Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 16 May 23

16th May 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 objectiv

Hot Off The Wires - The Day Ahead

Today's news and views, plus announcements from: IMB, LAND, VOD, GNS, BVIC, ALL, LIKE, & SUR.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 21 Apr 23

21st April 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

Sureserve Group (SUR) - House Stock at 90p - Recommended cash offer

Sureserve - FY22 Results - Jan 23

Sureserve has released a record set of results, in which all metrics pointed firmly upwards. Revenue (+27%), EBITA (+36.6%), PBT (+40.5%), EPS (+28.6%), net cash (+42%), and the order book (+18*). This was also comfortably ahead of consensus at all levels. That the EBITA margin increased by 0.4pp to 6.1% in times of rapid and aggressive cost inflation is a testament to the business model and the people involved. over 90% of FY23 expected revenue is in the order book at known margins, consensu

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 24 Jan 23

24 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

Hot Off The Wires - The Day Ahead

Today's news and views, plus announcements from: ABF, SNR, SOLG, BGO, NET, OTMP, & SUR.

SHORE CAPITAL - Sureserve Group ^ (SUR) - House Stock at 85p

SHORE CAPITAL - Sureserve Group+ (SUR, House Stock at 91p)

SHORE CAPITAL - Sureserve Group+ (SUR, House Stock at 72p)

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 11-10-2022

Dish of the day Joiners: No joiners today. Leavers: No leavers today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Cooks Coffee Company ltd, an international coffee focused café chain which currently owns the Esquires Coffee and Triple Two Coffee Brands, intends to join the AQSE Growth Market. The Company is the 4th largest coffee focused café chain in the UK. Cooks Coffee is currently listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. Raising £1.5m through a rights issue in New Zealand and a private placeme

Hot Off The Wires - The Day Ahead

Today's news and views, plus announcements from: TSCO, GRE, PLUS, RCH, KAV, SUR, INCE, & YOU.

SHORE CAPITAL - Sureserve+ (SUR) - House Stock at 80p

SHORE CAPITAL - Sureserve Group+ (SUR, House Stock at 82p)

IXICO - Sharpened focus

IXICO has reported its final results for the 12-months to September 2023, which, overall, were in-line to slightly ahead of our forecasts. As expected, revenues were down YoY, reflecting the impact of large client phase 3 trial cancellations in 2021 and 2022 as well as the challenging market environment which developed through the year. FY23A revenues were £6.7m, down 23% YoY and the company delivered an operating loss. The company closed the year with cash of £4.0m. We have left our forecasts u

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust - H1 results confirm attractive potential total return

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has taken a prudent approach to discount rate adjustments in the period, leading to a 10.9p reduction in net asset value (NAV) per share from 101.5p to 90.6p. This was largely driven by a 100bp increase in the weighted average unlevered discount rate to 8.7%. The portfolio valuation at the end of H124 stood at £1,066m and investment cash inflow from the portfolio was £47m (a c 9% increase from H123). SEEIT has declared a total aggregate dividend of 3.1

Morning Note – 5 December 2023

Growth as advertised

Preparing for two UK wells in 2024

Marlowe - Interim Results

Despite the challenging economic environment, demand for Marlowe’s compliance software and services remained resilient, with the group achieving 6% organic revenue growth in H1. Adj EPS fell 15% YoY to 18.9p, however, due to slight margin compression in TIC (largely on account of dilutive M&A), higher interest rates on a greater debt balance, and a rise in the UK’s corporation tax rate. Given weak economic conditions persist, we take a more cautious approach to our forecasts, reducing adj dilute

Seraphim Space Investment Trust - Spacetech enjoying sustained secular tailwinds

Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT) saw a 12-month share price decline of c 30%, while its NAV fell by only 7.1% in FY23 (to end-June 2023), shielded in part by the downside protection embedded in its investments via preference shares and only one down round out of 11 funding rounds completed by SSIT’s portfolio companies in FY23. Moreover, NAV/share rebounded by 3.9% in Q124, driven by FX gains and fair value uplifts on the back of new funding rounds (D-Orbit’s in particular). This resulted

Braemar - H1/24 interim results update

Braemar’s interim results indicate the strong trading of FY23 has continued during H1/24 and in-line with expectations, benefiting from the focus on shipbroking activities and the increased breadth, depth, and scale of shipbroking operations. Braemar’s investments (acquisition of Southport Marine) and new teams have delivered a 7.9% increase in revenue to £74.9m for H1/24. Whilst robust Tanker freight rates have continued despite geopolitical challenges and OPEC cuts, Dry Cargo freight rates fel

Morning Note – 28 November 2023

Mining Monthly: November Edition

What you need to know: • Precious metal prices were up modestly in November, following strong performance in October. The mining equities outperformed the metals and broader markets as capital seems to have finally started to flow back into the sector. Other commodities also had a solid month. • Gold closed the month above $2,000/oz for the first time in its history. • The lithium price continues to struggle in the wake of a slowing in the adoption rate of electric vehicles amid high interest

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 05 Dec 23

5th December 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 obje

City of London Investment Group (CLIG): Weak markets weigh on FUM

City of London has announced its trading statement for 1Q’24. The main feature of the quarter was soft markets, with the MSCI Emerging Markets total return index declining 2.9% and the MSCI All-Country World ex US Index down 3.8%. Widening discounts also led to underperformance across the CLIM strategies and group FUM declined 6% to $8.88bn from $9.42bn. There were net outflows as well. The Emerging Markets strategy’s net outflow of $53m was in line with our forecast rate, while the Internationa

LIBERUM: The Liberum Leisure Digest: Encouraging updates, falling markets

Morning Note – 15 November 2023

Braemar - FY23 results – focussed strategy steering the right course

Braemar performed strongly in FY23, with revenue up over 50% and underlying operating profit up 100%, with all business segments performing well and helped by the strong dollar. The focus on shipbroking, disposing of non-core activities and adding to shipbroking operations, is proving successful and Braemar is becoming a stronger and more resilient business with increasingly diversified revenue across shipping segments. The target of achieving double the £8.9m underlying EBIT from FY21 by FY25E