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It is fun, fun, fun at the…AutoCentre of Halfords: BUY

By Chris Bailey | Friday 8 September 2023

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.

Just under three months ago, I observed that “Halfords (HFD) is keeping its motor running for me (as an investor)”. That was a pretty sad reference to late 1960s music, but I am sure a bunch of you know that the company takes its name from Halford Street in Leicester where it was founded in 1892. Just a bit more relevant for today is how its 2020s progress is getting on, which brings us to Wednesday’s twenty-week trading update.

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Next 15 – I having questioned in June whether it was really to be H2 material improvement in trading conditions, now material profit warning!

 

ZPHR

Zephyr Energy drill results, good but no cigar, another placing nailed on vicar!

 

Bear

Video: The Failure of Central Planning and Central Banks, you have to own gold in an era of chaos

 

SYME

The fraud Supply@Me Capital - another rat leaves the sinking ship, RNS smells wrong

 

IES

Disaster for Andrew Monk and Invinity: lack of sales warning, CEO “resigned”, shares crash

 

Boom

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel the king of fish

 

VMUK

Virgin Money UK (#VMUK) – FCA and PRA consent for recommended acquisition by Nationwide

 

SYME

Supply@ME Capital (#SYME) – Enrico Camerinelli to resign from board, states it is to expand its “disclosure committee”!

 

CWR

Ceres Power (#CWR) – CFO Eric Lakin to “step down… to pursue other interests”, appointment of Stuart Paynter

 

PMP

Portmeirion (#PMP) – Finance Director David Sproston “stepping down… to pursue new opportunities”, appointment of Jonathan Hill

 

DARK

Darktrace (#DARK) – CEO Poppy Gustafsson ‘steps down’, COO Jill Popelka appointed CEO

 

IES

Invinity Energy Systems (#IES) – “more protracted sales cycle” trading warning, Jonathan Marren becomes CEO with Larry Zulch ‘retiring and stepping down’

 

FTC

Filtronic (#FTC) – relocating to a “new, larger, purpose-built state-of-the-art facility” in Sedgefield

 

G4M

Gear4music (#G4M) – trading “in line with the board's expectations”, though growth strategy “expect… to start delivering results in the second half”

 

NFG

Next 15 (#NFG) – “materially below” profit warning due to a contract non-renewal and technology and public sector spend weakness

 

BKG

Berkeley Group (#BKG) – “on target” to achieve FY pre-tax earnings guidance, to evaluate operating environment changes of government plan

Thursday »

INSG

Insig AI – full-year results, contrary to the CEO its success still a matter of ‘if’ not ‘when’?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: are we at the FU moment for Tern and the glory moment for Kefi?

 

SDY

Speedy Hire – AGM update, how confident to be in “second half weighting”?

 

Beggar

Avantgarde still not filed 2022 accounts, when will the useless FCA do something?

 

CHH

Churchill China – interims, how realistic now is meeting full-year expectations?…

 

CHLL

Chill Brands: how can it be this incompetent?

 

Gold

Video: Gold and Silver, The US Election – Existential Implications

 

XSG

Xeros Technology – I most recently having warned on commercial timings, it now reports delays ‘disappointment’…

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus bearcast: Optibiotix says Probiotix fund raise illegal, beer and popcorn time, CEO Steen MUST quit

 

TERN

Tern: No Jam Tomorrow But A Lorry Load Of Ouzo For ShareProphets Following Dire Interims, A Cash Crisis And Now A Possible Open Offer

 

CHLL

Chill Brands (#CHLL) – appointment of Nick Tulloch as director, trading and assets recovery update expected this month

 

TERN

#TERN – dire interims and up to £0.60m open offer at 1.25p per share

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – “August Operational Update”, ‘mining revenue’ down and no bottom-line financials (natch!)

