Grand Vision Media Holdings #GVMH – Clarification on media deployment partner SMI Holdings Limited
On 6 December 2018 SMI Holdings Limited (“SMI”), a cinema operator and deployment partner of GVMH, made an announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. SMI announced that it was short of sufficient working capital to support its business operations. As a result, around 140 of the 320 cinemas operated by SMI have temporarily suspended […]
Ian Pollard – #888 excited by growth prospects.
888 Holdings plc 888 updates that it has delivered further progress during the second half of the year. In the UK the initial positive trends in revenue seen in the first half have continued in the second half. In the US it remains very excited by long-term growth opportunities with significant operational progress made throughout […]
Ian Pollard: ASOS Badly Impacted With Online Growth Weakest For Years
ASOS ASC experienced a significant deterioration in “the important trading month of November” and conditions remain challenging. As a result, it has had to reduce expectations for the current financial year. Total retail sales for the 3 months to the end of November rose by 12%, the UK leading the way with a 19% rise […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 17 December 2018
NEX EXCHANGE Ecommerce software provider Netalogue Technologies (NTLP) moved into profit in the first half and had £648,000 in the bank at the end of September 2018. Revenues increased by £168,000 to £647,000, even though subscription-based pricing is reducing the initial revenues from B2B clients. A loss of £60,000 became a pre-tax profit of […]
Brand CEO Alan Green talks Europa Metals #EUZ, Catenae Innovation #CTEA, iEnergiser #IBPO & Salt Lake Potash #SO4 on Vox Markets podcast
Brand CEO Alan Green CEO of Brand Communications discusses Europa Metals (EUZ), Catenae Innovation (CTEA), iEnergiser (IBPO) & Salt Lake Potash (SO4) with Justin Waite on the Vox Markets podcast. Interview is 29 minutes 22 seconds in.
Ian Pollard – Sports Direct #SPD blames falls on past insolvent trading at House of Fraser
Sports Direct Intl SPD saw underlying profit before tax and earnings per share fall by 26.8% and 35.4% respectively in the half year to the 28th October. Never one to be mealy mouthed, Mike Ashley comes out fighting and tries to put the blame fairly and squarely on the previous House of Fraser senior management […]
Share Prophets: Catenae Innovation (CTEA) – first blockchain contract & product updates, remains a buy
Catenae Innovation (CTEA) has announced a first contract for a solution utilising its blockchain technology and updated on its such technology and announced a product launch… The contract is with a UK-based security company and a customer since 2013, STM Security UK Ltd. It is for OnGuard Plus,“with the ability to store critical and regulatory reports […]
Ian Pollard – If Tha Can Only Talk Nonsense, Shut thi Gob
Rolls Royce Holdings plc RR. is confident that Trent 7000 production and delivery volumes will increase significantly to meet customer commitment in 2019s. Growth in strong large engine flying hours reported in the first half has also continued into the second half of the year. Rolls is however forced to admit that the number of […]
Ian Pollard – Ashtead #AHT ups expectations & interim dividend
Ashtead Group plc AHT delivered a strong second quarter with a good performance across the Group. As a result, Group rental revenue increased 18% for the half year to the 31st October and underlying pre-tax profit by19%. Earnings per share rose by 38% in the second quarter and by 42% over the half year. Accordingly […]
Ian Pollard: NMC Health Comfortable Contradictions – And Jargon A Plenty
NMC Health plc updates that management remains comfortable with and reiterates guidance for 2018 and 2019 whilst at the same time contradicting itself with statements that it is delivering further positive operational progress, enjoying strong growth and improving second half cash flow. The update then repeats the updated figures for full years 2018 and 2019 […]