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Character Group - a buy despite profit warning
By Tom Winnifrith & Steve Moore | Friday 13 October 2017
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from ShareProphets). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Toys, games and giftware group Character (CCT) has reaffirmed that “underlying pre-tax profits for the year ended 31 August 2017 are projected to meet current market estimates”, but that “at this early stage of the group's new financial year the board consider that, based on the latest sales and market data available to them, the group's performance for the year ending 31 August 2018 is now expected to be significantly below current market estimates”. However, there still looks to remain reasons for optimism...
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- By Steven Moore
- 27 May 2023, 17:15
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Continues To Slither
- By Nigel Somerville
- 27 May 2023, 17:14
Could Share Prices Burst Through that Unfriendly Damn? This Old Punter Rather Thinks so.
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 27 May 2023, 17:09
Friday »
Kin and Carta – “trading update” and argues “well positioned”. It means ‘profit warning’ and is it really ‘well positioned’?...
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 16:00
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - I have a share to buy idea: what am I missing?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 May 2023, 14:25
Itsarm – the farce further continues… but for how much longer now?
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 14:25
It might be a bit more about chickpeas nowadays and China rather than Coca-Cola, but Tate and Lyle shareholders should still love it
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 May 2023, 10:07
Tern: more bad news to close the week and next week will be disastrous results with a bailout placing needed
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 May 2023, 10:01
Amur Minerals – 1.8p on the way in dividends on June 14 so why are the shares only 1.8p?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 May 2023, 08:49
BREAKING: Valereum Blockchain – yet more undeclared related party deals Reverend Poulden?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 May 2023, 08:14
Revolution Beauty (#REVB) – much-delayed results qualified with a material uncertainty around going concern, intends to publish interims “within the next two weeks”
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:55
Chamberlin (#CMH) – equity raise for just £0.36m at a discounted 3p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:47
Michelmersh Brick (#MBH) – with joint CEO Frank Hanna to leave for Brickability (#BRCK), Peter Sharp to become sole CEO
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:45
Brickability (#BRCK) – CEO Alan Simpson to retire from role, Frank Hanna to join as Chief Executive Designate “in due course”
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:42
Wishbone Gold (#WSBN) – “MobileMT Enhanced Processing Results at Cottesloe” attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:38
Pan African Resources (#PAF) – reduces current year guidance due to production and electricity supply challenges
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:37
Actual Experience (#ACT) – appointment of Iain McCready as CEO, good luck chap!
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:34
SysGroup (#SYS) – reconfirms trading guidance, CEO Adam Binks to step down and Heejae Chae to join as Executive Chairman
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:29
Kin and Carta (#KCT) – “a number of external factors have combined to reduce our expectations for the year”
- By Steven Moore
- 26 May 2023, 07:26
Thursday »
Gelion – acquired patent portfolios update, how’s the cash burn?
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 15:59
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Dear Jonathan let me explain logic to you, I did not NOT say all Ukrainian women are hookers
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 May 2023, 15:56
Actual Experience – if contract extension announcement not sufficiently ramptastic initially… announce it again?!
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 14:45
Nuformix – “pleased to announce” auditor appointment. About time... and how’s going concern looking?
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 11:25
Zak Mir does comedy, bent journalism & charting in his nappies - update from Lift Global Ventures
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 May 2023, 10:21
Ocean Harvest Technology and the departing CFO – surely a red flag?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 May 2023, 09:20
Crime DOES Pay - Rob Terry expands his food and drink empire at Quob Park, buying the Square Cow
- By ShareProphets
- 25 May 2023, 08:36
Cineworld (#CINE) – “Chapter 11” progress update, reiterates for equity holders “does not provide for any recovery”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:59
London Stock Exchange (#LSEG) – CFO Anna Manz to step down for a CFO role outside the industry, process to identify successor “underway”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:57
Cohort (#CHRT) – FY “slightly ahead of expectations on higher revenue”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:55
Fevertree Drinks (#FEVR) – notes revenue growth, though relying on progressing margin improvements to meet earnings expectations
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:53
#PETS At Home – FY adj. EPS +8%, DPS +8%, notes continued positive trading
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:50
Headlam (#HEAD) – four months revenue +3.4% YoY, though reduced gross margin
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:45
#TATE & Lyle – FY adj. EPS +10%, DPS to 18.5p, expects continued progress in current year
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:42
Renewi (#RWI) – FY adj. EPS -9%, anticipates improving cash position with a dividend for the now current year
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:39
Johnson Matthey (#JMAT) – FY adj. EPS -16%, DPS maintained, notes macro impacts
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:33
AJ Bell (#AJB) – H1 EPS up to 8p, DPS to 3.5p, argues well positioned
- By Steven Moore
- 25 May 2023, 07:29
Velocity Composites – half-year trading update, benefits from “investment in growth” to come through?