 

JET2

#JET2 – “trade in line with management's expectations”, though notes late booking profile

 

SDY

Speedy Hire (#SDY) – “year to date hire revenue is in line with this time last year”, expects H2 weighting as mobilises on contract wins

 

CHH

Churchill China (#CHH) – H1 adj. EPS slightly up to 32.8p, DPS to 11.5p, “dependent on the stronger demand normally experienced in the final four months”

 

ASC

ASOS (#ASC) – now expects FY sales “slightly below guidance”, refinancing and joint venture for Topshop and Topman

 

CURY

Currys (#CURY) – 17 weeks LFL sales +2% YoY, argues “well set for our important Peak trading period and beyond”

 

ABF

Associated British Foods (#ABF) – overall second half progress, though “sharp fall in European sugar prices” impact

 

VTY

Vistry (#VTY) – H1 adj. EPS slightly up to 38.8p, “on track” to deliver completions and profit progress

Wednesday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: red flags and bubbles

 

GPM

Golden Prospect Precious Metals – interims, further gains ahead: Buy

 

ECEL

Eurocell – interims, financial progress and well positioned for macroeconomic improvement?

 

CHSS

Letter to the FCA: please investigate if a false market was created in World Chess

 

CRTA

Cirata, Wandisco as was, it’s the language used in the interims that should concern you

 

CRPR

James Cropper – argues “a positive start… in line with the board's expectations”, but how ‘positive’ is that?…

 

HE1

Helium1 drilling “success” but do the numbers really stack up?

 

CCS

Crossword Cybersecurity – seeks increased borrowings shareholder approval… having omitted to ask previously and breached its limit!

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith bonus bearcast: Steen Anderson you are an arsehole but I am not selling my shares

 

SYME

BREAKING: The fraud Supply@Me Capital - another rat deserts the sinking ship

 

Boom

After the coolest summer in nine years the Met Office, BBC and other cultists look very silly: time to admit the global warming hoax is over? Tom Winnifrith

 

Angel

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: first day of school beckons meaning I tie a tie for the first time in more than a decade, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: First of six Bara Brith cakes off the production line, Tom Winnifrith

 

LDG

Logistics Development Group (#LDG) – General Meeting requisition including to “prioritise the timely return of capital to shareholders”

 

TM1

Technology Minerals (#TM1) – announces “UK innovation accelerator” ‘Clean Futures’ funding… of £50,000

 

PBX

Probiotix Health (#PBX) – £1.23m subscription at 3.36p per share from family office vehicle of Frederik Bruhn-Petersen, whose son is to join the board

 

SGRO

Segro (#SGRO) – 0.0765 shares per share recommended offer for Tritax EuroBox (#BOXE)

 

Boom

So much for sanctions: Russia surpasses US for gas exports to EU, Remix

 

EQLS

Equals (#EQLS) – financing discussions for a proposed 135p per share offer “now at an advanced stage”

 

CRPR

James Cropper (#CRPR) – trading “in line with the board's expectations, albeit behind the performance seen over the same period last year”

 

HFG

Hilton Food (#HFG) – H1 adj. EPS up to 25.8p, DPS to 9.6p, “continues to trade in line with expectations”

 

AXS

Accsys Technologies (#AXS) – Q1 revenue +3% YoY, “trend has continued into Q2 and our order book is healthy across our markets”

 

ECEL

Eurocell (#ECEL) – H1 adj. EPS up to 5.6p, DPS to 2.2p, noting “proactive gross margin management and reduced input costs”

 

BDEV

Barratt Developments (#BDEV) – FY adj. EPS down to 28.3p, DPS to 16.2p, notes “demand sensitivity to current mortgage pricing”

Tuesday »

DIS

Distil plc – “celebrates the first distillation at Ardgowan Distillery”. Er, what about that immediate short-term funding need though?!

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Has Nigel Farage buggered First Property & Tim's top three small cap shorts

 

MIDW

Midwich – interims and the “full year expectations unchanged” which reluctantly speak their name

 

MANO

Manolete: Profit is a matter of opinion, cash (or lack of it) is a matter of fact

 

SDI

SDI Group – again a Buy?

 

GETB

GetBusy – interims, how confident to really be of “the foundations in place”?

 

CHSS

If the FCA was not so useless there’d be a full scale steward's into World Chess and its share price movement

 

MBH

Michelmersh Brick – interims state “positioned well… positive momentum in our order intake”, but it’s actually a material profit warning!

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: Eco Buildings and the Litigation vehicle, why I am so bullish on both

 

Tom

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: the tents go up

 

Crime-Scene

Tesco and the pork sausages: Jew hatred in Wrexham 2024, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: Sixty per cent of last night's production line, Tom Winnifrith

 

KRPZ

Kropz (#KRPZ) – restructuring and fundraising at 1.387p per share including retail offer

 

FPO

First Property (#FPO) – £2.96m open offer at 8p per share

 

RBG

Revolution Bars (#RBG) – “completion of fundraising and restructuring plan” including over a billion new shares confetti

 

ONT

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (#ONT) – H1 increased loss to £74.7m, “cash, cash equivalents and other liquid investments” down to £397.1m

 

WIZZ

#WIZZ Air – August booked passengers +1% YoY, load factor +1.3ppts to 95.4%

 

WOSG

Watches of Switzerland (#WOSG) – notes some market stabilisation and confidence in delivering FY guidance

 

JSG

Johnson Service (#JSG) – H1 adj. EPS up to 3.9p, DPS to 1.3p, notes acquisition of Empire Linen Services

 

ALU

Alumasc (#ALU) – FY adj. EPS up to 26.9p, DPS to 10.75p, “optimistic for another year of growth”

 

MBH

Michelmersh Brick (#MBH) – H1 adj. EPS -25% to 4.28p, DPS +7% to 1.6p, currently expects H2 “broadly reflective” of H1

 

AHT

Ashtead (#AHT) – Q1 adj. EPS -9% YoY to $0.974, “as expected, lower used equipment sales and a higher increase in depreciation and interest costs”

Monday »

JLP

Jubilee Metals – Zambia power purchase agreement, a now-more-reliable expansion Buy

 

ENSI

EnSilica – emphasises “Telecommunications ASIC Contract Valued Over $30m”… but it’s only “underpinning market expectations”

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: what a load of corporate willy waving bollocks

 

EUA

Eurasia Mining: at last, it says annual report out in time for Sharestock

 

KNOS

Kainos – “in line with current market consensus forecasts”. Or is it?…

 

FUM

Futura US launch so when’s the placing?

 

AT

Ashtead Technology – interims argue “build on the strong momentum seen through 2023”, but is it?…

 

Bear

Video: The Red Alert – America’s Financial Instability and the World’s Response

 

TERN

UPDATED, BREAKING: Tern – Calamity As Wyld Collapses In The Face Of Massively Dilutive Rescue Rights Issue, VERY BELATED RNS?

 

AMGO

Amigo shares up 123% but how much is a cash shell with bugger all cash really worth: this stinks

 

RMV

Rightmove (#RMV) – REA Group “confirms that it is considering a possible cash and share offer”

 

PRSR

PRS REIT (#PRSR) – to “seek engagement with the requisitioning shareholders and other shareholders” re. board changes EGM requisition

 

EUA

Eurasia Mining (#EUA) – 2023 annual report now expected “by the end of this week”, shares currently remain suspended

 

HAYD

Haydale Graphene Industries (#HAYD) – “contract for underfloor heating pilot in Jersey”, RNS Reach attempted ramptastic?

 

FUM

Futura Medical (#FUM) – “Update on US launch” and Eroxon's availability on Amazon and in stores

 

TGP

Tekmar (#TGP) – Richard Turner becomes CEO, “Alasdair MacDonald transitions to the role of Executive Director”

 

TSTL

Tristel (#TSTL) – Matt Sassone becomes CEO following retirement of Paul Swinney

 

VTU

Vertu Motors (#VTU) – H1 update, argues over prior year expects used car market and vehicle trade values H2 improvement

 

KNOS

Kainos (#KNOS) – notes “tougher trading environment in services”

 

SRC

SigmaRoc (#SRC) – completes acquisition of #CRH Polish lime business

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Leopards don't change their spots

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Pauses Ahead Of Fed Rate-Cut

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Sherlock Holmes Death, Past Japan, Boeing Lapses, Shopping for the Apocalypse, Pier Paolo Pasolini

 

Professor

Visual Aid: Which Countries Gained the Most Wealth Since 2010?

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #256

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 31 August

 

Fake_News

The BBC disgraces itself over Arlington and Donald Trump, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: take that R from Cornwall, a real man's woodshed is done for the winter, Tom Winnifrith

 

Boom

Tom Winnifrith Podcast: Ukraine is collapsing and Kamala Harris is, at best, stalling against Donald Trump

Saturday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: can you guess what it is tomorrow other than 1 September?

 

NGHT

BREAKING: Nightcap, yet another year end change, excuse does not wash

 

LLOY

Most Blighty Banks Seem Worth a Go, But Lloyds is Probably a Better Bet Than Most.

 

Tom

Feeling Thirsty Evil Banksta?

Friday »

JWNG

Jaywing – full-year results, cash “remains very tight”!

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: a few thoughts about Probiotix and its results today

 

ZED

Zenova – interims, has it really been “significant progress” made?…

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: sorry BBMs but it seems the prayers worked

 

AYM

BBC caught ramping penny dreadful mining shares again: It is Anglesey Mining this time

 

Crime-Scene

Vindication: Tingo found guilty of fraud in absentia

 

Father Christmas

An end-August tips of the year update

 

Tom

The Lord Mayor of London invites Tom Winnifrith to a black tie dinner, I cannot accept

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: 23 litres of apple juice produced, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: Apple Juice is now bottled, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: Bumper Raspberry picking, Tom Winnifrith

 

RENE

ReNeuron (#RENE) – anticipates will be able to exit administration but NOT “that would permit the restoration of trading on AIM on acceptable terms”

 

MYX

MyCelx Technologies (#MYX) – “pleased to announce” broker option has been exercised, “raising additional gross proceeds of £25,000”!

 

CCS

Crossword Cybersecurity (#CCS) – Anthony Clayden appointed part-time Head of Finance, good luck chap!

 

STVG

STV Group (#STVG) – Rufus Radcliffe to join from #ITV as CEO

 

RGT

Argent Biopharma (#RGT) – FY Australian$17.5m loss on revenue down to just A$0.9m

 

MAST

#MAST Energy Developments – H1 another loss and more debt

 

ZED

Zenova (#ZED) – H1 another loss on reduced revenue, argues sufficient cash to fulfil “near-term” working capital requirements

 

JWNG

Jaywing (#JWNG) – FY still a loss and increased net debt

 

BBB

Bigblu Broadband (#BBB) – H1 impacted by business restructuring and working capital “investment”

 

FTC

Filtronic (#FTC) – further follow-on production order from SpaceX and vesting of share warrants

Thursday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: 22 litres of apple juice made as I thank you all

 

ESYS

essensys – “ahead of market expectations”, how positive is the outlook?

 

ROAD

Roadside Real Estate (Ex-Barkby) – Disposes Of Pubs For Nil, Nada, Nothing, the maddest valuation (£30m) on AIM?

 

UKOG

Do you think Lyin’ Steve Sanderson feels shame? Has he looked at the UK Oil & Gas share price?

 

Beggar

PM Sir Keir Starmer lies about stopping 80,000 smokers dying as his economic suicide march accelerates

 

SOM

Somero Enterprises – interims, in line with even recently-reduced expectations for the full-year?

 

ZPHR

Zephyr Energy: yet another red flag with your tea Reverend Weight?

 

GoldfishShark

Video: Gold Miners are on the Brink of Exciting Returns

 

QUIZ

Quiz plc – results emphasise initiatives to improve performance and manage cash. A poor performance and tight cash position then?…

 

AAU

Ariana – More Exploration Results From Salinbas: BUY

 

DRX

Drax (#DRX) – “Ofgem has closed its investigation into the group's biomass profiling data”

 

PRSR

PRS REIT (#PRSR) – fund investors with approx. 17.3% of shares requisition board changes EGM

 

ABDX

Abingdon Health (#ABDX) – “retail offer” raises £0.4m at 9.75p per share

 

FEN

Frenkel Topping (#FEN) – “currently trading in line with revenue expectations but slightly behind management's expectations of EBITDA by c.8 per cent”

 

TRCS

Tracsis (#TRCS) – following General Election disruption, “activity returning to normal levels”

 

QUIZ

#QUIZ – FY swing to loss, further loan facility “discussions have commenced”

 

SOM

Somero Enterprises (#SOM) – H1 adj. EPS down to $0.14, DPS down to $ 0.08, argues “expected improvement in H2 2024 trading”

 

GFTU

Grafton (#GFTU) – H1 adj. EPS down to 33.4p, DPS +5% to 10.5p, “uncertainties remain in the short term”

 

HTG

Hunting (#HTG) – H1 adj. EPS up to $0.155, DPS to $0.055, “outlook positive given the activity levels”

 

ROAD

Roadside Real Estate (#ROAD) – “disposal of pub estate”, though for “no consideration”

Wednesday »

EISB

East Imperial – liquidators now appointed, hopefully our warnings were heeded!

 

RST

Restore plc – medium-term attractive further upside potential?

 

LIB

BREAKING: Libertine Holdings – businesses sale from administration with its AIM nominated adviser not consulted!

 

ARB

Heroic and utterly vindicated Boatman Capital on Argo Blockchain

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Do I have cancer?

 

PCIP

PCI-Pal – “trading update”, but not “pleased to announce” this time…

 

ARB

Evil Banksta: short Argo Blockchain, a zero by Christmas

 

TUNE

Focusrite – “overall demand for the company's products has remained resilient across the portfolio”. Er, has it?…

 

EUA

Eurasia Mining: oops, still no annual report and now it will run out of cash in November

 

Boom

Photo Article: This reminds me of an old joke about fund managers

 

Crime-Scene

Just how anti-democratic are the US Democrats: banana republic behaviour in Wisconsin and Michigan, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: the start of the apple harvest, Tom Winnifrith

 

EUA

Eurasia Mining (#EUA) – 2023 audit still only “progressing towards completion”, only sufficient working capital “until November”

 

TYM

Tertiary Minerals (#TYM) – £0.88m placing at 0.08p per share

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – H1 increased loss and significant net debt

 

AQX

Aquis Exchange (#AQX) – “a historical contract for a start-up exchange will not be renewed”

 

SEE

Seeing Machines (#SEE) – FY update, “as reported in June, the cash EBITDA loss is larger than previously expected”

 

PCIP

PCI-Pal (#PCIP) – now does not expect to report adj. PBT “due to the timing of revenue recognition relating to a specific customer”

 

TUNE

Focusrite (#TUNE) – warns due to “impact of shipping and logistics challenges as well as various pressures on product margins”

 

WINE

Naked Wines (#WINE) – FY increased loss, Q1 trading “broadly in line” with expectations

 

FRAS

Frasers (#FRAS) – 14.65% “strategic investment” in Australia and New Zealand “performance and lifestyle market” retail and distribution business Accent Group

 

WG

Wood Group (#WG.) – agreements to sell CEC Controls and Ethos Energy joint venture interest for net proceeds this year of around $165m

Tuesday »

BMV

A small cap to gain 50%+ by Christmas considers HotStockRockets as the gold price moves up to $2,500+...

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: I disagree with Gary on Helium One. Well a bit.

 

RUA

RUA Life Sciences – trading “ahead of management expectations”, but how’s the bottom-line?

 

HE1

Helium One releases testing news alongside a large discounted placing and acquisition - hard to see value at this market cap level

 

AGY

Allergy Therapeutics – further loan funding “successfully extended its cash runway”… but not for long!

 

TNT

BREAKING: The FRC responds to my Tintra complaint, suggests I was, yet again, right, but...

 

CAM

Cambrian Africa another AIM disaster spunks more than $73milion of investor cash and is off: a David Lenigas minus 99% special

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: More red flags vicar, crazy financing arrangements at Hydrogen Utopia

 

FLO

Flowtech Fluidpower – argues “excellent fit” acquisition from administration, but how’s overall outlook currently?

 

BELL

Evil Banksta: Mr Market has got what is a warning from Belluscura wrong

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: a hard day's labour, Tom Winnifrith

 

UOG

United Oil & Gas (#UOG) – notes Jamaica media Walton Morant “oil discovery speculation”, confirms has drilled no wells in the licence!

 

HE1

Helium One Global (#HE1) – agreement to acquire project interest and £6.43m equity raise at 1.09p per share

 

CMB

Cambria Africa (#CMB) – “intended distribution and delisting proposal”

 

AGY

Allergy Therapeutics (#AGY) – “further £5m from the existing amended loan facility”, though only extends ‘cash runway’ to “late September”

 

HUI

Hydrogen Utopia International (#HUI) – CEO personal loan facility with shares pledged, “intention to support HUI's working capital”

 

KRPZ

Kropz (#KRPZ) – bridge loan facility draw down, “loan is now fully drawn”

 

BNZL

Bunzl (#BNZL) – H1 adj. EPS up to 90.8p, DPS +10% to 20.1p, “initial £250 million share buyback”

 

OCDO

Ocado (#OCDO) – centres for Coles Group “now begun to serve communities in Metropolitan Melbourne and Sydney”

 

