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  • 14 May 19
H1 results held back by Gaming

Zytronic’s H1 results contain no surprises, less than two weeks on from the trading update. Gaming sector weakness outweighed a stronger performance from a number of other sectors and PBT reduced to £1.4m from £2.2m in H1’18. The outlook statement strikes a cautious tone and this has already been reflected in our forecasts (as revised on 2nd May). The shares trade on a marked discount to the smaller cap goods stocks (6.6x cal’19 EV/EBITDA versus peers on 9.2x). Zytronic’s dividend yield is now striking at 8%, which is affordable (net cash £12.1m) and, we believe, sustainable although dependent on the recovery in higher margin activity over coming periods.

Companies: Zytronic
  • 02 May 19
Expectations reduced, driven by Gaming

Zytronic has given a subdued trading update for H1 19 and reduced guidance for the full year. Adjusted PBT is expected to be c.£1.4m for H1 19 vs. £2.2m in the comparative period. This has been driven by the Gaming sector, reflecting slower than expected conversion of opportunities to orders and an unhelpful mix effect from lower sales of large panels. The decline in Gaming outweighed stronger performances from the group’s other sectors. Management remains cautious on the level and timing of recovery in Gaming sales, notwithstanding its strong pipeline, and hence on the group’s performance in H2 19. We have reflected this caution in our forecasts, reducing adjusted PBT by 33% to £3.2m for FY19 and by 28% to £3.5m for FY20. Our new estimates put the shares on an EV/EBITDA multiple of 9.5x for calendar 2019, in line with the smaller cap goods stocks.

Companies: Zytronic
  • 02 May 19
Small Cap Feast

SDX Energy plc—a North Africa focused oil and gas company, announces its intention to complete a Canadian plan of arrangement under section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act and will have shares de-listed from the TSX-V and admitted to trading on AIM. Expected 28 May 2019, anticipated market cap of £76m Renold plc—a leading international supplier of industrial chains and related power transmission products, announced that it will cancel the listing of the Company from the premium segment and apply for admission on AIM. Expected 06 June 2019. Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc — specialist lender which builds relationships with manufacturers and then provides working capital solutions up and down their supply chains to drive their growth is looking to join AIM. No raise, secondary offering of £19.8m at 90p, expected market cap of £95.98m. Expected 09 May 2019. Alumasc Group plc, the premium building products, systems and solutions group, has announced its intention to move from the Premium Segment of the main market to AIM. Expected market cap of £33.4m. Expected 25 June 2019

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  • 14 Dec 18
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  • 11 Dec 18
FY18 results in line with October guidance

Zytronic reported results for FY18 in line with its October guidance, with adjusted PBT down 16%. This was driven by a decline in gross margin, due to operating inefficiencies resulting from lower revenues to its Financial end market, and yield problems as new designs for the Gaming market, requiring new processes, moved into production. We have made no changes to our forecasts for adjusted PBT and EPS, which assume modest sales growth and no uplift in margin while the group works to improve yields. These put the shares on an EV/EBITDA multiple of 7.6x for calendar 2019, which represents a c.13% discount to the smaller cap goods stocks.

Companies: Zytronic
  • 11 Dec 18
Small Cap Feast

PetroTal Corp is an oil and gas company whose shares are currently admitted to trading on the TSXV. The Company is focused on development of oil and gas assets in Peru and it currently has controlling interests in three onshore Peru license blocks. No new funds being raised. Due 21 Dec. Mkt cap c.£80m Litigation Capital Management—provider of litigation financing and ancillary services, moving from ASX (ASX:LCA) to AIM. Offer TBC. Due 18 Dec. Mkt Cap A$64m. Crossword Cybersecurity PLC* (NEX:CCS)—the technology commercialisation company focusing exclusively on the cyber security sector is due to start trading on AIM 14 December. Raising £2m at 290p. Mkt cap at issue price £13.6m. Manolete Partners—leading UK insolvency litigation financing business looking to join AIM raising £16.3m as a placing and £13.1 realised by the selling shareholder at 175p. Market cap £76.3m, expected 14 December Greenfields Petroleum (TSX-V:GNF) production focused company with operated assets in Azerbaijan seeking AIM dual listing including $60m private placement. Mkt cap $12.6m CAD. Expected mid December.

