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

By ShareProphets | Tuesday 16 July 2024

Disclosure: The author has a short position in one or more of the shares 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.

Diamond miner Petra Diamonds (PDL) has issued a “Q4 and FY 2024 Operating Update” including noting some recent net debt reduction and that it is looking forward to addressing the challenges ahead from a position of strength. However, it also notes now continuing diamond market weakness and Lucian Miers recently noted its management has been consistently over-optimistic in its assumptions and…
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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

 

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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

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LST

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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!

 

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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”

Wednesday »

Bearcast

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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

 

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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”

 

ECOB

Eco Buildings (#ECOB) – raises £0.45m at 10p per share, “deliveries and first revenues expected imminently”

 

MKA

Mkango Resources (#MKA) – raises Canadian$2.49m mostly at 5p per share with a warrant

 

RENX

Renalytix (#RENX) – “appointment of Oberon Capital as joint corporate broker with immediate effect”

 

ANG

Angling Direct (#ANG) – H1 revenue +5.6%, “trading in line with full year consensus market expectations”

 

WJG

Watkin Jones (#WJG) – profit warning and also now “do not currently expect adjusted operating profit in FY25 to be above FY24”

 

PEB

Pebble Beach Systems (#PEB) – H1 adj. EPS up to 0.3p, argues expects H2 increased project orders “based on historical trends and a strong order book”

 

COST

Costain (#COST) – H1 adj. EPS up to 5.6p, DPS maintained at 0.4p and launches £10m share buyback

 

MCG

Mobico (#MCG) – H1 adj. EPS down to 0.3p, dividend withdrawn as “focused on de-leveraging”

Tuesday »

NCYT

Novacyt: there was no MPOX bonanza, shares collapse as I predicted

 

MAC

Marechale FY Numbers how on earth is there no material uncertainty?

 

ZOO

Zoo Digital – full-year results argue “recovery gathers pace”. But how much so?…

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the dreams may be sweet but Steve O'Hara sends me to sleep

 

BIRD

Blackbird: only a fool holds ahead of 10 September results

 

GEX

Note to Neill McCarthy: harassing me by email and on twitter is not stopping Georgina shares from tanking

 

Gold

Junior Gold Stocks And Mr Market: His Folly, Your Opportunity

 

CGS

Castings – in just over 2 months from demand “potential for a slight increase in the autumn” to now “unlikely… before at least early 2025”!

 

SKA

Shuka Minerals: this makes no sense at all

 

SYME

BREAKING: Supply@Me Capital – is Alessandro Zamboni’s new Board colleague at Nubaru also behind Venus Capital SA

 

I3E

i3 Energy (#I3E) – recommended 13.92p per share cash and shares offer from Gran Tierra Energy (#GTE)

 

RENX

Renalytix (#RENX) – termination of sale process and “in advanced discussions” including re. “suitable capital structure and funding”

 

KEFI

#KEFI Gold & Copper – “Tulu Kapi Operational Update” noting further financing and ‘early works’ progress

 

OPTI

OptiBiotix Health (#OPTI) – “Commercial update” arguing progress including “investments in India and the USA starting to deliver larger partners”

 

SOS

Sosandar (#SOS) – “lease agreement for its third store in the North-East's Metrocentre”

 

HAT

H&T (#HAT) – H1 EPS up to 17.7p, DPS to 7p, “positive” trading environment

 

TRB

Tribal (#TRB) – H1 emphasises underlying improvement, DPS 0.65p

 

ZOO

#ZOO Digital – FY swing to loss, states latest Q1 return to “EBITDA profit”

 

EMR

Empresaria (#EMR) – H1 loss, “market conditions remain challenging”

 

CGS

Castings (#CGS) – profit warning, noting commercial vehicles buying decision caution particularly in Europe

Monday »

Gold

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Bearcast

Tom Winnfrith Bearcast: looking back to the dot com crash as I consider gold juniors, musicMagpie is a zero and is Eurasia bust yet?

 

TPT

Topps Tiles – argues “excellent fit” acquisition, how’s current trading though?

 

UPL

Upland Resources a reminder that fair value is still 0p to 0.3p, don't catch a falling knife at 0.875p

 

KRM

KRM22 – deferred consideration shares issue, “to conserve cash” a concern?

 

TERN

Tern – epic value destruction expected to continue with interim results

 

RSG

Resolute Mining offers good exposure to gold prices as well as growth potential - buy if you're a gold bug

 

GEX

Georgina Energy: That don’t Impress me much

 

LIB

Libertine Holdings – as I warned, “has not received loan funding”. Cash crunch AHOY!

 

BOO

Boohoo: another sign of cash crisis, suppliers not being paid

 

BDEV

Barratt Developments (#BDEV) – intends to complete acquisition of Redrow (#RDW) this week, “continuing to engage” with competition authority re. a local area of concern

 

LIB

Libertine (#LIB) – has not received loan funding in-line with bridging loan agreement, cash crunch AHOY!

 

GBP

Global Petroleum (#GBP) – raises £0.25m at 0.065p per share via “retail offer”

 

NMT

Neometals (#NMT) – $3m at $0.045 per share subscription from a shareholder

 

ONE

Oneiro Energy (#ONE) – to provide “working capital loan facility” to Switch CI with which it has agreed heads of terms to acquire

 

UJO

Union Jack Oil (#UJO) – “USA projects and corporate update”

 

TGA

Thungela Resources (#TGA) – H1 adj. EPS down to ZAR9.52, DPS to ZAR2

 

JTC

#JTC – proposed acquisition of administration and trustee services business Buck Share Plans “subject to various closing conditions and regulatory approvals”

 

BVC

BATM Advanced Communications (#BVC) – H1 slightly increased adj. profit, argues “significant” strategic progress

 

PLUS

Plus500 (#PLUS) – H1 EPS up to $1.90, DPS of $1 and share buybacks, expects FY “ahead of current market expectations”

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the bursting hydrogen bubble and when do gold juniors whoosh?

