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Aptamer – having argued in January “good visibility on its commercial pipeline”... now a calamitous “trading update”! ANOTHER covid-era AIM IPO Roll-Call of Shame

By Steve Moore | Friday 5 May 2023

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.

Writing on ‘novel optimer binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry’ group Aptamer (APTA) in January with the shares down to 47.5p, as it argued “good visibility on its commercial pipeline going into the second half” I questioned that and concluded for the business and macro conditions, avoid / sell. Today a trading update… and the shares currently further down to 13p!

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Mattioli Woods – a value and income BUY

 

Crime-Scene

Carole Cadwalladr has always been a fraud, tonight she may be bankrupted but should she now be charged with fraud? Tom Winnifrith

 

UBG

Unbound (#UBG) – notes “cash constraints”, initiates strategic review and formal sale process

 

IQE

#IQE – raises further £1.1m at 20p per share via REX “retail offer”

 

NETW

Network International (#NETW) – discussions with Brookfield “ongoing”, Takeover Panel extension to 5pm 1st June

 

PREM

Premier African Minerals (#PREM) – further £0.61m placing at 0.925p per share, appoints CMC Markets as joint broker

 

CGNR

Conroy Gold & Natural Resources (#CGNR) – £0.2375m capitalisation & conversion to a convertible loan of related-party Karelian (#KDR) debt

 

KDR

Karelian Diamond Resources (#KDR) – £0.3625m “financing” including £0.1125m loan convertible at 5p per share

 

AWE

Alphawave IP (#AWE) – 2022 swing to loss, reiterates current year and longer-term growth outlooks

 

KGH

Knights Group (#KGH) – argues FY “good progress”, “positive momentum across the business”

 

SMIN

Smiths Group (#SMIN) – Q3 update, raises FY guidance to “around 10% organic revenue growth, with moderate margin improvement”

 

CCR

C&C (#CCR) – impacted by ERP system implementation challenges, CEO David Forde ‘steps down’

Thursday »

IMB

Imperial Brands – interims, still income value

 

PHC

Plant Health Care – “remains committed to its listing on AIM, including for any potential funding needs”. Such ‘needs’ soon?...

 

NFX

Nuformix – “absolutely delighted with the data we've generated”. Er, how’s the balance sheet now?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast:Tory sleazebag David Williams of Avanti does it again - now 98% vindicated on Arqit

 

BT

Why I am keeping on holding my easyJet and BT Group shares (for the time being)

 

SDY

Speedy Hire – “completion of investigation”, why no detail of the “problems” which have seen circa £20.4m of asset value ‘disappear’?!

 

VOY

When’s the next bailout placing at Voyager Life – spoof operational update

 

IQE

£30m bailout at 20p for IQE after catastrophic results and a warning: its shagging all the sheep yet again

 

MIRA

BREAKING: Mirada…. And another one bites the dust

 

Fat_Lady

The AIM sewer shrinks yet again in April, now back to 2003 levels

 

Beggar

Do we really want to shove up taxes so that a junior doctor can come off strike and buy a million quid home? Tom Winnifrith

 

IQE

#IQE – £30m placing at a discounted 20p per share

 

AML

Aston Martin Lagonda (#AML) – investment by Geely, including £95m subscription of new shares at 335p each

 

SDY

Speedy Hire (#SDY) – notes non-itemised assets shortfall resulted from problems with its controls and accounting procedures and there now a remedial plan

 

MIRA

Mirada (#MIRA) – proposes cancellation of AIM listing

 

PHC

Plant Health Care (#PHC) – following shareholder consultation, to continue with AIM listing

 

IDS

International Distributions Services (#IDS) – FY swing to even adj. loss, targeting return to adj. Op profit this year

 

EZJ

easyJet (#EZJ) – H1 continued loss, though emphasises “booking window returns towards normalised levels… enter the summer with confidence”

 

VTY

Vistry (#VTY) – expected reduction in private sales rates reflected in build rates, though notes “improving market conditions”

 

MBH

Michelmersh Brick (#MBH) – “remain on track to meet full-year expectations”, noting construction industry demand “has been impacted by the higher interest rate environment”

 

PFD

Premier Foods (#PFD) – FY adj. EPS +13%, DPS +20%, “well placed to make further progress this year”

Wednesday »

MJH

MJ Hudson Group – completes sale of Data & Analytics division, still shareholders wipeout ahoy?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the world's greatest musicMagpie expert opines

 

HDD

Hardide – argues "performed well in the first half”… what about the large order delay and the balance sheet?

