CLIQ Digital

Focus remains on profitability and cash

Update | Technology | 13/11/2024

CLIQ’s Q3 results show the continuing revenue impact of the shift in credit card providers’ policies on transaction cancellations. Revenues…

Dowlais Group

Resilient performance in a soft automotive market

Flash note | Industrial Support Services | 13/11/2024

Management action to reduce costs and drive commercial actions has enabled Dowlais Group to protect margins despite lower revenues from the weaker automotive…

Renewi

Now a pure-play European recycler

Update | Industrial Support Services | 13/11/2024

The burden of the UK Municipal businesses has now been cut loose. This leaves a focused waste management and recycling group, for which the European legislative…

KEFI Gold and Copper

Swapping assets for cash

Update | Mining | 13/11/2024

This morning, KEFI Gold and Copper (KEFI) announced it is in talks with its Saudi joint venture partner, ARTAR, to exit its Saudi Arabian joint venture,…

Sareum Holdings

SDC-1801 prepping to enter Phase II

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 12/11/2024

Sareum Holdings’ FY24 results summarised an active period for lead asset SDC-1801, a dual TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor, which successfully completed Phase…

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund

Positive earnings outlook in Vietnam

Review | Investment trusts | 12/11/2024

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund’s (VOF’s) sterling net asset value (NAV) per share increased by 9.1% over the year ending October 2024…

Henderson Far East Income

Portfolio refocus is paying dividends

Update | Investment trusts | 12/11/2024

Henderson Far East Income (HFEL) is an income-focused Asian investment trust, which aims to provide shareholders with growing total annual dividends and…

4imprint Group

Good performance against a difficult backdrop

Flash note | Media | 12/11/2024

4imprint’s trading update indicates no change to full year guidance and estimates, despite a challenging trading backdrop of wavering corporate confidence…

Team Internet Group

Stability amid setbacks

Update | Technology | 11/11/2024

In the face of an advertising market that has not picked up in Q324, Team Internet’s core business has performed creditably. However, Shinez has…

AAC Clyde Space

Back on track

Update | Aerospace & Defence | 11/11/2024

AAC Clyde Space (AAC) remains an interesting avenue into the fast-growing low Earth orbital space sector. A strong Q324 performance has seen the supplier-related…

Wheaton Precious Metals

Record quarterly cash flow

Update | Mining | 11/11/2024

Wheaton Precious Metals’ (WPM’s) Q324 results, announced 7 November, showed a less than 1% variance for the quarter relative to our forecasts…

HgT

Steady earnings growth, stable market multiples

Flash note | Investment trusts | 07/11/2024

HgT reported sustained healthy earnings momentum across its major holdings (driven primarily by upselling and cross-selling opportunities), contributing…

Singapore Post

Results boosted by M&A and reduced losses

Flash note | General Industrials | 07/11/2024

Singapore Post’s H1 trading was ‘resilient’, despite challenging market conditions across several of its businesses. Revenue increased…

Information Services Corporation

Continued momentum in earnings growth

Update | Industrial Support Services | 07/11/2024

Information Services Corporation (ISC) delivered another quarter of robust growth in Q324, with revenue advancing 12% y-o-y to C$60.9m and adjusted EBITDA…

Solid State

H1 trading in line; guidance unchanged

QuickView | General Industrials | 07/11/2024

Management’s strategy is to increase Solid State’s internal capabilities, enabling greater product differentiation and value added, particularly…

Braemar

Solid H1 driven by diversification, outlook robust

Flash note | Industrial Support Services | 06/11/2024

Braemar’s H125 results reflect a continuation of the successful diversification strategy that has been deployed for the last three years. Revenue…

Electro Optic Systems

Growth from defence

Update | Aerospace & Defence | 05/11/2024

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is an optic technology company specialising in defence applications, primarily remote weapons systems (RWS) and maritime communications.…

Smiths News

FY24 trading good, special dividend proposed

Flash note | Industrial Support Services | 05/11/2024

Smiths News’ FY24 trading was robust and results came in ahead of consensus. This, along with the debt refinancing announced in May, has resulted…

IRLAB Therapeutics

Progress across the pipeline in Q324

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 04/11/2024

IRLAB’s Q324 results highlighted progress across its clinical pipeline. Pirepemat cleared its final safety review and completed patient enrolment…

Braemar

Robust trading, but UK budget adds to costs

Update | Industrial Support Services | 04/11/2024

Government changes to National Insurance (NI) arrangements have added to Braemar’s costs, implying lower profitability. However, underlying operations…

