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The ‘excitable’ world of BT Group
It is not over-egging the pudding to describe today’s interim 2022/23 numbers from BT Group (BT.A) as boring. After all, you do not need to be a financial genius to see its year-on-year adjusted revenue to be up by 1% and its adjusted EBITDA number to be up a massive 2%. And we have not even started to appraise whether the “adjusted” nature of the numbers had boosted them materially or not. However, there are other numbers of far more significance for BT Group and its, down c.6% as I write, share price.
- By Chris Bailey |
- 3 November 2022, 12:52 |
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INVESTIGATION: Jay Bhattacherjee becomes Non Exec Chairman at SDX, whatever became of Nu-Oil?
On Halloween 2022 shareholders in SDX Energy (SDX) were told that Jay Bhattacherjee was joining as Non Executive Chairman? Trick or Treat or both?. The trick first, the RNS states:
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 3 November 2022, 12:09 |
Gattaca – full-year results argue “well placed for the future”, so why further share price decline?
Previously writing on engineering and technology staffing company Gattaca (GATC), early this year with the shares falling to around 90p I concluded, though I’d continue to monitor for meaningful trading improvement, at best on the watchlist. That has proven sensible, with the shares most recently closing at 79p – and now its full-year results.
- By Steve Moore |
- 3 November 2022, 11:34 |
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Yourgene dismal trading update: the Lady doth protest…surely a placing needed
Once upon a time, Yourgene (YGEN) was a growth stock, the sort of company where shoot the lights out sales increases justified a lofty multiple which might allow for yet another fund raise. How times have changed. Today’s trading update was piss poor and, whatever bearded boss Lynn Rees might say, there must be a very high chance of a 2023 placing, as I warned three weeks ago HERE.
- By Tom Winnifrith, the Sheriff of AIM |
- 3 November 2022, 11:25 |
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Mast Energy dissembles (again) as new death spiral taken out
Joining the Standard List at 12.5p in April 2021 when it raised £5.54 million Mast Energy (MAST) has form when it comes to deceiving investors and today’s news of death spiral funding is no exception to that behaviour.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 3 November 2022, 09:43 |
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Iofina – Q3 update and further expansion, Buy
Iofina (IOF) has announced third quarter production from its five IOsorb production facilities in Oklahoma, USA, of 143 metric tonnes of crystalline iodine and that it has now completed all agreements with a new brine supply partner to construct a latest plant in Western Oklahoma.
- By HotStockRockets |
- 2 November 2022, 16:57 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: 10 stocks to go to zero by my birthday? Verditek is certainly on the list
I will do that as a bonus bearcast at some point this week. But as a teaser Verditek (VDTK) is on the list and I explain why. My Birthday is in January BTW. I cover Cineworld (CINE), ADM Energy (ADME), Technology Minerals (TM1) and Lyin' Chris Cleverly and the CEO chap who dressed as a "good" Nazi. I also go through the numerous rad flags at Alien Metals (UFO) which makes it a dog with fleas at any price.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 2 November 2022, 16:25 |
Malvern International – “trading update”, is it still positive about the outlook?
Learning and skills development programmes company Malvern International (MLVN) states that it “is pleased to provide a trading update ahead of the General Meeting”. The market is not so pleased, marking the shares down by more than 10% to around 0.09p – so what’s going on?
- By Steve Moore |
- 2 November 2022, 16:15 |
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Alien Metals – More fun and games with Windfield: which dozy feck of a Nomad let this through at this MINUS 99.44% dog?
The other day I suggested that AIM needed to introduce a Lenigas law whereby if a known associate of a company director sold his asset to that company he needed to declare how much he paid for it. Lenigas has punted on 2 assets on an undisclosed mark up to his pal Richard Poulden at Wishbone Gold (WSBN) where, for reasons I find it increasingly hard to justify, I am a shareholder. But Alien Metals (UFO) is another can of worms. And guess which penny share huckster pushes this one.?
- By Tom Winnifrith, the Sheriff of AIM |
- 2 November 2022, 15:18 |
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The FRAUD Supply@Me Capital – snouts in trough and more indications that Tradeflow is likely to be sold
Today the fraud Supply@ME Capiital (SYME) announced the following grant of awards under its Long Term Incentive Plan. Do not laugh, I kid you not:
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 2 November 2022, 14:01 |
Bonhill – another trading warning, just how “strong” is the formal sale process level of interest?
Previously writing on B2B media group Bonhill (BONH), last month with the shares down towards 4p I concluded that the strategic review including formal sale process looks driven by financial weakness. The shares last closed at 3.75p and are currently down to around 3.25p, a circa £4 million market cap, on the back of a “Trading Statement & Update on Formal Sale Process” announcement, so what’s the latest?