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Takes Out $2,500….Next Stop $3,000?

 

GEX

This video did not age well, the Georgina Energy aborted floats and apparently it’s going to sue me: see you in court bitchez!

 

Bear

Video: What Rate Cuts Mean for Gold, Silver, and Miners

 

Professor

Visual Aid: the Growth of Chinese Copper Miners

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Shen Fun, Mysterious Brain Disease, AI Worship, Crypto Dream, Twisted Love Story

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #254

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 17 August

 

Tom

The Underpants in Operation Mincemeat, it all starts with those 4 young girls again, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: already almost ready for November Fifth! Tom Winnifrith

Saturday »

Boom

Is Julie “lingerie on expenses” Meyer MBE trading whilst insolvent in the UK?

 

Sinking_Ship

BREAKING: AIM Market Statistics for the month of July, guess what? It's another horror story!

 

Beggar

BREAKING: Now Julie "Lingerie on Expenses" Meyer Rolls the Swiss as Viva is wound up with huge unpaid debts

 

HMSO

Land Ahoy! As this Development Wizard Concentrates on Big City Sites to Build Profits.

 

Greek Tear

A photo of 4 young girls as, this summer, I considered Michael Mosley, Jay Slater and David Cochrane: Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel; Preparations, preparations: Tom Winnifrith

 

Warwick_School

Another victim of historic sex abuse at Warwick school gets in touch, Tom Winnifrith

Friday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: what sort of man does not admire another man's wood shed and 2 obvious shorts

 

CAPD

Capital Limited – interims, some delayed ramp-ups but a value Buy?

 

INSE

Inspired plc – argues “confident in delivering full year results in line with market consensus”, but how confident can it really be?…

 

Clown

Andrew Monk caption contest, fishy business edition

 

UKOG

Have you been screwed by UK Oil & Gas & Lyin’ Steve Sanderson: do folks never learn?

 

AMRQ

Amaroq Minerals – Q2 report, a “remain on track” winning share tip Buy

 

BIOM

Biome Technologies – after I warned bailout funding to be needed in a challenging financing environment, now the proposed mega-dilution…

 

Bear

Video: The Next Crash will Force the Fed to Print 20 Trillion Dollars

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith bonus bearcast: all the reasons NOT to buy Amaroq, a debate with a reader

 

GEX

Letter to the FRC re Georgina Energy

 

Tom

Two landmarks reached in my fight against type 2 diabetes, Tom Winnifrith

 

Newsboy

Competition & Markets Authority infant formula market concerns to be addressed by “market study” rather than “market investigation” at this point

 

ADMR

Acuren (#ADMR) – expects today last day of its London Stock Exchange trading before listing cancellation

 

BMS

Braemar (#BMS) – broker change, appointment of Canaccord Genuity with immediate effect

 

AYM

Anglesey Mining (#AYM) – “submission of Parys Mountain Mine Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report” announcement, attempted ramptastic?

 

DEC

Diversified Energy Company (#DEC) – completes acquisition of eastern Texas assets from Crescent Pass Energy

 

GSK

#GSK – on Zantac litigation, “Florida State Court's ruling finds in favour of GSK and other defendants”

 

BIOM

Biome Technologies (#BIOM) – proposed re-financing including new equity at 5p per share and that including an up to £80,000 REX “retail offer”

 

BIOM

Biome Technologies (#BIOM) – notes some H2 phasing of revenue, though also some end-customer “continued production and regulatory difficulties”

 

FLK

Fletcher King (#FLK) – FY adj. EPS up to 3.26p, DPS up to 2.25p, though “cautious” markets mean “it will be a challenge to maintain” performance

 

INSE

Inspired (#INSE) – H1 “good progress”, though FY “dependent on delivering a small number of significant optimisation services projects”

Thursday »

WATR

Water Intelligence – refinancing and expansion of credit facilities adding to growth potential

 

GELN

Gelion – ‘battery development progress update’, attempted ramptastic?

 

DIS

Is Graham Cooley Mad? Distil share buying

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Now Georgina shareholders bring my dad back from the dead

 

RTOP

Reg Tech Open Project – how long before winding up orders are received or the Directors or its regulators finally do the right thing and put Reg Tech into administration

 

ACSO

Accesso Technology – notes sales pipeline “which will benefit the group in subsequent years”, but to what extent and what about this year?!…

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: the Argent Pharma investment disaster scandal

 

GHH

Gooch & Housego – argues recovery in its markets outlook, but delay again?

 

SYME

BREAKING: Supply fraudster Alessandro Zamboni linked to yet another failure to meet payment deadline

 

GEX

Chris Apsley, the £100,000 I “stole” meet a true scholar and a gentleman

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: farewell tree, hello a winter of firewood, Tom Winnifrith

 

EDEN

#EDEN Research – “appointment of Ilshad Moulan as the company's new Head of Regulatory Affairs”, good luck chap!

 

CORO

#CORO Energy – “six month US$500,000 secured convertible loan note” current bailout funding

 

ITM

#ITM Power – FY revenue up to £16.5m, but still even adj. EBITDA loss £30.4m though net cash £230m

 

RBN

Robinson (#RBN) – H1 return to profit, DPS maintained at 2.5p, appointment of current Director of Strategy & Innovation at DS Smith Recycling, John Melia, as CEO

 

GATC

Gattaca (#GATC) – FY LFL net fee income -5%, trading in line with market expectations

 

ACSO

Accesso Technology (#ACSO) – warns due to northern hemisphere early summer months trading volumes and new park openings slippages

 

GHH

Gooch & Housego (#GHH) – warns as “now expect some revenues to be delayed… principally as a result of both supplier and customer delivery delays”

 

CAPD

Capital (#CAPD) – H1 adj. EPS down to $0.058, DPS maintained at $0.013, notes “a number of structural transitions”

 

RNK

Rank Group (#RNK) – FY adj. EPS up to 5.9p, resumed DPS at 0.85p, current year first 6 weeks net gaming revenue +10%

 

CCR

C&C Group (#CCR) – earnings “in line with expectations”, “remain confident” of achieving FY earnings expectations

Wednesday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith bearcast: these folks are insane

 

CEY

Centamin – continuing production, development & exploration delivery to spark shares towards 200p?