Sylvania Platinum

Healthy production recovery

Update | Mining | 04/11/2024

Sylvania delivered a 12% increase in Q125 production compared to Q424 and, with an average platinum group metals (PGM) basket price only slightly down,…

AFT Pharmaceuticals

H125 profitability weighed down by one-offs

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 04/11/2024

AFT Pharmaceuticals has released a trading update ahead of its H125 results, expecting to report a c NZ$2m operating loss for the period ending September…

Molten Ventures

Strong exits and stable NAV/share ex FX in H125

Flash note | Financials | 01/11/2024

Molten Ventures released its trading update for H125 (ending September 2024), expecting a c 3% NAV per share decline versus end-March 2024 to 644p, mostly…

Filtronic

On track to meet FY25 expectations

Flash note | Technology | 01/11/2024

Prior to its AGM on 31 October Filtronic confirmed that it was confident of delivering FY25 results in line with market expectations. It expects a higher…

Henderson EuroTrust

Termination of coverage

Update | Investment trusts | 31/10/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Henderson Eurotrust (HNE). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates…

Metro Bank

Primed for growth

Initiation | Financials | 31/10/2024

Having successfully refinanced in late 2023, Metro Bank is making good progress with repositioning its business model towards higher-return commercial…

Oryzon Genomics

Q3 results recap key upcoming inflection points

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 30/10/2024

Oryzon has reported its Q324 results, the highlight of which was the borderline personality disorder (BPD) programme, with the final Phase IIb PORTICO…

Baker Steel Resources Trust

Key takeaways from the Cemos site visit

Update | Investment trusts | 30/10/2024

We recently visited the Tarfaya cement grinding line of Cemos Group, one of the two largest holdings of Baker Steel Resources Trust (BSRT), which made…

Verve Group

Strong momentum sustained through Q3

Flash note | Technology | 30/10/2024

Verve Group’s Q324 update shows a further sequential quarterly step up in top-line growth to 31% as its privacy-first advertising solutions build…

Wheaton Precious Metals

Salobo tasting sweet

Update | Mining | 30/10/2024

Ahead of Wheaton’s scheduled Q3 results after the bell on Thursday 7 November, we have adjusted our earnings forecasts for the quarter to take account…

Canadian General Investments

Potential for Canadian outperformance

Review | Investment trusts | 30/10/2024

Canadian General Investments (CGI) is managed by Greg Eckel at Morgan Meighen & Associates (MMA). He believes that investors could be rewarded by an allocation…

Target Healthcare REIT

Rental income continuing to drive returns

Update | Property | 30/10/2024

Target Healthcare REIT’s Q125 update shows indexed rent reviews driving increased earnings and property values. Tenant profitability remains strong,…

Invesco Asia Trust

Combination to create the ‘go-to’ Asian trust

Flash note | Investment trusts | 28/10/2024

Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) today announced the combination with Asia Dragon Trust (DGN), involving the transfer of certain assets of the latter to IAT in…

Freelancer

Escrow drives strong volume growth in Q324

Update | Technology | 28/10/2024

Freelancer’s Q324 business update confirmed an increase in gross marketplace volume (GMV) of 26% y-o-y, boosted by a US$50m Escrow.com transaction…

The Platform Group

E-commerce enabler

Initiation | General Retailers | 28/10/2024

The Platform Group (TPG) owns and operates e-commerce websites and platforms in a growing number of verticals and offers proprietary solutions that enable…

Thrive Renewables

Empowering a positive change

QuickView | Alternative Energy | 28/10/2024

Thrive Renewables (THRV), which trades on the JP Jenkins share-matching platform, has funded, built and operated sustainable clean energy generation projects…

Foxtons Group

Further strategic progress towards targets

Update | Property | 25/10/2024

The latest quarterly trading update reconfirms the developing success of the Foxtons strategic vision and implies that medium-term targets, particularly…

Softcat

FY24 shows the strength of Softcat’s model

QuickView | Technology | 25/10/2024

Softcat’s FY24 results supports management’s assertion that the group has found a unique formula. Management re-emphasised the role of its…

Zalaris

Another quarter of records

Update | Technology | 25/10/2024

Zalaris delivered its 11th consecutive quarter of revenue growth in Q324, alongside record quarterly revenue and profitability. Contract momentum continues…

Cereno Scientific

CMD highlights a ‘rare’ portfolio refocus

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 25/10/2024

Cereno Scientific recently held a capital markets day (CMD), providing greater insight on its development pipeline and strategic objectives. The key takeaway…