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  • 19 Oct 18
Morning Song

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH LN) In line trading update & entry to Brazil | Futura Medical (FUM LN) Equity capital raise for MED2002 development | Urban Logistics REIT (SHED LN) Strong NAV performance, and total returns | Zytronic (ZYT LN) Year end update – revenue in line, lower than expected margins

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  • 18 Oct 18
Small Cap Feast

Kropz PLC—an emerging plant nutrient producer with an advanced stage phosphate mining project in South Africa, a phosphate project in the Republic of Congo and exploration assets in Ghana. Looking to join AIM, offer TBC, market cap TBC. Due Late October. Azalea Energy—oil and gas production and development company based in Louisiana, United States. Net production of 13 MMcfe/D (2,200 boepd) and total 1P proved reserves of 91 Bcfe (15.1 mmboe), 2P reserves of 111 Bcfe (18.5 mmboe) raising up to $38m, expected mkt cap over $100m. Due 29 Oct Summerway Capital investing company established to acquire companies or businesses which the directors of the Company believe have the potential for strategic, operational and performance improvement so as to create shareholder value. Offer raising £6.08m at 100p, market cap £6.13m expected 19 October Admission is being sought as a result of the proposed RTO of Cambian Group plc following completion of the acquisition by CareTech a leading provider of specialist social care services, supporting adults and children with a wide range of complex needs. No raise, market cap TBC expected 19 October. Path Investments— First acquisition of a 50 per cent. participating interest in the producing Alfeld-Elze II gas field located 22 kilometres south of Hannover in Germany. Seeking £10m raise. Due late Oct Crossword Cybersecurity PLC* (NEX:CCS)—the technology commercialisation company focusing exclusively on the cyber security sector is exploring its options in relation to a potential move to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange which, if it were to proceed, would likely take place over the next few months.

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  • 24 May 18
Strong performance from quality – 11 focus stocks

We have refreshed our quality style screen for the second time and report on style performance since the last refresh in October. Performance has been very strong, outperforming the small-cap index by c.1600bps (weighted basis) and c.1000bps (unweighted). There has been volatility with the market and this style has yet to be tested in a concerted down market, but in a flat or rising market quality appears to be a successful investment style in small-caps. We have highlighted 11 focus stocks in the new screen and will report back again on performance when we next refresh the screen in about 5-6 months’ time.

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  • 18 May 18
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  • 15 May 18
Financial sector holds back progress elsewhere

A customer in the Financial sector has experienced a downturn in activity in H1 which has offset strong progress in the Gaming sector. After a poor H1, Financials has seen an improvement in demand and a generally stronger H2 is expected. Exciting opportunities remain in Gaming and elsewhere, and with more normal Financial sales, the outlook remains positive. We have reduced our PBT forecast in FY18 from £5.6m to £5.2m and await updates as the year progresses. Year end net cash is expected to be £14.8m. Given the expected improvement in H2, an ex cash P/E of c.13x and a dividend yield of over 5% are still strong attractions.

Companies: Zytronic
  • 15 May 18
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Amino Technologies (AMO LN) Contract win with T-2 in Slovenia | ITE Group (ITE LN) Acquisition & Rights Issue | Lookers (LOOK LN) Continued outperformance with growing confidence in forecasts | Northgate (NTG LN) In line year end update; VOH growing, but margins still under pressure | Zytronic (ZYT LN) Financial sector holds back progress elsewhere

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  • 22 Feb 18
Morning Song

Centaur Media (CAU LN) Investor Day | IQE (IQE LN) Joint Venture starting to deliver | LiDCO Group (LID LN) Appointment of French distributor | Northgate (NTG LN) Complex update – change to fleet strategy | Rathbone Brothers (RAT LN) Solid FY17 outturn, some additional cost investment flagged | Surgical Innovations Group (SUN LN) Prelims to show strong growth | Wilmington (WIL LN) Interim results & new Chairman | Zinc Media Group (ZIN LN) Update and contract awards | Zytronic (ZYT LN) AGM Update

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  • 26 Jan 18
The year of the Great Exhibition

2018 is the year of the Great Exhibition of the North. This summer, Newcastle and Gateshead will play host to a government-sponsored, 80-day marathon of events. Billed as the largest event in England this year, the Great Exhibition will showcase the best of the North East’s art, culture, design and innovation and we expect it to highlight the region’s ongoing success in high-end engineering, technology and life sciences. It may also reflect on the success of the North East’s plcs, the most striking example of which is Sage’s transition from 1980’s start-up to £9bn FTSE100 stalwart. We remain on the look out for the next Sage and expect the region to continue to produce attractive IPO candidates following Ramsdens’ success last year. Overall 2017 was a positive year for the region’s listed companies, one highlight of which was the takeover of Quantum Pharma, an N+1 Singer client, by Clinigen for £150m. We are confident that 2018 will be another successful year. Our top regional picks this year are Hargreaves Services, Zytronic and Applied Graphene Materials.

