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Smaller Companies
U and I to enjoy dividend delight
Thursday 04 May 2017Property regeneration play U and I ( UAI ) offers investors a 9.3% yield this financial year from ordinary and special dividends according to forecasts from Peel Hunt. The generous shareholder returns are backed by guidance for record gains of £65m to £70m in the February 2018 financial year. 9.3%...
WANdisco makes cash burn breakthrough
Thursday 27 Apr 2017Data replication technology developer WANdisco ( WAND:AIM ) is rebuilding investor confidence as it passes a vital cash flow breakeven milestone. Shares in the Sheffield and Silicon Valley-based company soared 17.5% to 452.5p on 24 April as it announced that cash burn had been slashed to zero for...
Gattaca takes a hit to build a better future
Thursday 27 Apr 2017Specialist tech and engineering recruitment agency Gattaca ( GATC:AIM ) implies it could have avoided a profit warning on 13 April by cutting costs. Instead it made the decision to continue investing in the business in the hope of longer-term gains. Gattaca has suffered from a higher cost base and...
Digital driver for Tax Systems
Thursday 27 Apr 2017Middlesex-based Tax Systems ( TAX:AIM ) has bolstered its sales, technology development and senior management. The move is designed to put the company is a firm position to help UK organisations meet the Government’s making tax digital initiative by 2020. Tax Systems supplies corporate tax...
Debt-free Trifast is looking healthier
Thursday 27 Apr 2017Specialist industrial fastenings engineer Trifast ( TRI ) is expected to emerge virtually debt-free by the end of its current financial year. The Sussex-based business supplies bespoke solutions to motor manufacturers, heavy industry and electronics customers across Europe and Asia. Strong cash...
Small businesses are feeling buoyant
Thursday 27 Apr 2017Optimism among small and medium sized enterprises is at its highest point since the middle of 2013, according to the latest Quarterly Enterprise Index from asset manager Smith & Williamson. The report shows optimism is 30% higher than in the last quarter of 2016 and 85% of entrepreneurs and...
Real Good Food’s Brighter future
Thursday 20 Apr 2017Cake decoration-to-premium bakery play Real Good Food’s ( RGD:AIM ) acquisition (5 Apr) of a majority stake in Wales-based Brighter Foods could be a winner. A maker of healthy snack bars sold through Slimming World and Tesco ( TSCO ) , Brighter Foods gives earnings forecasts an immediate boost...
Ironveld fires up new plan for metals production
Thursday 20 Apr 2017South Africa-based Ironveld ( IRON:AIM ) believes it has made a breakthrough in its quest to become a metals producer after striking a deal to buy a 7.5 megawatt smelter. The company hopes to start production early next year of high purity iron, vanadium and titanium. It just needs to clear one...
Epwin should be attractive to income seekers
Thursday 20 Apr 2017We’re generally cautious about companies with high dividend yields, as it tends to represent disbelief by the market that the money will be paid. One exception, in our view, is building products business Epwin ( EPWN:AIM ) which has a handsome 6.5% prospective dividend yield. We view Epwin as...
New smart metering road to India
Thursday 20 Apr 2017Smart metering software minnow CyanConnode ( CYAN:AIM ) may have found a new route to markets in India. The company has struck a $150,000 deal with Indian integrator Innologix, which supplies electronic kit and software that helps connect electricity grid to users. Integrators could be a new...