Patria Private Equity Trust

Completes a successful £180m secondary sale

Flash note | Investment trusts | 24/10/2024

Patria Private Equity Trust (PPET) has announced that it has completed a secondary sale of a portfolio of 14 older vintage and non-core investments for…

Datatec

Better profitability across the board

Flash note | Technology | 24/10/2024

Datatec’s H125 results confirmed improved profitability in each division, resulting in a 56% y-o-y increase in underlying EPS to 11.4c. Group revenue…

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund

Capacity augmentations the priority for 2025

Update | Investment trusts | 23/10/2024

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) invests in utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Great Britain. The company recently hosted a…

Northern Data Group

Flagship European provider of AI infrastructure

Outlook | Technology | 22/10/2024

Northern Data is a diversified provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions. The group has successfully expanded…

UIL

Working towards a 2028 privatisation

Review | Investment trusts | 22/10/2024

On 8 October 2024, UIL Limited (UIL) announced plans to take the company private after the redemption of the 2028 zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares.…

Ocean Wilsons Holdings

Sale of Wilson Sons investment

Flash note | Investment trusts | 21/10/2024

Ocean Wilsons announced today that it has agreed to sell its 56.47% stake in Wilson Sons to SAS Shipping Agencies Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of…

Manx Financial Group

Well prepared for potential headwinds

Update | Financials | 21/10/2024

Manx Financial Group (Manx) posted its highest ever first half year profit in the six months to 30 June, with PBT of £3.5m increasing 16% y-o-y. Lending…

Dowlais Group

Driveline - the strong core

Update | Industrial Support Services | 21/10/2024

Softness in the automotive markets (see Stellantis’s recent update) is weighing on sentiment in the auto sector forecasts and has led us to trim…

BB Biotech

A key milestone with significance for the sector

Flash note | Investment trusts | 21/10/2024

BB Biotech (BION) invests in innovative, rapidly expanding biotech companies. BION’s portfolio company Wave Life Sciences (Wave) recently announced…

1Spatial

£1m 1Streetworks deal highlights the opportunity

Update | Technology | 21/10/2024

1Spatial has announced the completion of a landmark deal for its key 1Streetworks application. Originally highlighted at the interims, the company has…

Primary Health Properties

Highlighting organic and investment-led growth

Flash note | Property | 17/10/2024

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has issued a Q324 trading update alongside its capital markets presentation. The presentation focused on the significant…

Esker

On track to meet FY24 guidance

Update | Technology | 17/10/2024

Esker made further good progress in Q324, with constant currency (cc) revenue growth of 17% y-o-y in Q324 and 14% for 9M24. Guidance was maintained for…

Alkane Resources

Seamlessly shifting to Roswell

Update | Mining | 16/10/2024

On 14 October, Alkane released its Q125 quarterly activities report, showing almost all of its operating parameters in line with both guidance and our…

discoverIE Group

Orders stabilising, EPS & margin targets on track

Update | Electronics & Electrical Equipment | 16/10/2024

discoverIE’s H125 trading update confirmed that underlying earnings expectations for FY25 are unchanged. Destocking by industrial customers reduced…

Actinogen Medical

A$11.1m capital raise completed

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 15/10/2024

Actinogen Medical announced the successful completion of its A$3.0m share purchase plan (SPP), which closed 1.3x oversubscribed. With its previously disclosed…

Calgro M3

Earnings underpinned by gross profit margin

QuickView | Property | 15/10/2024

Calgro M3’s core business is integrated residential housing development and memorial parks. In the six months to August 2024, the company posted…

S&U

The time to look ahead

Update | Financials | 15/10/2024

In line with earlier guidance, S&U reported H125 PBT of £12.8m, a significant decline versus H124 but an improvement versus H224. Customer repayment…

Diverse Income Trust (The)

Could be the time for UK equities to shine

Review | Investment trusts | 14/10/2024

The Diverse Income Trust (DIVI) is a member of the 18-strong AIC UK Equity Income sector. It has a differentiated multi-cap income strategy and therefore…

Altron

Strong earnings growth in H125

Flash note | Technology | 14/10/2024

Altron has provided an H125 trading update pointing to a more than doubling of headline EPS from continuing operations and an even larger increase in reported…

JPMorgan European Discovery Trust

European small caps: On the verge of a rebound?