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  • 26 Jan 18
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Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH LN) Significant European acquisition | Northern lights The year of the Great Exhibition

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  • 03 Dec 19
Interim results – trading on track

Interim results show a decent level of organic growth and points to trading being on track to achieve full-year expectations. Trading remains at a record level with improved gross margins and operational drop through. Sector diversity has increased. Cash generation has been creditable, allowing for the early pay-down of Pacer-related loans. No change to forecasts. The shares have performed well on the back of several upgrades over the past year, a combination of acquisitions and contract wins, but still trade at a discount to its peer averages and continue to offer good upside with trading momentum remaining positive.

Companies: Solid State
  • 05 Dec 19
LIBERUM: PayPoint* - Growth drivers becoming more powerful

The H1 20 results were ahead. PBT fell 5% yoy to £24.0m and FD EPS fell 5% to 28.5p due to the non-repeat of the VAT credit in H1 19, although both were 7% ahead of our estimates.

Companies: Paypoint
  • 05 Dec 19
Solid State - Record trading in H120

Solid State delivered an 11% pro forma increase in group revenues and a 60% jump in adjusted profit before tax during H120. While some of this increase was attributable to factors such as favourable forex, which management expects will reverse in H220, the group is showing a sustainable benefit from the acquisition of Pacer in November 2018 and a drive to higher margin added-value activities in the Manufacturing division. Management is confident of meeting consensus expectations for the year, which are broadly unchanged since the September upgrade. The shares continue to trade at a substantial discount to peers for prospective P/E.

Companies: Solid State
  • 28 Nov 19
Cenkos: TClarke Plc - Sparking into life

We effectively re-initiate TClarke on a buy rating against a ‘model fair value' of 136p (20% upside). A positive trading update confirms 2019 consensus and the achievement of target 3% margins. The next leg of growth will focus on revenue expansion (and margin sustainability) which potentially drives high-single digit earnings growth beyond 2021. This is scarcely recognised by a 2021e PE of c6x, dividend yield of 4.4% and FCF yield rising through 9%. The stock has clear attractions on valuation and income grounds.

Companies: TClarke
  • 03 Dec 19
Morning Comment

This morning’s interims illustrate, as expected following the trading update of 24 October, a very strong H1 2020E performance with a 43% rise in revenue (+11% organic) driving a 61% increase in adjusted PBT. These results represent 49% and 63% of our FY 2020E revenue and PBT expectations respectively. Key standouts were the Manufacturing division (Power in particular, bolstered by good demand for battery packs), which grew revenue by 22%; and a group forward order book +5% LFL at £37.8m. Whilst the latter underpins our full year expectations, caution over wider macro events and movements in FX lead us to maintain our upgraded full year expectations for the time being. Even so, the shares continue to trade at a material discount to our estimate of fair value of 640p, which is based on a current year PER of 15x against its closest quoted peer discoverIE on 17x.

Companies: Solid State
  • 03 Dec 19
Cenkos: Marlowe Plc -- Trading ahead of expectations

Marlowe has produced a strong set of results for H1/20A, with improved cross-selling helping drive an acceleration in organic revenue growth to +6.5% YoY. With H2/20E starting well, we upgrade our FY20E and FY21E forecasts to account for this improved growth trajectory, along with the impact of recent acquisitions. Buy.

Companies: Marlowe
  • 21 Oct 19
Quarterly Research Outlook Autumn 2019

Following continued delays of a Brexit agreement, few sectors within the UK market have remained attractive to investors despite low valuations. One sector which has continued to outperform despite the political drama has been the UK video gaming sector (henceforth UK gaming), which we are fans of. We believe a combination of sector-leading growth, strong cash conversion and timely cyclical positioning support our positive view on the UK video gaming sector.

