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Whitbread has a plan...and Restaurant Group patently does not
By Chris Bailey | Thursday 14 February 2019
Disclosure: I own shares in one or more of the stocks mentioned. 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.
Like the investment sad-o that I am, I spent a good while yesterday afternoon pacing through the one hundred plus slides that formed the Whitbread (WTB) capital markets day presentation. Recall - as I have written up at length before - that the company is now all about the Premier Inn asset after Coca-Cola's largesse in buying Costa Coffee for a pretty sum. Right at the back of the presentation document Whitbread noted that it would return over £2.5 billion of the £3.9 billion proceeds back to investors – which is not a bad slice of the cake. Meanwhile industrial and pension debts/deficits get lowered further...and the company can also easily finance its expansion plan…
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Ariana Resources (#AAU) – up to $5m loan agreement to advance Dokwe project
- By Steven Moore
- 11 November 2024, 07:50
NatWest (#NWG) – second buy back of government shares of 2024, for £1bn
- By Steven Moore
- 11 November 2024, 07:46
Cavendish Financial (#CAV) – H1 adj. EPS 0.4p, DPS 0.3p, “market conditions have yet to improve significantly post the general election”
- By Steven Moore
- 11 November 2024, 07:44
Kainos (#KNOS) – H1 adj. EPS edged up to 22.5p, DPS up to 9.3p, notes “poor macro-economic conditions and delayed UK Government decision-making”
- By Steven Moore
- 11 November 2024, 07:42
Various Eateries (#VARE) – FY “small positive adjusted EBITDA”, hit outs at Budget “further major blow to a struggling industry”
- By Steven Moore
- 11 November 2024, 07:39
Forterra (#FORT) – “year to date revenues were 5% below the 2023 comparative”, maintains FY adj. EBITDA expectation of “around £50m”
- By Steven Moore
- 11 November 2024, 07:35
Sunday »
Tom Winnifrith bearcast: Resolute bosses arrested, Georgina's bosses should be
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 November 2024, 19:42
Visual Aid: Top 10 Countries by Value of All Their Natural Resources
- By ShareProphets
- 10 November 2024, 11:30
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Slips On Trump Election Result
- By Nigel Somerville
- 10 November 2024, 11:20
Sunday Long Reads: Lying Researcher, Old Film Future, Tankers vs Whales, Buttons are Back, Non-Nigel Cabin on the Mountain
- By ShareProphets
- 10 November 2024, 11:14
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending Nov 9
- By ShareProphets
- 10 November 2024, 08:50
Saturday »
Jubilee Metals – “Operational Update”, a Q1 and outlook positives BUY
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 November 2024, 17:15
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Jubilee to more than double and Neil Woodford's oil bearishness overcooked
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 November 2024, 12:40
A disgraced fund manager turned share blogger warns about oil, bullish on Trump, UK shares and China
- By ShareProphets
- 9 November 2024, 09:48
Tom Winnifrith podcast: Democrats should stop panicking and screaming but need to think about lessons they must learn
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 November 2024, 00:48
Empresaria – “sale of non-core subsidiary”, but still group financial concern?…
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 16:15
Mkango Resources: good companies just do not behave like this
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 8 November 2024, 14:49
CyanConnode – interims, was the fundraising to enhance growth and operational capabilities or mainly to keep the lights on for a bit longer?
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 14:32
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast; Reporting back alive, good cancer news but...
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 8 November 2024, 14:27
Argo Blockchain: No it really is a zero, a 'fess up and an AI spoof, 0p here we come
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 8 November 2024, 10:09
Mkango Resources (#MKA) – expected admission of placing shares delayed to “on or around 22 November… due to administrative delays”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:59
BSF Enterprise (#BSFA) – “Portfolio Update”, attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:59
Indivior (#INDV) – states “focused on acting in the best interests of all shareholders as we continue to execute on our strategy” in response to letter from Oaktree Capital Management
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:55
TI Fluid Systems (#TIFS) – Takeover Panel extension for finalisation of due diligence, financing and transaction documentation
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:46
Empresaria (#EMR) – sale of its 51% interest in Fines Tokyo for a repaid JPY50 million (c.£0.253m) intercompany balance
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:43
Serco (#SRP) – unsuccessful in rebidding for Australia immigration contract and also notes UK Government budget tax changes impact
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:39
International Consolidated Airlines (#IAG) – notes Q3 growth and “demand remains strong across our airlines”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:34
Rightmove (#RMV) – “in line to meet market expectations”, emphasises “looking ahead with confidence”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:29
Vistry (#VTY) – £165m South Division cost issues additional profit impact and group “reduced expectations for completions in the year”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 November 2024, 07:25
Thursday »
BREAKING: Argo Blockchain ‘fess up – delayed to an attempted no one watching o’clock and even then attempted obfuscation!
