Inspired Share Discussion Threads

[1gw] 05/9/2017 14:17

Partly my fault that dip I'm afraid. Just put a couple of sells through to take some more profit.

[pj 1] 04/9/2017 13:57

2 to 3 year exit plan is my guess. If all goes to plan at x3 /x4 current share price. Lots of hard work to do though yet.

[kinloch] 04/9/2017 13:15

A little shake of the tree this morning all is looking good hang in there.

[rivaldo] 04/9/2017 09:07

Cheers wanttowin, glad to be of service :o))

Peel Hunt's 25p may be eclipsed too at this rate. There's plenty of examples of analyst price targets being overtaken and being raised later to catch up with where the share price has reached.

[1gw] 04/9/2017 08:14

Aren't we ahead of Panmure's target price now? Hope they're sharpening their pencils...

[pj 1] 03/9/2017 20:00

Can you disappear for another 2 weeks? :-0

[wanttowin] 03/9/2017 19:21

Lovely stuff !

Been on my hols in france for the past 2 weeks. Only managed to catch an exciting peep at the market when wifey was not about, haven't told her of my good fortune, yet!
Really pleased to catch up with the action here, thanks Riv for your brill posts, very steadying.

[yump] 02/9/2017 11:25

Just goes to show that you can have a perfectly good business, growing steadily and have a long flat share price which doesn't mean anything is wrong at all.

[nurdin] 02/9/2017 10:55

Put simply, the price could be nearer 50p if and when they hit £17m PAT in the future, which would still imply a modest rating of 14x

[brucie5] 02/9/2017 10:44

I think Rivaldo's post below, of 18 August, is worth re-reading, especially for those thinking of cutting/top slicing, tempting and tactical thought it may be after recent gains.
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The manager of the FP Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth fund believes INSE is a "hidden gem".

If extrapolating from his suggested £20m+ PBT INSE makes say £17m PAT in the future, that would suggest a £238m m/cap on his P/E of 14 - more than double the current m/cap:

[nurdin] 02/9/2017 10:36

The price dropped at about 1pm when I suspect quite a few here either top sliced or took profit....only for the price to sprint ahead in the afternoon to reach all time high :o)

[runthejoules] 01/9/2017 13:18

After putting in a bit more at results I topsliced on my 'up by more than 8% in a day and near the target price, topslice' rule, though I doubt my £1k affected the price much! GLA.

[petewy] 01/9/2017 10:18

Mammoth rise. I expected .5p rise a month until we reached Peel HUnt's 25p.
Now we stop for a while?

[brucie5] 01/9/2017 09:50

Wow. My top performer, and no doubt should have bought many more!

[kinloch] 01/9/2017 09:43

looking good on peoples radar now and not before time.

[pj 1] 01/9/2017 09:15

LOL, It was worth the (very long) wait!

Its almost been a text book break out of the 14p range. Break, followed by a retrace to the break out area, before buying takes it to new highs.

[1gw] 01/9/2017 09:01

All moving along swimmingly over here. Why can't investing always seem this easy!

[rivaldo] 31/8/2017 13:48

Cheers PJ1. Going rather well here now with new all-time highs.

[pj 1] 30/8/2017 16:12

Profits and Turnover Rise at Inspired Energy
August 23, 2017 Inspired Energy, Janet Thornton
Kirkham-based energy specialist Inspired Energy have boosted profits and turnover thanks to a trio of key acquisitions.
The group posted half year profits of £2.18m, which were up by 13 per cent from £1.93m for the six months ending June 30.
Total turnover was up 20 per cent to £12.4m compared to the 12 months prior. During the period the group, headed by Chief Executive Janet Thornton (pictured), completed the acquisitions of FEML and Churchcom, with Thornton saying that both businesses were “performing well and in line with expectations.”
The deal to buy Horizon Energy Group, a corporate energy procurement consultant based in Ireland was finalised at the end of June.
Adjusted EBITDA rose by 26 per cent to £4.7m and its interim dividend per share was 0.16p.
Janet Thornton, CEO of Inspired, said: “I am delighted to report on a fantastic period of growth for the Group: financially, operationally and strategically”
“The work undertaken over the last 18 months, which culminated in the three Corporate acquisitions completed in the first half, the debt refinancing and the £9.0m placing, has provided an excellent platform for the business to continue its organic growth complemented by these significant further acquisitions”.
“Inspired has delivered another period of strong growth on all fronts and the record results and performance once again demonstrate the commitment, drive and expertise of the whole team, which has now grown to 270 staff across the UK and Ireland”.
“The announcement of the strategic acquisition of Horizon after the period end will provide a platform to leverage the capabilities of the Group with the aim of becoming a market-leader in Ireland, and the net contribution from this and the two acquisitions in H1 enable us to look ahead into FY 2018 with even greater confidence”
“As demonstrated by the half year results and our key performance metrics including the Corporate Order Book, which continues to grow significantly both organically and through acquisitions, the Group is in an extremely strong position to continue to deliver a robust performance throughout the remainder of 2017 and beyond”.
She concluded “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank all of the Inspired team for the hard work over the past six months, as we look forward to completing another exciting year of growth and development of the business.”

[petewy] 30/8/2017 13:30

Thanks Rivaldo

[rivaldo] 30/8/2017 11:55

Petewy, if the MMs have a large block of shares to dispose of, they only have to report the trade as one block when it's finally been cleared. So these 5m shares could have been overhanging the market for a period. It's often the case that as soon as such a large block of shares is cleared, the price rises in "relief" or on any further buying as there's no longer any supply of stock to meet demand.

Which certainly would explain what's happened today - as well as the Peel Hunt initiation of coverage of course.

[1gw] 30/8/2017 11:21

The London South East site is reporting that 5m trade as "delayed publication - historical" although it currently appears to be listing it as going through this morning. So I wonder if it will turn out to have been another trade relating to last Thursday's volume, as were the big ones reported yesterday.

[petewy] 30/8/2017 10:53

Clearing an overhang. Can you explain please? (genuine question.) Since 5m deal has gone thru then share has gone up.

[rivaldo] 30/8/2017 08:50

....plus a trade of almost 5m shares at 20.5 - over £1m - just reported, perhaps clearing an overhang.

[rivaldo] 30/8/2017 07:43

Excellent - Peel Hunt have today initiated coverage with a Buy and a 25p target: