Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 22 Feb 23

22 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 23/03/22

Joiners: RC365 Holding has joined the Main Market (Standard). Founded in Hong Kong in 2013, the Group is a fintech solutions service provider in China and Hong Kong, and is looking to expand its payment gateway services into Europe and the UK. In connection with Admission, the Company successfully raised approx. £2m for the Group at a price of 6.2p per ordinary share. At the Issue Price, the Company's market capitalisation will be approx. £6.7m. Leavers: No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in the I

Small Cap Feast: 09/07/21

Joiners: LungLife (LLAI.L), a developer of clinical diagnostic solutions for lung cancer enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI), has joined AIM. The Company's technology is a combination of the recovery of rare cells and blood-based biomarkers shown to be altered in lung cancer. The Company employs machine learning to improve upon existing computer software to identify informative cells from blood, and intends to build a deep, novel pool of lung cancer-related data for AI-enabled applications

Resilient performance leads to upgrades

SDL delivered a better than forecast H1, outperforming sales and AOP estimates. Revenues moderated by just 1% to £180.7m, with AOP up 1% to £16.3m. Increased demand from strongly performing verticals (Online Retail, Technology) has offset declining volumes from CV19 impacted sectors (Leisure, Travel, Automotive). KPIs continue to move in the right direction, with ARCV rising 7% y/y, and Linguistic Productive Utilisation stable at 67%. The Group delivered 60 new technology customer wins in H1, an

SLATE proposition unveiled

SDL held an introductory session for the Group’s new SLATE proposition (launched in June). Good traction has been seen within the Group’s existing base presenting an attractive upsell opportunity, whilst also enabling expansion of the Group’s TAM with a market-leading, highly automated and immensely scalable solution. Management estimate SME and ‘off-grid’ translation projects to be a market worth in excess of $10bn, with SLATE allowing the Group to target these areas in a more meaningful way. T

Strong 2019, cash generative 2020

SDL has delivered a strong set of FY’19 results, coming in a touch ahead of N1S forecasts with sales of £376.3m (+5% pro forma y/y; N1S: £371m) and AOP of £37.2m (N1S: £35.8m). High 98% cash conversion delivered strong FCF of £29.6m. The Group has entered 2020 in rude health with high tech renewal rates (c.90%), healthy growth in premium Language Services (14% pro forma y/y), and a strong balance sheet position with gross cash of £98m and a further £57m in current facilities at today’s date. Cov

SDL delays results in-line with FCA moratorium

SDL have delayed the announcement of FY’19 prelims in line with the FCA moratorium publicised over the weekend. The Group reiterates the strength of FY’19 trading previously flagged in the update in January. Whilst FY’20E has had a strong start with revenues and pipeline building well, more recently the Group has noted some delayed decision making from customers. SDL’s high degree of recurring revenues and stickiness of product offerings provides some insulation, however management are anticipat

Small Cap Feast

Intention to float by Gemfields Group. No Capital Raise. Currently listed on JSE. (GML:JNB) at circa £122m. The Group's key producing assets, the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the world's single largest producing emerald mine) and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique (one of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world), are both expected to have long mine-lives with potential for expansion. Also owns the Faberge brand. Due Valentines Day 2020.

In line FY trading statement

SDL has today announced that both FY19 sales and AOP are in line. Further, the company states its y/e net cash position at £26m – this is also in line with N1S forecasts. To remind, FY18 reflects only 5 months‘ contribution by DLS, therefore the majority of FY19’s sales uplift should come from Donnelley, but as well, +4/5% (exp.) organic growth. To this end, today’s update provides evidence of progression – towards management’s stated goal of “high single digit” growth. We flag that the y/y LFL

Analyst and Investor Day demonstrates technology strength

SDL held a well attended Analyst and Investor day yesterday at its Maidenhead HQ. The Group showcased its Helix, Insight and Tridum DX platforms, as well as offering a demonstration of the new Language Cloud portal which opens up the prospect of a fully automated machine translation portal in the future. We continue to see SDL as well placed within the premium content space (market growth estimated: 10% -15% pa), while also delivering growth within the user-generated content market (estimated gr

Good progress with all KPIs, trading remains on track

SDL has reported interim results that highlight group revenue up 40%, driven by 6% pro forma revenue growth, the DLS acquisition and currency tailwinds. Further improvement in gross margin and cost saving initiatives helped deliver adjusted operating of £16.1m (£15.5m pre-IFRS 16) and adjusted diluted EPS up 14%. This financial outturn was underpinned by improvements across all core financial and operating KPIs. SDL has entered the second half with good sales momentum and a healthy sales pipelin

