Small Cap Value Report (Thu 12 Dec 2019) – placeholder

Good morning, it’s Paul here with Thursday’s placeholder.
Election Day today, so should be interesting.
To get you started today, I finished off yesterday’s report in the evening, with 3 new sections on companies that we’ve not reported on before here,…

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Small Cap Value Report (Thu 12 Dec 2019) – ZYT, SDRY, PURP

Good morning, it’s Paul here.
Election Day today, so should be interesting.
I finished off yesterday’s report in the evening, with 3 new sections on companies that we’ve not discussed before here, namely;
Global Ports Holding (GPH) – independent owner/…

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Inflation Forecast Update

The Inflation Forecast now incorporates actual total and core Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for November 2019. The actual total (core) inflation rate for November is higher (a little higher than) forecasted.
The post Inflation Forecast Update appeare…

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Online platforms – network effect moats or profits at risk?

Ever notice how some people become successful because they’re really good at knowing people? The bigger his or her network grows, the more popular and valuable that social butterfly becomes.
The ‘network effect’ in business works in the same way. It is…

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More Stock Funds Than Stocks? [PREMIUM]

What does it mean when the number of stock funds exceeds the number of stocks they hold? In their October 2019 paper entitled “What Happens with More Funds than Stocks?”, Ananth Madhavan, Aleksander Sobczyk and Andrew Ang tackle this questi…

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Small Cap Value Report (Wed 11 Dec 2019) – placeholder

Good morning, it’s Paul here with the placeholder for Weds morning.
I added a few more sections to yesterday’s report (on PhotoMe and Nexus Infrastructure (LON:NEXS) ) late yesterday afternoon. So if you missed that, here’s the link.

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Small Cap Value Report (Wed 11 Dec 2019) – SPE, KMK, GPH, ECEL, DWF

Good morning, it’s Paul here.
I added a few more sections to yesterday’s report (on PhotoMe and Nexus Infrastructure (LON:NEXS) ) late yesterday afternoon. So if you missed that, here’s the link.
Please see the header above for the 5 companies whose r…

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SIF Folio: Turnaround could make Aggreko a super stock

With a general election looming here in the UK, it seems like a good week to focus on a company that generates most of its profit outside its home market. 
In simple terms, FTSE 250 member Aggreko (LON: AGK) can be thought of as a company that rents ou…

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Small Cap Value Report (Tue 10 Dec 2019) – placeholder

Good morning, it’s Paul here again.I’ve been almost overcome with the Xmas decorations in Bournemouth.  It was great!As Chaka Khan said, “Through the fire, to the limit, through the wall, I’d gladly risk it all” (I reckon she just picked words that rhy…

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Small Cap Value Report (Tue 10 Dec 2019) – ZYT, BEG, PHTM, NEXS

Good morning, it’s Paul here again.
My initial review of the RNS has thrown up 4 interesting small cap sets of results for us to look at;£ZYT  (in which I hold a long position)
Begbies Traynor (LON:BEG)
Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM)
Nexus Infrast…

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Small Cap Value Report (Tue 10 Dec 2019) – ZYT, TED, BEG, PHTM, NEXS

Good morning, it’s Paul here again.
My initial review of the RNS has thrown up 5 interesting small cap sets of results for us to look at;
Zytronic (LON:ZYT)  (in which I hold a long position) – full year results
Ted Baker (LON:TED) – another profit wa…

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High yielding small-caps that could benefit from a Boris Brexit bounce

If you believe the polls, the outcome of this week’s general election will see Boris Johnson back in Number 10 in time for Christmas. But if, for argument’s sake, the current PM retains power and wins a majority for the Conservatives (which is far from…

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Small Cap Value Report – Mon 9 Dec 2019 – placeholder

Hi, it’s Paul here, I’m on duty this week.Here’s Monday morning’s placeholder.Estimated timings – I intend starting fairly early, and finish time will depend on how much news there is to report on.

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Small Cap Value Report (Mon 9 Dec 2019) – FA., ANG, AMO, HDD, TRAK

Hi, it’s Paul here, I’m on duty this week.
Estimated timings – I intend starting fairly early, and finish time will depend on how much news there is to report on.  Update at 11:21 – OK that didn’t work out as planned. I’m on the case now, please see th…

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Weekly Summary of Research Findings: 12/2/19 – 12/6/19 [PREMIUM]

Below is a weekly summary of our research findings for 12/2/19 through 12/6/19. These summaries give you a quick snapshot of our content the past week so that you can quickly decide what’s relevant to your investing needs. Subscribers: To receive…

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The Volex rerating: from recovery play to growth stock?

Volex (LON:VLX) is a 127-year-old cable and wiring company five years into a financial turnaround and strategy shift. Its legacy business deals in commodity-like cabling – a thankless task that led the group into trouble a couple of years ago – but its…

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Best Factor Model of U.S. Stock Returns? [PREMIUM]

Which equity factors from among those included in the most widely accepted factor models are really important? In their October 2019 paper entitled “Winners from Winners: A Tale of Risk Factors”, Siddhartha Chib, Lingxiao Zhao, Dashan Huang…

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 6 Dec 2019) – DUKE, HYNS, NAR

Good morning!
I’ll start today’s report with Duke Royalty (LON:DUKE) and Haynes Publishing (LON:HYNS). and then will see where to go from there.

Duke Royalty (LON:DUKE)
Share price: 48p (+0.7%)No. of shares: 240 millionMarket cap: £115 millionInter…

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Exploiting Consensus Hedge Fund Conviction Stock Picks [PREMIUM]

Can investors exploit information about hedge fund stock holdings in SEC Form 13F filings? In their October 2019 paper entitled “Systematic 13F Hedge Fund Alpha”, Mobeen Iqbal, Farouk Jivraj and Luca Angelini investigate whether carefully c…

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Small Cap Value Report (Thur 5 Dec 2019) – JOUL

Good morning!Today we have updates from:Joules (LON:JOUL)Time Out (LON:TMO)Clipper Logistics (LON:CLG)Porvair (LON:PRV)And in the world of big-caps, IG Group (LON:IGG) has issued an update.

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Small Cap Value Report (Thur 5 Dec 2019) – JOUL, TMO, MYSL, CLG, PRV

Good morning!
Today we have updates from:
Joules (LON:JOUL)Time Out (LON:TMO)MySale (LON:MYSL)Clipper Logistics (LON:CLG)Porvair (LON:PRV)And in the world of big-caps, IG Group (LON:IGG) has issued an update. And the executives at Boohoo (LON:BO…

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Stick to the Plan, or Adjust? [PREMIUM]

When a retirement portfolio veers from its planned path, is it better to count on reversion-to-path or adjust the plan? In his March 2019 paper entitled “Managing to Target: Dynamic Adjustments for Accumulation Strategies”, Javier Estrada e…

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Small Cap Value Report (Wed 4 Dec 2019) – PCF

Good morning!Lots on the newswire today, including:PCF (LON:PCF)MC Saatchi (LON:SAA)Loungers (LON:LGRS)QUIZ (LON:QUIZ)Numis (LON:NUM)Impax Asset Management (LON:IPX)Character (LON:CCT)

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