 

IXI

IXICO – “expected to be ahead of market expectations”, but still how adequate are the financial resources?

 

Crime-Scene

Tom Winnifrith is going to jail for fraud yet again!

 

Tom

ShareStock: tickets going out from WEDNESDAY, book yours NOW! ( If no ticket received EMAIL ME)

 

CCS

Crossword Cybersecurity – why really “CFO resignation” and “cost reductions”?…

 

TNT

Tintra Limited – has Tintra 3.0 now been wound up?

 

DIS

Distil – as I warned, trading “considerably softer than expected”. It’s now cash crunch AHOY!

 

GEX

Georgina Energy/Mining Minerals and Metals back below IPO price at bid, fraud always creates losers

 

HAYD

Haydale – Meaningless Ramptastic and Misleading RNS Reach: As Ever, A Sell

 

HELD

BREAKING: The Hellenic Dynamic fraudsters keep the winding up wolf from the door but only just

 

Welsh_Flag

I Am Not quite my hero Charles Ingalls in the Welsh summer rain, Tom Winnifrith

 

Fake_News

Tom Winnifrith podcast: the empty woodshed after the warmest spring and the Nordstream bomber exposed, it is so 1984

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh Hovel a basket of delight, Tom Winnifrith

 

DIS

Distil (#DIS) – 4 months revenue down to just £0.204m, blaming “phasing trends”, “created an immediate short-term funding need”!

 

HELD

Hellenic Dynamics (#HELD) – agrees repayment schedule in relation to winding-up petition and small bailout loans from directors

 

VRS

Versarien (#VRS) – “3D Construction Printing Contract… initially valued at approximately £200,000”. Er, how’s the balance sheet now?

 

PEN

Pennant International (#PEN) – CFO Michael Brinson “has resigned to pursue other opportunities”

 

CCS

Crossword Cybersecurity (#CCS) – CFO Rose Clark resigns with immediate effect and notes cost reductions

 

IXI

IXICO (#IXI) – expects FY “ahead of market expectations”, but that was even EBITDA loss and revenue set to still be below prior year

 

ULTP

Ultimate Products (#ULTP) – FY profit fall “in line with market expectations”, notes “healthy” order book

 

AV

Aviva (#AV.) – H1 EPS up to 22.8p, DPS to 11.9p, argues positive outlook

 

FLTR

Flutter Entertainment (#FLTR) – Q2 adj. EPS $2.61, FY guidance raised with “positive sports results benefit and continued momentum into Q3”

 

BBY

Balfour Beatty (#BBY) – H1 adj. EPS up to 15.3p, DPS to 3.8p, argues “encouraging” outlook

Tuesday »

Price-Vs-Value

ShareProphets readers tips for 2024 prize competition – early August update

 

Bearcast

TomWinnifrith Bearcast: My annual boasting contest with reader Robert is underway

 

IQAI

IQ-AI – “pleased to announce the company's half yearly report”. Er, why announced at 2:53pm then?…

 

CRST

Bellway walks from Crest Bid – what does that tell you?

 

TEK

Tekcapital you really are the most disingenuous scumbags: today’s RNS is bullshit

 

CML

CML Microsystems – “on track to meet market expectations for the year”, but what does that mean financially?

 

PAT

Panthera Resources – an excitement building in the next two months: BUY!

 

CTL

Cleantech Lithium to raise £10m from investors in a land where 1/3 of punters are descended from convicted criminals

 

LST

Light Science Technologies – is an order “worth £123k” really a ‘substantial order which highlights increased interest’ or more rather attempted ramptastic?

 

TGR

Tirupati serves up a ramptastic update but it’s BUST!

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh hovel - plums and raspberries, Tom Winnifrith

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo article from the Welsh hovel: harvesting the garlic and shallots, Tom Winnifrith

 

CTL

CleanTech Lithium (#CTL) – “prospectus for a proposed dual-listing on the ASX in conjunction with which it is intending to raise of up to A$20M”

 

AFP

African Pioneer (#AFP) – £0.25m “convertible loan funding facility” drawdown notice

 

TGR

Tirupati Graphite (#TGR) – “Operations and Progress Update”, still currently “focused on our immediate and long-term capital needs”

 

TATE

#TATE & Lyle – appointment of Sarah Kuijlaars as CFO to succeed Dawn Allen who is joining Haleon (#HLN)

 

EDEN

#EDEN Research – “Biofungicide regulatory authorisation in Germany”, no financial information (natch!)

 

ITM

#ITM Power – “100MW REFHYNE II contract signed”, though no financial information (natch!)

 

SYNT

Synthomer (#SYNT) – H1 swing to adj. pre-tax profit, though still overall loss

 

DWL

Dowlais (#DWL) – H1 adj. EPS down to 4.9p, DPS maintained at 1.4p, “industry forecasts no longer expect the second half of the year to improve”

 

GEN

Genuit (#GEN) – H1 adj. EPS down to 11.2p, DPS maintained at 4.1p, anticipates “subdued” market offset by continued operational and strategic progress

 

TEP

Telecom Plus (#TEP) – emphasises continuing growth as “trading performance we reported in our recent annual results is continuing”

Monday »

SND

Sondrel – another AIM IPO Roll-Call of Shame confirmed as listing cancellation passed

 

GEX

Video: pass the sick bag Georgina Energy

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: All about Celadon

 

Labour

Another share made even cheaper by Labour’s election win?...

 

MSLH

Marshalls – argues half-year “resilient” performance, but already states it believes full-year will only be “broadly in-line” with expectations

 

CEL

Letter to AIM Regulation: suspension of Bobbie Hilliam of Canaccord and of Celadon Pharmaceuticals shares

 

SRAD

Stelrad – interims, argues “well positioned… as markets recover”, but are its markets now recovering?