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Techniplas –global producer and support services company providing highly engineered and technically complex components, making the supply chain to original equipment manufacturers more efficient. FYDec17 rev $515m. Loungers plc—the operator of 146 café/bar/restaurants across England and Wales under the Lounge and Cosy Club brands, announces its intention to seek admission on AIM, offer TBC, expected late April. SDX Energy plc—a North Africa focused oil and gas company, announces its intention t

A maturing portfolio

Frontier IP has reported interim results (H123) that reflect a period of strong technical progress but without the large revaluations of previous periods. Net assets per share decreased to 88.2p (FY22: 88.5p) while Net Cash increased to £5.8m providing the Group with a multi-year cash runway. H123 saw a number of important commercial and technical developments with FIPPs management highlighting Pulsiv and Alusid as moving beyond inflection points. A £0.5m pre-tax loss reflects no major net reval

Audioboom Group - Robust FY22 results, maiden 8p dividend planned for FY23

In today’s FY22 results, Audioboom has reported adjusted EBITDA and net cash in line with the January trading update, highlighted an encouraging start to FY23, and announced plans to pay a maiden FY23 dividend. FY22 revenue growth of +24% yoy to $74.9m has been driven by +16% growth from core premium sales, +70% growth from Showcase, and +37% yoy growth from Sonic, and enabled Audioboom to outperform the wider podcast industry for the sixth consecutive year. A tight control on cost drove adjuste

Morning Note – 16 March 2023

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 21 Mar 23

21 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

Cenkos: Braemar Plc -- Record revenue and profitability

In a trading update for the year to 28 February 2023, Braemar highlighted record revenue and profitability for the period. Braemar expects to report revenue not less than £150m, up at least 48.1% on FY22A, and underlying operating profit of not less than £20m, c100% ahead of FY22A, with all parts of the business performing well and further helped by a positive dollar FX tailwind. Braemar has increased its investment in the business during H2/23 and with trading in the current year staring well,

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Fintel plc (FNTL LN) - Growth driven by FinTech

Fintel’s 2022 results provides details behind its January pre-close, which revealed: • 8% core revenue growth to £56.4m (FY21: £52.2m) • 7% core SaaS & Subscription revenue growth to £36.8m (FY21: £34.3m) • 4% total revenue growth to £66.5m (FY21: £63.9m), including surveying & panel management • Adjusted EBITDA growing.6% to £19.4m, in line with Board expectations (FY21: 6%), while adjusted core EBITDA grew 9% to £18.6m (Zeus forecast: £18.0m) • 118% (FY21: 116%) operating cash conversion,

FY22 update – Performance in-line & board changes

RBGP has published its FY22 pre-close trading update this morning. Unaudited FY22 revenue, adj. EBITDA and adj. operating profit are expected to be in-line with our estimates. Professional Services, saw good performances across both, the legal services and sell-side corporate finance offering. Whilst there is no resolution on decreasing exposure to LionFish, the Group is encouraged by accelerating developments. RBGP also announced a number of changes to the board, with Nicola Foulston, CEO, havi

Pricing power underpins expectations

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 16 Mar 23

16 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

Solid Q4 NAV, Hydro demonstrates its power

The Q4 NAV rose 1p (net of a 1.25p dividend) to 118.7p, taking the NAV TR for the year to 19.6%. DORE’s solid Q4 performance was the product of multiple countervailing forces (detailed below). DORE’s decision to store (in early Q4) hydro-generation capacity (water) in its dams facilitated higher value generation later in the period and above expected hydropower revenues. In light of recently published discount rates for UK Solar (7.0%-7.5%), DORE’s valuation of its UK Solar assets at 8% feels co

Morning Note – 23 March 2023

Ricardo (RCDO LN) - Up with events pending CMD

We have been positive on RCDO as trading and order intake has recovered, but we think the stock will now mark time pending the CMD and strategy update in May. We refresh our estimates and valuation after recent H1s, and another tuck-in acquisition. For FY23e our revenue is lifted by 2% to £429m and operating profit lifts by 4% to £34m. Our EPS is held back slightly (up 2% to 33.1p) with higher assumed taxes and cost of debt. Similar upgrades are applied in FY25e. With higher estimates, record or

No frills Q3 update; FY guidance confirmed

Experian reported a Q3 FY23 trading update in line with our expectations. Organic growth moderated to 6% yoy (vs 8% in both the Q1 and Q2) due to a tough comparison base. The consumer services segment continued to lead, while core bureau (i.e. ex-mortgage) growth also remained resilient. The management reiterated its FY23 guidance. Overall, no big surprises and hence the share price reaction remained muted (+0.2% at the close). We maintain our cautiously optimistic view on the stock.

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