Small-Cap Spotlight Report: Victoria
Poor record-keeping at a small subsidiary prompted an adverse audit at Victoria last year. Maynard Paton looks at other areas of the carpet manufacturer’s accounts
Maynard Paton
17th May 2024
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Author Index
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Alpesh Patel OBEAlpesh Patel OBE
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Bruce PackardBruce Packard
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David StevensonDavid Stevenson
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Jamie WardJamie Ward
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Jason NeedhamJason Needham
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Maynard PatonMaynard Paton
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Michael TaylorMichael Taylor
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Phil OakleyPhil Oakley
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Richard BeddardRichard Beddard
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Robbie BurnsRobbie Burns
UK Banks are in good health
Banks have been one of the best-performing sectors in the UK market so far in 2024. Phil undertakes a very simple SharePad analysis of the
Phil Oakley
15th May 2024
Bi-Weekly Market Commentary | 14/05/2024 | AGFX, JDW, ULTP | Professional button pushers
Nvidia’s share price has risen by 8x in the last 18 months, yet it is not obvious which businesses their GPUs will disrupt. Stocks covered
Bruce Packard
14th May 2024
The Trader: The Indices Revisited
In this article, Michael revisits the indices and looks at what they mean for traders. Almost all of the trades I do are specific to
Michael Taylor
10th May 2024
5 shares and only 4 strikes between them
The latest companies to pass Richard’s 5 strikes system include a direct seller of swag, an estate agent franchise, an engineer that should galvanise investors,
Richard Beddard
8th May 2024
Where next for Rolls-Royce shares?
Phil takes a look at some of the issues investors should consider when owning a share that has performed very well. He does this by
Phil Oakley
1st May 2024
Weekly Market Commentary | 30/04/2024 | JET2, FTC, DARK | Accountability sinks
This week Bruce looks at long-term multi-bagger Jet2, up around 120x from its 2008 low, and Filtronic, which has announced a contract win with Elon
Bruce Packard
30th April 2024
The Trader: Trades outside the RNS
Michael looks at trades that don’t come through the RNS yet can still be considered price-sensitive news. The RNS is one of the best place
Michael Taylor
26th April 2024
Monthly Fund Focus: Hipgnosi, Private Equity and ArkInvest lands in UK
Our regular monthly funds column looks at the bidding battle at music royalties fund Hipgnosis, the new ETF platform from Cathie Woods Ark Invest for
David Stevenson
26th April 2024
Nichols: As sweet as grape, blackberry and raspberry again
If ever there was a company that demonstrated complexity can be bad for business, it’s Nichols. When diversified, profitability crumbles. When it sticks to marketing
Richard Beddard
24th April 2024
Weekly Market Commentary | 23/04/2024 | DOCS, AML | A Clairvoyant’s View of the Economy
This week Jamie returns to a topic mentioned late last year; the use of Google Trends to get a sense of how sections of the
Jamie Ward
23rd April 2024
Using SharePad to weigh up a company’s debt
Companies have three main choices when it comes to financing their business. They can use money from shareholders or equity, use the profits and free
Phil Oakley
17th April 2024