions to the growing content creation market, has reported excellent results for its 2022 Trading Year. With 90% of its revenue coming from professional content creators, the group showed an impressive 14% growth […]

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We all know this group’s household and personal care products and it sells over 1bn of them a year. It is the leading European manufacturer and supplier of private label and contract manufactured products for the domestic and professional cleaning/hygiene markets, However, over the last couple of years its trading has been tough. The pace […]

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In the six months to the end of December 2022 were good for the DX (Group) (LON:DX.). The company, which is a market leader in the delivery of mail, parcels, pallets and freight of irregular dimension and weight, enjoyed strong trading, some 15% ahead of the previous year. It reported that customer supply chain issues […]

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Avation (LON:AVAP) together with its subsidiaries, leases commercial passenger aircraft to airlines worldwide.  Ahead of announcing its interim results next Friday, 3rd March, the group has given the market guidance by way of an Update pointing to a full year outturn that will be ahead of expectations. The Singapore headquartered company’s fleet includes narrow-body jets, twin-aisle jets, […]

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The final two months of its 2022 year saw TT Electronics (LON:TRT) enjoy continued revenue growth, strong enough for it to beat market expectations. The global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications has reported that its 20% organic growth for the year reflects its successful positioning in structural growth markets and new project […]

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The latest interim report from Avingtrans (LON:AVG) declared a healthy performance, even after on-going supply chain disruptions following Covid and the Ukraine conflict. The £121m group, which has a proven operating model abbreviated to PIE – Pinpoint-Invest-Exit – manufactures and sells engineered components, systems, and services to the energy, medical, and infrastructure industries worldwide. In […]

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The Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) group is one of the largest homebuilders in Scotland, constructing high quality homes from the highlands to the Scottish Borders.  The year to end May 2022 saw a record year with 1,242 completions. However, since last summer times have been somewhat challenging for the company. From its shares hitting 155p last […]

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Go into any food retailer in the UK and it is a fair bet that it is selling products baked by the Finsbury Food Group (LON:FIF). The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time […]

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The half-time results to end December from MJ Gleeson (LON:GLE), the UK’s leading low-cost housebuilding group, showed a 1.4% fall in revenues to £171m and a 34.8% fall in pre-tax profits. A lower forward order book in the first six months was further impacted by weaker sales after the mini-Budget. However, average selling prices were up […]

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After having fought off takeover bids over the last year, the £228m advertising and marketing group M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) has defined its ‘Moving Forward’ strategy to deliver growth in its profits over the next couple of years. Analyst Ciaran Donnelly, at the company’s brokers Liberum Capital, has upped his Target Price on the group’s shares to 260p.  […]

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Leading homewares group UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) put on a good trading performance in its first half-year to end January 2023. Demand remained buoyant for its energy efficient and money saving products. Encouragingly, the level of general retailer overstocking experienced during 2022 which, along with the challenging macroeconomic environment, caused retailer customers to be cautious in the […]

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The industrial chains and related power transmission products group Renold (LON:RNO) has issued a very positive Trading Update, it is noting record order books and is now expecting to beat market profit forecastsfor the year. The group, which is a global leader in the manufacture of industrial chains, is also a manufacturer of a range of torque transmission […]

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The £94m capitalised Sanderson Design Group (LON:SDG) is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints.  In its latest Trading Update the group reported strong performances from the Morris & Co. brand, licensing and North America were offset by the group’s withdrawal from the Russian market, and a small decrease in […]

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This group’s profits could treble this year. REACT Group, the leading specialist cleaning, hygiene, and decontamination company, reported a 78% lift in its revenues in the year to end September 2022, to £13.7m (£7.7m). The group saw its adjusted EBITDA up 20.0% at £953,000 (£795,000). The performance represents a strong like-for-like organic growth of some […]