 

XSG

Xeros Technology Group – agreement with “potential to deliver substantial revenues”… so also the potential not to & how’s that balance sheet?

 

PURP

BREAKING: Purplebricks business sold for £1 to Strike – shareholders to get just 0.65p next year! (or less!)

 

BLND

British Land may be excited about golden triangles, but I reckon most of us have more than enough property exposure

 

COPL

Letter to the FCA – how can it allow Canadian Overseas Petroleum to deceive investors in this way?

 

PERE

Pembridge Resources highlights the danger of having mining assets that are at best marginally profitable - liquidation looks the likely outcome

 

PANR

Pantheon fund raise massively oversubscribed: the triumph of hope over experience & proper analysis says Peter Brailey

 

LIKE

The Carpet Market is Bouncy and this Flooring Merchant Lays Down a Rosy Future

 

EU_flag

Flag Flyer is a term of abuse in Britain unless it's this flag! - Tom Winnifrith

 

EDR

Egdon Resources (#EDR) – recommended offer at 4.5p per share

 

PANR

Pantheon Resources (#PANR) – raises gross proceeds of approx. $22m at 17p per share

 

VRS

Versarien (#VRS) – “Cementene precast concrete trials” RNS Reach attempted ramptastic

 

BREE

Breedon (#BREE) – admission to Main Market, cancelled from AIM

 

MPAC

#MPAC – order book improvement, expects trading to be second half weighted

 

MAB

Mitchells & Butlers (#MAB) – H1 adj. EPS down to 5.5p, notes cost challenge but medium-term cost outlook now improving

 

JD

JD Sports Fashion (#JD.) – FY adj. EPS +4% to 13.39p, DPS up to 0.8p, current “resilient” demand

 

WOSG

Watches of Switzerland (#WOSG) – FY growth “in line with guidance”, notes now significantly ahead of long-range plan

 

SVS

Savills (#SVS) – higher interest rates have “materially impacted”, expects in H2 markets start to recover

 

TCAP

TP ICAP (#TCAP) – Q1 constant currency revenue +2% YoY, argues “remain well positioned”

Tuesday »

Tom

129 days to go, but already almost TWO THIRDS of seats gone for Sharestock on September 23, BOOK NOW!

 

DIA

Dialight – AGM trading update, how likely really is full-year ‘in line with expectations’ now?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: The IRA man has another go at me again as Proactive disgraces itself over Canadian Overseas and its N-N-N ouzo time!

 

SMRT

SmartSpace Software – “pleased to announce” results. Er, what’s so ‘pleasing’ then?

 

VOD

FTSE 100 analytical fun on Imperial Brands, DCC and (the big yawn) Vodafone

 

COPL

Canadian Overseas Petroleum and another bombshell it is hiding? Why?

 

ALGW

Alpha Growth - Minority Buy Out: do the maths dummies!

 

COPL

BREAKING: Canadian Overseas Petroleum announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results – guess what bombshell it is hiding?

 

AVO

Advanced Oncotherapy – If You Owe The Bank A Quid…..

 

SND

Sondrel – “in line with market expectations”… or is it?

 

TechCast

TechCast: your 12 part guide to AI - part 2 Artificial Intelligence and cyber security

 

COPL

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (#COPL) – Q1 “Financial Results”… which don’t include P&L detail in the RNS, anything to do with a significantly increased operating loss?!

 

AYM

Anglesey Mining (#AYM) – proposed £1m equity raise at a discounted 1.5p per share with warrants

 

HERC

Hercules Site Services (#HERC) – “trading in line with market expectations”, looks forward to H2 with confidence

 

FORT

Forterra (#FORT) – revenue -24%, anticipates H2 improvement in market conditions. Hmmm

 

OTB

On the Beach (#OTB) – H1 still loss-making, argues “recent positive signs of recovery”

 

BOO

Boohoo (#BOO) – FY swing to even adj. loss, states now reinvesting supply chain deflation into speed and price

 

MARS

Marston's (#MARS) – H1 still loss-making, considers “cost outlook, and consumer confidence, are steadily improving”

 

GRG

Greggs (#GRG) – sales growth “in line with plans”, FY expectations unchanged

 

SHOE

#SHOE Zone – H1 adj. PBT down to £2.5m noting inflationary cost increases and currency, DPS maintained at 2.5p

 

VOD

Vodafone (#VOD) – FY adj. EPS slightly down to €0.1145, DPS maintained at €0.09, emphasises a “new roadmap” following strategic review

Monday »

Bear

Rumours of two placings FWIW

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: If you don't want me to talk about Brokerman Dan's underpants...

