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GOTCHA: Gerry the “arse” Brandon resigned again!
I might have, now and again, referenced the tweet below from Gerry “the arse” Brandon about me. At a time, just under three years ago, when Deepverge (DVRG) and MicroSaic (MSYS) were AIM sewer high fliers, Brandon dismissed my analysis, research and lack of accounting knowledge and trolled me till I blocked the shyster who was widely celebrated on the Bulletin Boards for putting me in my place and exposing my ignorance ….34 months later…- By Tom Winnifrith, the Sheriff of AIM |
- 25 September 2023, 12:00 |
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Saietta – trading update states “confident… sufficient funding to meet its current requirements”. How long for are those “current requirements” then?!
Electric vehicle drivetrain group Saietta (SED) has issued a “Full Year Trading Update ahead of AGM” announcement including “turnover (sales and grant income) increased 40% to £6.0m… Cash as at 31 March 2023 period end of £7.3m”. However, turnover is vanity and why approaching six months after its year-end still only a trading update for the year?- By Steve Moore |
- 25 September 2023, 11:59 |
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Invinity – More Monkey Business: when is the next placing Andrew you dissembling scoundrel?
You may remember that a few weeks ago Andrew Monk got pretty furious when I suggested that he was taking Invinity Energy (IES) to see a stack of Canadian fund managers to lay the groundwork for the next bailout placing. Today we have interims and it is blindingly obvious that as part of his degree in name dropping at Oriel College Oxford, Monkey did not do any maths but he might have done a paper on misleading investors. Natch Invinity boasts of “record” sales and muppet investors seem impressed by that ignoring the company’s own admission today that it is running out of money.- By Tom Winnifrith, the Sheriff of AIM |
- 25 September 2023, 11:21 |
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American sports betting is still growing, but that does not mean you should punt on Entain shares today
I am sure that there are a significant minority of people out there who regard investment as gambling…and then are grumpy when their corporate pension fund sometimes does not go up (let alone their house - or houses - price). Whilst I am all over investment, I regard fully owning one house as more than enough and I gamble via the bwin, Coral, Ladbrokes, PartyPoker and Sportingbet owner Entain (ENT) infrequently. However, whilst I might not be one of its target customers, I do keep an eye on the FTSE 100 name as I got lucky on the stock as an investor during the early Covid-19 period.- By Chris Bailey |
- 25 September 2023, 09:28 |
Safety, Anti-Pollution and Techno Progession. Three Demon Drivers of Today's World. And this Jumping Jumbo Does 'em All
Hello Share Folks. This perky punter now realises he lives in a different world to his youth. Today, the focus is on techno advancement, safety, anti-pollution and ever tightening government rules. In my heyday, the big focus was on feeding ourselves and having a good time. No more.- By Malcolm Stacey |
- 25 September 2023, 08:09 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: reflections on Sharestock, shorts, longs and being a human being
I think it was a success and hope folks all enjoyed it. I think we will do it again. I reflect on the short and long ideas that were aired although many things were said which I wouldn't dare repeat.- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 24 September 2023, 17:48 |
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The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #207
It's time for the ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz.. There are no prizes! And remember, no Googling!
- By Darren Atwater |
- 24 September 2023, 11:43 |
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The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Continues To Hold As Central Banks Do Likewise
Gold closed the week at $1925 – almost bang on last week’s close of $1924 after a week during which the Fed and the useless Andrew Bailey’s Bank of England finally blinked away from the rear-view mirror for a moment and held interest rates. Are we now finally at the top of the rate-hiking cycle? I wouldn’t like to bet on it, but at least we have a pause.- By Nigel Somerville |
- 24 September 2023, 11:42 |
Visual Aid: The World’s Biggest Oil Producers
Which countries are responsible for most of the world’s oil supply? Using data from the Statistical Review of World Energy by the Energy Institute, we’ve visualized and ranked the world’s biggest oil producers.