- By Steve Moore |
- 2 November 2022, 13:57 |
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Whilst I wait for Dame Emma and her GSK plc conference call, thoughts on the continued Aston Martin Lagonda comedy and Next plc commonsense
I always analytically like the pharmaceutical sector, even if I am not enough of a sector geek to be a massive expert. It is getting close to two years since I bought GSK plc (GSK) shares for the first time in a couple of decades. It gave a solid Q3 set of numbers earlier today, talking about “2022 Guidance raised…(as it) expect to deliver growth in sales of between 8%-10% CER and growth in 2022 adjusted operating profit of between 15%-17% CER". It is always better to raise numbers than not, but that does not mean that the management, led by the extremely well remunerated Dame Emma, does not still have a bunch of questions to answer.
- By Chris Bailey |
- 2 November 2022, 12:34 |
Accsys Technologies – “pleased to announce”…a stop to current Tricoya site activity?
Previously writing on sustainable wood company Accsys Technologies (AXS), in September with the shares at 78p I concluded that the latest update suggests operational and financial troubles remain and I certainly currently avoided. So what of now an “Update on Tricoya - Consortium restructure”-titled announcement?
- By Steve Moore |
- 2 November 2022, 11:32 |
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Back from the dead Iconic Labs – relisting soon?
Iconic (ICON) is looking to be the corporate equivalent of Lazarus. Administrators were appointed on 4 June 2021 and its shares were suspended on 7 June 2021 but incredibly there are now signs of life. At 4.50 pm on 1 November 2022, Iconic issued the following text in a RNS titled “EHGOSF Subscribes to a £150,000 Second Tranche Under £3 Million Financing Facility”:
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 2 November 2022, 10:06 |
Emerging Markets Have Fallen Significantly and this Feisty Funds Group Would Benefit from a Rally
Hello Share Smashers. One way of prizing out a bit more protection against disaster in these dodgy times is to put some of your dough into a trust which you respect. It’s rather like getting a second opinion. One of my favourite such businesses is City of London Investment Group (CLIG), which specialises in emerging markets.
- By Malcolm Stacey |
- 2 November 2022, 08:14 |
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BREAKING: Here is the actual Cineworld court judgement
Here it is in full. And to think some morons (who almost certainly have not read the court document below at all) think judgement yesterday is good news for Cineworld (CINE). As you can see, everything is up for sale and there is a strict six week timetable. At that point there will be sod all left for shareholders so it is a zero by Christmas. Enjoy.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 1 November 2022, 16:30 |
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Insanity at Ocado while the curse of loathsome ex Tory MP Tony Baldry strikes again
In today's podcast I look at Cineworld (CINE), Ocado (OCDO), Versarien (VRS), Rosslyn Data (RDT) - going right back to its fraudulent prospectus c.o Cenkos - and Westminster Group (WSG) where the curse of Baldry of the fraud 3DM infamy strikes yet again. Talking of vile Tory MPs, I mention Matt Hancock at the end. At least with Baldry his fingers were only in the pork barrel.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 1 November 2022, 16:08 |
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Canadian Overseas – it is what it does not say that should scare shareholders witless
The ability of Arthur Millholland to destroy shareholder value while living the life himself is well documented over many, many years at different companies and has already played out as expected at Canadian Overseas Petroleum (COPL). What is NOT stated in today’s trading statement suggests things are going to get much worse. What is said is a desperate ramp to help with the ongoing death spiral conversion.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 1 November 2022, 15:10 |
Fulham Shore – still “in line with management expectations”…but for how long?
Previously writing on Franco Manca and The Real Greek restaurants company Fulham Shore (FUL), just over two months ago with the shares at 11.25p I noted “trading is resilient”, but what is to come? – concluding to avoid. The shares are currently 9.9p, but that is slightly up on the back of a “Business Development & Trading Update” – so what’s happening now?
- By Steve Moore |
- 1 November 2022, 14:57 |
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Cineworld DISGRACE – shares up 220%, short the f*ck out of it and thank the FCA for being so utterly useless
There has been news but no RNS. So for 24 hours there has been a false market in Cineworld (CINE) with morons now buying the shares at c8p or higher. They are misunderstanding what has gone on in a void as Cineworld has issued no RNS statement. This is a regulatory disgrace, which again shames the FCA, but take advantage of it and short the feck out of the shares.
- By Tom Winnifrith |
- 1 November 2022, 13:51 |