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24 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
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An update from CVS this morning covering conclusion of the CMA process, a further acquisition and update on trading. The CMA investigation into the acquisition of Quality Pet Care (QPC) is now complete, thereby bringing to an end a 9 month process. As part of the undertaking, CVS yesterday completed the sale of QPC for cash proceeds of c.£9m, implying a c.£12m impairment. Whilst the CMA episode has clearly been a setback, it does not seem to have fundamentally impaired ongoing M&A ambitions give
Companies: CVS Group plc
Singer Capital Markets
Joiners: Kendrick Resources (KEN.L), a mineral exploration and development company, with projects in Scandinavia has joined the Main Market (standard) raising £3.25m. With effect from Admission, Kendrick will have vanadium exploration projects in Finland, and Sweden with an option over 3 further nickel projects in Norway under the EMX Option Agreement. The Projects have three defined Mineral Resources. Leavers: No Leavers Today. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? GS Chain, a company established
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A brief but significant RNS reach this morning. CVS has announced the acquisition of Anton Vets, a single site veterinary practice in Andover, Hampshire for c.£6m. This is a clear signal to the market that the recent CMA outcome was nothing more than a setback and that selective acquisitions remain part of the overall growth thesis. With c.45% of UK veterinary practices in independent hands, there is plenty of white space in the UK in which CVS has limited presence. This transaction is an excell
Interims as expected are very strong, with 11% sales growth (9.6% LFL) flowing through to 22% at the PBT level. So another period of strong organic led delivery. H2 has got off to a strong start, despite stiff comps and the prospect of share buy-backs is signalled. We see the CMA issue as nothing more than a setback and are satisfied that, armed with new guidance selective M&A will remain part of the mix. We use this note to demonstrate that there are clear building blocks to maintain a >10% TSR
The CMA investigation into CVS’s acquisition of QPC has found that the merger raises competition concerns in 5 of the 8 local areas. Whilst this is viewed as “disappointing” by management, a sense of perspective needs to be kept given QPC’s revenue is 2% of that of the CVS Group. Significantly, there is nothing in today’s update to signal a wider review into cost of services. As a next step we expect CVS to address the CMA’s concerns by divesting of a number of sites, and hopefully this should d
What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Strip Tinning Holdings, an established supplier of specialist connectors to the automotive sector, intends to join AIM. Strip Tinning manufactures specialist flexible electrical connectors related primarily to heating and antennae systems embedded within automotive glazing and to the connection of the cells within electric vehicle (EV) battery packs, increasingly using flexible and lightweight printed circuit technology that also has growing application elsewhe
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A very good H1 update from CVS this morning. Sales growth is reported at 11.4% with LFL’s of c.10%, EBITDA up a strong 15.5% and H2 has got off to a good start. In short, another period of excellent delivery. We push through a 3.5% EPS upgrade for the current year and tick up outer year forecasts by 2%. The stage one deadline for the CMA to report on the Quality Pet Care deal is 18th Feb’22. There are a range of theoretical outcomes (no case to answer, divest some of the 8 practices, or divest a
A positive AGM update from CVS this morning shows an excellent start to FY22, reporting strong 12.4% LFL sales growth. This reflects both the secular tailwind from a growing UK pet population and the continuing focus on optimal patient care/working-up of cases. The company does not comment on the CMA enquiry relating to a recent small acquisition. This is to be expected given the restriction terms under CMA guidelines. The transaction itself is not material in terms of scale. Importantly, the pr
Full year PBT is 4% ahead of our expectations and strong trading momentum has continued into FY22 (14.4% LFL). The strength of the results reflects favourably on the strategy new management put in place in 2019 to focus on optimal patient care and to make CVS an employer of choice. Having shown remarkable resilience through the pandemic, CVS is emerging as a stronger business with excellent ongoing growth prospects. Its integrated veterinary model is ideally positioned to capitalise on sector ta
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Cavendish
Verici’s $8.2m gross raise means the company can now focus on scaling Tutivia and invest further into the development of existing and new products. With a uniquely well balanced Tutivia test, a growing sales team and LCD coverage expected later this year, we forecast Tutivia revenues of $2.6m/$4.5m in FY24E/FY25E. The Thermo Fisher deal was a huge validation of Clarava and Verici’s technology and in addition to licensing/milestone payments, we forecast double digit royalties on net Clarava sales
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26th March 2024 @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
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Turner Pope Investments
SkinBioTherapeutics has reported on the 6-months to December 2023, noting steady revenue growth from lead product AxisBiotix-Ps, progress on the development of SkinBiotix with partner Croda (Sederma) and post-period end, the acquisition of Dermatonics. The company has updated on several positive developments through the start of 2024, including AxisBiotix Acne positive interim results, initiation of research on the MediBiotix Pillar and progress with the oral and inflammation programmes. The com
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The Hardman & Co Healthcare Index (HHI) has been running since 2009. Its main function is to highlight the attractions of life sciences investments over the long term. For the second year running, apart from global economic influences affecting world markets, performance in 2023 was dented by the capital-intensive nature of the sector. The HHI fell 3.7%, to 483.8, underperforming the main London markets – FTSE 100 (+3.8%) and FTSE All-Share (3.8%) but outperforming the FTSE AIM All-Share Index (
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On 18th December 2023 Incanthera announced a deal with Marionnaud in Switzerland to distribute ‘Skin+CELL’, its advanced dermatological solution for the delivery of vitamin B3 for skin protection and cosmetic rejuvenation. This gives Incanthera access to a high-end cosmetics distribution presence in Europe, and in addition, ownership of Marionnaud by AS Watson, the largest cosmetics distributor in Asia, offers significant new market opportunities further afield.
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Stanford Capital Partners
FY EBITDA and EBIT came in materially above consensus FY EBITDA came in at EUR98.8m, down 4% yoy and 12% above consensus. The EBITDA margin was 12.6%. Restated for one-off costs, it was 13.1%, more than 2 percentage points above the guidance. It was fully explained by price increases, notably on X-ray, mix and control of fixed costs. FY EBITA came in at EUR38m, 46% above consensus. 2024 guidance looks conservative Guerbet is aiming for organic growth above 8% (8.8%e). With markets growing at
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BNP Paribas Exane - Sponsored Research
IRLAB Therapeutics has confirmed the FDA’s alignment with its proposed Phase III programme for mesdopetam in levodopa-induced dyskinesias (PD-LIDs), following receipt of the minutes from its end-of-Phase II (EoP2) meeting held last month. Notably, the FDA has agreed on the primary endpoint being the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS), on which mesdopetam demonstrated a statistically significant improvement (p=0.026) in the Phase IIb study (secondary endpoint of that study). IRLAB will now
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Edison
Tissue Regenix has reported on strong performance through 2023, noting record revenues driven by product adoption and expanded distribution, positive adjusted EBITDA for the first time and an increased cash position versus H1/23. FY23 revenues grew 20% to $29.5m supported by 25% growth from BioRinse products and 17% growth from dCELL products. Significantly, Tissue Regenix reported its first adjusted EBITDA profit for the year, +$0.9m, supported by revenue growth and cost management. We expect t
Companies: Tissue Regenix Group plc
Creo Medical has published a trading update for the 12 months to December 2023, during which the company focused on commercialising its core technology. Revenue for the period increased 13% YoY to £30.8m, while the underlying operating loss improved to £16.4m. Operationally, during the period, the number of confirmed users of Creo’s Speedboat range more than doubled over the year, the first procedures with MicroBlate Flex to ablate lung tumours were performed and Creo expects to receive regulato
Companies: Creo Medical Group Plc
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LungLife AI is a medical diagnostics company focused on the development of AI-supported blood-based tests for the early detection of lung cancer. It has identified a significant medical need for non-invasive, sensitive and specific tests in early-stage lung cancer. The company’s core technology, the LungLB test, seeks to detect circulating tumour cells (CTCs) to identify malignant lung nodules. It aims to apply machine learning/AI (ML/AI) to derive algorithms to increase test accuracy. Following
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This month's feature article is entitled 'Gold and a Chinese Credit Event'. A Western phenomenon? If you own, or are considering owning, gold or gold equities, it’s likely that you’re concerned about protecting your wealth, or the performance of your fund, in the expectation of some kind of financial instability. Maybe your confidence in policymakers is ebbing, or you’ve researched debt bubbles in history and concluded that physical gold and silver have been the safest places to be invested whe
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