 

CEL

BREAKING: Celadon, and another couple of points, the July 15 lie and the Companies Act breach

 

JDW

Heroic Tim Martin of ‘Spoons calls out the wretched Daily Mail for fake news (again)

 

CEL

GOTCHA: Celadon: financial crisis, wholesale breach of AIM rules, I hope folks heeded my “hit jobs”

 

Welsh_Flag

A shock and a delight at the Welsh Hovel – the garden is on fire, Tom Winnnifrith

 

Greek Tear

Photo Article from the Greek Hovel – it’s all change in the Kambos taverna stakes, Tom Winnifrith

 

Trump

Tom Winnifrith Podcast: Jon Sopel's wet dream, Ukraine defeating Russia and cackling Harris defeating Trump, REALLY?

 

BT

BT Group (#BT.A) – states “look forward to ongoing and positive engagement” with Bharti

 

BT

BT Group (#BT.A) – Bharti Global agreement to acquire c.24.5% shareholding in the group from Altice

 

BVX

BiVictriX Therapeutics (#BVX) – proposing AIM cancellation

 

DEST

Destiny Pharma (#DEST) – reminds shareholders of AIM cancellation after today

 

CEL

Celadon Pharmaceuticals (#CEL) – cash down to just £48k, exacerbated by “delay” in receipt of some new equity funding

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – “early repayment” of its loan from Galaxy Digital, but what about the overall balance sheet now?

 

CHAR

Chariot (#CHAR) – raises £1.5m from oversubscribed open offer at 6.5p per share

 

WHI

WH Ireland (#WHI) – FY increased loss, “focus on operational development of the Wealth Management division whilst assessing strategic opportunities”

 

MSLH

Marshalls (#MSLH) – H1 adj. EPS down to 7.9p, DPS maintained at 2.6p, remains cautiously optimistic of H2 end-markets “modest recovery”

 

SRAD

Stelrad (#SRAD) – H1 adj. EPS slightly down to 6.34p, DPS +2% to 2.98p, notes delivered in a “subdued” volume environment

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnfrith bearcast: the taxi driver horrifies the Mrs while I have a shocking admission about my pension

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Survives The Big Sell-Off

 

Bear

Stockmarket Crash? What Stockmarket Crash? And My Reaction As A Bear.

 

Professor

Visual Aid: Investment Needed to Meet Battery Demand by 2040

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #253

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Overeating an apartment, Penny Arcades, Utopia Dystopia, Voynich Manuscript, and Welsh Diabetes

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 10 August

Saturday »

RRR

Breaking: The shocking level of PLCs, 132, delinquent in their accounts, from BrewDog to an Andrew Bell Dog

 

ADT1

Adriatic Metals Bear dossier: a £415m short at 140p, new massive bear dossier

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: This Georgina scandal is explosive,, folks should be drummed out of the City

 

JLP

Jubilee Metals – Roan front-end upgrade commences production ramp-up, BUY

 

GEX

BOMBSHELL: Georgina Energy - a total bezzle, a geologist writes

 

CUSN

Time for Tin and this Cornish Miner May Be Set to See a Shiny Share Rise.

 

Greek Tear

Audio special: Former babysitter Debbie with a Vlach poem, Tom Winnifrith

 

Photo article from the Greek Hovel 2024 - Joshua leaves his mark, Tom Winnifrith

Friday »

TPFG

Property Franchise Group – confident “at least in line with” expectations from an already share tip

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Tomorrow I shall blow up Georgina Energy (GEX)

 

MGAM

Morgan Advanced Materials – interims, still earnings and income value

 

CMO

CMO Group – argues trading progress and “continues to have a sound financial position”. Er, does it?…

 

BLVN

Bowleven – The End Of The Line

 

GTC

Getech – bailout fundraising, emphasises at “a premium” but not from not very long ago...

 

CEL

Celadon Pharmaceuticals : when is the warning & when is the placing?

 

TERN

Tern: another slice of your own tail Reverend snake?

 

KEFI

Kefi Gold & Copper – Saudi Arabia news flow with also upcoming Ethiopia significant catalyst, Strong Buy

 

Labour

A share made even cheaper by Labour’s election win...

 

Greek Tear

From villain to hero in a day, myself and my pool at the Greek Hovel as the taxman catches up with me, Tom Winnifrith

 

HL

Hargreaves Lansdown (#HL.) – recommended 1140p per share offer

 

TERN

#TERN – sells 1.7% stake in Device Authority for £0.233m

 

BLVN

Bowleven (#BLVN) – proposed AIM cancellation, “exit opportunity” at 0.225p per share

 

GPH

Global Ports Holding (#GPH) – shares cancellation, offer for shares open until 1pm today

 

RBG

Revolution Bars (#RBG) – “restructuring plan” sanctioned by the Court

 

GTC

Getech (#GTC) – “retail offer” to raise up to £0.2m at 2p per share

 

ECR

#ECR Minerals – issuance of “salary sacrifice” shares and continuation of scheme

 

EXR

Engage XR (#EXR) – Cavendish to become sole broker as Shard Capital to no longer be joint broker from 8th October

 

CMO

#CMO Group – H1 LFL sales -17% YoY, Q2 -12.8% and July -3.4%

 

BWY

Bellway (#BWY) – FY housing revenue “over £2.35 billion” v. prior year £3.40 billion, argues positioned to return to growth this year

Thursday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: A truly shocking and sordid broker note and I go through my mining portfolio with specific targets

 

OHT

Ocean Harvest Technology – “Positive Data on Sow Trial”, attempted ramptastic?

 

HPAC

Hermes Pacific investments another a sub scale investment company to quit AIM but why not liquidate?

 

Boom

The best strategic report you will ever read: all the way from Wrexham, Net World Sports

 

HSW

Hostelworld – interims emphasising “Strong bookings growth”, but what about the bottom-line?

