discoverIE Group

FY24 EPS in line; good margin progress

Update | Electronics & Electrical Equipment | 19/04/2024

discoverIE anticipates reporting FY24 underlying EPS in line with board expectations. After a period in mid-FY24 of working down inventory, customers appear…

Ultimovacs

Steadfast commitment to UV1 progression

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 18/04/2024

Despite the recent setback with the INITIUM trial (first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic malignant melanoma), Ultimovacs has…

OSE Immunotherapeutics

AbbVie deal clears antitrust hurdle

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 18/04/2024

OSE has announced that its licence agreement with AbbVie has cleared antitrust review and has become effective. As previously noted, this is expected to…

Foxtons Group

FY24 underpinned by market share gains

Flash note | Property | 18/04/2024

Foxtons Group’s Q1 revenue grew by 9%, supported by growth in all three divisions as the strategic initiatives continue to gain significant momentum,…

Jersey Electricity

Decarbonisation fuelling growth

Outlook | General Industrials | 18/04/2024

Jersey Electricity (JEL) is intensifying its focus on energy security and electrification across Jersey by creating opportunities to accelerate growth.…

Manx Financial Group

Executing on a high-growth strategy

Update | Financials | 18/04/2024

Manx Financial Group (Manx) posted record PBT of £7m, a 35% increase year-on-year. Manx benefited from strong volumes, a full year contribution from…

Carr's Group

An enhanced value creation strategy

Flash note | Consumer staples | 18/04/2024

Carr’s Group has announced an updated strategy that offers the potential for value realisation and creation from a number of avenues. These include:…

Arcadium Lithium

When one plus one equals three

Update | Mining | 17/04/2024

Alongside Albemarle and SQM, Arcadium Lithium is the third largest producer of downstream lithium chemicals outside China, capturing the full value chain…

Severfield

Multiple positives should excite investors

Flash note | General Industrials | 17/04/2024

Severfield’s trading update indicates that FY23 results are expected to slightly exceed market expectations and the company ends the year with a…

IP Group

Several potential portfolio catalysts on the horizon

Update | Technology | 16/04/2024

IP Group’s NAV declined by 13% in total return (TR) terms in FY23, affected by continued soft valuations across venture capital (VC) markets, as…

Actinogen Medical

First patient dosed in Phase IIb XanaMIA study

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 16/04/2024

Actinogen Medical announced that the first randomised patient in its Phase IIb XanaMIA trial of lead candidate Xanamem received their first treatment on…

Cereno Scientific

CS014 (thrombosis) progresses towards the clinic

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 16/04/2024

Cereno Scientific has taken a step closer to advancing its second asset, CS014, a novel HDAC inhibitor with epigenetic effects, to the clinic with the…

Tetragon Financial Group

FY23 growth driven by idiosyncratic factors

Review | Investment trusts | 16/04/2024

Tetragon Financial Group (Tetragon) posted a 6.4% net asset value (NAV) per share total return (TR) in US dollar terms in FY23. Tetragon’s returns…

Arctic Paper

FY23 focused on margin management

Update | Basic Industries | 16/04/2024

Arctic Paper’s FY23 results highlight the resilience of its business model in a year of cyclical weakness. Management successfully focused on margins,…

Checkit

New product launch and contract wins

Flash note | Technology | 15/04/2024

Checkit has won contracts with two customers worth at least £417k over the three-year lives of the contracts, confirming its ability to upsell to…

abrdn Asian Income Fund

All looking good in terms of income and growth

Update | Investment trusts | 15/04/2024

abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) recently posted an upbeat set of results. In FY23, the company outperformed its reference index (MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex…

Murray Income Trust

Delivering income and capital growth

Update | Investment trusts | 15/04/2024

Murray Income Trust (MUT) invests in high-quality, mainly UK-listed stocks. It has achieved both its dividend and capital growth objectives over the long…

VietNam Holding

Introducing redeemable shares

Update | Investment trusts | 12/04/2024

VietNam Holding (VNH) posted a solid net asset value (NAV) per share total return (TR) in 2023 of 15.8% (22.4% in US dollar terms), outperforming the Vietnam…

OSE Immunotherapeutics

Funding accelerates Tedopi clinical development

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 12/04/2024

Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, OSE announced an encouraging funding win with the receipt of €8.4m in non-dilutive public funding…

EML Payments

Cutting the final link to PFS vendors

Update | Technology | 12/04/2024

EML Payments has entered into an agreement to settle all the outstanding deferred consideration payments relating to the acquisition of Prepaid Financial…

Lowland Investment Company

Is the tide turning?

Review | Investment trusts | 12/04/2024

Lowland Investment Company’s (LWI’s) unconstrained, multi-cap investment policy differentiates it from most peers in the AIC UK Equity Income…

Norcros

FY24 trading in line with expectations

Flash note | Construction & Building Materials | 12/04/2024

FY24 trading underpins Norcros’s compelling investment case, where its new product development initiatives, market positioning and self-help initiatives…

Seraphim Space Investment Trust

Several key holdings funded to break-even

Update | Investment trusts | 10/04/2024

Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT) reported a modest 1.8% NAV total return (TR) in H124, as the positive impact from up rounds (most notably D-Orbit’s)…

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust

Quality of UEM’s assets is underappreciated

Review | Investment trusts | 10/04/2024

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust’s (UEM’s) manager Charles Jillings, at specialist investor ICM, is very excited about the prospects for the…

Basilea Pharmaceutica

CARB-X grant for preclinical programs

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 10/04/2024

In the lead up to its capital markets day, Basilea Pharmaceutica announced it has received initial funding of up to US$0.9m through a grant from Combating…

ADS-TEC Energy

Serving the energy transition

Initiation | Industrial Support Services | 09/04/2024

ADS-TEC Energy operates in an emerging market serving the changing grid and power management requirements of an electrifying world. Its key market at present…

Regional REIT

Performing as expected ahead of refinancing

Flash note | Property | 09/04/2024

In a challenging market, Regional REIT’s (RGL’s) FY23 operational and financial performance was robust, in line with expectations and previous…

Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust

Deep dive on developers

Update | Investment trusts | 09/04/2024

The energy developers segment of Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust’s (PMGR’s) holdings accounts for 30.2% of its portfolio (at 29 February…

Picton Property Income

Accretive portfolio repositioning

Flash note | Property | 09/04/2024

Picton Property Income has agreed the sale of Angel Gate, its second largest office asset, and largest portfolio void, with an agreed consideration above…

Oryzon Genomics

FDA green light for SCLC combination trial

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 09/04/2024

With the FDA investigational new drug (IND) application clearance, Oryzon can commence its Phase I/II cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA)…

JDC Group

Accelerating again in FY24

Update | Financials | 08/04/2024

JDC Group (JDC) reported FY23 results that were in line with the preliminary results published on 8 March. After a very strong Q423, JDC expects FY24 revenue…

MGI - Media and Games Invest

Google strategic collaboration

Flash note | Technology | 08/04/2024

MGI – Media and Games Invest has announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud that will bring all MGI’s marketplaces together by mid-FY25.…

IRLAB Therapeutics

Beyond PD-LID, a closer look at PD-psychosis

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 08/04/2024

While IRLAB Therapeutics’ immediate focus is on advancing mesdopetam in levodopa-induced dyskinesia (PD-LID) following the recent green light from…

AUSTRIACARD

Holding a strong hand

Initiation | Technology | 05/04/2024

AUSTRIACARD has a long heritage of providing secure services for smart card provision and document management in Europe. It has expanded its portfolio…

Oryzon Genomics

Third time is a charm; INNOVATIVE SME Seal

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 05/04/2024

For the third consecutive time, Oryzon Genomics has received the INNOVATIVE SME Seal from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. This external…

Mendus

Gross proceeds of c SEK69m to advance pipeline

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 04/04/2024

Mendus has reported gross proceeds of c SEK69.1m from the exercise of series TO3 warrants that were issued in connection with the July 2023 raise of SEK317m.…

Helios Underwriting

Strong share price on supportive fundamentals

Update | Financials | 04/04/2024

On 22 March, Helios Underwriting reported NAV for 31 December 2023 of 185p/share. This is broadly in line with our expectations and has not affected the…

Basilea Pharmaceutica

Zevtera crosses key US regulatory hurdle

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 04/04/2024

Basilea has announced the FDA approval of its second lead asset, Zevtera (ceftobiprole), for the treatment of severe bacterial infections (three indications),…

Cadence Minerals

Amapá optimisation adds value

Update | Mining | 04/04/2024

This year will be important for Cadence Minerals’ major asset, the Amapá iron ore project in Brazil. Cadence recently announced the results…

