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Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 27 January

By Darren Atwater | Sunday 28 January 2024

 

Here are the most read articles and the most listened-to Bearcasts over the past seven days. The most read non-Quiz, non-Tom article last week is Steve Moore with SDI Group – “Directorate Change – Appointment of New CEO”. What about the exit of now-previous CEO though?… at No 3 or No 8 including Bearcasts.

The most-read ShareProphets articles this week were:

  1. Diversified Energy and that yield of 29% - if it sounds too good to be true! A cracking £457m short
    I have not weighed in on Diversified Energy (DEC) since 2019 when I managed to get the FRC to rap its knuckles for dodgy accounting. A name change later I sense that there is far worse to come. However, in the interests of balance

  2. Kefi Gold & Copper – Saudi Arabia joint venture moves to make further progress, Strong Buy
    Kefi Gold & Copper (KEFI) has issued an update on its, "GMCO", joint venture in Saudi Arabia with the activity there meaning “a substantial pipeline of results to report, which it will release as appropriate during the current quarter and beyond”.

  3. SDI Group – “Directorate Change – Appointment of New CEO”. What about the exit of now-previous CEO though?…
    Digital imaging and sensing and control-related products group SDI (SDI) has issued an announcement titled “Directorate Change – Appointment of New CEO”. What about exit of previous CEO though?, what’s the ‘directorate change’ detail?

  4. JustGiving: is the FCA really regulating what appears to be outright £31 million pound deception?
    My daughter Olaf is doing a charity swim on January 27 outside on Parliament Hill in London to raise money for the homeless charity Crisis. Well done to the little Trustafarian (mother’s side) and I have made a small donation. You too can do so HERE if you wish. I see that my pal Evil Banksta has already donated a small amount of the money made for him by Adam Reynolds and the blunderers at Belluscura (BELL). Thanks again Adam you are supporting so much. But then the platform Just Giving tried to stiff me with a £3 donation to it on top of the score that I had donated. This really stinks.

  5. Staffline – “pleased to report a robust trading and cashflow performance”. What about the significant forward forecast cuts though?! 
    Previously writing on recruitment and training group Staffline (STAF), in June with the shares at 35p I concluded I was cautious despite a suggested modest prospective earnings multiple considering macroeconomic headwinds, competitive industry dynamics and net debt. A trading update today is headlined “Robust performance delivered full year underlying operating profit in-line with market expectations. Net cash (pre-IFRS 16) significantly ahead of market expectations maintaining ongoing balance sheet strength that underpinned £5 million share buyback programme in 2023”. So what of the shares currently below 23p – including a further more than 7% lower on the back of the trading update?

  6. Diversified Energy - new Short Dossier from SnowCap, this is a £500m potential zero
    As you know Lucian Miers is short and I have been a bear for almost five years, even getting the FRC to rap the knuckles of Diversified Energy (DEC) for dodgy accounting. The latest bear dossier to come out is a good read and reinforces my view that this will end in tears for the bulls and is a zero. Enjoy.

  7. Ilika – interims. Er, what about the grants and cash outlooks that now dare not speak their names?…
    Previously writing on company which states it is “a pioneer in solid-state battery technology” Ilika (IKA), in November with the shares at 44.5p I reviewed why it was trading update “Operating Highlights” before “Financial Highlights” and concluded avoid/sell. Now half-year results see CEO Graeme Purdy emphasising “we were delighted to successfully convert our memorandum of understanding with Cirtec into a ten-year licensing arrangement” and “we have proved that our batteries stand to deliver the clear benefits of solid-state architecture, and from here we will continue to pursue further energy and power density milestones”. So what of a share price currently slightly further down in response to 36p?

  8. Watching Stuart Ashman and his grossly overpaid FD on Investor Meet, Ashman tells a whopping lie
    It was an hour of my time which I may look back on my deathbed and consider an hour wasted. I should say that, on balance, there was enough offered by Ashman to make me content to hold shares in Skinbiotherapeutics (SBTX) but there were also worrying matters not least the CEO telling a blatant lie.

  9. JustGiving doubles down on its lies – email received, the scandal is now £37.4 million!
    Yesterday I revealed how JustGiving almost forces folks to make a voluntary “tip” claiming that the cash will go to help charities raise money/improve its service when in fact the vast majority of it is paid out in dividends, £31 million in the last reported year. Amazingly the FCA regulates the charity platform so appears to sanction this deceit. Today I have received an email from Just Giving…

  10. Two Ex-smokers on Chill Brands...
    Lucian: As a vaper, I watched with interest the excellent 4-part Netflix documentary “The Big Vape” about the spectacular rise and fall of the leading brand JUUL. I thoroughly recommend it to vapers and non-vapers alike. It is a fascinating insight into the workings of Silicon Valley. Anyway, it got me thinking about Chill Brands (CHLL), whose only product right now seems to be a nicotine-free disposable vape called Chill Zero. Last week I listened to a recent interview with the CEO and was struck by how unrealistic the business proposition seemed to be.

The most-listened to Bearcasts this week were:

  1. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Why I am holding my shares in Skinbiotherapeutics but you might want to sell & why Stuart Ashman needs to be fired
    In today's podcast I discuss retirement postponed thanks to Joshua and to Stuart Ashman. I chat about Optibiotix (OPTI), en passant, but in depth about Skinbiotherapeutics (SBTX) with apologies to those who have lost money. Here is what should happen next.

