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RTO Rentokil Initial Plc

407.70
6.70 (1.67%)
03 May 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Rentokil Initial Plc LSE:RTO London Ordinary Share GB00B082RF11 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  6.70 1.67% 407.70 406.40 406.60 409.60 404.30 408.90 6,521,632 16:35:19
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Disinfecting,pest Control Sv 5.38B 381M 0.1516 26.82 10.22B
Rentokil Initial Plc is listed in the Disinfecting,pest Control Sv sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker RTO. The last closing price for Rentokil Initial was 401p. Over the last year, Rentokil Initial shares have traded in a share price range of 387.80p to 663.80p.

Rentokil Initial currently has 2,513,000,000 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Rentokil Initial is £10.22 billion. Rentokil Initial has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 26.82.

Rentokil Initial Share Discussion Threads

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05/1/2016
18:27
There is an error in the following TGL RNS yesterday: " ... GOS Systems, that had been acquired from administration in November 2015 ... "
That should read November 2014.

"Monday 04 January, 2016

Touchstone Gold Ltd
Cancellation from Trading on AIM
RNS Number : 7099K
Touchstone Gold Limited
04 January 2016

Touchstone Gold Limited

("Touchstone", "TGL" or the "Company")

Cancellation from Trading on AIM

On 1 July 2015, the Company's shares were suspended from trading on AIM as a result of the Company not having completed a reverse takeover or substantially implemented the investing policy approved by shareholders within twelve months of becoming an investing company and for not publishing its Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014 within six months of the year end as required under the AIM Rules.

Whilst Touchstone has continued to support and develop the intellectual property rights and businesses that constitute GOS Systems, that had been acquired from administration in November 2015, it has still not been possible to complete a reverse takeover, or otherwise substantially to implement its investing policy in accordance with AIM Rule 15 nor has it published its Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014 or its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2015. Accordingly, under AIM Rule 41 the Company's admission to AIM was cancelled at 7 a.m. on 4 January 2016.

Following the cancellation from trading on AIM, Touchstone Gold Limited's ordinary shares will be transferrable by way of stock transfer form but there will be no price setting or dealing facility made available by the Company to shareholders.

The Company will continue to develop and build the operating businesses that it owns and the directors will keep shareholders informed of developments by way of notices on the Company's website, www.touchstonegold.com, and via direct communication where appropriate.

For further information please contact:

Touchstone Gold Limited
Franz Forrester
Tel: +44 20 3301 9341

finnCap Ltd
Ed Frisby / Simon Hicks
Tel: +44 20 7220 0500

Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited
Lucy Williams
Tel: +44 20 7469 0936

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

MSCUSSRRNAAARAR"

hedgehog 100
02/1/2016
14:58
Take a look at fast rto is a certainty before Aug

Company share price currently trading sub cash but share price is awakening

risk1
02/1/2016
14:47
Helpful thread Hedgehog thanks
hydrus
24/12/2015
14:07
Santa Claus has come early with MMO's interim results today.

Cash burn has been reduced to just £70K. per half year, and cash at the end of September was £539K. ... forty five per cent higher than MMO's market cap. (£370K. at 2.125p).

24/12/2015 12:00 UKREG Mercom Oil Sands Plc Half Yearly Report

"Interim results

Chairman's Statement

I am pleased to present my Chairman's statement for Mercom Oil Sands plc ("the Company") for the six month period ended 30 September 2015.

Despite the challenging environment in the resources sector, the Directors continue to believe there are opportunities to create value for shareholders. The Board is working to identify and evaluate potential opportunities, and will make further investments when it is satisfied that all its demanding criteria are met.

Dr Patrick Cross
Chairman
24 December 2015

For further information, contact:

Mercom Oil Sands plc
John Zorbas 001 416 504 3978
Northland Capital Partners
Limited
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Edward Hutton / Matthew Johnson +44 (0) 20 7382 1100
Beaufort Securities Limited
Joint Broker
Jon Levinson +44 (0) 20 7382 8300

... Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (70,409) (789,652)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
period 609,450 1,417,468
-------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- -----------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 539,041 627,816 ... "

hedgehog 100
21/12/2015
18:46
PVG's news today has propelled it to a new all-time high (post RTO), and to fifth place on the top risers list:

LSE % Gainers Top Lists
EPIC Name %
WTG Watchstone Grp +101%
ZOX Zincox +77%
GGP Greatland Gold +38%
AGQ Arian Silver +29%
PVG Premier Vet Grp +27%

Price Price Change [%] Bid Offer Open High Low Volume
125.00 26.5 [26.90] 120.00 130.00 108.00 125.00 108.00 54,015
Market Cap. [m] Shares In Issue [m] Beta EPS DPS PE Ratio Yield 52-Wks-Range
17.44 13.95 64.14 -35.00 - - - 125.00 - 0.54

21/12/2015 07:00 UKREG Premier Veterinary Group PLC DISPOSAL OF VETERINARY BUSINESS

"Premier Veterinary Group plc (LSE: PVG) ("PVG" or the "Company") announces today that following a strategic review it has completed the sale of its Veterinary Business to Independent Vetcare Limited ("IVC") for total cash payments of GBP6.5m.

As a result, the Company will now focus on the development and rapid growth of the services provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Premier Vet Alliance Limited ("PVA"), both in the UK and overseas. PVA provides services to third party veterinary practices, including the administration of a preventative healthcare program for pets branded "Pet Care Plan", and the operation of a buying group (the "PVA Buying Group") which offers enhanced discounts to member practices.

Dominic Tonner, CEO of PVG commented:

"We are very excited that we now have additional resources to expand the PVA business. The Board believes that the Disposal, coupled with the resultant focus on the PVA business, will lead to the enhancement of shareholder value. The Disposal re-enforces our independence in terms of the provision of services to third party veterinary clinics." ... "

hedgehog 100
19/12/2015
21:20
A second consecutive strong day for MMO yesterday, closing for the weekend in third place on the top risers list:

LSE % Gainers Top Lists
EPIC Name %
AGQ Arian Silver +40%
ZOX Zincox +35%
MMO Mercom Oil +31%

I would think that MMO's interim results will be announced next week - perhaps on Monday - and perhaps in the afternoon as with the last three years:

18/12/2014 17:41 UK Regulatory (RNS & others) Mercom Oil Sands Plc Half Yearly Report
19/12/2013 17:11 UK Regulatory (RNS & others) Mercom Oil Sands Plc Half Yearly Report
21/12/2012 16:18 UK Regulatory (RNS & others) Mercom Oil Sands Plc Half Yearly Report

MMO's market cap. at about 2p is still little more than a third of a million pounds, and the interim results should show good cash backing, and net asset value at multiples of the current share price.

The share price is factoring in little, so any positive news should see further strong gains.

hedgehog 100
19/12/2015
21:06
RJ,

Delisting isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Please see this post by Puffintickler from the thread "Renewable Energy Holdings PLC REH (REH)":

puffintickler 8 Feb'13 - 07:37 - 1450 of 2463 0 0

"Difficult to say. Not against delisting per se, it has happened twice with me, one doubled in value before selling out, the other I still have and has risen by 50% looking good going forward.

Personally I think it is the right thing to do as long as it is associated with eliminating the BOD as far as possible, ie converting the company into an investment vehicle.

The trouble is it is risky and investors may lose everything. This should have been done long ago so I am not convinced management are working in shareholder's interest. If I were still in I would probably keep my share and accept the relisting. I'm not buying though."




Here's another view on delisting from the same thread:

John of Groats 7 Feb'13 - 01:00 - 1447 of 2463 1 0

"The only good news is that Utilico thinks it is worth hard earned cash to keep the company afloat for another year or so. It has certainly gained its pound of flesh in return for the additional loan.

REH had a rather poor hand to play. Six months after the AGM, there is no sign of a sale of Kobylany, the planning application for Sweetlamb is about six months late and a decision is expected to take 16 months (i.e. June 2014) rather than the six to 12 months stated in September 2011. The delays explain why extra funds are essential.

Delisting from AIM will effectively lock in investors with no easy means of disposing of their shares. It probably means that news of progress will be limited to little more than the annual report and the AGM statement. The only good thing about it is it will save some money, reducing the size of the loan. I would suggest that all PIs think really hard about how they will vote at the EGM on delisting.

John"

hedgehog 100
19/12/2015
00:55
RHM looking like it may be delisted - it hasnt published a prospectus and has been suspended 4 months.