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 17:35
Kefi Gold & Copper – increased proposed bank loan facilities for Tulu Kapi, Strong Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 16:35
TPXimpact – CFO appointment, to ‘create lasting shareholder value’?
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 16:25
DSW Capital – 'Beat the Budget' transactions boost, but what’s the outlook from here?…
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 14:20
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: a 1 in 15000 chance this is the last one ever
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 7 November 2024, 13:38
Hummingbird it’s almost game over, watch out Celadon there is a lesson for you
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 7 November 2024, 13:15
Fadel Partners – having been AIM Awards-shortlisted for “Best Newcomer” last year, ‘Update to Trading Expectations’ is downwards (natch!)…
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 11:44
CAB Payments (#CABP) – StoneX “does not intend to make an offer”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 08:00
#DSW Capital – October “exceptionally strong levels of M&A activity and completions”, increases guidance
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:58
Trainline (#TRN) – H1 adj. EPS up to 9.9p, notes improved guidance
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:55
Rolls-Royce (#RR.) – “confidence in the delivery of our 2024 guidance despite a supply chain environment which remains challenging”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:53
S4 Capital (#SFOR) – Q3 LFL net revenue -12.6% YoY, “primarily reflecting lower activity in both Content and one of the larger Technology Services clients”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:51
#AUTO Trader – H1 adj. EPS up to 15.56p, DPS to 3.5p, though “now expect the stock lever to be slightly negative for the full year”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:49
#ITV – Q3 update, argues confidence will deliver increased profit this year but that with further cost savings
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:46
J Sainsbury (#SBRY) – H1 adj. EPS edged up to 10.7p, DPS maintained at 3.9p, remains confident in forecasts
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:44
Howden Joinery (#HWDN) – since half year LFL revenue -1.9% YoY, expects FY PBT “at the lower end” of analysts' consensus forecasts range
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:39
Taylor Wimpey (#TW.) – “trading in line with expectations”, argues “well positioned for growth from 2025, assuming supportive market conditions”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 November 2024, 07:34
Wednesday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast No 2: this strategic review could be amazingly good news
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 November 2024, 18:11
Aptamer – “pleased to report that the sustained focus of our commercial team continues to bear fruit”. Er, does it?…
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 17:35
Westminster: classic bullshit from loathsome ex Tory MP and penny share spiv Tony Baldry
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 November 2024, 16:44
Microlise – “confident that no customer systems data has been compromised”, but employee data?…
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 16:35
A disgraced and failed fund manager on Trump's win and China
- By ShareProphets
- 6 November 2024, 14:40
Solid State – argues “trading in-line with market expectations for the full year”, but how much really so?…
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 14:40
Surface Transforms – “Directorate Change”, why ANOTHER share price slump?…
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 11:20
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast No 1: GroupThink, Donald Trump and Kefi
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 November 2024, 09:59
Georgina Energy (#GEX) – “Operational Update”, attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:59
#KEFI Gold & Copper – “initial committee approval granted by second co-lending bank for increased amount”
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:59
Microlise (#SAAS) – “Update on Cyber Security Incident”, expects services “essentially back to normal” by end of next week
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:57
Empyrean Energy (#EME) – £1.12m equity raise at 0.1p per share, also an up to £0.25m “retail offer”
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:56
Blencowe Resources (#BRES) – £1.5m equity raise at 4p per share with warrants
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:55
YouGov (#YOU) – FY adj. EPS down to 29.4p, DPS +3% to 9p, current year trading “broadly in line with the prior year”
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:49
J D Wetherspoon (#JDW) – 14 weeks LFL sales +5.9% YoY, “cost inflation… has now jumped substantially again following the budget”
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:45
Domino's Pizza (#DOM) – Q3 update, “expect FY24 Underlying EBITDA to be in the range of current market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:40
Marks & Spencer (#MKS) – H1 adj. EPS up to 14.7p, DPS maintained at 1p, “confident of making further progress in the remainder of the year”
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:37
Persimmon (#PSN) – Q3 “in-line with expectations”, argues “well positioned for continuing market improvement”
- By Steven Moore
- 6 November 2024, 07:33
Tuesday »
Distil – interims, was recent discounted equity raise to “provide working capital”?…
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 17:25
Amaroq Minerals – 2024 exploration update, this winning 73p offer price tip still a Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 16:40
Itaconix – “pleased to provide” trading update, but how ‘pleasing’ is it really?…
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 16:21
Aferian – emphasises trading improvement and “well-positioned”, but how much so really?…
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 14:34
EnSilica – full-year results argue “from both a financial and operational perspective… remains well positioned”. Er, does it?!…
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 11:40
Victoria now just 93p, target remains 0p: a 20 red flag check list
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 5 November 2024, 11:24
Tom Winnifrith bonus bearcast: serial deceit and lying at Predator as it places
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 5 November 2024, 09:31
Preparing for election night at the Welsh Hovel, I’ll be stewing some apples, Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 5 November 2024, 08:00
Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – “October Operational Update”, notes “mining revenue” up to $3m but bottom-line financials dare not speak their name
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:57
Sosandar (#SOS) – homeware range licensing agreement with Next (#NXT), no financials (natch!)