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The latest Trading Update from Plant Health Care (LON:PHC) demonstrates that the year to end December 2022 was one of significant product development and offering global sales prospects. Capitalised at some £36m, the group is a leading provider of peptides for plant protection to agriculture markets across the world. The Business Plant Health Care offers products to […]

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Well now we have been told. Superdry (LON:SDRY) Founder and Chief Executive Julian Dunkerton has answered press rumours about the possibility that he will look to take his iconic brand private. The group, which had problems last year with pressures on its refinancing of a £70m facility, coupled with operating losses, recently declared that it enjoyed […]

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The news that in the last few weeks Made Tech Group (LON:MTEC) has been awarded a massive £27m of new contracts by the Government, emphasises its potential to create sizeable profits in the coming year. The £40m capitalised group is a specialist provider of digital, data and technology services to the UK public sector, enabling central government, […]

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The growth in revenues and profits is showing through at the delivery solutions specialist DX (Group) (LON:DX.). The first half trading was strong, some 15% ahead, leaving the group well-positioned for the second half period. Both divisions, DX Freight and DX Express, contributed to revenue growth and both have improved margins against the same period last […]

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Boss Julian Dunkerton believes that his iconic Superdry (LON:SDRY) brand now has real momentum and he was delighted by how the group’s retail trading had continued to strengthen. However, in the first half year, covering the 26 weeks to 29th October, the group was let down by the poor performance of its wholesale operations. The interim results reported […]

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This leading developer and supplier of home safety products delivered a resilient performance in 2022. Reporting its strongest revenue performance since 2017, the group’s business unit made a strong showing across most of its territories, with demand outweighing supply, driven by increasing legislation. Sales for the year at FireAngel Safety Technology Group (LON:FA.) are expected to have […]

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Producing material growth – that is exactly what Plant Health Care is all about, not only in helping farmers globally to sustainably grow more, but also in building up its own sales and profits. The Business – Cost-effective products for sustainable agriculture Established way back in 1995, the Holly Springs, North Carolina-based Plant Health Care (LON:PHC). Plant Health Care […]

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England’s leading and largest winemaker, the £60m Chapel Down Group (AQSE:CDGP), has reported fizzier trading in its full year Trading Update for 2022. Based in Kent, in the heart of the Garden of England, Chapel Down produces an award-winning range of sparkling and still wines of the highest quality and which the winemaker believes offer the best […]

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The AGM Statement from Character Group (LON:CCT) reported that trading conditions have remained challenging, with sales in the four months to end December showing some 42% lower. The designers, developers and international distributor of toys, games and giftware is hoping that its participation in next week’s London Toy Fair might help to lift its sales for […]

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The premium British chocolatier had a very business festive season at its shops across the UK. In the nine weeks to Christmas Day its store sales reported by the Hotel Chocolat Group (LON:HOTC) were up 10%, setting a new record for its Christmas campaign sales across its UK store estate. Particular hits with the shoppers were the Velvetiser in-home […]

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The diversified financial services provider and retailer Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) has reported a significant advance in its results for the year to end September 2022. Revenues were 62% better at £66.1m (£40.7m), while the groups pre-tax profits increased substantially to £8.3m (£0.6m). Its net assets rose to £41.8m (£36.1m), while earnings rose 17.4 times from 1.2p to […]

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The Abu Dhabi based leading provider of advanced self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels serving the offshore oil, gas and renewable industries could be taking a €4m hit to its 2022 results. The group told shareholders that one of its clients in Europe, World Marine Offshore, has filed for bankruptcy. Currently owed €4m on contract due to […]

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NHS England has commissioned Totally (LON:TLY) to provide additional call handling and clinical capacity to help to alleviate some of the pressures on local NHS 111 services, as required. Totally helps healthcare commissioners and hospitals ensure patients can access the most appropriate care quickly and efficiently by delivering quality urgent care services, such as NHS 111 and […]

