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Hugh Hendry calls it a day saying the market has got it wrong
Hugh Hendry was one of the funniest and articulate of fund managers and for a while his Eclectica funds delivered - as bears - spectacular returns. But Mr Market went against him and he has now closed up shop with his main fund worth a meagre $30.6 million. His final parting shot is a letter in which he has given up on fighting fake news. Over to the great man
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 15 September 2017, 07:36 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Blenheim & Allied Minds, why is Neil Woodford backing only 1 of these 2 accidents waiting to happen
In today's bearcast I take a detailed look at Allied Minds (ALM) another Woodford disaster waiting to happen and then at 60% overvalued Blenheim Natural Resources (BNR). I comment on accident prone DX Group (DX.) before asking where's Debbie gone? Yes has the Milestone (MSG) boss been resigned already?
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 15 September 2017, 07:00 |
Tungsten Corp – AGM update, EBITDA breakeven ‘remains goal’. Who’s paying for the capex? The tooth fairy?
Shares in Tungsten Corp (TUNG) are currently edging higher, above 60p, on the back of an AGM trading update – this though comparing to above 70p as recently as June and approaching 400p in 2014…
- By Steve Moore |
- 15 September 2017, 04:07 |
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AIM Listed Applied Graphene and the BIG LIE exposed: BTW it is Placing ahoy
Companies that tell lies to investors are ones that should be avoided like the plague. If you pick a company up on one lie the odds are that there are stacks of others going undetected. That brings me to Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) where I will demonstrate a slam dunk lie. Then we will turn to its looming cash crisis.
- By Tom Winnifrith, The Sheriff of AIM |
- 15 September 2017, 03:50 |
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Advanced Oncotherapy – is a family member of boss Dr Mike Sinclair worth £269,265?
Shares in AIM-listed Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO) are still languishing well below the par price of 25p and the company must surely by now be running pretty low on cash. But a look at the FY16 accounts throws up some interesting questions over remuneration.
- By Nigel Somerville, the Deputy Sheriff of AIM |
- 15 September 2017, 02:24 |
Buy Falanx at a 7.5p offer - target to sell 10p+
First the disclosures. No 1. We own stacks of these shares (bought at 4p) but will not sell until the shares are north of 10p. No 2. Hotstockrockets tipped them at a 4.25p offer and has them as a STRONG HOLD -I think certain colleagues are too cautious. Now over to cybersecurity play Falanx (FLX) which has recently served up a cracking trading statement and a cute little acquisition. Falanx says that in the run up to its half year end (30 September) it has won "significant new sales contracts with recurring revenue... Remains on course for operational breakeven this financial year." It repeats that "business on track to reach breakeven during the financial year with sufficient cash to see all current operations through to profitability."
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 15 September 2017, 02:04 |
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Fun and Games, Brotherly love at Cantor Fitzgerald, Unicorn and Directa Plus
Graphite play Directa Plus (DCTA) was not one of the better new issues of 2016. Nomad and broker Cantor Fitzerald earned a good few shekels raising it £12.8 million at 75p in May 2016. The shares roofed it to 200p but the crashed to 32p by early August this year. At that point Cantor's decided to earn its shekels as retained broker with analyst William Game (pictured below) upgrading his stance from corporate "hold" to "buy". Paid for rampers Proactive reports:
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 15 September 2017, 01:57 |
Eve Sleep: Interims out – decent execution but the jury’s still out for me
I covered the trading update for the Woodford-backed Eve Sleep (EVE) HERE but with interims out this week, it is worth taking a closer look to assess progress in its maiden year on AIM. In summary, I would give it a B+ grade for execution but only a D grade for “ability to show there is a viable business model here” and would keep a watching brief for now. Doesn’t stop Neil Woodford getting stuck In some more though – natch
- By Cynical Bear |
- 15 September 2017, 01:44 |
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Buy Columbus Energy as a ten bagger says Andrew Monk (with charts)... and ANO Total loon
In his private email to clients this morning Andrew Monk of VSA, broker to Columbus (CERP) brings charts from yesterday's AGM presentation and uses them to explain why he sees the shares, he first tipped at sub 2p, roofing it. He is not the only fan...but first to Monkey who gushes:
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 15 September 2017, 01:44 |
Monchhichi – More comedy from these jokers as it moves to the Sub-Standard List
I was smiling for much of yesterday having read the announcement from Monchhichi (MCC) about its proposed cancellation from AIM and a move to the Sub-Standard segment of the Main Market. Let me explain why.