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 14:55
Doc Holliday does his conkers on More Acquisitions but its statement just does not add up.
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 May 2023, 13:04
Sondrel – 2022 results emphasising “successful IPO”. Er, what about the missed forecasts and share price fall?!
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 12:20
Amur Minerals – surely an RNS is due? What is disgraced Nomad SP Angel playing at? Is this a sure fire bargain?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 May 2023, 12:06
Techcast: Understanding AI Episode 3 of 12 - Computer Animation, Music & the Creative Industries
- By ShareProphets
- 24 May 2023, 08:47
This Brill Broker could See a Surge in Profits if the Footsie Footpedal Hits the Gas
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 24 May 2023, 08:20
CMA provisionally finds traders at Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada broke competition law on UK bonds
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:59
LondonMetric Property (#LMP) – recommended offer for CT Property Trust (#CTPT) of 0.455 new shares per share
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:59
#SDX Energy – notes management appointments and believes local suspended “senior employee” allegations “substantially without merit and are being dealt with”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:58
Bonhill (#BONH) – exchanged contracts for sale of InvestmentNews business for $4.1m
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:51
4imprint (#FOUR) – 2023 progress “running in line with the board's expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:49
Marks & Spencer (#MKS) – FY adj. EPS -17%, emphasises improvements and plan to restore dividend this year
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:47
#SSE – FY adj. EPS +75%, DPS +13%, emphasises 'Net Zero Acceleration Programme Plus'
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:43
Mortgage Advice Bureau (#MAB1) – Q1 mortgage completions slightly down, “early signs of increasing activity”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:38
Kingfisher (#KGF) – Q1 LFL sales -3.3%, “improved trading since early April”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:35
C&C (#CCR) – FY adj. EPS up to €0.134, DPS €0.0379, current trading challenges
- By Steven Moore
- 24 May 2023, 07:32
Tuesday »
easyJet – interims, an “enter the summer with confidence” Buy?
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 16:10
Physiomics – “would like to update the market on current trading”. I doubt it ‘would like to’…
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 15:57
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - how on earth did Wishbone's Richard Poulden get into Oxford?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 May 2023, 14:34
Empresaria – having in August last year been “optimistic about the year ahead”, how’s an AGM trading update now?
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 13:45
I still don’t eat much meat but maybe I should continue buying Cranswick shares
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 11:16
Eneraqua Technologies – “pleased to announce” results. Er, what about the massive profit warning for the current year?!
