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28 September 2018 · 1 min read

Avanti Comms (AVN); Interim results: revenue up 23% to $29.9m; headline EBITDA profit at $4.7m

Stock up 11.34% to 5.50p at 8:19

AVN expects to post double digit YoY growth in bandwidth revenue having resolved the issues plaguing it in the last eighteen months.

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Sparks Team
28 September 2018 · 1 min read

Boku (BOKU); exercise of warrants

Stock flat at 171.50p at 08:12

BOKU announced that it has applied to the London Stock Exchange for admission to trading on AIM of 543,760 new common shares of $0.0001 each pursuant to the exercise of all warrants issued to Silicon Valley Bank.

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Sparks Team
28 September 2018 · 2 min read

7digital Group(7DIG); interim results: total revenue up 52%

Stock down 2.17% to 4.50p at 8:04

For the six months ending 30 June 2018, 7DIG’s total revenue increased 52% YoY to £9.3m from £6.1m. The company’s gross profit increased 48% to £6.6m (H1 2017: £4.4m).

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Sparks Team
27 September 2018 · 2 min read

TUI Group (TUI1): reassures investors it will meet expectations

Early bookings for next year in line with forecasts

Days after Thomas Cook shocked the travel sector with a profits warning blamed on the hot summer, its rival TUI Group has reassured investors, saying it will meet expectations for growth of at least 10% in underlying earnings this year.

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Sparks Team
27 September 2018 · 1 min read

Custodian REIT (CREI); acquired Foundry House for £3.56m

Stock up 0.16% to 121.80p at 8:31

CREI has announced that it has acquired Foundry House for a purchase price of £3.56m using its existing debt facilities resulting in net gearing rising to 23.1% loan to value.

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Sparks Team
27 September 2018 · 1 min read

eServGlobal (ESG); total fundraising of £19m

Stock up 6.22% to 06.32p at 8:22

ESG has raised £19m through a placement of 304,000,000 new ordinary shares at 6.25p/share. It will focus on funding its share of an expected capital raising by the HomeSend JV and helping position the core business for sale.

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Sparks Team
27 September 2018 · 2 min read

appScatter Group (APPS); 1H18 results: revenue increased 3% to £904,000

Stock down 1.67% to 29.50p at 08:09

For the six months ended 30 June 2018, APPS achieved stable revenue notwithstanding management’s focus on the acquisition of Priori Data with an increase of 3% to £904,000 (1H17: £875,000).

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Sparks Team
27 September 2018 · 2 min read

Entertainment One (ETO);trading update:year-end net debt/EBITDA expected to be about 1.8x

Stock down 0.37% to 380.80p at 08:11

ETO announced trading update for the six months ending 30 September 2018. It reported that trading was consistent with trends outlined at the start of the financial year. ETO expects full year financial performance to be in line with management expectations, with a similar H1/H2 weighting to FY18.

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Sparks Team
27 September 2018 · 2 min read

BioPharma Credit (BPCR);half year results: NAV per ordinary share down by 0.44 cents

Stock flat at 1.08USD at 8:10

BPCR reported a decrease in NAV per ordinary share of 0.44 cents, from $1.0091 on 31 December 2017 to $1.0047 on 30 June 2018. NAV per C share increased from 98.00 cents during admission to 98.29 cents on 30 June 2018.

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27 September 2018 · 2 min read

Mitchells & Butlers (MAB): pre-close statement posted like-for-like sales growth of 2.2%

Total sales growth up 4-0.5%

The recent return to more normal weather has been positive news for Mitchells & Butlers, pushing like-for-like sales growth up to 2.2% for the 8 weeks to 22 September.  That was in improvement on 0.9% for the previous 11 weeks, when the summer heat had impacted its food-led outlets.

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