UK online electrical retailer Marks Electrical Group (MRK) has announced results for its half-year ended 30th September 2022, emphasising “Continued trading momentum, resilient profit performance and strong market share gains” and that “acceleration of revenue growth in October and strong start to November leave us well positioned to achieve our full year targets”. So what’s the detail and what of a current 72.5p share price?

‘Fast-moving consumer products’ company Supreme (SUP) states for its half-year ended 30th September 2022 that it “is pleased with the group's performance across the period, with trading in line with expectations for the year… remains positive about the group's future growth prospects” – and the shares have currently responded approaching 8% higher to 83.5p, though still comparing to above 110p as recently as August.

Writing on UK online electrical retail group Marks Electrical (MRK) in August with the shares at 72p I concluded the macro conditions saw me question already the bottom-line impact and for how long revenue will stand-up, ahead of half-year update/results avoid / sell. Today it updates on its half-year ended 30th September, emphasising “Continued revenue momentum, leading to market share gains and robust cash flow generation”, and the shares have responded up...to currently 58.5p. So what’s the story now?

‘Fast-moving consumer products’ company Supreme plc (SUP) has announced “trading for the current financial year remains in line with market expectations… delighted with the progress we have made in increasing our retail penetration, alongside the positive impact of recent brand and product launches”, with this following “a strong performance across the year ended 31 March 2022”. So what of a share price currently down to 87p?

A trading update from UK online electrical retail group Marks Electrical (MRK) emphasises “proud of the performance” and the shares have currently responded up to 72p. However, in November it was “pleased to announce the admission… to trading on the AIM market… delighted to welcome our new shareholders”...at 110p per share. So what’s the trading situation now?

Consumer goods distributor and brand owner Supreme plc (SUP) has issued a trading update emphasising “driving organic growth across its core categories, completing two strategic acquisitions financed by free cash and establishing product traction with leading UK grocery customers”. So why a current share price of 155p, down more than 18% in response?...

“Xpediator (AIM: XPD), a leading provider of freight management services across the UK and Central and Eastern Europe is pleased to confirm that trading for the year ended 31 December 2019 is expected to be in line with market expectations”. The shares have responded higher to around 29p… but earlier in the year were comfortably above 50p! Hmmm…

A “Trading Update and Notice of Results” from “value-focused consumer goods” company UP Global Sourcing (UPGS). Particularly pertinent as “the majority of the group's manufacturing is based in China”…

“Rosslyn Data Technologies plc (AIM: RDT), a leading global big data technology company, announces that it has won two large contracts”. Sounds interesting if these contracts are “large” for a “leading global” big data company…

Previously writing on promotional and retail merchandising space-focused SpaceandPeople (SAL) in September with the shares at 35p, I concluded there is obvious risk – particularly with a clearly currently challenging retail backdrop and the recent past. However, the valuation and stated outlook could now tempt a small, speculative buy. I now update on the back of a trading update...

Oh dear, Oh dear, when even those you pay to produce buy notes, refuse to promote your shares you know that you are in trouble. Equity Development, which has been pumping Fastjet hard since 2013 has today said it cant set a target price any more. Cripes, I suppose that if FastJet can spare a few quid it could always get Gollum and Zak Mir to ramp its shares but back to those  paid for rampers we can take, at least a bit, seriously.

Okay this reasearch from Equity Development is paid for and so it is unlikely to be headlined "screaming sell" but I happen to think ED is among the better of the paid for researchers (its all relative) and this report on Minoan (MIN) is logicaly coherent. It sets targets for the shares, now 9p, of 21p (short term), 41p (medium term) and 61p long term.

In its most recent profits warning Fastjet (FJET) used language deliberately designed to hide how close it is to trading while insolvent and how inevitable a bailout placing is. Its PR firm Citigate Dewe Rogerson then engaged in disgusting fascist bulling and smearing to distract attention from this pressing issue. But the truth will out and, indeed, here it is.

You know that things are tough when even those firms that are paid money to ramp hapless shares on the AIM Casino cannot bring themselves to do so with any conviction. And thus I bring you the latest note from Equity Development that is the piece of crap heading for 0p, FastJet (FJET). It is what ED does not say rather than what it does say that is so horrific.

The market has not reacted well to interims from Vislink (VLK) marking the stock down to 45p but research Equity Development reckons that Mr Market has got it very wrong. It predicts a “blowout” second half boosted by a five year partnership with Nasdaq listed Harmonic (US:HLIT), reckons that its own 2015 numbers are cautious and has increased its target price from 70p to 75p.