Quoted Micro 23 October 2023

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Healthy snack foods supplier S-Ventures (SVEN) plans to raise at least £2.5m to pay deferred consideration and provide working capital. The fundraising has been announced ahead of time so that more investors can become involved. In the year to September 2023, gross revenues improved from £8.6m to £16.9m, while net debt is […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 29 April 2019

NEX EXCHANGE Adnams (ADB) says that beer volumes grew year-on-year in the first quarter, helped by low alcohol Ghost Ship and pubs are also doing well. Margins are coming under pressure and gin sales have been hit by increasing competition. A new IT system has gone live. KR1 (KR1) has cashed inn some of its […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 5 November 2018

NEX EXCHANGE         Brewer Shepherd Neame (SHEP) has secured long-term facilities of £50m, which expires in 2023, and a £35m private placement of loan notes with BAE Systems Pensions Fund which lasts for 20 years. These replace existing loans. A revaluation of pub assets has delivered a £24m gain on book value. Mechanical and electrical […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 1 October 2018

NEX EXCHANGE         Brewer Shepherd Neame (SHEP) managed to edge up its profit despite flat turnover of £156.6m in the year to June 2018. Underlying pre-tax profit was 5% ahead at £11.8m. The total dividend is 3% higher at 29.2p a share. Growth came from the managed pubs but there was a decline in the […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 26 March 2018

NEX EXCHANGE    Continuing revenues from renewable energy supplier Good Energy (GOOD) increased from £89.7m to £104.5m but underlying pre-tax profit was nearly two-thirds lower at £734,000 due to higher admin and interest costs. There was also a decline in gross margin. An increase in working capital meant that there was a £4.92m cash outflow […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 22 January 2018

NEX EXCHANGE Capital for Colleagues (CFCP) reported a decline in full year revenues from £560,000 to £372,000 and there was no repeat of the realised gains on investments in the previous year. There was an increase in unrealised gains from £71,000 to £317,000. However, there was a £1.32m investment impairment. This meant that a profit […]

Quoted Micro 11 January 2016

ISDX Healthcare recruitment business Positive Healthcare (DOC) has raised £2m from a bond issue that was admitted to trading on ISDX on 5 January. The focus of the core Positive Mental Health business is providing doctors and nurses that are specialists in mental health. Positive Mental Health, which has been operating since February 2014 and […]