Hybridan Small Cap Feast 27/05/22

Joiners: No Joiners Today. Leavers: No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? According to news reports, The Very Group, is looking to float after calling off their plan for a £4bn IPO last year due to a volatile market. The ecommerce group is owned by the Barclays family. According to the Sunday Times, the retailer has offered incentives to senior leaders at the firm for pulling off a flotation, which the Barclays family now hope to get underway in mid-2023. Psych Capital PLC, intend

Big Technologies (BIG LN) - AGM update: Tracking ahead

Big Technologies (BIG) provided a positive trading update that leads us to see upside to our 2022 estimates. Revenue performance to date indicates to us that BIG could meet our 2022 revenue estimate without further contract signings. The company stated that its pipeline of future opportunities remains strong, leaving room for outperformance. We leave our forecasts unchanged and reiterate that BIG remains very well positioned in an environment of slowing corporate growth and inflation.

Zeus: Technology Quarterly review - May 2022

Zeus provides its Technology Quarterly review for Q2 2022, with a redefined company universe. Key observations on valuation and performance analysis include: • Price performance: All tech subsectors declined over the last three months. The UK Software subsector outperformed (-11%) in a risk off market, supported by high repeating revenues, pricing power and visibility. Marketplaces (-33%) suffered the largest price decrease largely driven by the post-pandemic performance of the food delivery

Big Technologies (BIG LN) - Unique asset: Growth & margins

BIG’s 2021 full year results reveal high, technology-driven growth, margin benefits from scale and a strong and resilient outlook. We believe the recent share price decline is an opportunity to gain exposure to BIG’s unmatched combination of high growth and margins at moderate multiples.

Big Technologies (BIG LN) - Big resilience

We expect BIG to outperform in the current macro environment. In general, Western sanctions on Russia are reducing corporate sector revenues and rising inflation is squeezing corporate margins, consumer spending and business capex. However, we believe BIG is sheltered from these negative macro pressures due to resilient markets, low exposure to rising input costs and forward-looking inventory management.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 24/01/2022

Joiners: No Joiners Today. Leavers: Charles Stanley Group has left the Main Market following a takeover by Raymond James UK Wealth Management Holdings. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Artemis Resources ltd, an ASX listed mining exploration and development company intends to join AIM. The Company owns projects based in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the Greater Carlow Gold-Copper-Cobalt Project in the West Pilbara and the Paterson Central exploration project in the East Pilbara. The

Big Technologies (BIG LN) - Outperformance and upgrades

Big Technologies (BIG) expects to deliver 2021 and 2022 results ahead of expectations and we believe the company’s expectations for 2022 are conservative. We believe BIG will continue to deliver strong growth, supported by disruptive technology and a proven management team. We also believe BIG can sustain high margins and deliver reliable earnings, supported by high operating leverage and long-term contracts.

Big Technologies plc (BIG LN) - Initiation: In a category of its own

Big Technologies (BIG) provides market leading electronic monitoring (EM) systems on a SaaS (Software as a Service) basis primarily to criminal justice systems around the world. EM involves utilising location technologies to remotely monitor and manage people within correctional systems.

Cenkos: Healthcare Sector - Ward Round

Weekly round-up of AIM-listed healthcare news. Venture Life Group, GENinCode, Kromek, Alliance Pharma, Polarean Imaging, Benchmark Holdings, Ondine Biomedical, Verici Dx, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Avacta Group, Abingdon Health, Open Orphan, Belluscura, Hutchmed (China), Oxford Biodynamics

SHORE CAPITAL - H&T Group+ (HAT, House Stock, 322p)

Earnings in line, NAV ahead, caution being exercised

Urban Logistics REIT (“ULR”) has delivered a solid FY22 performance – deploying capital apace and driving strong returns through active asset management. Earnings and dividend are both in line vs SCMe. EPRA NAV is 190p (+7% vs SCMe); as yield compression came as a bonus. Caution is being exercised in deploying remaining capital, which impacts FY23e earnings only. We upgrade EPRA NAV by 14-20% incorporating some (but not all) recent yield compression. We increase our Target Price to 210p (FY23e E

