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Quoted Micro 13 February 2023
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE
Hemp and cannabinoid products supplier Yooma Wellness (YOOM) is restructuring its business due to the depressed market conditions. Unprofitable activities have been wound down and management is still trying to come up with a new strategy. The 2021 Vertex acquisition is being handed back to the sellers and $1.2m in receivables has been assigned to them. The subsidiary in France is filing for a bankruptcy procedure. Yooma Wellness requires more cash and other operations may need to be sold. If not, then there could be insolvency proceedings.
Love Hemp (LIFE) has appointed administrators. Secured creditors have issued a notice of default requiring repayment of the £1.92m debt facility. Sales have slumped and a dispute with former managing director Philip Small has not helped.
Walls and Futures REIT (WAFR) is holding a general meeting on 23 February so that strategic investor Vengrove can raise cash for the company through a share issue. The number of shares in issue will be ten times as many as currently in issue. This will help Walls and Futures REIT scale up. Vengrove SI-REIT Advisors will become manager of the portfolio of assets. Pax Homes will be sold to Joseph McTaggart, so the group will no longer be a developer. Investments will be made in affordable rental housing, education property, service stations and car parks and community buildings. A portfolio of assets has been identified. The company’s name will be changed to Social Infrastructure REIT.
Music artist management and services provider All Things Considered (ATC) is estimated to have generated revenues of £11m in 2022 and the loss should be slashed from £2.7m to £300,000. Increased touring by music artists helped the business to recover. The company could breakeven in 2023.
Emissions reducing fuel ingredients supplier SulNOx Group (SNOX) finance director Steven Cowin has given notice and will leave the board at the end of March 2023. Four directors have option agreements with 6% shareholder RemNOx Ltd, which would enable it to acquire a total of 24.08 million shares at 30p each between 6 February and 28 February. That would mean that RemNOx would own 29.9% of SulNOx.
EPE Special Opportunities Ltd (EO.P) had cash of £24.5m at the end of January 2023. NAV was 334p a share, down from 456p a share. The share price recovered 5.71% to 185p. The Luceco (LUCE) share price decline was part of the reason. The company bought back 5.4% of its share capital at an average price of 139p/share. A £2m investment was made in premium dog snacks maker Denzel’s Ltd.
There are further delays in the provision of the £200,000 bridge loan to TruSpine Technologies (LON: TSP).
Newbury Racecourse (NYR) is raising its prize money by 16% to £6.06m in the 2023 season. Chairman Dominic Burke bought 6,250 shares at 815p each, taking his stake to 6.42%.
Res Privata NV took a 3.83% stake in NFT Investments (NFT).
Oberon Investments (OBE) appointed Paul Sheehan to its investment management team.
Greencare Capital has changed its name to MaxRets Ventures (MAX).
Marula Mining (MARU) appointed PWC Kenya as advisor to its East Africa activities.
AIM
Managed IT and networking services provider AdEPT Technology (ADT) is being acquired by a private equity backed Wavenet, which also provides telecom services. The 201p a share bid is a 75% premium to the previous market price it is still well below past levels. However, shareholders will not get the 2.5p a share interim dividend. The bid values AdEPT Technology at £50.3m.
Hardide (HDD) revenues grew 39% to £5m with the prospect of another sharp increase this year. The advanced coatings company continues to broaden its sector and customer base in areas such as renewable energy. Hardide is expected to continue to be loss making but the cash outflow will reduce. There is enough cash following the sale and leaseback of the US facility for the immediate requirements of Hardide.
Communications sub-systems manufacturer Filtronic (FTC) has been hit by component shortages that held back progress in the first half and this will continue in the second half. The order book is worth £17m, which is more than the 2022-23 forecast revenues of £16.5m. A small pre-tax profit is expected for the full year and there should be a sharp recovery in profit as supply problems ease next year.
Alumasc (ALU) interim revenues were 5% ahead at £45 million, pre-tax profit fell 11% to £5.6 million. The corresponding period included high margin Chap Lap Kok airport project work for the water management division and the phasing of projects hit the latest figures. The figures exclude the loss making Levolux business, which has been sold. Management indicated its confidence in the future with the 1.5% increase in the interim dividend to 3.4p a share. The second half will be stronger than the first half, but pre-tax profit is expected to decline from £12.7m to £11.3m.
