BCA Marketplace

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Opportunity knocks

We are introducing our Best Ideas for 2019 and also review the performance of last year’s picks. We suggest ten solidly financed stocks with good business dynamics that ought to be considered for core portfolio holdings and six UK domestically focused stocks that our analysts believe should perform strongly in the event that uncertainties unwind. We also introduce a new style of research from N+1 Singer which presents a Company’s dynamics and metrics in a clear and concise manner and concentrate

BCA Marketplace - Trading up at half-year

Interim results indicate the resilience of BCA’s model in the face of still challenging UK market fundamentals. The company delivered top-line growth of 22% and adjusted EBITDA growth of 12.7% and is able to maintain its expectation that market forecasts for FY19 will be achieved. While the uncertainties in new car markets persist, largely due to supply-side constraints and the looming Brexit, we maintain our EBITDA estimates for this year and next despite some divisional mix changes. The FY20 P

BCA Marketplace - 'Phygital' vehicle remarketing and services

BCA Marketplace (BCA) offers unique access to each stage of the vehicle lifecycle. Dominant in used car vehicle exchange, the company has built up its presence in vehicle buying through We Buy Any Car (WBAC) and is developing its Automotive Services division. Going forward, the company aims to develop its market-leading positions through its range of physical and digital (‘phygital’) offerings and services in the UK and Europe.

Morning Song

BCA Marketplace (BCA LN) Apax walks away as board’s resistance to low-ball bid grows | River and Mercantile Group (RIV LN) Positive update on FCA investigation, trading in line with a month to go | Wilmington (WIL LN) FY19 expectations lowered

Small Cap Breakfast

Ovoca Gold (to be renamed Ovoca Bio PLC) - RTO of IVIX, a Russian company developing a drug candidate for the treatment of female sexual dysfunctions. No monies to be raised, market cap of £8.5m, due 30 July Nucleus Financial—independent wrap platform provider . FYDec17 revs £40.36m and PBT of £5.1m. Offer TBA. Due late July. Kropz PLC-Intention to float by the emerging plant nutrient producer with an advanced stage phosphate mining project in South Africa and exploration assets in West Africa

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BCA Marketplace (BCA LN) Strategic delivery + strong trading performance drives significant beat | Fulcrum Utility Services Limited (FCRM LN) Delivering further strong profit growth | Synairgen (SNG LN) Biomarker data confirms target engagement, important year ahead |

Strategic delivery + strong trading performance drives significant beat

Results for the year ended March were comfortably ahead of expectations; £120.9m PBT was £10m/9% better and EPS 8% better driven by UK Remarketing, WBAC vehicle buying, and lower interest costs. Net debt was also £40m lower than anticipated after adjusting for favourable timing of payments. DPS increased 26.7% to 8.55p (N+1E 8.0p) on the back of this performance. Ongoing modernisation of its technology platform and customer solutions is continuing to increase the uptake of key services. Operatio

Small Cap Breakfast

Monreal PLC—AIM cash shell moving to NEX by taking advantage of opportunities to invest in the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector. Due 03 July Ananda Developments— Company has been established to invest in the developing market for medicinal or therapeutic Cannabis derivatives, or related products. Raising £750k at 0.45p with market cap of £1.3m. Due 04 July

Morning Song

BCA Marketplace (BCA LN) Apax offer underplays the growth potential and forecast upside risk | Summit Therapeutics (SUMM LN) Second N. gonorrhoeae target identified |

Small Cap Breakfast

Fundamentum Supported Housing REIT. Raising £150m. Focussed on UK Social Housing assets. Due 2 May Vivo Energy—retailer and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Africa, Due in May. 100% secondary sell-down of existing Shares by Selling Shareholders, No new Money. Pricing TBA Gore Street Energy Storage Fund—Seeking to raise £100m for the purposes of investment in a diversified portfolio of utility scale energy storage projects. Due 12 April. Odyssean Investment Trust—Raising £100m

Morning Song

BCA Marketplace (BCA LN) Motoring ahead – H2 trading beats market expectations | Ergomed (ERGO LN) FY results show impressive pharmacovigilance growth | Liontrust Asset Management (LIO LN) HOLD tight: more to come as flows continue | Oxford Instruments (OXIG LN) Year end trading in line | Severfield (SFR LN) Positive conclusion to FY’18; Medium term targets reiterated

