So far so good

The group posted a strong set of results showing faster and stronger-than-expected net interest margin expansion and no signs of a deterioration and above all anxiety on the asset quality front. It remains to be seen if the UK government will allow banks to hold on to the benefit of interest rate increases and if the UK economy proves as resilient as expected.

Sustainably robust results which we expect to trigger distributions

Legal & General disclosed strong HY 22 results, albeit in line with the consensus’ expectations. With most of the metrics improving on a yoy and sequential basis, we believe that the strong solvency position, in an environment with (sustainable?) higher yields, should trigger capital distributions to shareholders at the year-end.

And another layer of distributions

Aviva unveiled a fair operating result. While, in line with the insurance industry, Aviva saw a strongly negative impact from financial assets revaluation, the solvency position improved materially, yielding additional capital distributions. Once distributions cease, we believe that Aviva could be a takeover target.

Review of Electricity Market Arrangements - REMA Could Bring Benefits

Last week, the UK government published the consultation paper on its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA). Any change potentially represents uncertainty in a market that has been wary of changes with a number of shares falling after early details of possible reforms were flagged in the press. We review the possible changes and conclude that while there is some risk, from what we can see at present the likely outcomes could be either minimal or beneficial for investors in clean energy

Cenkos:Duke Royalty Ltd -Record revenues keep on rolling

Cenkos:Duke Royalty Ltd -Record revenues keep on rolling

SHORE CAPITAL - H&T Group (HAT) - House stock at 411p

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

H&T Group (HAT) - House Stock, 411p - Golden oldy … celebrating 125 years

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 21-07-2022

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 export

Robust AUMs in a challenging environment

Great results posted by M&G, which recorded very resilient AUMs. The firm managed to outperform the consensus despite the tough environment. While the management avoided any capital plans comments, the resilient solvency position leaves great prospects while the current share buyback is still far from being completed.

Zeus: Technology Quarterly review - August 2022

This quarter’s key observations • Subsector performance: Marketplaces was by far the best performing subsector from an aggregate share price perspective (up 19.9%) vs. an average –5.2% for the other five subsectors. UK Digital Media was the worst performing subsector with a -12.4% aggregate share price move. • Valuation trends: UK Managed Services saw the largest EV/ EBITDA derating (-2.1x) and is now on the lowest EV/Sales multiple (1.5x FY1) and second lowest average EV/EBITDA (11.3x FY1

NextEnergy Solar Fund - Fund Secures CfD Wins

NESF has boosted its effective electricity price hedging with the winning of 86W under the UK’s CfD renewable support scheme. This provides an index-linked 15-year income stream providing a strong underpinning to the fund’s earnings.

Morning Note – 1 August 2022

Purplebricks (PURP LN) - New team: new strategy

Purplebricks full year results provides the detail behind its May pre-close update (i.e. 40,141 instructions; £70m revenue; £8.8m EBITDA loss and £43.2m cash) and details Purplebricks’ plan to return to operational cash generation.

The missing link in Europe’s lithium evolution

We initiate full coverage on Alkemy Capital Investments plc (Alkemy). Alkemy’s 100%-owned subsidiary Tees Valley Lithium (TVL) is developing a world-class, low carbon, lithium hydroxide (LHM or LiOH) refining facility at the Wilton International Chemical Park in the Teesside Freeport, UK. Vying to be the first of its kind in the UK, the plant will process a variety of lithium feedstocks to produce a low-carbon footprint, battery-grade lithium hydroxide product suitable to supply the rapidly expa