Update | Investment trusts | 14/10/2024

JPMorgan European Discovery Trust (JEDT) invests in European small-cap companies (excluding UK). European small caps have outperformed most other markets…

Argent Biopharma

Valuation report

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 14/10/2024

We value Argent at an un-risked net present value (NPV) of US$1.1bn. Adjusting for the company’s specified probabilities of success (PoS) for its…

1Spatial

Contract momentum underpins growth prospects

Update | Technology | 14/10/2024

1Spatial’s H1 results showed a continued improvement in the quality of revenues, while recent deal flow provides good support for our expectation…

Basilea Pharmaceutica

Milestone march continues for Cresemba

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 11/10/2024

Basilea Pharmaceutica has reported another US$1.25m milestone payment from its partner Pfizer in Asia-Pacific and China, triggered by Cresemba sales in…

Sareum Holdings

New funding extends runway to Phase II

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 11/10/2024

Sareum Holdings has announced the completion of a £2.4m private placement and receipt of another A$1.9m (c £1m) in R&D tax credits from Australian…

Ocean Wilsons Holdings

Confirmation of interest in Wilson Sons holding

Update | Investment trusts | 11/10/2024

Ocean Wilsons Holdings’ (OCN’s) H124 results showed good growth, reflecting a strong performance from Wilson Sons and a positive performance…

IP Group

Record exit underpinning the NAV

Update | Technology | 11/10/2024

IP Group’s realisation activity has picked up notably in the months leading up to the company’s interim results publication in September, encouraging…

Centaur Media

Tough trading backdrop persists in H2

Update | Media | 10/10/2024

Centaur’s management has reframed its outlook for the remainder of FY24 to reflect the continuing difficult trading environment for XEIM, where its…

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust

Seeking tomorrow’s mega caps

Review | Investment trusts | 10/10/2024

The managers of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust (USA), Gary Robinson and Kirsty Gibson, invest in exceptional US businesses with the potential to grow…

MoneyHero

Investing for the long term

Update | Consumer Support Services | 10/10/2024

MoneyHero’s Q224 results reflect management’s strategy of growing market share in its core geographies, as it invests in advertising, customer…

UIL

Announcement of 2028 privatisation plans

Flash note | Investment trusts | 09/10/2024

On 8 October 2024, UIL Limited (UIL) announced plans to take the company private after the redemption of the 2028 zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares.…

OSE Immunotherapeutics

Riding the H124 tailwinds

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 09/10/2024

OSE Immunotherapeutics has reported its results for H124, a standout period for the company’s development pipeline, with the momentum carrying into…

1Spatial

Federal-level win in the US

Flash note | Technology | 09/10/2024

1Spatial’s momentum in the US has continued, with the company securing a $1.4m deal with the United States Forest Service (USFS). This is a new Federal…

IRLAB Therapeutics

IRL757 progress prompts $2.5m milestone payment

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 08/10/2024

IRLAB Therapeutics has announced that it will receive a $2.5m milestone payment from the McQuade Center for Strategic Research and Development (MSRD),…

CI Games

Strategic roadmap to 2028

Update | Technology | 08/10/2024

CI Games outlined its updated strategy to 2028 at its H124 results. The strategy focuses on greater efficiencies to produce higher-quality games, while…

Actinogen Medical

Funding in place to complete XanaMIA Phase IIb

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 07/10/2024

Actinogen Medical announced a capital increase of up to A$11.1m on 18 September, consisting of the successful completion of an A$8.1m (gross) share placement…

Games Workshop Group

Sigmar the fourth

Outlook | Consumer Support Services | 07/10/2024

Games Workshop Group (GAW) is the global leader for tabletop miniature gaming, which has enjoyed impressive growth, with core revenue and total operating…

Datatec

Encouraging H1 across all divisions

Flash note | Technology | 07/10/2024

Datatec’s trading statement flags a robust performance at group level in H1. Westcon continues to deliver profit growth, Logicalis International…

Card Factory

Confident on FY25 outlook

Update | General Retailers | 04/10/2024

Card Factory’s H125 revenue growth demonstrated it is delivering well against its multi-year growth strategy. While profitability was negatively…

Immix Biopharma

US CAR-T trial progresses to dose expansion

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 04/10/2024

Immix Biopharma’s US-based NEXICART-2 trial continues to make steady progress through the clinic, with the company reporting that the trial has advanced…

Helios Underwriting

Strategic shift from growth to consolidation

Update | Financials | 03/10/2024

Helios Underwriting (Helios) delivered EPS growth of 35% to 7.7p in H124 and reported a net asset value (NAV) of 191p/share. While its combined ratio of…

