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- Hybridan Team
- Jon Levinson
Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 02/04/2025
Our daily digest of news from UK Small Caps @HybridanLLP 2nd April 2025 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced, or it is a rumour ***Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement ****Alphabetically arranged Share prices and market capitalisations taken from the current price on the day of publication Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: Yesterday, Learning Te...
- David O'Brien
On track for FY and quietly confident
Gattaca’s results for the six months to January were encouraging on several levels: productivity improved, costs fell, and the conversion ratio rose. The investment in strategic growth sectors was rewarded, with improving NFI within energy and infrastructure. Despite challenging markets, NFI declined just 3%, outperforming much of the staffing sector as the Group benefitted from the change in strategy and a 71% exposure to contract fees. Growth in adj. EBIT and the conversion rate reflected a ...
- Hybridan Team
- Jon Levinson
Friday Take Away: 6 March 2025
Friday Takeaway—delving a little deeper into UK small caps Friday Takeaway from UK Small Caps This will delve a little deeper on individual companies and focus on non-house stocks under £200m market capitalisation to raise awareness 7th March 2025 Alphabetically arranged Share prices and market capitalisations taken from Alpha Terminal from the current price on the day of publication. Top three shareholders are taken from the we...
- Carl Smith
Staffline (STAF LN) - PeoplePlus disposal and £7.5m share buyback - Co...
Staffline has announced the disposal of its workplace training and employability business, PeoplePlus, for net cash proceeds of up to £6.9m. In our view, PeoplePlus was a non-core asset and this deal simplifies Staffline’s platform, allowing it to focus on the faster-growing and strong performing recruitment businesses across the UK and Ireland. The cash proceeds add to Staffline’s already strong net cash position (£9.7m at 31 December 2024, ex. leases), providing the funds for a new £7.5m share...
- Hybridan Team
- Jon Levinson
Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 13/02/2025
Our daily digest of news from UK Small Caps @HybridanLLP 13th February 2025 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced, or it is a rumour ***Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement ****Alphabetically arranged Share prices and market capitalisations taken from the current price on the day of publication Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: Brand Architekts (BA...
- David O'Brien
A resilient update that stands out from the crowd
The key takeaway from the trading update for H1 ’25 was a solid trading performance, despite a challenging market environment. We remain encouraged by the static guidance at the adj. PBT level of £3m for FY25, highlighting an improvement in operational efficiency, combined with higher average fee rates. Contract NFI declined 1% yoy, with increased summer holidays and a late return to work in January modestly offsetting the growth in contractor numbers and higher salaries. Although permanent NFI...
- Carl Smith
Staffline (STAF LN) - Strong net cash position and market outperforman...
Staffline’s FY24 trading update showed a strong performance that beat Zeus’ expectations and demonstrates the resilience of its business model. The Group has made market share gains in its blue-collar sectors and recorded robust growth in permanent recruitment fees, offsetting the expected weakness in PeoplePlus. Underlying EBIT of £11.1m was 10.5% ahead of our estimate and net cash (ex. leases) of £9.7m was significantly ahead of our £2.9m net debt estimate. We have rebased FY25 and FY26 estima...
Harvey Norman Holdings Limited: 1 director
A director at Harvey Norman Holdings Limited sold 685,567 shares at 4.737AUD and the significance rating of the trade was 68/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last tw...
Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 24 October 2024
24th October 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced, or it is a rumour ***Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement ****Alphabetically arranged Share prices and market capitalisations taken from the current price on the day of publication Dish of the day Admissions: Applied Nutrition (APN.L), the sports nutrition, health and wellness brand has confirmed its first day of dealings on the main market. The Offer Price has b...
- David O'Brien
‘New’ Gattaca on track and well positioned
For Gattaca FY24 was predominantly about self-help, ensuring that the business was in good shape to take maximum advantage once the market turns and to improve market share in the short term. The good news is that the FY24 results were in-line with revised expectations and there are positive signs in terms of initial recovery in fee income. Progress was made during what was a challenging year to meet many of the Board’s strategic goals. Progress was made in focusing staff numbers to align with...
Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 15 August 2024
15th August 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced, or it is a rumour Dish of the day Admissions: None Delistings: Tertre Rouge Assets Plc (TRA.L) has delisted from the Standard Segment of the Main Market. What’s baking in the oven? ** Reverse Takeovers: Earnz plc (EARN.L) is an AIM Rule 15 cash shell, which is required to make an acquisition or ...
- David O'Brien
Pleasing trading performance, despite unhelpful market
In an encouraging year-end trading update Gattaca said NFI improved c.5% on a sequential half-yearly basis during H2, achieved against a backdrop of a challenging market. The increase in fee income was driven by the first consistent rise in the contract book for 8 years, resulting in productivity levels rising +6% yoy. Net cash was a healthy £21m, ahead of expectations. Guidance is unchanged for FY25, albeit any improvement in the underlying market is likely to result in an upward revision to ...
Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 30 July 24
30th July 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced, or it is a rumour Dish of the day Admissions: Mining, Minerals & Metals Plc (MMM.L) has completed the acquisition of Georgina Energy Plc and will now be trading on the London Stock Exchange under the name Georgina Energy plc (GEX.L). Georgina is an early-stage well redevelopment company which has ...
- Carl Smith
Staffline (STAF LN)
Staffline’s interim results show another resilient performance despite ongoing macro headwinds in the wider recruitment industry. Underlying operating profit is broadly flat year on year, with strong Recruitment GB and Ireland performances being offset by lower profit from PeoplePlus, as anticipated. With momentum in Recruitment GB and Ireland, we have increased FY24 underlying EBIT forecasts by 11%, albeit higher interest charges on working capital financing offset this at the underlying PBT le...
- Emily Liu
Hybridan Small Cap Feast 10-06-2024
10th June 2024 @HybridanLLP Status of this Note and Disclaimer This document has been issued to you by Hybridan LLP for information purposes only and should not be construed in any circumstances as an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other financial instrument, nor shall it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract relating to such action. This document has no regard for the specific investment objecti...
- Carl Smith
Made Tech Group: 1 director
A director at Made Tech Group maiden bought 209,937 shares at 14p and the significance rating of the trade was 69/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years cle...
Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 16/04/2024
16th April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: Electric Guitar (ELEG.L) Concurrent with its Admission to trading on AIM, Electric Guitar is proposing to acquire the entire issued share capital of 3radical Limited for...
- David O'Brien
Trading report in-line with sector peers
The results for the six-months to January are robust against a backdrop of declining confidence in both clients and candidates generally. With an improvement in the contract book during early Q3 we think this highlights that the tide is starting to turn and likely to feed through to demand for permanent hires ahead of the CY24 end. With net cash accounting for over 70% of the current market capitalisation, the operating business appears undervalued. H1 results were broadly in line with expectat...
- VRS RESEARCH TEAM
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC Flash Note
Staffline Group plc provides recruitment and outsourced human resource services. The Company specializes in supplying temporary and blue collar industrial workers and permanent placement in the engineering and consumer goods sectors. Staffline Group offers its services worldwide.
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