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Viva Aviva as its Half Year Is Encouraging and a Nervous World Turns to Insurance
By Malcolm Stacey | Wednesday 31 August 2022
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.
Hello Share Splashers. Insurance can be counted as a defensive investment when times are hard, as they are now. People are drawn to increasing their security when world economies are in trouble. One of the biggest insurers is Aviva (AV.) with a market cap of more than £11 billion. And with size comes strength. Too big to fail?
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21 March 2023, 07:39
#SCS – H1 continued loss, DPS maintained as notes H2 weighting
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Time for Eurasia to come clean on cash crisis, lack of bid and placing situation
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 March 2023, 16:00
Wood Group – Takeover Panel extension, including “following engagement with shareholders”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 15:57
Actual Experience – “Significant UK Central Government Contract” announcement, attempted ramptastic?
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 15:39
Kingfisher keeps believing in a “resilience of home improvement”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 13:58
Another Question for Andrew Monk about the £216.8 million Silverwood deal now under FCA scrutiny
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 March 2023, 13:48
Tissue Regenix – 2022 results, is it “achieving strong commercial traction”?
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 13:02
Pressure Technologies – prior accounting treatment “not permitted”, audit delay and shares suspension ahoy!
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 11:00
Oxford Nanopore – is this low growth cash guzzler really worth £1.45 billion? Dismal results posted!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 March 2023, 08:26
Powerhouse Energy (#PHE) – Heads of Terms for joint venture with Hydrogen Utopia (#HUI), ramptastic!
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:59
Pressure Technologies (#PRES) – required results adjustments and audit delay, argues still ‘foresees’ return to profit this year
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:57
AB Dynamics (#ABDP) – H1 “continued good momentum”, FY expectations for progress unchanged
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:53
SpaceandPeople (#SAL) – argues H2 2022 trading “strong”, “trading momentum has continued in early 2023”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:52
Wynnstay (#WYN) – trading “broadly in line with management expectations”, argues “remains well placed to deliver a good outcome for the year”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:50
SThree (#STEM) – Q1 net fees +4% YoY, “macro-economic environment remains uncertain”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:45
Staffline (#STAF) – 2022 adj. EPS down to 5.7p and cash burn, notes “challenging macroeconomic conditions”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:43
Zotefoams (#ZTF) – 2022 EPS up to 20.61p, DPS 6.8p, “2023 has started well”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:39
Kingfisher (#KGF) – FY adj. EPS -16%, DPS maintained, February LFL sales +0.5%
- By Steven Moore
- 21 March 2023, 07:27
Ten Lifestyle – emphasises trading growth… but how impressive really is it?
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 14:32
My Frog ain't great but these documents from the Congo look very bad news for Zenith Energy - time for an RNS?
- By ShareProphets
- 20 March 2023, 13:50
Morally bankrupt old man Alan Green & Justin the Clown blow off Neill Ricketts, taken down only by “character assassination”
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 20 March 2023, 12:28
Tribal – having previously stated cash flow improvement “dependent on the timing of project milestones”, major “Contract Update”…
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 11:49
Canadian Overseas secures new financing – almost certainly a death spiral but it deceives
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 20 March 2023, 11:05
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As The Blue Touch Paper Is Lit and Now Credit Suisse Keels Over
- By Nigel Somerville
- 20 March 2023, 08:11
Office Helpmate Restore should Restore its Share Price Given Latest Upbeat Numbers
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 20 March 2023, 08:10
Lift Global Ventures (#LFT) – H1 revenue of £0.15m, loss (natch), cash down to £1.2m
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:58
Dolphin Capital Investors (#DCI) – terminates investment management agreement with Dolphin Capital Partners arguing “repudiatory breach of contract”. Seeking legal options
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:55
PensionBee (#PBEE) – appointment of Liberum Capital as joint corporate broker
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:52
SolGold (#SOLG) – Interim CEO Scott Caldwell appointed CEO, appointment of Chris Stackhouse as CFO
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:51
Intertek (#ITRK) – promotion of Colm Deasy to CFO, Jonathan Timmis “stepped down… with immediate effect”
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:48
Mears (#MER) – results delayed due to absence of Ernst & Young senior statutory auditor
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:46
Ten Lifestyle (#TENG) – H1 “record” adjusted EBITDA, though still net cash burn
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:44
Tribal (#TRB) – Nanyang Technological University notifies contract termination, company “rejects” its right to terminate and results delayed
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:41
Jubilee Metals (#JLP) – H1 attributable profit down to £3.9m, emphasises making water and power actions progress
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:36
FirstGroup (#FGP) – West Coast Partnership rail contract arrangements extended to 15th October, longer-term discussions with DfT “ongoing”
- By Steven Moore
- 20 March 2023, 07:30
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: could the US regional banks implode & why hasn't Sharon White been sacked by John Lewis?
- By ShareProphets
- 19 March 2023, 15:31
In spite of the bad taste left by the blatant insider trading around the Woodbois placing: BUY
- By Gary Newman
- 19 March 2023, 14:55
Sunday Long Reads: McCann’s troll, Metaverse stragglers, Silicon Valley Bank, Tar Sands, Office Tetris
- By ShareProphets
- 19 March 2023, 12:13
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 18 Mar 2023
- By ShareProphets
- 19 March 2023, 11:42
The liberal left goes Lineker + and weaponises Auschwitz against Suella Braverman: Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 19 March 2023, 05:47
Tom Winnifrith Postcard: If President Donald Trump is arrested on Tuesday put your bets on a Republican clean sweep in November 2024
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 19 March 2023, 03:36
Saturday »
Centamin – 2022 results, growth and dividend upside potential: BUY
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 March 2023, 14:08
Wildcat Petroleum interims, it gets even worse – Omission of material uncertainty over going concern
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 March 2023, 13:21
EXCLUSIVE: Wildcat Petroleum – 6 school boy howlers leave interim P&L, balance sheet and cashflow statement all wrong
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 18 March 2023, 07:21
Fresnillo – full-year results, a growth and recovery from 2022 challenges Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 18 March 2023, 07:05
What About Our Bank Shares after some Outfits Struggle? Here's Why I'm Not Selling My Bank Stock.
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 18 March 2023, 07:04
Friday »
Macfarlane – “earnings enhancing” acquisition, remains a value Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 15:30
Wildcat Petroleum bonkers interims with 2 sets of numbers – can anybody out there read a balance sheet?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 March 2023, 11:48
Predator Oil & Gas discounted placing as Novum finds a loophole to circumvent prospectus rules: swivel FCA!!!!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 March 2023, 11:10
Crossword Cybersecurity – “Launch of Ransomware Readiness Assessment Service”, attempted ramptastic?
