BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: Remain On Trend in April; Reiterate Buy, $22.50 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $22.50 price target and projections after reviewing Betterware de Mexico's April catalog. While the level of newness declined, perhaps due to the shifting Easter Holiday, the key positive trends remain, from higher YoY SKU levels, continued emphasis on full price selling, expansion into innovative adjacent categories and leveraging an improving supply chain to offer values in a still somewhat inflationary environment. As such, we remain upbeat on the potential

BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: 1Q Registered Progress; Reiterate Buy, $22.50 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $22.50 price target and projections for Betterware de Mexico after reviewing the March catalog. March completed a 1Q with material YoY positives, from higher SKU counts, rising cadence of new and debuting products, a return of key favorites and continued reductions in overall discounting levels. We believe Betterware management has been able to capitalize on the return to normalcy for their supply chain to roll out compelling new items, offer normalized pricing

BWMX: Blowout 4Q, Dividend Raise Demonstrates Power of Model; Raising PT & EPS

We are raising our price target for BWMX to $22.50 (from $17) increasing our 2024 top and bottom line projections and rolling out 2025 projections after Betterware de Mexico registered 4Q upside on virtually every level, with the Betterware division returning to YoY top line growth for the first time in eight quarters, and 9.6% YoY revenue growth for JAFRA Mexico with materially better than expected margins. The company continued to reduce overall debt levels and raised the dividend rate by 25%,

BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: Moving from Strength to Strength; Reiterate Buy, PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $17 price target and projections for Betterware de Mexico after reviewing the February catalog. We believe February was a continuation of multiple positive trends which increasingly convince us the division is on a solid path to return to positive top line growth: 1) strong YoY expansion of SKUs; 2) further reductions in overall discounting; and 3) continued new product excitement, from pet's to kids and Spring cleaning, Betterware continues to offer innovative

BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: On the Offensive in 2024; Reiterate Buy, $17 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target after reviewing the Betterware January 2024 catalog. While January represents one of the easiest comparisons in terms of catalog metrics, Betterware rolled out a record level of SKUs, punctuated by material newness and the ability to leverage the supply chain to return a high number of key favorites from prior periods. Further, after a discount driven September (over 70% of items on sale), management has continued to reduce the over

BWMX: 2024 Signposts: Putting All the Pieces in Place; Reiterate Buy, $17 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $17 price target and projections for Betterware as we look at the year ahead. We believe Betterware, with the namesake division revamped and set to register YoY revenue growth in 4Q23 is poised to once again register the strong, consistent returns which the COV-19 driven environment ups and downs occluded. Further, we believe there remain multiple key catalysts beyond the return to growth at Betterware Mexico, from continued multiple upgrades at JAFRA, the star

BWMX: Snapping the Catalog; Ending 2023 on a High Note; Reiterate Buy, $17 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $17 price target and projections after reviewing Betterware de Mexico's December catalog, which offered record SKU levels and continues to raise the bar in terms of offerings. Further, management remains focused on offering solid values, with pricing down YoY, but lower levels of discounting, as the company takes advantage of gains in the supply chain and overall logistics. Management has also continued to focus on key new categories, such as Kid's while combin

Surface Transforms plc (SCE LN) - Forecasts and valuation withdrawn

We note the regulatory announcement this morning from Surface Transforms and withdraw our estimates and valuation, pending conversations with management.

Surface Transforms - New guidance – forecasts under review

Surface Transforms has issued new revenue guidance for FY24, with the company now expecting revenues in the range £17.5-22m. We are withdrawing our previous forecasts for FY24 and withdrawing our price target while we review the impact of the new guidance.

Morning Note – 16 April 2024

Robust margin and cash performance

Surface Transforms (SCE LN) - Obstacles removed for higher production

Surface has issued a brief Q1 update. Production will ramp-up this year as final new equipment is installed, and manufacturing teething problems recede.

Initial Equity Trading Comments - 19 February 2024

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 16/04/2024

16th April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: Electric Guitar (ELEG.L) Concurrent with its Admission to trading on AIM, Electric Guitar is proposing to acquire the entire issued share capital of 3radical Limited for

Dowlais Group - Motoring forward

Dowlais Group’s first set of results were ahead of our expectations, with positive cash generation a highlight despite restructuring and demerger costs. Softer automotive markets will limit margin progress in FY24 towards the double-digit target. Despite this, margins of c 6.5% are still ahead of automotive peers, although the shares trade at a significant discount to our implied generic peer-based valuation.

Morning Note – 9 April 2024

Zeus Top Picks for 2024 - 2023 review and outlook for 2024

On 9 January last year, we set out our ten top stock picks for 2023, for what turned out to be another relatively poor twelve months for UK equities due to two wars, stubbornly high inflation and further tightening of monetary policy. This was even as other major markets, such as the US, largely recovered in the year. In the 2023 calendar year, the AIM All-Share index fell 8.2% and is still 42% off its 2021 high. From the release of our 2023 top picks note, the average total return (assuming div

Morning Note – 4 April 2024

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

Nexteq - FY23 adj EBITDA +4% ahead, FY24E upgrades of +1-10%

Nexteq’s FY23 results show adjusted EBITDA +4% ahead of the +6% upgrade at the January trading update, record FY23 EFCF of $17.4m, and a confident outlook that leads us to reiterate our FY24E revenue and upgrade FY24E gross profit, adj EBITDA, and EFCF by +1-10%. The strategic focus on higher-margin products and customers reducing elevated inventory levels led FY23 group revenue -5% yoy to $114.3m, with Quixant 6% lower at $69.3m and Densitron 2% lower at $45.1m. Effective supply-chain managemen

Gooch & Housego (GHH LN) - A chink of light

Gooch has issued a positive update for H1. Trading has started to recover with stocking levels normalising at industrial and medical devices customers. The outlook is positive with growth returning, and management has confirmed our full year estimates (adjusted for the disposal of EM4). The order book and order flow appear healthy, and net debt is comfortable. Gooch clearly still has plenty to do to lift operating margins from a lacklustre 8.1%, but the transformation plan appears to be back on

PROGRESSIVE: Watkin Jones: Rising rents attract investors back to market

Residential-for-rent developer and manager Watkin Jones on 25 January delivered FY22 results that were broadly in line with our expectations. Continuing strong demand for its core rental developments, as highlighted in October, was hampered by delays in investment decisions following the mini-budget. We believe recovery has begun, albeit on a slightly shallower trajectory, and current market conditions may offer the group opportunities. Surveys show continuing rental growth, attracting back inve