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 11:00
Lansdowne Oil & Gas – was I wrong to be bearish? a shareholder writes
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 May 2023, 09:50
Catenae Innovation – Court News (Or Not!) On Hyperneph Software
- By Nigel Somerville
- 23 May 2023, 07:58
BT Group (#BT.A) – Altice acquires further shares to take shareholding to 24.5%, restates does not intend to make an offer
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:57
Empresaria (#EMR) – four months NFI -5% YoY, “profits are expected to be down significantly”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:54
Portmeirion (#PMP) – H1 sales on track for in line with prior year, “seen some increased caution from US customers during recent weeks”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:52
Pebble Group (#PEBB) – H1 revenue and profit expected to be ahead of prior year comparative
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:48
SSP Group (#SSPG) – H1 still an attributable loss, argues “encouraging” trading improvement
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:46
Topps Tiles (#TPT) – H1 adj. EPS -45%, DPS +20%, notes inflation impact though now easing
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:41
Victorian Plumbing (#VIC) – H1 adj. EPS up to 1.9p, DPS 0.45p, currently consumer demand “robust”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:37
Epwin (#EPWN) – current year revenue +3%, though PVC resin prices remain at elevated levels and there labour and other inflationary costs
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:34
Hilton Food (#HFG) – sales “ahead of the prior year”, though reflecting increased raw materials prices and an acquisition
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:30
Cranswick (#CWK) – FY adj. EPS +2%, DPS +5%, “positive start to the new financial year”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 May 2023, 07:26
Monday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Some sanity from Ireland, madness in the UK and why I smell and the Mrs suffers
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 May 2023, 14:35
Nuformix – “unaudited” 12 months results, why the change in accounting reference date I wonder?!
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 14:35
Gulf Keystone carries plenty of political risk until production resumes, but the upside makes it worth taking at this stage - speculative buy
- By Gary Newman
- 22 May 2023, 13:59
Stelrad – 2023 “pleased with the encouraging start”. Hmmm – how ‘pleasing’ and ‘encouraging’ really?
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 11:38
David Lenigas you old spoofer: Vinanz is going to get a dual OTC US listing, rampity ramp!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 May 2023, 11:04
BREAKING: Photo article: Chill Brands and its UK distributor – Ray Ingleby calls me!
- By ShareProphets
- 22 May 2023, 10:27
BREAKING EXPOSE: TruSpine: The Link Between The CEO And Secured Lender Hub 2021 Ltd
- By Nigel Somerville
- 22 May 2023, 09:21
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Well, an Awful Lot of Cable Anyway for this Tempting Mazuma Puller
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 22 May 2023, 08:16
Tom Winnifrith Postcard: Fortress Bakhmut has fallen to Russia - how long are you happy to be lied to and to give a blank cheque to Ukraine?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 May 2023, 08:00
NatWest (#NWG) – agreement to repurchase £1.26bn of shares from HM Treasury at 268.4p each
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:59
Blackbird (#BIRD) – “restructured its existing business which has led to a number of people leaving the company”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:56
Ilika (#IKA) – expects FY even adj. EBITDA loss up to approx. £7m, cash down to £15.8m
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:54
Ethernity Networks (#ENET) – further issuance of $0.23m of shares confetti under “share subscription agreement”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:51
Pathfinder Minerals (#PFP) – expects disposal of IM Minerals business and to be paid £2m due on completion “later this week”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:47
Oncimmune (#ONC) – sale of other businesses for £13m to focus on ImmunoINSIGHTS business
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:43
Norman Broadbent (#NBB) – emphasises Q1 growth and “excellent forward momentum”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:39
Begbies Traynor (#BEG) – expects FY ahead of market expectations, notes progress in insolvency market
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:35
Stelrad (#SRAD) – H2 2022 lower volumes ‘stabilised’, expects stronger H2 volumes
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:32
Wincanton (#WIN) – FY adj. EPS +4%, DPS +10%, notes with macroeconomic environment “expect volumes to remain under pressure”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 May 2023, 07:26
Sunday »
MyHealthChecked – news flow potential starts to be delivered; “agreement with Boots for extended retail launch”
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 May 2023, 19:01
Photo article: rogue Bloggers 18 mile training walk to wonderful waterfall but disaster back at the Welsh Hovel so article problems
- By ShareProphets
- 21 May 2023, 16:38
Sunday Long Reads: Paying rent in Eels, McMansions, 10,000 Birds, Sulking, TikTok Food
- By ShareProphets
- 21 May 2023, 07:39
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 20 May
- By ShareProphets
- 21 May 2023, 07:37
Saturday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Shell faces up to the idiots at the Church of England, here's my solution
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 20 May 2023, 14:46
BOMBSHELL WINNILEAKS EXPOSE: Chill Brands and its new business partner Ray Ingleby – he was in on the John Story ramp too
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 20 May 2023, 14:14
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Slips Back Below $2,000
- By Nigel Somerville
- 20 May 2023, 13:50
When the Grinding Footsie Gets Boring the Tough Switch Focus to the Cheapos.