 

RST

Restore plc – “on track to deliver growth in revenue and operating profits”…but how significantly and what about the bottom-line?

 

WAND

Wandisco warns it might go bust in July, results delayed and that an equity fund raise might be at a 400p or (much) lower!

 

CBX

David Beckham backed Cellular Goods – another related party red flag vicar?

 

Interesting Monday for watchers of Wood Group or Currys…

 

COPL

If you aren’t a raging bull of Canadian Overseas Petroleum you are a paedophile (irony!) – more confetti vicar?

 

CHLL

BREAKING: To which spiv has Chill Brands bunged £60,000 for ramping its shares?

 

MSYS

Ooops I did it again – another screwup from Gerry Brandon at Microsaic

 

TSP

Aquis Lobster-Potted TruSpine - More Shambles: Is This A Clear Breach Of The Rules?

 

BIRD

Blackbird Ain't Singing at the Mo, but I Belay Uncle Tom's Invitation to Back Track

 

WAND

WANdisco (#WAND) – “working capital until the middle of July”, aiming for “equity fundraise towards the end of June of $30 million”. Good luck!

 

WG

Wood Group (#WG.) – Apollo now does not intend to make an offer

 

MSYS

Microsaic Systems (#MSYS) – audit taking longer than anticipated, now just talks of “on or before 30 June 2023” for 2022 calendar year results

 

PERE

Pembridge Resources (#PERE) – suspension of operations at Minto Mine, considering going concern and delisting

 

SGZ

Scotgold Resources (#SGZ) – £2m subscription and open offer at 15p per share, but admits going concern entirely dependent on what it can now produce

 

PREM

Premier African Minerals (#PREM) – £1.76m placing at 0.925p per share

 

VAST

#VAST Resources – debt repayment “concluding documentation regarding an extension to 30 June”, argues will allow time for settlement of claims in Zimbabwe

 

CURY

Currys (#CURY) – expects FY ahead of expectations, driven by UK & Ireland performance

 

BATS

British American Tobacco (#BATS) – appointment of FD Tadeu Marroco as Chief Executive, now a search for a new permanent FD

 

FRP

#FRP Advisory – expects FY “slightly ahead of current market consensus”, confident of further progress

Sunday »

Woodlarks

Mr. Percy Thrower Reporting back after a 16 mile Rogue Bloggers for Woodlarks training walk

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: a deep dive on Tullow, Bidstack red flags and painful feet

 

ARCM

Arc Minerals is a speculative buy now that it has signed its deal with Anglo American

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Continues To Hold The Line

 

Wolf-of-Wall-Street

Visual Aid: The World’s Largest 10 Economies in 2030

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: High Arctic, Night in the Sistine Chapel, Free Dogs of India, Law of the Sea, Fake Illness

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #188

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 13 May

Saturday »

SBTX

SkinBioTherapeutics – SkinBiotix additional formal studies, a short-term delay but enhanced outlook: STRONG BUY

 

Madness

Video: Rick Rule on the Moral Crisis of ESG Imposition on Mining Companies

 

CEL

Celadon Pharma is on a nutso valuation, it is dangerous but surely it is a short

 

CTA

CT Automotive – following IPO in just 2021 and recent bailout equity raise, now identifies a “number of years” accounting error!

 

RNO

Renold – further good news, banking facilities extension agreement

 

TLW

Tullow May Have Fallen Since I Last Suggested You Look at it, So Why Am I Not Selling?

Friday »

Clown

BREAKING: Lenigas - Strike Off at Companies House

 

ECEL

Eurocell – profit warning, how much improvement in the near-term from here is there really likely to be?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Which is more diverse, the Lionesses squad or the THG Board? And who bloody cares?

 

CARR

Carr’s Group – interims, still a ‘strong prospects’ BUY!

 

MACF

Macfarlane – solid trading update, still a value Buy

 

PRD

Predator Oil & Gas - more cans of worms vicar?

 

AAF

When should the management of Airtel Africa call me (so my pension fund buys their shares)?

 

LBOW

Disgraced Cenkos Knobheads 0 – The sheriff of AIM 1 (o.g Longbow). Can I play you every week?

 

BIRD

Blackbird – just when will Malcolm admit that this is a dog?

 

ROQ

BOMBSHELL EXPOSE: Roquefort Thereapeutics – more red flags than a May day Parade in Moscow

 

Fake_News

BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour on the distressingly white Women’s soccer team and why the most lesbian packed sport needs more diversity: Tom Winnifrith

 

THG

#THG – considers “no longer any merit in continuing to engage with Apollo”, discussions terminated

 

PRD

Predator Oil & Gas (#PRD) – convoluted placing at 5.7p per share and options exercise, raising £1.4m

 

TLOU

#TLOU Energy – launches “entitlement offer” to raise up to A$10.65m at A$0.035, 2p, per share

 

BEN

Bens Creek (#BEN) – related-party MBU sells 29.9% shareholding at 18p per share to commodities trading and investments company Avani Resources

 

HLN

Haleon (#HLN) – sale of £804m of shares by #GSK at 335p each, GSK retains 955m shares

 

BIRD

Blackbird (#BIRD) – notice to terminate contract from A&E Television Networks, 2022 “less than 10% of Blackbird's revenues”

 

CTA

CT Automotive (#CTA) – multi-year inventory consolidation error, expected c.$8.4m reduction at end-2022

 

ECEL

Eurocell (#ECEL) – four months sales -2% YoY, now expects FY “below current market expectations”

 

CMO

#CMO Group – 2022 adj. EPS down to 0.83p, “the economic situation remains challenging”

 

BBY

Balfour Beatty (#BBY) – continues to expect underlying profit from operations “broadly in line with 2022”

Thursday »

Chocolate-Teapot

BREAKING: Lawyers Harcus Parker slams FCA Link Woodford deal as grossly misleading and inadequate in Private Letter ( which we publish natch!)

 

JLH

John Lewis of Hungerford – “Sale & leaseback”… and another to have had enough of the AIM market

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - madness at the Dublin Marathon, why has Ariana hired a second broker and what does Andrew Bell really earn?

 

CCT

Character Group – half-year swing to loss, can the full-year really be expected to be in line with expectations?

 

SDI

SDI Group – how “pleased” should it really be about its full-year trading?, And what about its now current year?

 

CBX

Will David Beckham’s Cellular Goods still be selling (very little) CBD shite by Christmas? I think not & here's why

 

Beggar

Video: The Interest Rate Wrecking Ball

 

RR

Will I be exiting my remaining shares in Wood Group and Rolls-Royce soon?

 

RRR

Ooops Red Rock did it again: - Andrew Bell needs to explain a suicidal value destruction as he places once more

 

AAU

Ariana – Earn-In News From Kosovo

 

Boom

The Bunting stays up everywhere – an enormous fuck you to the liberal establishment: Tom Winnifrith

 

JLH

John Lewis Of Hungerford (#JLH) – proposed AIM delisting and tender offer for around 10% of shares at 1.5p each

 

EMG

Man Group (#EMG) – “President” Robyn Grew to become CEO, Luke Ellis to retire in September

 

JD

JD Sports Fashion (#JD.) – appointment of Dominic Platt as CFO, current CFO Neil Greenhalgh to leave later in the summer

 

DPH

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (#DPH) – EQT possible offer “substantial progress”, extension granted to 2nd June

 

NETW

Network International (#NETW) – discussions with CVC and Francisco Partners “ongoing”, extension granted to 1st June

 

WG

Wood Group (#WG.) – argues Q1 “good momentum”, notes currently Apollo has to 17th May to announce a firm intention to or not to make an offer

 

CCT

Character (#CCT) – H1 swing to loss, argues still “confident of the prospects for the second half”

 

SFOR

S4 Capital (#SFOR) – Q1 LFL net revenue +6.8% YoY, FY targets maintained

 

ITV

#ITV – Q1 external revenue -7% YoY, notes cost savings as per longer-term target

 

RR

Rolls-Royce (#RR.) – current year financial performance ‘in line with expectations’, strategic review on track for H2

Wednesday »

DCTA

Directa Plus – 2022 results, how “strong” really was the performance?

