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XP Factory – argues “continued strong performance”, but how “strong” really?…

Escape Hunt-branded ‘escape-the-room’ and Boom Battle Bars company XP Factory (XPF) has issued a trading update emphasising “continued strong performance… investments into new sites are generating industry leading returns setting the business well to generate growth in shareholder value and providing the blueprint to continue our expansion”. So what of a currently up to above 14p share price in response, but still down even from a start of 2024 17.5p?

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Plant Health Care – argues “strong” trading, sufficiently strong for a more than 25% share price increase response?

Describing itself as “a leading provider of peptides for plant protection to global agriculture markets”, Plant Health Care (PHC) has issued a trading update including emphasising “in the US, on-ground sales have started the year strongly… Outside the US, sales by PHC grew strongly in 2023 and have continued that trend in the first four months of 2024”. Just how ‘strong’ is that trading though, with the shares currently up more than 25% at 4.345p?

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Mobile Tornado – “contract win” ramptastic, how’s the balance sheet position now?!

Describing itself as “a leading push-to-talk over cellular and workforce management solution provider”, Mobile Tornado Group (MBT) has issued a “Contract win with MNO in Middle East” announcement, just headlined “Push-to-Talk among range of solutions to support workforce management”. So what of a current share price response to 2.40p, up more than 150%?!

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CAP-XX – argues “current trading on existing products remains strong”, but how “strong” really?...

Describing itself as “a world leader in the design and manufacture of supercapacitors and energy management systems”, CAP-XX (CPX) has issued a trading update commencing that; “Following the successful completion of the recent fundraise, the board is pleased to announce that current trading on existing products remains strong, in line with management forecasts, and trial shipments of pre-samples of new product have recently commenced”. Good news from a 0.08p share price?

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BREAKING: Chamberlin – shares suspended with winding up petition court hearing already held… and only announced now?!

Previously writing on castings and machining company Chamberlin (CMH) early this year I suggested balance sheet strain. At 11:45am today a shares “Suspension” announcement just stating “pending clarification of the company's financial position” before the company only got an update with some detail out at 12:36pm. This included that it “has been issued with a winding up petition by the company's main power supplier and a court hearing was held this morning”. Hmmm, when was this first known about then?!

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Frontier Developments – argues “making strong progress”, so why a bottom-line performance now that dare not speak its name?

Videogames developer and publisher Frontier Developments (FDEV) has issued a trading update commencing that recently its “portfolio has performed well, with pleasing contributions from all games” and including “financial performance for FY24 as measured by Adjusted EBITDA is now anticipated to be better than previously guided”. Good news from a current around 280p share price?

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ShareProphets readers tips for 2024 prize competition – early-May bank holiday update

Having asked for readers tips for 2024 for the prize of 1/4 litre of Tom Winnifrith's Greek Hovel olive oil (2024 harvest) HERE, the following is an early-May bank holiday update (to be eligible needed to have selected, on a once per username basis, one buy & one sell pick from the LSE or AIM casino and the stocks not to have been suspended at the commencement of 2024).

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TheWorks – moves to AIM, but how likely to bolster the reputation of the ‘casino’?

‘Value retailer of books, arts and crafts, stationery, toys and games’ TheWorks (WRKS) states that it “is pleased to announce the admission… to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange”. Some good news for the AIM casino (Oops) ‘world’s leading growth market’, then?

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Physiomics – “trading update”, why still a balance sheet position that dare not speak its name?…

Describing itself as “a leading mathematical modelling and data science company supporting the development of new therapeutics and personalised medicine solutions”, Physiomics (PYC) has issued a trading update which includes noting “a strong pipeline of potential new business” and “a high level of confidence… two large contracts… will be signed before the end of this financial year… the company would then be going into its next financial year with one of its highest ever levels of signed projects”. So what of a share price currently more than 13% lower in response at 1.3p?

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LifeSafe – “access to a global market valued at $9 billion annually”. Ramptastic, I wonder why!…

Fire extinguishing and prevention fluids and fire safety products company LifeSafe Holdings (LIFS) has announced an “Industrial partnership agreement with Trinity” (Fire & Security Systems Ltd), with LifeSafe Chairman Dominic Berger arguing “this partnership marks a significant milestone for LifeSafe and will provide access to a global market valued at $9 billion annually”. What about it currently ‘sparking’ (apologies!) the shares 25% higher to 15p, though a £4.2 million market cap?