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 20 May 2023, 09:59
Friday »
Fusion Antibodies – warned y’all! With the shares currently slumping more than 75% today, hopefully that was heeded…
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 16:19
Unbound Group – another case of “Strategic Review and Formal Sale Process” being code for ‘we’re fecked’?
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 15:15
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Can I find a volunteer for a daring mission who lives near Blackpool?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 19 May 2023, 14:00
BREAKING: We publish new bombshell email to Aquis Lobster-Potted TruSpine - surely shares must be suspended and Police called in
- By Nigel Somerville
- 19 May 2023, 12:16
Photo from Blackpool, the offices of the Vaping Group - do you still buy the Chill Brands spoof?
- By ShareProphets
- 19 May 2023, 12:04
If Burberry shares fall back below a twenty quid share price, that would be chavtastic
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 19 May 2023, 09:49
Metals Exploration – 2022 results, net cash generation and debt reduction value: BUY
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 09:37
Carole Cadwalladr has always been a fraud, tonight she may be bankrupted but should she now be charged with fraud? Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 19 May 2023, 08:01
Unbound (#UBG) – notes “cash constraints”, initiates strategic review and formal sale process
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:59
#IQE – raises further £1.1m at 20p per share via REX “retail offer”
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:58
Network International (#NETW) – discussions with Brookfield “ongoing”, Takeover Panel extension to 5pm 1st June
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:57
Premier African Minerals (#PREM) – further £0.61m placing at 0.925p per share, appoints CMC Markets as joint broker
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:51
Conroy Gold & Natural Resources (#CGNR) – £0.2375m capitalisation & conversion to a convertible loan of related-party Karelian (#KDR) debt
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:50
Karelian Diamond Resources (#KDR) – £0.3625m “financing” including £0.1125m loan convertible at 5p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:49
Alphawave IP (#AWE) – 2022 swing to loss, reiterates current year and longer-term growth outlooks
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:39
Knights Group (#KGH) – argues FY “good progress”, “positive momentum across the business”
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:34
Smiths Group (#SMIN) – Q3 update, raises FY guidance to “around 10% organic revenue growth, with moderate margin improvement”
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:31
C&C (#CCR) – impacted by ERP system implementation challenges, CEO David Forde ‘steps down’
- By Steven Moore
- 19 May 2023, 07:28
Plant Health Care – “remains committed to its listing on AIM, including for any potential funding needs”. Such ‘needs’ soon?...
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 15:49
Nuformix – “absolutely delighted with the data we've generated”. Er, how’s the balance sheet now?
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 14:23
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast:Tory sleazebag David Williams of Avanti does it again - now 98% vindicated on Arqit
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 May 2023, 13:36
Why I am keeping on holding my easyJet and BT Group shares (for the time being)
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 11:23
Speedy Hire – “completion of investigation”, why no detail of the “problems” which have seen circa £20.4m of asset value ‘disappear’?!
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 11:10
When’s the next bailout placing at Voyager Life – spoof operational update
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 May 2023, 11:08
£30m bailout at 20p for IQE after catastrophic results and a warning: its shagging all the sheep yet again
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 May 2023, 09:44
The AIM sewer shrinks yet again in April, now back to 2003 levels
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 May 2023, 08:05
Do we really want to shove up taxes so that a junior doctor can come off strike and buy a million quid home? Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 May 2023, 08:00
Aston Martin Lagonda (#AML) – investment by Geely, including £95m subscription of new shares at 335p each
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:58
Speedy Hire (#SDY) – notes non-itemised assets shortfall resulted from problems with its controls and accounting procedures and there now a remedial plan
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:57
Plant Health Care (#PHC) – following shareholder consultation, to continue with AIM listing
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:52
International Distributions Services (#IDS) – FY swing to even adj. loss, targeting return to adj. Op profit this year
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:45
easyJet (#EZJ) – H1 continued loss, though emphasises “booking window returns towards normalised levels… enter the summer with confidence”
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:42
Vistry (#VTY) – expected reduction in private sales rates reflected in build rates, though notes “improving market conditions”
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:37
Michelmersh Brick (#MBH) – “remain on track to meet full-year expectations”, noting construction industry demand “has been impacted by the higher interest rate environment”
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:33
Premier Foods (#PFD) – FY adj. EPS +13%, DPS +20%, “well placed to make further progress this year”
- By Steven Moore
- 18 May 2023, 07:30
Wednesday »
MJ Hudson Group – completes sale of Data & Analytics division, still shareholders wipeout ahoy?