 

SLP

Sylvania Platinum – Q3 report and share buyback, value and income Buy

 

APTA

Aptamer – CEO “has left… with immediate effect” state the group’s other AIM IPO Roll-Call of Shame directors. And how’s the funding “exploring” going?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: as Eurasia tells a palpable half truth or outright lie, the 2 shares I bought today

 

LBE

The Longboat share price has doubled since I tipped it, but I still see further upside to come so don't sell now...in fact

 

UBG

Unbound Group – my prior scepticism vindicated?; after possible offer not proceeding now also funding proposal “withdrawn”!

 

VTU

The automotive retail industry is an evolving world…but you can still do a lot worse than Vertu Motors

 

GILD

David Beckham’s Guild Esports Interims – company looks forward with confidence but it is actually technically insolvent

 

JDW

Drowning in #FBPE #BoycottSpoons tears as JD Wetherspoon reports record sales and heroic Tim Martin lashes out at the political class

 

INF

Shiny Little Squares Remind Me this Outfit could Grow, Along with Its Share Price

 

UBG

Unbound (#UBG) – trading conditions worsening and funding proposal withdrawn, working on additional funding/refinancing

 

ASC

ASOS (#ASC) – H1 swing to even adj. pre-tax loss, “ongoing challenges in the operating environment”

 

JDW

JD Wetherspoon (#JDW) – notes Q3 sales increase, expects FY profit “towards the top of market expectations”

 

GILD

Guild Esports (#GILD) – H1 loss £2.3m, net cash £1.1m

 

SBTX

SkinBioTherapeutics (#SBTX) – SkinBiotix ‘additional unexpected benefits’ further studies, AxisBiotix-Ps sales started in Spain

 

AWE

Alphawave IP (#AWE) – additional time required to complete audit, expects results to now be published next week

 

CPI

Capita (#CPI) – cyber attack data exfiltration update, “underlying trading performance remains in line with expectations”

 

LUCE

Luceco (#LUCE) – Q1 impacted by slower residential RMI market, argues in line with expectations

 

CPG

Compass (#CPG) – H1 adj. EPS up to 42.7p, DPS up to 15p, raises FY guidance

 

VTU

Vertu Motors (#VTU) – FY adj. EPS down to 9.16p, DPS up to 2.15p, notes both improvement in new vehicle supply and cost pressures

Tuesday »

OSI

Osirium Technologies – argues “continued positive trading”. Er, why not provide the overall balance sheet position?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: taking the good name of Dominic Frisby in vain & 6 lessons from the collapse of Purplebricks

 

TWD

Trackwise Designs – EV OEM customer dispute, how long is the “cash runway”?

 

EUA

Eurasia Mining: Cash now almost exhausted, no bidder – time for a full fess up statement, £82m market value a total joke

 

MSLH

Marshalls – “trading statement”. I right to have not been confident of ‘in line with expectations’?

 

TSP

BREAKING: TruSpine – Oopsadaisy……Ouzo At Deputy Sherrif Towers Too!

 

DLG

Unless you fancy yourself as an insurance expert, you can happily continue avoiding shares in Direct Line

 

PURP

KERBOOM: Ouzo at Sheriff Towers – it is essentially game over at Purplebricks

 

PALM

Panther Metals – Update On A Thus Far Piss Poor Share Tip

 

TechCast

Techcast No 1 - Your 12 part guide to AI

 

JOUL

Joules – Financial Reporting Council commences investigation into year ended 30th May 2021 audit by Deloitte

 

PURP

Purplebricks (#PURP) – currently an equity raise ‘lacks necessary support’ and sale process interest “materially below” current share price!

 

KNB

Kanabo (#KNB) – £2.54m bailout equity raise at 2.88p per share with warrants, up to £0.2m “broker option”

 

WAND

WANdisco (#WAND) – proposed appointment of Stephen Kelly as Interim CEO, good luck chap!

 

MSLH

Marshalls (#MSLH) – four months LFL revenue -14% YoY, “weaker than originally anticipated”

 

TET

Treatt (#TET) – H1 adj. EPS +10%, DPS +2%, expects FY “in line with board expectations”

 

MACF

Macfarlane (#MACF) – notes Q1 progress, “expectations for the full year are unchanged”

 

MIDW

Midwich (#MIDW) – FY expectations currently “unchanged”, but “challenging in a number of territories” market conditions

 

TTG

TT Electronics (#TTG) – argues “encouraging” revenue growth, remains focused on delivering strong profit growth

 

JD

JD Sports Fashion (#JD.) – proposed acquisition of Groupe Courir and review to simplify minority shareholdings

Monday »

Woodlarks

Photo article - back on the Rogue Bloggers for Woodlarks training walks - fun in the Welsh rain

 

UJO

Union Jack Oil – why not be more transparent Mr Bramhill?

 

Bull

Monday Bank Holiday macro and related ramble

 

CGS

Castings – anticipates full-year “ahead of market expectations”, Buy

 

Collapsing-Reactor

Video: 2023 Could be as Bad as 2008 for a banking crisis

 

Father Christmas

My share tips of the year 2023 – a May bank holiday update

 

BOOT

This Northern Powerhouse Might Occupy the Beleaguered Building World but it's Chances of a Rising Share are Booting Up.

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: I was wrong, PL is right, should you fill your boots with Fox on Tuesday

 

TNT

Tintra and its bust up with its death spiral provider: yet more red flags for you vicar

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Cricket Balls, Andreessen Horowitz, Real Dead Ringers, Saudi Silicon Valley, Joanna Simpson

 

IHG

I would love to stay regularly in a luxury IHG hotel…so why is its CEO leaving the company?

 

Wolf-of-Wall-Street

Visual Aid: How Smart is ChatGPT?

 

KAV

BREAKING: Karma hits Flip Flop Ben Turney, Kavango Action Group want him out & slate his troughing

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #187

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 6 May

Saturday »

TSP

TruSpine – No-One Is Watching O’Clock RNS Announces Sack-The-Board EGM: Beer And Popcorn For 31st May!

 

SBRY

J Sainsbury – full-year results, trading great momentum?

 

MACF

Macfarlane – another acquisition, still a value Buy

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Has A Pop At All-Time High

 

BMV

Bluebird Merchant Ventures – 2022 results, still a risk/reward Strong Buy

 

LLOY

Is it Safe to Invest in UK Banks? Yes and Methinks it's a Bumper Buying Opportunity.

Friday »

APTA

Aptamer – having argued in January “good visibility on its commercial pipeline”... now a calamitous “trading update”! ANOTHER covid-era AIM IPO Roll-Call of Shame

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: sheer madness

 

VRS

The Versarien Bailout Placing (natch) prize sweepstake result. And the winner is...

 

MTL

Metals Exploration – still a value recovery gold Buy after Q1 update?

 

SMDS

DS Smith – full-year trading update, a growth and income Buy?

 

EDEN

Eden Research full year numbers – countdown to next bailout now underway

 

SGZ

BREAKING: Scotgold – Now the Tree Huggers go on the attack flagging up environmental and financial risks of non-compliance with Restoration Bonds

 

IAG

More travel and less debt means good news for IAG. But how are you feeling about 2024 (and beyond)?

 

AVO

Advanced Oncotherapy – share price death & directors grabbing the assets postponed by a few weeks

 

CBX

Cellular Goods – shocking interims – guess when the cash runs out?

 

Warwick_School

Tomorrow’s coronation is the first since 1911 where my great grandfather is not officiating, I'll be with the vegetables - Tom Winnifrith

 

EDEN

#EDEN Research – 2022 loss of £2.2m on revenue of £1.8m, cash down to £2m

 

CBX

Cellular Goods (#CBX) – H1 £1.8m loss on revenue of just £0.03m, cash down to £2.9m

 

SYME

Supply@ME Capital (#SYME) – “first Inventory Monetisation transaction using traditional funding sources”, no financial position update (natch!)

 

BEN

Bens Creek (#BEN) – admits has wasted time with an unusable highwall miner, reckons a replacement will be fully operational today

 

AVO

Advanced Oncotherapy (#AVO) – further £1.37m of convertible loan notes, though still needs additional financing before end of this month!

 

CPX

CAP-XX (#CPX) – up to £0.5 million “retail offer” raises just approximately £0.18m

 

APTA

Aptamer (#APTA) – warns pipeline taking longer than expected to convert, having to explore funding options

 

TPX

TPXimpact (#TPX) – emphasises “strong new business performance”, though having to continue to engage with its bankers

 

IHG

InterContinental Hotels (#IHG) – “rate up 10% versus 2019 and occupancy now almost back to pre-Covid levels”

 

IAG

International Consolidated Airlines (#IAG) – “strong customer demand”, currently expects FY higher than top end of previous guidance

Thursday »

CTA

CT Automotive – after discounted bailout equity raise announced last week, now increased loss potential audit adjustments!

