This Week
Quoted Micro 18 June 2018
18/06/2018 | 08:58Daniel Thwaites (THW) increased its 2017-18 by 9% to £92.2m, while operating profit improved by 7% to £12.9m. There was a 79% increase in earnings per share to 13.8p, mainly due to a swing from a loss on interest swaps to a profit. The total dividend is unchanged at 4.46p a share. Investment in the pubs and hotels operations and in the new craft brewery at Mellor Brook has led to a rise in net debt from £47.6m to £63.7m.
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NEX company of the year - Crossword Cybersecurity (CCS)
Cyber security technology developer Crossword Cybersecurity originally floated on GXG and then switched to NEX. It was one of the youngest companies that was on the shortlist for this award. Crossword is generating modest revenues and it is developing cyber security products with partners. The real potential for the business will not be realised for a few years.
19/06/2018 | 09:11
There are eight companies in the running for the NEX Exchange company of the year at the Small Cap Awards. The awards will be held at The Montcalm Hotel, Marble Arch.
Kent-based wines maker Chapel Down Group (CDGP) has built up a significant presence in the English wines market. The company has a winery in Tenterden and it is building a new brewery for its beer operations. Chapel Down reported a 15% increase in annual sales to £11.8m.
Read More11/06/2018 | 09:08
Consultation - Fast Track admission process
18/06/2018 | 10:19Consultation - Fast Track admission process
NEX Exchange has today launched a market consultation in relation to proposed amendments to the Fast Track admission process. A notice of the consultation together with a marked up copy of the Rules for Issuers is available on our website at https://www.nexexchange.com/resources/consultations/ .
NEX Exchange Blog
The Importance of Celebrating Small Cap Success
20/06/2018 | 11:40As Small-cap companies continually strive to achieve growth and in a period of economic uncertainty it is important to reflect on the successes and acknowledge how far a company has progressed.
Last week, NEX Exchange had the honour of being headline sponsor at the 6th Annual Small Cap Awards in London, a once-a-year opportunity to recognise outstanding achievement focused on smaller quoted companies. With over 200 guests attending including company CEO’s, Advisers, Intermediaries and Fund Managers the awards shine a light on the best enterprises and participants in the small and micro-cap community (sub £100m market capitalisation) across twelve categories.
Crossword Cybersecurity plc is a technology commercialisation company focusing exclusively on cyber security. Crossword works with research intensive universities to identify promising cyber security intellectual property ("IP") that meets emerging real-world challenges. Crossword develops the research concept into a fully-fledged commercial product. Crossword's first product, Rizikon, emerged from City, University of London research into assessing corporate cyber risk. Rizikon Assurance, delivered as a SaaS solution, is aimed at helping companies assess risk in their supply chain and it covers GDPR and cyber security assessments. Crossword has worked with Imperial College, Edinburgh University, Warwick as well as MIT in the USA and EPFL in Switzerland.
Read More20/06/2018 | 12:20
NEX Exchange is a UK stock market focused on helping small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Our aim is straightforward – we want to help companies achieve sustainable growth. Whether a company’s aim is to raise new capital, obtain a live company valuation or provide shareholders with access to liquidity, NEX Exchange is the platform to help you achieve them.
Upon joining NEX Exchange, companies have the choice to offer an equity or debt product, or in some cases both. Once admitted to the market, small and medium-sized companies can attract greater interest from both institutional and retail investors.
Read More09/05/2018 | 05:20
Commentary
Stratmin Global Resources which was quoted AIM until August 2017, is expected to join NEX Exchange on 14 June.
KR1 (KR1) generated gains of £4.3m on its trading in digital coins and tokens during 2017. There was also a total unrealised gain of £10.8m on these investments and a £1.18m foreign exchange gain. The total pre-tax profit was £14.5m, with a tax charge of £2.87m.
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04/06/2018 | 08:38Gunsynd (GUN) says that Danish software business FastBase Inc is delaying its flotation. An AIM quotation was originally planned but it may come to the standard list. There may also be a corporate transaction. Gunsynd has a 10% stake in Sunshine Minerals, which has announced that the authorities in the Solomon Islands intends to issue a prospecting licence for its nickel project as long as it gains right of access with land owners.
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29/05/2018 | 08:54Newbury Racecourse (NYR) grew 2017 revenues from the nursery, hotel and media operations. There was a 11% increase in raceday attendances, which totalled 196,000 last year, leading to a 1% like-for-like rise in revenues. Overall revenues were 5% higher at £17.8m, while underlying pre-tax profit edged up from £178,000 to £188,000. There was a small cash outflow from operations.
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21/05/2018 | 09:08