Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 14 December 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Incanthera (INC) says that study results for Sol, a sun cream that prevents skin cancer, have been better than expected. There is significantly greater dermal delivery by Sol compared with four rival products and it was found to be a non-irritant. The cream exceeds bioequivalence compared with oral treatments. A new patent […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 19 October 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) remains profitable and loan balances have increased by 3% to £1.6bn. Deposit balances are 14% higher at £2.23bn. Assets under management are 4% ahead. Wine maker Chapel Down (CDGP) has produced a better quality harvest than 2018 and yields are better than expected. More wine can be released for […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 20 July 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE In the year to February 2020, Rutherford Health (RUTH) nearly quadrupled its revenues from £1.47m to £5.61m, although the loss increased from £21.5m to £29.3m. There were three proton beam cancer treatment centres open at the end of the period, but two were not operating for long. They have continued to operate […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 18 May 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) says customer loan balances had increased by 4% in the quarter to March 2020. Customer deposits increased by 2%. There were net inflows to the investment management business despite the uncertainty in the markets. Gunsynd (GUN) has extended the deadline for the Oyster Oil and Gas deal from 30 […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 27 April 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Cannabis products-focused company Sativa (SATI) has received a bid approach from StillCana Inc, which has built two high volume CBD extraction facilities in Europe. StillCana is Europe’s largest producer of CBD distillate and isolate. StillCana plans to offer 0.33651 of one share for each Sativa share. Sativa shareholders would own 65% of […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 30 March 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE AQSE and AIM-quoted Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) improved its underlying pre-tax profit from £4.4m to £5.8m in 2019, while the second interim dividend is 5% higher at 21p a share. This does not have to be agreed at an AGM. NAV rose from 1283p a share to 1364p a share. The total capital […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 17 February 2020

NEX EXCHANGE NEX and AIM-quoted Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB) says that there has been an increase in the level of confidence in its markets since the General Election. That was too late to have much effect on the 2019 results, but full year pre-tax profit will be at the upper end of expectations. Last year, […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 21 October 2019

NEX EXCHANGE Third quarter trading at Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) shows a one-third increase in loans to £1.6bn, while deposits are 17% ahead at £2bn. Impairments are rising, though. The private bank is adding 40 new clients each month. Although Vox Markets has called off merger discussions with PCG Entertainment (PCGE) the latter’s shareholders will have […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 26 August 2019

NEX EXCHANGE Walls and Futures REIT (WAFR) grew revenues by one-third to £136,000 but the ethical housing provider moved from profit to loss. In the year to March 2019, revenues improved from £103,000 to £136,000. The main reason behind the reported loss was a reduction in the gain on revaluation of assets from £198,000 to […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 22 July 2019

NEX EXCHANGE Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) improved its underlying pre-tax profit from £2.7m to £3.4m in the first half of 2019. The interim dividend has been raised from 15p a share to 16p a share. The recent residential mortgage portfolio acquisition was after the end of June. The strategy is to diversify the business and asset-based […]