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Richard Morris, Chief Executive of Tortilla Mexican Grill (LON:MEX), in announcing a Trading Update for the full year to 1 January, declared that: “We have a proven and highly popular customer proposition. During difficult economic times, restaurants that offer great, consistent food at competitive price points will be the winners, and we sit comfortably in this […]

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How many times have we seen or heard the expression – ‘According to the LADBible’ – well now investors can take advantage of the connection. What was spun out of an idea for a social media publishing business dreamt up by students at Leeds University in 2012, has now become the world’s all-time most viewed […]

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Yesterday afternoon’s news from the iconic fashion retail group, stating that it had enjoyed good trading up to the end of October and, more importantly, that it had tied up its financing facility, has today spurred the company’s broker to declare a 500p Target Price for its shares, currently just 112p after hitting 118p yesterday. Analyst Wayne […]

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The iconic ‘sustainable style destination’ retail group has declared that its trading in the half-year to 29 October, saw a 3.9% uplift in group revenues, with good showings in its stores and e-commerce sides, up 14.4% and 1.7% better respectively, while its wholesale business was off 5.2% in the period. But most important was the […]

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While ‘strikes’ abound around the country, it is well worth noting just how well this group is doing by encouraging more strikes. But then this company, which has just announced its results for the year to end September, feeds itself upon its customers enjoying strikes. I am not talking about industrial disputes but instead in […]

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The AGM Statement by Mark Hammond, Executive Chairman of the DX (Group) (LON:DX.) was very encouraging for shareholders of the delivery solutions group, whose shares were suspended for some eight months of this year. “Trading in the first quarter of the new financial year was in line with management expectations. I am pleased to announce today that […]

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The last couple of years have seen quite a fundamental change in this Wythenshawe, Manchester-based group’s profile.  Strategically it has acquired four new subsidiaries this year, at a cost of some £11.3m plus earn-outs. But then change has been a way of life for £16m capitalised Coral Products (LON:CRU). The interim results for the six months […]

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Gulf Marine Services – even with bad weather the use rates are higher and day rates better  Despite some unfavourable weather conditions and options on contracts not having been exercised, in its latest Trading Update the Abu Dhabi based provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels is projecting higher utilisation rates for this year. Young flexible […]

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The Trading Update from this £208m capitalised UK housing solutions provider was a cheerful start to seasonal proceedings. The group, which is responsible for maintenance on around 10% of the UK’s social housing stock, has enjoyed a stronger than expected second half of its current trading year. In fact, it has come in with guidance […]

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A day out of the office can work wonders for some analysts, especially if it is on a Company Visit. Such a trip can help to cement impressions on just how well a company is trading and the way that its management performs. So, it might not be too surprising to see that James Allen, […]

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The Cheltenham-based ‘cool’ clothing group has confirmed that talks are underway with the Elliott Advisers-backed Bantry Bay Capital to help the refinance the £70m asset-backed facility that has to be completed in January. Superdry (LON:SDRY) designs trend-setting affordable, premium quality clothing, accessories and footwear and its products are sold globally. With some 695 branded stores, 220 […]

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A very simple note out from CAP-XX (LON:CPX), the supercapacitors group, that it has been awarded and received a A$2.05m tax rebate from the Australian Tax Office encouraged its brokers to put out a new Buy note. The company develops, manufactures and markets supercapacitors and energy management systems for small scale electronic devices and automotive applications. […]

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After months of suspended dealings the shares of the DX (Group) (LON:DX.) delivery group have risen nearly 14% in the last three weeks and now we can expect them to rise even further. The results for the 52 weeks to 2 July reached a seven-year high and there is more to come. Revenues were up 12% to £428.2m, while […]

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The interim results for the six months to end September reported a substantial uplift in the group’s prospects. The £82m capitalised company, which is based near Bath, is the global leader in Automatic Identification Systems based maritime domain awareness technologies, products and systems, which are used for vessels, ports, environment agencies, fisheries, and coast guards that […]

