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Time to toast Distil
Thursday 23 Feb 2017With domestic and overseas distribution of its premium drinks brands building, a return to breakeven then profitability is approaching at alcoholic drinks minnow Distil ( DIS:AIM ) . Sales are bubbling higher at the supplier of high-end vodka, spiced rum and gin. Investors should get in on the...
Get ready for Pantheon’s big comeback
Thursday 23 Feb 2017A recovery in oil prices supported a big advance in small cap oil and gas companies in 2016. The average gain for the year in the AIM oil and gas universe was more than 60%. Not everything went up; some for good reason, others because the market failed to recognise interesting opportunities. We...
FreeAgent could be the next big disruptive firm
Thursday 16 Feb 2017Now is the perfect time to buy accounting software supplier FreeAgent ( FREE:AIM ) as we believe a rotation is underway from short-term traders to more committed longer-term shareholders. Many investors buy companies as soon as they join the stock market in the hope of making a quick 10%+ return. A...
Treatt has all the ingredients for upside
Thursday 16 Feb 2017Flavour and fragrance specialist Treatt ( TET ) has many ingredients of a high quality company. Guided by management with a pedigree in under-promising and over-delivering, low risk organic growth looks sustainable. WHAT DOES IT DO? Bury St Edmunds-based Treatt provides innovative ingredient...
Shares in this marketing firm are a real bargain
Thursday 09 Feb 2017We’re excited about the prospects for marketing company Jaywing ( JWNG:AIM ) amid growing demand for data analysis. One in 10 people working at Jaywing are data scientists, namely statisticians, computer scientists or mathematicians. Jaywing helps companies to understand what the public is saying...
Building the case for transformed Alumasc
Thursday 09 Feb 2017The market valuation attached to building products business Alumasc ( ALU ) does not reflect its earnings potential or inherent qualities. The market doesn’t appear to have picked up on the Kettering-based company’s transformation from an engineering conglomerate to a pure play on premium building...
‘Double your money’ with SDX Energy
Thursday 02 Feb 2017Oil and gas producer SDX Energy ( SDX:AIM ) is on course for a step change in scale. The company has secured $40m in an over-subscribed placing (27 Jan) to fund the acquisition of assets in Egypt and Morocco from financially distressed peer Circle Oil (COP:AIM) . Buy the shares at 38.23p. Broker...
Satellite Solutions heads for the stars
Thursday 02 Feb 2017Everybody needs fast broadband. The UK government demands 95% of the population enjoy a minimum of 24mbps (mega bits per second) by the end of this year. What about the other 5%, located in the relative backwoods of Britain? Satellite Solutions Worldwide ( SAT:AIM ) is part of a solution, not just...
Building the case for Ibstock
Thursday 26 Jan 2017Leading UK brick manufacturer Ibstock ( IBST ) is a worthy building block for any ISA or SIPP (self-invested personal pension) ahead its full year results on 7 March 2017. We believe there are positive signs in the UK brick market not reflected in its undemanding equity valuation. Based on...
The market has got it wrong on Howden Joinery
Thursday 26 Jan 2017There are some bargains to be found among UK domestic-focused stocks if you believe the economy won’t deteriorate sharply in 2017. One company that’s caught our eye is FTSE 250 kitchens seller Howden Joinery ( HWDN ) . Its share price has fallen 28% since the Brexit vote in June 2016, yet it has an...