Zinc Media (#ZIN) – CFO Will Sawyer resigns to become CFO of Manolete Partners (#MANO)

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – emphasises “positive cash generation” and increased forward order book

Zinc Media – a business sale “to focus on growing its core operations”, but how’s that going?…

Zinc Media (ZIN) states that it “is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell its remaining legacy tele-sales contract publishing business, currently trading as Zinc Communicate Publishing for a cash consideration of £100,000… to focus on growing its core operations within television and brand content production”, so what of a current share price response more than 3% lower towards 60p?

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – H1 decline, argues reflects H2 revenue weighting. Hmmm

Zinc Media – “continues to trade in line with market expectations”…but for how long? And how creditable is that anyway?

Introducing itself in a “Trading Update” announcement today as an “award-winning television and content production group”, Zinc Media (ZIN) then states “as at 30 June 2024, the group has revenue secured and due to be recognised in FY24 of £28m, an increase of £4m since the last update at the end of April 2024. A further £9m for recognition in FY24 is at highly advanced discussions on the pipeline”. So what of the shares currently more than 20% lower, at 66p, in response?

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – “clients taking longer to sign off contracts and confirm the start of productions”

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – EBITDA “in line with current guidance”, though just states “expecting to be profitable in H2”

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – completes acquisition of The Edge Picture Co

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – raising up to £0.25m at 100p per share via Peel Hunt Retail Capital Markets portal

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – agreement to acquire The Edge Picture Co for initial £2.1m and equity raise

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – argues 2021 progress but still a loss, “healthy pipeline”

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – new commissions but also delays/cancellation, argues “strong pipeline”

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – proposed placing to raise £4m at 60p per share

Zinc Media – update sends shares soaring… but how long is sufficient working capital “currently”?...

An update from TV and content creation group Zinc Media (ZIN) commences that it “is pleased to announce continued good progress on its transformation plan and better than previously forecast revenues since lockdown” – and the shares have currently responded towards 90p, more than doubling...

Zinc Media – “pleased to announce” some “good progress”… so why further share price decline?

“Zinc Media Group plc (AIM: ZIN), the TV and multimedia content producer, is pleased to announce good progress on its transformation plan during the current Covid-19 pandemic with £2.5m of new business won since lockdown began, and a growing pipeline of proposals which can be produced under social distancing rules, across its TV labels”. However… I previously concluded on the company that I continue to await its “pleased to announce” updates to show in the financials – and the shares have currently responded to its latest more than 5% further lower...

Zinc Media – again an RNS it’s “pleased” with… but what about positivity showing in the financials?

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?...

Zinc Media – does US agent deal & TV commission awards news justify shares soaring?

Shares in TV and multimedia content producer Zinc Media (ZIN) are currently leading the risers today – up 35%, towards 0.70p, on the back of a “US Agent Deal and TV Commission Awards” announcement…

UK Investor Show 2018 Video David Galan of Zinc Media

David Galan of Zinc Media (ZIN) strikes me as a nice guy but what do I know? I am not sure I am up to speed on the Zinc story ( Alzheimer's again) so here is a refresher from Galan.

Zinc Media – half-year trading “mixed”, reason for second half confidence?

I’ve previously cautioned on shares in Zinc Media (ZIN) - most recently HERE, and note they currently approaching 17% lower today, towards 0.60p, on the back of a half-year results announcement…

Zinc Media – a ‘new’ CEO… more than 19 months after the last!

At the start of July 2016 it was announced that CEO Mark Wood would be stepping down with immediate effect. Now, TV and multimedia content producer Zinc Media (ZIN) “is pleased to announce the appointment of David Galan as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect”. Hmmm, what’s the story here?...