Tasty – Interims leave a sour undertone
AIM-listed restaurant group Tasty plc (TAST) served up its interims to 2 July this morning. Starters included good news that revenue was up 12% and that four new sites were opened. But the main course left a bad flavour in the mouth, reflected in the (last seen) drop of 12% in the share price.
- By Nigel Somerville |
- 12 September 2017, 03:42 |
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Video:Chris Bailey of Financial Orbit on why you should subscribe to ShareProphets
Chris Bailey is one of the writers who a subscription based ShareProphets - assuming enough of you sign up! - will be showcasing more often. In the video below he explains exactly why you should sign up NOW HERE
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 12 September 2017, 03:28 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bonus Bearcast - Droning on, Strat Aero is so totally bust it is worth 0p
Interims from Strat Aero (AERO) today are dire. They show a company that was bust on June 30, one with zero earnings visibility and an ongoing cash burn. There is a lack profits warning and a tacit admission that a bailout placing is inevitable. I should cocoa. But even if there is a heavily discounted bailout this company is probably toast. The shares are worth 0p. SELL. This is, like most stocks promoted by the Sith Lord, Zak Mir, toast.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 12 September 2017, 03:28 |
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Ashtead continues to clean up
I have got to credit the management of industrial/construction rental machinery Ashtead (AHT) for their sensitive words about the hurricanes that have battered some of the American southern states in September. Clearly this is not a time for anything other than expressing sympathy for those impacted but - with a commercial hat on - over the balance of this year and throughout 2018 I would imagine a business renting industrial and construction machinery is going to have a bunch of opportunities. That's for the future though and today's first quarter results continue the excellent progress I noted when i last wrote about the stock three months ago here
- By Chris Bailey of Financial Orbit |
- 12 September 2017, 03:23 |
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Columbus Renegotiates Convertible Loan Notes - this is important and very good news
Columbus (CERP) has renegotiated the terms of its $8.9 million Convertible Security Funding Agreement with Lind Partners, LLC , announced by the old regime on 7 December 2016. This is big news and it is good news.
- By HotStockRockets |
- 12 September 2017, 01:03 |
Gulf Keystone is a very different company these days - buy
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) was one of the most hyped up oil companies that I have ever seen during my time in the markets, and although that all ended in tears, I think it could be worth another look now as it has changed a lot since those days.
- By Gary Newman |
- 12 September 2017, 01:02 |
Pretty POLY Could Steam Ahead if the World Economy Comes Off the Boil
Hello Share Shooters. As Uncle Tom has been urging us to buy into gold, I thought I ought to increase my holdings. He rightly argues that gold is undervalued, given the top currencies, like sterling, the euro and the dollar, are all under some kind of pressure.
- By Malcolm Stacey |
- 12 September 2017, 01:01 |
InterQuest – shares suspended… but greater hope for shareholders?
Shares in InterQuest (ITQ) have indeed been suspended after it terminated its nominated adviser and broker relationship with Panmure Gordon. However, following an “Update on nominated adviser and suspension” announcement, is there more hope for shareholders than initially feared?...
- By Steve Moore |
- 11 September 2017, 09:43 |
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Purplebricks - a couple of charts: what do the analysts fear is happening?
Nomates Woodford trainwreck in waiting Purplebricks (PURP) has not officially warned the market that it will not meet forecasts. However have a butchers at these two charts from Bloomberg...
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 11 September 2017, 09:32 |
HaloSource – Woodford dog barks “very pleased with the progress”… but then admits it’s set to be cash crunch ahoy AGAIN!
HaloSource (HALO) is “very pleased with the progress we have made with our newly executed all Drinking Water business strategy”. Good, good – this results statement for the first half of 2017 should be encouraging then…
- By Steve Moore |
- 11 September 2017, 08:10 |
LightwaveRF – UK Distribution Agreement announcement, but a ‘dump’ on the way?
An “Expanded UK Distribution Agreement” announcement from LightwaveRF (LWRF) – and the shares currently approaching 10% higher in response, to 28p. Let’s take a look…
- By Steve Moore |
- 11 September 2017, 06:14 |
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Polemos: Potential RTO of SecurLinx at a massive premium – the classic AIM spoof
I despair somewhat when I read the likes of Friday’s announcement from Polemos (PLMO) as I can’t really believe that companies on AIM can get away with the most over-used spoof in the market, namely the “shares being issued at a premium as consideration in an RTO” spoof, but I guess I may well point it out in the vain hope that, one day, CEO’s and Nomads will pen a more honest RNS.