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In the last few days a number of substantial share purchases have been recorded on behalf of Westminster Group (LON:WSG) ‘insiders’ and the share prices being paid has increased markedly. At the start of September in an article titled ‘Westminster Group – giving money away’ I noted that buying the shares at 1.6p in the market looked […]

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One of the key strategic ambitions of this group is to be recognised as the most trusted large private provider working in housing with the public sector. News likely to be given out by the company within the next few weeks will show just how it is succeeding towards its aim. A very big player […]

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The owner of a number of leading homeware brands reported a record financial performance for the year to end July. According to its market research, nearly 80% of UK households own at least one of the group’s products. It was a year of exceptional financial and operational progress, made more notable against a backdrop of global […]

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Today’s AGM Statement from CAP-XX Limited (LON:CPX), one of the world leaders in designing and manufacturing supercapacitors and energy management systems, noted that it is suffering industry wide supply chain bottlenecks, especially in China. It also noted that apart from increasing pessimism over the state of the global economy, there is a global shortage of integrated […]

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The Abu Dhabi based provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels has announced another two contracts and an extension of another. Together with the major contract announcement a month ago for a six-year contract with a National Oil company in the MENA region, these awards are really quite significant for the £58.5m capitalised group.  These […]

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The six months to the end of September for Eckoh (LON:ECK), the customer engagement security solutions group, showed it performing very strongly. Group sales expanded impressively by 33% to £19.6m, while its profit performance was 50% better. The end of the first half-year saw the group, which has offices in both the UK and in the US, showing […]

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The latest Trading Update from Westminster Group (LON:WSG) the managed services and security business indicates a slowing down. For the year to the end of December the group has seen slippage in a multi-million Technology project that has caused guidance to be somewhat lower than had been anticipated a couple of months ago. That coincides with a […]

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Solving the global problem of maritime domain awareness is what this company is all about and in this current year it is due to swing massively into profit. This group’s target market is the world’s 26m vessels, millions of buoys and tens of thousands of ports dispersed across millions of km of coastline and over 370m […]

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It now appears that ‘unfavourable market conditions and inflationary cost pressures’ have combined to hit the ‘fast-growing UK floor coverings distributor Likewise Group (LON:LIKE). In an early Trading Update, Tony Brewer’s group has found it necessary to announce that it is likely to see the 31 December year end results come in at some 2% below market expectations. […]

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Times of opportunism can produce profits for versatile investors. Now could well be the time, for such market players, to jump into the shares of one company that I really like ahead of its figures being published. Last week DX (Group) (LON:DX.) came back to the market after its shares were suspended ten months ago. Inability to […]

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According to its market research, nearly 80% of UK households own at least one of this group’s products. Founded in 1997, the UP Global Sourcing Holdings (LON:UPGS) group which trades as ‘Ultimate Products’, is the owner, manager, designer and developer of an extensive range of value-focused consumer goods brands.  The Ultimate Products business The Oldham based group’s products are […]

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A quality brand portfolio, growing US push and strong cash, alongside cost reductions and increased efficiency will help to strengthen second half year for Sanderson Design Group. It seems that this group has always been at the centre of English interior decoration. Dating back to 1860, it was originally an importer of French wallpapers, since […]

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Members of my family are, but I am not, particularly concerned with sustainability – but then I can defend my stance (if I have to) by noting my senior years, meaning I have not got many still left to go, compared to them. However, I have to say that I was impressed by the Superdry (LON:SDRY) commitment […]

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Ahead of its Capital Markets Day next Tuesday, Eckoh (LON:ECK) the Hemel Hempstead-based provider of customer engagement security solutions, has updated its investors upon its first half sales. To the end of September, the group enjoyed a strong upward momentum, driven mainly by renewed activity in its US markets. Big improvement in sales Order levels at over […]

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The dishes are hotting up all around the country as Tortilla Mexican Grill (LON:MEX) continues its expansion. Sales in the first half-year to 3 July were up 30% to £26.9m (£20.8m) but a rise in protein and energy costs hit the bottom line, leaving the interim pre-tax profit substantially lower at just £0.3m (£2.6m). However, against this […]