Altron

Rising star

Initiation | Technology | 04/04/2024

Altron is a South African-based provider of platforms and IT services, helping businesses transform and operate their IT. As part of the plan to refocus…

SIGA Technologies

Positive signals abound

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 04/04/2024

SIGA Technologies announced a strategic step in fortifying its distribution partner, Meridian, allowing greater control over planning and executing its…

Sareum Holdings

A decisive period ahead for SDC-1801

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 03/04/2024

Sareum Holdings’ H124 results highlighted the company’s swift progress for lead asset SDC-1801, since gaining regulatory approval in Australia…

The Metals Company

Growing up

Update | Mining | 03/04/2024

The Metals Company (TMC) is approaching a critical phase in its development. As key milestones are achieved, so the project will be de-risked and the valuation…

Immix Biopharma

Reaffirmed long-term focus on outpatient CAR-T

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 03/04/2024

Immix Biopharma is continuing its strategic pivot towards exploring non-traditional indications for its CAR-T asset, NXC-201, leading with relapsed/refractory…

Cordel Group

Positive steps towards ambitious FY24 goals

Flash note | Technology | 03/04/2024

Cordel’s Q324 update shows progress towards the group’s FY24 revenue expectation and other objectives, supporting our forecasts. Doubling the…

Topps Tiles

Market tough through H124

Update | Consumer Support Services | 03/04/2024

Topps Tiles’ (TPT’s) H124 update shows that trading deteriorated further in Q224, following the weakness that began in Q124. Management attributes…

Greggs

Showing us how it's done

Outlook | Food & Drink | 02/04/2024

The second full year of Greggs’ five-year growth plan to double revenue by FY26 should be marked down as very successful, especially so given the…

Information Services Corporation

A busy end to a record FY23

Update | Industrial Support Services | 02/04/2024

In FY23, Information Services Corporation (ISC) enjoyed year-on-year top-line and adjusted operating profit growth, augmented by consistent organic expansion…

OSE Immunotherapeutics

Pipeline momentum builds into FY24

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 02/04/2024

OSE Immunotherapeutics’ (OSE’s) FY23 update summarised an active period for its clinical pipeline that was capped by the post-period $713m…

ABC arbitrage

FY23 results in line with market conditions

Flash note | Financials | 28/03/2024

ABC arbitrage group (ABCA) reported net income of €16.5m in FY23, 43% lower than FY22, but in line with market conditions. Financial markets in 2023…

Mendus

Regulatory green light for CADENCE trial

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 28/03/2024

The Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) has provided the green light to commence enrolment for Mendus’s AMLM22-CADENCE trial from April 2024.…

Alpha Bank

Full steam ahead

Update | Financials | 28/03/2024

Alpha Bank (Alpha) reported €611m in net profit, a 66% jump from FY22, as the bank benefited from an elevated interest rate environment with little…

Datatec

FY24 revenue growth of 5.8%

Flash note | Technology | 27/03/2024

Datatec expects to report revenue of $5.44bn for FY24, up 5.8% y-o-y, and noted that the quality of earnings improved in the year. During H224, Westcon…

Kolibri Global Energy

FY23 reserves show solid replacement rates

Flash note | Oil & gas | 27/03/2024

Kolibri (KEI) released its annual reserves statement, which showed good replacement rates despite a visible increase in average production in FY23. At…

Recce Pharmaceuticals

R&D advance (A$11.18m) extends runway

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 26/03/2024

Recce Pharmaceuticals recently received A$11.18m as an R&D advance credit through an arrangement with Endpoints Capital for the R&D tax credit rebates…

Immix Biopharma

Marching towards US clinical trials for NXC-201

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 26/03/2024

Immix Biopharma is closer to dosing its first US patient for lead CAR-T asset NXC-201, with the appointment of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center…

Ocean Wilsons Holdings

Strong FY23 results with strategic review in FY24

Flash note | Investment trusts | 25/03/2024

Ocean Wilsons Holdings’ (OCN’s) FY23 results highlight a robust performance from the Brazilian subsidiary Wilson Sons, as well as growth from…

IRLAB Therapeutics

FDA thumbs up to mesdopetam’s Phase III plan

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 25/03/2024

IRLAB Therapeutics has confirmed the FDA’s alignment with its proposed Phase III programme for mesdopetam in levodopa-induced dyskinesias (PD-LIDs),…

