Ian Pollard – Sanderson Significantly Ahead

Sanderson Group plc SND Preliminary trading results for the year ended 30 September 2018 are significantly ahead of the prior year and also ahead of market expectations. Revenue has increased by 49% to £32.05 million  and operating profit by 33%. The recommended Final Dividend and Full Year Dividend are both to be increased by 13% to […]

Ian Pollard: HSBC Pays The Penalty – Yet Again

HSBC has had to cave in and pay yet another huge penalty to fend off claims in the US of widespread fraud and corruption. It took the benighted bank some ten years until 1916 before it had the grace to cough up and agree to pay compensation to US customers to whom it brought financial […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 28 May 2018

NEX EXCHANGE    Sativa Investments (SATI) has made two investments in the past week. A C$200,000 investment in Rapid Dose Therapeutics Inc has been made prior to a flotation. The company’s QuickStrip fast-dissolving strip technology can be used to deliver medicinal cannabis. The other investment is in Veritas Pharma. A further C$200,000 is being invested […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 7 May 2018

NEX EXCHANGE    Forbes Ventures (FOR) has sold its stake in KCR Residential REIT (KCR) for £145,000. The remaining investment is in challenger bank Civilised Investments Ltd. Nigel Quinton, who has run two building societies, has been appointed as finance director of Forbes. Igor Zjali has become a non-executive director. The investment strategy covers disruptive […]

Ian Pollard – Blame The Headwinds, Not The Management

ConvaTec Geoup CTE admits to a disappointing performance in 2017 due to unspecified headwinds and significant challenges, the nature of which are not disclosed..Supply constraints from which it suffered during the year will continue to have an impact in 2018, especially in the first half due to back order fulfillment and lost orders. Revenue for […]

Ian Pollard – Sanderson Group – No Major Loss Of Confidence “Yet”

Sanderson Group SND claims strong trading momentum and further profitable growth in the year to the 30th September so despite only tiny rises in revenue and operating profit, it is increasing its final dividend by 11% as part of its progressive dividend policy. It is however carefully monitoring market conditions and then comes out with […]

Quoted Micro 6 November 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Chapel Down Group (CDGP) says that the 2017 harvest was second best in the company’s history. There was a 10% volume increase on the previous year. The quality was also good. There had been fears for the harvest because of the frost in April but Chapel Down sources from a wide range of […]

Quoted Micro 29 May 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Crossword Cybersecurity (CCS) has taken advantage of the high profile of cyber security to raise cash at a premium to the market price. Crossword raised £145,000 at 230p a share. The current mid-price is 195p a share and the most recent trade was at 197p a share last September. Brenlen Jinkens took up […]

Quoted Micro 8 May 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Mechan Controls (MECP) is selling its main subsidiary to its technical director and intends to sell its other business and return cash to shareholders. The core business is being sold for up to £2m, with a minimum of £1.64m, including £1.24m initially, payable. The final £360,000 is dependent on the buyers selling the […]

Quoted Micro 5 December 2016

ISDX Kent-based brewer Shepherd Neame (SHEP) has acquired Village Green Restaurants, the operator of five freehold pub restaurants in the Maidstone and Ashford area, for £11.85m. The business made an operating profit of £900,000 on revenues of £6.6m in the year to October 2016. The cash for the acquisition has come from an extended credit […]