  2. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: on death spirals, cowards and liars
    In today's Bearcast I look at events today at Skinbiotherapeutics (SBTX), Cavendish Financial (CAV), Technology Minerals (TM1) and Coral Products (CRU)

  3. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: #GowokegoBroke, the comical demise of Sports Illustrated
    I start with sports Illustrated, a hilarious tale of pampered and silly Ivy League snowflakes telling we older men how to think and behave, then Nightcap (NGHT) and the March 25 takedown day, More Aquisitions (TMOR) and its new sprightly young directors, Dukemount Energy (DKE), yet another disaster from Brown Envelope man, and ITM Power (ITM)  

  4. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Diversified Energy and IQE, can you spot the link?
    It is not the superb bear analysis of one Tom Winnifrith but another. This bearcast is largely devoted to why Diversified (DEC), currently valued at almost half a billion quid, could be a zero.

  5. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Why the FCA should have a butchers at Ceres Power
    Before turning my attention to Daphne du Maurier and underpants I say a few words about betting on the US election where, as I predicted, The Donald is now a racing cert for the GOP Nomination and, I reckon, favourite to win the General. Then it is on to Ceres Power (CWR), Tern (TERN), Zoo Digital (ZOO), Genflow Biosciences (GENF), Verditek (VDTK), Belluscura (BELL) and Centamin (CEY).

  6. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Diversified Energy can be a zero ( new bear dossier) & why Pete Brailey and the BBMs are being played
    I start with a big day for Joshua. I guess if he does get into expensive King's Chester any thoughts of imminent retirement are off the table. Then it is Peter Brailey and Serinus (SENX), Diversified Energy (DEC), Vast Resources (VAST) and NightCap (NGHT) where, in both cases, AIM Regulation must act, Argo Blockchain (ARB), still a short at 14p, and Supply&ME Capital (SYME) and doing the granular maths on when, not if it is a zero

  7. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Is Chill a scandal or just the worst timed placing in history?
    In this podcast I look at Chill Brands (CHLL) in light of THIS article, the difference between private and public company reported profits ref SkinBiotherapeutics (SBTX), NightCap (NGHT) and Julie Meyer's sex toy, at Saga (SAGA) and and Superdry (SDRY) 
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MTL

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POLX

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MYX

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HWG

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SGRO

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CCS

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VRS

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CEY

Centamin – Good News From Sukari And From Cote D’Ivoire: BUY at 132p, TARGET £2

 

SND

Sondrel – full-year results, how ‘solid’ really is the financial foundation?

 

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VRS

Versarien (#VRS) – former CEO Neill Ricketts’ Employment Tribunal preliminary hearing postponed “owing to a lack of judicial resources”

 

CCS

Crossword Cybersecurity (#CCS) – placing for just £0.5005m at 5p per share

 

AVCT

Avacta (#AVCT) – £3.13m convertible bond payment, though still remains £33.15m of principal alone

 

NCYT

Novacyt (#NCYT) – settlement to Department of Health & Social Care update, notes VAT refund claim

 

BMV

Bluebird Merchant Ventures (#BMV) – $2m joint venture free-carry agreement to fund bringing Kochang project back into production

 

AJB

AJ Bell (#AJB) – Q3 update, new customers and assets “strong momentum”

 

FRAS

Frasers (#FRAS) – FY adj. EPS up to 95.8p, profit this year “expect to achieve another strong increase”

 

DNLM

Dunelm (#DNLM) – Q4 sales +5% YoY, taking full-year to +4%. FY “PBT expected to be slightly ahead of current market expectations”

 

PMP

Portmeirion (#PMP) – H1 sales -17% YoY, argues expects improved trading conditions in traditionally busier second half

 

MIDW

Midwich (#MIDW) – H1 profit fall, reckons there will be a return to growth in a number of key geographies during H2

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SEEN

Seeen – subscription “for working capital purposes”. Er, how’s the cash position then?

 

Collapsing-Reactor

AIM Market Statistics for June 2024 – the decline continues

 

TM1

Technology Minerals: more death spiral shares vicar?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith bearcast: Centamin is my canary in the gold mine on Dave Lenigas day + 4 midcaps to short

 

TM17

Team17 Group – trading ‘in line with expectations’, but not those from the prior first half year’s results!…

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith bonus bearcast: Chill Brands some bears are on the pitch but, shockingly, I am not

 

ECP

Eight Capital Partners – the clock is ticking on TAG debt repayment, the Zamboni/White house of cards is teetering

 

KBT

K3 Business Technology – interims argue “on track to generate an improved adjusted operating performance”… but how much so?

 

RGT

Argent BioPharma: this is insane, can anyone provide an explanation other than money laundering?

 

VRS

Over in La la land Versarien "buys" 28% of a company it says is worthless for 1.457 million Euro

 

CHLL

Chill Brands (#CHLL) – updates including legal advisers engaged in the recovery of intellectual property, shares remain suspended

 

VRS

Versarien (#VRS) – outstanding convertible loan converted into shares in Gnanomat business

 

CRTA

Cirata (#CRTA) – raises £5.6m at 55p per share

 

BOOM

Audioboom (#BOOM) – “new exclusive podcast partnerships” attempted ramptastic ahead of 23rd July-scheduled interims

 

HSBA

HSBC (#HSBA) – CFO Georges Elhedery to take over as CEO from Noel Quinn with effect from 2nd September

 

TM17

Team17 (#TM17) – H1 “in line with the board's expectations”, confident for FY in line with expectations

 

KBT

K3 Business Technology (#KBT) – H1 loss, notes has H2 weighting but also trading performance “challenges”

 

RNO

Renold (#RNO) – FY adj. EPS up to 7.8p, dividend resumption at 0.5p per share, “good momentum”

 

CHRT

Cohort (#CHRT) – FY adj. EPS up to 42.89p, DPS to 14.8p, “expect another year of good growth in trading performance”

 

BAB

Babcock International (#BAB) – FY adj. EPS up to 30.8p, DPS 5p, “expect a further year of progress”

Tuesday »

SYME

The fraud Supply@ME Capital prize competition

 

PDL

Petra Diamonds – a beaten-up share, though still a sell?