It has lots of cash / assets - any idea what will happen post delist? Does anyone know of any examples ?

rjmahan
18/12/2015
09:20
TEN (Tengri Resources), formerly the shell MEN (Mentum), is now in effect a shell again:

16/12/2015 08:00 UKREG Tengri Resources Operational Update - Scoping Study Findings

"Tengri Resources (AIM: TEN) announces that it has now completed the scoping study for the Taldybulak gold copper project in the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia, following which it has decided not to proceed with the development of the project.

The scoping study, which was concluded against the back drop of lower gold and copper prices and a subdued outlook for commodity prices generally, was undertaken to ascertain the economic feasibility of a two-phased development at Taldybulak. The first phase was targeting a high grade gold copper zone at modest capital cost prior to a large scale bulk tonnage mining and processing operation, with the potential for the Andash project resource some 27 kilometres away to function as a satellite mine feeding Taldybulak's central plant.

The scoping study shows that the Taldybulak and Andash projects, under all studied development scenarios, do not meet the Company's investment criteria at this time. In particular, the Company had hoped that the scoping study would demonstrate that Taldybulak and Andash could deliver an internal rate of return in excess of 25% and production costs in the lowest quartile of the global cost curve.

The scoping study showed up-front capital costs to develop the project of approximately US$320 million that delivered annual production of an average of approximately 70,000 ounces of gold and approximately 7,750 tonnes of contained copper over a mine life of 28 years.

The key assumptions used in the scoping study included a gold price of US$1,200 per ounce and a copper price of US$5,500 per tonne.

The results demonstrated a negative net present value and an internal rate of return below the Company's cost of capital.

Whilst the Company believes that Taldybulak and Andash host large resources with significant upside exploration potential, the Board has decided not to proceed with the development of Taldybulak in the current commodity price environment. This decision would be impacted in the future by higher copper and gold prices, the discovery of higher grade zones near to the existing Taldybulak and Andash resources or a combination of both.

As a result of this decision, the Board of Tengri has begun a strategic review in respect of the Taldybulak and Andash projects. The Company will not be applying for development licenses over either project but intends to maintain its exploration licenses in the near term while it considers what options may be available for both projects.

In order to preserve shareholder capital during this strategic review period, the Board of Tengri has decided to suspend all material operational activities in the Kyrgyz Republic. This decision has been communicated to the Company's subsidiaries in the country.

Given the aforementioned general weakness in global resource prices, the Company believes that opportunities may exist outside the Company's existing areas of operation, which both require lower start-up costs and a faster route to production and cash flow than the Company's current asset base. Accordingly, management will start to devote additional resources to the search for such assets."




Price Price Change [%] Bid Offer Open High Low Volume
3.00 0.0 [0.00] 2.75 3.25 3.00 3.00 3.00 -
Market Cap. [m] Shares In Issue [m] Beta EPS DPS PE Ratio Yield 52-Wks-Range
3.22 107.43 -1.80 13.90 - 0.22 - 5.88 - 2.25




Mentum multibagged as a shell, and the same team (Ilyas Khan & Stanhill) 20-bagged ZOL as a shell, as well as reversing GOS Systems into Touchstone Gold, so this is a situation worth monitoring.

hedgehog 100
17/12/2015
12:08
Concha (CHA): the laws of gravity have finally prevailed:

17/12/2015 09:48 UKREG Concha plc Termination of investment discussions

"As previously announced, the Company had been engaged in negotiations regarding a specific global opportunity within its investment scope. Whilst the Board appreciates that significant time has elapsed since it first announced that it had engaged in these discussions, the Board has been keen to monitor its development further before formalising a possible investment commitment.

During the course of this week, following further discussions with the target investee company, the Board met to discuss the status and complexity of the proposed transaction as well as the likely timescale for the completion of any transaction. In the light of those conversations the Concha Board and the board of the target investee company have agreed that it is in both parties' interests to terminate discussions immediately. Whilst the Board are disappointed not to have been able to successfully complete this investment, the Board is confident that this decision is in the best interests of shareholders.

Whilst it is true that the Board has recently been focussing on the specific opportunity mentioned above, the Board has, and will continue to, assess a number of other potential investment opportunities in line with the Company's investment policy.

The Board is clearly aware of the recent volatility in the Company's share price and the Board notes that the Company's market capitalisation remains significantly higher than its net asset position.

The Company will release its final results for the year ended 30 June 2015 on 22 December 2015."