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 15:45
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the world's greatest musicMagpie expert opines
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 May 2023, 15:11
Hardide – argues "performed well in the first half”… what about the large order delay and the balance sheet?
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 14:37
Xeros Technology Group – agreement with “potential to deliver substantial revenues”… so also the potential not to & how’s that balance sheet?
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 11:43
BREAKING: Purplebricks business sold for £1 to Strike – shareholders to get just 0.65p next year! (or less!)
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 May 2023, 10:36
British Land may be excited about golden triangles, but I reckon most of us have more than enough property exposure
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 10:25
Letter to the FCA – how can it allow Canadian Overseas Petroleum to deceive investors in this way?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 May 2023, 09:55
Pembridge Resources highlights the danger of having mining assets that are at best marginally profitable - liquidation looks the likely outcome
- By Gary Newman
- 17 May 2023, 08:26
Pantheon fund raise massively oversubscribed: the triumph of hope over experience & proper analysis says Peter Brailey
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 May 2023, 08:19
The Carpet Market is Bouncy and this Flooring Merchant Lays Down a Rosy Future
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 17 May 2023, 08:17
Flag Flyer is a term of abuse in Britain unless it's this flag! - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 May 2023, 08:00
Pantheon Resources (#PANR) – raises gross proceeds of approx. $22m at 17p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:58
Versarien (#VRS) – “Cementene precast concrete trials” RNS Reach attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:58
#MPAC – order book improvement, expects trading to be second half weighted
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:53
Mitchells & Butlers (#MAB) – H1 adj. EPS down to 5.5p, notes cost challenge but medium-term cost outlook now improving
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:50
JD Sports Fashion (#JD.) – FY adj. EPS +4% to 13.39p, DPS up to 0.8p, current “resilient” demand
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:47
Watches of Switzerland (#WOSG) – FY growth “in line with guidance”, notes now significantly ahead of long-range plan
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:42
Savills (#SVS) – higher interest rates have “materially impacted”, expects in H2 markets start to recover
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:36
TP ICAP (#TCAP) – Q1 constant currency revenue +2% YoY, argues “remain well positioned”
- By Steven Moore
- 17 May 2023, 07:23
Tuesday »
129 days to go, but already almost TWO THIRDS of seats gone for Sharestock on September 23, BOOK NOW!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 May 2023, 15:31
Dialight – AGM trading update, how likely really is full-year ‘in line with expectations’ now?
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 15:28
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: The IRA man has another go at me again as Proactive disgraces itself over Canadian Overseas and its N-N-N ouzo time!
- By ShareProphets
- 16 May 2023, 13:32
SmartSpace Software – “pleased to announce” results. Er, what’s so ‘pleasing’ then?
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 12:35
FTSE 100 analytical fun on Imperial Brands, DCC and (the big yawn) Vodafone
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 11:09
Canadian Overseas Petroleum and another bombshell it is hiding? Why?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 May 2023, 09:56
BREAKING: Canadian Overseas Petroleum announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results – guess what bombshell it is hiding?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 May 2023, 09:04
TechCast: your 12 part guide to AI - part 2 Artificial Intelligence and cyber security
- By ShareProphets
- 16 May 2023, 08:09
Canadian Overseas Petroleum (#COPL) – Q1 “Financial Results”… which don’t include P&L detail in the RNS, anything to do with a significantly increased operating loss?!