 

ITX

Itaconix – trading update, how creditable is expectations “remain in line”?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the schoolboy error of allegedly batting for team cancer

 

SOS

Sosandar – Misses Forecasts, Another Loss As FY Numbers Disappoint A Day Early

 

TRX

Tissue Regenix – “delighted to announce” trading update “after delivering maiden profitability with our FY 2023 numbers”. Er, wasn’t that a $1.7m loss though?!

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast:4 more water companies in the shit with Ofwat, should they all just be nationalised?

 

CGH

Chaarat: another one bites the AIM dust

 

AVCT

Avacta: when she was up she was up and when she was down she was down

 

STG

Strip Tinning – “Significant wins in H1 set to drive future growth”. Er, what about the material lack-of-profits warning?!

 

Trump

Tom Winnifrith podcast: the war in Ukraine and the US Election, old Joe stumbles on, Donald Trump is shot and JD Vance picked

 

POS

Ofwat wastewater treatment enforcement cases against four more companies including Severn Trent (#SVT) and United Utilities (#UU.)

 

HOME

#HOME REIT – proposed managed wind-down, though shareholders distributions currently constrained by legal and FCA actions

 

CGH

Chaarat Gold (#CGH) – “proposed recapitalisation and associated cancellation from trading on AIM”

 

SOS

Sosandar (#SOS) – FY loss though argues “upswing in PBT in H2” and current lower revenue “reflecting prioritisation of increasing gross margins”

 

RM

RM (#RM.) – H1 still a loss, “expectation for like-for-like revenue decline in H1 to be offset by H2 performance”

 

STG

Strip Tinning (#STG) – warns now “expects FY24 and FY25 financial performance to be behind market expectations”

 

BRCK

Brickability (#BRCK) – FY adj. EPS down to 8.66p, DPS up to 3.35p, notes still challenging trading environment

 

MCB

McBride (#MCB) – anticipates FY in line with upgraded current market expectations

 

OCDO

Ocado (#OCDO) – H1 another loss, argues “clear roadmap for group to turn cash flow positive during FY26”

 

BME

B&M (#BME) – Q1 revenue impacted by “unseasonal weather in April and May”

Monday »

ENSI

EnSilica – emphasises “new supply order” and “strong bookings”, but how’s cash flow?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the hypocrites wish the "new Hitler" a speedy recovery

 

SBDS

Silver Bullet Data Services – significant new contract wins and funding facility for a ‘AI-driven digital transformation’ leader. Really?…

 

MFAI

Podcast: Tom Winnifrith with Barry Downes of Sure Valley Ventures and Nick Lee of Mindflair

 

JDW

The great Tim Martin of ‘Spoons savages TUC boss Paul Nowak

 

RWA

Robert Walters – Q2 trading update, how ‘resilient’ now?

 

DEST

City Grandee Sir Nigel Rudd and Destiny Pharma serve up damning critique of AIM as they abandon the casino

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: Just for you Toyin, explaining cash and Skinbiotherapeutics

 

BRBY

Burberry – trading slumping… so immediate-effect CEO change is “by mutual agreement” is it?!

 

VAST

Vast Resources placing at 0.1p par, now 99% down on April 2021 100 for 1 consolidation

 

HARL

Harland & Wolff (#HARL) – delayed audit “now undergoing final audit partner reviews”, shares currently remain suspended

 

VSA

#VSA Capital – Finance Director Marcia Manarin to leave “in order to pursue a larger role”

 

VAST

#VAST Resources – £0.6m placing at just 0.1p per share with warrants

 

SOLG

SolGold (#SOLG) – $750m “syndicated gold stream agreement” for Cascabel copper-gold project

 

CAV

Cavendish Financial (#CAV) – FY increased operating loss, DPS down to 0.25p, states current year “look forward to returning to a profitable year”

 

WHI

WH Ireland (#WHI) – completes Capital Markets business sale to Zeus Capital

 

BRBY

Burberry (#BRBY) – Q1 update and current trends suggest first half operating loss, to suspend dividend payments

 

AMS

Advanced Medical Solutions (#AMS) – H1 update, FY “expected to be in line with management forecasts”

 

RWA

Robert Walters (#RWA) – Q2 net fee income -15%, in constant currency -12%, noting “macroeconomic turbulence and political uncertainty”

 

MEGP

ME Group International (#MEGP) – H1 EPS up to 5.97p, DPS to 3.45p, H2 “started strongly”

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: come on Eng-er-land

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #249

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Threatens All-Time High

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Wikipedia Admin Grudges, Bezos Crisis, Rideshare Mafia, Haunted Genome, Nukes without the US

 

Top-10

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

Saturday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: take profits on Lloyds before Labour bites, Carpetright's demise and Skinbiotherapeutics and those forecasts again

 

AAU

Ariana Resources – further Dokwe project optimisation, Buy

 

LLOY

Did You Back the Black Horse? Stay in the Saddle for More (Possibly much More) to Come.

Friday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Master Potts on a roll and Steve O'Hara should go on holiday more often

 

SYS1

System1 – trading update, forecast upgrades ahead but needed?

 

TIDE

Crimson Tide – as I cautioned, another ‘no intention to make an offer’ announcement

 

CEL

Shares in Celadon dive to new low: statement needed

 

NEXS

Share tip: BUY Nexus Infrastructure

 

BSFA

BSF Enterprises shares slumping will directors “take one for the team” again?

