Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 19 July 2021
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Good Energy (LON: GOOD) has rejected the bid from rival renewable energy supplier Ecotricity. It believes that the indicative offer of 340p a share in cash is too low even though it is a premium to the previous market price. Management believes that it has a clear strategy for the company. The […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 7 June 2021
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Chapel Down Group (CDGP) is raising up to £6.88m at 59.5p a share via a placing and crowdfunding offer. The directors and Michael Spencer have invested £1.43m in the placing. The rest of the cash will come via the crowdfunding with Seedrs. The financing will only go ahead if a minimum of […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 26 April 2021
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Shepherd Neame (SHEP) in common with other brewers and pub companies has been hard hit by the closure of pubs. Monthly cash burn during pub closures is £1.5m-£2m. Unsurprisingly, interim revenues slumped from £79m to £55.3m, while an underlying pre-tax profit of £4.88m was turned into an underlying loss of £4.81m. Bottled […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 15 February 2021
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Oberon Investments Group (OBE) has joined the Access segment following the reversal of the wealth management business into standard list shell Baskerville Capital. Assets under administration are more than £400m. Oberon was formed in 2017 and acquired investment manager MD Barnard. It also has a corporate broking business, and it is joint […]
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 5 October 2020
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Wine and beer maker Chapel Down (CDGP) made a similar interim loss this year. Wine revenues were one-fifth ahead even though sales were lost in pubs and the company’s own retail site. Online sales offset those declines. Wine stocks have increased by one-third to £11m. Beer and cider sales fell by 38% […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 29 June 2020
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Chapel Down Group (CDGP) increased sales last year, but the loss was also higher. Sales of wine and beer grew and revenues from continuing activities improved from £12.86m to £14.8m, while the loss more than doubled from £850,000 to £2.09m. the Chapel Down Gin Works in Kings Cross has been closed. There […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 4 November 2019
NEX EXCHANGE Chapel Down Group (CDGP) has managed to generate 92% of 2018’s record harvest in volume terms for the company’s wines. This was achieved even though the weather was not as good this summer. Some vineyards produced their first crop and are still maturing. Belvedere Leisure Resorts plans to gain a quotation on the […]
Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 7 October 2019
NEX EXCHANGE Wines and beer maker Chapel Down Group (CDGP) increased interim sales by one-fifth to £6.74m with growth coming from all parts of the business. Gross margins improved, but the first half loss increased due to investment in developing brands. Cash has been spent on developing additional vineyards, a gin works and a new […]
Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 17 June 2019
NEX EXCHANGE Renewable energy supplier Good Energy (GOOD) says that holding back on operating expenditure has offset the downturn in demand due to warmer weather. Profit will be weighted to the first half. Good is investing in electric vehicle platform Zap-Map. Brewer Daniel Thwaites (THW) reported a more than halved pre-tax profit from £9.8m to […]