- By Darren Atwater |
- 24 September 2023, 11:42 |
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Sunday Long Reads: Poisoned Journalist, GoodFellas Wives, Elon Musk, Being Normal, Trapped in Databases
Sunday is a good time to sit back, read, and forget about shares. Put the kettle on, find a comfy chair. You have the time, don't you?
- By Darren Atwater |
- 24 September 2023, 11:40 |
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 23 September
Here are the most read and most listened-to articles and Bearcasts on ShareProphets over the past seven days. The most read non-Quiz, non-Tom article last week is by Malcolm Stacey, Don't Confuse this Bubbly Broker with Elvis's GI Blues. There's No Blues about the Possible Prospects for this Outfit at No 1 or No 5 including Bearcasts.
- By Darren Atwater |
- 24 September 2023, 11:38 |
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Haydale - £1m Retail Offer Raises…..er….
AIM-listed graphene disaster Haydale (HAYD) announced at 4.30pm on Friday (otherwise known as no-one-is-watching o’clock) the result of its £1 million retail offer to support its bailout placing. Having bagged £5 million from dumb institutions, it had been hoping to add a further Bernie. Unfortunately, via its broker, Cavendish (previously known as FinCrap), it raised just £63,045. I doubt the proceeds even covered the costs!- By Nigel Somerville, the Deputy Sheriff of AIM |
- 23 September 2023, 18:54 |
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Maintel – shares up on interims, but more to come on reduced balance sheet risk becoming clear
Provider of cloud and managed communications services for the private and public sectors, Maintel Holdings (MAI) has announced its results for the first half of the 2023 calendar year and that a strong order book and focused sales strategy underpins management's confidence. What of a share price now moving up to 165p after a 155p offer price July tip?- By HotStockRockets |
- 23 September 2023, 16:55 |
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My share tips of the year 2023 – as Q4 approaches update...
In December I offered up two share tips of the year for 2023. Now as Q4 approaches, how do they look?- By Steve Moore |
- 23 September 2023, 16:45 |
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Supermarket Income REIT – full-year results, still a value income Buy
UK supermarket real estate investment trust Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has announced its results for its year ended 30th June 2023 and notes a slightly increased dividend per share of 6p.- By Tom Winnifrith & Steve Moore |
- 23 September 2023, 10:41 |
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Billington – its interims mean this winning share tip now expects full year ahead of expectations
Structural steel and construction safety company Billington (BILN) has announced its results for the first half of the 2023 calendar year and that it now expects to deliver full-year profit ahead of prior expectations. Good news.- By HotStockRockets |
- 23 September 2023, 10:40 |
Sharestock tips, the Inflation reverser and Why the enlivened Footsie may have only just got started
Hello Share Breakers. Uncle Tom’s big top event Sharestock is underway today. It’s to be hoped those who pick up a few hot tips think about acting on them. I know I’ve made a lot of money out of info picked up at Tom’s shows. Just one example is a steer from Mark Slater, famous fund manager son of a famous analyst dad.- By Malcolm Stacey |
- 23 September 2023, 10:39 |
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Strix – CEO shares purchase, attempted spooooof?
The group which describes itself as “the AIM quoted global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of kettle safety controls and other complementary water temperature management components”, Strix (KETL) has announced that CEO Mark Bartlett has purchased 51,732 shares at 57.7p each, and what of shares in the group currently up to above 60p in response?- By Steve Moore |
- 22 September 2023, 16:04 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: rejoicing with Steve O'Hara as Optibiotix sticks its Boots into the bears
Steve will be at Sharestock tomorrow and I think there is a lot more to come from Optibiotix (OPTI) which I kick off with in today's bearcast. Then the scandal at Regtech Open (RTOP) for which P45s should be flying at the FCA, Vast Resources (VAST) and - a reader request- Falanx (FCS).- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 22 September 2023, 15:43 |
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Comptoir – interims include “trading and the overall outperformance of our peers is encouraging”. Is it really?…
Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurants group Comptoir (COM) states that it “is pleased to announce its interim results for the six-month period ended 2 July 2023”. However what of the shares, having recently risen to above 7p, currently falling back to 6p?- By Steve Moore |
- 22 September 2023, 14:50 |