Drinks and mixers company Fevertree (FEVR) has announced its results for the first half of 2025 headlined “Excellent strategic progress and on-track to deliver in line with full year expectations”. What about the shares currently responding up to 865p, but that still comparing to around 1000p in July?
Today it was GB Group (GBG) that announced it was leaving the AIM casino. A proper, profitable company capitalised at £675 million has had enough of swimming in the same waters as Totally, Versarien, Roland fatty Cornish and Lyin’ Steve O’Hara and is off to the main market. It says the move will “further enhance its reputation with larger and more global customers in-line with its strategy to move into new geographies. In addition, the move should also increase GBG's access to a broader pool of capital from domestic and overseas investors.” So another quality company goes.
Describing itself as “the world’s leading supplier of premium carbonated mixers”, Fevertree Drinks (FEVR) has issued an “AGM Trading Statement” including emphasising “good progress being made in the US following the announcement of our strategic partnership with Molson Coors” and that it “is trading in-line with expectations”. How do those compare to the valuation at a current 884p share price?
I have some breaking news for you all. Back in May last year, I observed that “I continue to no longer recommend selling your FeverTree (FEVR) shares (although I still haven’t tried its products)”. This now needs to be updated, as the other week J Sainsbury (SBRY) had a FeverTree lemonade on offer and I did try the “clear, sparkling lemonade” product (although I failed to follow its suggestion to mix the “finest fruit cups” with vodkas or gin). Otherwise…how do I feel about the company’s first half results?
The market seems to like today’s full year numbers from FeverTree (FEVR) but then expectations had already been muted. Under-promise and over deliver as the old adage goes. Me? I am an old fashioned sort of chap who does not like companies funding not only their entire ordinary dividend but also a special not from earnings but simply by running down cash. Is that long term smart in this uncertain world?