 

PRD

Predator Oil & Gas Drilling plans: Pete Brailey smells a rat

 

PAGE

PageGroup – interims argue “believe we will continue to perform well”. Er, is it currently ‘performing well’ then?

 

BOO

Debt plus losses plus shocking corporate governance: is Boohoo screwed?

 

SEED

Seed Innovations: I almost called my broker to take an 80% (or more) loss

 

Bull

A failed fund manager turned share blogger says the stockmarket sell off unwarranted

 

Greek Tear

Photo Article from the Greek Hovel: sitting in the ouzerie with the kittens, Tom Winnifrith

 

UKOG

UK Oil & Gas (#UKOG) – raises just £248,204 from “retail offer” at 0.05p per share

 

PXEN

Prospex Energy (#PXEN) – raises £0.86m from oversubscribed 6p per share WRAP “retail offer”, taking overall equity raise to £4.2m

 

CLBS

Celebrus Technologies (#CLBS) – contracts progress adds to its confidence for current year and beyond

 

HSW

Hostelworld (#HSW) – H1 return to profit, reaffirms full-year earnings guidance

 

PAGE

PageGroup (#PAGE) – H1 EPS down to 5.3p, DPS +4% to 5.36p, notes “a slower end to H1”

 

PSN

Persimmon (#PSN) – H1 EPS edged up to 34.7p, DPS maintained at 20p, argues macro outlook “supportive of our ambition to grow this year and in the future”

 

SVS

Savills (#SVS) – H1 adj. EPS up to 12.1p, DPS to 7.1p, “early recovery phases in a number of our markets”

 

TIFS

TI Fluid Systems (#TIFS) – H1 adj. EPS up to €0.139, DPS to €0.024, weaker market forecasts though improved full-year margin outlook

 

HILS

Hill & Smith (#HILS) – H1 adj. EPS up to 58.3p, DPS to 16.5p, acquisition of utility poles business Trident Industries

 

GEN

Genuit (#GEN) – acquisition of green roof technologies and underfloor heating board technologies businesses for aggregate £5.2m

Wednesday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Feck Bill Gates ( again)

 

WG

Wood Group – Sidara not to make firm offer due to “geopolitical” and “financial market” conditions, recovery Buy

 

LIB

Libertine Holdings – “Engagement of Interpath Advisory”, cash now very much the ‘burning issue’!

 

UPL

Upland Director share buying: it’s not just that the scale is pitiful, it is the way it is being done

 

MAI

Maintel – “focused on” meeting full-year expectations, but will it?

 

Beggar

Rachel Reeves is killing the goose that lays golden eggs far more quickly than I feared

 

VSVS

Vesuvius – interims, remained subdued end-markets but still a recovery and income Buy

 

SDG

Sanderson Design – emphasises “some improvement in trading”, but what’s sustainable as “trading conditions continue to be challenging”?

 

REE

Altona Rare Earths – now a speculative recovery Buy?

 

PHE

Powerhouse Energy: Turner Pope sacked, disgraced SP Angel new broker it’s placing ahoy

 

PHE

Powerhouse Energy (#PHE) – appoints SP Angel as broker “with immediate effect”

 

EQLS

Equals (#EQLS) – takeover panel extension as a consortium completes due diligence and seeks to agree financing arrangements

 

MAI

Maintel (#MAI) – trading update, argues “expects that its performance will be second half weighted”

 

SDG

Sanderson Design (#SDG) – trading “some signs of improvement” but “conditions continue to be challenging”

 

IBST

Ibstock (#IBST) – H1 adj. EPS down to 3.5p, DPS to 1.5p, argues “encouraged by signs of an improving trend in sector lead indicators”

 

FOUR

4imprint (#FOUR) – H1 EPS up to $1.943, DPS to 62.7p, argues “attractive prospects for significant further organic growth over the medium term”

 

NET

Netcall (#NET) – acquisition of “digital process automation” business Govtech for initial £9.6m and up to a maximum £13m

 

WPP

#WPP – H1 adj. EPS down to 30.9p, DPS maintained at 15p, agreement to sell majority stake in FGS Global generating c.£604m cash proceeds

 

TCAP

TP ICAP (#TCAP) – H1 adj. EPS up to 16.2p, DPS maintained at 4.8p, “progressing strategic options in relation to Parameta Solutions”

 

LGEN

Legal & General (#LGEN) – H1 “core operating EPS” edged up to 10.58p, DPS +5% to 6p, argues “well positioned”

Tuesday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Buying shares today, what and why?

 

MORE

Hostmore – “Update on Corporate Transactions and Trading”, why really the change in proposed strategy?

 

Crash

The Widowmaker is Back, Head for Greggs

 

ZPHR

Zephyr Energy: I am not a chartist but this chart looks sicker than a dog and the fundamentals are worse: short at 4p ahead of placing, target 2p

 

EXR

Engage XR – “trading update”, how ‘satisfying’ is the performance really?…

 

FHP

Fandango Holdings: Letter to the FCA

 

VRS

Vesarien Plc – have new investors done their maths properly

 

TM1

Technology Minerals: the death spiral noose tightens, it is panic stations now

 

AIEA

Airea – “solid trading in challenging market conditions and positive outlook”. Er, what about the profit warning?!