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:52
Aferian (#AFRN) – notes H2 revenue improvement, “continue to expect a reduction to net debt by year-end”
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:48
Morgan Advanced Materials (#MGAM) – warns current outlook deterioration, expanding “simplification programme” and commencing “up to £40m” share buyback
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:46
#WEIR – “order pipeline converting as expected”, FY guidance reiterated
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:41
TP ICAP (#TCAP) – Q3 revenue +9%, “comfortable with FY 2024 market expectations for adjusted EBIT, subject to the impact of FX movements”
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:39
Hilton Food (#HFG) – notes Q3 progress, “confident in delivering our full year in line with our expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:36
Associated British Foods (#ABF) – FY adj. EPS up to 196.9p, DPS to 90p including 27p special dividend
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:33
Christie (#CTG) – sale of its Orridge stocktaking business for initial £4m and up to a further £1m
- By Steven Moore
- 5 November 2024, 07:30
Monday »
Empresaria – states a disposal as part of “previously announced plan”, but how useful?
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 17:29
Feedback plc – argues “successful fundraising”. Er, what about the 55% discount?!
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 16:25
Video with Rick Rule: The Inevitability of the Gold Price Rise
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 4 November 2024, 14:53
Predator; when is the discounted bailout placing? Target from 6.25p, 3p within months
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 4 November 2024, 14:25
EnSilica – “pleased to announce” a new debt facility now, I wonder why…
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 13:59
ProBiotix Health – wins at requisitioned General Meeting, now time for reconciliation
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 4 November 2024, 12:34
Tom Winnifrith bearcast: a trans moral quandry for daughter 2
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 4 November 2024, 12:12
Vianet – half-year update argues “in line with management's expectations”, but suggests demanding second half requirements!
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 11:29
Feedback (#FDBK) – proposed bailout fundraising for up to £6.3m
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:59
EnSilica (#ENSI) – “new debt facility to refinance its existing external loan facilities”, “up to £9 million… to November 2029”
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:53
Clean Power Hydrogen (#CPH2) – following prior licence agreement termination, GHFG legal action now also terminated
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:51
Zotefoams (#ZTF) – Q3 update, expects FY “to be in line with current market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:47
Vianet (#VNET) – H1 growth “in line with management's expectations”, looking ahead with confidence
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:45
#WIZZ Air – October booked passengers +4.1% YoY, load factor +0.4ppts to 92.9%
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:42
DP Poland (#DPP) – Q3 update only emphasising sales growth, states “expects to be in line with market expectations for 2024”
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:40
Water Intelligence (#WATR) – reacquisition of Dallas franchise for initial $5m and up to $12m with also stock options
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:37
#DSW Capital – acquisition of primary care solicitors DR for £6.1m in cash and shares
- By Steven Moore
- 4 November 2024, 07:29
Sunday »
Nexus Infrastructure – diversifying acquisition and recovery potential, our share tip is ahead but still a BUY
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 November 2024, 19:11
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Takes A Bump And Reeves Thieves
- By Nigel Somerville
- 3 November 2024, 13:01
Sunday Long Reads: Scamming Parents, Bauyesian Superyacht, Cyclopean Cave, Bitcoin Mining Nightmare, Meeting the Voice in your Head
- By ShareProphets
- 3 November 2024, 12:59
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending Nov 2
- By ShareProphets
- 3 November 2024, 12:57
Tom Winnifrith US Election podcast, fake news, rogue polls, a Harris surge and the Dems murder Peanut the squirrel
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 November 2024, 01:40
Photo Article: Bonfire Night at the Welsh Hovel, Rachel Thieves up in smoke for a party of 20, Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 November 2024, 01:37
Saturday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Farewell Big Dave Lenigas
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 2 November 2024, 17:26
ShareProphets readers tips for 2024 prize competition – (just under) two months to go update
- By Steven Moore
- 2 November 2024, 08:00
Friday »
Minoan – Financing Update Offers Jam Tomorrow. Maybe It Will Be, This Time?