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:59
Anglesey Mining (#AYM) – proposed £1m equity raise at a discounted 1.5p per share with warrants
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:59
Hercules Site Services (#HERC) – “trading in line with market expectations”, looks forward to H2 with confidence
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:51
Forterra (#FORT) – revenue -24%, anticipates H2 improvement in market conditions. Hmmm
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:49
On the Beach (#OTB) – H1 still loss-making, argues “recent positive signs of recovery”
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:46
Boohoo (#BOO) – FY swing to even adj. loss, states now reinvesting supply chain deflation into speed and price
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:42
Marston's (#MARS) – H1 still loss-making, considers “cost outlook, and consumer confidence, are steadily improving”
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:37
Greggs (#GRG) – sales growth “in line with plans”, FY expectations unchanged
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:33
#SHOE Zone – H1 adj. PBT down to £2.5m noting inflationary cost increases and currency, DPS maintained at 2.5p
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:30
Vodafone (#VOD) – FY adj. EPS slightly down to €0.1145, DPS maintained at €0.09, emphasises a “new roadmap” following strategic review
- By Steven Moore
- 16 May 2023, 07:24
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: If you don't want me to talk about Brokerman Dan's underpants...
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 May 2023, 14:16
Restore plc – “on track to deliver growth in revenue and operating profits”…but how significantly and what about the bottom-line?
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 13:15
Wandisco warns it might go bust in July, results delayed and that an equity fund raise might be at a 400p or (much) lower!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 May 2023, 11:42
David Beckham backed Cellular Goods – another related party red flag vicar?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 May 2023, 10:55
If you aren’t a raging bull of Canadian Overseas Petroleum you are a paedophile (irony!) – more confetti vicar?
- By ShareProphets
- 15 May 2023, 09:13
BREAKING: To which spiv has Chill Brands bunged £60,000 for ramping its shares?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 May 2023, 08:41
Ooops I did it again – another screwup from Gerry Brandon at Microsaic
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 May 2023, 08:22
Aquis Lobster-Potted TruSpine - More Shambles: Is This A Clear Breach Of The Rules?
- By Nigel Somerville
- 15 May 2023, 08:21
Blackbird Ain't Singing at the Mo, but I Belay Uncle Tom's Invitation to Back Track
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 15 May 2023, 08:21
WANdisco (#WAND) – “working capital until the middle of July”, aiming for “equity fundraise towards the end of June of $30 million”. Good luck!
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:55
Microsaic Systems (#MSYS) – audit taking longer than anticipated, now just talks of “on or before 30 June 2023” for 2022 calendar year results
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:50
Pembridge Resources (#PERE) – suspension of operations at Minto Mine, considering going concern and delisting
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:48
Scotgold Resources (#SGZ) – £2m subscription and open offer at 15p per share, but admits going concern entirely dependent on what it can now produce
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:45
Premier African Minerals (#PREM) – £1.76m placing at 0.925p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:39
#VAST Resources – debt repayment “concluding documentation regarding an extension to 30 June”, argues will allow time for settlement of claims in Zimbabwe
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:37
Currys (#CURY) – expects FY ahead of expectations, driven by UK & Ireland performance
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:34
British American Tobacco (#BATS) – appointment of FD Tadeu Marroco as Chief Executive, now a search for a new permanent FD
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:31
#FRP Advisory – expects FY “slightly ahead of current market consensus”, confident of further progress
- By Steven Moore
- 15 May 2023, 07:27
Sunday »
Mr. Percy Thrower Reporting back after a 16 mile Rogue Bloggers for Woodlarks training walk
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 May 2023, 19:37
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: a deep dive on Tullow, Bidstack red flags and painful feet
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 May 2023, 18:57
Arc Minerals is a speculative buy now that it has signed its deal with Anglo American
- By Gary Newman
- 14 May 2023, 15:51
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Continues To Hold The Line
- By Nigel Somerville
- 14 May 2023, 15:43
Sunday Long Reads: High Arctic, Night in the Sistine Chapel, Free Dogs of India, Law of the Sea, Fake Illness
- By ShareProphets
- 14 May 2023, 09:19
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 13 May
- By ShareProphets
- 14 May 2023, 09:16
Saturday »
SkinBioTherapeutics – SkinBiotix additional formal studies, a short-term delay but enhanced outlook: STRONG BUY
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 May 2023, 19:11
Video: Rick Rule on the Moral Crisis of ESG Imposition on Mining Companies
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 May 2023, 19:05
Celadon Pharma is on a nutso valuation, it is dangerous but surely it is a short
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 May 2023, 18:31
CT Automotive – following IPO in just 2021 and recent bailout equity raise, now identifies a “number of years” accounting error!
