For investors, the UK telecoms sector has presented immense challenges. Having boomed in the 1990s, mainly on the back of mobile telephony growth rates, telecom shares subsequently fell back sharply, as major debt concerns predominated. With Cable & Wireless (C & W) having exited, the UK sector now consists of little more than British Telecom (BT), privatised in 1984, and Vodafone, which was founded in the early 1980s.
Companies: ARBB BBGI CLIG FLTA OCI PCA PIN RECI SPO SCE VTA YEW
Today's news & views, plus announcements from RIO, BP, HLMA, WTB, BYG, SRP, VVO, PZC, TUNE, ANX, YEW
Companies: Yew Grove REIT plc (YEW:DUB)Rio Tinto plc (RIO:LON)
Today's news & views, plus announcements from OCDO, MDC, GFTU, YEW, MMAG
Companies: Yew Grove REIT plc
Semper Fortis Esports* recently announced its intention to IPO onto the Access Segment of the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market. Semper is a multi-operational Esports organisation focusing on gaming technology solutions, brand enhancement and high growth team infrastructures. The company plans to raise £2.5m to develop their three core areas of establishing an esports team, forming partnerships with brands for sponsorship and B2B consultancy services. The Board are highly experienced in spor
Companies: GAL AXS IDH GWMO AGL YEW INFA HE1 PPC CASP
In the past few weeks, all the listed multi-national pharmaceutical companies have reported results for 2020, which has given us the opportunity to update our industry statistics and drug database. This report provides the first, snapshot publication of global and US rankings of the top 20 drug companies for 2020. Comparisons are made with historical data to show how different company strategies have evolved. In addition, summary analysis has been provided for the sales evolution of therapeutic
Companies: AVO ARIX BBGI CLIG DNL FLTA ICGT OCI PCA PIN PXC RECI STX SCE TRX VTA YEW
Yew Grove invests in office and industrial assets in the Republic of Ireland (RoI). RoI GDP grew 3.4% in 2020, with 18.2% gross value added from multinational input. Yew Grove’s largest tenant segment is Life Sciences (35%), which benefits from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and, across the board, this macroeconomic attractiveness is being captured by the company. In the past four quarters, Yew Grove has achieved an average 99% rent paid on time. The valuation on its offices rose 1.9% 2020 and
Today's news & views, plus announcements from KGF, AZN, UTG, AVAP, YEW, OTMP
Companies: AVAP OTMP YEW
KKV Secured Loan Fund - £16m of loan disposals at 3% premium to book value Tufton Oceanic Assets - Strong performance in second half of 2020 Yew Grove REIT - Strong cash backed earnings growth Downing Renewables & Infrastructure / Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure - Acquisition activity
Yew Grove REIT invests in Irish office and industrial assets outside Central Dublin. Despite CV-19 challenges YEW delivered positive NAV growth of 1.4% and a TAR of 6.2% in FY20. New lettings increased the rent roll and reduced vacancy driving strong underlying cash earnings growth supported by high rent collection throughout 2020. The current c.10% NAV discount looks attractive given the security of income and strength of the balance sheet with the shares offering a fully covered prospective di
UK railway privatisation, which was launched in the mid-1990s, has finally turned full circle: the Department of Transport has recently confirmed that its controversial railway franchise system will be scrapped. In this month's feature article, Nigel Hawkins, the Infrastructure analyst at Hardman & Co, examines the 25-year history of railway privatisation and chronicles its ups and its downs. The successes of railway privatisation, such as new rolling stock, are addressed, along with the ma
Companies: ARBB BBGI CLIG DNL FLTA ICGT OCI PCA PIN PXC RECI SCE TRX SHED VTA YEW
Today's news & views, plus announcements from HIK, STJ, GNS, HWDN, YEW, VINO.
Companies: Genus plc (GNS:LON)Yew Grove REIT plc (YEW:DUB)
tinyBuild— a leading video games publisher and developer with global operations. tinyBuild's strategic focus is in creating longlasting IP by partnering with video games developers, establishing a stable platform on which to build multi-game and multimedia franchises is to join AIM. Offer details TBC. Due mid-March. AMTE Power, a developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery cells for specialist markets, announced its intention to seek admission to trading on AIM. Admission is expected to ta
Companies: YEW IKA UPR WYN ENW BWNG TRAK DBOX HZM G4M
In the past two years, since Hardman & Co first started to target the IC sector, we have heard many managers of ICs and boards talk of the growth of the retail investor on their registers. Many have approached Hardman & Co for help in addressing this market, since we have a unique strength in this field relative to other providers.
Companies: AVO ARBB BBGI CLIG DNL FLTA ICGT OCI PCA PIN PHP RECI STX TRX VTA YEW
Today's news & views, plus announcements from KGF, JMAT, LAND, GFTU, VTY, PTEC, BME, YEW, APP, BLV
Companies: LAND APP YEW
Research Tree provides access to ongoing research coverage, media content and regulatory news on Yew Grove REIT plc. We currently have 29 research reports from 6 professional analysts.