Songtradr Inc launched an agreed bid for music streaming technology developer 7digital Group (7DIG) and the 0.695p a share offer values the company at £19.4m. The share has not been at this level since September 2021. Songtradr is a music licensing company with a platform and technology that connects music rights holders to brands and content creators.
Clinical communications technology developer Feedback (FDBK) revenues are still modest, but they increased by 222% to £576,000. The £450,000 contract with a Sussex community diagnostic centre made a contribution to these revenues and is up for renewal. The new contract should be worth much more when it is renewed. This pilot project will help to show other potential clients that the technology works. Other NHS trusts are showing interest in the company’s services. There was cash of £9.23m at the end of November 2022, so Feedback can finance further development and cover losses.
WH Ireland cut its forecast for SaaS-based retail software provider itim Group (ITIM) because contract delays mean that revenues will be slower coming through. Annualised recurring revenues are £13m, which is lower than expected. Revenues recognised for 2022 will be slightly below previous forecasts and that increases the loss by £200,000 to £1.1m. The 2023 loss is expected to be the same. Net cash is £3.9m. The share price slumped by 24.8% to 37.5p. The June 2021 placing was at 154p.
The share price of credit provider Morses Club (MCL) fell a further 52.6% to a new low of 0.21p ahead of the cancellation of the AIM quotation. Asset Match will provide a matched bargains facility for the shares.
esports company Gfinity (GFIN) requires more cash by the end of March so management wants to raise £1.5m via a share issue. That will finance a corporate restructuring, invest in the Athlos technology platform and help the company to move towards breakeven. Gfinity has a market capitalisation of £3.1m, so the proposed share issue will be highly dilutive.
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Used car finance and property bridging loans provider S&U (SUS) continues to do well despite weak consumer confidence. Group net receivables have risen from £370m to around £420m in the six months to January 2023. Full year figures will be published on 28 March. Full year pre-tax profit is forecast to decline from £47m – due to low bad debt provisions – to £41.2m. Net debt was £192m at the end of January 2023, compared with committed facilities of £210m. The second interim dividend is 38p a share. The full year dividend total is expected to be 132p a share.
Hamak Gold Ltd (HAMA) has commissioned a geophysical survey for the Ziatoyah gold prospect in Liberia. This will map the mineralised sulphide bearing metadolerite units where high grades of gold have been intersected.
Andrew Hore
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 7 September 2020
AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE
Daniel Thwaites (THW) had net debt of £65.4m at the end of March 2020 and this increased to £71.8m at the end of June following the closure of the company’s pubs and hotels. There is £12m of headroom in the current facilities but management is considering increasing the borrowing facilities. The sites were reopened on 4 July or shortly after. There has been steady growth in sales.
Altona Energy (ANR) has signed heads of agreement to acquire up to 75% of the Chambre rare earth project in southern Malawi. There is a backlog of exploration licence applications following recent elections. The trading suspension will end when new funds are raised. A funding will be launched via investment platform www.NRPrivateMarket.com once an exploration licence is granted in Malawi or heads of agreements are signed for another deal.
SulNOx Group (SNOX) has received a requisition from two shareholders (James Redman Jr and Sungold Escrow Nominees Ltd) for a general meeting. They own more than 5% of the company. A date for the general meeting has to be announced within three weeks.
European Lithium (EUR) has appointed Kimon Gkomozias to the board as part of its strategic agreement with EV technology metals project developer Talaxis. He will help European Lithium obtain funding. A placing is planned to raise $2m at 4.5 cents a share.
Cadence Minerals (KDNC) has obtained agreement in principle for the bank creditor settlement relating to the Amapa iron ore project.
EPE Special Opportunities (ESO) has made a £1.9m investment in Atlantic Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF), a distressed credit fund. EPE’s investment advisor Epic Private Equity intends to acquire a controlling stake in Atlantic Capital Management, which manages ACOF.
Forbes Ventures (FOR) has set up Forbes Ventures Cell 1 Ltd to acquire UK-issued litigation funding loans. The rights to these loans will be assigned to and securitised by Malta-based Forbes Ventures CC1, which is planning to raise money via a bond issue. A Forbes subsidiary will receive a fee of 2% of the funds raised.
World High Life (LIFE) is assessing investment targets in the medicinal cannabis sector. This includes areas such as synthetic cannabinoids.