Henderson Opportunities Trust

Taking AIM at the opportunity

Update | Investment trusts | 03/10/2024

With a focus on long-term growth, Henderson Opportunities Trust (HOT) seeks investment opportunities across the breadth of the UK market. This includes…

IRLAB Therapeutics

IRL757 starts strong in Phase I

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 03/10/2024

IRLAB Therapeutics has announced an encouraging update for the ongoing Phase I trial for IRL757, which is being developed as a potential treatment for…

Tetragon Financial Group

Tetragon maintains its investing pace

Update | Investment trusts | 03/10/2024

Tetragon Financial Group (Tetragon) reported a 1.3% return on equity (RoE) in H124, with its net asset value (NAV) per share increasing by 1.9% in US dollar…

Cereno Scientific

CS1 shines in Phase IIa PAH trial

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 02/10/2024

Cereno Scientific has reported positive top-line results for the Phase IIa CS1-003 trial, which evaluated the HDAC inhibitor CS1 in pulmonary arterial…

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund

Rising revenues and big plans for the future

Update | Investment trusts | 02/10/2024

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) invests in utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Great Britain. The sector had a tough start…

Topps Tiles

Slight sequential improvement in Q424

Flash note | Consumer Support Services | 02/10/2024

Topps Tiles (TPT) finished FY24 well on a relative basis by outperforming the still weak domestic repair, maintenance and improvement market. Its Q424…

International Public Partnerships

FHSP partial realisation with £30m exit proceeds

Flash note | Investment trusts | 02/10/2024

International Public Partnerships (INPP) has announced the partial disposal of its Public-Private Partnerships (P3) investment providing family housing…

Oryzon Genomics

FDA aligns on Phase III BPD plans

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 02/10/2024

Oryzon Genomics has confirmed the FDA’s alignment with its proposed Phase III programme for vafidemstat in borderline personality disorder (BPD).…

Greggs

Good Q324 on strong comparative

Update | Food & Drink | 01/10/2024

Greggs demonstrated continued strong sales growth in Q324, against a challenging Q323 comparative. The company continues to benefit from its multipronged…

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust

Portfolio growth ahead of budget

Flash note | Investment trusts | 01/10/2024

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust’s (SEEIT’s) interim update (for the six months to 30 September 2024) has highlighted that its operational…

IRLAB Therapeutics

Pirepemat Phase IIb trial completes enrolment

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 01/10/2024

IRLAB Therapeutics has announced the completion of patient enrolment for the Phase IIb trial (React PD) assessing pirepemat’s ability to improve…

Regional REIT

A clear strategy to realise value

Update | Property | 01/10/2024

Regional REIT’s (RGL’s) H124 performance had been well flagged during its equity raising and provided no surprises. With the £110.5m equity…

AFT Pharmaceuticals

Maxigesic IV reaches the Chinese shores

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 30/09/2024

AFT Pharmaceuticals has taken another major step in extending its international footprint, with the signing of an exclusive license agreement for Maxigesic…

Kolibri Global Energy

Termination of coverage

Update | Energy & resources | 30/09/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Kolibri Global Energy (KEI). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates…

Nano Dimension

Scaling up

Update | Technology | 30/09/2024

Nano Dimension has agreed to acquire Markforged, a specialist in additive manufacturing (AM) for metal and advanced composites, for cash of $115m. The…

Pan African Resources

Analysing H224 and looking forward to FY25

Update | Mining | 27/09/2024

Pan African Resources’ (PAF’s) FY24 results, announced on 11 September, were within 1% of our prior forecasts for both EPS (4.14c cf 4.17c)…

Greencoat Renewables

Efficient capital allocation and increasing demand

QuickView | Alternative Energy | 26/09/2024

Greencoat Renewables’ (GRP’s) large and diversified pan-European portfolio of renewable energy assets generated net cash of €113.6m in…

Henderson International Income Trust

Buying into the rapid spread of technology

Update | Investment trusts | 26/09/2024

Henderson International Income Trust (HINT) seeks out companies with potential for growth from exposure to structural themes that is not priced into their…

Care REIT

Successful turnaround

Flash note | Property | 25/09/2024

Impact Healthcare REIT has completed the transfer of four homes located in Scotland to a new tenant. As a result, all of the seven homes that have been…

abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust

Solid relative performance recovery continues

Review | Investment trusts | 25/09/2024

abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust’s (AUSC’s) relative performance continues to improve as managers Abby Glennie and Amanda Yeaman build…