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Directa Plus – argues ‘proving to customers’… but what about demand & the balance sheet?...

A “Successful Absorption Evaluation Test”-titled announcement from Directa Plus (DCTA) re. its pristine graphene nanoplatelets powder through human skin, with it stated “our suite of successful in vitro tests proves to customers in the textile industry that they can safely adopt our products to create exciting new garments enhanced by our graphene products”. Exciting news?...

By Steve Moore
2021-03-09 14:30:49

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Directa Plus – emphasises new supply and R&D agreements… but the balance sheet?...

Directa Plus (DCTA) “is pleased to announce that the company has signed a supply agreement and a Strategic R&D Agreement with NexTech Batteries Inc., a leading company in the field of Lithium Sulphur batteries based in Nevada, US” – and the shares are currently more than 10% higher in response at 144p. So what’s the detail?...

By Steve Moore
2021-02-22 12:11:30

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Directa Plus – after recently argued “outstanding potential growth”, CFO resigns...

A “Directorate Change”-titled announcement from self-styled “a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets” Directa Plus (DCTA) – and the shares currently at 88.5p, more than 4% lower in response. I guess the change ain’t an exciting new appointment then...

By Steve Moore
2021-01-21 11:41:30

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Directa Plus – argues trading “success”. Really?...

A trading update from Directa Plus (DCTA) includes that the company “finished 2020 with better revenues than expected even at the start of December” – and the shares have currently responded more than 13% higher, above 90p. But revenue is, of course, vanity and the achievement in ‘better than expected’, of course, depends on what the expectations are...

By Steve Moore
2021-01-11 13:32:58

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Directa Plus – ramptastic RNS Reach, from bonkers to even more bonkers valuation?...

Shares in graphene-based products company Directa Plus (DCTA) are currently at 88.5p, more than 40% higher, on it announcing what it argues “represents the opening of a new, high potential vertical market that could use large amounts of our products”. Is the share price response really justified though?...

By Steve Moore
2020-11-23 14:49:59

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Directa Plus is insanely overvalued but does that mean its shares will fall?

An early morning tweet comes to me from an investor in Directa Plus (DCTA) suggesting that, although the share is speculative it is “under the radar screens of AIM tipsters” and insanely cheap. At 83p the Italian-run company is valued at £51 million so I suspect it has already received a good bit more than zero coverage.

By Tom Winnifrith, The Sheriff of AIM
2020-08-18 09:00:00

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Directa Plus – “honoured” & “excited” by contract win. But…

Directa Plus (DCTA) is “honoured to be working with Loro Piana to incorporate Directa Plus's innovative G+ Graphene technology into some of their fabrics and garments” – and the shares have responded higher, back above 60p…

By Steve Moore
2019-03-04 06:54:55

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Directa Plus – following 5 ‘announcements’ within the last 3 weeks; surprise, surprise...

Writing on graphene-based products company Directa Plus (DCTA) in September, I reviewed do road test & CEO share purchase merit the shares soaring? – concluding by noting “recent half-year results from the company showed a €1.75 million loss on revenue of just €0.57 million, with net cash down to €4.6 million. The shares have though currently spiked to circa 70p, capitalising the company at more than £30 million. Caveat emptor. Avoid / sell”. At 11:30am today, “Proposed Placing to raise a minimum of £3 million”…

By Steve Moore
2018-12-12 07:50:26

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Directa Plus – new agreements & argues “good progress” and “increasing confidence”, but what does it all mean financially?

Writing on Directa Plus (DCTA) in September, with the shares up to circa 70p, I questioned do road test & CEO share purchase merit the shares soaring?. Now, an “Environmental Sale and Participation in Trial” announcement today has followed a trading update yesterday…

By Steve Moore
2018-11-23 08:47:58

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Directa Plus – do road test & CEO share purchase merit the shares soaring?

Writing on graphene-based products company Directa Plus (DCTA) in June I questioned significant commercial progress? The shares have though soared today on “World's First Road Surface Containing Graphene” and “Director/PDMR Shareholding” announcements from the company…