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 10:49
BREAKING: Caracal Gold – its management accused of dishonesty on another deal
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 March 2023, 09:50
Pray for Caroline Kenyon for her #BrexitDerangementSyndrome is one of the most severe cases ever seen - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 17 March 2023, 08:00
Verditek (#VDTK) – “Supply Agreement with Lindab Profil AB”, RNS Reach attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:59
#EMIS – CMA minded to refer proposed takeover for a Phase 2 investigation unless acceptable mitigations agreed
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:57
Frasers (#FRAS) – FRC closes Sports Direct International Accountancy Scheme investigation, “test for bringing enforcement action is not met”
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:50
Non-Standard Finance (#NSF) – scheme of arrangement and proposed recapitalisation including new equity and debt for equity swap
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:47
Predator Oil & Gas (#PRD) – conditionally raised £2m at 5.5p per share, including shares loaned by Chairman Paul Griffiths
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:44
Wood Group (#WG.) – Takeover Panel extension for Apollo to make offer or not to 5pm 19th April ‘to allow results release and following engagement with shareholders’
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:36
R&Q Insurance (#RQIH) – completes sale of its 40% minority holding in New York-based Managing General Agent TPM
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:30
Bodycote (#BOY) – 2022 adj. EPS +19%, DPS +7%, remains confident in prospects for continued profitable growth
- By Steven Moore
- 17 March 2023, 07:23
Thursday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Forgive the rant, at least it is data based & does not involve money trees
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 March 2023, 15:48
CloudCoCo – full-year results, a need to improve “financial strength and liquidity”?
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 14:15
BREAKING: One rule for Gavin Burnell of the Globo fraud infamy, another for the plebs in the Elephant oil IPO like Andrew Bell
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 March 2023, 12:58
Supply@ME capital morons obsess about Shareprophets tax avoiding ( er we don't!)
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 March 2023, 11:44
Gym Group – 2022 results, how “compelling and attractive” is the offering proving?
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 11:38
Letter to Aquis Regulation re Andrew Monk and VSA Capital – misleading trading statement?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 March 2023, 10:38
Supply@ME Capital NED jumps after 9 months, replacement is a joke
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 March 2023, 09:52
Photo article: Just one week in July, 3 in May, 1 in April and 4 in October left un-booked at the Greek Hovel in 2023 - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 16 March 2023, 08:00
Hurricane Energy (#HUR) – recommended offer of initial 4.15p per share, possibly up to 12.5p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:59
Wildcat Petroleum (#WCAT) – letter of Intent to purchase drilling equipment for a nominal fee, RNS Reach attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:59
Supply@ME Capital (#SYME) – to appoint Alexandra Galligan as a NED, replacing “stepping down” Andrew Thomas who only joined in June last year!
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:58
#HOME REIT – discussions with Bluestar Group “ongoing”, Takeover Panel extension
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:57
Deliveroo (#ROO) – 2022 adj. cash burn slightly increased!, notes “uncertain” macroeconomic outlook
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:45
Halma (#HLMA) – expects FY adj. PBT “in line with consensus market expectations”, notes “good progress”
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:42
#DFS Furniture – H1 adj. EPS down to 2.2p, DPS to 1.5p, notes “challenging market”
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:39
#GYM Group – 2022 still even adj. loss, “now clear that it will take a longer time to return to pre Covid-19 levels”
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:36
Eurocell (#ECEL) – 2022 adj. EPS +10%, DPS +11%, “currently challenging market conditions”
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:31
Savills (#SVS) – 2022 adj. EPS -19%, ordinary DPS edged up to 29p, notes “challenging markets”
- By Steven Moore
- 16 March 2023, 07:29
Wednesday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: forward selling at Versarien & Verditek, lying by Reabold and the countdown to insolvency at Supply@ME Capital
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 March 2023, 16:14
Marshalls – 2022 results, how confident to be of ‘in line with expectations’ ahead?
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 16:10
The Versarien placing at 3p – another black hole needing plugging? The Brian Berney law suit?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 March 2023, 13:51
Dialight – to “now rigorously pursue its claims to trial”, good news?
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 11:34
Breaking EXCLUSIVE - Reabold lies to investors on an industrial scale as it sort of acknowledges my takeover scoop
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 15 March 2023, 10:29
World Class Supplier to the Rag Trade Could Sew Up a Higher Share Price
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 15 March 2023, 08:15
Versarien (#VRS) – raises just £0.318 million at 3p per share as scrambles to keep the lights on
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:57
Trainline (#TRN) – argues “record net ticket sales” but just talks of that and adjusted EBITDA, how’s that bottom line?!
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:54
Reabold Resources (#RBD) – confirms offer approach as per @tomwinnifrith, @shareprophets. Argues 0.2035p per share approach “significantly undervalues” it
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:51
#HYVE – recommended 108p per share offer from Providence Equity Partners
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:47
Burberry (#BRBY) – Kate Ferry, current CFO of McLaren Group, to join as CFO, with Julie Brown leaving
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:44
Marshalls (#MSLH) – 2022 adj. EPS +7%, DPS +9%, notes currently “challenging” markets
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:39
4imprint (#FOUR) – 2022 EPS up to $2.8557, DPS 132.24p and a special dividend
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:36
Bloomsbury Publishing (#BMY) – strong year-end trading, expects FY well ahead of expectations
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:33
Chemring (#CHG) – after order intake delays in 2022, currently trading “in line with the board's expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:30
IG Group (#IGG) – Q3 revenue -7% YoY, anticipates FY trading performance “in line with current market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 15 March 2023, 07:27
Tuesday »
Breaking EXCLUSIVE - Reabold has received, but not disclosed, a bid approach
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 March 2023, 16:51
BREAKING: Versarien: Ricketts smoked out by the Sheriff of AIM – loathsome Neill is still a director and on full pay
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 March 2023, 15:48
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Virgin Wines will surely wither and die - another IPO disgrace from 2021
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 March 2023, 14:55
EnSilica – “pleased to announce… ongoing support from our shareholders”. Who’s it trying to fool?
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 14:05
BOMBSHELL: Versarien – did Costain really approve the RNS reach and why is Neill Ricketts still a director?
- By ShareProphets
- 14 March 2023, 13:46
Silverwood Brands muddies the water on the £216m Lush scandal – will Andrew Monk’s VSA still book its fees?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 March 2023, 13:02
When you owe the bank $1 you are in trouble – when you owe it $42m the bank’s in trouble: Canadian Overseas covenant waiver, more death spiral vicar?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 March 2023, 12:20
Eneraqua Technologies – argues strong growth, but how confident to be in the order book for the near-term ahead really?