Small Cap Breakfast

Cradle Arc—holding company of a group of companies focused on the exploration and development of precious and base metals projects in Africa. Offer raising £2.4m with market cap of £20.25m. Expected 10 Jan 2018 Eqtec—Company with access to a proprietary advanced gasification technology used in industrial size power plants to convert waste into synthetic gas to generate electricity. Raising £1.6m. Mkt Cap £25m. Due 28 Dec 2017. Volex VLX.L—The global provider of cable assemblies is proposing to

N+1 Singer - BCA Marketplace - Strong H1 trading and bright growth prospects

H1 PBT was 6% ahead of our expectations, with strong growth and small beats across all operating segments. While we make no changes to FY forecasts at this stage, pending trading through the winter season, it should be noted that to meet FY expectations BCA only needs to deliver flat PBT in H2 (vs +28% in the last 5 half year periods). Given structural dynamics favouring exchange volumes, BCA’s share gains, and strong momentum in WBAC in particular, we continue to see potential risk to the upsid

Small Cap Lunch

Volex VLX.L—The global provider of cable assemblies is proposing to move from the main market to AIM on 19 January. £71m market cap. FYMar18E rev £241.5m and £7.19m PBT Belluscura— Provider of premium medical devices at value prices to address part of the global unmet need for affordable, premium quality medical devices. Raising £7.5m to £10m. Offer TBA. Due early Dec Ten Lifestyle Hldgs - Technology-enabled lifestyle and travel platform providing trusted concierge services to the world's weal

Supreme (SUP LN) - Record performance, EBITDA ~doubled

Supreme’s FY24 trading update confirms a record performance in the 12 months to 31 March 2024. Organic revenue and profit growth across all four divisions has driven Group revenue +45% YOY to £225m, with FY24 adj. EBITDA almost doubling to ‘at least £38m’, driving record levels of cash generation. Supreme is actively exploring complementary M&A, supported by a debt free balance sheet. Trading on an undemanding FY25 PE of just 6.7x, with a 3.4% yield, we believe downside risks are more than price

Morning Note – 22 April 2024

Supreme+ (SUP, House Stock at 125p) - Supreme, Supreme!

SP Angel Spec Sits: FY Trading Update (LTHM)

Headlam Group - Strategy for growth in tougher market

Headlam Group has laid out an ambitious long-term revenue target of between £900m and £1bn, as it seeks to grow its share of the UK floor coverings distributor market. Despite a challenging backdrop due to the low level of residential housing transactions, management is seeking to expand each of its sales channels: Trade Counters, Larger Customers, Regional Distribution and Europe & Other. The FY23 results reflected the more challenging environment and the group trades at a discount to its long-

Hardman & Co Insight: 2023 was an annus horribilis for Quoted UK Infrastructure and Renewable Energy

The focus of Hardman & Co Research is on the nine quoted Infrastructure Investment Companies (IICs) and on the 22 Renewable Energy Infrastructure Funds (REIFs): the stocks analysed are all members of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). We are updating our publication of January 2023, assessing both the lacklustre share price performances during 2023 and the key issues, including interest rates, inflation and power prices. As a 31-strong group, its combined market capitalisation is no

SP Angel Morning View: Copper prices hit $9,700/t as China smelts concentrates for zero charge Tc/Rc

LIBERUM: Ilika: CMD confirms operational progression

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 24 April 24

24th April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: 16 April 2024: Electric Guitar (ELEG.L) Concurrent with its Admission to trading on AIM, Electric Guitar is proposing to acquire the entire issued share capital of 3radi

LIBERUM: Gattaca: Resilient contract performance, perm tough

LIBERUM: Severfield: Erratum: Better EPS and cashflow, and buyback

LIBERUM: CEO Video: Matt Wragg, Gattaca plc:

LIBERUM: Capex Cycle: Miners' spending continues to lift

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 22 April 2024

22nd April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: 16 April 2024: Electric Guitar (ELEG.L) Concurrent with its Admission to trading on AIM, Electric Guitar is proposing to acquire the entire issued share capital of 3radi

VSA Morning Flow Test 19/04/24 (Quadrise)

Quadrise (QED LN) has provided an update on its Utah project with Valkor. Valkor’s partner (Heavy Sweet Oil LLC) has received funding and approval to commence drilling enabling production of 20-40bopd of heavy sweet oil providing QED with samples for production of test scale quantities of MSAR and bioMSAR; the company’s key fuel decarbonising emulsion fuel products. This should derisk the commercial scale ramp up. QED management has highlighted that Valkor has not yet raised the minimum of US$