 

KEFI

Kefi Gold & Copper – Tulu Kapi “update”, on track for key catalyst ahead, this will be an eight bagger

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith photo bonus bearcast: chatting with Jo Hart of Midas

 

Bull

Video: The Catalyst for a Powerful Metals Bull Market is in Sight

 

Clown

A failed fund manager turned share blogger discusses the UK's growing economy that only he predicted

 

SDRY

Superdry (#SDRY) – shares to be cancelled after today and moved to just JP Jenkins matched bargain facility

 

PIP

PipeHawk (#PIP) – subsidiary QM Systems to go into administration and appoint RSM as administrator

 

CRCL

Corcel (#CRCL) – Scott Gilbert appointed as permanent CEO and Chairman change

 

SRE

Sirius Real Estate (#SRE) – PrimaryBid “retail offer” raises £2.5m at 94p per share

 

ENET

Ethernity Networks (#ENET) – £0.395m “structured investment deed” warrant exercise at 0.4p per share

 

KDNC

Cadence Minerals (#KDNC) – £0.75m equity raise at 2.5p per share

 

PMI

Premier Miton (#PMI) – quarterly AuM -1% to £10.6bn including net outflows

 

ASHM

Ashmore (#ASHM) – quarterly AuM -5% to $49.5bn including net outflows

 

SYS1

System1 (#SYS1) – Q1 “customer demand was exceptionally strong… somewhat ahead of our own expectation”

 

VANL

Van Elle (#VANL) – housing sector contract award, strategic collaboration and factory expansion

Thursday »

WATR

Water Intelligence – “strategic acquisition in Ireland”, still growth value from a winning share tip

 

Father Christmas

A tips of the year update – just past the half-year...

 

IKA

Ilika – full-year results, how well funded progress towards commercialisation?

 

VID

Videndum – trading statement, how strong is the confidence in the industry post-strike recovery now?

 

VANL

Van Elle Holdings – a Buy?

 

PANR

Pantheon Resources – still a short at 20p

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: The Aussie waitress story, the Sovereign Wealth Fund con, Dave Lenigas and the Oracle rampand more

 

TON

Titon – “Trading Update and Board Change”, a lack of profits warning again!

 

NGHT

AIM Awards 2024 get nominating, lets make La Willingham unstoppable

 

ASHI

Ashington Innovation: is that the Fat Lady I see approaching?

 

GPH

Global Ports Holding (#GPH) – recommended offer of $4.02 per share

 

NGHT

Nightcap (#NGHT) – raises £0.75m at 5p per share

 

DPP

DP Poland (#DPP) – Q2 “growth accelerated”, “confident in meeting market expectations for 2024”

 

POLR

Polar Capital (#POLR) – quarterly AuM +7% to £23.5bn, including net inflows

 

VID

Videndum (#VID) – “recovery in the cine and scripted TV market… taking longer than anticipated”

 

DOCS

Dr. Martens (#DOCS) – trading “in line with expectations”, though argues “year will be very second-half weighted”

 

JET2

#JET2 – FY EPS up to 185.9p, DPS to 14.7p, current trading “in line with management's expectations”

 

WG

Wood Group (#WG.) – H1 lower revenue but margin expansion, ‘reconfirms outlook’

 

NBB

Norman Broadbent (#NBB) – H1 net fee income -14% YoY including Q2 -15% YoY

 

HAS

Hays (#HAS) – Q4 LFL net fees -15% YoY, “with a June exit rate of minus 18%”

Wednesday »

GYM

Gym Group – argues “positive trading trends have continued”, but how positive relative to the valuation?…

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: killer frogs, Alan Sugar slandering me, I'll tell you about the Aussie waitress tomorrow

 

MPAC

Mpac – trading update, how “positive” for the second-half weighting?

 

OPTI

Jo Hart says Optibiotix shares should soar

 

AAU

Ariana – Another Positive Revision At Dokwe: Screaming Buy!

 

SBTX

Skinbiotherapeutics and Croda, only asking what is meant by early summer?

 

PPP

PennPetro: Does Big Dave Lenigas know that 30th June has been and gone?

 

UKOG

UK Oil & Gas bailout placing but its still going to have to place again well before Christmas

 

HSW

Hostelworld – emphasises “Strong bookings growth”, but what about the value of the bookings?

 

SQZ

Buy Serica Energy, look at the yield

 

UKOG

UK Oil & Gas (#UKOG) – placing for just £0.5m at 0.015p per share, replacing “convertible funding facility”

 

EQLS

Equals (#EQLS) – improved “indicative non-binding proposal” of 135p per share, Takeover Panel deadline extended to 5pm 7th August

 

LIO

Liontrust Asset Management (#LIO) – quarterly AuMA -2.8% to £27bn, including £0.9bn net outflows

 

JSG

Johnson Service (#JSG) – H1 organic revenue +5.7% YoY, confident for FY in line with current market expectations

 

HSW

Hostelworld (#HSW) – H1 net revenue +1% YoY, reiterates FY adjusted EBITDA in line with market consensus

 

SSPG

SSP (#SSPG) – quarterly LFL sales +6% YoY, “well-positioned… to deliver results in line with our planning assumptions for FY”

 

JDW

JD Wetherspoon (#JDW) – 10 weeks LFL sales +5.8% YoY, continues to expect FY profit “in line with market expectations”

 

GYM

#GYM Group – H1 LFL revenue +9% YoY, “expect to deliver full year results at the higher end of market expectations”

 

WINK

M Winkworth (#WINK) – continues to expect 2024 “in line with market expectations”, announces Q2 3p dividend per share

 

BDEV

Barratt Developments (#BDEV) – FY update, “forward sales (including JVs) at 30 June… £1,912.3m (30 June 2023: £2,223.4m)”

Tuesday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: time to sack Adam Reynolds at Probiotix or is it a lost cause whatever?