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 11:17
Spotting "winners" with the next Chancellor, Labour's Rachel Reeves
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 March 2023, 08:49
ShareProphets readers tips for 2023 prize competition – monthly update
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 08:10
Polarean Imaging (#POLX) – can now access its Silicon Valley Bank accounts, shares to resume trading on AIM
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:59
Silverwood Brands (#SLWD) – instructed solicitors to take up share transfers issues with Lush
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:55
EnSilica (#ENSI) – from 70p per share Retail Offer, raises just £18,344!
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:50
Computacenter (#CCC) – KPMG has requested additional time to complete audit of a US subsidiary, results slightly delayed
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:47
Virgin Wines UK (#VINO) – H1 profit down to near-breakeven, “business review underway to identify new initiatives”
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:44
TP ICAP (#TCAP) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 24.9p, DPS to 12.4p, notes “beginning of the war in Ukraine” initial volatility
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:41
Midwich (#MIDW) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 36.1p, DPS to 15p, “confident outlook for 2023”
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:34
Focusrite (#TUNE) – stronger gross margins help H1 profit “in line with board expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 14 March 2023, 07:29
Go Woke Go Broke - #SVB and its obsession with diversity and indifference to risk: The Daily Mail
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 14 March 2023, 07:16
Monday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Another disaster from Andrew Monk and an excruciating video from the disgraced broker
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 March 2023, 14:48
Aferian – “financial position remains robust”. Really?!, as shares slump again
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 14:45
BREAKING: Who have the City of London Police arrested in raids on the frauds Eden Pharma and Aries Robotics, its ouzo time again at Sheriff Towers!
- By ShareProphets
- 13 March 2023, 14:32
Chesterfield Resources – another joke asset sale does not nudge the cash crisis dial more than a fraction
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 March 2023, 11:57
I am not dividend-focused enough (yet) to become a Phoenix Group shareholder
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 11:40
Nightcap – schoolboy accounting error: interims should be restated
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 March 2023, 11:38
Hercules Site Services – AGM update emphasises “success”, why the fundraise detail that dare not speak its name then?
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 11:27
NightCap Interims – more smoke and mirrors in your £12 cocktail vicar?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 March 2023, 10:48
Letter to AIM Regulation & SP Angel – did Versarien lie about its CEO resigning?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 March 2023, 10:09
Nightingales Are Still Singing for the Future of Berkeley Squares and Avenues
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 13 March 2023, 08:19
The last Endeavour was awful – I’m so thankful it is all over: Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 13 March 2023, 08:00
HSBC (#HSBA) – UK subsidiary “acquiring Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited for £1”
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:59
Kanabo (#KNB) – online medicinal cannabis clinic launch, attempted ramptastic!
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:56
Vaalco Energy (#EGY) – results delayed, acquisition detail “requires additional time”
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:53
Redrow (#RDW) – fire safety remediation agreement, does not expect increase in Building Safety provision to be substantial
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:49
Direct Line (#DLG) – 2022 swing to loss, DPS down to 7.6p, states focused on recovery
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:45
Fonix Mobile (#FNX) – H1 adj. EPS +11%, DPS +18%, “comfortably in line with expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:34
Hercules Site Services (#HERC) – AGM update, again recent fundraise discount that dare not speak its name
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:31
Ricardo (#RCDO) – acquisition of water and natural resources advisory consultancy Aither for initial £9.6m
- By Steven Moore
- 13 March 2023, 07:26
Sunday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Neill Ricketts and the £200,000 scandal & will SVB's demise whack Yourgene and Aferian? Which other listed companies are vulnerable?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 March 2023, 20:19
Revisiting My Slam-Dunk Sells For 2022 - What A Bunch Of Dogs!
- By Nigel Somerville
- 12 March 2023, 17:46
Is Silicon Valley Bank a one-off event or an indication of wider reaching risks in the banking sector?
- By Gary Newman
- 12 March 2023, 14:19
Dishonest journalism or bad journalism or both: Ian Cowie of the Sunday Times on Versarien
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 March 2023, 12:54
Sunday Long Reads: Mystery Millionaire, Germany’s Leaky Intelligence, Bad AI, World’s Best Dogsledder, Disaster Predictor
- By ShareProphets
- 12 March 2023, 12:50
The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Gently Regains Ground and as SVB goes bust
- By Nigel Somerville
- 12 March 2023, 12:49
Versarien may have sacked loathsome shyster Neill Ricketts but he is still lying!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 12 March 2023, 09:54
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 11 Mar 2023
- By ShareProphets
- 12 March 2023, 09:19
Saturday »
Tintra – more and more questions vicar? This stinks to high heaven!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 11 March 2023, 10:28
The Legend of the Five Golden Rules for Making Mauzuma in the Share Game.
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 11 March 2023, 09:17
Friday »
Insig AI – “Generative AI Product Capability”, the initial announcement not sufficiently ramptastic?
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 16:15
Hostmore – argues “matter is unrelated to recent trading”, so why are results delayed?
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 14:27
BREAKING: So how many patents does Versarien actually have? 130? What do you think?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 March 2023, 14:22
I still like SIG plc shares (just don’t mention the need for a dividend)
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 12:37
And another AIM sewer CEO walks the plank – Paul Johnson ramper in chief at Power Metal Resources is gone
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 March 2023, 11:28
So farewell then Neill Ricketts, EJ Thribb has a Poem in your honour
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 March 2023, 08:40
BREAKING: Ding Dong Ricketts has Gone – Versarien surely toast
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 10 March 2023, 08:05
Versarien (#VRS) – BOOM! CEO Neill Ricketts “has resigned”, another vindication for @tomwinnifrith @shareprophets
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:55
Haydale Graphene (#HAYD) – CFO Mark Chapman “to step down… to pursue a new appointment”
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:50
Robert Walters (#RWA) – founder CEO Robert Walters to retire, Toby Fowlston to succeed as CEO
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:47
Robert Walters (#RWA) – 2022 EPS +21%, DPS +15%, notes current market uncertainty
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:46
Bonhill (#BONH) – previously-announced $6.5m possible sale of InvestmentNews off, conditional agreement for lower-price deal
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:45
Hostmore (#MORE) – discussions with banks to amend facilities continuing, results delayed
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:35
Aferian (#AFRN) – “substantially below” profit warning, banks discussions “to ensure future covenant compliance” delay results
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:33
Cenkos (#CNKS) – 2022 swing to loss, cash down to £14.2m, current conditions “eased slightly”
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:28
FirstGroup (#FGP) – improved trading performance ahead of expectations, completes acquisition of Ensignbus
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:24
Berkeley (#BKG) – “sales since the end of September 2022 were around 25% lower than the strong first five months”
- By Steven Moore
- 10 March 2023, 07:19
Thursday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: The $1 billion AIM fraud, IQE & Atlantic Lithium merit lots of ouzo tonight as the teachers disgrace themselves
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 March 2023, 16:37
Put your workers on a 4 day week on full pay and watch revenues rocket: pseudo capitalism it is so easy when your sales are pure fiction!
