Reader Poll: who should be chairman of Optibiotix?
Make your vote with a deadline of 7 AM Wednesday. Should it be: Neil Davidson on £70,000 a year, Tom Winnifrith on £17,500 a yea, or Stuart Ashman on whatever he wants.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Ariana to 3.5p by Christmas?
In today's podcast I look at Red Rock (RRR), Optibiotix (OPTI), Empresaria (EMR), Miriad (MIRI) and Ariana Resources (AAU)- By Tom Winnifrith |
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The Revel Collective – full-year results from former Revolution Bars Group, is it now really “well positioned for future growth”?…
Most recently writing on what was formerly Revolution Bars Group and is now The Revel Collective (TRC), earlier this month I noted the shares having slumped to 0.825p and questioned whether it really is ‘a fresh start, growing the business and delivering positive value for all stakeholders’ rather than delivering the losses which to this point the prior stated ‘vision and strategy to delight its guests’ has to shareholders. Now results for its year ended 29th June 2024 emphasising “following the successful completion of the restructuring plan and fundraise, with gross receipts of £12.5 million received in September 2024, the group is well positioned for future growth”. But is it?…
- By Steve Moore |
- 6 hours ago |
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Empresaria – from argued “encouraging resilience” to performance “worse than previously forecast” in three months…
In a July trading update announcement international staffing group Empresaria (EMR) argued “encouraging resilience” but I concluded, with the shares down to 37p, still only on the watchlist as the continuing trading trajectory suggested to continue to avoid. The shares most recently closed at 34.5p, and what of now a further trading update?
- By Steve Moore |
- 8 hours ago |
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Breaking: Has Neil Davidson at Optibiotix awarded himself a bumper pay rise while pretending it was still austerity all round
Approaches are now being made, as a result of today’s bombshell expose and the blundering mess over Probiotix (PBX) to larger shareholders in Optibiotix (OPTI) to gauge support for sacking Neil Davidson as chairman, via a GM if needed. If proof were not needed that the company needs a complete overhaul pf cost control and corporate governance I have been told about the covert pay hike Davidson has awarded himself.- By Tom Winnifrith, the Sheriff of AIM |
- 8 hours ago |
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Sosandar – Trading Update: Another Loss, More Jam Tomorrow…..Still A Sell
AIM-listed ladies fashionwear purveyor Sosandar (SOS) served up a trading update on its first half this morning, offering up revenues down around a third, another loss (this time of £0.7 million) and a downgrade in expected full-year revenues. I’m not sure what it was “pleased to provide” here as it is enough to turn even the most loyal and thirsty of supporters to, even more, drink!- By Nigel Somerville |
- 8 hours ago |
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Tom Winnifrith bonus bearcast: the beer and popcorn continues at Optibiotix, after today's expose Neil Davidson must go NOW!
The title says it all. Davidson must go now and I explain why I would do a better job at Optibiotix (OPTI) on an interim basis. Today's bombshell expose has got to be the final straw and cannot be covered up.- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 9 hours ago |
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HeiQ – “Restructuring and Delisting”, yet ANOTHER Covid-era IPO Roll-Call of Shame…
Most recently writing on HeiQ plc (HEIQ), last month with the shares falling towards 5p, whilst it described itself as “a leading company in materials innovation and hygiene technologies”, I wrote ‘hopefully my prior warnings were heeded as “Trading Update” suggests it’s financially-distressed “reviewing strategic options”’. Now a “Restructuring and Delisting”-titled announcement.