Agronomics is an investment company, making selective investments in early-stage alternative protein companies. We believe the combination of the conservative approach to calculating a reported net asset value (NAV) and growing interest in the broader alternative protein and cultured meat opportunities has resulted in Agronomics' shares trading at a c320% premium to its latest reported NAV per share value. Our analysis suggests that not only can this premium be justified but that upside exists b
Companies: Agronomics Limited
NextEnergy Solar’s NAV reflects a reduction in long term pricing offset by continued operating outperformance. While long term pricing remains an issue across the renewable yieldco sector, we continue to see NESF as better placed thanks to its non-amortising debt. It is also showing that its energy sales relationship with NextEnergy Capital is delivering strong hedging positions which should benefit the company going forward. On top of this the company has a range of opportunities to develop and
Companies: Nextenergy Solar Fund
NextEnergy Solar Fund’s (NESF) NAV has declined to 98.9p, as at 31 March 2021, from 100.7p as at 31 December 2020, after incorporating a further reduction in power price forecasts provided by NESF’s three independent consultants (-2.1p per share) and an expected rise in the UK corporation tax rate rising to 25% from 2023 (-1.8p per share). These were partly offset by NESF’s operating outperformance, the acquisition of the 100MW Camden portfolio which was financed by a drawdown on the existing cr
Gore Street continues to develop its portfolio with the acquisition of a 80MW project in the GB market and a 300MW expansion of its exclusive development pipeline. Extended revenue opportunity in Ireland and well optimised assets in the UK give us confidence that the company can maximise value from this larger portfolio.
Companies: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC
In addition to successfully executing a high volume of transactions for clients in the first half, Numis continues to plan investment to strengthen and broaden its capabilities to support longer-term growth through market cycles. With over 60% of transaction fee income in H120 coming from outside the retained client base there is evidence that the company is succeeding in building a wider reputation.
Companies: Numis Corporation Plc
Today's news & views, plus announcements from CPG, DGE, FLTR, MSLH, PHP, TUI, UDG, ULE, RQIH, VTU
Companies: Primary Health Properties PLC (PHP:LON)Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (RQIH:LON)
Today's news & views, plus announcements from LAND, VOD, PHNX, BNZL, FOUR, BVIC, AGR, EBOX, AQX, WJG, BGO, HDD
Companies: Bango plc (BGO:LON)Land Securities Group PLC (LAND:LON)
The key messages we take from RECI’s April’s quarterly investor updateand end-March 2021 factsheet are i) mark-to-market (MTM) writedowns in March 2020 proved overly conservative, and RECI has been making recoveries since, ii) with no defaults, RECI’s assets have proved highly resilient (this is no accident, but reflects the different way in which the assets are managed to other lenders, and iii) as expected, RECI’s bond portfolio provided significant liquidity at only a modest cost. Despite the
Companies: Real Estate Credit Investments
Brewin Dolphin’s strategy to broaden its range of propositions and distribution channels to reach wider demographics has resulted in the delivery of a strong performance in 1H21. Adj. PBT of £47.0m was up 29% YoY driven by strong income growth and ongoing cost savings, leading to Adj. PBT margin of 23.5% (1H20:20.8%). The interim DPS is also up by 5% to 4.6p.Total discretionary fund inflows hit a record of £1.0bn in 2Q21 helped by the recent launch of Voyager funds while strong retention rates o
Companies: Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC
We initiate coverage of Parsley Box with a 220p share price target, implying 14% potential upside. Parsley Box is a small, dynamic, fast-growing company that delivers quality ambient ready meals direct to its customers, targeting the growing number of older and wealthy people in the UK. We expect Parsley Box to break into EBITDA profit and be cash-generative in 2022 and to grow rapidly thereafter. We would expect the valuation discount will narrow as it continues to deliver.
Companies: Parsley Box Group PLC
Primary Health Properties (PHP) has issued a trading update covering the three months to 31 March 2021 (Q121). The existing portfolio continues to perform well, as expected, and while acquisition activity has been light amid a highly competitive investment market, progress continues with rent reviews and asset management projects, forward-funded developments and the recently acquired direct development pipeline.
Companies: Primary Health Properties PLC
Today's news & views, plus announcements from SGE, CRST, AVAP, WRKS, ASTO,ETX, MBOX
Companies: Avation PLC (AVAP:LON)Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc (CRST:LON)
Full-year results to 31 December 2020 show the value of recurring revenues amid the global pandemic, bolstered by technology investment permitting improved operational efficiency. The flexible annuity pipeline remains significant, though the pandemic has caused slow conversion of leads. A UK-focussed acquisition pipeline continues to form a key part of the investment thesis and a post-period exit from the trusts sector has freed up capital to allow the company to pursue this strategy with the re
Companies: STM Group PLC
Secure Trust Bank (STB) announced in its Q120 trading update that new business lending rose 7.1% year-on-year and 2.4% quarter-on-quarter to £318.5m. Loan balances declined by 6.6% and 1.0% respectively, with lending still affected by the COVID pandemic lockdown. The loan balances of the Business Finance and Consumer Finance divisions were ‘static’, but the run-off of the closed Asset Finance and Consumer Mortgage books led to the 1% decline. Management viewed credit performance as ‘benign’. STB
Companies: Secure Trust Bank Plc
Ocean is the leading digital player in European Out of Home media. The portfolio spans multiple European markets and is centred on a UK core and management team, both with a proven track record of delivering growth and innovation. Out of Home media has been outperforming other traditional media for the best part of the last decade as the adoption of new technologies and data has transformed its commercial impact for brands. The structural drivers behind this growth have not gone away. The FY20 r
Companies: Ocean Outdoor Ltd.