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This little £21m company is a world leader in the designs and manufacture of thin, prismatic supercapacitors and energy management systems. With very high-power density and high energy storage capacity, these systems are used in portable and small-scale electronic devices, as well as in larger uses in automotive and renewable energy. Improved sales pipeline The […]

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Operating across the sports, gaming and personal finance sectors this global digital publisher connects advertisers and targeted, engaged audiences in helping to build up the brands. The interim results for the half-year to end June from this XLMedia (LON:XLM) showed revenues of $44.5m ($32.2m) and an adjusted EBITDA of $10.6m ($6.6m). The group ended the period with […]

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The six months to the end of June for the FireAngel Safety Technology Group (LON:FA.) showed some promise of profits about to show through after years of development expenditure. The Coventry-based business specialises in home safety products, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and accessories. The group sells its products through distributors and retailers to the […]

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Operating out of the Middle East, North Africa and Europe Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) provides self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels to groups in the offshore, oil, gas and renewables sector. Its interim results to end June showed revenues up 29% from $51.4m to $66.4m and a big increase in its EBITDA to $37.3m ($26.5m), leaving its profits after […]

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The interim results from this UK floor coverings distributor for the six months to the end of June showed sales up an impressive 108% to £58.4m (£28.0m) and a 77% increase in underlying pre-tax profits at £1.91m (£1.08m). The figures from the Solihull-based Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) also showed 77% improvement in its net assets from £22.4m to […]

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The interim results, from this 90-unit hospitality group, give clear evidence that it is having to cope with higher prices, supply chain hassles and staff shortages that are helping to slow down its expansion progress. The company takes in the chain of ‘Fridays’ and the ‘63rd +1st’ cocktail bars and restaurants that are now operating across […]

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As we go into the Autumn and Winter seasons, the population of the UK is fearing the continuing escalation in energy prices. It is apparently inevitable, despite Government energy price cap controls, that we will all suffer cost pressures. If you already have your own ‘solar farm’ or a ‘forest of wind-turbines’ then you will […]

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How would you like to buy a ‘penny share’ for just 1.6p that could make 1.6p per share in earnings next year? What is more this company’s brokers are looking for the shares to more than quadruple in price. Currently capitalised at only £5.2m the Westminster Group (LON:WSG) offers investors big profit potential. The Banbury-based group is a […]

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We are looking for this £123m market capitalised customer engagement security solutions business to push its profits up by around 50% in this current trading year. We are also looking for the shares of Eckoh (LON:ECK) to rise substantially in response to further items of good news. About The Company Set up way back in 1997, this […]

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This morning Sarah Willingham’s expanding cocktail bar group Nightcap (LON:NGHT) has announced that after a very competitive process it has secured a very useful £10m debt refinancing with HSBC. The facility is a bundling of its various loans totalling £5.5m across its businesses, together with a £4.5m capital expenditure facility for the Group’s additional sites as Nightcap […]

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Sarah Willingham is an ambitious and very hospitable lady – she wants to offer drinks across the country. She was one of the Dragon’s Den entrepreneurs and is a serial investor.  But, more importantly, she is the Chief Executive of the Nightcap (LON:NGHT) group, which last week announced a Trading Update for the year to 3 July. […]

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This morning’s Interim Trading Update for the six months to end July from Sanderson Design Group (LON:SDG) showed a very solid performance by the luxury furnishings business despite various pressures with supply, cost price inflation and other hassles like ceasing its business with Russia. The reorganisation, that was set underway since the change in leadership […]

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This morning XLMedia (LON:XLM) issued a very positive Interim Trading Update for the six months to end June. Having undergone a quite significant reorganisation of its websites and corporate structure, the group is starting to show through impressively. This £79m capitalised group, which is a leading global digital publisher, owns and operates websites across a wide variety […]

