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Kate Heseltine
  • Kate Heseltine

Games Workshop Group - A notable acceleration in Q225

Games Workshop Group’s (GAW’s) H125 trading update suggests the company enjoyed a strong Q225 in both its core business (due to the launch of the fourth edition of Age of Sigmar midway through Q125) and licensing (due to the success of the Space Marine 2 video game). These are impressive in the context of the tough comparative from the prior year’s launch of the new edition of Warhammer 40K (40K) and the currency headwinds in the early part of H125. We upgrade our profit estimates for FY25 (by 7...

Richard Williamson
  • Richard Williamson

Altron - Further margin expansion in H125

Altron reported a 105% y-o-y increase in operating profit before capital items in H125, with margin expansion of 5.1pp to 9.8%. The Platforms businesses were particularly strong, with Netstar and FinTech achieving material revenue and profit growth. Altron Digital Business, still in the integration phase, saw some non-recurring costs and the shift of several project starts into H225, but has seen indications that performance should improve in FY26. Management raised its FY26 operating profit tar...

Alison Turner
  • Alison Turner

Sayona Mining - Catching up with majors

Sayona Mining is a lithium producer and explorer with projects in Canada, Western Australia and soon in the US and Ghana. A proposed merger of equals with Piedmont Lithium will create a c A$1bn mid-tier lithium player with streamlined asset ownership and significant growth optionality. Sayona and Piedmont’s Canadian and US projects comprise one of the largest advanced hard rock lithium resources in North America and are strategically positioned to supply the region’s growing lithium demand. Foll...

Pedro Fonseca
  • Pedro Fonseca

ProCredit Holding - Management expects ROE of c 10% in FY24

ProCredit Holding (PCB) posted a net profit of €27.2m in Q324 (down c 9% y o y), which represents an annualised return on equity (ROE) of 10.7% in the quarter. This is well within PCB’s previous ROE guidance of 10–12% for FY24, with the year-on-year fall reflecting, primarily, the impact of PCB’s investments as part of its updated strategy (see our previous outlook note for details). Management recently revised its FY24 ROE guidance to around 10%, mostly due to the temporary increase in the corp...

Toby Thorrington
  • Toby Thorrington

Avon Technologies - Record order book driving confident outlook

Avon Technologies’ FY24 results show the continued momentum seen throughout the year, with revenue growth of 12.2% y-o-y ($275m), adjusted operating profit growth of 53.4% y-o-y ($31.6m) and a record closing order book value of $225m, up 64.3% y-o-y. Return on invested capital (ROIC) grew 500bp y-o-y to 13.7%. Given Avon’s record order pipeline, disciplined capital allocation and strong cash generation, management expects the company to achieve both its medium-term operating margin (14–16%) and ...

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