- By Nigel Somerville
- 1 November 2024, 14:54
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: How clever is Doc Holiday and how mendacious is the fake news FT?
- By ShareProphets
- 1 November 2024, 14:33
Microlise – “Notice of Cyber Security Incident”, at no one watching o’clock?
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 14:29
BREAKING: The whole Steve O Hara health story Optibiotix is still not telling you
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 November 2024, 13:29
Turd polisher Harry Chathli, very poor form as Technology Minerals shares suspended
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 November 2024, 11:08
Amaroq Minerals – 2024 exploration update, remains an upcoming production and exploration Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 10:20
Regtech Open Project – now formally suspended until it files audited accounts for period to 30 June 2024. It won’t!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 November 2024, 10:19
Georgina Energy: a letter to broker Jerry Keen about his resignation
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 November 2024, 09:53
B.P. Marsh & Partners – interims, positive again from this hugely winning share tip
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 09:30
Video: Amaroq Part 2, the reasons why I plan to buy more shares at 81p
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 November 2024, 09:15
Photo article: Oxfam, 100 million Euro of your cash for this? Dad spins in his grave again, Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 November 2024, 08:00
Halloween Photo Article of angels and a wannabee Rachel Reeves pumpkin at the Welsh Hovel, Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 November 2024, 08:00
boohoo (#BOO) – appoints Dan Finley, currently CEO of its Debenhams business, as group CEO
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:59
Challenger Energy (#CEG) – CFO Gagan Khurana “has resigned… for personal reasons, effective immediately”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:55
Ondine Biomedical (#OBI) – proposed fundraising to raise “not less than” c.£8.5m at 8.5p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:53
CAP-XX (#CPX) – £2.5m placing at 0.11p per share, up to a further £0.275m “retail offer”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:51
ADM Energy (#ADME) – further results delay, states now expects to publish “in the coming weeks”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:48
Active Energy (#AEG) – further loan, directors Max Aitken and Jason Zimmerman “step down” and appointment of Zeus Capital as joint broker
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:46
Emmerson (#EML) – engages litigation counsel and formally notifies Morocco government of investment dispute, “is examining various funding avenues”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:42
Hummingbird Resources (#HUM) – “advanced discussions… to partially restructure its outstanding debt and to reschedule payments due”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:39
Solid State (#SOLI) – acquisition of Q-Par Antennas USA for $1.5m and a further $0.5m earn-out
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:36
Cloudcoco (#CLCO) – completes disposal of its CloudCoCo Connect business
- By Steven Moore
- 1 November 2024, 07:33
Thursday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Failing Rachel from accounts
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 31 October 2024, 16:12
Nexteq – profit warning on revenue “expected to be 10-12% below previous market expectations”. And what about those previous expectations?…
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 13:35
BREAKING: Antony Hamilton of Georgina energy slated by High Court Judge for misleading court
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 31 October 2024, 13:05
Versarien – Dog eaters welch on £242,000 due today. Tits up in 3 months?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 31 October 2024, 12:24
85p to 1p in 10 months, a Halloween special from Liam “the Toke” Murray
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 31 October 2024, 12:10
Kainos – less than two months after “expects to deliver adjusted PBT in line”, now “expects… below current market consensus”. Hopefully my warning was heeded…
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 11:43
EXPOSE: Georgina Energy – materially non-compliant IFRS interims for a technically insolvent company
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 31 October 2024, 11:13
SRT Marine Systems – emphasises “landmark contract” signed, but to now deliver sustained net cash generation rather than ‘jam tomorrow’?
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 08:03
Georgina Energy (#GEX) – H1 £3.3m loss and net debt and even net current liabilities!
