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AML
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Aston Martin Lagonda – argues “successful” share and private debt placings mean “now well positioned for growth”. Er, a few points…

Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) has issued an announcement headlined “Successful share and private debt placings to support future growth and enhance liquidity by c. £210 million”. How “successful”, with the shares currently responding more than 6% lower to just above 101p?
Bearcast
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the three serpents in the Helium bubble garden of Jerry Keen

In today's bearcast I end with a plunging Russian Rouble and start with the three helium serpents floated by Jerry Keen this year: Georgina (GEX), Pulsar (PLSR) and today's dog run by a liar Helix (HEX). In between I look at Oracle (ORCP) and the antics of David Lenigas and also at Strix (KETL)
KETL
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Strix – “Trading Update” = Profit Warning (natch!) and has there really been “significant progress” on the balance sheet?…

Strix Group (KETL) has issued a “trading update” including that for kettle controls it “has maintained its dominant market position with stable market share” and that the launch of a new low-cost control has been well received as well as that “Billi (filtration systems) is performing well with a positive increase in sales in Europe following successful progress on the division's geographical roll-out strategy”. So what of a share price, already down from above 80p in September, currently further down towards 55p?
HEMO
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Hemogenyx is a short – target 0p

Yes: you can get borrow. Tim Kempster is short and you should join him at 1.2p, my target for Hemogenyx (HEMO) is 0p. Here is why.
Bearcast
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Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: greatly cheered by NOT speaking to 'arry Adams or Steve O'Hara

On the basis of my non conversations I am ever happier holding both Kefi Gold & Copper (KEFI) and Optibiotix (OPTI) but on the latter the case for buying now becomes almost unanswerable.
RST
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Restore plc – ten months trading update, still a recovery Buy

Restore plc (RST) has issued a trading update including that its “actions to improve margins are progressing well” and that “cash generation remains strong”. How encouraging is it overall from a 265p share price?
HEX
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BREAKING: Is Helix Exploration boss David Minchin a brazen liar or a reckless fool?

On the 19th of November the hapless Minchin recorded an interview with Proactive, which you can see below, covering the company’s Clink #1 well at the Ingomar Dome Project in Montana. After an RNS today the question is whether Minchin should be in the clink himself for telling a lie or whether he is just a fool, not fit to run a public lavatory let alone a public company.
ELEG
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While my Electric Guitar gently weeps: suspension shocker, Fat Lady on Standby, PKF disgraced!

In my article of 15 October 2024 “While my Electric Guitar Gently weeps, only for utter suckers My Sweet Lord”, I concluded that “Electric (ELEG) is a stock to be avoided like the plague.” I was right in my stance because yesterday at 3.26 PM Electric put out the following announcement:
Bearcast
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Tom Winnifrith bearcast: egg on boat race time but for once not mine!

In today's podcast I discuss broker research, walls of cash, Amaroq (AMRQ) and the great one getting his sums muddled up, Great Western Mining (GWMO) and Victoria (VCP) 
TPT
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Topps Tiles – full-year results emphasise “confidence in the medium term outlook”, so what about the current outlook?…

Describing itself as “the UK's leading tile specialist”, Topps Tiles (TPT) has announced results for its year ended 28th September 2024 including Chief Executive Rob Parker concluding “the robust strategic progress being made now to position the business for the future leaves us well-placed for a recovery in market volumes and underpins our confidence in the medium term outlook”. However, such a focus tends to mean the near term outlook isn’t good.
SFR
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Severfield – from “market conditions are showing signs of improvement” to a ‘market conditions’ profit warning in less than four months, and worse!…

Structural steel company Severfield (SFR) has announced results for its half-year ended 28th September 2024 headlined “Revenue and underlying profit growth, diversified order books, challenging market backdrop but remain well-positioned in markets with positive long-term growth trends”. So why a current share price response to below 55p, down more than 38%?!
Beggar
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BREAKING: Peel Hunt warns of £2 billion AIM IHT own goal by Rachel from Customer Services

Peel Hunt's head of research Charles Hall has this morning warned that scrapping IHT relief on AIM shares will not raise £100 million to save the NHS as predicted by Rachel from Customer services but will in fact slash tax revenues by £1.1 billion this tax year rising to £2 billion per annum thereafter. You do not need to be an economist to see that this is a spectacular own goal.
Clown
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Does Valuation matter? Ask a failed fund manager

No not me silly, it is disgraced Neil Woodford. But I am afraid to say that i agree with him completely, caveat emptor especially when it comes to US equities!
SOS
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Sosandar – Half Year Results, Big Helping Of Hartley's As More Jam Tomorrow Promised

AIM-listed ladieswear purveyor Sosandar (SOS) served up its half year results to September this morning. As previously indicated, revenue fell quite heftily to £16.2 million as a result of reduced promotions and the loss was reduced to £0.7 million. The company promises a profit of £1 million at the full-year on the basis of in-line post-period performance, but that “in-line” is with reference to market expectations, which were heavily reduced (again…) only last month. As such, I’d suggest the promise of jam tomorrow should be taken with a pinch of salt especially in the current UK economic environment.
Tumbleweed
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MPs and Lords say that the FCA is “incompetent” and “defective” – Pots and Kettles

At the height of the Quindell (QPP) scandal I contacted an MP, Sir George Young, now Lord Young, who represented a Hampshire seat so whose constituents were almost certainly directly affected by the fraud happening at Farnham. As he is my step uncle and second cousin once removed I expected a reply and it duly arrived: don’t worry about this I am sure the FCA has it all in hand. Of course, the FCA, despite repeated warnings did not.
INX
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i-nexus Global – proposed AIM cancellation, yet another roll-call of shame on the self-described “world's most successful growth market”!

In 2019, with its shares then around 25p following a just prior year AIM listing at 79p raising £10 million, I concluded on i-nexus Global plc (INX) avoid/sell – and another AIM IPO roll-call of shame. I most recently updated last year, with the shares then 3.75p, concluding still avoid/sell. And what about now a “Proposed Cancellation of Admission to Trading” announcement from this self-described “a leading provider of cloud-based Strategy software solutions designed for the Global 5000”?

ECR
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ECR, the timing is unfortunate

So the timeline now reads: Thursday last week, ramptastic video interview with Doc Holliday. Monday this week, hugely discounted placing, no doubt aggressively forward sold. 24 hours later, bad news. It all looks a bit unfortunate and the shares are now 0.305p, below the 0.33p subscripti8on price. It is lucky that there was a window for spivs to forward sell.
Bearcast
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Golden Tuesday Bonus Bearcast: News from Amaroq and Ariana

Both have positive news which as a holder of both Ariana (AAU) and Amaroq (AMRQ) pleases me. But only one flicks the share price dial short term. Long term I explain the potential upside in both, it is all about risk and reward. as an older man I prefer lower risk lower potential reward but you might float on a different boat.
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