Small Cap Value Report (7 Sep 2016) - TRAK, MCB, CMCX
Good evening!
I'm finally back in the UK, after a very pleasant 3-hour Easyjet flight back from Corfu to Gatwick today. I always feel exhausted after flying - apparently it's due to the lower oxygen content of the air on planes. A notable difference was a flight earlier this year on a 787 Dreamliner plane - which the cabin crew told me was due to it having much better air supply.
Yesterday was fairly chaotic for various reasons, and there was so much going on in my personal portfolio, that I found it impossible to concentrate properly during the day. So I wrote most of yesterday's report in the evening - adding new sections on;
Interquest (LON:ITQ) - not so good H1 results, but had already warned on profits. Could be a potential recovery share, maybe?
Kainos (LON:KNOS) - looks a very good company, with a terrific track record of organic growth.
G4M - this one has really caught my eye, and I've increased my existing long position in it. The reason is a very strong H1 trading update - with sales growth (all organic) at a remarkable +73%.
It's an online retailer of musical equipment, and is growing rapidly (from a low base) into new markets in Europe. It's low margin though, but the rapid growth is likely to attract a premium rating in my view. So I see considerable upside in this share, if the market remains so bullish on rapid growth online retailers. It's difficult to trade in though, as 79% of shares are owned by >3% holders, mainly management.
Here is the link to my full report yesterday.
Clarification on Fundamantal Asset Management Ltd
I accidentally caused a furore this week, by referring to my activities where I have worked with FAM in the last 3 years on a small, experimental project which we called the Small Cap Value Portfolio service. This had nothing to do with their core activities, where the firm is a specialist IHT planning portfolio service provider - and very good at it too, with an excellent long-term track record.
I have no hesitation in recommending FAM to readers - indeed, I think that the IHT exemption for some AIM shares held over 2 years is a remarkable tax break, that more people should take advantage of. What better way of…
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Trakm8 Holdings (LON:TRAK)
Could the H1 shortfall be due to the upfront cost of units? If growth is good would they be incurring more costs building units to sell in H2 proportionally than last year? I'm struggling to clearly put into words my thoughts, sorry.
That was the impression I got from the extract of the finncap broker note I read seemed to imply anyway.
Welcome back Paul!
Your comment on CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) surprised me...
"reduced market volatility has hurt their profit! What are they on about?! It's been a highly volatile period in recent months, what with all the Brexit chaos. So that doesn't ring true to me at all. Spread betting companies should have been doing a roaring trade in the last few months"
I'm not sure evidence bears this out. In the last six weeks in the US, the Dow Jones Index has traded in its least volatile trading range for 100 years < http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-09-07/stocks-tr... > Additionally, the VIX in the last two months is close to all time lows:
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Hi PJ,
I was thinking more about the UK market, not the US.
It's seemed very uncertain to me, and with Brexit, a lot of volatility.
So I would imagine spread bet punters zooming in & out. Perfect conditions for CMC.
Regards, Paul.
Plus 500 just announced record figures
"Asaf Elimelech, chief executive of Plus500, said: “Plus500 achieved record first half results whilst continuing to grow both its active and new customers.
“This performance was driven by continued marketing activity and market volatility; the UK's Brexit decision boosted customer activity in late Q2 – leading to increased new customer sign ups, customer re-activations, and customer trading levels."
http://www.igamingbusiness.com/news/plus500-reveals-record-figures-first-half
Paul
I hope you feel refreshed. The danger of working on holiday is that you feel you don't put any distance between yourself and the daily grind.
Just wondered if you had taken a look at the Joule results. As a Retail specialist would appreciate your overview.
I'm very interested in somero as I think it is a cracking business however I don't know a thing about currency fluctuations except that £/$ is much closer to its 10 year low than its high. This recent dip in the valuation of the sterling coincided with the brexit vote, the reaction to which seems very much overblown which I assume means that sterling will rebound at some stage (perhaps when people realise that brexit probably won't change a huge amount).
Like I say I don't know a thing about currency but the volatility in the £/$ over the last 10 years almost gives me heart failure it fluctuates so much that 30-40% share price gains could easily be wiped out.