FY22 – Strong Operating Result & On Track for Targets

Mercia Asset Management reported FY22 results, with a significant uplift in adj. operating profit to £8.4m, driven by strong management fee margins of >2% on stable FuM as well as strong finance income during the year. Group AuM has grown to >£1bn post period end, driven by fundraises across the Northern VCTs. The Group is well set to achieve its Mercia 20:20 Vision, with ~£27m (~46%) of its cumulative three-year PBT target delivered in year one. We increase our adj. EBITDA forecasts by 1-26% on

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 01/07/22

1 July 2022 @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 objectives

Auctus on Friday - 01/07/2022

AUCTUS PUBLICATIONS ________________________________________ Arrow Exploration (AXL LN)C; Target price of £0.45 per share: Another well delivers flow rate above expectations – The RCS-1 well was flow tested at oil rates of up 1,872 bbl/d (936 bbl/d net to Arrow) of 30 API crude from the C7B sands. The zone was tested for 33 hours at an average oil rate of 1,076 bbl/d (538 bbl/d net to Arrow) with no formation water. Production will start next week at ~1,000 bbl/d (500 bbl/d net) in order to mini

2H22 – Good NAV Growth & Attractive Opportunities

Augmentum Fintech has delivered a strong finish to FY22, with NAV per share up 19% YoY and +9% HoH to 155.2p, driven by both investments and positive fair value changes across the majority of its portfolio companies. The 23% IRR since IPO is above the Group’s 20% Internal Target Return, demonstrating overall attractive investment performance. Post-period end The Group has invested £4.0m in new portfolio company Kenbi and the £43m proceeds from the sale of its stake in ii strengthens AUGM’s cash

Cenkos: Marlowe Plc -- Record organic growth

Marlowe delivered an impressive set of FY22A results, with underlying organic revenue growth of 9%, Adj EBITDA margins up 240bps to 18.6%, and Adj EBITDA of £54.4m (ahead of our £50.7m forecast). We make minor updates to our FY23E forecasts (Adj Diluted EPS increases 1% to 49.6p) and release new FY24E forecasts. Given the strength of Marlowe's business model, its defensive nature (non-discretionary products and services; 85%+ recurring revenue), the group's continued positive momentum (including

LIBERUM: Real Estate Investors* - Further profitable sales set to drive capital return strategy

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 30/06/2022

Dish of the day Joiners: Visum Technologies has joined the AQSE Growth Market. The Company's business is to own and operate an "on-ride" video and photographic camera system that it sells and/or licenses to customers (being theme parks, ride manufacturers, souvenir imaging providers, and other leisure operators). 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 Compan

Palace Capital* - Strategy sharpened, 5% buyback commences

Further to its strategic review, Palace Capital intends to focus on becoming an ESG driven, regional office market specialist. To that end the company has announced a new £46.5m property disposal programme including its entire industrial property portfolio with the proceeds to be reinvested into the office sector. Palace Capital has also announced a buyback for up to 5% of its shares and continues to review its cost base. The outcome of the strategic review is to sharpen the focus on themes mana

Copyright Royalty Board III Decision

The final decision on CRB III (see below) on streaming revenues is positive for Songwriters, Music publishing and Hipgnosis (SONG). The decision will result in addition revenues being paid to SONG over the coming periods. We view the ruling as positive and evidence of a continuing shift in the understanding of the value of a Songwriter’s contribution to a hit record and the willingness of industry stakeholders to recognise it. YTD SONG has de-rated significantly and currently trades on a 23.8% d

Morning Note – 6 July 2022

Cenkos: Professional Services -- The week that was

Stocks in focus this week are Personal Group, Johnson Service Group, Capita and Mears

NextEnergy Solar Fund - Facility Extension Delivers Firepower

NESF has extended one of its revolving credit facilities giving it £48m of additional lending. The fund has created several new areas for potential asset growth including co-investment alongside NPIII in international projects, stand alone battery projects with Eelpower and co-located battery projects at its existing solar sites. The new facility gives the fund the firepower to capture these opportunities.