 

CPX

CAP-XX – massively discounted equity raise, hopefully my prior warnings were heeded

 

PEN

Pennant International – 2022 results, ‘solid foundations for continued recovery’ Buy

 

BARC

I almost fell for the scammers pretending to be Barclays

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Main Bearcast: The 4th May not be with Argo Blockchain

 

VINO

Virgin Wines – warns again! And with CEO Jay Wright stating this following covid-period growth… having argued then “a clear strategy to continue this growth over the coming years”!

 

TRN

Busy Thursday…but I had to spend a bit of time looking again at Trainline

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: May the 4th be with you - was and is Versarien a fraud or just a pointless company?

 

SGZ

Letter to Marcus Stuttard at AIM Regulation – the BBC dobs Scotgold in, surely this is criminal?

 

WAND

From a 4 day week to a P45 in six months – life for a worker at the $1bn AIM fraud Wandisco

 

WAND

WANdisco (#WAND) – “reorganisation and review process” to reduce headcount by approximately 30%

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – April update, monthly decline in crypto mined and no bottom-line financials (natch!)

 

SSPG

SSP (#SSPG) – agreement to acquire concessions business of Midfield Concession Enterprise, no financials provided

 

SHI

SIG (#SHI) – 2023 LFL sales +1%, helped by price inflation with “challenging market conditions”

 

SDRY

Superdry (#SDRY) – raises £12m via a placing and REX retail offer at 76.3p per share

 

NXT

Next (#NXT) – Q1 full price sales -0.7% YoY, though ahead of guidance of -2%

 

VINO

Virgin Wines UK (#VINO) – now expects FY sales “slightly lower than market expectations” and adj. PBT £0.5m-£1m

 

DOM

Domino's Pizza (#DOM) – notes sales growth and continued market share gains, new £20m share buyback programme

 

TRN

Trainline (#TRN) – FY swing to adj. EPS 7.7p, still down on pre-pandemic year

 

HL

Hargreaves Lansdown (#HL.) – Q3 net new business £1.6bn, closing Assets under Administration +4% in the quarter to £132bn

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Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: It's oooooooooooooooooooo-uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuzo time!

 

SDRY

Superdry – discounted equity raise, argues “the brand is recovering well”...so what about the withdrawing of profit guidance just last month?!

 

SGZ

BREAKING: The BBC admits the sordid truth about Scotgold’s pre placing ramp, surely this makes Scotgold's action criminal?

 

MIRI

Mirriad Advertising – “collaborates with Microsoft” ramptastic desperation as funding crisis further nears

 

VRS

VINDICATED YET AGAIN: Versarien bailout placing fails to hit targets, death postponed by only 2 months (at most!)

 

LST

Light Science Technologies – full-year results argue “can look forward with a certain degree of confidence”. Really?

 

HLN

Haleon tells me what to do with its shares

 

FOX

Fox Marble – Eco Buildings Group reverse takeover, eventually, moving ahead - STRONG BUY

 

ALGW

BOMBSHELL EXPOSE: Alpha Growth results – wholesale breaches of IFRS, FRC should be all over this!

 

BILN

This Futuristic Outfit Steeling itself for High Profits is Worth a Look

 

SGN

Solgenics (#SGN) – proposed AIM delisting, including to help “future negotiations with potential strategic investors and development funders”

 

HAYD

Haydale Graphene (#HAYD) – awarded some development funding from Welsh government, RNS Reach attempted ramptastic

 

MIRI

Mirriad Advertising (#MIRI) – “collaborates with Microsoft” attempted ramptastic

 

CARD

#CARD Factory – FY EPS up to 12.9p, confident of continued progress

 

FLTR

Flutter Entertainment (#FLTR) – Q1 growth including “very strong” US performance, expects additional listing in US late this year

 

RCH

Reach (#RCH) – 4 months to 23rd April revenue -5.9% YoY, notes cost actions

 

WIX

Wickes (#WIX) – 16 weeks LFL sales -0.6%, argues weather impact

 

BDEV

Barratt Developments (#BDEV) – notes some recovery, recent 12 weeks net private reservation rate 0.71

 

TIFS

TI Fluid Systems (#TIFS) – Q1 revenue +15% YoY, “maintaining 2023 outlook”

 

JMAT

Johnson Matthey (#JMAT) – agrees sale of Diagnostic Services business for £55m