 

ZED

Zenova – another day, another RNS Reach attempted ramptastic?

 

Clown

A failed fund manager turned share blogger opines on the General Election

 

VEL

Velocity Composites – interims show another loss, to be profitable and cash generative in the current half-year?

 

HAYD

Haydale signs deal “worth” $4m, you sure me old China?

 

TNT

Tintra Limited – end of the road for the AIM company of the year 2022 - Directors and Auditor both now exposed

 

PAGE

PageGroup – quarterly trading update, how’s the previously-argued ‘resilience’ now?

 

KEFI

Kefi: while morons rant from their padded cells, some of us deliver real change! Bonuses altered

 

Gold

Video: Understanding Political Complexities, Truth and The New Gold Price

 

SIV

Sivota: surely this is game over?

 

SIV

Sivota (#SIV) – Apester, its sole investment, to file for bankruptcy, recovery “not expected to be material”

 

ABDX

Abingdon Health (#ABDX) – cash down to £1.3m at end-June, states latest quarter “cashflow positive”

 

FIN

Finseta (#FIN) – H1 update, “on track to deliver significant growth… in line with the board's expectations”

 

AGFX

Argentex (#AGFX) – following Q1 “adverse market conditions”, Q2 trading momentum “encouraging”

 

BEG

Begbies Traynor (#BEG) – FY adj. EPS slightly down to 9.9p, DPS up to 4p, current year confident for growth

 

PAGE

PageGroup (#PAGE) – Q2 “softening in activity levels through the quarter”, profit warning

 

VTY

Vistry (#VTY) – H1 update, “well positioned to deliver more than 18,000 (FY23: 16,118) completions and full year profits ahead of last year”

 

HTG

Hunting (#HTG) – H1 “ahead of management's expectations”, increases FY guidance

 

WATR

Water Intelligence (#WATR) – acquisition of Feakle Gas & Plumbing in Ireland for initial €0.5m and up to a total of €2.3m

 

CPI

Capita (#CPI) – agreement to sell local authorities software business ‘Capita One’ for £200m

Monday »

Price-Vs-Value

ShareProphets readers tips for 2024 prize competition – (just over) half way update

 

OBD

Oxford BioDynamics – potential catalysts after interims?

 

SOLI

Solid State – “pleased to announce” full-year results, but what about the current outlook?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: should we care if Britvic is bought by foreigners?

 

Cat_Fixing_Lightbulb

Sorry, ‘read this article’ is turned off for a bit

 

ZIN

Zinc Media – “continues to trade in line with market expectations”…but for how long? And how creditable is that anyway?

 

CHLL

Chill Brands and the silence has now lasted 34 days: that is ominous, accounts deadline looms, will auditor sign off at all?

 

GRL

Goldstone shares up 170% but maybe still cheap, what am I missing?

 

BIOM

Biome Technologies – hopefully my prior warnings were heeded as now having to ‘examine ways’ to have “sufficient working capital”. Er, what about the ongoing losses?

 

VSA

Dire results from VSA Capital but the bon mots of Andrew Monk and a better start to this year the silver linings

 

BVIC

Britvic (#BVIC) – recommended offer at 1315p per share from Carlsberg

 

MARS

Marston's (#MARS) – agreement to sell its 40% interest in brewing joint venture to Carlsberg for £206m

 

VSA

#VSA Capital – FY swing to even operating loss of £1.1m, even gross cash down to just £0.2m

 

CYK

Cykel AI (#CYK) – raises a further just £0.35m at 6p per share

 

CRL

Creightons (#CRL) – states operational H2 improvement, though intangible asset impairment

 

ZIN

Zinc Media (#ZIN) – “clients taking longer to sign off contracts and confirm the start of productions”

 

SOLI

Solid State (#SOLI) – FY adj. EPS up to 99.8p, DPS to 21.5p, though current trading only “broadly in line with management expectations”

 

PLUS

Plus500 (#PLUS) – notes H1 growth, “remains confident in the outlook for 2024 and beyond”

 

SEE

Seeing Machines (#SEE) – acquisition of monitoring software business Asaphus Vision for $2m and up to a further $4m and collaboration with Valeo

 

MACF

Macfarlane (#MACF) – acquisition of foam designer and converter Polyformes for up to £11.5m including up to £4.8m earn-out

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: red flag and other lessons from Harland & Wolff

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos, Victorian Electoral Fraud, Missing UNESCO Site, Skydiving Fall, Carbon Trading Scam

 

Professor

Visual Aid: The World’s 50 Largest Private Equity Firms

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #248

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Finds Renewed Strength

 

Top-10

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

Saturday »

ECOB

Eco Buildings – completes and sells first full building, BUY

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: talking to Kefi today

 

SPA

Watch this Spatial - a Computer Wizard that Keeps on Collecting Contracts.

Friday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Argo to halve, Amaroq to double

 

VLX

Volex – full-year results, still trading resilience value from a winning share tip

 

SEEN

Seeen – delayed 2023 results, “grateful” to investors for fundraising support. I bet it is!

 

PHE

After the success with Bens Creek, another short idea...

 

AAU

Ariana Resources – completion of Rockover acquisition, Buy as dissenting fools sell

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain June update, things can only get…

 

PIP

PipeHawk – shares crash as anticipated orders now to “not be forthcoming”, and how’s ‘going concern’?