HBR

Harbour Energy (#HBR) – “now expects to complete the acquisition of the Wintershall Dea asset portfolio in early September (versus previous guidance of early in the fourth quarter)”

 

FLO

Flowtech Fluidpower (#FLO) – acquisition of business and certain assets of Thomas Wright/Thorite Group from administration

Monday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the phone was hot about BlueJay today

 

Price-Vs-Value

ShareProphets readers tips for 2024 prize competition – August bank holiday update

 

JAY

Explosive: letter from soon to be Bluejay litigants, how Fifty Million quid was spunked

 

JAY

EXPLOSIVE: Letter to BlueJay Mining regarding the stinking White Flame acquisition

 

Bear

Video: From Fake Stats to Real Repercussions – The Consequences of an Inflationary Depression

 

JAY

EXPLOSIVE: Letter to BlueJay Mining regarding Rod McIllree and his tardily disclosed share trading which netted him a 7 figure profit

 

JAY

EXPLOSIVE: BlueJay Mining and the December Letter Before Action

 

Professor

Bonus Visual Aid: US Obesity Rates, by State

 

JAY

Disgraced Rod McIllree of Bluejay infamy who are you calling a “tabloid gossip newsletter?”

 

US-Flag-Blonde

Tom Winnifrith podcast: one poll in Michigan showing Harris 2 points up should have the Dems panicking

Sunday »

JLP

Jubilee Metals – Q4 “Operational Update”, production scale ramping up BUY

 

AAU

Ariana Resources – project interests and production updates, BUY

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Judging the performance of me or 'arry, Optibiotix and Kefi

 

Professor

Visual Aid: the Top Global Risks in 2024

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Siegfried and Roy, Fake Expert, Y2K, Fake City, Who gets the word Genocide

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #255

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 24 August

Saturday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: balanced and considered thoughts on the BlueJay Mining scandal

 

OPTI

OptiBiotix Health – “Commercial update”, a trading progress improving BUY, shares to almost double from here

 

Crime-Scene

The High Street Group – parent entity placed into liquidation with £200m lost, my warnings the useless FCA ignored

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Holds $2,500: Gold Stocks To Surge Next?

 

JAY

EXPLOSIVE Winnleaks reveals lawyers letter to Bluejay Mining, fraud allegations and worse

 

LST

Outfit that Makes Plants Grow Better for Less could Grow its Share Price.

 

US-Flag-Blonde

Tom Winnifrith Podcast: Ukraine collapsing in Donbas as RFK backs Donald Trump after the Democrat Coronation Convention

Friday »

HAT

H&T Group – interims, “confidence in the future prospects” Buy

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Oh just feck off Alan I don't want your ffing seven quid as a prepare for a Bluejay bombshell tomorrow

 

DSG

Dillistone – fundraising so “when the recruitment industry recovers, the group will be well positioned”. Er, will it?…

 

JAY

BREAKING: Bluejay gets bailout placing away but what about the legal letters?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: Rome Resources, a 20 bagger or another Jerry "oil slick" Keen duffer

 

ADF

Facilities by ADF – “pleased to announce” placing and conditional acquisition, but how’s current trading?

 

GRL

Goldstone Resources – fundraising annoyance, but still a sentiment improving BUY

 

SOU

Sound Energy loan: a couple of points

 

ECOB

Eco Buildings – discounted fundraise but now modular housing “deliveries and first revenues: expected "imminently” BUY

 

CEL

Celadon Pharmaceuticals financial update, it is NOT paying its bills, because it cannot, FemiNazi fired

 

CEL

Celadon Pharmaceuticals (#CEL) – further funding delays, cash just £0.21m

 

SOU

Sound Energy (#SOU) – up to £1.5m “bridge financing facility” agreement, though with interest rate on amounts drawn down of 15% per quarter!

 

TLOU

#TLOU Energy – A$1m placing at A$0.035, 1.8p, per share

 

JAY

Bluejay Mining (#JAY) – £1.75m placing at just 0.3p per share

 

MYX

MyCelx Technologies (#MYX) – proposed c.£0.7m equity raise at 51.5p per share, with a further “broker option”

 

ADF

Facilities by #ADF – raises £10m at 50p per share

 

DSG

Dillistone (#DSG) – market softness has continued into Q3, fundraising including convertible loan notes and equity

 

PFC

Petrofac (#PFC) – “extends forbearance agreement” on senior secured notes interest, though only to 20th September

 

DLG

Direct Line (#DLG) – “Solvency Capital Ratio Update” including noting a prior year “miscalculation”, states “taken action to strengthen the control environment”

 

EVOK

Evoke (#EVOK) – acquisition agreement with New Gambling Solutions in Romania

Thursday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: can nobody answer my simple Helium question?

