SHORE CAPITAL - XP Factory+ (XPF, House Stock at 16p)

SHORE CAPITAL - XP Factory+ (XPF) - House Stock at 18p - Oxford Street opens and openings on track for FY22F

SHORE CAPITAL - XP Factory (XPF) - House Stock at 12p - Excellent progress to date in 2022

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 09/09/22

Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: ScotGems Plc has left the Main Market. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Critical Metals plc, a company established to acquire mining opportunities in the critical and strategic metals sector, is to be re-admitted onto the Main Market under the ticker “CRTM”, following the proposed acquisition of a 57% interest in Madini Occidental Limited, which holds an indirect 70% interest in the Molulu copper/cobalt project located in the Democratic Rep

SHORE CAPITAL - XP Factory+ (XPF, House Stock at 12p) Acquisition/positive update

SHORE CAPITAL - XP Factory (XPF) - House Stock at 20p

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 29/06/22

Joiners: No Joiners Today. Leavers: No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Immediate acquisitions (IME.L) is to re-join AIM via a Reverse Takeover of Fiinu Holdings Limited. Once complete the Company is proposing to change its name to Fiinu Group plc. Fiinu intends to be a provider of a consumer banking product, the Plugin Overdraft ®, which is designed to provide customers with an overdraft facility without having to change their current account or request an overdraft from their

SHORE CAPITAL - XP Factory+ (XPF) - House Stock at 20p

SHORE CAPITAL - ScS Group+ (SCS, House Stock at 180p)

LIBERUM: Tortilla Mexican Grill* - Costs under control, rollout on track

H1 performance below expectations; strong start to Q3

JDW’s H1 FY23 performance was below our expectations. Compared with FY19, the group’s lfl sales grew by 5% and the adjusted PBT was down 90.9%. Investors cheered the market outperformance during the initial seven weeks of Q3 (+14.9% yoy). The easing of supply chain issues is also a positive. However, the c.10% jump in the stock price jump seems something of an overreaction. Volumes remain under pressure and inflationary/macro-economic headwinds are here to stay, at least in the near-term. We mai

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 27 Mar 23

27 March 2023 @HybridanLLP Status of this Note and Disclaimer This document has been issued to you by Hybridan LLP for information purposes only and should not be construed in any circumstances as an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other financial instrument, nor shall it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract relating to such action. This document has no regard for the specific investment objectiv

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 31 Mar 23

31 March 2023 @HybridanLLP Status of this Note and Disclaimer This document has been issued to you by Hybridan LLP for information purposes only and should not be construed in any circumstances as an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other financial instrument, nor shall it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract relating to such action. This document has no regard for the specific investment objectiv

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 22 Mar 23

22 March 2023 @HybridanLLP Status of this Note and Disclaimer This document has been issued to you by Hybridan LLP for information purposes only and should not be construed in any circumstances as an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other financial instrument, nor shall it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract relating to such action. This document has no regard for the specific investment objectiv

Year-end trading ahead of expectation

Thanks to the better-than-expected trading performance during the Christmas period, Next reported an encouraging trading update for Q4 22/23. The group remain cautious for the year ahead. Next expects full-price sales to decrease 1.5% and profit before tax to be £795m, implying a contraction of 7.6% versus the FY22/23.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 01 Feb 23

01 February 2023 @HybridanLLP Status of this Note and Disclaimer This document has been issued to you by Hybridan LLP for information purposes only and should not be construed in any circumstances as an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other financial instrument, nor shall it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract relating to such action. This document has no regard for the specific investment objec

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 30 Mar 23

30 March 2023 @HybridanLLP Status of this Note and Disclaimer This document has been issued to you by Hybridan LLP for information purposes only and should not be construed in any circumstances as an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other financial instrument, nor shall it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract relating to such action. This document has no regard for the specific investment objectiv

ME Group - Positive trading momentum has continued

ME Group has confirmed that the strong recovery seen across Continental Europe in H1 has continued throughout H2. Consumer demand has been stronger for all the Group’s services. The Asian market has remained more subdued due to pandemic restrictions remaining in place for longer than in the Group’s other regions. Updated guidance details revenue is now expected to be between £256m and £262m (our forecast £259m) and EBITDA between £82m and £85m (our forecast £84m). Hence, we make no changes to th

Inchcape (INCH LN) - FY22 results, strong execution

Inchcape’s FY22 results last week came in slightly ahead of our expectations on most headline measures. The Group continues to deliver on its strategy and is generating high returns and cash conversion. Due to acquisition related outflows, the Group’s net debt balance (£377.7m, 0.6x pro-forma EBITDA) was greater than we expected (£286.1m), but still well below the Group’s stated comfortable leverage level (1.0x EBITDA). We update forecasts for guidance on higher interest cost and tax rates, whic

Let the Party begin

GVC has now completed its game-changing acquisition of bwin.party, a deal designed to propel the company into the upper reaches of the online gambling industry in terms of size and profitability. The focus now turns to delivering the €125m of projected cost synergies and re-energising bwin’s sizable asset base to drive sustainable growth. We reintroduce our forecasts and expect GVC’s EBITDA to rise from €51m in 2015 to €236.5m in 2017, with strong underlying cash flows driving rapid debt reducti

Initiation of coverage - Follow the cash

Inchcape PLC is a unique global distributor operating in 32 markets globally across the automotive value chain. The group has a long track record in effective capital allocation, delivering shareholder value through share buybacks, an attractive dividend and a disciplined M&A strategy. The share price is currently at 2013 levels, which, in our view, ignores the track record of delivery on several fronts, representing a good entry point for investors.

U-turn on £2 FOBT stake and RGD effective date

Government will bring forward the timing of implementing the lower £2 limit on B2 machines (FOBTs), now effective April 2019. Simultaneously, Remote Gaming Duty (RGD) or Point of Consumption Tax on online gaming will increase to 21%, April 2019 (it excludes online sports betting and betting on racing online). It puts operators under pressure to bring forward their own rightsizing plans for their shop estates, with four and a half months remaining before the effective date. We adjust our forecast

In-line, very highly valued stock

Next has reported 3Q Full Price sales growth of +2.0% and repeated guidance given at its Interims for sales and PBT for the full year. 3Q suffered from stronger comparatives and weather while 4Q should benefit from weak comparatives. October full price sales growth of 5% supports this pattern.