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Daily Mail
25-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Small Cap Movers: Surface Transforms finally finds second gear
Has Surface Transforms finally found second gear? Based on the latest update from the maker of carbon ceramic brakes, the answer is a guarded yes. However, the share price move, up around 60 per cent over the week, suggests the market is more bullish on the company's prospects. The catalyst for the renewed enthusiasm was a trading update indicating that recent operational and funding woes are now firmly in the rearview mirror. Revenue rose 72 per cent to £8.1million in the first half of 2025, driven by improved manufacturing yields and higher output. Gross cash stood at £1.2million at 30 June, supported by customer advances totalling £12.9million. 'Key customers have and continue to be highly supportive of the company, and we remain hugely appreciative. The company remains in negotiations regarding the settlement of these advances, with repayments expected to commence in the second half of 2025,' it said. At 1.35p, the stock is down 18 per cent over the last year and has a long way to recover to the highs of early 2021 when it was worth almost 70p. Turning to the wider market, it was a subdued week for the AIM All-Share, which crept up just 0.3 per cent to 775.94. Its benchmark, the FTSE 100, rose 1.3 per cent as it broke the 9,000 level for the first time. Among the week's winners, EnergyPathways jumped 30 per cent after adding Siemens Energy and Costain to its partnership roster. The company is developing the Marram Energy Storage Hub, or MESH, an ambitious project 11 miles off the Lancashire coast. MESH is designed as a multi-technology underground battery. If built as planned, it would store up to 20 terawatt-hours, about 7 per cent of the UK's annual electricity demand. The facility will combine three storage methods: natural gas, compressed air and hydrogen. This could prove important as the UK remains reliant on intermittent renewables and gas imports. Proactive will have a deeper dive on EnergyPathways in the coming weeks. Futura Medical, the maker of a fast-acting erectile function gel, advanced 26 per cent in the last five trading days. The stock has nearly doubled in value since the interim appointment of Lex Duggan, the former head of corporate development at Alliance Pharma. Now to the week's litany of losers. It was a good news, bad news week for investors in Jangada Mines. The good news is that it is buying into Brazil's Paranaíta Gold Project. The bad news is that it is raising £800,000 via a discounted and dilutive share sale. Shares ended Friday 47 per cent lower. A similar story played out at Union Jack Oil, which lost 40 per cent after announcing plans to raise £2million to fund growth in the US. So far, this has been a successful venture for David Bramhill and his team. It is worth noting that the funding taps are now fully open for smaller companies, although the cost of capital remains high and, in some cases, punitive. For AOTI, the damage was not self-inflicted. The wound care group warned of weaker growth for the remainder of 2025, citing continued disruption from US government healthcare initiatives. While revenue is expected to be up 18 per cent to around $31million, growth slowed sharply in the second quarter. The company expects full-year revenue growth in the mid-teens, with adjusted EBITDA margin in the low double digits, as headwinds from cost-cutting at the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicaid persist. Finally, the two leaders in helium extraction are making significant progress that is yet to be fully reflected in their valuations. Helium One last week secured a mining licence for its Southern Rukwa development in Tanzania and raised £10million to develop the project and assets in the US. On Friday, Helix Exploration released encouraging news from its Inez-1 well at the Rudyard field in Montana. The company drilled and tested the well, identifying around 140 feet of good-quality rock showing clear signs of gas, what the team calls a 'gas effect', in the Souris and Red River formations. Using petrophysical logs, high-tech measurements taken inside the well, Helix compared Inez-1 to its earlier Linda-1 discovery nearby. The results are promising, with the rocks matching up closely, suggesting further gas potential, according to SP Angel. 'A good operational update from Helix,' the broker added. Flow testing begins in early August, so stay tuned.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Surface Transforms Insider Confidence Rewarded, Stock Hits UK£7.2m Market Cap
Surface Transforms Plc (LON:SCE) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 39% resulting in a UK£2.0m addition to the company's market value. As a result, their original purchase of UK£38.3k worth of stock is now worth UK£56.0k. Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. AI is about to change healthcare. These 20 stocks are working on everything from early diagnostics to drug discovery. The best part - they are all under $10bn in marketcap - there is still time to get in early. In fact, the recent purchase by Kevin Johnson was the biggest purchase of Surface Transforms shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (UK£0.0055), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date! View our latest analysis for Surface Transforms There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying. For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 11% of Surface Transforms shares, worth about UK£816k, according to our data. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership. We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). The net investment is not enough to encourage us much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Surface Transforms stock. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Surface Transforms. Our analysis shows 5 warning signs for Surface Transforms (4 make us uncomfortable!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing. If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity and low debt. For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Surface Transforms Insider Confidence Rewarded, Stock Hits UK£7.2m Market Cap
Surface Transforms Plc (LON:SCE) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 39% resulting in a UK£2.0m addition to the company's market value. As a result, their original purchase of UK£38.3k worth of stock is now worth UK£56.0k. Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. AI is about to change healthcare. These 20 stocks are working on everything from early diagnostics to drug discovery. The best part - they are all under $10bn in marketcap - there is still time to get in early. In fact, the recent purchase by Kevin Johnson was the biggest purchase of Surface Transforms shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (UK£0.0055), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date! View our latest analysis for Surface Transforms There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying. For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 11% of Surface Transforms shares, worth about UK£816k, according to our data. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership. We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). The net investment is not enough to encourage us much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Surface Transforms stock. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Surface Transforms. Our analysis shows 5 warning signs for Surface Transforms (4 make us uncomfortable!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing. If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity and low debt. For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
