Quoted Micro 25 November 2024
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Cooks Coffee (COOK) moved back into profit in the six months to September 2024. Revenues were 27% higher at NZ$2.74m with growth coming from new openings and existing sites. This income comes from fees from franchisees. Like-for-like growth in the UK was 6% and 3% in Ireland. Sales growth has accelerated in […]
Quoted Micro 23 September 2024
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Digital assets investor KR1 (KR1) reported interim revenues from those digital assets improving from £3.91m to £8.72m, although lower gains on disposals of assets meant that the pre-tax profit edged up from £10m to £10.3m. There was £1.5m in cash in the balance sheet at the end of June 2024. NAV was […]
Quoted Micro 29 July 2024
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Good Life Plus (GDLF) reported its figures for the 16 months to January 2024. This includes a full contribution from the core luxury prize draw business and a few months of the shell it reversed into. Revenues were £2.39m and the loss was £3.98m, although that included costs of the reversal. The […]
Quoted Micro 27 May 2024
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Samarkand (SMK) says revenues will be slightly lower than expected – with a decrease of up to 4% – but the ecommerce services provider’s EBITDA will be halved in line with expectations. Owned brands generated 46% of revenues with the decline coming in third party brands. Samarkand has acquired Optimised Energies, which […]
Quoted Micro 22 January 2024
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Standard listed Mustang Energy (MUST) has entered into non-binding heads of terms for the acquisition of Cykel AI (CYK). The offer is 1.844 Mustang Energy shares for each Cykel AI share. The Mustang Energy share price is 30.6p, having risen from 25.5p prior to the announcement of the deal. Cykel AI is […]
Quoted Micro 26 September 2022
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Interim results from renewable energy supplier Good Energy (GOOD) show a jump in revenues, but a fall in gross profit because of tough margin comparisons. There was a pre-tax loss, but a tax credit meant that there was a profit after tax. The supply business is hedged for the second half of […]
Quoted Micro 30 May 2022
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Silverwood Brands (SLWD) has secured a deal to buy Balmonds Skincare, which manufactures products for people with skin conditions, such as eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis. The total cost of the acquisition will be up to £8m, all in shares, depending on achievement of performance criteria. A shareholder loan will also be acquired […]
Quoted Micro 28 March 2022
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) returned to profit in 2021 and it is paying a final dividend of 22p a share, having already paid 37p a share for the financial year. Net assets are 1315p a share. Slater Investments has a 7.05% stake. S-Ventures (SVEN) is acquiring Market Rocket Ltd, which is a digital […]
Quoted Micro 27 September 2021
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Michael Williams has stepped down as chairman and chief executive of British Honey Company (BHC) and non-exec Philip Seers has also resigned. Robert Porter-Smith has rejoined the board and Alex Maurice becomes chief operating officer. This follows the general meeting requisition, and it is unclear what will happen with that. Ecotricity has […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 26 July 2021
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Ecotricity has launched a 340p a share cash bid for Good Energy (GOOD). Ecotricity believes the combined group would be better placed to compete in the energy supply business. The Good Energy board rejects the bid. Arbuthnot Banking (ARBB) reported a bounce back in interim pre-tax profit from £200,000 to £3m. the […]