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Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending Feb 15

By Darren Atwater | Sunday 16 February 2025


 


And yet again, Nigel Somerville is the most read non-Tom article, at number 2 or number 2 including Bearcasts for The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Still Surges.

The most-read ShareProphets articles this week were:

  1. Alessandro Zamboni of Supply @ Me Capital Plc and Reg Tech Open Project Plc infamy gains effective control over US listed company Nuburu Inc
    On 7 February 2025 Nuburu Inc(BURU) filed a Form 8K statement which contained the following statement:

  2. The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Still Surges
    Gold closed the week at $2,860 – another new all-time closing week high, having put in yet another all-time high of $2,886. It was another good week for the yellow stuff and as can be seen on the chart below of Gold against ETFs of its miners, GDX (majors) GDXJ (juniors) and GOEX (explorers), the miners are following.

  3. LifeSafe Holdings – argues “pleased to announce significant interest”… but admits no guarantees any of those negotiations will complete at all!
    Emphasising it has “innovative fire extinguishing and prevention fluids and fire safety products”, LifeSafe Holdings (LIFS) has issued a “Business outlook” announcement including that “over and above its established retail channels, LifeSafe is building a solid pipeline of commercial revenue opportunities in the growing multi-billion dollar global fire safety market”. Hmmm – sounds ramptastic with a latest market cap £3.6 million at a 7.5p share price, so how “solid” really is the ‘commercial opportunities pipeline’?

  4. Victrex – AGM trading update, income and recovery Buy
    Polymers company Victrex (VCT) has announced “good progress in both group volume and revenue” and that, though trading conditions are still “mixed”, it “is expected to show further cashflow improvement this year, supporting optionality for growth investment and shareholder returns”. That sounds promising for overall shareholder returns from a 962p share price.

  5. Hercules Site Services – argues “transformational” disposal… of a business described on 2022 listing as a ‘complementary service’ offering “significant cross-selling capabilities”!
    Hercules Site Services (HERC) has notified of “Disposal of Suction Excavator Business” in an announcement today headlined “Transformational change for business as significantly reduced debt levels will result in higher profit before tax and improved earnings per share”. How ‘transformational’ though with the shares currently less than 4% higher in response at 53p?

  6. Crimson Tide – after rejecting “up to” 9 Checkit shares per share possible offer proposal just in June last year… now a recommended 6 Checkit shares per share offer!
    It has been announced that the boards of Checkit (CKT) and Crimson Tide (TIDE) “are pleased to announce” agreement on terms of a recommended all-share deal, including that they “believe that combining the two companies will create a strong, scaled business, with the platform to accelerate delivery of their strategic objectives”. So what of shares in both currently lower in response?

  7. 6PM tonight Neil Woodford online seminar, register now and share your thoughts below: here is my question
    I am not sure that I can face actually attending but I have registered as the disgraced fund manager ( Neil, not me silly) hosts another online webinar and promises to answer questions. The one that I have submitted is below. Neil says that The agenda covers three topics to be covered in 30 minutes:

  8. Tribe Technology – from AIM listing to now set for funding-troubles cancellation within 18 months! Another AIM IPO Roll-Call of Shame…
    Describing itself as “a disruptive developer and manufacturer of autonomous mining equipment”, Tribe Technology (TRYB) has announced its General Meeting resolutions were passed by shareholders, including noting they “passed as special resolutions” and “cancellation of admission of the company's ordinary shares to trading on AIM will become effective at 7.00 a.m. on 21 February”. And the shares listing off to where?

  9. Physiomics – “pleased to announce”… a significantly discounted fundraising! And what about the previously-argued “solid base”?!
    Describing itself as “a leading mathematical modelling and data science company supporting the development of new therapeutics and personalised medicine solutions”, in September-announced full year results and with its shares at 0.625p Physiomics (PYC) argued a “solid base and the board looks forward to a successful financial year 2025”. I argued otherwise and what about today placing and “retail offer” announcements?

  10. Supply@Me Capital finds new (tin pot) auditor, shares rocket, Dr Johnson springs to mind
    Dr Johnson once said that a woman preaching is like a dog standing on two legs, she does it badly but one is amazed that she can do it at all. Oh for the days before political correctness landed me with an awful vicaress here in Wales. I thought it inconceivable that Supply@ME Capital (SYME), being an insolvent fraud would find a new auditor. But it has and the shares are rocketing as folks think that a share suspension on April 30 is now avoided.

The most listened-to Bearcasts this week were:

  1. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Are you happy that your tax cash is promoting basket weaving in oil rich Saudi Arabia?
    I start with the scandal of Turquoise Mountain, then it is onto three new reasons to sack Rachel Reeves. Then it is Westminster Group (WSG) and the real threat of an AIM delisting, Eurasia (EUA), Supply@ME Capital (SYME) and Sealand Capital Galaxy (SCGL)

  2. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: why hasn't Optibiotix had the promised trading statement?
    I start with the rugby and end with wood. In between it's Zamboni, the moral failings of Cairn, Supply@ME Capital (SYME) and Eight Capital Partners (ECP). Then Optibiotix (OPTI) as I answer a reader question.

  3. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: not everything that glistens is gold
    I start with three highlights of the Superbowl. Then Galantas (GAL), Xtract Resources (XTR), Greatland Gold (GGP), Amaroq (AMRQ), African Pioneer (AFP) and Caracal (GCAT) in light of a $2900 gold price. Then the, at peak, £300 million fraud Supply@ME Capital (SYME).

  4. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast No 2: I thought about firing Gary for about 1 second
    But because I support free speech I did not though I regard his views as utterly unhinged and batshit crazy. Then I looked at Andrada Mining (ATM), Tiger Royalties & Investments (TIE) and IQE (IQE), in all three cases it's about SMTM.

  5. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: meeting the 1 Vast Resources shareholder with an IQ of more than a park bench
    That explains why there is only 1 podcast today. Then it is onto housing demand, Donald Trump, immigration and any UK read across, Bellway (BWY), gold and the Dow and Oracle Power (ORCP). I start with why Cleantech Lithium (CTL) fills me with such utter disgust and why the FCA is failing us all again as the best performing share today is the insolvent fraud Supply@ME Capital (SYME)

  6. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: reflections on the shameless bastard Woodford and his podcast plus £112 bn gas hype in Lincolnshire
    I start with disgraced Neil Woodford. I agree with some of what he said yesterday but on other matters I am rather cross. Then it is onto Egdon, Union Jack (UJO) and the supposed £1112 billon gas field in Lincolnshire, Supply@ME Capital (SYME) and Eco Buildings (ECOB)

  7. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast No 1 - £180m of Eurasia madness
    I explain why Eurasia (EUA) shares are where they are. Blame Donald Trump!

  8. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast No 1: Winding up orders and two companies that could be brown bread by May (or much sooner)
    The two companies are old favourites of this website, Hellenic Dynamics (HELD) and Celadon Pharmaceuticals (CEL). The latter has just had a cash windfall but that will get creditors onto the front foot, the former faces a very unusual winding up claim today. It is interesting.

  9. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast No 1: the curse of brown envelope man strikes again
    No doubt Zak's silly sister at Shares Magazine thinks it is racist to mention this but Totally (TLY) has never recovered from Mir's endorsement. Today a warning. I discuss why this stock , where I have been a perma bear, is less investable than ever.
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