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Technology provider of subsea protection systems, Tekmar Group (TGP) has updated including emphasising its revenue growth and “a record year end Order Book of no less than £10 million”… “despite the lockdown and social distancing measures associated with COVID-19 impacting the group's activity in the heavily Q4 weighted period”. Having commenced April below 100p, the shares have currently responded further higher to 120p...
Sports, leisure and mobility products group Tandem (TND) has updated commencing “we are pleased to announce that it has continued to be an encouraging year for the group with revenue for the 25 week period to 23 June approximately 26% ahead of the same period in the previous year” and concluding including “we can look forward to the rest of the year with some confidence”. So why are the shares lower?…
An update from fashion retail company Quiz plc (QUIZ) early last month included that it “anticipates revenues for FY 2019 to now be approximately £129.0m… now anticipates that the group's EBITDA will be approximately £4.5m”. Today a “Post-Close Trading Update” including “revenue increased by 12% to £130.9m during the financial year ended 31 March 2019 (‘FY 2019’)”. Good news then?...
CEO of self-styled “leading smart home solutions provider” LightwaveRF (LWRF), Jason Elliott, is “delighted that Lightwave has maintained the momentum of significantly improved revenue in the quarter” – and the shares have currently responded back above 8p, 10% higher…
“Paragon Entertainment Limited (AIM: PEL), the attractions design, production and fit-out business, today provides a trading update”. Not ‘is pleased to provide’ and intra-day (2:15pm) – Uh oh…
“Robotic Process Automation” group Blue Prism (PRSM) has updated commencing “the board is pleased to report that the strong sales momentum seen in the first half of 2018 has continued, with a strong second half, particularly in the fourth quarter”. So why a current 15% share price decline, to sub 1400p?…
A 10:19am “Fleet Business Unit Update” from Seeing Machines (SEE) would seem innocuous enough, but I note it follows an update last month of sales revenue at the lower end of a lower range and “gross margin is expected to be below the board's expectations”. Hmmm…
A “Major Contract Win” announcement from Toople (TOOP) sees shares in the company currently soaring higher. What’s the detail?...
I first commented on Nanoco Group (NANO) here with the shares at 64p in 2016. The stock has subsequently approached 22p, but jumped on a ‘Material Development and Supply Agreement’ in February – and closed yesterday at 47p. It is currently though more than 10% lower today on the back of a year-end trading update…
Time Out Group (TMO) has updated on the 2017 calendar year in an announcement headlined “Time Out delivers strong progress” and including “revenue is expected to have increased by 19% year-on-year on a proforma basis with strong growth across both Time Out Digital and Time Out Market”…
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…
On a July trading update from Biome Technologies (BIOM) I concluded it does now look to be becoming more interesting and, ahead of results, is now on the watchlist. The shares have subsequently approached 250p, but are currently more than 7% lower at 230p on the back of results for the first half of 2017…
Having declined from more than 45p in September 2015 to sub 13p less than a year ago, shares in Earthport (EPO) approached 30p earlier this year – before declining again in recent months. We now have a “Full Year Trading Statement”…
Having in May been “pleased to announce the completion of a placing of 5,800,000 new ordinary shares… at a price of 169 pence per placing share” (I bet it was pleased - as otherwise it was cash crunch within weeks!), Blancco Technology Group (BLTG) has today released a “Trading Statement” which currently sees the shares down by more than 20% at sub 120p. Those who took part in the placing won’t be “pleased” then!...