 

EGT

Tom Winnifrith podcast with Cathal Friel of European Green Transition

 

Bear

Photo article from a London private club: guess who Lucian Miers is drinking with this lunchtime?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: after the election should we sell all UK shares, all AIM shares, sell UK PLC, buy Farage for 2029?

 

GPH

Global Ports Holding (#GPH) – possible offeror Global Yatirim acquires shares, means minimum possible offer price per share now higher of $3 and $ equivalent of 250p

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – “June Operational Update”, with no bottom-line financial information (natch!)

 

KIBO

#KIBO Energy – received tranche 1 placing proceeds of £0.15m, board changes including Cobus van der Merwe appointed interim CEO

 

TRYB

Tribe Technology (#TRYB) – “First autonomous RC drill rig video update”, attempted ramptastic!

 

PYC

Physiomics (#PYC) – WRAP Retail Offer “oversubscribed”, but was for just £25,000!

 

SIS

Science in Sport (#SIS) – raises £8m from 17p per share placing

 

SPA

1Spatial (#SPA) – order book and sales pipeline underpin confidence for FY “in line with expectations”

 

SEEN

Seeen (#SEEN) – late 2023 results, another even adj. EBITDA loss (natch!)

 

CEPS

#CEPS – receives final payment of £30,060 for surplus from wind-up of its defined benefit scheme

 

TMO

Time Out (#TMO) – its ninth food and cultural market and first in Spain opens to the public today in Barcelona

Thursday »

CCT

Character Group – a Buy?

 

FAB

Fusion Antibodies – argues trading “positive momentum”, but how positive really?

 

VCP

A great bear call from Lucian and myself, but is Victoria a short now?

 

TGR

BREAKING PHOTO Article: Tirupati Graphite Refinancing c/o the Supply@ME director and part time gay party girl nun

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Argent Pharma this is bonkers and so too is Avacta

 

LST

Light Science Technologies – “pleased to provide” trading update. Er, why no balance sheet detail then?

 

Bear

Video: The Big Reset – How Power and Pricing is Shifting Away From the West

 

TM1

Technology Minerals: a belated confession dragged out thanks to me

 

DEMG

Deltex Medical Group – “Half-year Trading Update”, what about the overall balance sheet position that dare not speak its name?!

 

RRR

Red Rock share issuance, all very murky indeed

 

Tom

Photo Article: I was going to vote Plaid Cymru but then a Russian bot got to me and I ended up voting for Farage, Tom Winnifrith

 

Chocolate-Teapot

Confronting the rubbish men: just how useless & mendacious is Wrexham Council (Con/Ind control), Tom Winnifrith

 

TM1

Technology Minerals (#TM1) – Recyclus business attempted ramptastic as on proposed full acquisition of it admits still having to “respond to questions put to it by the FCA”

 

TGR

Tirupati Graphite (#TGR) – appointment of financial advisers, states “advanced stage of negotiations with a strategic financier”

 

REE

Altona Rare Earths (#REE) – now conditionally raised £0.394m from equity issue, Botswana copper licence option exclusivity period extended to 17th July

 

BARC

Barclays (#BARC) – agreement for sale of German consumer finance business “for a small premium to net assets”

 

CBOX

Cake Box (#CBOX) – Adam Batty and Alison Green to step down, company to shortly commence search for replacement Senior Independent and Non-Executive directors

 

PEEL

#PEEL Hunt – Q1 revenue “ahead of the equivalent prior year period and in line with market expectations”

 

LST

Light Science Technologies (#LST) – emphasises H1 improvement, but still a loss

 

VCT

Victrex (#VCT) – Q3 update, unless Medical business improves delivering guidance of a slightly better H2 profit YoY “will be challenging”

 

SXS

Spectris (#SXS) – agreement to acquire materials analysis instruments business SciAps Inc. for $200m and a deferred up to $60m

 

AMS

Advanced Medical Solutions (#AMS) – completes acquisition of Peters Surgical following regulatory approval

Wednesday »

AMRQ

Amaroq Minerals – “major milestone” towards development of Nalunaq, Buy

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: RIP olive picker Bryan Coombe, aka Ouzo Man

 

TPT

Topps Tiles – Q3 update, trading environment “broadly unchanged”. Er, is it?…

 

ETP

Eneraqua Technologies – “a busy start to the new financial year”, but how busy relative to expectations?

 

PYC

Physiomics – hopefully my warnings were heeded as shares crash on “pleased to announce” 50%-discounted fundraising!

 

Gold

Video: This is the Last Bubble… And It’s Global

 

TM1

Technology Minerals Indian deal why no financials? Whaddya think?

 

Eye-on-AIM

Sweepstake result – how many AIM casino company shares suspended for accounts non-publication, congratulations to...

 

INT

BREAKING: Oberon Capital/ Aquis/David Bick you are morally bankrupt and cannot be trusted an inch: intelliAM lists with disgraced Dave Richards as chair

 

KITW

Kitwave – interims argue “expect to be in line with market expectations for the full year”. Er, really?

 

KWS

Keywords Studios (#KWS) – recommended offer of 2450p per share from EQT

 

TM1

Technology Minerals (#TM1) – Recyclus business “black mass offtake agreement with LOHUM Cleantech”, though no financials (natch!)

