Interims: Strong N. America organic ARR growth

The stand out number in Eckoh’s interims is North America Security Solutions ARR of $13.8m which has risen 16% from $11.9m over the past 6 months, implying even stronger double digit annualised growth. H1 also saw record N. Am. new business of $7.1m (PY $3.3m). UK ARR over the same period was broadly flat at £16.4m. Going forward N. America is likely to continue to be the growth driver, both due to native demand for Secure Payments solutions but also as the likely key beneficiary of Eckoh’s Cust

Strong 1H23 performance

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 01/11/22

Dish of the day Joiners: Burning Rock Biotech Limited ADS has joined the Main Market (Standard). Leavers: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation ADS has left the Main Market (Standard). What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Ithaca Energy, a UK independent exploration and production company focused on the UK North Sea, intends to join the Premium Segment of the Main Market. Ithaca Energy is one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the UKCS, ranking 2nd by resources and 3rd by produc

On track for FY23E

Strong H1 trading, in line with guidance

H1 has seen a return to strong growth as guided. We highlight end Sept ARR of £27.8m, up 10% over the past 6 months as well as strong revenue growth in the US. Management confirms it is tracking in line with FYMar23 market expectations. We see these expectations solidly underpinned by H1 results, with H1 implied AOP of >£4.0m requiring a touch less in H2 to hit our forecast £7.6m. New product launches are due in the coming months which are set to support Eckoh’s goal of doubling its share of wal

Securing long-term value

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 06/10/22

Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** TECC Capital plc, to be renamed EDX Medical Group, intends to join the AQSE Growth Market. EDX operates a molecular biology and diagnostics laboratory in Cambridge, UK, from which it performs research & development, provides Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing and genomic sequencing services, undertakes quality assurance and has established expertise in the design, development, validati

Strong H1 order momentum

Ahead of its CMD next week, Eckoh announces that H1 order levels are set to be in excess of £17m (PY £11.2m) or over 50% ahead of H122. We believe this is a result of strong organic growth coupled with a contribution from Syntec. As a result Eckoh maintains its guidance for significant revenue and profits growth in FY23 (we forecast 25% yoy growth in FY23 FD adj. EPS). This year has seen very significant announcements regarding Eckoh’s product and technology strategy with the launch of its Custo

FLASH: Strong order momentum

H1 order levels tracking significantly higher yoy

The strong trading already flagged in mid-June is continuing with Eckoh now indicating visibility into H123 order levels that are expected to be up “significantly” yoy. Management details two specific large contract wins today, the first a $1.3m win over 2 years with an international hotel group and the second a £0.6m win over 5 years with a global insurer. As per its strategy, Eckoh is winning more and more international deals and this one also stands out for the breadth of functionality being

Tracking for significant growth in FY23

FY22 headline numbers are in line with the mid-May trading update. Adjusting for the closure of the Support business, group organic revenues grew by approximately 5%, rising to c. 6% c/c. Adj. EBITDA of £6.8m (PY £6.4m) is 3% ahead of our pre-trading update forecasts and AOP of £5.2m (PY £4.7m) 6% ahead. The progression is much stronger than it looks given the closure of Support activities, which contributed £2m in the prior year and just £0.3m in FY22. Eckoh maintains its guidance for a strong

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 17/05/22

e client of Hybridan LLP Dish of the day Joiners: BSF Enterprise. Following the successful reverse takeover of 3D Bio-Tissues Limited, a tissue engineering business based in Newcastle, UK, the Company announces admission of the enlarged group to the standard segment of the Official List and initiation of trading on the Main Market under the ticker ' BSFA '. The Admission follows a placing which raised £1.75m at a placing price of 7.37 pence per share. Leavers: No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in

FY22 AOP ahead of expectations

Having updated in April that FY22 revenues and operating profits were expected to be in line with consensus, Eckoh today updates that operating profits grew strongly in the period and will now be ahead of consensus. Revenues are expected to be in line. We suspect this means operating profits will be slightly above £5.0m compared to our forecasts of £4.9m. This de-risks our FY23 forecasts, where we are looking for AOP of £7.7m. We are forecasting FY23 AOP of £5.9m from the existing business, up f

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 20/04/22

What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Lift Global Ventures plc to join AQSE Growth Market. The Company's investment strategy is to operate as an enterprise company seeking acquisition or investment opportunities within the financial media and technology industries. Within these broad industries, areas of focus may include: Financial news websites and other forms of “new media”, Investment research providers, Financial PR, IR, design and marketing agencies, Production studios and visual content prov

LIBERUM: hVIVO plc* - Update exceeds expectations

Climbing

QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – January 2023

Performance - 2022 ended with another difficult month for property companies as the sector continues to get to grips with the impact of higher interest rates. There were several funds that performed well during December, however, with secondary shopping centre landlord Capital & Regional top of the pile. For a second month on the trot Home REIT saw its share price tank after it came under attack from a short seller in November. Valuation moves - It was a mixed bag for valuations, with six-month

This Week's AIM Highlights 20th January 2023

SHORE CAPITAL - Begbies Traynor Group+ (BEG) - House Stock, 144p - NED appointment & insolvency volumes

FY22 update – Performance in-line & board changes

RBGP has published its FY22 pre-close trading update this morning. Unaudited FY22 revenue, adj. EBITDA and adj. operating profit are expected to be in-line with our estimates. Professional Services, saw good performances across both, the legal services and sell-side corporate finance offering. Whilst there is no resolution on decreasing exposure to LionFish, the Group is encouraged by accelerating developments. RBGP also announced a number of changes to the board, with Nicola Foulston, CEO, havi

Morning Note – 6 February 2023

Pensacola testing confirms scale of play opening discovery

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 25 Jan 23

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Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 17 Jan 23

17 January 2023 @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 object

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 23 Jan 23

23 January 2023 @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 object

Major contract award

The Group has announced that Chesterfield Special Cylinders (‘CSC’) has been awarded an £18.2m contract which we believe to be for the supply of air pressure vessels for the Royal Navy’s third and fourth boats in the Dreadnought-class nuclear submarine programme. Management had expected BAE Systems to place an order for the third boat at the start of this calendar quarter and today’s announcement underpins current market expectations with delivery anticipated over the next 3 years and reinforces

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 06 Feb 23

06 February 2023 @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 objec

SHORE CAPITAL - Inspired - FY Trading In-Line, Optimisation Leads

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 20 Jan 23

20 January 2023 @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 object