- By Cynical Bear |
- 15 September 2017, 01:41 |
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Take a wise-up pill Juncker & Barnier says heroic Tim Martin of JD Wetherspoon
Once again, Tim Martin of JD Wetherspoon (JD) has let rip with a devestating attack on the EU and its attitude to Brexit. It comes as JD unveiled a 43% increase in Full Year Profits achieved, as the fake news broadcasters at Channel 4 and the BBC would say "despite Brexit." Over to our hero of the day, Tim Martin:
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 15 September 2017, 01:05 |
Why IQE is One of the Most Difficult Shares I've Ever Encountered
Hello, Share Scrappers. One of Blighty’s most tricky shares, IQE (IQE) is still causing consternation in Shareland. After a long period of rising almost every day, there is some retracing going on now. I sold all my shares at 140p. Since then I’ve bought half of them back at around 155p. This was a mistake. But I’m not blaming myself because the good publicity for the microchip company keeps rolling in.
- By Malcolm Stacey |
- 15 September 2017, 01:03 |
Frontera – shares rampaging higher over a website update?
Shares in AIM-listed Frontera Resources (FRR) have been zooming ahead. Having raised the princely sum of £750,000 (including £250,000 from directors) one might wonder how much of that cash is left over already. That helped pick the stock up from a low point of less than 0.1p per share, but the news that apparently got things really going was the announcement that it has updated its website. Really?
- By Nigel Somerville, the Deputy Sheriff of AIM |
- 14 September 2017, 07:50 |
Nyota Minerals – leaving it to the wire
AIM-listed Nyota Minterals (NYO) seems to be leaving things to the wire with reference to the appointment of a new Nomad to replace Beaumont Cornish. The deadline falls over the weekend which presumably means that the guillotine should fall tomorrow if there is no news by close of play.
- By Nigel Somerville, the Deputy Sheriff of AIM |
- 14 September 2017, 07:33 |
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Real Good Food – further detail on previously undisclosed boardroom payments, you couldn’t make this up!
With I having previously noted real bad news & disclosure, a real disgrace and new management have much to do, there is today from Real Good Food (RGD) a “Historical related party transactions” announcement of “the amounts of previously undisclosed consultancy payments and previously undisclosed director fees made”…
- By Steve Moore |
- 14 September 2017, 06:27 |
NEXT! Great winner but book profits and look elsewhere
If I told you that UK clothing retail behemoth Next (NXT) mentioned this morning that earnings per share for the current financial year were now estimated to be down between 3.1% and 10.9% you would probably not want to buy the share after muttering about the downbeat UK consumer, nobbled by a lack of real wage growth and a slumped Pound. Well you would be quite correct in not wanting to buy Next shares today...because with the stock up a cool 11% it is once again pushing close to the 50 quid a share level I hoped for as a share price target in my writings on the stock earlier in the year (for example HERE).
- By Chris Bailey |
- 14 September 2017, 05:00 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - joke valuations at Sound Energy & MySQUAR
If you are listening to bearcast today you must have subscribed to Shareprophets so I thank you. I start with management who are cleary wronguns at Real Good Foods (RGD) which is a disgrace and at Papillion (PPHP) which is far worse - hat tip Cynical Bear HERE. I look at Interserve (IRV). Its shares are slumping on a profits alert but the real horrors are the lies in the August 9 results statement. Still valued at £124 million this could halve again look at debt! Then it is onto MySquar (MYSQ) a good bet for a zero, and finally a trio of oilies, Range Resources (RRL) - its au revoir not goodbye - Pantheon (PANR) dreary and overvalued by a reasonable amount and Sound Energy (SOU) where the valuation is a 100% rum and coke.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 14 September 2017, 02:54 |
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Papillon Holdings: More dodgy deals - Tatnall and Longley have no shame
A week after the my last piece on Papillon Holdings (PPHP) in which the silver lining of the RTO being terminated was that the shares could be traded again, bad news hit yesterday with new potential deals being announced meaning that the shares remain suspended and the worse news is that this deal has Longley written all over it….literally. No shame!
- By Cynical Bear |
- 14 September 2017, 01:55 |
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BREAKING: Afren Whistleblower promises to tell all in London Tribunal on Monday
Remember the Afren (AFR) disaster 2015. Readers of this website were warned numerous times but still thousands of investors lost a packet. Afren was a story of over-gearing, falling oil prices, incompetence but also of fraud. Elekwachi Ukwu was the Afren plc Company Secretary and claims to have been fired for whistleblowing. Now Ukwu is preparing to spill the beans.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 14 September 2017, 01:22 |
Silver to $100 and Gold to $5000 by 2018 or 2019
Precious metals guru David Morgan is excited about the future of silver, “I have a lot tied to this sector. I’ve always felt that the highest calling you can have is to live your passion. You can be self-serving and serve others at the same time.”
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 14 September 2017, 01:21 |