Trading in the shares of Sativa Group (SATI) has been suspended while Stillcanna awaits the approval of the Canadian Stock Exchange for the takeover of Sativa. The enlarged group plans to gain readmission to the Acquis Stock Exchange as Sativa Wellness Group Inc.
Alfred Henry Corporate Finance has been appointed as Eastinco Mining and Exploration (EM.P) corporate adviser.
Sumner Group Health Ltd (SGRL) has confirmed its withdrawal from the market on 8 September.
AIM
Capital equipment supplier Mpac (MPAC) has continued to secure orders even with the disruption caused by COVID-19. Interim revenues fell by one-fifth to £36.6m, but services revenues continue to grow. Underlying pre-tax profit fell from £4.5m to £2.5m. The order book is worth £45.4m. Net cash was £22.5m at the end of June 2020. Full year pre-tax profit is expected to fall from £7.5m to £5.2m.
CyanConnode (CYAN) was hit by delays to contracts in the 15 months to March 2020, but it appears to have a strong base for the current financial year. The smart meter technology developer is still losing money, but it has shown that it can manage its cash effectively by gaining advance payments on orders. Net cash was £1.2m at the end of March 2020.
Mattress supplier eve Sleep (EVE) says current trading is ahead of expectations and the full year loss is expected to be slightly lower than previously. Net cash of £5m is forecast for the end of 2020.
Cake Box (CBOX) has made a strong start to the new financial year. The franchised retailer of egg-free cakes is even offering a special dividend of 3.2p a share. Equity Development forecasts a rise in earnings per share from 7.8p a share to 9p a share in the year to March 2021.
7Digital (7DIG) has raised £6m at 2.25p a share, having sought a minimum of £5m. The streaming technology developer will be able to take advantage of opportunities in areas such as home fitness and social media.
Musical instruments retailer Gear4Music (G4M) has continued its sales momentum in the new financial year. There will be an interim trading statement on 22 October.
Driver monitoring systems developer Seeing Machines (SEE) has unveiled a new product strategy. This involves a focus on a chip whose performance is optimised by a neural processing unit called Occula. It will be made easier for automotive clients to integrate this technology. There are also plans to licence the Occula technology.
Nostra Tera Oil and Gas (NTOG) is acquiring a 100% working interest in the Caballos Creek oil field in Texas, which has an economic life of between 16 and 32 years. The cost is $425,000 and there should be a two-year payback. There are proved reserves of 92,100 (69,300 net) barrels of oil equivalent. Current production is 30 (22 net of royalties) barrels of oil per day, which increases Nostra Terra’s production by 25%.
Matthew Freud increased his stake in Reach4Entertainment (R4E) to 19.99% before trading on AIM ended.
Omega Diagnostics (ODX) has CE-marked Mologic’s lateral flow antibody test for COVID-19, which picks up infection at an earlier stage than most tests.
Allergy Therapeutics (AGY) has in-licensed the virus-like particle vaccine technology from Saiba and DeepVax for use in solid tumours, atopic dermatitis, asthma and psoriasis. This broadens the scope of the group, but it continues to focus on allergy treatments.
MAIN MARKET
Consumer products supplier Creightons (CRL) increased full year revenues by 9% to £47.8m, while an improved profit margin meant that pre-tax profit increased from £2.87m to £3.55m. A final dividend of 0.5p a share is proposed.
Papillon Holdings (PPHP) has signed heads of agreement to acquire gold assets in Africa. It plans to acquire 100% of Kilmapesa in Kenya and 70% of the Kakamoeka gold project in Congo Brazzaville. They could provide near-term gold production.
Andrew Hore
Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 7 January 2019
NEX EXCHANGE
VI Mining (VIM) has not made the required $2.19m loan repayment to Tassili by the end of 2018. Tassili also has right of refusal over the first 24,000 ounces of gold production. The loan is secured by a charge over the VI subsidiary that owns the interest in the Ora Pesa concession. VI had to secure additional funding because it could not draw down from a facility provided by chief executive David Sumner the $7m required in August 2018. The lack of cash has held up bringing Ora Pesa in to production and recommencing mining at Minaspampa.