- By ShareProphets
- 9 March 2023, 15:18
Xeros Technology – further XFilter licensing agreement, attempted ramptastic?
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 15:09
What an awful day at the office for Invesco, specialist investors in tech
- By ShareProphets
- 9 March 2023, 13:59
IQE – another shocking warning, more ouzo justified in North Wales, but its cabbage water time in South Wales
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 March 2023, 13:47
EnSilica – equity raise due to “additional sector and contract momentum”?
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 11:43
Atlantic Lithium “refutes” THIS bear dossier from Blue Orca – jury still out
- By ShareProphets
- 9 March 2023, 09:20
Odd One out contest for #InternationalWomensDay thanks to LGBT+ Labour - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 March 2023, 08:00
The Britain Bashing Guardian celebrates what we are good at: Loving abortion, supporting Prostitution, Divorce and casual sex - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 March 2023, 08:00
And folks wonder why State schools lag… trivial snowfall stops play: Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 9 March 2023, 08:00
WANdisco (#WAND) – SHOCKER! significant irregularities discovered, going concern uncertainty, shares suspended
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:59
Pioneer Media (#PNER) – to delist from AQSE, remain listed in Canada
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:58
EnSilica (#ENSI) – raises £2m at 70p per share and up to £0.5m retail offer
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:57
#IQE – trading warning, reckons expects a return to year-on-year growth in H2
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:51
#NWF – now anticipates full-year “significantly ahead of market expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:49
Forterra (#FORT) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 26.4p, DPS to 14.7p, expects 2023 fall in demand
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:47
PageGroup (#PAGE) – 2022 EPS +18%, DPS up to 42.38p, believes well-positioned to weather macro uncertainty
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:40
Hammerson (#HMSO) – 2022 NTA per share down to 53p, notes reduced net debt but still £1.7bn
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:37
Billington (#BILN) – 2022 “ahead of market expectations”, expects that to continue this year
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:31
DS Smith (#SMDS) – Q3 update, notes profit growth and positioned well
- By Steven Moore
- 9 March 2023, 07:26
Wednesday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Atlantic Lithium collapsing on Blue Orca bear dossier
- By ShareProphets
- 8 March 2023, 16:06
Restaurant Group – full-year results, how “robust” was the trading performance and how “encouraging” is it now?
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 15:23
PWC and two partners fined by the FRC over Babcock howlers but Boatman Capital says its just not enough
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 8 March 2023, 15:02
In The Style Group – another duff IPO from 2021 but an £11.7 million plus net gain for its founder
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 8 March 2023, 13:58
Despite the share price collapse, In The Style still trades at a 60% premium to real value - sell/avoid
- By Gary Newman
- 8 March 2023, 13:41
Bulletin Board Moron of the week squire0077 now jokes about Tom Winnifrith being shot
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 8 March 2023, 13:33
Ariana – Following Friday’s Intra-Day Tavsan Bad News, An Update On Venus
- By Nigel Somerville
- 8 March 2023, 08:12
Map Firm could be a Treasure for Investors as Share Price Doesn't Yet Reflect a Possible Gold Future
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 8 March 2023, 08:10
Howling at Radio 4 as it serves up fake news on Gary Lineker - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 8 March 2023, 08:00
Babcock (#BAB) – FRC sanctions against PwC and two former audit partners, Nicholas Campbell and Heather Ancient
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:58
musicMagpie (#MMAG) – FY still £1.5m LBT, swing to £7.9m net debt
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:53
Hotel Chocolat (#HOTC) – H1 EPS down to 4.5p, “remain cautious about consumer sentiment”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:49
Restaurant Group (#RTN) – FY notes adj. PBT but statutory loss, current year “encouraging start”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:47
Bakkavor (#BAKK) – 2022 adj. EPS -9%, DPS +5%, argues “early FY23 trading encouraging”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:37
Headlam (#HEAD) – 2022 adj. EPS +13%, DPS +6%, currently revenue “slightly ahead of last year”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:32
SIG (#SHI) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 3.2p, currently volume declines versus input price inflation tailwind
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:30
Ibstock (#IBST) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 22.7p, DPS 8.8p, currently continuing “more cautious demand environment”
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:24
Breedon (#BREE) – 2022 adj. EPS +18%, DPS +31%, intends to move from AIM to full listing
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:20
Vodafone (#VOD) – completes sale of 50% of its German Fibre-to-the-Home company to Altice, creating joint venture
- By Steven Moore
- 8 March 2023, 07:15
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Victoria Oil & Gas, the Foo-man, and Administration
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 7 March 2023, 15:44
Bluebird Merchant Ventures – equity raise at 2p, but a clearer path ahead: STRONG BUY
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 7 March 2023, 13:24
Cizzle Biotechnology – what looks like repellent corporate greed is really just bad timing
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 7 March 2023, 12:12
In The Style – agrees to sell operating business for £1.2m, failed to fool us but was it fooling itself or trying to fool everyone else to right near this ending?
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 12:05
There will be another treat later today for this Versarien shareholder on the ADVFN Asylum: meet impoverished moron squire0076.
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 7 March 2023, 11:47
A few thoughts on Wood Group and then onto Greggs (and its vegan offerings)
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 09:15
Wood Group (#WG.) – Apollo submits another possible offer proposal, but board “minded to reject” the 237p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:59
Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – “February Operational Update”, emphasises “mining revenue” rather than any bottom-line financials. Wonder why?!
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:55
In The Style (#ITS) – “strategic review” concludes to sell operating business for just £1.2m and to delist
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:54
SkinBioTherapeutics (#SBTX) – Spain health authority authorisation for psoriasis product AxisBiotix-Ps to enable start of geographic expansion
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:47
Revolution Bars (#RBG) – H1 swing to small pre-tax loss, reckons “increased guest confidence in the coming months”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:42
Foxtons (#FOXT) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 3.1p, DPS to 0.9p, though notes “macroeconomic backdrop remains uncertain”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:38
H&T (#HAT) – 2022 EPS up to 37.2p, DPS to 15p, notes current “positive” trading environment
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:33
Premier Foods (#PFD) – “continued to trade strongly”, now expects FY growth ahead of expectations
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:29
Greggs (#GRG) – 2022 EPS up to 117.5p, DPS 59p, “confident in prospects”
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:26
Ashtead (#AHT) – Q3 adj. EPS +27% YoY, now expects FY ahead of expectations
- By Steven Moore
- 7 March 2023, 07:23
Monday »
Cineworld and the last rites, no need to close shorts yet
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 15:35
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: what to think about 3 gold miners? Has the curse of Chris Cleverly struck again?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 March 2023, 15:33
Strip Tinning – having recently admitted trading “result will not be what the board had originally set out to achieve”… nominal cost options grants (natch!)
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 15:08
Video: The Everything Bubble Collapse – 25x More Capital Into Gold
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 March 2023, 13:19
Fusion Antibodies – ‘significantly behind expectations’… countdown to insolvency accelerates
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 11:25
UPDATED: Versarien: another spoof RNS Reach, can you smell the desperation yet?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 March 2023, 11:01
Ouzo for Pete Brailey and the bears, another Pantheon disaster as its cash rapidly runs out!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 March 2023, 10:11
No Heartbreak at this Hotel Group with a Share Price that Seems Undervalued
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 6 March 2023, 08:14
Suicide, white privilege and the patriarchal hegemony – ONS data out, DO NOT discuss the facts: Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 6 March 2023, 08:00
#HOME REIT – tenants making up 18.2% of annual rent roll have moved into creditors' voluntary liquidation
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:57
Versarien (#VRS) – notes a civil engineering project completion, no financials RNS Reach attempted ramptastic
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:53
RA International (#RAI) – CFO Andrew Bolter to resign, recruitment process to commence
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:50
Clarkson (#CKN) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 250.3p, DPS 93p, confidence in outlook
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:46
ADVFN (#AFN) – H1 swing to loss on lower revenue, emphasises investment plans following equity raise
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:43
WANdisco (#WAND) – “in the early stages of proactively exploring” dual-listing in US
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:40
Kingswood (#KWG) – confirms ‘strategic options discussions’, including a potential sale or third party investment
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:37
Foxtons (#FOXT) – acquisition of Central East London estate agent Atkinson McLeod for £7.4m
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:34
James Fisher & Sons (#FSJ) – sold nuclear decommissioning services business for nominal consideration, with still loan facility and guarantees
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:31
Capita (#CPI) – agreement to sell resourcing businesses, expects to receive cash proceeds of £17m
- By Steven Moore
- 6 March 2023, 07:23
Sunday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Ariana Resources sins on Friday, buy sell or hold?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 5 March 2023, 18:15
Despite deals with schools, cleaner buses Morocco growth angles and the return of dividends, I am happy to continue ignoring shares in National Express Group
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 5 March 2023, 11:20
Photo Article - The reason no articles yesterday, my first training walk for Rogue Bloggers for Woodlarks, schoolboy errors
- By ShareProphets
- 5 March 2023, 10:38
Sunday Long Reads: Siege of the Amarula, Shipwreck Tale, Shortselling, German Fraud, MAGA Twitter
- By ShareProphets
- 5 March 2023, 10:02
Supply@Me Capital – 65% of Alessandro Zamboni’s holding secured against loan
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 5 March 2023, 09:47
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 4 Mar 2023
- By ShareProphets
- 5 March 2023, 09:40
Peter Tatchell proclaims the end of "heterosexual dictatorship" but , as has happened before, his maths dubious: Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 5 March 2023, 01:00
Saturday »
As the Market Adjusts, Make Sure your Trading Strategy is Up to Date.
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 4 March 2023, 07:37
Friday »
One last time, Rogue Bloggers for Woodlarks Annual 34 mile walk – we are on!
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 March 2023, 16:13
Shanta Gold – resource updates suggest exploration and production catalysts, Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 16:12
Fonix Mobile – “thrilled” with extended ITV agreement, why’s the share price response not likewise?
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 16:10
How do you know that UK Oil & Gas is about to do yet another bailout placing?
- By ShareProphets
- 3 March 2023, 14:40
AMTE Power – “pleased” with delivery of first ‘Ultra Prime’ cells, how ‘pleasing’ is the balance sheet to be though?!
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 14:39
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - 1 new Warwick abuse victim comes forward already
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 March 2023, 12:54
Ben’s Creek moves the goalposts in yet another stinking related party deal
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 March 2023, 11:21
Aeorema Communications – “strong first half”, and set for a positive second half
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 March 2023, 10:16
I am sure you look at the Rightmove website…but I think you also know why the company’s shares are falling
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 09:10
BREAKING: Eurasia Mining faces dodgy Russians in Court – why no RNS?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 3 March 2023, 08:35
#VAST Resources – Technical Director Craig Harvey ‘steps down’ with immediate effect
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:59
Bens Creek (#BEN) – loan facility conversion including at a halved conversion price!
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:58
Invinity Energy Systems (#IES) – convertible loan facility repayment agreement, further warrants to be issued
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:57
Enwell Energy (#ENW) – Supreme Court of Ukraine determines Order for VAS field production licence suspension should be cancelled
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:57
Kingswood (#KWG) – completes acquisition of Dublin-based Moloney Investments following regulatory approval
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:53
#DUKE Royalty – Q3 update, notes increased recurring cash revenue
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:46
National Grid (#NG.) – accepts Ofgem RIIO-ED2 price controls for electricity distribution businesses, to provide more detail on delivery in summer
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:42
Rightmove (#RMV) – 2022 adj. EPS +9%, DPS +9%, argues confidence in outlook
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:34
Pearson (#PSON) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 51.8p, DPS to 21.5p, emphasises strategic progress
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:31
#IMI – 2022 adj. EPS +15%, DPS +8%, expects 2023 continued progress
- By Steven Moore
- 3 March 2023, 07:27
Thursday »
Plant Health Care – peptide fungicide US approval, a “significant milestone”?
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 16:10
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - distracted by Warwick School matters
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 2 March 2023, 14:56
Bluebird Merchant Ventures – “delighted” with scoping study, we can understand why! Shares to double well before Christmas?...
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 14:15
Verici Dx – emphasises “Certificate of Compliance”, but what’s the financial outlook?
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 14:01
Victorian Plumbing – AGM trading update, how “strong” really is the trading performance?