- By Steven Moore
- 13 May 2023, 15:37
Renold – further good news, banking facilities extension agreement
- By Steven Moore
- 13 May 2023, 15:36
Tullow May Have Fallen Since I Last Suggested You Look at it, So Why Am I Not Selling?
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 13 May 2023, 15:35
Eurocell – profit warning, how much improvement in the near-term from here is there really likely to be?
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 14:41
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Which is more diverse, the Lionesses squad or the THG Board? And who bloody cares?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 May 2023, 14:00
When should the management of Airtel Africa call me (so my pension fund buys their shares)?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 May 2023, 11:22
Disgraced Cenkos Knobheads 0 – The sheriff of AIM 1 (o.g Longbow). Can I play you every week?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 May 2023, 11:01
BOMBSHELL EXPOSE: Roquefort Thereapeutics – more red flags than a May day Parade in Moscow
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 May 2023, 08:22
BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour on the distressingly white Women’s soccer team and why the most lesbian packed sport needs more diversity: Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 May 2023, 08:00
#THG – considers “no longer any merit in continuing to engage with Apollo”, discussions terminated
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:58
Predator Oil & Gas (#PRD) – convoluted placing at 5.7p per share and options exercise, raising £1.4m
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:55
#TLOU Energy – launches “entitlement offer” to raise up to A$10.65m at A$0.035, 2p, per share
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:53
Bens Creek (#BEN) – related-party MBU sells 29.9% shareholding at 18p per share to commodities trading and investments company Avani Resources
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:47
Haleon (#HLN) – sale of £804m of shares by #GSK at 335p each, GSK retains 955m shares
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:38
Blackbird (#BIRD) – notice to terminate contract from A&E Television Networks, 2022 “less than 10% of Blackbird's revenues”
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:35
CT Automotive (#CTA) – multi-year inventory consolidation error, expected c.$8.4m reduction at end-2022
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:32
Eurocell (#ECEL) – four months sales -2% YoY, now expects FY “below current market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:28
#CMO Group – 2022 adj. EPS down to 0.83p, “the economic situation remains challenging”
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:24
Balfour Beatty (#BBY) – continues to expect underlying profit from operations “broadly in line with 2022”
- By Steven Moore
- 12 May 2023, 07:20
Thursday »
BREAKING: Lawyers Harcus Parker slams FCA Link Woodford deal as grossly misleading and inadequate in Private Letter ( which we publish natch!)
- By ShareProphets
- 11 May 2023, 16:03
John Lewis of Hungerford – “Sale & leaseback”… and another to have had enough of the AIM market
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 15:55
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - madness at the Dublin Marathon, why has Ariana hired a second broker and what does Andrew Bell really earn?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 11 May 2023, 15:17
Character Group – half-year swing to loss, can the full-year really be expected to be in line with expectations?
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 14:15
SDI Group – how “pleased” should it really be about its full-year trading?, And what about its now current year?
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 11:35
Will David Beckham’s Cellular Goods still be selling (very little) CBD shite by Christmas? I think not & here's why
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 11 May 2023, 11:28
Will I be exiting my remaining shares in Wood Group and Rolls-Royce soon?
