Strong growth in core underpins FY expectations

EKF has reported a strong H1, with revenues of £37.5m and double-digit growth in underlying non-Covid related business. Management reports it is trading in line with expectations for the full year and we make no change to our profit forecasts at this stage. New growth initiatives are proceeding to plan and should lead to accelerated core growth from FY23 onwards. We continue to see substantial upside on successful execution with the shares trading on an FY23 P/E of 13.1x and an EV/EBITDA of just

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 09/08/22

Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Unigel Group, intends to join the Aquis Growth Market. Unigel Group is a pioneer in the field of thixotropic gels for the fibre optic cable industry. The Company is also a supplier of laminated steel tapes to the fibre optic cable industry in the US. Thixotropic gels and laminated steel tapes are essential components to the rapidly growing global fibre optic cable market. The Group exports

Morning Note – 3 August 2022

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 16/08/22

Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Unigel Group, intends to join the Aquis Growth Market. Unigel Group is a pioneer in the field of thixotropic gels for the fibre optic cable industry. The Company is also a supplier of laminated steel tapes to the fibre optic cable industry in the US. Thixotropic gels and laminated steel tapes are essential components to the rapidly growing global fibre optic cable market. The Group exports to over 40 count

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 05/08/22

Dish of the day Joiners: Inteliqo Limited has joined the Access Segment of AQSE Growth Market. Inteliqo Limited provides sales, marketing and distribution services to technology product owners. Leavers: Menzies (John) plc and Sanne Group have left the Premium Segment of the Main Market. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Unigel Group, intends to join the Aquis Growth Market. Unigel Group is a pioneer in the field of thixotropic gels for the fibre optic cable industry. The Company is also a sup

WHI First Light: Spectra Systems, ARC Minerals, KEFI Gold & Copper, Dekel Agri-vision, NetScientific & LifeSafe Holdings

Spectra, a leader in machine-readable high speed banknote authentication, brand protection technologies and gaming security software, has announced its first commercial sale of a Banknote Disinfection System (BDS) to an Asian central bank. The BDS system, utilising Spectra's patented technology, contributes to the safety of central bank staff who handle banknotes incoming from circulation, which may carry bacterial and viral pathogens. The system is a plug and play technology as it does not req

The Hardman & Co Monthly: August 2022

Feature article: Utility regulation – Changes afoot - Patching up a tainted model While the gas supply crisis – and its price implications – have dominated the UK price regulated sectors in recent months, other issues have arisen that have seriously tainted the price regulation system itself. Indeed, it is fair to ask whether it is ‘’fit for purpose’’. Back in 1984, price regulation, via an unsophisticated RPI-x formula, was introduced to prevent the privatised British Telecom (BT) from abusin

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 16/06/2022

*A corporate client of Hybridan LLP Dish of the day Joiners: No Joiners Today. Leavers: No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? LifeSafe Holdings, a fire safety technology business with innovative fire safety products, intends to join AIM. LifeSafe has developed what the Directors believe to be market disrupting, eco-friendly fire safety protection products to both protect (via fire extinguishers) and detect (via carbon monoxide, smoke and heat alarms) fires. At the cent

WH Ireland: NetScientific (NSCI) - Portfolio company PDS Biotechnology provides a business update and Q2 2022 financial results

NetScientific is an active transatlantic life sciences, sustainability and technology investment and commercialisation group. Portfolio company, NASDAQ-listed PDS Biotechnology (PDSB), in which NSCI holds a 4.72% equity stake, announced on 8 August 2022, a business update along with Q2 2022 results to the end of June 2022.

Growth on an accelerating path

Smith & Nephew’s growth acceleration and margin expansion in Q2 should continue in H215, more reflecting internal changes than improvements in market fundamentals. Its c 13% premium on 2015 P/E to its global ortho peers is supported by its brisker growth and strategic value.

LIBERUM: Medica Group PLC* - Strong update with all divisions growing

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 11/07/22

iners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Georgina Energy, an early-stage resource company with a strategy of actively pursuing the exploration, commercial development and monetisation of helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon interests located in the Amadeus and Officer Basins in Northern and Western Australia intends to join AIM. Georgina Energy has two principal onshore interests. The first, the Mount Winter Prospect is located in the Amadeus Basin in No

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 12-07-2022

*A corporate client of Hybridan LLP Dish of the day Joiners: Warehouse REIT (WHR.L) has transferred to AIM from the Main Market. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Georgina Energy, an early-stage resource company with a strategy of actively pursuing the exploration, commercial development and monetisation of helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon interests located in the Amadeus and Officer Basins in Northern and Western Australia intends to join AIM. Georgina

Wegovy’s supply + brewing competition concerns overshadow a decent Q2

In Q2, Novo continued its strong run, driven by strong growth momentum seen in both Obesity and GLP-1 Diabetes franchise. However, emerging and potential competition from Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro in Diabetes and Obesity, respectively, and Wegovy’s run of supply scars made investors jittery. Moreover, the group’s ever-expensive valuations and lack of sizable progress beyond diabetes are some of the other key reasons for a cautious stance on the Danish pharma giant.

Pfizer Inc.: The Biohaven Acquisition, Financial Forecasts, DCF & Comparables Valuation, ESG & Other Risks (05/22)

Pfizer had a phenomenal 2021 given the upside of the Covid-19 vaccine and medication. An estimated 1.4 billion patients have been reached by the company with its vaccines and medicines. Pfizer’s position has been upgraded from fourth to second over big bio-pharmacy companies. In R&D, its investments have been increased, and it has started 13 pivotal clinical studies. The company is increasing its investments in Covid-19 medication, Paxlovid and widening its distribution. The strength of the comp