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 11:52
Letter to AIM Regulation – Versarien’s self confessed breach of AIM Rule 11
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 2 March 2023, 11:21
Letter to FCA – market abuse by Howard White regarding Powerhouse Energy
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 2 March 2023, 10:08
Trying to confront the paedophile masters at my old school Warwick: No 1 the music teacher - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 2 March 2023, 08:00
Metal Tiger (#MTR) – to cancel AIM listing, retaining Australian Securities Exchange listing
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:59
Aukett Swanke (#AUK) – proposed all-share acquisition of audio, visual and stage technology provider Torpedo Factory
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:59
#WIZZ Air – February booked passengers +97.1% YoY, load factor up to 93.3%
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:54
Victorian Plumbing (#VIC) – 5 months to end-Feb revenue +10% YoY
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:52
#HSS Hire – 2022 LFL revenue approx. +10%, trading momentum continued into 2023
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:49
Vertu Motors (#VTU) – 5 months to end-Jan LFL revenue +9.4% YoY, notes “complex macro backdrop”
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:46
Hunting (#HTG) – 2022 swing to adj. EPS $0.047, DPS up to $0.09, argues “well positioned”
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:40
#ITV – 2022 adj. EPS -14% to 13.2p, DPS 5p, argues “strong momentum” but also notes “uncertain macro environment”
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:35
London Stock Exchange (#LSEG) – 2022 adj. EPS +17%, DPS +13%, proposed share buyback from Blackstone/Thomson Reuters consortium
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:31
Taylor Wimpey (#TW.) – 2022 adj. EPS +10%, ordinary DPS +10%, notes impacted by “weaker economic backdrop”
- By Steven Moore
- 2 March 2023, 07:26
Wednesday »
Haydale – Another Round Of Awful Interims As The Cash Runs Low Yet Again
- By Nigel Somerville
- 1 March 2023, 16:35
Tom Winnifrith BONUS bearcast: Advanced Oncotherapy, 9 weeks from death & now a full blown death spiral in place AFTER today's £5m financing
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 March 2023, 16:18
Xeros Technology – Director of Finance appointment; following recent lack of progress detail and EBITDA miss, good luck chap!
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 16:14
Mobile Tornado – discounted subscription and debt conversion for “business development”?
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 15:39
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: it is not Sunny in Wrexham it really is post industrial grim
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 March 2023, 15:29
BREAKING: Advanced Oncotherapy shares collapsing – statement needed asap as the Sheriff vindicated yet again
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 March 2023, 13:44
Nexus Infrastructure – details tender offer and what’s the outlook from here?
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 11:57
The delayed Versarien annual report part 2 – more heroic assumptions on the non graphene businesses
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 1 March 2023, 08:35
This Respected Outfit Supplying Loads of Drugs could Have a Healthy Future
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 1 March 2023, 08:34
Canadian Overseas Petroleum (#COPL) – liquidity covenant measurement extension to 14th March, eventually informs of dire operations performance
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:59
Purplebricks (#PURP) – states “several credible expressions of interest”, formal sale process
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:58
Harland & Wolff (#HARL) – “business update and outlook”, notes proposed refinancing
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:54
Ricardo (#RCDO) – H1 adj. EPS +15%, DPS +15%, notes order intake strength
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:51
Aston Martin Lagonda (#AML) – 2022 increased loss, argues on track to achieve forward financial targets
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:46
Just Eat Takeaway.com (#JET) – 2022 continued loss, “continues to actively explore the partial or full sale of Grubhub”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:43
Persimmon (#PSN) – 2022 EPS slightly down, DPS down to 60p, sales rates “remain lower year on year”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:39
Nichols (#NICL) – 2022 adj. EPS +20%, DPS +20%, currently expects 2023 in line with 2022
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:34
Reckitt Benckiser (#RKT) – 2022 adj. EPS +18%, DPS +5%, notes “growth momentum”
- By Steven Moore
- 1 March 2023, 07:30
Tuesday »
essensys – states targeting “accelerated implementation of plan for profit and cash generation”. I wonder why...
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 15:35
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: surely this is straight to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect £400
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 February 2023, 14:53
Versarien Annual Report out: what it was hiding part 1 – the heroic Graphene growth assumptions supporting nil impairment
- By ShareProphets
- 28 February 2023, 13:11
Aquis Lobster-Potted TruSpine Comedy Continues: The £200k Arrives…..From A Third Party
- By Nigel Somerville
- 28 February 2023, 13:09
BREAKING: Powerhouse Energy – surely this is cut and dried industrial scale market abuse
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 28 February 2023, 13:06
BREAKING: Canadian Overseas Petroleum - the unexplained collapse in January output it is NOT telling you about
- By ShareProphets
- 28 February 2023, 12:06
CAP-XX – interims, for how long is the funding sufficient now?
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 11:44
Why I am happy to keep on avoiding AO World and Ocado shares (and more)
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 10:29
The cost of smoking by country - there are some great smuggling arbs here
- By ShareProphets
- 28 February 2023, 08:39
Recent pullback in the dotDigital share price offers a buying opportunity ahead of the interim results
- By Gary Newman
- 28 February 2023, 08:23
#KAPE Technologies – considers that the $3.44 per share offer from majority shareholder Teddy Sagi “materially undervalues Kape and its future prospects”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:59
Panthera Resources (#PAT) – conditional arbitration funding agreement for up to $10.5m to support damages claim against India
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:59
abrdn (#ABDN) – agreement to sell discretionary fund management business for £140m
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:59
abrdn (#ABDN) – 2022 adj. EPS -23% to 10.5p, DPS maintained at 14.6p
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:58
Videndum (#VID) – 2022 adj. EPS +29%, DPS +14%, cautions on current macroeconomic environment
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:48
Various Eateries (#VARE) – FY increased loss, “continues to be a complex picture of industry-wide pressures”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:45
Ocado (#OCDO) – FY swing to even EBITDA loss, notes “cost pressures and capacity investments”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:43
McBride (#MCB) – H1 reduced adj. loss, anticipates return to adj. Op profit in H2
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:39
AO World (#AO.) – “higher retail gross margins than previously expected”, but guidance is only in terms of adjusted EBITDA
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:35
Travis Perkins (#TPK) – 2022 adj. EPS -12% to 94.6p, DPS +3%, notes “macroeconomic uncertainty”
- By Steven Moore
- 28 February 2023, 07:31
Monday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - the problem with sacking people, the 3 xs
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 27 February 2023, 16:26
Deltex Medical – convertible loan notes extension, but still cash concerns?
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 16:05
Directa Plus – argues recent “strong performance”, but how strong really?
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 14:54
Forward Partners – a 2021 IPO dog or a very cheap AIM stock?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 27 February 2023, 12:00
Hercules Site Services – emphasises “support from new and existing investors”, why the placing discount that dare not speak its name then?
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 11:44
Vast Resources explicitly warns yet another placing needed: only 1?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 27 February 2023, 11:02
Bunzl has been a great business for cautious investors after thirty years of rising dividend payments, but…
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 11:02
Guild Esports – explaining a material uncertainty statement as it spoofs ahead of the bailout placing
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 27 February 2023, 10:02
This Business Know-How Wizard could Magic Up a Still Higher Share Price
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 27 February 2023, 08:19
#INCE – auditor BDO “raised further queries in the final stages of quality control”, now expects to publish delayed results “in early March”
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:58
Rambler Metals & Mining (#RMM) – applied for an Initial Order for creditor protection in Canada
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:57
Bens Creek (#BEN) – agrees repayment terms for $6m of convertible loan notes
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:57
Bluebird Merchant Ventures (#BMV) – South Korea gold projects initial scoping study, emphasises “excellent initial validation of the projects' economic potential”
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:49
Begbies Traynor (#BEG) – Q3 “in line with the first half year”, FY growth outlook unchanged
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:46
DX Group (#DX.) – H1 adj. EPS up to 1.3p, DPS 0.5p, “well-positioned” to meet FY targets
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:43
Beeks Financial Cloud (#BKS) – H1 adj. EPS +50% to 1.35p, states “considerable runway of visible revenue”
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:40
Quartix Technologies (#QTX) – 2022 adj. EPS +16% to 10.88p, DPS 7.8p, “strong start to 2023”
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:37
Senior (#SNR) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 4.36p, DPS 1.3p, 2023 “anticipates strong growth”
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:31
Associated British Foods (#ABF) – H1 sales, but also costs, increase, adj. Op profit “expected to be broadly in line with the same period last year”
- By Steven Moore
- 27 February 2023, 07:24
Sunday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: At what point does Flip Flop admit he has failed? Prepping for a Bluebird Meeting
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 26 February 2023, 16:24
Harbour Energy has great long term potential and is trading too cheaply - buy
- By Gary Newman
- 26 February 2023, 14:20
Sunday Long Reads: West lives on in Afghanistan, Illegal Gold Mines, Conspiracies, Apocalypse Meow, Deadly Countertops
- By ShareProphets
- 26 February 2023, 11:42
Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 25 Feb 2023
- By ShareProphets
- 26 February 2023, 11:11
Warren Buffett warns on CEOs who are economic illiterates or silver-tongued demagogues
- By ShareProphets
- 25 February 2023, 16:27
Macfarlane – 2022 growth ahead of expectations and 2023 confidence, BUY
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 25 February 2023, 13:42
Beat a Path to the Trail Blazers if you Hope to Make Dosh from your Portfolio.
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 25 February 2023, 10:57
Friday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: My SIPP buys shares in xxxx as Lucian's twitter account is hacked
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 February 2023, 16:11
Pittards – “trading update”, poor reporting procedures or attempted ‘no one watching o’clock’?
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 16:09
Kin and Carta – trading update notes revenue growth, but what’s the real story?
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 15:05
IAG profit hopes up, share price down. Welcome to the airline sector!
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 12:35
Canadian Overseas Petroleum – why not tell us the conversion price?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 February 2023, 12:22
Synectics – full-year results, set for “further profitable growth”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 10:35
Wood Group – rejected possible offer proposals highlight the prospects we noted, what now?
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 10:27
Cineworld explicitly spells it out for dummies – the shares are worthless
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 February 2023, 10:24
Bulletin Board Moron of the week - natch a Versarien shareholder: day 4 of the annual report watch
- By ShareProphets
- 24 February 2023, 09:27
When opening the window at 11 AM and playing this appropriate music is a revolutionary act - Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 February 2023, 08:00
When the Left wing media backs a double killer to bash Ron DeSantis, maybe its time to climb aboard the DeSantis express? Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 24 February 2023, 08:00
Cineworld (#CINE) – “reorganisation” plan and businesses sales proposals updates, not expected to be any recovery for equity holders as warned here
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:57
#CORA Gold – conditionally raised $19.843m via equity and convertible loan notes
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:56
CleanTech Lithium (#CTL) – proposing to additionally list on Australian Securities Exchange
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:52
Kin and Carta (#KCT) – trading warning, “more cautionary client spending and elongated sales cycles”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:49
Old Mutual (#OMU) – notes estimated 2022 results improvement, due to its “sales and core operational performance”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:37
Glencore (#GLEN) – commencement of $1.5bn share buyback programme
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:34
International Consolidated Airlines (#IAG) – agreement to acquire remaining 80% of Air Europa for €400m
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:29
International Consolidated Airlines (#IAG) – 2022 adj. EPS swing to €0.056, “further recovery in profits expected in 2023”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:27
Jupiter Fund Management (#JUP) – 2022 adj. EPS down to 11.3p, DPS to 8.4p, notes H2 “positive net flows”
- By Steven Moore
- 24 February 2023, 07:20
Thursday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Should Angus Energy, Union Jack Oil and IGAS merge?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 February 2023, 16:24
System1 Group – quarterly trading update, how’s that “growth capital” now?
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 16:15
Caracal Gold Caption Contest sponsored by Andrew Monk's wine collection
- By ShareProphets
- 23 February 2023, 14:59
Made Tech – interims, still “pleased” with the trading performance?
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 14:39
BREAKING BOMBSHELL: Julie Meyer screws 3 more ex employees at Drive
- By ShareProphets
- 23 February 2023, 13:08
Invinity Energy Systems – how ‘pleasing’ really is the (discounted, natch) equity raise?