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:55
Georgina Energy (#GEX) – ‘seismic data reprocessing progress and resource potential review’, attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:52
Argent Biopharma (#RGT) – “Quarterly Report”, ended quarter with just “A$311k of cash on hand”, since raised a further just A$0.2 million
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:49
Vodafone (#VOD) – MoU for potential acquisition of parts of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:46
Nexteq (#NXQ) – de-stocking and customer delays warning, Financial Controller Matt Staight to take over as CFO
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:37
Filtronic (#FTC) – “anticipate H1 to be stronger than H2, as the retrofit completes”, though confident of FY “in line with market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:33
Synthomer (#SYNT) – “volumes continue to improve from historically low levels, although at a slower rate than during Q1 and Q2”
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:30
Haleon (#HLN) – Q3 organic revenue +6.1% YoY, “well on track to deliver our full-year 2024 guidance”
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:28
Kainos (#KNOS) – now expects FY revenue “moderately below current market consensus with the majority of the reduction flowing through to adjusted PBT”
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:24
Spectris (#SXS) – Q3 LFL sales -10% YoY and orders -6% as anticipated recovery “is taking longer to materialise”
- By Steven Moore
- 31 October 2024, 07:21
Wednesday »
Tom Winnifrith bearcast: feeling so ill I thought it was Thursday and Halloween until just now
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 30 October 2024, 16:45
Kooth – directors share purchases, but how much confidence do they really have in this AIM Awards 2024 “Diversity Champion”?
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 14:37
Lift Global Ventures Plc – challenges facing Lee Lederberg in its upcoming audit
- By ShareProphets
- 30 October 2024, 12:47
Time Out Group – full-year results and a placing “to fund capital investment”. Er, what about the currently further deteriorated balance sheet?
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 11:25
My letter Reporting myself and 4 others to the FCA asking for an investigation into market abuse
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 30 October 2024, 11:14
Thoughts on a Reversion to Mean – some things never change, Victoria and Petra are examples
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 10:48
The Shysters at Georgina Energy to report Tom Winnifrith to the FCA for market abuse:
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 30 October 2024, 08:11
Tom Winnifrith US Election podcast: big news in North Carolina and Minnesota
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 30 October 2024, 08:00
Georgina Energy (#GEX) – states “a number of recent blog and social media posts… contain a number of false and misleading statements”. Why not say who you mean?
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:59
Eckoh (#ECK) – recommended 54p per share offer from Bridgepoint
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:58
OptiBiotix Health (#OPTI) – Peterhouse Capital refuses request for consent from company to be able to vote its shares at requisitioned General Meeting of ProBiotix Heath (#PBX)
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:58
Equals (#EQLS) – possible 135p per share offer and 2p per share special dividend, necessary transaction documentation being ‘advanced’
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:47
CAB Payments (#CABP) – trading warning, states possible offer discussions with StoneX Group Inc. are continuing
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:44
Aston Martin Lagonda (#AML) – Q3 still a loss, states “on track to deliver revised FY 2024 guidance, as supply chain disruptions are proactively managed”
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:41
Next (#NXT) – Q3 full price sales +7.6% YoY, upgrades FY profit guidance
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:39
Nexus Infrastructure (#NEXS) – FY “in line with market expectations”, acquisition of Coleman Construction & Utilities for a net up to £4.38m
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:37
Gooch & Housego (#GHH) – acquisition of “precision optics” business Phoenix Optical for £3.4m and up to a further £3.35m
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:32
#SDI – acquisition of industrial measurement systems business InspecVision for a net £6.1m
- By Steven Moore
- 30 October 2024, 07:32
Tuesday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Thank heavens Olaf is unemployed
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 29 October 2024, 16:47
Brand Architekts – full-year results, balance sheet-backed recovery Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 16:47
Ultimate Products – full-year results, “in line with market expectations”. Er, not the original expectations though!
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 16:20
Cavendish Research Note: Skinbiotherapeutics at 18p worth 56p
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 29 October 2024, 13:53
James Cropper – CEO “to retire from the company” and replacement appointment, “repositioned for growth”?
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 13:37
RWS Holdings – “ongoing price pressure” and net debt, is that really “a position of strength”?!
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 11:24
Letter to Lee Lederberg of Edwards Veeder: you are hereby put on notice re Zak Mir’s Lift Global
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 29 October 2024, 10:04
IQE: CEO fired, when is the lack of profits warning? Told y'all!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 29 October 2024, 09:19
Tern – Rats, Sinking Ship: Two Thirds Of Board Walk With Immediate Effect
- By Nigel Somerville
- 29 October 2024, 08:08
#TERN – two of three board members replaced having “stepped down… to concentrate on their other business interests”, hmmm
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:59
#IQE – CEO Americo Lemos “has left the company with immediate effect”. Er, why’s that then?
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:58
James Cropper (#CRPR) – CEO Steve Adams has notified of intention to retire “in early 2025”, David Stirling appointed to succeed
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:53
Keras Resources (#KRS) – raises just £0.3725m at 2.5p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:49
Touchstar (#TST) – H2 revenue “broadly similar to the first half… below expectations”, though the half “still expected to be strongly cash generative”
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:46
IG Design (#IGR) – H1 revenue -11% YoY, argues to still anticipate “strong year-on-year improvement in both profit and cash flow”
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:42
Ultimate Products (#ULTP) – FY adj. EPS down to 12.3p, DPS maintained at 7.38p, maintaining expectations though “UK trading remains challenging”
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:37
#RWS Holdings – H2 adj. revenue return to YoY growth at +2%, expects FY adj. PBT “within the range of market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:34
Pearson (#PSON) – Q3 “underlying group sales” +5% YoY, “on track to meet full-year expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:29
Foxtons (#FOXT) – acquisitions of primarily Reading-focussed Haslams for initial £7.6m and primarily Watford-focussed Imagine Property for initial £5m, further total £3.4m deferred
- By Steven Moore
- 29 October 2024, 07:25
Monday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: a day I really felt good about my work whatever twitter moron Neil said
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 15:45
SRT Marine Systems – “pleased to announce” contracts finance support package, but how sustained the ‘support’?
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 14:34
Flight risk, odd asset salesand unpaid bills, the liquidator reports back on broker Jub Capital and Adam Dziubinski
- By ShareProphets
- 28 October 2024, 13:38
BREAKING BOMBSHELL for Georgina Energy: Grant Thornton investigation into wholesale expense abuse and fund misappropriation by Hamilton and Wallace
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 12:54
AIM Market Statistics for the month of September: another disaster for the casino
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 11:09
Catenai Klarian update: it's gibberish and it's placing ahoy
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 10:54
Kromek – full-year results argue “delivered on all our KPIs”, but why also an ‘Update’ announcement that dare not speak its name as to why an “additional loan” is needed?
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 10:39
More ballet tickets for Evil Banksta funded by Adam Reynolds: another shocking warning at Belluscura
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 08:41
EXPOSE: Lift Global Ventures – who is the man behind Trans-Africa Energy Limited
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 08:18
Dominic White – life’s no Dolce Vita for his shareholders: where are the regulators?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 08:12
BREAKING: Georgina Energy audit committee chairman accused of fraud and enrichment in Ben's Creek's law suit
- By ShareProphets
- 28 October 2024, 08:06
Democrats playing the Hitler card on Madison Square Gardens rally - true desperation, Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 October 2024, 08:00
#WISE – co-founder and CEO Kristo Käärmann £0.35m FCA penalty re. lack of personal tax situation notification
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:59
#GOOD Energy – receives possible offer proposal, “is evaluating”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:54
#TLOU Energy – proposed AIM cancellation, to remain listed on ASX and Botswana Stock Exchange
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:52
Nanoco (#NANO) – receives GM requisition notice to appoint Rhys Summerton and Andre Tonkin to the board, “reviewing the content and validity”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:50
Haydale Graphene Industries (#HAYD) – raises £3m including at 0.1325p per new share, up to £0.5m “retail offer”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:46
Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – notes recent motor commission Court decisions, “assessing the potential impact of the decisions, as well as any broader implications, pending the outcome of the appeal applications”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:43
Computacenter (#CCC) – Q3 “broadly in line with the prior year”, now expects FY adj. PBT “modestly behind last year”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:39
Trainline (#TRN) – upgrades guidance “following a strong start to H2”, but just provides net ticket sales, revenue and adjusted EBITDA
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:36
Lords Group Trading (#LORD) – acquisition of 90% of heat pumps and renewable energy products business Ultimate Renewables Supplies for initial £0.706m and up to further £0.196m
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:32
Roadside Real Estate (#ROAD) – its joint venture agrees to acquire for £70m and leaseback a sites portfolio from Lidl
- By Steven Moore
- 28 October 2024, 07:27
Sunday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: BIG questions for Zak's auditor and why Ariana is such an amazing risk reward play and could be 20p
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 27 October 2024, 16:50
Card Factory could perform well going into the Xmas period and offers plenty of upside as long as it hits its targets
- By Gary Newman
- 27 October 2024, 11:54
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Heads For Another All-Time High
- By Nigel Somerville
- 27 October 2024, 11:14
Ariana – Shares Rising As ASX Listing Nears but far more to come
- By Nigel Somerville
- 27 October 2024, 09:48
Sunday Long Reads: Tartarian Empire, Aphantasia, UK’s fastest thrill-ride, Modern-Day Library of Alexandria, Rare-Book Scoundrel
- By ShareProphets
- 27 October 2024, 08:56
Tern – Wild About Wyld? Still A Bargepole Sell, Target 0p.
