Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 27 January 2020
NEX EXCHANGE Results from IFA group AFH Financial (AFHP) indicate the success of the acquisition policy. In the year to October 2019, underlying pre-tax profit improved from £10.3m to £17m and earnings per share rose by more than two-fifths. The dividend was one-third higher at 8p a share. Assets under management were £6.2bn. AFH plans […]
Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 15 July 2019
NEX EXCHANGE AFH Financial Group (AFHP) has raised £15m from a placing of convertible unsecured loan stock in order to finance the acquisition of more IFAs. The loan stock offers a 4% annual interest rate and it matures in July 2024. The initial conversion price is 420p a share, which is a 17% premium to […]
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 21 January 2019
NEX EXCHANGE Sport Capital Group (SCG) is acquiring Italian football club Palermo for a nominal sum. The deal also includes the project for a new stadium for the Serie B team, which is currently five points clear at the top of the table. Promotion back to Serie A would boost revenue generation and it would […]
Ian Pollard – Barratts #BDEV outstanding pedestrian year
Barratt Developments BDEV’s performance for the year to the 30th June was positively pedestrian compared to yesterdays results from Redrow but that does not stop Barratt claiming it has had another outstanding year with a strong operational and financial performance and its highest volumes in a decade. The increase of 4.7% in the final dividend, […]
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 12 June 2017
NEX EXCHANGE Brewer and pubs operator Daniel Thwaites (THW) says that net debt has increased from £34.1m to £47.6m at the end of March 2017 because of investment in the brewery and pubs plus acquisitions. The benefits of this investment is starting to show through. Full year revenues from continuing operations were slightly lower at […]
Quoted Micro 20 March 2017
NEX EXCHANGE Health and care properties developer Ashley House (ASH) is widening its area of operations through the acquisition of a modular off-site construction business by its subsidiary F1 Modular, which already works with the company. The acquired business was in administration and assets have been acquired for £113,500 and a lease taken out on […]
Pharmas, Builders Supplies and Construction Boom
Today’s mix of results clearly indicate continuing boom conditions in well managed pharma companies with new successful products – (viz AMS yesterday) and in companies which can prosper on the tailcoats of the house builders whose boom seems never ending. ( except for the warning signs in Central London) Marshall’s MSHL showed a strong rise […]
Quoted Micro 16 January 2017
NEX / ISDX Ecommerce technology provider Netalogue Technologies (NTLP) has secured three contracts in the drinks sector. Brewer Marston’s, pubs operator Enterprise Inns and drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark have bought ecommerce portals. They all used the iTradeNetwork online ordering system previously but this will no longer be available from August so this provides a significant […]
Quoted Micro 25 July 2016
ISDX Guild Acquisitions (GAQO) is raising £100,000 at 0.03p a share in order to finance a technology-based investment strategy. The money was not received for a previous £40,000 placing. The focus is likely to be on blockchain-related investments and the new board believes that there will be plenty of opportunities. George Mcdonaugh, Jeremy Woodgate and […]