 

PYC

Physiomics (#PYC) – placing raising just £0.38m at just 0.6p per share, WRAP retail offer for a further just “up to” £25,000

 

EQLS

Equals (#EQLS) – H1 revenue +33% YoY to £60m, cash (net) £20.5m, “strategic review remains ongoing”

 

ETP

Eneraqua Technologies (#ETP) – argues deferral of some revenue into H2 caused by General Election slowing decisions by certain customers

 

TPT

Topps Tiles (#TPT) – Q3 sales -6.9% YoY, “recovery yet to feed through into our end markets”

 

BMS

Braemar (#BMS) – trading “in line with expectation”, “looks to the year ahead and beyond with confidence”

 

SYS1

System1 (#SYS1) – FY EPS up to 16p, DPS 5p, this year “continue to expect strong double-digit revenue growth”

 

AOM

ActiveOps (#AOM) – FY swing to £0.8m profit, now “look to accelerate organic growth rate”

 

FNTL

Fintel (#FNTL) – completes acquisition of compliance and business support services business Threesixty from abrdn (#ABDN) for a gross upfront £14.6m

Tuesday »

RRR

An apology to David Lenigas, Britain's leading gold commentator on Red Rock Resources

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Standing up for fellow shareholders in Kefi

 

Clown

A failed fund manager turned share blogger asks whatever happened to UK tech stocks?

 

CML

CML Microsystems – full-year results, how’s the ‘note of caution’ now?…

 

CGH

Chaarat Gold: when a company talks about protecting creditors shareholders know they are 100% fecked

 

WATR

Water Intelligence – 2023 results, a winning share tip with more upside

 

ECP

KERBOOM: Eight Capital Partners – dire & garbled results and a black hole looming in three weeks

 

SHOE

Shoe Zone – profit warning… after already noting a profit warning just six weeks ago!

 

OPTI

OptiBiotix Health – 2023 results not as initially hoped, but trading performance is now fast-improving: STRONG BUY

 

Tom

Why I am voting Reform and so should you

 

WCAT

Wildcat Petroleum (#WCAT) – argues “significant progress” in South Sudan towards securing an oil asset, RNS Reach attempted ramptastic

 

HMI

Harvest Minerals (#HMI) – placing raising just £0.425m at 1p per share and £0.575m settlement of management fees in shares

 

DEVO

Devolver Digital (#DEVO) – completes placing for £7.9m at 33p per share

 

CML

#CML Microsystems – FY EPS down to 13p, DPS maintained at 11p, “mixed demand environment is expected to continue in the current financial year”

 

WIZZ

#WIZZ Air – June booked passengers -0.2% YoY, load factor -0.6ppts to 91.7%

 

SHOE

#SHOE Zone – profit warning, FY “now expects adjusted profit before tax… to be not less than £10.0m”

 

SBRY

J Sainsbury (#SBRY) – Q1 ex-fuel LFL sales +3% YoY, trading in line with expectations

 

SUP

Supreme (#SUP) – FY adj. EPS up to 20.9p, DPS up to 4.7p, current year “a positive start”

 

KITW

Kitwave (#KITW) – H1 EPS -20% to 7.3p, DPS +3% to 3.85p, argues “increased second-half weighting” hmmm

 

LTG

Learning Technologies (#LTG) – completes sale of VectorVMS vendor management platform

Monday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Does anyone at all care about breaking AIM Rules or the utter incompetence of Fatty Cornish?

 

ZED

Zenova – “Trial Order from The University of Sheffield”, RNS Reach attempted ramptastic?

 

CTL

BREAKING: Cleantech Lithium deceives its investors about £1m funding, Fatty fecks it up again

 

FDBK

Feedback plc – contract award, a “compelling validation” of its technology?

 

MMAG

£60,000 a year buys you an analyst at Edison who is either bent or dumb or both – musicMagpie

 

JAY

BlueJay Mining, shameless ramping & spoof share buying, the bulletin board morons love it!

 

EVA

Evrima no longer a Dominic White company but it still stinks to high heaven

 

WPHO

Windar Photonics – 2023 results, what was the fundraising really mainly for?

 

ECP

GOTCHA: Eight Capital Partners shares suspended, three down two to go

 

RTOP

GOTCHA: RegTech Open Project – auditor quits after just 2 months

 

US-Flag-Blonde

Tom Winnifrith podcast: The US Election: polls, polls, polls - whichever way you look at it it is disastrous for the Democrats

 

RTOP

RegTech Open Project (#RTOP) – Gotcha!, resignation of auditor LB Group

 

AAL

Anglo American (#AAL) – “underground coal gas ignition incident” at Grosvenor mine, notes “likely damage underground”

 

SLE

San Leon Energy (#SLE) – refinancing delays, AIM cancellation having been suspended for 6 months

 

HARL

Harland & Wolff (#HARL) – audit delay, expects to publish 2023 annual report next week but currently shares suspension

 

SEEN

Seeen (#SEEN) – 2023 audit work “nearing completion”, but delay means now shares suspension

 

GCAT

Caracal Gold (#GCAT) – received $0.5m funding from Cynergy Global, further $0.5m due by end of this month

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – extension of loan with Galaxy Digital Holdings to December 28th

 

PRV

Porvair (#PRV) – H1 adj. EPS -4% to 19.5p, DPS +5% to 2.1p, order books “strengthening”

 

AAU

Ariana Resources (#AAU) – completes all-share acquisition of Rockover Holdings

 

NAR

Northamber (#NAR) – acquisition of cyber security distributor in Ireland Renaissance Contingency Services for €0.6m and up to a further €0.3m

Sunday »

Bear

Video: Quoth the Raven, The Global Debt Crisis – A New Reality

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: The West is doomed whoever wins the US or UK elections, stay long gold and emerging markets

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Writer Brands, Trying a Bear for Murder, Late Bloomers, Britain’s Libraries, IBM PC

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Continues To Hold $2,300

 

Professor

Visual Aid: The Wealthiest Cities, by Millionaires and Billionaires

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #247

 

MDZ

Mediazest – Another AIM POS Reporting on Deadline Day

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 29 June

Saturday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: as Olaf turns 22, two dinosaurs discuss market lack of integrity as opposed to rule breaking on AIM as the Mail blows off La Willingham

 

ANP

Anpario – positive AGM Statement from a winning share tip

 

SUN

Dandy Comic's Keyhole Kate would Love this Company's Chance of Improving its Share Price.