- By Nigel Somerville
- 27 October 2024, 07:27
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending Oct 26
- By ShareProphets
- 27 October 2024, 01:34
Tom Winnifrith podcast: the US Election, extraordinary polls, the mendacious UK media and abortion
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 27 October 2024, 00:35
Saturday »
EXPOSE Zak Mir's Lift Global Ventures – is the TAE loan in trouble because of its apparent past links to a fraudster?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 October 2024, 16:31
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the Shipman said, Optibiotix goofs again and Au Revoir Malcolm
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 October 2024, 16:24
After Nearly a Quarter of a Century, this (Very) Old Hand Says Goodbye - and Thanks for Everything.
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 26 October 2024, 08:00
Friday »
Chapel Down – intra-day “Update on Strategic Review, Harvest & Trading” enough to turn its investors to drink!
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 17:25
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: I am very relaxed about it but I cannot do a Kefi article every day!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 October 2024, 16:27
Coral Products – CEO to leave, and further financial desperation?
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 16:15
BREAKING: Bear raider Tim Kempster calls out Predator Oil & Gas for lying about its cash needs
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 October 2024, 14:43
Kooth – more contract controversy, though natch with it having the ominous combination of being an AIM Awards 2024 “winner” and that being “Diversity Champion”!
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 13:52
UK Oil & Gas on Channel 4 News last night: did not sound good
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 October 2024, 13:09
Zak Mir: Charting did not warn me that lending most of my balance sheet to an insolvent company was a bad idea
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 October 2024, 12:02
Ariana Resources – review identifies significant further Dokwe project upside potential, Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 09:37
boohoo (#BOO) – “clarification on certain matters raised by Frasers” (#FRAS), “continues the process of reviewing the requisitions”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:59
Lift Global Ventures (#LFT) – investee Trans-Africa Energy has not received funding due, loans notes redemption with Lift further extended to 31st December!
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:57
Learning Technologies (#LTG) – possible offer discussions “have made material progress and remain ongoing”, deadline extension
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:57
Adams (#ADA) – “proposed realisation of investments and return of capital to shareholders”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:55
Kooth (#KOO) – newsletter article “contained outdated information that underestimated the uptake and impact of Soluna in California”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:53
Celebrus Technologies (#CLBS) – H1 growth “in line with management expectations”, “confidence of another year of progress”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:50
Mincon (#MCON) – “remain confident of earnings and revenue growth in H2 2024 compared to H1”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:48
Record (#REC) – Q2 AUM up to $106bn despite net flows -$1.7bn, “in line with expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:46
NatWest (#NWG) – Q3 EPS slightly up to 14.1p, argues “well placed”
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:43
Wilmington (#WIL) – acquisition of health, safety and environmental training business Phoenix Health & Safety for initial £30.25m
- By Steven Moore
- 25 October 2024, 07:34
Thursday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: libelling me, 'arry Adams and Stuart Ashman
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 October 2024, 16:57
A disgraced fund manager bullish on global equities but warns on the tech high flyers
- By ShareProphets
- 24 October 2024, 16:31
Silver Bullet Data Services – “Trading Update and Working Capital Facility”, how ‘positive’?
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 16:30
Boohoo: damning letter from Mike Ashley as he requisitions GM to become CEO
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 October 2024, 14:35
Thruvision – “disappointing” interims, “to operate within the level of current funding resources” for how long?…
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 14:00
Global Petroleum and the bankruptcy of executive officer Cecilia Yu.