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  • 09 Dec 19
discoverIE Group - Focus on growth markets paying off

discoverIE’s H1 results confirm it is making continued good progress with its strategy to build its design and manufacturing (D&M) business. Underlying organic group revenue growth of 5% was boosted by higher margin acquisitions and the group is fast approaching its mid-term operating margin target. Targeting higher growth markets within D&M and focusing on efficiency in Custom Supply supports ongoing growth in revenues and profitability.

Companies: Discoverie Group
  • 02 Dec 19
Cenkos: Velocity Composites Plc - Poised for Growth

Velocity offers a supply chain outsourcing solution to Tier 1 and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace industry. It supplies composite material kits which reduce waste, product manufacturing times and provides process standardisation and stock management. The Company has undergone a recent restructuring and is now well positioned to capitalise on its large growth market opportunity. We see the Company generating incremental value as larger contracts materialise through a renewed focus on larger, scalable customers and through the Wesco partnership in the USA.

Companies: Velocity Composites
  • 03 Dec 19
Full-year results, trading on track for FY 2020 forecasts

Full-year results were in line with expectations, with market conditions showing little change from previous indications. The subsea telecom fibre couplers continue to show robust growth and a strong order book. Demand from the microelectronics sector has stabilised, but remains affected by the slow-down in China and US/Chinese trade issues. A&D remains solid and the Lifesciences business has jumped in scale from the acquisition of ITL. No change to forecasts. The shares have performed well over the past quarter and are now fairly close to our maintained 1250p price target. As such, the shares look up with events, pending definitive news on Chinese trade talks, which could act as a catalyst to performance.

Companies: Gooch & Housego
  • 04 Nov 19
THE MONTHLY November 2019

The trade-off in the risk/reward for gold and gold mining equities is improving, as central banks push the current iteration of the post-World War II Bretton Woods financial order towards its limits.

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  • 04 Dec 19
An ideal stocking filler for patient investors

What do UK investors most want for Xmas? Well given the angst from the US/China trade spat, UK General Election and Brexit ‘limbo’, we suspect greater clarity would be towards the top of Santa’s list. The good news is that we think much of this uncertainty could be resolved over the next few months, providing not only a welcome boost to capital investment - but also a lift to specialist plant hire firms like Vp, who posted resilient H1’20 numbers this morning.

Companies: VP
  • 14 Nov 19
Evolving investment case - the next phase

While the FY20 interims are in-line, this does not tell the whole story with the investment case for Volex evolving away from the recovery mode of the last few years to a growth business which now focuses on cash generative, higher margin customers in new markets. The business is substantially de-risked with the top three customers now accounting for 25% of revenues – down from 47% in FY15 and when combined with a re-iteration of our PBT growth forecast of 47% for FY20, an upgrade to our expected net cash estimate from US$17m to US$23m at March 2020, a restored dividend and with it trading on a FY20 PE rating of just 10x, we re-iterate our buy recommendation with a price target of 160p.

Companies: Volex
  • 14 Nov 19
Strong interim results

Volex has announced results for the 26 weeks to 29th September 2019 that reflect management’s focus on operational efficiency, cost control and margin analysis to drive business at acceptable margins. Adjusted PBT and EPS(FD) rose 69.3% and 48.3% respectively with benefit captured from targeted acquisitions. The Group has also returned to the dividend list with the payment of a 1p interim dividend, the first since 2013. On a calendarised basis the shares currently trade at a 34% PER and 36% EV/EBITDA discount to a comparable peer group for 2020. The Board has reiterated its confidence in delivering its full year expectations and in its ability to drive shareholder value.

Companies: Volex
  • 02 Dec 19
Keywords Studios - Confidence in its sustainable model

At the capital markets day (CMD) on 14 November, management offered a comprehensive review of Keywords’ business and its drivers. This was the first event with Jon Hauck formally in place as CFO, who brings useful experience from his background at Rentokil Initial. Keywords appears to be well positioned to continue to perform robustly in FY20 despite the Q420 console transition (which may even be a net benefit to the group), balancing strong growth with a margin recovery back to more normalised levels (c 15%) with M&A, particularly in game development and marketing, very much front of mind. Keywords remains the only public games service provider at a global scale. We have updated our forecasts, but these are largely unchanged as the year end approaches.

Companies: Keywords Studios