Morning Note – 23 January 2023

Morning Note – 22 November 2022

Intercede - Second half derisked

Intercede has reported 1H23 interims to September in line with the October trading update, showing 25% revenue growth (24% accounting for rounding) and EBITDA performance in line with expectations. With management’s approach to investing within existing means, we cautiously upgrade FY23 revenue (+£0.2m), but costs increase in line with revenue, leaving EBITDA unchanged. The very strong period represents Intercede’s second-best six months ever, delivered largely from existing customer orders and

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 10/10/22

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 placement.

Morning Note – 10 October 2022

Morning Note – 8 June 2022

Intercede - Getting back on track

Prelims to March 2022 are in line with expectations amended at the April trading update. -4% constant currency revenue movement vs FY22 (-9% reported) was affected by the absence of large contract wins; however, EBITDA delivery of £0.8m (no R&D capitalised) was supported by 68% recurring Support & Maintenance revenue (£6.7m in FY22, vs £6.1m in FY21) and £2.2m professional services. The quality of product set is still evident in the initial orders from two prestigious Federal Agencies in the fin

The Joy of Techs - finnCap Technology quarterly sector note

In previous quarterlies, we have focused on valuations, considering our tech indices for stocks below £1.5bn market cap and their performance as a herd. This time we focus on individual “zeitgeist” stocks: the stocks which confront a current theme – the indices over the period since the beginning of the year (finnCap Tech 40: -18%; finnCap Next 50: -17%) have shown unfortunate decline, therefore stock picking is more important now than ever. Median P/Es have declined 29x to 22x for the larger fC

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 05/04/22

Joiners: AdvancedAdvT Limited (ADVT) has been readmitted to the Main Market following the reverse takeover of M&C Saatchi. Leavers: Simigon and Clinigen have left AIM. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? First Tin plc, a tin development company with advanced, low capex projects in Germany and Australia, intends to list on the Main Market. First Tin is led by an experienced team of tin specialists, committed to the environmentally sensitive and low carbon development of advanced hard rock tin proj

Morning Note – 5 April 2022

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 02/02/2022

Joiners: Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions I S.A. (HMA1.L), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Hiro Sponsor I LLP, an affiliate of Hiro Capital, a videogames and metaverse technology venture capital fund, has joined the London Stock Exchange. HMAI raising through the listing. Founded by Luke Alvarez, Sir Ian Livingstone CBE, and Cherry Freeman, three senior leaders with an established track record of entrepreneurship and investment in the video gaming, digital sports and technology sec

Morning Note – 2 February 2022

Morning Note – 23 November 2021

Intercede - Secure interims to September

Intercede has reported interims confirming performance in line with unchanged expectations. 9% revenue growth at constant currency (2% reported), as reported at the October trading update, remains on track with our 10% constant currency (5% reported) forecasts. EBITDA of £0.4m, compared with £0.6m EBITDA in 1H21, reflects the impact of pay rises, with the benefit of reduced interest charges post the CLN conversion doubling adjusted PBT from £0.1m to £0.2m. The five Cs (colleagues, customers, ch

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 21 Feb 23

21 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

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 06 Mar 23

6 March 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 objective

New Forecasts: breaking through

With FY22 in line and no changes to our existing FY23 forecasts, our focus is on the introduction of new forecasts for FY24 and FY25. We model Clareti recurring revenue growth of 17% and 18% resp. With Clareti having broken through to positive cash EBITDA for the first time in its history in FY22, we expect operating leverage to drive significant margin expansion over the next three years and beyond (Gresham guides to 40% of ARR dropping through to cash EBITDA). We model cash EBITDA margins of 1

Morning Note – 7 March 2023

Hybridan Small Cap Feast 08/03/22

What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?** Fadel Partners, a developer of cloud based brand compliance and rights and royalty management software, working with some of the world's leading licensors and licensees across media, entertainment, publishing, consumer brands and hi-tech/gaming companies intends to join the AIM market. FADEL has two solutions, being IPM Suite and Brand Vision. Expected Admission date is late March 2023. Onward Opportunities Limited intends to join the AIM market. The Company'

Accretive bolt-on M&A

Microlise is making its first deployment of funds raised at IPO with the £2.1m cash acquisition of UK Transportation Management System vendor Vita Software. Vita offers complementary upstream SaaS software with strengths in the area of order management, which feeds into Microlises best-in-class journey execution solutions. Vita has a long history of uninterrupted profits and cash growth and is being acquired on approximately 4x revenues and 8x EBITDA. As such the acquisition will be immediately

NTU update and change of reporting date

We learn today that Tribal has received notification that NTU has terminated its contract and reserved its rights to claim damages. Tribal meanwhile rejects this right to terminate and is considering its next steps. Furthermore - to accommodate this update, the company now expects to report results on 24th March. We therefore consider it is most appropriate to temporarily withdraw forecasts until we regain clarity over this situation and the most likely financial impact.

SHORE CAPITAL - FDM (FDM) - House Stock at 854p - Impressive again, and planning ahead

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 21 Mar 23

21 March 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

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 13 Mar 23

13 March 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

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 20 Mar 23

20 March 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

SHORE CAPITAL - FireAngel Safety Technology Group (FA, House Stock at 10p)

Morning Note – 26 January 2023

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 16 Mar 23

16 March 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

Cordel Group plc (CRDL LN) - Game changing contract award

Cordel has been awarded a significant contract with Amtrak, the national passenger rail company of the USA. The Group will provide its Artificial Intelligence and data analytics services in a six-and-a-half-year contract, valued at $6.7m, with $3m of revenue expected to be recorded in the first twelve months. This contract was won in competition with high profile rivals, and we understand the award was made on technical competence rather than price. Much of the cost to support the early-stage ra