Quoted Micro 12 May 2025
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE In 2024, Newbury Racecourse (NYR) increased revenues by 16% to £22m and pre-tax profit improved from £720,000 to £1.1m. There were 30 race days, two more than the previous year. A final dividend of 6p/share was announced. Cash was £7.5m at the end of 2024. Recent Acquis new entrant Smarter Web Company […]
Quoted Micro 26 August 2024
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Voyager Life (VOY) says M3 Helium, which it has an option to acquire, has commenced production at the Smith and Nilson wells and they will begin to generate revenues after being attached to the Scout Energy Partners gathering system. Once production is stabilised the helium content should be around 0.635%. The Rost […]
Quoted Micro 15 August 2022
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Good Energy (GOOD) has invested a further £3.7m in EV charging app developer Zap-Map as part of a £9m fundraising. This values Zap-Map at £26.3m. Good Energy has also converted a £1m loan note into shares and it owns 49.9% of Zap-Map. Global fuel card and payment provider Fleetcor invested £5.3m and […]
Quoted Micro 1 August 2022
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Equipmake Holdings (EQIP) has developed electric vehicle drivetrain technology that has won initial contracts. It raised £10m at 4.25p a share to invest in production facilities and finance working capital. The share price ended the first day at 5.875p (5.5p/6.25p). Snetterton-based Equipmake was founded in 1997 by former Lotus Formula 1 head […]
Quoted Micro 21 March 2022
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE AIM-quoted OptiBiotix Health (LON: OPTI) plans to float its ProBiotix Health subsidiary on the Aquis Stock Exchange and distribute 35%-37% of the shares to its shareholders. ProBiotix, which develops probiotics for treating cardiovascular disease, is expected to have a pre-money valuation of £22.5m and will join the market on 31 March. There […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 17 August 2020
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Brewer Adnams (ADB) reported a slump in revenues from £34.7m to £21m in the six months to June 2020 and there was a loss. That is no surprise given the problems of the hospitality sector. Online sales grew but could not offset the loss of on-trade sales. Net debt was £14m at […]
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 […]
Ian Pollard: Grafton Group #GFTU Increases Interim Dividend By 14%
Grafton Group plc GFTU has produced a strong performance for the half year to the 30th June with all segments reporting double digit growth in profitability and excellent organic growth in key markets. Statutory profit before tax and basic earnings per share both rose by 18% after a 9% rise in revenue and the interim […]
BHP – 2017 Dividends Increased by 177%
BHP Billiton BHP benefited in 2017 from a substantial reduction in exceptional losses which fell from $6.4b in 2016 to $842m. as the Samarco dam failure in Brazil weighed less heavily on the company. The year to the 30th June turned out to be a very strong financial year with free cash flow at $12.b., […]
Vodafone – Sees Robust Momentum As Revenue Drops 3.3%
Vodafone VOD is yet another company which seems to think it can describe a fall in revenue as “good” and a sign of “robust momentum” It even goes to the extent of producing better looking statistics which it calls ” alternative performance measures”, regularly reviewed by management to give readers additional information. Presumably management does […]