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: reflecting on my biggest gold investment and why its shares will at least double within a year

 

RMV

Rightmove (#RMV) – “conditions for OpenRent's ongoing membership could not be agreed”, estimates membership will decline by up to 3% YoY

 

PDL

Petra Diamonds (#PDL) – “postponement of tender… to support steps taken by major producers to restrict supply in this weaker demand period”

 

YOU

YouGov (#YOU) – FY trading update and acquisition of “generative AI to deliver audience insights” business Yabble

 

RFX

Ramsdens (#RFX) – now expects FY pre-tax profit “to be at least £11m, which is ahead of its previous expectations”

 

VLG

Venture Life (#VLG) – argues in line with expectations, but H2 weighting “as is customary… particularly in the case of our international partners”

 

AIEA

Airea (#AIEA) – Q2 “slowdown”, full year trading warning

 

EPWN

Epwin (#EPWN) – H1 revenue down, but adj. Op profit “in line” with prior year comparative

 

TPK

Travis Perkins (#TPK) – H1 adj. EPS down to 15.9p, DPS to 5.5p, with “challenging” trading conditions

 

XPP

XP Power (#XPP) – H1 adj. EPS down to 24.4p, no dividend as “focus must remain on debt reduction”

 

RWI

Renewi (#RWI) – Q1 adj. revenue and EBIT +3% YoY, anticipates growth momentum increasing as year progresses

Monday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Stockmarket crash edition

 

IXI

IXICO – “delighted to welcome” new CEO, but how “adequate” are the “financial resources” now?

 

CRDL

Cordel – “delighted that our business relationship with Amtrak continues to grow”, but what about the balance sheet?

 

ECP

Strike off bombshell: Eight Capital Partners – still awaiting details of bond settlement from Alessandro’s Zamboni’s companies

 

WPHO

Windar Photonics – “AGM Trading Update”. Er, how’s trading then?!

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain July update: maybe I was wrong after all?

 

ELM

Elementis – interims, “underpins upgrade to full-year guidance” from a winning share tip

 

UKOG

Lyin’ Steve Sanderson at UK Oil & Gas: more lies with another placing

 

FRES

Fresnillo – still a positive outlook Buy?

 

GILD

Guild Esports: asset and liability sale but oddly it is what is not said

 

UKOG

UK Oil & Gas (#UKOG) – £1m placing at just 0.05p per share, also intends “retail offer”

 

WG

Wood Group (#WG.) – Sidara does not intend to make an offer “in light of rising geopolitical risks and financial market uncertainty at this time”

 

TXP

Touchstone Exploration (#TXP) – “considering its position” on Trinity Exploration & Production (#TRIN) following recommended competing offer

 

GILD

Guild Esports (#GILD) – “letter of intent” for sale of assets and liabilities, though no financial details!

 

HVO

hVIVO (#HVO) – intention to cancel Euronext Growth listing and to continue just with AIM listing

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – “July Ops Update”, notes “lower hash price” but no bottom-line detail (natch!)

 

HOME

#HOME REIT – July update, expects to publish proposed Managed Wind-Down circular “in the near future”

 

WPHO

Windar Photonics (#WPHO) – argues order outlook view “remains optimistic”

 

CKN

Clarkson (#CKN) – H1 adj. EPS -3% to 129.1p, DPS +7% to 32p, order book means H2 weighting expected

 

SNR

Senior (#SNR) – H1 adj. EPS +1% to 3.55p, DPS +25% to 0.75p, expects H2 performance higher than H1

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: doing the Fandango part 2

 

FHP

EXPOSE: Fandango Holdings – why its accounts for the period to 31 October 2023 are materially non-compliant with IFRS and evidence of abuse of minority shareholders

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Dead at the Sphere, 40s Alzheimer’s, Project 2025, Bitcoin Town, Eating a Tyre

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Markets Head For Tipping Point: Fireworks Ahead For Gold

 

Professor

Visual Aid: The Countries Using the Most Energy per Capita

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #252

 

Top-10

Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 3 August

Saturday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Doing the Fandango with utter chancers

 

GATE

There is no keeping a good man down: Johnny Hon upgrades from Fergie and Lord Grade to Dolph Lundgren from Rocky 4

 

Bear

Video: An Insolvent Nation with Inflation Problems

 

COA

Coats Group – interims above expectations, ongoing evidence of recovery at a winning share tip

 

SHEL

Goodbye Shell. Banks Seem a Better Bet As I Try to Make Another £30K before the Leaves Fall.

 

Greek Tear

Photo article from the Greek Hovel, that which is keeping the olive harvesting crew on tenterhooks, Tom Winnifrith

Friday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Mr ffing Angry, that's me

 

STK

StreaksAI – “Director Resignation… with immediate effect on 31 July”, why only announced at 11:16am today then?!

 

UKOG

UK Oil & Gas, Hydrogen ramp with Lenigas at full hyperbole but the tank is empty

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast: What happens to a company when it fesses it's up shit creek? I feel for Jasmine at Guild Esports

 

BOY

Bodycote – interims and ‘considerable opportunities to unlock further value’ from already a winning share tip

 

XPF

XP Factory – “traded in line with the board's expectations”, but how creditable is that?…

 

LFT

Letter to Aquis Regulation just how is Lift Global not breaching your Rules? Do you have any Rules?

 

TM1

Technology Minerals: another conversion notice and millions more shares vicar?

 

SBTX

BREAKING: Skinbiotherapeutics placing: Ashman’s the name, pumping & dilution’s the game

 

LFT

BREAKING: Zak Mir hides information from the stockmarket: maybe rules don’t apply to brown envelope man?

 

TRIN

Trinity Exploration & Production (#TRIN) – recommended 68.05p per share offer and withdrawal of recommendation of offer from Touchstone Exploration (#TXP)

 

PEN

Pennant International (#PEN) – directors' subscriptions for shares at 25p for £0.193m

 

SBTX

SkinBioTherapeutics (#SBTX) – £1.56m placing at 10.5p per share with Premier Miton and Cynosure Capital

 

AML

Aston Martin Lagonda (#AML) – further approx. £135m loan notes placing

 

XPF

XP Factory (#XPF) – Q1 “in line with the board's expectations… with continued positive, volume-driven like for like growth across both brands”

 

WIZZ

#WIZZ Air – July booked passengers -1.4% YoY, load factor -1ppts to 93.8%

 

KINO

Kinovo (#KINO) – completes build of final outstanding former construction subsidiary legacy project and reaffirms net pre-tax cost to complete

 

ITM

#ITM Power – concluded “disputes on legacy projects”, releasing provision

 

CPI

Capita (#CPI) – H1 notes return to profit, but still free cash outflow

 

ITRK

Intertek (#ITRK) – H1 adj. EPS up to 104.9p, DPS to 53.9p, notes recent trading momentum

Thursday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: another epic FCA fail ( c/o Evil Banksta) and the lessons we can all learn from Tirupati and Hellenic Dynamics

 

CYAN

CyanConnode – confirms discussions for potential investment, but “these remain at an early stage”

 

TGR

Tirupati Graphite pay peanuts, get monkeys the shares suspended in an Ealing Comedy

 

PPP

Pennpetro placing and suspension: of course, there was no forward selling or insider dealing

 

RWA

Robert Walters – interims, how “well-positioned for an improvement in end markets”?