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: who is going to come and drink this? Tom Winnifrith

Friday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Ouzo on La Willingham day but what about piss poor Optibiotix numbers?

 

CTAI

Catenai Plc – a pointless company betting shareholders’ funds on a highly risky deal

 

SCE

Surface Transforms – “pleased to announce its audited results”. Er, what’s ‘pleasing’ about them then?!

 

RTOP

GOTCHA! RegTech Open Project shares suspended as Alessandro Zamboni welches on $1.5m payment

 

SYME

THIS STINKS: Supply@Me Capital AGM – Alessandro Zamboni fails to vote again

 

TERN

EXPOSE: Tern – Device Authority Limited accounts are out and they are a shocker!

 

MMAG

musicMagpie Interims: things are getting worse, it is worthless!

 

NGHT

GOTCHA! Nightcap trading warning, fund raise fails and to delist from AIM – but some bad news hidden

 

ING

Ingenta – now a Buy again?

 

EUA

Eurasia Mining warns shares will be suspended on Monday but here is why its excuses don't wash, target 0p

 

Fork-In-The-Road

Tom Winnifrith podcast: US and UK Elections and Ukraine - the latest Nigel Farage Russia smear and when not if Biden is axed

 

NGHT

Nightcap (#NGHT) – GOTCHA!, to cancel AIM listing

 

IX

i(x) Net Zero (#IX.) – proposed AIM cancellation and “intends to make arrangements for a Matched Bargain Facility”

 

AYM

Anglesey Mining (#AYM) – proposed equity raise for just £0.415m at a discounted 1p per share

 

KWS

Keywords Studios (#KWS) – possible offer from EQT of 2450p per share, “minded to recommend” as H1 trading warning

 

TYMN

Tyman (#TYMN) – special dividend of 15p per share added to recommended offer

 

MMAG

musicMagpie (#MMAG) – H1 loss again £2.9m, “net debt for bank reporting of £13.8m”

 

DEVO

Devolver Digital (#DEVO) – “current financial performance is in line with consensus expectations for full year 2024”

 

OPTI

OptiBiotix Health (#OPTI) – 2023 operating loss reduced to £1.7m, this year “sales orders in H1 approaching FY 2023” (revenue £0.6m)

 

AMRQ

Amaroq Minerals (#AMRQ) – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment approval for Nalunaq project

 

SIS

Science in Sport (#SIS) – argues improving performance but still expected increased net debt to £13.8m

Thursday »

Eye-on-AIM

How many AIM casino company shares will be suspended from Monday sweepstake...

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the Greeks know how to deal with fraudsters, jail time for the Folli Follie gang

 

NFG

Next 15 Group – argues “continues to anticipate that full-year profits will be in line with management expectations”, but will they?

 

JLP

Jubilee Metals – Zambia copper strategy “significant progress”, Buy

 

AAU

Ariana Resources – 2023 results and further exploration potential, Buy

 

OMG

Oxford Metrics – interims, remains a balance sheet-supported BUY

 

QUIZ

Quiz plc – revenue “consistent with expectations” and bank facilities renewal, but still financial concerns…

 

TERN

Tern AGM, the turkeys just voted for Christmas

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith bonus bearcast: 30% of Ariana shareholders vote to bring on suicide

 

SDG

Sanderson Design – from “confident in the business's agility to navigate further market uncertainties” to significant profit warning in two months!

 

SDG

Sanderson Design (#SDG) – deteriorated trading conditions in the UK profit warning, accelerating cost savings initiatives

 

QUIZ

#QUIZ – “UK sales have continued to be impacted by ongoing cost-of-living pressures”, renews £4m bank facilities for a year

 

NFG

Next 15 (#NFG) – growth in ‘Customer Delivery’ segment offset by declines in other segments, “expect… trading conditions to improve in the second half”

 

PCIP

Pci-Pal (#PCIP) – following a Court victory, confidential patent litigation settlement

 

MTEC

Made Tech (#MTEC) – argues H2 “good momentum”, anticipates this year “will generate positive cash flow”

 

CURY

Currys (#CURY) – FY return to profit, “planning confidently for year ahead”

 

HFD

Halfords (#HFD) – FY adj. EPS down to 15.1p, DPS -20% to 8p, trading “has continued to be soft”

 

VARE

Various Eateries (#VARE) – H1 still even adj. EBITDA loss, post-period “significant increase in minimum wage has impacted margins”

 

WOSG

Watches of Switzerland (#WOSG) – FY adj. EPS down to 38p, for this year “cautiously optimistic”

 

MOON

Moonpig (#MOON) – FY adj. EPS -3% to 12.7p, argues “well positioned to deliver sustained growth”

Wednesday »

PHC

Plant Health Care – recommended offer, “attractive value” for shareholders?

 

KIBO

Letter to AIM Regulation: Kibo Energy surely deceived investors in placing

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: 2 hours of my life certainly not wasted at the AGM of a fraud

 

TRYB

Tribe Technology – argues a “strong support” fundraise. Er, is it?!

 

SYME

BREAKING: Two hours of my life at the Supply@ME Capital AGM more bullshit vicar?

 

TND

Tandem – “remains on track to achieve market expectations”, but how “on track” really?

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