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The forthcoming UN Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) should result in an acceleration of governments’ actions to reduce CO2 emissions. This will result in an acceleration of customer end-user adoption rates which would be positive for AFC Energy which is developing zero-emission solutions for the EV-charging, construction, data centre and marine markets.
Companies: AFC Energy plc
ITM yesterday announced a capital raise of £250m to expand its capacities significantly. This comes sooner than we expected and seems like an opportunistic move to capture the market. The company will use the proceeds to expand its capacities to 2.5GW from 1GW by 2023 and to 5GW by 2024. The remainder of the proceeds will be used to reduce H2 production costs and to build an unparalleled support service. Overall, we are positively surprised.
Companies: ITM Power PLC
Another record quarter – Guidance lifted again Capital Limited LSE: CAPD) this morning announced its Q3 2021 trading update. Quarterly revenue of US$$61.6 million exceeds our expectations and represents another record quarterly result for the company beating Q2, itself a previous record, by 12.6%. As a result, full year guidance has been lifted to $220 – 225 million (up from $200 – 210 million guided in July and $185 – 195 million with the FY20 results).
Companies: Capital Limited
Avingtrans has invested £2.5m in cash in Adaptix Ltd to acquire a 5.9% holding by participating in Adaptix’s latest £12.9m funding round. Adaptix is looking to transform radiology by bringing to market its low cost, low dose portable imaging technology based around its proprietary Flat Panel X-ray Source (FPS). Avingtrans intends to collaborate with Adaptix to develop a disruptive business offering that envisages bringing together its low cost 3D MRI, through Magnetica, with Adaptix’s 3D X-ray a
Companies: Avingtrans plc
Seeing Machines, the advanced computer vision technology company that designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety, has announced that it has established a European sales team, headquartered in Amsterdam, to lead the next phase of its business development and focus on growing demand in Europe for its Aftermarket driver safety technology, Guardian. Gerard van den Houten has been appointed to head up the European team and comes to Seeing Machines with a strong sales
Companies: Seeing Machines Limited
Joiners No Joiners Today. Leavers Cambria Autos has left the AIM following a takeover. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Light Science Tech Holdings, the controlled environment agriculture technology and contract electronics manufacturing Group to join AIM. Raising £5m. Expected mkt cap £17.4m. Due 15 Oct. Harmony Energy Income Trust to join the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market raising up to £230m. The Company's investment objective is to provide investors with an attractive and susta
Companies: VRS ORPH SNG MRL EBQ AVG
Several stars have aligned for Brickability to flag an excellent half year's trading (to end Sep-21) in its latest update. Post-COVID recovery in housing markets, the natural seasonality of the business, favourable timing of acquisitions (notably Taylor Maxwell), output price inflation (especially in timber) and business mix all combining to drive revenue to three times the reported H1/20 level and EBITDA twofold ahead. This sets a strong foundation to ratify existing FY21 (March) forecasts with
Companies: Brickability Group PLC
Avon Protection has indicated that management guidance for FY21 revenue and EBITDA margin has been achieved before an additional one-off, non-cash inventory write-down of around $4m in ballistics. Cash generation was better than anticipated after record levels of investment and order intake remained strong despite previously indicated pandemic delays. The healthy opening backlog underpins strong growth in FY22 as ballistics revenues ramp up, Team Wendy makes a full year contribution and EBITDA m
Companies: Avon Protection PLC
Joiners Light Science Tech Holdings (LST.L), the controlled environment agriculture technology and contract electronics manufacturing Group has joined AIM. Raising £5.2m. Market Capitalisation approximately £17.4m. Leavers No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Gymshark has started to put together plans for a stock market listing according to City A.M. The company hit a £1bn valuation just over a year ago and boasts customers in more than 130 countries. Gymshark was founded by teen
Companies: NWT LTG ITM POW
Brent crude topped $85 a barrel in London for the first time since 2018, the latest milestone in a global energy crisis that has seen prices soar. Oil Prices: West Texas Intermediate for November settlement rose 97 cents to settle at $82.28 a barrel in New York. Brent for December delivery added 86 cents to settle at $84.86 a barrel. The global benchmark rose above the key level in intraday trading but did not settle above it on Friday. US crude futures posted an eighth straight weekly
Companies: FO 88E DEC EME GTC TRIN UOG WEN
Joiners TMT Acquisition (TMTA.L) has joined the Main Market (Standard) pursue opportunities to acquire businesses in the technology, media and telecom sector. Raised £5m, mkt cap £5.5m. Leavers NMCN Plc has left the Main Market (Premium) following the appointment of administrators. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Harmony Energy Income Trust to join the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market raising up to £230m. The Company's investment objective is to provide investors with an attractive
Companies: SEE FST ORCP DNL FDBK 8091 IGP
AUCTUS PUBLICATIONS ________________________________________ Imperial Helium (IHC CN)C: Smaller resources but good well test results could suggest a commercial development – At the IHC-Steveville-2 well, a 12 metre zone was tested at a rate of ~2 mmcf/d. This zone is an interval equivalent to the blow-out zone in the offsetting 13-22 well. While the headline flow rate might appear low, it is in reality a good result that suggests that the well can be brought into production at 5-6 mmcf/d at leas
Companies: AKRBP AKERBP CASP GENL GTE HUR IHC KOS LUPE PEN PEN TAL RBD EGY DNO DNO JKX
Companies: DeepMatter Group Plc
Directa Plus, the leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has announced that it has qualified for an additional €0.5m loan under the Italian Government's Covid-19 Recovery Plan. The funds are additional to the €0.7m loan announced on 2 August 2021. The €0.5m loan has a term of six years, a variable interest rate of 1.5% + EURIBOR 3M and is 80% guaranteed by the Italian government.
Companies: Directa Plus Plc
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
Companies: AMYT BAG BVC BRSD CLG CML FBD GDWN INV MACF MNZS MIO NRR NSF NBI MATD PREM QFI RUA SCS STVG SUR SNX UPGS VAST VLS