Nano Dimension

Growth in a tough market

Update | Technology | 25/03/2024

Nano Dimension made good progress growing revenue and gross margins in FY23. The company is now focused on reducing cash burn and moving to profitability,…

Northern Data Group

First transparency milestone achieved

Flash note | Technology | 25/03/2024

Northern Data Group released its FY22 results as scheduled, reflecting delays due to its transformation into a diversified high-performance computing (HPC)…

Quadrise

Funding the gap to commercial revenues

Update | General Industrials | 25/03/2024

Quadrise continues to advance towards commercial revenues for its innovative fuel and biofuel technologies, with each of its projects approaching key milestones…

Henderson EuroTrust

Proposed merger with Henderson European Focus Trust

Flash note | Investment trusts | 22/03/2024

On 14 March, the boards of Henderson European Focus Trust (HEFT) and Henderson EuroTrust (HNE) announced the proposed merger of the two companies to form…

HgT

Strong earnings growth and realisations in FY23

Update | Investment trusts | 22/03/2024

HgCapital Trust (HgT) posted an 11.1% NAV total return in FY23 (based on final audited numbers), which allowed it to sustain strong five- and 10-year returns…

Vantiva

Termination of coverage

Update | Technology | 22/03/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Vantiva (VANTI). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for…

ReNeuron Group

Termination of coverage

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 22/03/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on ReNeuron Group (RENE). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates…

Respiri

Termination of coverage

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 22/03/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Respiri (RSH). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for this…

LXi REIT

Termination of coverage

Update | Property | 22/03/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on LXi REIT (LXI). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for this…

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund

Termination of coverage

Update | Investment trusts | 22/03/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Round Hill Music Royalty Fund (RHM). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research…

EQS Group

Termination of coverage

Update | Media | 22/03/2024

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on EQS Group (EQS). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for…

Triple Point Social Housing REIT

Financial and operational progress

Update | Property | 22/03/2024

Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO) reported a robust FY23 financial performance. Benefiting from inflation-linked rental growth and improving rent…

Games Workshop Group

Steady as she goes

Flash note | Consumer Support Services | 22/03/2024

Games Workshop Group has reported that trading for the three months to the end of February 2024 is in line with expectations. The fourth dividend of the…

Foxtons Group

Medium-term targets come into view

Update | Property | 21/03/2024

The new strategic vision set out by the CEO is gaining significant momentum, driven by investment in staff and in best-in-class bespoke IT and data platforms,…

Dowlais Group

Motoring forward

Update | Industrial Support Services | 21/03/2024

Dowlais Group’s first set of results were ahead of our expectations, with positive cash generation a highlight despite restructuring and demerger…

Murray International Trust

Business as usual ahead of manager’s retirement

Update | Investment trusts | 21/03/2024

Murray International Trust’s (MYI’s) managers are transitioning smoothly from a team of three to two, ahead of Bruce Stout’s retirement…

The Pebble Group

Positioned to benefit from re-emerging confidence

Update | Media | 21/03/2024

The Pebble Group’s FY23 results were as previously flagged. Facilisgroup, Pebble’s digital commerce segment, grew FY23 revenues by 8% after…

Braemar

Diversification paying dividends

Update | Industrial Support Services | 20/03/2024

Braemar’s FY24 trading update was in line with expectations, with revenues of c £150m and underlying operating profit of c £18m. Underlying…

Boku

Making the complex simple for global merchants

Outlook | Technology | 20/03/2024

Boku’s strategy to widen its offering within the local payment method (LPM) market accelerated FY23 revenue growth to 30%, with 15% growth from the…

Tinexta

Strongest year since FY18

Update | Technology | 20/03/2024

Tinexta enjoyed its strongest year for underlying profit growth in FY23 since FY18 which, given the recent challenging macro environment, is testimony…

IRLAB Therapeutics

Mesdopetam’s potential highlighted in PD-psychosis

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 20/03/2024

The recent scientific paper in Neurotherapeutics discusses the encouraging preclinical studies focused on the characterisation of the neurophysiological…

Newron Pharmaceuticals

Evenamide set for a pivotal year

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 20/03/2024

Newron Pharmaceuticals has reported results for FY23, an active period for its lead asset, evenamide, being developed for treatment-resistant schizophrenia…

The Biotech Growth Trust

Onwards and upwards for performance recovery

Update | Investment trusts | 20/03/2024

The Biotech Growth Trust’s (BIOG’s) two co-managers, Geoff Hsu and Josh Golomb, at global healthcare specialist OrbiMed, believe that now could…

