LIBERUM: Vertu Motors - Positive estimate momentum continues

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 28/09/22

Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: Brewin Dolphin Holdings has left the Main Market. Caretech Holdings has left AIM. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Streaks Gaming plc, a UK-based provider of conversational gaming products intends to join the Standard Segment of the Main Market this autumn. The flotation is expected to value Streaks at approximately £10.2m (pre-money) and will make it the first LSE-listed "pure-play" conversational gaming company. Raising between £5-10m. Independent Living

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 04/10/22

Dish of the day Joiners: Milton Capital plc (MII.L) has joined the Main Market. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** TECC Capital plc, to be renamed EDX Medical Group, intends to join the AQSE Growth Market. EDX operates a molecular biology and diagnostics laboratory in Cambridge, UK, from which it performs research & development, provides Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing and genomic sequencing services, undertakes quality assurance and has established expertise

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 05/10/22

Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** TECC Capital plc, to be renamed EDX Medical Group, intends to join the AQSE Growth Market. EDX operates a molecular biology and diagnostics laboratory in Cambridge, UK, from which it performs research & development, provides Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing and genomic sequencing services, undertakes quality assurance and has established expertise in the design, development, validati

SHORE CAPITAL - SCS GROUP+ (SCS, HouseStock at 138p) Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman Designate

Vertu Motors PLC (VTU LN) - Continued execution

Vertu delivered a strong set of H1 results, the second highest on record, despite a deteriorating economic environment and clear cost headwinds to contend with. The Group is well capitalised and we anticipate continued execution on its well established strategy over the coming months. We are raising our FY23 EPS forecasts by 13% post these results, and continue to believe the shares remain considerably undervalued based on significant financial firepower, asset backing and strong execution of th

LIBERUM: Tortilla Mexican Grill* - LFL outperformance continues, roll out accelerated but protein costs hit profits

Hostmore - Better than expected H1; cold reality on the menu

Hostmore delivered a marginally better than expected H1, but it’s not been a great start to H2 and the cold reality is that the consumer environment has worsened, putting pressure on revenue, with cost inflation – especially energy – also rippling through the P&L. Sensibly, Hostmore is slowing its opening programme to protect cash; it’s highly cash generative with plenty of financial headroom, and this should put it in a good position to exploit market opportunities when the time is right. We ar

LIBERUM: Topps Tiles* - FY22E beat; caution still required

Morning Note – 21 September 2022

Zeus: Video Games Sector Quarterly review - September 2022

In the September edition of Zeus’ Video Games quarterly report, we review sector M&A activity in 2022 alongside our regular valuation and performance analysis. Total 2022 YTD deal volume across the US and Europe (186) is at elevated levels, already second only to 2021. The total number of video games deals rebounded significantly to 81 in Q3 from 28 in Q2, according to our transaction screening. US average deal value reached a record high of £209.5m (joint with that achieved in 2020) on a re

Cenkos: Brighton Pier Group Plc -- Strong results, challenging outlook

Brighton Pier Group (BPG) performed strongly during the 12 months to June 2022, which resulted in the company beating forecasts that had already been twice upgraded (FY22E Adj EBITDA of £6.5m originally forecast vs £10.8m ultimately achieved). All divisions performed well, with trading boosted by pent-up consumer demand and government support packages. The outlook appears more muted, however, driven by elevated inflation and the widely documented ‘cost-of-living crisis'; consequently, we lower o

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

LIBERUM: City Pub Group* - Balance sheet strong, inflationary downgrades

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 22/09/2022

*A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by most recent first *** Alphabetically arranged Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Streaks Gaming plc, a UK-based provider of conversational gaming products intends to join the Standard Segment of the Main Market this autumn. The flotation is expected to value Streaks at approximately £10.2m (pre-money) and will make it the first LSE-listed "pure-play" conversational gaming co