Ken Baksh – December Investment Monthly

In our December investment review, Ken discusses the macro picture in the US, Europe, China and Japan before looking at the effects of inflation. We then look at moves over the past 2 months before moving to the UK economy and issues such as consumer confidence, the trade deficit and Govt deficit, insolvencies and recession […]

October 2022 Investment Review – Alan Green talks to Ken Baksh

Former fund manager and market analyst Ken Baksh has over 30 years experience in the markets, and is widely respected for his insightful analysis and investing ideas. In the first of a series of monthly interviews with Alan Green, Ken offers his view on global economies before moving closer to home and asking whether the […]

Ian Pollard – Winter Of Discontent Impacts Begbies’ Business.

Begbies Traynor BEG claims that a winter of discontent has impacted business with 481,000 now in significant financial distress.  Those  in ‘critical’ financial distress increased by 25% year on year as the year came to a slow end and stand at  2,183. Real estate was the hardest hit sector in quarter 4 with a 9% […]

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 – Ocado Slumps To Half Year Loss

Ocado OCDO The 26 weeks to the third of June was a transformational period for Ocado, claims the CEO but perhaps not the sort of transformation which every company would welcome. Group EBITDA fell by 13.9% and 2017’s first half profit before tax of £7.7m was transformed into a loss of £9m.for the current year. […]

450,000 British Companies Financially Distressed

Begbies Traynor BEG  announces doom and gloom for many British companies with 450,000 of them suffering from signs of financial distress, even before the effects are felt of any interest rate rise on Thursday. The number has risen by 27% from a year ago and 250,000 have become “zombie” companies with no net worth and […]

Quoted Micro 19 December 2016

ISDX/NEX Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne (HYDP) has indicated an improvement in pre-tax profit for the year to October 2016 by raising its dividend payments. The first payment in January will be 7p a share and the second in May will be 14p a share. The total dividend has been increased from 18p a share to 21p […]