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 12:10
OptiBiotix Health – director to leave, commercial focus to be increased. Buy
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 12:05
Chill Brands – shares sliding, 2+2 = 4 ( that is to say a bailout discounted placing)
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 February 2023, 10:45
Versarien Annual Report watch – day 3 ( Versarien not even telling its own PR)
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 23 February 2023, 09:39
Tribal (#TRB) – argues some positive sales momentum, but Singapore contract “significant disagreement”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:59
System1 (#SYS1) – Q3 revenue -4% YoY, net cash down to £5.1m
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:58
Tracsis (#TRCS) – H1 growth “in line with the board's expectations”, though cash down to c.£17m
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:58
TT Electronics (#TTG) – expects 2022 adj. PBT “at or around the top end of the range of analyst consensus expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:53
Rolls-Royce (#RR.) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 1.95p, net debt £3.3bn, argues progressing transformation programme
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:49
BAE Systems (#BA.) – 2022 adj. EPS up to 55.5p, DPS to 27p, “record orders”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:45
Hays (#HAS) – H1 EPS +1%, DPS maintained, to commence process to appoint new CEO
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:42
#WPP – 2022 adj. EPS up to 98.5p, DPS 39.4p, “good momentum”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:38
Howden Joinery (#HWDN) – FY EPS up to 65.8p, DPS +6% to 20.6p, 2023 “on track”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:34
Anglo American (#AAL) – 2022 adj. EPS $4.97, DPS $1.98, notes “investment in value-adding growth”
- By Steven Moore
- 23 February 2023, 07:28
Wednesday »
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Could Cineworld be a zero by the end of next week?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 February 2023, 16:48
BP – Q4 & full-year 2022 results, how much upside remaining?
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 16:48
Itaconix – discounted equity raise result, argues “optimism” but what happened to the previous optimism?...
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 16:05
Canadian Overseas – Liquidity has gone, the shares can only go one way
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 February 2023, 13:44
Gooch & Housego – AGM trading update emphasises “progress”, but is it sufficient for the valuation?
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 13:03
Mega company Wednesday excitement – Rio Tinto and Lloyds Banking Group
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 12:35
Why is the Versarien annual report still not out & what is it hiding?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 22 February 2023, 12:03
Angling Direct – trading update argues “pleased with the progress achieved”. Really?
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 10:59
Why the Black Horse could Gallop Ahead After Setback of Barclays' Results and on its own numbers
- By Malcolm Stacey
- 22 February 2023, 08:38
Applied Graphene Materials (#AGM) – agreement to sell main operating subsidiaries for $1.3m, “very unlikely to be in a position to return funds to shareholders”. Proposed AIM de-listing
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:59
Upland Resources (#UPL) – conditionally raised £1.705m at 0.6p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:58
Hummingbird Resources (#HUM) – additional conditional c.$1.4m subscription and up to c.$2.4m open offer at 7.79p per share
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:58
#RIO Tinto – 2022 adj. EPS $8.196, DPS $4.92, notes more challenging market conditions
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:49
Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – 2022 EPS 7.3p, DPS up to 2.4p, up to £2bn share buyback programme
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:45
Gooch & Housego (#GHH) – “pleased” with initial operational progress, strategy review “progressing”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:41
Avingtrans (#AVG) – H1 adj. EPS up to 10.8p, DPS to 1.7p, “remains cautiously confident”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:37
Science in Sport (#SIS) – FY revenue +1.5%, argues “optimistic about the prospects for 2023”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:35
Angling Direct (#ANG) – FY revenue +2.2%, notes “significant consumer headwinds”
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:33
Sanderson Design (#SDG) – further licensing agreement with Next (#NXT), ‘a major agreement’ for its Clarke & Clarke brand
- By Steven Moore
- 22 February 2023, 07:28
Tuesday »
BOMBSHELL: The FCA & AIM regulation fail to act on Versarien lies as Superdry deal shown to be a nothing
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 February 2023, 16:27
Blancco Technology – interims emphasise “increasing Sustainability and Governance tailwinds”, but what’s already in the price?
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 16:17
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - ouzo on my pancakes as its Schadenfreude day at the Welsh Hovel!
- By ShareProphets
- 21 February 2023, 15:39
Zoo Digital – ‘adoption by a major Hollywood studio’, but how “delighted” should Malcolm Stacey & co be?
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 14:23
BREAKING SHOCKING EXPOSE: Versarien results - what Neill Ricketts is not telling you about Innovate UK
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 February 2023, 14:06
I would love to stay in a luxury IHG hotel…but as a traveller and an investor, I continue to be much more of a Whitbread/Premier Inn sort of guy!
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 14:03
Versarien Results – Neill Ricketts says graphene is a growth business, the numbers don’t lie – he does
- By ShareProphets
- 21 February 2023, 13:46
GB Group – profit warning… what about the ‘growth opportunities and ability to capitalise on them’ excitement?!
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 11:40
Versarien results - the game is almost up despite a dubious audit: Part One
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 February 2023, 09:55
And the best use of a corporate twitter account award goes to ........drumroll.....Caracal Gold
- By ShareProphets
- 21 February 2023, 08:05
The bogus air raid sirens over Kiev for the Biden visit – can’t folks see they are being played? Tom Winnifrith
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 21 February 2023, 08:00
Versarien (#VRS) – 18 months to end-Sep loss £8.4m, increased net debt
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:59
Revolution Beauty (#REVB) – now working with auditor BDO to publish overdue accounts “on or around 30 March”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:57
OptiBiotix Health (#OPTI) – subsidiary CEO René Kamminga to leave, CEO Stephen O'Hara to resume role as subsidiary CEO also
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:54
Carr's (#CARR) – board changes including CFO Neil Austin “stands down”, David White joins as CFO and Tim Jones joins as Chair
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:51
Carr's (#CARR) – FY update, trading recently more challenging but currently expects this year “in line with its expectations”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:48
GB Group (#GBG) – “challenging” trading has continued into the second half of its year
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:44
InterContinental Hotels (#IHG) – 2022 EPS up to $2.072, DPS to $1.384, further share buyback programme of $750m
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:43
Finsbury Food (#FIF) – H1 EPS up to 3.7p, DPS to 0.87p, remains on track to meet FY expectations
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:39
Smith & Nephew (#SN.) – Q4 underlying revenue +6.8%, FY +4.7%, expects faster progress in 2023
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:33
HSBC (#HSBA) – 2022 EPS up to $0.75, DPS to $0.32 and to “consider a special dividend once the sale of HSBC Canada is completed”
- By Steven Moore
- 21 February 2023, 07:28
Tristel – argues “stronger than ever” growth prospects, but what’s already in the price?
- By Steven Moore
- 20 February 2023, 16:10
Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Surely Moonpig is a short? What am I missing?
- By Tom Winnifrith
- 20 February 2023, 15:07
Proteome Sciences – emphasises “strong development” including increased “cash reserves”. Er, what about those borrowings?!
- By Steven Moore
- 20 February 2023, 14:27
A man whose firm is paid to act for a company run by insider dealing market abusing crooks lectures a pious and ethical business on ethics
- By ShareProphets
- 20 February 2023, 14:20
Trifast – having been looking for second-half improvements, “Trading Update and Directorate Change”…
- By Steven Moore
- 20 February 2023, 13:27