Angelfish Investments (ANGP) has converted its £150,000 loan to Wallet Ads into a 20% stake in the company, which can deliver more than ten million personalised updates per hour for a campaign. The terms of the £150,000 convertible loan to Rapid Nutrition have been amended. Rapid Nutrition is still set to float in London, but it has been further delayed. The loan will be repaid in nine equal monthly instalments of £16,667 starting at the end of January. Interest will be charged at an annual rate of 15%. Interest owed up until the end of February 2018 has been settled by the issue of 50,000 Rapid Nutrition shares at 13.4413p a share and a further 200,000 shares have been issued as a fee for the amended terms. Rapid Nutrition is quoted on the Zurich-based SIX Swiss Exchange and the last share trade was at €0.17. The share price was more than €1 in 2017.
MiLOC Group Ltd (ML.P) has secured an agreement with China Post Advertising, which will help it to promote Aaron Kwok’s AKFS+ hair care products and future celebrity branded products. China Post has more than 50,000 outlets.
Natural resources investor Hot Rocks Investments (HRIP) used £49,000 in cash in operating activities in the six months to September 2018. The NAV is £804,000 and that includes nearly £48,000 of cash.
AIM
Musical instruments retailer Gear4Music (G4M) continues to be hampered by pressure on margins although sales are increasing. Management had expected this pressure to have ended prior to Christmas but it has continued and on top of this were problems at the warehouse with the increased demand. In the four months to the end of December 2018, sales increased by 41%. Peel Hun has cut its 2018-19 pre-tax profit forecast from £2.6m to £800,000 and this took the shine off the premium rating of the shares.
Trading in the first quarter at Cambria Automobiles (CAMB) is ahead of the same period last year. The new car market was hit by changes in emissions regulations and new vehicle sales were one-quarter lower, but gross profit per unit was much higher because of new franchises with the likes of Bentley and McLaren. There will be more upmarket vehicle franchise openings in February. This offset the effect of lower new vehicle sales and there was a similar experience with used cars, although overall like-for-like profit improved. Aftersales profit also improved.
Digital music distribution technology developer 7digital (7DIG) could lose its contract with Juke GmbH for the Juke music service, which was expected to generate revenues of £4m this year. The service could be closed or reorganised so 7digital takes on more responsibility. 7digital also owes HMRC £417,000 and one of its subsidiaries has been served with a winding-up petition. This tax should be paid before the hearing of the petition on 16 January. 7digital has reduced its annualised cost base by £6.2m and it is winning new contracts.
Faroe Petroleum (FPM) continues to reject the bid from DNO. An independent report provides an estimated valuation of between 186p a share and 225p a share. This does not include the previously announced Equinor asset swap or utilisation of Norwegian tax losses. Cash flow of £90m is expected over the next two years. DNO has been buying shares in the market at between 147p a share and 152p a share and it has taken its stake to 30.6% so the 152p a share cash bid is mandatory. This stake plus acceptances takes total acceptances to 43.8%. DNO can improve its offer up until 27 January.
ReNeuron (RENE) has announced the first collaboration for its exosome nanomedicine platform. There is an initial feasibility stage, where no revenues will be generated. If it moves on to the preclinical safety and efficacy stage, then there will be evaluation payments.
Leaf Clean Energy (LEAF) is reducing directors’ fees by 70% and there have also been reductions for the administrator and employees. This is ahead of the hearing of Leaf’s appeal of damages awarded to it in its lawsuit with Invenergy Wind, where a decision is expected later this year. Invenergy is has already paid Leaf $36.4m and a further $14.2m is included in the Leaf balance sheet, but that will depend on the court decision.
Home automation technology developer LightwaveRF (LWRF) increased its first quarter revenues by 156% to £1.15m. That is nearly as much as in the first half of the previous financial year.
Shareholders have authorised the $25m subscription at $1.60 per ADS by Summit Therapeutics (SUMM). Robert W Duggan is subscribing for the shares. The cash will fund the initiation and commencement of patient enrolment for the phase 3 clinical trial of the potential treatment for C.diff.
Tracsis (TRCS) has won a major, multi million contract with a train operating company, covering all its individual franchises. The flow of revenues is difficult to predict.
Alpha FX (AFX) says that its 2018 figures will be ahead of expectations. The growth came in the UK and internationally.
WANdisco (WAND) has secured its first multi-cloud contract, valued at $565,000. The contract with the telecoms company was won with Amazon Web Services.
Richland Resources (RLD) is seeking to obtain investment to recommence mining at Capricorn Sapphire and it is in talks with one party about the sale of the project. The £400,000 convertible loan facility has been extended to the end of February.
Central Asia Metals (CAML) has consolidated borrowings into one facility of $151m, which is provided by offtake partner Traxys. The debt will be repaid monthly within a four year period.
ECR Minerals (ECR) has submitted nine exploration licence applications in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia.
Ethiopian authorities have reconfirmed their support for the development of the Tulu Kapi gold project and KEFI Minerals (KEFI) has taken the first steps for the community resettlement programme.
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Circassia Pharma (CIR) has gained shareholder approval for the move to AIM, which will happen on 4 February. Circassia has completed the acquisition of full US commercial rights to Tudorza and the FDA is expected to approve the transfer of the licence by the end of March. There was £41m in the bank at the end of 2018.
Nanoco (NANO) is partnering with Plessey Semiconductors to use quantum dots to shrink microLED pixels by 87%. This will lead to smaller, higher resolution displays.
Gresham Technologies (GHT) has won orders for Clareti software from two major, world banks. Revenues should start to be recognised this year. Over five years the contracts should be worth more than £7m, with £1.8m likely to be recognised in 2019. However, 2018 revenues will be lower than expected at £20m and profit will be below expectations.
Andrew Hore
Quoted Micro 11 January 2016
ISDX
Healthcare recruitment business Positive Healthcare (DOC) has raised £2m from a bond issue that was admitted to trading on ISDX on 5 January. The focus of the core Positive Mental Health business is providing doctors and nurses that are specialists in mental health. Positive Mental Health, which has been operating since February 2014 and was acquired from Recruitment Capital Partners, generated revenues of £601,000 and a pre-tax profit of £28,000 in the first half of 2015. The directors include Garry Ashworth, who is executive chairman of InterQuest. The strategy is to build up a group of recruitment businesses offering a full range of services to the NHS and the healthcare sector. The money raised from the bond could finance one or two add-on acquisitions.
Mining investment company Imperial Minerals (IMPP) has raised £50,000 at 0.5p a share and the newly issued shares account for 34.5% of the enlarged share capital. There was £46,000 at the end of June 2015 plus £282,000 of financial assets available for sale. James Hamilton has been appointed as a non-executive director and he owns 18.1% of Imperial. Frank Moxon has resigned from the board.
MiLOC Group Ltd (ML.P) has signed a distribution agreement with a distributor of traditional Chinese medicine skincare products in Taiwan. The minimum order level of MiLOC’s TCM PLUS skincare products for the first 12 months is HK$20m.
AIM
Business aviation services provider Gama Aviation (GMAA) is acquiring Jersey-based Aviation Beauport for £2.6m in cash and one million shares – a total payment of £5.325m. In 2015, Beauport is estimated to have generated revenues of £6m and EBITDA of at least £725,000. This deal should be earnings enhancing this year. Beauport offers aircraft charter, maintenance and handling services, as well as managing four aircraft. Gama is keen to be involved in the Jersey market, where aircraft traffic appears set to increase. A new £10m bank facility has been secured from RBS.
Digital music streaming business 7digital (7DIG) plans to acquire French rival Snowite, which will help to update the group’s digital platform without additional cash costs. 7Digital is paying 7.32 million shares for Snowite and taking on debt of around £1.3m. The deal should add £1.2m of annual revenues, of which £864,000 is recurring. There should be £500,000 of annual cost savings next year. Snowite is in French bankruptcy protection so the completion of the acquisition depends on negotiations with the French courts but this should happen by the end of March.
Myanmar-focused social media business MySQUAR (MYSQ) has increased its number of users to more than two million, up from 775,000 at the end of May. The original target was to double the number of users by the end of 2015. MySQUAR needs to focus on generating revenues from these users and the MyPAY mobile payment operation is the first step. There is also a cross-promotion agreement with telecoms provider Ooredoo.
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Electronics designer and distributor Acal (ACL) is paying £17m in cash and shares for custom cabling and connectors designer Contour. This more than doubles Acal’s business in this area and is expected to lead to a 4% earnings upgrade for the year to March 2017. There is a deferred payment of £1m due in April 2019 and contingent payments of up to £6m depending on performance. The deal is part of Acal’s strategy of increasing its exposure to higher margin operations.
ANDREW HORE