Team Internet Group

Growth and returns, acquisition bolsters outlook

Update | Technology | 19/03/2024

Team Internet’s FY23 results exceeded our forecasts and consensus on revenue and EBITDA. Online Marketing was driven by increased consumer engagement,…

OPAP

A good end to FY23

Update | Travel & Leisure | 19/03/2024

OPAP enjoyed good growth from its land-based activities, as well through the continued expansion of its online activities in FY23, and it surpassed its…

OSE Immunotherapeutics

One step closer to key data readouts

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 19/03/2024

OSE Immunotherapeutics has announced the completion of patient enrolment in its Phase II CoTikiS trial, marking another step in the clinical development…

Wheaton Precious Metals

Celebrating the Ides of March

Update | Mining | 18/03/2024

Wheaton’s (WPM’s) Q4/FY23 results were released after the market close on 14 March, within the context of known metals sales and almost known…

Borussia Dortmund

Progressing nicely

Update | Travel & Leisure | 18/03/2024

Borussia Dortmund’s first team was successful in progressing through to quarter finals of the Champions League, which naturally leads to an upgrade…

SIGA Technologies

Onwards and upwards with strong FY23

Update | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 18/03/2024

SIGA Technologies has delivered its best top-line performance in the last five years, supported by a late surge in TPOXX deliveries across both domestic…

EML Payments

Sale of Sentenial agreed

Flash note | Technology | 18/03/2024

EML Payments has agreed to sell Sentenial to GoCardless for an enterprise value of €32.75m/A$54.1m. As Sentenial is currently loss-making, the disposal…

Newron Pharmaceuticals

Operational flexibility with new/updated financing

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 15/03/2024

Newron Pharmaceuticals has announced new arrangements that offer the company improved operational flexibility. We estimate a pro forma gross cash balance…

musicMagpie

Focus on profits and cash in FY23

Flash note | Consumer Support Services | 15/03/2024

musicMagpie’s (MMAG’s) FY23 results demonstrated a resilient H2 performance, including a record Black Friday period. Multiple management initiatives,…

Foresight Solar Fund

Optimising capital allocation

Flash note | Investment trusts | 14/03/2024

Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) celebrated its 10-year anniversary of listing on the London Stock Exchange with decade-high cash distributions from assets…

BlackRock Latin American Inv. Trust

Worthy allocation as part of a global portfolio

Update | Investment trusts | 14/03/2024

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust’s (BRLA’s) lead manager Sam Vecht and deputy manager Christoph Brinkmann remain optimistic about…

Zalaris

Simplifying HR and payroll solutions

Initiation | Technology | 13/03/2024

Zalaris is a leading European provider of comprehensive payroll and HR solutions and services, covering the entire employee lifecycle. The company’s…

Centaur Media

MAP23 plan delivers a higher-quality business

Update | Media | 13/03/2024

Centaur’s FY23 results mark the end of its MAP23 margin acceleration plan, with the adjusted EBITDA margin more than doubling over its three-year…

4imprint Group

Continued market share gains

Update | Media | 13/03/2024

4imprint’s FY23 results are as outlined in January’s trading update, with 16% top-line growth and a further step up in operating margin to…

Mendus

Stars align for CADENCE combination trial

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 13/03/2024

Mendus is forging ahead with vididencel, its primary clinical asset, aiming to address a market niche: the acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) maintenance setting.…

Nanoco Group

Mechanisms for shareholder returns confirmed

Flash note | Technology | 12/03/2024

Following receipt of the £58.8m second tranche from the Samsung litigation on 24 January, Nanoco plans to return £30m to shareholders via a tender…

Basilea Pharmaceutica

Strong Cresemba traction triggers milestone payment

Flash note | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare | 11/03/2024

Continued strong sales of Cresemba, Basilea Pharmaceutica’s lead antifungal asset, in the Asia-Pacific region and China, has triggered the receipt…

Wheaton Precious Metals

Putting WPM onto GMT

Update | Mining | 11/03/2024

On 20 February, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) announced that it had produced 14,615oz (15.2%) and sold 18,618oz (19.3%) more gold than our prior expectations…

Dar Global

Demand underpins high-end branded offering

Update | Property | 11/03/2024

DAR first full-year results post flotation showed impressive growth driven by a range of positive factors, which bodes well for 2024 and beyond. So far…