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Great Ideas Update
Vietnam fund remains great value
Thursday 08 Mar 2018VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund ( VOF ) 362p Gain to date: 28.4% Original entry point: Buy at 282p, 30 March 2017 Our adventurous ‘buy’ call on VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund ( VOF ) has paid off. A share price surge has taken the fund into the ranks of the FTSE 250 and our trade is 28.4...
We make nearly 20% on K3 Capital trade in a month
Thursday 08 Mar 2018K3 Capital ( K3C:AIM ) 267p Gains to date: 19.2% Original entry point: Buy at 224p, 1 February We like advisory firm K3 Capital ( K3C:AIM ) for the complete package it delivers for small cap M&A deals and it seems the market has caught on. A trading update on 1 March says the company is trading...
WPP endures worst year since financial crisis
Thursday 08 Mar 2018WPP ( WPP ) £12.50 Loss to date: 11.7% Original entry price: Buy at £14.16, 31 August 2017 A fragile recovery in global advertising agency WPP’s ( WPP ) shares is shattering after the company downgraded earnings guidance alongside its worst full year results since the financial crisis (1 Mar)...
Advent to take Laird private at massive premium
Thursday 08 Mar 2018LAIRD ( LRD ) 202p Gain to date: 69.3% Original entry point: Buy at 119.3p, 8 February 2018 The private equity analysts at US firm Advent International clearly agree with our assessment that Laird ( LRD ) was too cheap given the recovery potential. In true Victor Kiam style, they liked it so much...
Croda’s focus on premium and fast growing niches pays off
Thursday 01 Mar 2018Croda ( CRDA ) £45.05 Gain to date: 3.8% Original entry point: Buy at £43.47, 15 February 2018 Chemicals specialist Croda ( CRDA ) has the right formula for success, delivering a record adjusted pre-tax profit of £320.3m in the year to 31 December 2017. Croda’s focus on premium, faster growth...
Johnson Service can still clean up
Thursday 01 Mar 2018Johnson Service ( JSG:AIM ) 136.2p Loss to date 3.9% Original entry point : Buy at 141.74p, 14 September 2017 Our bullish stance on textile rental firm Johnson Service ( JSG:AIM ) may not have been rewarded by share price gains yet but we’re still backers of this business. Its 2017 results released...
Reckitt Benckiser can rise again
Thursday 22 Feb 2018RECKITT BENCKISER ( RB. ) £59.08 Loss to date: 16% Original entry point: Buy at £70.37, 12 Oct 2017 Our bullish call on consumer health and hygiene titan Reckitt Benckiser ( RB. ) is a disappointing 16% in the red. The shares have fallen despite full year results (19 Feb) revealing a return to...
Market panics as Galliford Try announces £150m fundraising
Thursday 22 Feb 2018Galliford Try ( GFRD ) 878p Loss to date: 20% (stopped out) Original entry price: ‘Buy’ at £11.51, 30 November 2017 Construction, regeneration and housebuilding company Galliford Try ( GFRD ) falls out of our Great Ideas portfolio after share price weakness triggered our stop loss. The market didn’...
Our Great Ideas portfolio outperforms in choppy waters
Thursday 15 Feb 2018Our Great Ideas portfolio was hit by the recent bout of volatility, but we are still in positive territory overall and handsomely beating the wider market. We run our list of stocks on a 12-month rolling basis and track the performance of the portfolio against the FTSE All-Share. The latest figures...
Greencore's prospects clouded by currency risks
Thursday 01 Feb 2018Greencore ( GNC ) 200p Gain to date: 8.3% Original entry price: Buy at 184.6p, 5 October 2017 Our positive call on convenience food maker Greencore ( GNC ) is given some credence by a robust first quarter trading statement (30 Jan). The sandwiches, salads and chilled soups supplier caught our...