- By Cynical Bear |
- 11 September 2017, 05:45 |
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Britain’s top House builder calls top on his market and history suggests you would be wise to take note
Nobody rings a bell at the top or bottom of the notoriously cyclical UK housing market, but one operator who has shown impeccable timing over decades was busy selling stock last week. Famously near the top of the last cycle he sold out and left his company only to re-join when it was in the doldrums. This is why it is very important to take note of his actions. Last week Berkeley (BKG) founder Tony Pidgley, sold 750,000 shares to make £26.8m as bosses at Berkeley cashed in more than £40 million of shares as they reached record highs. As the stock hit 3575p, the luxury housing developer’s founder Tony Pidgley, who left school at 15, sold 750,000 to make £26.8 million, while chief executive Rob Perrins sold 500,000 to make £17.8 million.
- By David Scott |
- 11 September 2017, 04:08 |
BOS Global: Founder, CEO and major shareholder quits suddenly – oh dear!
Readers will know I’ve never been a fan of BOS Global (BOS) and the opaque nonsense emanating from its CEO, Michael Travia, especially as its suite of workplace analytics software is as cutting edge as Snake on the old Nokia. I last asked for transparency on a few key points last month (HERE) but today, instead of answers, I have more questions as Mr BOS Global himself, Michael Travia, has suddenly left the building!
- By Cynical Bear |
- 11 September 2017, 03:37 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast - insider dealing is investment, anything else is pure speculation
No I am not talking about Sam Smith's beau, the CEO of Telit (TCM), white collar criminal Yosi Fait. Instead I am talking about betting on oil exploration calls. I cover Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), formerly Crap Oil, Providence Resources (PVR) which has always been a crap company and I look at Stellar Diamonds (STEL). I then look at the ghastly profits warning at UP Global (UPGS) and the read across from that. There will be more on the Big Issue seller in the Silver Merc on my own website later.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 11 September 2017, 03:12 |
Winner of Bulletin Board Moron of the Week contest - sponsored by Darren Mercer, suspended CEO of BNN and guy who bets against his own horse
There was some good intramural discussion this week. How Irish is Tom? How many times must one bet against their own horse before it is unseemly? Also, some morons ramping shares.
- By Darren Atwater |
- 11 September 2017, 03:08 |
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PR firm Bell Pottinger goes bust - the curse of Quindell & "evil" Victoria Geoghegan
It seems that PR firm Bell Pottinger will go into administration today and 270 folks will lose their jobs. Fear not most have already had other offers or decided to set up on their own. They saw the ship was sinking and there is no rat like a morally bankrupt PR rat in such a situation.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 11 September 2017, 01:21 |
A Word in Your Shell-Like - The Shares May Go Up on World Crises
Hello, Share Splurgers. This seems a good moment to review Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA), that huge Footsie company upon which so many pensions, insurance giants and hedge funds rely. It also happens to represent my biggest shareholding. And that, silly me, is far in excess of my usual 10% of my bag allowed to any company. Holding more than a tenth of your assets in one firm is not a safe thing to do.
- By Malcolm Stacey |
- 11 September 2017, 01:09 |
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New Bulletin Board Moron of the Week contest - sponsored by Darren Mercer, suspended CEO of BNN and guy who bets against his own horse
This week's Bulletin Board Moron contest is sponsored by Darren Mercer, the CEO of BNN, suspended by his own board. In an unrelated incident, Mercer was suspended by the Jockey Club for betting against his own horse. We thank him for his support.
- By Darren Atwater |
- 10 September 2017, 09:38 |
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Tom Winnifrith: The most important bearcast ever - news of a big change here on Thursday
I have been thinking long and hard about this all summer but there is no alternative as the great Lady Thatcher used to say. Evil Google provides no content but sucks all of the ad revenue from online media. Our advertising revenue has collapsed so ShareProphets must either accept the custom of utter dirtbags like Darren Winters, continue to be subsidised by the UK Investor Show or fold. Or it must charge for access. I believe that asking you to pay £6 a month for 300 articles and for utterly unique content is something you will agree to and so on Thursday it is pay to play. I explain why evil Google is forcing our hand and what will happen and what the choices are in, perhaps the most important bearcast in our history..
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 10 September 2017, 09:11 |