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Smoke alarms may well be proving their worth during this summer heat period. Also showing some heat is the FireAngel Safety Technology Group (LON:FA.) whose business is home safety products, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and accessories. The first-half year’s trading The group, which sells its products through distributors and retailers to the retail, trade […]

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by Mark Watson-Mitchell William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the single most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Under his direction Morris & Co. grew into a flourishing and Arts & Crafts icon.  His ability and legend has been carried onwards very safely in the hands of the Buckinghamshire-based Sanderson Design Group (LON:SDG). The international luxury […]

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This morning’s Trading Update from Tortilla Mexican Grill (LON:MEX) shows that the expanding restaurants group is still growing at quite a pace. The UK’s largest fast-casual Mexican foods company has grown significantly from its Islington base in 2007. It floated on AIM in October 2021. Its aim is to offer its customers freshly made Californian-inspired Mexican cuisine, […]

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This morning’s Trading Update for the 26 weeks to 3 July contained no surprises, which in itself is very reassuring. Market guidance continued The hospitality group, which takes in ‘Fridays’, the cocktail bar and restaurant brand, ‘63rd+1st‘, and the fast casual dining brand ‘Fridays and Go’ maintained its guidance to the market that it issued […]

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That was the understatement made by Robert Cook, CEO of the recently quoted Hostmore (LON:MORE). When the group came to the market in early November last year its shares hit 156.24p on the first day of trading, before closing that night at 133.58p. When boss Cook made his Trading Update comment in late May this year, […]

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Tomorrow a very interesting small technology company will be holding its AGM.  The £20.37m capitalised enterprise is now at a very important stage in its development. Today it announced that it has secured a £3.5m standby credit facility to help it to speed up its component supply chain. After years of operating losses, the Coventry-based FireAngel […]

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Sometimes even very small companies can be world leaders. One such example is CAP-XX (CPX.L), it is only capitalised at £21m, yet it is a world leader in the design and manufacture of thin form supercapacitors and energy management systems. After years of operating losses, I now believe that it is about to break into profitability that could […]

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The last eighteen months have been positively impactive for the Likewise Group (LIKE.L) the fast-growing UK floor coverings distributor – a period during which it turned into profitability, floated on AIM and subsequently has made two important and strategic acquisitions. Yesterday morning the £76m capitalised group announced its results for the year to end December 2021, showing […]

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The latest deal by Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX.L) this fast-expanding burrito and tacos food restaurant group looks to be a cracker. When it came to the market in October last year it declared its aim to open 45 new sites over the next five years to add to its existing chain the UK and in […]

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“I grew up eating healthy, affordable burritos in California and I just couldn’t find anything like it over here. As the concept evolved, it became evident that there was a strong market for fresh, affordable burritos and tacos.” That quote was made by Brandon Stephens, who moved to London from California in 2003 to pursue […]

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The Q3 Trading Update from this fast-expanding bar-owning group has shown continued growth. It reported that the 14 weeks to 3 April experienced sales 27.7% ahead on a like-for-like basis, even more impressively it was 52.7% better than the similar period in 2019. The strong returns from the November 2021 acquired Barrio Familia group helped […]

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Eight years ago, when this company floated on AIM, the online gaming market was believed to be worth some $24bn, today it is around $200bn. Estimates suggest that it could be up to $340bn within five years. So why is that important when looking at this company? Simply because the group is a leading provider […]

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This sub-£100m group has very big ambitions and its experienced management is moving at an impressive pace with its corporate strategy. The Likewise Group is a UK distributor of both domestic and commercial floor coverings and matting.  Upon floating last August, the group’s directors stated that they believed that they had an opportunity to build […]

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This company’s shares could double within the next eighteen months, as its profits take off. It has taken advantage of the conditions that the Covid pandemic created and expanded impressively in a very short time. Now it has built up three main branches to its business and it will use any one of them as […]

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