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 09:05
Ooops Red Rock did it again: - Andrew Bell needs to explain a suicidal value destruction as he places once more
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 11 May 2023, 08:31
The Bunting stays up everywhere – an enormous fuck you to the liberal establishment: Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 11 May 2023, 08:00
John Lewis Of Hungerford (#JLH) – proposed AIM delisting and tender offer for around 10% of shares at 1.5p each
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:59
Man Group (#EMG) – “President” Robyn Grew to become CEO, Luke Ellis to retire in September
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:58
JD Sports Fashion (#JD.) – appointment of Dominic Platt as CFO, current CFO Neil Greenhalgh to leave later in the summer
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:57
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (#DPH) – EQT possible offer “substantial progress”, extension granted to 2nd June
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:51
Network International (#NETW) – discussions with CVC and Francisco Partners “ongoing”, extension granted to 1st June
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:51
Wood Group (#WG.) – argues Q1 “good momentum”, notes currently Apollo has to 17th May to announce a firm intention to or not to make an offer
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:45
Character (#CCT) – H1 swing to loss, argues still “confident of the prospects for the second half”
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:41
S4 Capital (#SFOR) – Q1 LFL net revenue +6.8% YoY, FY targets maintained
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:38
#ITV – Q1 external revenue -7% YoY, notes cost savings as per longer-term target
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:35
Rolls-Royce (#RR.) – current year financial performance ‘in line with expectations’, strategic review on track for H2
- By Steven Moore
- 11 May 2023, 07:31
Wednesday »
Directa Plus – 2022 results, how “strong” really was the performance?
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 16:59
Sylvania Platinum – Q3 report and share buyback, value and income Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 16:19
Aptamer – CEO “has left… with immediate effect” state the group’s other AIM IPO Roll-Call of Shame directors. And how’s the funding “exploring” going?
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 16:10
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: as Eurasia tells a palpable half truth or outright lie, the 2 shares I bought today
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 May 2023, 15:24
The Longboat share price has doubled since I tipped it, but I still see further upside to come so don't sell now...in fact
- By Gary Newman
- 10 May 2023, 13:30
Unbound Group – my prior scepticism vindicated?; after possible offer not proceeding now also funding proposal “withdrawn”!
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 11:53
The automotive retail industry is an evolving world…but you can still do a lot worse than Vertu Motors
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 10:09
David Beckham’s Guild Esports Interims – company looks forward with confidence but it is actually technically insolvent
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 May 2023, 10:08
Drowning in #FBPE #BoycottSpoons tears as JD Wetherspoon reports record sales and heroic Tim Martin lashes out at the political class
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 May 2023, 08:22
Shiny Little Squares Remind Me this Outfit could Grow, Along with Its Share Price
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 10 May 2023, 08:22
Unbound (#UBG) – trading conditions worsening and funding proposal withdrawn, working on additional funding/refinancing
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:59
ASOS (#ASC) – H1 swing to even adj. pre-tax loss, “ongoing challenges in the operating environment”
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:59
JD Wetherspoon (#JDW) – notes Q3 sales increase, expects FY profit “towards the top of market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:57
SkinBioTherapeutics (#SBTX) – SkinBiotix ‘additional unexpected benefits’ further studies, AxisBiotix-Ps sales started in Spain
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:48
Alphawave IP (#AWE) – additional time required to complete audit, expects results to now be published next week
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:43
Capita (#CPI) – cyber attack data exfiltration update, “underlying trading performance remains in line with expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:41
Luceco (#LUCE) – Q1 impacted by slower residential RMI market, argues in line with expectations
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:38
Compass (#CPG) – H1 adj. EPS up to 42.7p, DPS up to 15p, raises FY guidance
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:34
Vertu Motors (#VTU) – FY adj. EPS down to 9.16p, DPS up to 2.15p, notes both improvement in new vehicle supply and cost pressures
- By Steven Moore
- 10 May 2023, 07:31
Tuesday »
Osirium Technologies – argues “continued positive trading”. Er, why not provide the overall balance sheet position?
- By Steven Moore
- 9 May 2023, 15:48
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: taking the good name of Dominic Frisby in vain & 6 lessons from the collapse of Purplebricks
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 May 2023, 14:57
Trackwise Designs – EV OEM customer dispute, how long is the “cash runway”?
- By Steven Moore
- 9 May 2023, 14:15