LIBERUM: Ceres Power - Initiation - A Compellingly solid case

LIBERUM: New Energy Nuggets: Hydrogen - the future is green

PROGRESSIVE: Sanderson Design Group: H1 trading driven by US and Licensing

Sanderson Design Group (SDG) has reported on its H1 trading performance for the six months to 31 July. The continued strong performances of both the Licensing channel and the US market, echoing last year, have offset the previously anticipated tougher market conditions in the UK. Thus, while group revenues eased back by 2.1% on a reported basis, H1 FY24E’s adjusted underlying profit before tax, supported also by some UK cost savings, is expected to be marginally ahead of last year’s £6.3m, drive

Initial Equity Trading Comments - 1 December 2023

Solid State - Strong organic development in H124

Solid State has made an excellent start to FY24 with strong continuing organic growth in H124 enhanced by a full period contribution from Custom Power. As a result, management anticipates better-than-expected revenues and PBT for the full year with market consensus rising by c 5% to £155m and £12.5m, respectively.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 30 Oct 23

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Softer consumer sentiment weighs on current trading

Burberry published a slightly better-than-expected first half performance but warned that the slowdown in luxury demand across the globe has started to weigh on its business. The group said that it is unlikely to achieve its guidance for FY23/24 if the weaker demand persists.

Frontier Developments (FDEV LN) - Expect change

Initial sales from the launch of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin have underperformed. After several disappointing new releases, the company has decided to reverse its strategy to diversify into adjacent game genres. We believe the increased focus should improve Frontier Development’s efficiency but may also increase its revenue concentration and volatility. The update and strategic change lead us to lower FY24 Adj LBITDA to £13.6m from £9.0m. We now also forecast no revenue growth over t

New Sanderson licence with Habitat

Through its Sanderson brand, SDG has announced a new licensing agreement with Habitat which will launch a range of table/kitchenware based on Sanderson’s National Trust collection of fabrics (one of its best-selling collections since launch). The new products will launch in spr’25 and generate incremental royalty income for both SDG and the National Trust from FY26 onwards, in line with the group’s Live Beautiful strategy.

In-line H1, but a more challenging H2

The Group has delivered a first half performance that is in-line with management expectations. Despite softer market demand, underlying EBITDA emerged at £95.8m (H1 FY23 £100.1m) with the margin improving strongly to 14.9% from 13%, due in large part to productivity gains and increased operational efficiencies stemming from significant restructuring. The outlook through the second half is more challenging with lower demand affecting sales and inflation edging up raw material inputs. As a result,

Spectra Systems - Largest ever consumables order from central bank

Spectra Systems Corporation, a leader in machine-readable high speed banknote authentication, brand protection technologies and gaming security software has, as anticipated, announced that one of its long-time central bank customers for banknote security materials has placed a new consumables order for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2024 as part of its five-year contract with Spectra (which was entered into in 2019).

SHORE CAPITAL - Portmeirion (PMP) - House Stock at 353p - Significantly undervalued

Initial Equity Trading Comments - 11 May 2023

Morning Note – 6 September 2023

The Joy of Techs - Cavendish Technology quarterly sector note

£23.3bn in enterprise value has been returned to AIM technology shareholders over the past six years in the form of 51 public to private takeouts, including 10 in 2023 alone with the takeovers of Smoove* and Tribal announced in early October. With UK valuations appearing cheap and looking more attractive to potential acquirers, we take a moment to reflect on the trends of corporate and private equity bidders targeting AIM-listed technology companies going back to 2017, through the uncertainties