- By Steve Moore |
- 10 hours ago |
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BREAKING: Optibiotix and the share issue cover up
It gives me no pleasure at all to write about what is still my largest individual holding in this way. But it appears that Optibiotix (OPTI) has issued a stack of shares without telling anybody and that Nomad Cairn and the Oxymorons at AIM Regulation are covering this up rather than forcing it to come clean. At the very least there needs to be a ‘fess up RNS and with it the resignation of chairman Neil Davidson.- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 10 hours ago |
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Is Petrofac Worthless? Evil Banksta does new sums
Previously, Liverpool’s greatest numbers man since Ken Dodd had suggested that shares in Petrofac (PFC), currently 13p, were worth 4p. But in light of recent developments I asked him if he was being too generous “is the stock worthless”. The great man opined:- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 12 hours ago |
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Zinc Media – a business sale “to focus on growing its core operations”, but how’s that going?…
Zinc Media (ZIN) states that it “is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell its remaining legacy tele-sales contract publishing business, currently trading as Zinc Communicate Publishing for a cash consideration of £100,000… to focus on growing its core operations within television and brand content production”, so what of a current share price response more than 3% lower towards 60p?- By Steve Moore |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: a free money idea from Evil Banksta
In the podcast I discuss gold, Golden Prospect (GPM), Centamin (CEY), Vast Resources (VAST), 80 Mile (80M), Petrofac (PFC) and 2 political bets- By Tom Winnifrith |
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Hardide – “pleased to announce” ‘Year End Trading Update’, but how ‘pleasing’ is it?…
Describing itself as a “provider of advanced surface treatment solutions”, Hardide (HDD) states that it “is pleased to announce an update on trading for the financial year ended 30 September 2024”. With the shares 5.375p in response, comparing to a start of that year 11.5p and approaching 8p again earlier in 2024, how ‘pleasing’ is the update?- By Steve Moore |
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D day looms for Brown Envelope Man: Confessional from Zak Mir by Friday?
The word in the City is that Lift Global Ventures (LFT) run by my old pal Zak Mir is still being a little tardy in paying “introducer fees”, commission for those who introduce desperate PLCs to the ramping services of the Brown Envelope Man. But a bigger problem looms on Friday- By Tom Winnifrith |
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Petrofac kicks can down the road again but shareholders will still be screwed in the end
Petrofac (PFC) has announced yet another can kick on its financial restructuring. It still looks as if a restructuring to deal with its mountains of debt and urgent need for cash will go through but just not yet. But when it does the shares, now 13p giving a £68 million market cap, will collapse.- By Tom Winnifrith |
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Hollywood Bowl – “expects to report EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 ahead of market expectations”, but how’s bottom-line performance?…
UK and Canada ten-pin bowling and entertainment centres group Hollywood Bowl (BOWL) has issued a “trading statement” emphasising that for its year ended 30th September 2024 it “expects to report EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 ahead of market expectations and in excess of £65.0m”. So what of a current 334p share price in response, still down from above 350p reached earlier this year?- By Steve Moore |
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Is gold in the grip of apophenia – or another mass delusion ?
The conclusion may shock you- By Ross Norman of Metals Daily |
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Tom Winnifrith bonus bearcast: Avacta hooks up with Tempus AI, 2 crazy valuations
Both Avacta (AVCT) and Tempus AI (US:TEM) are on crazy valuations. I discuss that and today's hook up.- By Tom Winnifrith |
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EXPOSE: Tintra the stench gets even worse at the fraud that was the AIM Company of the Year 2022
The stench surrounding Tintra Limited formerly Tintra Plc, AIM Company of the Year 2022, just got even worse. In its last accounts for the six months ended 31 July 2023 filed on 31 October 2023, Tintra claimed to have net assets of £7,150,000 and cash of £7,007,000. Yet it was wound up by a petition from Fintech Leaders Fund for its failure to pay a much smaller sum. It is also the subject on ongoing litigation along with former Directors by Cogut and others alleging a failure to repay another loan and accusing its former CEO Richard Shearer of making a string of false representations- By Tom Winnifrith, the Sheriff of AIM |
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Midwich – “Trading Update”, it now clear why it was previously “full year expectations unchanged” which were reluctant to speak their name?…
Most recently writing on audio visual distribution group Midwich (MIDW), just last month with the shares at 324p I concluded its then-stated “full year expectations unchanged” reluctantly speak their name because at the half-year adjusted operating profit was down more than 15% and it admitted “the board expects macroeconomic conditions to remain challenging in certain markets for the remainder of this year” but full year expectations were stated in May as “now expect adjusted operating profit for the full year to be broadly in line with that achieved in 2023”. As such, I concluded still avoid/sell. The shares most recently closed at 320p, and today a “Trading Update” announcement commencing it is also “providing… revised guidance for the year ending 31 December 2024”. Uh oh!
- By Steve Moore |
- 1 day ago |