 

CAV

Cavendish Annual Report out: City fat cats rewarded generously for abject bottom line failure

 

AFRN

Aferian – interims emphasise “management actions” and expected net debt reduction, but still how stable is the financial platform?

 

GILD

Guild Esports 0: Shareprophets 9 (Winnifrith 8, Beckham 1 og)

 

HARL

Harland & Wolff: Digs a deeper hole, CEO fired, death merely postponed

 

HELD

UPDATED: Hellenic Dynamics Suspended: can anyone explain why it has NOT committed fraud? Now winding up petition submitted!

 

HARL

Harland & Wolff (#HARL) – withdrawing ferry service, CEO John Wood sacked and increases lending facility

 

GILD

Guild Esports (#GILD) – “strategic review”… as it’s cash crunch ahoy!

 

LSEG

London Stock Exchange (#LSEG) – H1 adj. EPS +8% to 174p, DPS +15% to 41p, “look forward to further progress”

 

BARC

Barclays (#BARC) – H1 EPS down to 18.6p, DPS +7% to 2.9p, emphasises strategic progress

 

PETS

#PETS At Home – Q1 LFL revenue +0.5% YoY, “expected to improve in future quarters”

 

NXT

Next (#NXT) – Q2 full price sales +3.2% YoY, increased FY profit guidance

 

RWA

Robert Walters (#RWA) – H1 swing to loss, DPS maintained at 6.5p, assumes any material improvement in confidence gradual and likely not before 2025

 

RR

Rolls-Royce (#RR.) – H1 adj. EPS up to 8.95p, raises FY guidance and plans to also then “reinstate shareholder distributions”

 

BA

BAE Systems (#BA.) – H1 adj. EPS +7% to 31.4p, DPS +8% to 12.4p, increases FY guidance

 

INCH

Inchcape (#INCH) – completes disposal of UK retail business

Wednesday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: The struck off dentist slammed again and the FCA does NOTHING! And Evil Banksta's new longs

 

LME

Limitless Earth: – Nilesh Jagatia AIM’s worst CFO blunders yet again

 

EISB

East Imperial – to appoint liquidator, hopefully our warnings were heeded!

 

BLOE

Evil Banksta thinks Tom Winnifrith too kind on Argo as he goes short Zephyr and gets ready on Block Energy

 

TNT

BREAKING Tintra Limted – auditor resignation at the AIM Company of the Year 2022, letter damning!

 

LST

Light Science Technologies – interims, does the balance sheet “enable further growth capabilities”?

 

NGHT

Just three days left to nominate Sarah Willingham: vote early, vote often vote La W

 

AAU

Ariana – Great News From Kosovo As New Porphyry System Confirmed

 

UPL

Upland Resources director share buying. It’s a spoof and here’s why (listen to Evil)!

 

GEX

Twitter moron of the day: a Georgina shareholder

 

ASHI

Ashington Innovation (#ASHI) – shares issuance “retrospective applications and corrections”

 

IQE

#IQE – planned IPO of Taiwanese subsidiary on Taiwan Stock Exchange

 

ECHO

#ECHO Energy – placing for just £0.42m at 0.0025p per share and “termination of Convertible Loan Note Deed”

 

CNR

Condor Gold (#CNR) – notes interest and non-binding offers for its assets, “remains confident that a binding agreement can be reached”

 

RIO

#RIO Tinto – H1 adj. EPS slightly higher to $3.543, DPS maintained at $1.77

 

JHD

James Halstead (#JHD) – expects FY profit in line with the increased market expectations, notes commercial flooring resilience

 

WIX

Wickes (#WIX) – Q2 LFL sales -4.4% taking half-year to -3.9%, “profit outlook for the year remains unchanged”

 

TW

Taylor Wimpey (#TW.) – H1 adj. EPS down to 3.8p, DPS nudged up to 4.8p, expects to deliver FY UK completions towards upper end of guidance range

 

HSBA

HSBC (#HSBA) – H1 adj. EPS down to $0.68, DPS maintained at $0.20, argues confident in its strategy and model

 

JET

Just Eat Takeaway.com (#JET) – H1 loss, though argues financial improvement and “well on track” for FY guidance

Tuesday »

Tom

Are you coming to Sharestock on September 7? 80 folks on the lawn will you join us?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: is Optibiotix dumping Skins and a real challenge for Opti's broker Peterhouse

 

KEFI

Kefi Gold & Copper – “Tulu Kapi Update” announcement, significant upside potential now really very imminent!

 

SOM

Somero Enterprises – how “pleased to provide” this update on trading should it be?…

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain: Ooops it did it again

 

STAF

Staffline – interims argue “strong H1 2024 performance”. Er, where’s that then?!

 

GEX

BREAKING: What is the point of the FCA? The reversal of Georgina Energy into Mining Metals and Minerals goes through, a shameful day.

 

PODP

Pod Point – “pleased to announce its interim results”. Er, what’s ‘pleasing’ about them?!

 

DISP

BREAKING: The Fraud Sifal Limited (formerly Dispensa and Zamaz) – now fighting winding up order

 

EUA

Eurasia Mining annual report delayed again: it really is deceiving us all

 

JR-Ewing

Has Labour killed the North Sea Oil Industry, inadvertently created yet another balance sheet back hole and sounded the death knell for a raft of UK PLCs?

