Dowlais Group - Motoring forward

Dowlais Group’s first set of results were ahead of our expectations, with positive cash generation a highlight despite restructuring and demerger costs. Softer automotive markets will limit margin progress in FY24 towards the double-digit target. Despite this, margins of c 6.5% are still ahead of automotive peers, although the shares trade at a significant discount to our implied generic peer-based valuation.

Surface Transforms (SCE LN) - Obstacles removed for higher production

Surface has issued a brief Q1 update. Production will ramp-up this year as final new equipment is installed, and manufacturing teething problems recede.

Nexteq - FY23 adj EBITDA +4% ahead, FY24E upgrades of +1-10%

Nexteq’s FY23 results show adjusted EBITDA +4% ahead of the +6% upgrade at the January trading update, record FY23 EFCF of $17.4m, and a confident outlook that leads us to reiterate our FY24E revenue and upgrade FY24E gross profit, adj EBITDA, and EFCF by +1-10%. The strategic focus on higher-margin products and customers reducing elevated inventory levels led FY23 group revenue -5% yoy to $114.3m, with Quixant 6% lower at $69.3m and Densitron 2% lower at $45.1m. Effective supply-chain managemen

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Morning Note – 25 March 2024

LIBERUM: Revolution Beauty: Upgrade #1: Momentum building

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 18 Mar 24

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Revolution Beauty (REVB LN) - Reinitiating coverage: Solid foundations, targeting 3X growth

A streamlined strategy, solid foundations, and a new, enthusiastic management team creates meaningful upside risk to forecasts. The scale of the opportunity is significant, with the path to £1bn retail sales more than achievable in our view. Our valuation analysis implies a share price of 85.3p, 205% above current levels.

PROGRESSIVE: Sanderson Design Group: Morris & Co to launch online store

Sanderson Design Group (SDG) has announced it is to launch a dedicated online store for its iconic and second largest brand, Morris & Co, in the second half of 2024. This marks a major step-up for the group in terms of e-commerce and the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel, where its presence to date has been limited to the smaller Scion brand. While not anticipated to make a significant financial contribution in FY25E, this represents an important strategic initiative for SDG to exploit another ch

The Joy of Techs - Cavendish Technology quarterly sector note

£23.3bn in enterprise value has been returned to AIM technology shareholders over the past six years in the form of 51 public to private takeouts, including 10 in 2023 alone with the takeovers of Smoove* and Tribal announced in early October. With UK valuations appearing cheap and looking more attractive to potential acquirers, we take a moment to reflect on the trends of corporate and private equity bidders targeting AIM-listed technology companies going back to 2017, through the uncertainties

Byotrol - H1 2024 interims: Forecasts reinstated

Byotrol’s interim results were in-line with the recent trading update and, as such, we reiterate our FY 2024 forecasts. Group revenues for the period were down by 9% to £2.0m, however, product sales (excluding IP related royalty income) were flat YoY. Encouragingly, professional product sales increased by 8% to £1.8m and the company delivered an improvement in underlying gross margin to 44.5% (vs FY 2023 42.6%) supported by rebalancing the portfolio towards higher margin products in animal and h

Morning Note – 7 December 2023

Nexteq - FY23 net cash +36% ahead, FY24E EBITDA & EFCF reiterated

Nexteq’s FY23 trading update highlights a strong gross margin performance, adjusted PBT comfortably ahead of market expectations, and net cash +36% ahead of our previous forecast at $27.9m. The strategic focus on higher-margin products and customers reducing elevated inventory levels have led FY23 group revenue -4% yoy to $114.8m, with Quixant 6% lower at $69.4m and Densitron broadly in line at $45.4m. Effective supply chain management, strong price discipline, and increased sales of higher marg

Morning Note – 13 March 2024

Solid State - Early delivery of order boosts FY24 EPS by 18% to new record

The group’s year-end update flags trading ahead of expectations, achieved by strong growth in its Systems division, with the earlier than expected delivery of a NATO contract just prior to the year-end that pulls forward profit into FY24 making it a record year. Components continue to see a normalisation of orders and slower demand as previously flagged. Order cover is strong and further opportunities in the defence/security sector are leading to investment in Integrated Systems capabilities. Re