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Primary Health Properties Strong set of results, confirming ongoing rent rises

Primary Health Properties plc (LON:PHP) 29 July interims showed a 7.1% EPRA EPS increase, rising NAV and a continued rise in DPS. Illustrating the growth, rents rose 20.4%, and adjusted..

CentralNic Group revenues 11% ahead of Zeus Capital’s forecasts

CentralNic Group plc (LON:CNIC) provided an H1 trading update that demonstrated strong organic revenue growth and solid EBITDA performance. The company continues to generate cash although currency movements may have..

OnTheMarket continues to grow as branches come off Rightmove

What’s new: Rightmove interims show 6.0% YoY fall in agent branches to 15,727 (June 2019: 16,768; June 2018: 17,585): 3.5% fall YTD. Over the past two years while Rightmove lost..

Epwin Group strong demand driven by changing consumer behaviour

RMI demand, c. 75% of Epwin Group plc (LON:EPWN) revenue, has been stronger than expected since the recommencement of operations. Extrusions revenue in June and July were up +10% yoy...

Inchcape: Zeus Capital reinstate FY20 forecasts

Following Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) interim results reported last week, with H1 profitability and cash generation ahead of our previously published scenario analysis, we reinstate forecasts for FY20E and beyond today...

Purplebricks Group: Rebound post lockdown

What’s new: Purplebricks Group plc (LON:PURP) results for the year to 30 April 2020, show the Australian and US units as discontinued; but include the Canadian unit sold for C$60.5m..

OnTheMarket “revenue may exceed £32m” says Zeus Capital

What’s new: OnTheMarket plc (LON:OTMP) Chairman, Christopher Bell, is expected to make the following observations at the AGM later today: OnTheMarket had £9.4m net cash at end June 2020 (end..

Inchcape “scope for further significant cost savings and efficiencies” says Zeus Capital

Inchcape plc (LON:INCH) has delivered H1 results, which are heavily impacted by COVID-19, but are ahead of our initial modelling expectations published in our last note. The Group appears to..

JTC: “impressed by growth in new business of 8.5%” says Zeus Capital

What’s new: Ahead of its interims, which are due on Tuesday, 15 September, JTC (LON:JTC) pre-close trading update confirms “interim results will be in line with management expectations”, namely: Medium..

Safestyle UK “demand has been much stronger than anticipated” says Zeus Capital

Since the recommencement of Safestyle UK plc (LON:SFE) operations in May (14th) demand has been much stronger than anticipated. For the last eight weeks order intake has grown 23.2% with..

Strix Group “H2 should see solid revenue growth YoY” says Zeus Capital

Strix Group plc (LON:KETL) first half performance has been impacted by the supply issues in China in Q1 and the lockdown in Europe and North America during Q2. Despite this,..

GYG “encouraged by the ongoing trading momentum” says Zeus Capital

GYG plc (LON:GYG) has delivered robust 2019A results following three earnings upgrades over the past year, regaining growth momentum and delivering improved margins. Despite some short-term disruption from COVID-19, the..

City of London Investment Group Market recovery boosts FUM

City of London Investment Group plc (LON:CLIG) has announced a pre-close update for FY’20. While the third quarter of the financial year was tough for markets, the final quarter saw..

Arbuthnot Banking Group 2020 interim results: credit robust, rate sensitivity

To be resilient, a bank needs three things – low risk assets, strong capital and surplus deposits. Arbuthnot Banking Group plc (LON:ARBB) has all three. The low-risk assets are reflected..

Allergy Therapeutics Record sales and a COVID-19 wildcard

Allergy Therapeutics plc (LON:AGY) is a long-established specialist in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of allergies. Pollinex Quattro (PQ) is an ultra-short-course subcutaneous allergy immunotherapy (SCIT) platform, which continues to..

Purplebricks sale of Canadian business “strengthens the Group’s financial position” says Zeus Capital

What’s new: Yesterday, Purplebricks Group plc (LON:PURP) sold their Canadian business (acquired in July 2018) for all cash proceeds of CAN $60.5m (i.e. £35m or 11p a share). Following the..

City of London Investment Group “Business As Usual”

What’s new: On 13 July, at its EGM, shareholders approved City of London Investment Group plc (LON:CLIG) all share acquisition of Karpus Management Inc, “KMI”. On 14 July CLIG’s update..

Palace Capital Encouraging full-year results

The healthy liquidity position of Palace Capital plc (LON:PCA) takes risks down to a modest level, as does the overweight to regional offices and minimal shops. The Hudson Quarter mixed-development..

Vertu Motors “is well placed to emerge stronger from this downturn” says Zeus Capital

Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) has reported a strong performance for the month of June, following the reopening of all showrooms in England from 1 June and 12 Scottish showrooms reopening..

Yew Grove REIT Strong strategy, tenants and total returns

Yew Grove REIT plc (LON:YEW) invests in office and industrial assets in RoI. Tenants are creditworthy, 95% multinational or governmental; this RoI regional-income REIT invests in assets that support rising..

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