 

ARB

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – “private placement” for £6.5m at 11.25p per share with warrants to an “institutional investor”

 

FOXT

Foxtons (#FOXT) – H1 adj. EPS up to 1.9p, DPS to 0.22p, notes “continued market outperformance”

 

FORT

Forterra (#FORT) – H1 adj. EPS down to 3.2p, DPS to 1p, “little evidence of a sustained recovery in the near-term”

 

FLO

Flowtech Fluidpower (#FLO) – H1 revenue -5.5% YoY, “profit performance in line with expectations”

 

SFR

Severfield (#SFR) – trading as expected, “remains on track to deliver a result for 2025 which is in line with its expectations”

 

SGE

Sage (#SGE) – Q3 and nine months revenue +9%

 

GRG

Greggs (#GRG) – H1 adj. EPS up to 53.8p, DPS to 19p, “continue to trade in line with our plan”

 

BAG

A.G. Barr (#BAG) – H1 revenue +c.5% YoY, “margin rebuild programmes are on plan”

 

DGE

Diageo (#DGE) – FY EPS down to $1.732, DPS +5% to $1.0348, notes lapping inventory replenishment and cautious consumer environment impacts

 

SOM

Somero Enterprises (#SOM) – notes trading “impact of persistent challenges and poor weather conditions”

Monday »

QTX

Quartix Technologies – interims, argues full-year “believes… will moderately exceed market expectations”. Er, what about the prior expectations though?!

 

TRAK

Trakm8 pretends debt is not debt as dismal FY numbers accompany a warning

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith bearcast: Do I owe Stuart Ashman an apology? HELL NO!

 

AEG

BREAKING: Active Energy’s Michael Rowan blows up possible rescue

 

TRI

Trifast – profit “slightly higher than January guidance”, but how creditable is that?…

 

SBTX

Video: Skinbiotherapeutics Investor Meet presentation & Q&A

 

NTOG

Nostra Terra: New management, same old story, an AIM posterboy places yet again

 

CTA

CT Automotive – argues “On Track and Delivering Margin Improvement”, but what does it mean for the bottom-line result?

 

AIQ

AIQ – Interim Results, Material Uncertainty, Technically Insolvent (Twice Over): Fat Lady In September?

 

SBTX

UPDATED: Skinbiotherapeutics trading update, I almost agree with Cavendish note (below), but cash worries me

 

NTOG

Nostra Terra Oil & Gas (#NTOG) – equity raise of just £0.45m gross at 0.03p per share

 

SBTX

SkinBioTherapeutics (#SBTX) – FY increased revenue but also slightly increased loss, plans for start of commercialisation with Sederma “on track for the end of the year”

 

KEFI

#KEFI Gold & Copper – “preliminary approval” from second co-lender, African Finance Corporation, and its final approval “expected in the next month or so”

 

OPTI

OptiBiotix Health (#OPTI) – “update on activities” including a “first order from a NASDAQ listed USA ecommerce and direct selling company”

 

AEO

Aeorema Communications (#AEO) – argues “strong” H2, this year “early indications suggesting profits will improve”

 

CTA

CT Automotive (#CTA) – H1 “in line with management's expectations”, H2 anticipates “additional volumes from new programme launches”

 

TRI

Trifast (#TRI) – FY adj. EPS down to 1.62p, DPS to 1.80p, argues “contract wins beginning to feed through, and the benefits of organisational change”

 

CWK

Cranswick (#CWK) – Q1 LFL revenue +6.4% YoY, “expect demand for our products to remain robust through the remainder of this year”

 

PSON

Pearson (#PSON) – H1 adj. EPS maintained at 25.6p, DPS +6% to 7.4p, “no change to 2024 and 2025 guidance”

 

APH

Alliance Pharma (#APH) – H1 “see-through revenue” +2.8% YoY, +5% constant currency, continues to anticipate FY profit in line with prior year

Sunday »

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Skinbiotherapeutics tomorrow, another take on Panthera, Labour lets the masks come off and more thoughts on short seller Andrew Lett

 

Father Christmas

My Tips of the Year Update: Golden Prospect and Barkby

 

PPP

Pennpetro share price rise looks mental when you look at the actual production and financials - sell

 

Professor

Visual Aid: The Price of a Big Mac Across the World

 

Quiz

The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #251

 

Professor

Sunday Long Reads: Man Walks Into a Bar, Bad AI Tests, Dementia Trip, Sunken Gold, Felon-to-Millionaire

 

Top-10

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

 

Tom

Tom Winnifrith podcast: I've got covid again, would having 9 jabs have saved me? I discuss a catalogue of lies

 

Welsh_Flag

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: the riverside apple colonnade after 1 year, Tom Winnifrith

Saturday »

Bear

Bear raider Andrew Lett of Citron prosecuted for Securities fraud, court documents a bit shocking

 

Gold

The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Fails To Hold $2,400 But An Academic Raises One Almighty Red Flag

 

Father Christmas

A tips of the year update – including after a recent trading update...

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: God punishes me, I am laid low with covid

 

Crime-Scene

The 25 most read exposés ever on ShareProphets

 

CPI

Giant That Helps Other Giants Set to Repair Smashed Share Price.

Friday »

CEY

Centamin – interims, an improving cash generation and growth Buy

 

EAAS

eEnergy – trading update argues now “strong momentum”, but sufficiently strong for the expectations?

 

Bearcast

Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: wildlife diversity report from the Greek Hovel, 4 mad valuations and a cheeky Friday value buy, a 20 bagger?

 

Gold

Video: The BRICS are Changing the Landscape for Gold Investors

 

PIER

Brighton Pier Group – recent week improved weather and a “successful” charging implementation, BUT…

 

CSSG

Croma Security Solutions – full-year trading statement, still a value and growth Buy

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