 

AAU

Ariana – Turkish Interests Reorganisation And…..

 

BIOM

Biome Technologies – retail offer closed at an increased size, but still proposed mega-dilution…

 

ECP

Eight Capital Partners – 1AF2 bond to be repurchased shortly promises Alessandro Zamboni, whatever you say fella!

 

Bear

Video: the coming crash will be like the dotcom crash

 

NCYT

Novacyt gets its £12m back from the VAT man but do the maths folks!

 

Welsh_Flag

Sharestock: Rossett Hall, Holt Lodge, Salmon supper, logistics, logistics

 

CLX

Calnex Solutions – AGM trading statement, how much confidence to have in “return to growth” now?

 

Highwayman

Another almost insolvent Helium Dog prepares to London List c/o oily spiv Jerry Keen : Call me stupid but can anyone answer my question

 

OPTI

Will Optibiotix make a profit next year? Emails with Steve O’Hara on whose numbers the shares might quadruple within 18 months

 

PPS

Proton Motor Power Systems – “Financing update” is actually ‘financing support to be stopped’!

 

Rainbow

Video: If you back the Democrats after this there is no helping you, Tom Winnifrith

 

ECK

Eckoh (#ECK) – “indicative offer” of 54p per share and “discussions with other parties remain ongoing”

 

TM1

Technology Minerals (#TM1) – “Recyclus Operational Update”, no financials (natch!)

 

PPS

Proton Motor Power Systems (#PPS) – principal lender to only support until year-end, states to “accelerate” other finance discussions. Good luck!

 

GTC

Getech (#GTC) – raises £0.2m via “retail offer” at 2p per share

 

BIOM

Biome Technologies (#BIOM) – closed 5p per share “retail offer” raising an increased to £0.16m

 

CLX

Calnex Solutions (#CLX) – anticipates FY “in line with market expectations” but that includes a “return to growth in H2”

 

EBQ

Ebiquity (#EBQ) – believes likely FY will be below expectations with significant reliance on second half performance

 

JD

JD Sports Fashion (#JD.) – Q2 LFL sales +2.4% YoY, “remain on track to deliver profit within our full-year guidance”

 

MACF

Macfarlane (#MACF) – H1 earnings slightly down but DPS +2% to 0.96p, “challenging market conditions”

 

HAS

Hays (#HAS) – FY adj. EPS down to 4.03p, “core” DPS maintained at 3p, notes “challenging markets”

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Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: time to end my lifetime bear on Rosslyn Data?

 

RENX

Renalytix – appointment of ANOTHER broker, I wonder what is to follow?…

 

TNT

Tintra: the last rites read for the AIM Company of the Year 2022

 

EUA

Letter to AIM Regulation: surely Eurasia is bust and a statement is needed

 

ANG

Angling Direct – trading update, “a robust revenue performance”? And what about the bottom-line?

 

HUI

Hydrogen Utopia: With plan A scrapped when’s the placing?

 

WJG

Watkin Jones – profit warning… so now ‘reviewing funding options to further develop the projects pipeline’?!

 

ECP

Eight Capital Partners – one month later and still no news, just what are Liam Murray and the regulators smoking?

 

KIST

BREAKING: The silence of Andrew “piggy” Austin of IGAS infamy: short Kistos on Norwegian disaster he's not telling you about

 

KEFI

Kefi Gold & Copper – further Tulu Kapi financing and site progress, STRONG BUY

 

Boom

Tom Winnifrith Podcast: Russia Ukraine war and the US General Election, an explosive fortnight on both fronts!

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from The Welsh Hovel, a man's man wood store, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel...More Nettles Vicar,Tom Winnifrith

 

UKOG

UK Oil & Gas (#UKOG) – “heads of terms” for a second hydrogen storage facility in Dorset, no financials (natch!)

 

RDT

Rosslyn Data Technologies (#RDT) – argues “better-than-expected” but still even EBITDA loss and “pursuing a number of funding options”

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