Event in Progress:
Discover the latest content that has just been published on Research Tree
24 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
Companies: ARTL CORA CVSG ECR FSD GAL ORCP
Hybridan
An update from CVS this morning covering conclusion of the CMA process, a further acquisition and update on trading. The CMA investigation into the acquisition of Quality Pet Care (QPC) is now complete, thereby bringing to an end a 9 month process. As part of the undertaking, CVS yesterday completed the sale of QPC for cash proceeds of c.£9m, implying a c.£12m impairment. Whilst the CMA episode has clearly been a setback, it does not seem to have fundamentally impaired ongoing M&A ambitions give
Companies: CVS Group plc
Singer Capital Markets
Joiners: Kendrick Resources (KEN.L), a mineral exploration and development company, with projects in Scandinavia has joined the Main Market (standard) raising £3.25m. With effect from Admission, Kendrick will have vanadium exploration projects in Finland, and Sweden with an option over 3 further nickel projects in Norway under the EMX Option Agreement. The Projects have three defined Mineral Resources. Leavers: No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? GS Chain, a company established
Companies: WSG CVSG PHE THR FAB OGN NSCI REVB
A brief but significant RNS reach this morning. CVS has announced the acquisition of Anton Vets, a single site veterinary practice in Andover, Hampshire for c.£6m. This is a clear signal to the market that the recent CMA outcome was nothing more than a setback and that selective acquisitions remain part of the overall growth thesis. With c.45% of UK veterinary practices in independent hands, there is plenty of white space in the UK in which CVS has limited presence. This transaction is an excell
Interims as expected are very strong, with 11% sales growth (9.6% LFL) flowing through to 22% at the PBT level. So another period of strong organic led delivery. H2 has got off to a strong start, despite stiff comps and the prospect of share buy-backs is signalled. We see the CMA issue as nothing more than a setback and are satisfied that, armed with new guidance selective M&A will remain part of the mix. We use this note to demonstrate that there are clear building blocks to maintain a >10% TSR
The CMA investigation into CVS’s acquisition of QPC has found that the merger raises competition concerns in 5 of the 8 local areas. Whilst this is viewed as “disappointing” by management, a sense of perspective needs to be kept given QPC’s revenue is 2% of that of the CVS Group. Significantly, there is nothing in today’s update to signal a wider review into cost of services. As a next step we expect CVS to address the CMA’s concerns by divesting of a number of sites, and hopefully this should d
What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Strip Tinning Holdings, an established supplier of specialist connectors to the automotive sector, intends to join AIM. Strip Tinning manufactures specialist flexible electrical connectors related primarily to heating and antennae systems embedded within automotive glazing and to the connection of the cells within electric vehicle (EV) battery packs, increasingly using flexible and lightweight printed circuit technology that also has growing application elsewhe
Companies: CZA PGH CVSG TIA FNTL ADME EYE CCS
A very good H1 update from CVS this morning. Sales growth is reported at 11.4% with LFL’s of c.10%, EBITDA up a strong 15.5% and H2 has got off to a good start. In short, another period of excellent delivery. We push through a 3.5% EPS upgrade for the current year and tick up outer year forecasts by 2%. The stage one deadline for the CMA to report on the Quality Pet Care deal is 18th Feb’22. There are a range of theoretical outcomes (no case to answer, divest some of the 8 practices, or divest a
A positive AGM update from CVS this morning shows an excellent start to FY22, reporting strong 12.4% LFL sales growth. This reflects both the secular tailwind from a growing UK pet population and the continuing focus on optimal patient care/working-up of cases. The company does not comment on the CMA enquiry relating to a recent small acquisition. This is to be expected given the restriction terms under CMA guidelines. The transaction itself is not material in terms of scale. Importantly, the pr
Full year PBT is 4% ahead of our expectations and strong trading momentum has continued into FY22 (14.4% LFL). The strength of the results reflects favourably on the strategy new management put in place in 2019 to focus on optimal patient care and to make CVS an employer of choice. Having shown remarkable resilience through the pandemic, CVS is emerging as a stronger business with excellent ongoing growth prospects. Its integrated veterinary model is ideally positioned to capitalise on sector ta
Research Tree provides access to ongoing research coverage, media content and regulatory news on CVS Group plc. We currently have 0 research reports from 8 professional analysts.
