What a difference a year makes - 12 months ago, the focus, quite understandably, was on the course of the pandemic and the lifting of the Lockdown (1) measures. For investors, it was the sustainability of the rally in markets seen since March 2020. Today, while we are still thinking about the lifting of lockdown measures, we are also concerned about two “old favourites” from previous decades. Inflation and the parlous state of public finances. The BoE has said that although CPI inflation rose to
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SysGroup has delivered H1 FY21 for the six months to 30th September 2020 materially in line with the October update and has started H2 on a firm footing, reflecting the strategic decisions, positive management actions and hard work undertaken. Given the improved market visibility, we take management’s cue and reinstate forecasts for FY21. We believe SysGroup remains well placed to build upon strong strategic execution to date and continue to upscale the business as market conditions normalise. H
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The managed IT services & cloud hosting specialist has reported full year results for the year to 31 March 2020. Consistent with the trading update issued on 20 April and in line with our forecasts, Group revenues advanced by 53% to £19.49m (SC forecast £19.5m), driven by Managed IT Services (up by 60% to £15.1m, or 77% of total revenue), with adjusted EBITDA up by 99% to £2.81m (SC forecast £2.8m), aided by economies of scale. Despite near term uncertainties caused by Covid-19, SysGroup remains
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The managed IT services & cloud hosting provider has reported interims results for the six months to 30th September 2019. The results include the first six-month contribution from Certus IT, which was acquired in February 2019, and a part period contribution from Hub Network Services (HNS), which was acquired in June 2019. Revenues advanced by 60% to £9.3m with adjusted EBITDA up by 111% to £1.18m, despite the weaker than expected market environment for VAR services. With our adjusted EBITDA for
The award-winning managed IT services & cloud hosting provider has reported full year results for the 12 months to 31st March 2019. Revenues advanced by 22% to £12.8m, driven by Managed IT Services (up by 33% to 74% of total revenue), with adjusted EBITDA up by 41% to £1.4m. With good momentum noted at the start of the new financial year, we believe SysGroup remains well placed for further progress following the recent acquisitions of Certus IT and Hub Network Systems (HNS). Our forecast revisio
In its first trading update since the £10m fund raise and acquisition of Certus IT in February, SysGroup’s full year trading statement indicates delivery on the expected £1.4m of adjusted EBITDA for FY2019F, up by c. 40%, and a strong second half contribution of £0.8m. Full year revenue is indicated to have increased by 22% to c. £12.8m, representing c. 21% growth in H2 versus H1, albeit slightly below our estimate primarily due to VAR (valued-added-reselling) sales slipping into the new financi
Techniplas –global producer and support services company providing highly engineered and technically complex components, making the supply chain to original equipment manufacturers more efficient. FYDec17 rev $515m. Loungers plc—the operator of 146 café/bar/restaurants across England and Wales under the Lounge and Cosy Club brands, announces its intention to seek admission on AIM, offer to raise £61.6m at 200p with market cap of £185m, expected 29 April 2019. SDX Energy plc—a North Africa focuse
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2019 started well for investors with U.S. stocks rallying on the back of trade talks between China and the U.S. resuming. Sterling rebounded in Q1 2019 as expectations built the UK would avoid a “no deal” Brexit, providing a further tailwind to more internationally focused UK companies. This sentiment spread across the globe and filtered its way down into small caps.
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Avast, global cybersecurity provider with 435m users worldwide. In 2017, the Group's Adjusted Billings was $811 million, Adjusted Revenue was $780 million, Adjusted Cash EBITDA was $451 million. Seeking to raise $200m. Due in May | 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
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VR Education Holdings—a virtual reality software and technology company. Raising £6m, mkt cap c €22m. Due 12 March SimplyBiz, a Financial Services Firm, reported to be considering an IPO targeting a market capitalisation of between £140m and £155m in a listing that would raise £30m of new money. Bacanora Lithium—Readmission. No new money. Mkt cap £140m. Due 21 March. the new holding company for Bacanora Minerals Ltd Stirling Industries—Acquisition vehicle focusing on industrials. Offer TBA. D
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Panthera Resources— The Company was established to act as a holding company for Indo Gold Limited, an unlisted Australian registered company. The Company aims to explore and develop gold assets in India and West Africa. Offer TBC, expected 20 Dec 2017 Sumo Group—one of the UK's largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games providing both turnkey and codevelopment solutions, including initial concept and pre-production . Offer TBC. Due late Dec Pelatro—provider of proprietary softwar
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Clean Invest Africa—Introduction due around 14 Nov. Vehicle established to identify investment opportunities and acquisitions in renewable and clean energy projects/companies or alternative technologies that are used in a socially and environmentally responsible way that will aid the development of the African continent. | City Pub Group - owner and operator of an estate of 34 premium pubs across Southern England. £30m raise. Consistent track record of strong revenue and EBITDA growth, with a th
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Audioboom plc (BOOM.L, 2.375p/£22.1m) Q2 update - Rapid KPI and revenue growth | Forbidden Technologies (FBT.L, 4.875p/£8.8m) AGM update: Commercial progress but slower sales conversion | SysGroup plc (SYS.L, 43.5p/£9.8m) Finals - shift to higher value Managed Services
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Upon publication of VRE’s interim results, we use this note to re-visit the investment case for VRE, together with a re-initiation of forecasts. Confirming the positive newsflow on client gains and sales growth over the H1 period, VRE posted an 83% increase in turnover to €1.25, with ENGAGE revenues 50% up on the total achieved in 2020. Our forecasts show a three-year turnover compound average growth rate (CAGR) of 91% to €9.8m in 2023E, in line with the objective to reach €10m of ENGAGE revenue
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The Panoply has released a very strong trading update for the 5m to August which states trading is 'significantly ahead of expectations' and we raise our revenue forecasts by +7%. In the 5m period, the group secured c£50m of new contracts, nearly triple the £18m won in the same period last year and including a c£10m/5yr contract in the utilities sector. The Panoply is raising LFL revenue growth guidance from 10-15% to 15-20%, which feeds through to FY revenues of over £77m, compared with our pre
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Blackbird has delivered a strong set of first half results, hot on the heels of a landmark deal post period, its first ‘Powered by Blackbird’ licencing contract. H121 revenue grew by 21% to a record £867k, despite the adverse dollar impact. The gross margin was maintained at 90.4% and cash burn only marginally increased (by £97k), despite investment in sales and R&D, leaving net cash at £5.7m. Management reiterated they are well funded to break even. Numerous new partnership deals have been anno
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Blackbird plc* (BIRD.L, 38.0p/£128.1m) First OEM licensing deal (07.09.21) | CAP-XX Ltd* (CPX.L, 6.15p/£31.3m) Contract win: Selected for Spire's Health Tag (07.09.21) | Newmark Security plc* (NWT.L, 21.75p/£76.5m) Finals: Resilient performance; positive outlook (10.09.21)
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Exactly one year ago, the FTSE 100 closed at 5,862, having fallen 100 points on the day, the lowest point since mid-May 2020, due in part, to the strength of sterling vs US$ at $1.34. One year on, the FTSE 100 has risen to 7,119, a rise of 21%, it remains 7% below the peak in January 2020. From an international viewpoint, US and European markets continue to trade at record highs. The US Federal Reserve is close to withdrawing some of its economic support this year as inflation picks up and the e
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National World has reported very strong interim results that were well ahead of our estimates and we raise our FY21 PBT forecast by +21%. Revenues were stronger than anticipated, with encouraging progress both in digital revenues and from the implementation of the group's strategy to localise and energise its print assets. This has been combined with swift action on costs as the group dismantled excessive central overheads and redeployed resource to local titles. The group is launching nine digi
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A positive trading update from Audioboom Group plc, one of the leading independent podcasting companies, results in the fourth significant upgrade to forecasts this year as the company continues to outpace growth of the global podcasting industry. This performance has been driven by continued growth in the Audioboom’s content-focused expansion plan with growth in premium advertising inventory, increased demand and strong pricing, and increased back catalogue inventory created by Audioboom’s prop
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Solid results, strong pipeline, rising resilience and high-value acquisition: Revenue was $18.6m, in line with expectations. H1 revenue represents 38% of our full year forecast, indicating an H2-weighted year as previously flagged. We expect tinyBuild to release seven new games in H2 compared to three in H1. Moreover, tinyBuild plans higher-profile releases in H2 (Potion Craft and Despot’s Game), which are already generating strong KPIs. EBITDA was $7.9m, slightly ahead of management’s expecta
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This is a positive 1H21 performance, seeing growth in all regions and customer segments, as well as a significant strengthening of the financial position; on track to meet profit expectations for FY21, and ahead on revenue forecasts. Dividends recommenced with the FY20 finals and now an Interim dividend of 0.2p has been declared (1H20: Nil). The financial strength also will allow Eleco to make substantial investment in its long-term growth in FY23 and FY24. Management is flagging investment in a
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MAST Energy Developments (MED) is to IPO on the Standard List on 14th April 2021 under the ticker MAST. The company has raised £5m giving a market capitalisation on listing of c. £23m. MED is currently a 100% subsidiary company of AIM quoted, Kibo Energy*. MED was established to acquire and develop a portfolio of flexible power plants in the UK and become a multi-asset operator in the rapidly growing Reserve Power market. PensionBee has confirmed its intention to float on the High Growth Se
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EMIS reported H121 results ahead of board expectations and is on track to meet the company’s FY21 expectations. After a period of investment to develop the EMIS-X platform, and at least a year of diverting resource to support customers’ COVID-19 efforts, EMIS is now in a position to execute its growth strategy. Our revenue and adjusted operating profit forecasts are unchanged, with revenue growth accelerating to the lower end of the targeted medium-term 5–9% range from FY22.
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