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 October 2024, 13:55
Tom Winnifrith Bonus bearcast: GOTCHA Optibiotix but its still lying, Skins playing it well
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 October 2024, 11:03
PensionBee – argues placing “successfully raised £20 million”, how successfully?…
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 10:35
BREAKING: Supply@ME Capital, a second auditor resignation letter on the way
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 October 2024, 10:02
boohoo (#BOO) – receives EGM requisition seeking board changes including removal of John Lyttle and appointment of Mike Ashley as CEO, is “reviewing”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:58
abrdn (#ABDN) – Q3 Assets Under Management and Administration up to £506.7bn, though net flows -£3.1bn
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:49
London Stock Exchange (#LSEG) – Q3 adj. organic income +8.7% YoY, “confident of continued growth”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:45
Bloomsbury Publishing (#BMY) – H1 adj. EPS up to 24.68p, DPS to 3.89p, now expects FY “ahead of the current consensus expectation”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:42
Foxtons (#FOXT) – Q3 revenue +8% YoY, “trading in line with management's expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:39
Alumasc (#ALU) – trading momentum means “confident of delivering another year of growth, in line with its expectations” despite sector demand headwinds
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:37
Travis Perkins (#TPK) – “shortfall in the Merchanting segment”, “now expects FY24 adjusted operating profit to be around £135m”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:34
Unilever (#ULVR) – Q3 “underlying sales growth” 4.5%, “on track to deliver our 2024 outlook”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:30
Ashtead Technology (#AT.) – agreement to acquire “subsea electronics and ROV tooling rental and services” businesses Seatronics and J2 Subsea for £63m
- By Steven Moore
- 24 October 2024, 07:26
Wednesday »
BREAKING: PensionBee – placing, just “to accelerate investment in its US business”?
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 17:55
Tom Winnifrith bearcast: before bed my plan B for Optibiotix
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 October 2024, 16:39
Franchise Brands – “Group CEO Appointment and Listing Consideration”, what about current trading consideration?…
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 16:25
30 MPs and green grifter Dale Vince display off the scale economic illiteracy
- By ShareProphets
- 23 October 2024, 14:19
Cordel – “AI Technology Certified by Network Rail”, share price rise justified or is the announcement again ramptastic?
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 13:45
There should be a law against doing an Andrew Bell, what is Fatty Cornish playing at?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 October 2024, 11:24
Strip Tinning – “delighted to announce” a new Glazing sales nomination, but what about recently with “significant wins” meant to drive growth?…
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 11:09
Optibiotix FD walks and disgraced Neil Davidson dissembles on O’Hara health
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 October 2024, 10:54
Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: Will you help us sack David Bramhill at Union Jack said the email
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 October 2024, 10:50
Querying the health benefits of Tesco tinned tomatoes, Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 October 2024, 08:00
OptiBiotix Health (#OPTI) – Finance Director Graham Myers to “step down”, David Blain to join as acting FD, only provides on CEO Stephen O’Hara “recovering after a short illness and expects to be back at work shortly”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:50
World Chess (#CHSS) – “announces plans to Launch World Chess Tour”, ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:49
#HOME REIT – notes property auction sales, “sufficient proceeds to fully repay the outstanding Scottish Widows loan will be realised upon completion of the outstanding sale properties”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:49
British Land (#BLND) – COO David Walker to become CFO “after a comprehensive search and review of internal and external candidates”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:40
Franchise Brands (#FRAN) – divisional CEO Peter Molloy appointed company CEO, “beginning to consider” move from AIM to Main Market
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:37
Image Scan (#IGE) – stronger H2 as anticipated, argues “confidence for future growth in FY25 and beyond”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:34
#WPP – Q3 adj. LFL revenue +0.5% YoY, notes “Q4 facing a tougher comparative than Q3 and macro uncertainty”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:32
Barratt Redrow (#BTRW) – recent weeks “solid trading”, though considers “it will take some time for customer confidence to fully recover”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:28
Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – Q3 profit slightly lower YoY, though still “confidently to reaffirm our 2024 guidance”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:25
Reckitt Benckiser (#RKT) – Q3 LFL net revenue -0.5% YoY, taking current year’s to +0.4%, notes impacted by Mount Vernon tornado in July
- By Steven Moore
- 23 October 2024, 07:21
Tuesday »
Reader Poll: who should be chairman of Optibiotix?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 October 2024, 16:47
The Revel Collective – full-year results from former Revolution Bars Group, is it now really “well positioned for future growth”?…
- By Steven Moore
- 22 October 2024, 16:05
Empresaria – from argued “encouraging resilience” to performance “worse than previously forecast” in three months…
- By Steven Moore
- 22 October 2024, 14:04
Breaking: Has Neil Davidson at Optibiotix awarded himself a bumper pay rise while pretending it was still austerity all round
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 October 2024, 13:59
Sosandar – Trading Update: Another Loss, More Jam Tomorrow…..Still A Sell
- By Nigel Somerville
- 22 October 2024, 13:55
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