Companies: Warpaint London PLC
Shore Capital
Feature article: Steady as she goes, but could be better: A review of investment company liquidity since 2016 Liquidity is the lifeblood of equity markets. The measurement of liquid asset availability to a market or company is a way of gauging a market’s health. This article builds on our previous work, which analysed the liquidity data for non-financial trading companies, by applying the same analytical techniques to the investment companies (IC) space. We analyse liquidity for ICs as a whol
Companies: NBPE ICGT ARBB RECI CLIG HAT AVO VTA APAX
Hardman & Co
Avon Protection’s capital markets day highlighted its continued focus on medium-term margin expansion (targeting operating margin of 14–16%), concentrating on its core business of respirators and head protection. The unwinding of the armour business, alongside the consolidation of Team Wendy (acquired in H220) should enable Avon to benefit from rising global defence spending. Its strong relationship with the US DoD, and organic growth opportunities with recurring revenue from necessary product r
Companies: Avon Protection PLC
Edison
15th April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: Change of Market: TheWorks (WRKS.L) a multi-channel value retailers of books, arts and crafts, stationery, toys and games, offering customers a differentiated propositio
Companies: GTC SAV FAB KRM BOOM
Companies: SCE HVO VLG
Cavendish
Companies: IGP RUA BOOM
17th April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: 16 April 2024: Electric Guitar (ELEG.L) Concurrent with its Admission to trading on AIM, Electric Guitar is proposing to acquire the entire issued share capital of 3radi
Companies: ARS TIDE SCE SNX ECK CNS TST SPEC SSTY
TRX is focused on the development and commercialisation of two proprietary processing technologies for the repair of soft tissue (dCELL®) and bone (BioRinse®). It has a broad portfolio of products used in biosurgery, orthopaedics and dental markets. Investment in tissue processing, manufacturing capacity and strong commercial partners, together with its “4S” strategy, has generated six consecutive reporting periods of strong growth, with TRX turning EBITDA-positive in 2023. Further growth in 202
Companies: Tissue Regenix Group plc
Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (CNS) has published its H1 2024 results to end September 2023. Group revenues grew 44% to £4.9m and gross profits increased by 63% to £3.1m, with the company benefitting from newfound operational efficiencies. With its now streamlined strategy focussing on the core Health & Nutrition business and the initial signs of an encouraging uptick in sales momentum, we believe the company is well positioned for growth that will help create future value for shareholders. We
Companies: Cambridge Nutritional Sciences PLC
Venture Life has reported FY23 results to December 2023, following the February trading update. Revenues grew 17% in the year to £51.4m (our est. £50.7m) and adjusted EBITDA was £11.6m (our est. £11.6m). Cash conversion was 85%, generating £9.8m of cash from operations. Cash generation and no M&A in 2023 allowed the company to de-lever, closing FY23 with net debt to adjusted EBITDA at 1.3x. Management have focused on growth with three therapy areas generating double-digit revenue growth and onli
Companies: Venture Life Group Plc
Creo Medical has released a trading update for FY23, an active year for the company, with progress made across all business segments. Traction improved in H223, following Speedboat Inject’s European clearance for upper gastrointestinal (GI) procedures and the accelerated approval and launch of Creo’s slimmest electrosurgical device, Speedboat UltraSlim. Top-line growth was supported by continued streamlining of the cost structure, resulting in a better-than-expected underlying EBITDA loss (impro
Companies: Creo Medical Group Plc
Companies: BILN IGP RBN SBTX
The Hardman & Co Healthcare Index (HHI) has been running since 2009. Its main function is to highlight the attractions of life sciences investments over the long term. For the second year running, apart from global economic influences affecting world markets, performance in 2023 was dented by the capital-intensive nature of the sector. The HHI fell 3.7%, to 483.8, underperforming the main London markets – FTSE 100 (+3.8%) and FTSE All-Share (3.8%) but outperforming the FTSE AIM All-Share Index (
Companies: TXG NDVA TSVT BCOW Z29 TXG NCYT GNS SUN AMS OMG APH EKF EAH IMM AGL DEMG AGY TSTL IPO GDR ETX TRX HVO CTEC AVO OXB DEST VLG IXI VAL INDV AGR AVCT BAI 123F IMCR BCOW
Diaceutics has released a trading statement for the year to December 2023 guiding to revenue growth of 22% YoY to £23.7m, up 19% on a constant currency basis. The order book jumped 57% to £26.6m, of which c£12.3m is expected to be realised in FY24, and which currently stands at £30.8m. The proportion of recurring revenue continues to increase and is now over 50% (FY22 35%). Cash at YE23 stood at £16.7m, indicating a near halving of the rate of cash burn in 2H23 compared to 1H23. We adjust our FY
Companies: Diaceutics Plc
Capital Access Group
Zoetis delivered a decent set of results for the last quarter of 2022 meeting analyst expectations as well as the high end of its management guidance. Despite the economic challenges, ongoing pandemic recovery, and the political unpredictability brought on by the war in Ukraine, they delivered operational growth for the year in each of their top 13 markets. The company's unique companion animal portfolio drove its 8% operational revenue increase for the year, growing 14% operationally. In compar
Companies: Zoetis (ZTS:NYSE)Zoetis, Inc. Class A (ZTS:NYS)
Baptista Research
Share: