Equity Development

​Equity Development enables companies to become better understood and supported by investors. Since our launch in 1996 we have consistently focused on helping our clients improve their communication and relationships with both existing and potential shareholders. Our clients have come from a wide variety of sectors and domiciles, are both private and quoted and range in size from micro-cap to $multi-billions. We offer free access to company research notes written by experienced analysts. These notes include detailed forecasts, financial models and a fair value. We host regular Private Investor Forums at which investors have the opportunity to hear company directors present, and to ask questions. These are free to attend. We broadcast live Webinars with company management that include active Q&A. We also make the recordings available online. We arrange face to face meetings between private investors and company management. We are active users of Twitter, commenting daily on company news, share price moves, Directors’ Dealings, Equity Development Research Notes & Events.

Paul Bryant
  • Paul Bryant

SJP ends mandate, but price fall looks unwarranted

Impax has received notice from St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited that its mandate to manage the Sustainable & Responsible Equity Fund (SRE) is to be terminated from February 2025, subject to EGM. This is a blow to top-line AUM, with SRE making up c. £5.2bn (30 Nov 24) or c. 14% of total AUM of £37.2bn (30 Sep 24); although the SRE fund was clearly a low-fee-margin account at around 24bps compared to the overall Impax average fee margin of 44.3bps. Therefore, the impact on revenue is fa...

Mike Jeremy
  • Mike Jeremy

H1'25 results: records continue to tumble

For the six months to 31 October 2024 Cohort reported revenue (adj.) operating profit and net funds ahead of recent guidance: revenue +25%YoY at £118.2m, (adj.) EBIT +69%YoY to £10.1m and net funds at 31 October of £37.9m. Order intake of £139.2m compared to £119.1m a year earlier, with a record closing order book of £541.1m. EPS (adj., dil.) was 19.8p (H1 24: 10.3p) and the interim dividend was raised by 12%YoY to 5.25p/share. Communications & Intelligence delivered revenue of £55.2m, +26%YoY ...

Caroline Gulliver
  • Caroline Gulliver

Diversification and track record merits higher rating

Begbies’ H1'25 revenue growth of 16%, including 11% organic growth, is testament to management’s strategy of broadening its professional service offer, increasing the group’s resilience and expansion opportunities. Having delivered a six-fold increase in Adj. PBT over the past decade, and an impressive 16% in H1'25, we see Begbies’ valuation derating as unwarranted. Begbies delivered another admirable all-round performance in H1’25 with its business recovery and advisory services achieving 12% ...

James Tetley
  • James Tetley

Confident H1 update, positive market developments

Springfield’s H1 update reiterates current year expectations and reinforces our confidence in the medium-term outlook for the Group. Momentum in private housing reservations was sustained through the first half, whilst the affordable housing business achieved a significant increase in gross margin driven by contracts won in the prior year. Affordable housing providers have been more hesitant in awarding contracts in recent months but last week’s Scottish budget confirmed a material increase in...

Mike Jeremy
  • Mike Jeremy

Acquisition of Typhoo Tea for £10.2m

Supreme PLC has acquired the trade and selected assets of Typhoo Tea out of administration for a total cash consideration of £10.2m, including Typhoo’s stock and trade debtors with a book value of £7.5m. For the year to 30th September 2024 Typhoo generated revenue of c.£20.0m, and a pre-tax loss of c.£4.6m. Supreme estimates that the acquisition will boost the annualised contribution from non-vape revenue to c.50% of total, and with full integration into Supreme’s cap-ex-light out-sourced manuf...

Energy from Hydrogen: Making a cleaner world

The global supply / demand picture for hydrogen is rapidly evolving as the world shifts toward cleaner energy solutions. Hydrogen is viewed as a critical component of this transition. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) states that the global production of hydrogen now stands at 75 Mt/yr of pure hydrogen, with an additional 45 Mt/yr as a mix of gases. Looking forward, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that already announced projects could increase production by 50%...

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