Previously writing on group describing itself as “a leading provider of digital, data and technology services to the UK public sector” Made Tech (MTEC), in May with the shares heading down towards 20p I noted a horrid trading warning and to continue to avoid. What of now results for its year ended 31st May 2023 and the shares currently falling further towards 15p?

Remote site services group RA International (RAI) has announced full-year revenue “in line with management expectations” and that “the underlying business has remained profitable through this disruption and our solid balance sheet supports our forward looking requirements”. So what of a current share price response to 29p, more than 23% lower?…

Previously writing on Windar Photonics (WPHO), in December I concluded that I retained balance sheet concerns and still on the bargepole list. The shares rose significantly earlier this year but have since fallen significantly back again and are currently a further more than 11% lower, at 16p, on the back of half-year results the company argues show an “encouraging project pipeline”.

Previously writing on marketing software company Pelatro (PTRO), in November I wrote “excited with the progress achieved”. It sure?…. It is now “pleased to announce” its 2020 results…

Designer and manufacturer of computer boards for particularly the defence and telecommunications industries, Concurrent Technologies (CNC) has announced 2020 results, noting “record revenue for the year of £21.14m (2019: £19.38m)” and a “record order book, which has seen a substantial increase during the first quarter of 2021”. Why then have the shares currently responded to below 100p, more than 7% lower?…

Pelatro (PTRO), “the telecom Customer Engagement Hub software specialist, is pleased to announce a new contract and to provide a trading update”. The latter includes that it is “excited with the progress achieved with respect to ARR and the appetite we are seeing from our customers to work with us in this way”… but the shares have currently responded to below 39p, a few percent lower…

Previously writing on SRT Marine Systems (SRT), in July with the shares at 37p I concluded I continue to wait for some meaningful net cash generation to be shown before reconsidering my decision to avoid. The shares last closed at 41.5p, but are currently back below 37p on the back of results for the company’s year ended 31st March 2020…

A “Major Contract Win” announcement from security and surveillance systems company Synectics (SNX) – and the shares currently up to 109p in response...

“Arena Events Group plc (AIM: ARE), is pleased to announce that it has completed the installation of the largest single temporary hospitality structure ever installed in Japan”. However, it’s an RNS Reach announcement…

“Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC ('Alfa') provides the following update on trading, ahead of its interim results which will be released on Thursday 26 September”. Hmmm – why such an update so close to the results announcement? – and not ‘pleased to provide’ I immediately note…

Previously writing on PHSC plc (PHSC), in June I questioned security technology proving diversification or ‘diworsification’? – concluding including “by mid-August”-expected results will be of particular interest. The company has now announced those results…

Previously writing on cyber security services group ECSC (ECSC), in January I cautioned as the shares rose to 77.5p. They would go on to rise further but were back at 77.5p before now an “AGM Statement”…

Previously writing on Surface Transforms (SCE), I concluded in March I again suggest it was heading towards cash crunch ahoy rather than “following recent investor demand” which inspired the placing – and, although at least at the prior close, the 15.5p per share also compares to 18p reached last month. With the track record continuing to make me highly sceptical here, still a sell / bargepole. Today a “Trading Update”…

TV and multimedia content producer, Zinc Media (ZIN) “is pleased to confirm that Mark Browning has joined the business as Chief Executive Officer… brings many years of leadership, experience and a clear track record of successfully managing significant growth in the TV production and media sectors and joins the company from ITN Productions, where he most recently acted as Group Managing Director”, with Browning seeing “plenty of growth potential in the TV businesses, both domestically and internationally, and through Zinc Media's digital arm”. Potential then, with the shares having sunk to 0.3p from towards 0.70p when I last wrote?...

Previously writing on MediaZest (MDZ) last month, I commented contradictions everywhere – including that it “continues to make progress”. Now a “Trading Update”…

December-announced results from professional services consultancy to the construction and engineering industries, Driver Group (DRV) emphasised “significant improvement on all fronts… Awarded Large Company Turnaround of the Year at the national 2018 Institute for Turnaround Awards… The transformative turnaround in Driver Group's fortunes reflects a job carefully judged and executed” and a “positive start to the new financial year”. But pride comes before a fall…

Its latest results statement commences “CAP-XX (CPX)… a world leader in the design and manufacture of thin, flat supercapacitors and energy management systems, is pleased to announce its interim results for the half-year ended 31 December 2018”. The shares have though responded currently more than 7% lower, to around 7p…

Last month geotechnical engineering company Van Elle (VANL) emphasised “positive momentum”, but I noted I was particularly cautious of the “greater second half weighting” it envisaged. The shares were then just below 80p. Today there’s half-year results including “trading in H1 was in line with revised expectations”… but the shares are currently approximately 25% lower, at around 60p, on the back of the announcement…

Maintel Holdings (MAI) has updated commencing that; “Maintel's transformation into a cloud and managed services provider has continued in the second half. This month alone the group has seen two large wins on its hosted unified communications platform… representing growth of over 40% versus the prior year. In addition, Maintel is on track to grow its managed services base year on year by around 10%”. Sounds good... You what?... the shares are currently down approaching 25%, below 460p?!...

Writing on results from MediaZest (MDZ) last month I concluded sell / bargepole, though note the shares currently ahead today on the back of a “Trading update”…

Writing on MediaZest (MDZ) in May it was 3 deals which were to usher in positive EBITDA closed. BUT…. Now “the creative audio-visual company, is pleased to provide shareholders with final results for the year ended 31 March 2018”. Not so bad then? Er…

An update from audio-visual projects company MediaZest (MDZ) commences “as announced at the time of the interim results on 15 December 2017, the group expected to show a positive EBITDA at group level for the first time in respect of the year ended 31 March 2018, subject to the closing of three large deals. All three of those deals have been successfully closed”. Good news then? Er…

Carillion (CLLN) topped the top shorted London-listed shares at the start of 2017 (recent performance update HERE) and remained so in our Autumn update HERE. Having commenced the year above 235p, the shares had slid below 200p before a July profit warning, business review and Chief Executive “stepped down” announcement. They are currently down from above 40p to below 30p today on the back of an “Update” announcement…

A “Trading Update” announcement yesterday from attractions design, production and fit-out company Paragon Entertainment (PEL) included news of project delays and increased costs – and house broker finnCap (them again) has downgraded forecasts…

Having previously, in June, stated it “more than usually so… expect 2017 performance to be significantly weighted towards the second half” though also attempted to reassure that “whilst activity in the Public Sector is expected to be below last year's levels, this will be balanced by a better than expected demand from Retail and Lifestyle and Corporate Services clients”, there is now from interiors company Havelock Europa (HVE) a further “Trading Statement”. How’s that expected more so than usual second half weighting working out?...

A “Trading Update” announcement from WYG plc (WYG) commences that “the board continues to expect revenue for the current year to exceed £160m representing continuing year-on-year growth in line with market expectations. However, for the reasons explained below, the board has revised its expectation of near term operating performance”… Not upwards I’m guessing!…