Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 21 September 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Renewable energy supplier Good Energy (GOOD) improved interim revenues by 6% to £67.5m. Gross margins declined as Good Energy focused on business customers. There was a slump from profit to loss, partly down to expected credit losses. There is no interim dividend, but payments should resume next year. Newbury Racecourse (NYR) reported […]

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 25 May 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Daniel Thwaites (THW) closed its pubs and hotels on 20 May and it will not pay a final dividend for 2019-20. Net debt was £65.4m at the end of March 2020 and there are £16.6m of spare bank facilities. Trading had been strong, and the predominance of freehold properties means that rent […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 11 May 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE British Honey Company (BHC) says its hand sanitiser has generated revenues of more than £500,000 since late March. This helps to offset the reduction in sales of alcohol products. There is sufficient alcohol available for the company’s requirements for the rest of the year. British Honey has appointed finnCap as corporate adviser […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 23 September 2019

NEX EXCHANGE Newbury Racecourse (NYR) continues to progress its development plans and some of the benefits are shown by the near-doubling of conference and events revenues in the first half. The remodelling of the main parade ring has been completed and a contractor appointed for work on the Royal Box, which will cost £2.5m. In […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 24 June 2019

NEX EXCHANGE Proton Partners International (PPI) has set up a partnership with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which means that the company’s Rutherford Cancer Centre North East will treat 120-150 patients a year. Woodford Investment Management has a 46.15% stake in Proton. AfriAg Global (AFRI) intends to increase its stake in medicinal cannabis company Apollon […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 20 August 2018

NEX EXCHANGE         Health and community care properties developer Ashley House (ASH) reported a much-improved profit for the year to April 2018. There was a strong second half performance because of the completion of four schemes. Full year revenues were flat at £18.5m, while pre-tax profit jumped from less than £100,000 to £1.8m, although that […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 15 January 2018

NEX EXCHANGE   Wines maker Chapel Down Group (CDGP) says that its open offer at 50p a share was oversubscribed. Excess applications will be scaled back. The additional £1.47m raised takes the total to £20m. BlackRock holds a 5.79% stake and Nigel Wray owns 16.2%. Startup Giants (SUG) has made its first investment since floating. An […]

Quoted Micro 17 July 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy (GOOD) says rival Ecotricity, which owns 25.3% of Good Energy, has requisitioned a general meeting to get two directors, Dale Vince and Simon Crowfoot, on the board. Ecotricity founder Dale Vince believes that because of the significant stake he deserves representation on the board but Good Energy argues […]