Price Price Change [%] Bid Offer Open High Low Volume
0.78 -1.85 [-70.48] 0.75 0.80 2.63 2.68 0.68 90,015,774
Market Cap. [m] Shares In Issue [m] Beta EPS DPS PE Ratio Yield 52-Wks-Range
12.03 1,552.74 4.07 - - - - 7.38 - 0.68


In November last year CHA moved to a market cap. of over £100M., and was a 2014 40-bagger.

Now down about 90% from its high, but holders did at least have about a year to take profits on CHA as a 20-bagger or more.

Let's hope that they did so.

hedgehog 100
16/12/2015
20:21
An AIM IPO costs about £250K. - £400K., whereas the annual fee is just £6.25K.:

"AIM FEES CALCULATOR
... ANNUAL FEES
An annual fee of £6,250 is payable by all companies whose equity securities or certificates representing shares are admitted to trading. ..."


"Floating on AIM or the ISDX markets

... Which route to go?

There are three possible options to consider:

ISDX – For companies looking to raise up to £10m – No minimum number of shares need be offered to the public – No minimum capitalisation – Cost of float in the order of £60,000 to £100,000.

AIM – For companies looking to raise £2m to £100m – No minimum number of shares need be offered to the public – No minimum capitalisation – Cost of float in the order of £250,000 to £400,000.

There are obviously more detailed compliance procedures to follow with an AIM listing and this is reflected in the cost.

Reverse takeover – Whilst this is not actually floating, it consists of your company taking a majority stake in an existing AIM or ISDX listed company. The target company may be a shell, having previously failed but has not been required to go into liquidation. Alternatively, the target company may be in the same industry, but smaller or lacking direction and needing a new management team. Whilst this route is cheaper, it will not suit all situations and shareholders should recognise the risks involved.

If you are looking to raise funds through the flotation then an AIM listing is more likely to attract corporate funds than an ISDX float, and larger amounts of funds raised are again more likely to attract corporate funds. Conversely ISDX floats, where smaller amounts raised are more likely to attract individual investors."

hedgehog 100
16/12/2015
18:48
Monty,

Not that much really, in comparison to the cost of actually obtaining a listing.

AIM fees are just a few thousand a year, albeit you do have the cost of a NOMAD on top of that.

hedgehog 100
16/12/2015
18:42
Surely Aim suspension, cost money to be quoted.
montyhedge
16/12/2015
18:17
MMO has today fallen to below a £ quarter of a million market cap!

From this level, any good news could have quite an impact.

Price Price Change [%] Bid Offer Open High Low Volume
1.38 -0.5 [-26.67] 1.25 1.50 1.88 1.88 1.38 351,933
Market Cap. [m] Shares In Issue [m] Beta EPS DPS PE Ratio Yield 52-Wks-Range
0.24 17.23 0.43 -4.00 - - - 7.50 - 1.38

The interims are imminent: probably tomorrow or Friday.

hedgehog 100
14/12/2015
10:35
HWC still only at £1.2m mcap,
New black belt directors announced
10% up Friday
12% up today
Only one MM, no stock, every buy of £750 or more and it ticks up.

As with all these shells, we're all hoping for that game changing RNS, HWC must be pretty damn close after 6 years of no significant news, two heavyweight directors appointed.

A sniff of these guys working on a deal and......

phil1969
14/12/2015
09:00
Thanks to Paperbin's alert last week, I got into CBUY at 7.25. Currently up 50% and looking like there's plenty more on the way.
yogaboy
13/12/2015
11:47
Last week I pointed out CBUY (6Th Dec)

If anyone wants to spend a few hours researching the company this weekend it just might pay rather large dividends ( growth ) over the next few years.

It's one of a tiny number of listed stocks that can grow profits from ZERO to hundreds of millions. ( in my view)

paperbin
13/12/2015
11:25
Hedgehog re Mercom, why no updates on the investments at all since they made them?

I guess the gold one in Sierra Leone could have been mothballed due to Ebola but surely after eighteen months since funds deployed at least a paragraph or two on how these investments are performing is required.

Mcap likely reflects the cash due to the lack of visibility of what's been done with the cash.

keya5000
11/12/2015
11:25
Check out the new directors on board at HWC, announced at 10:30
Up 26%

phil1969
09/12/2015
18:00
"Google quantum computer is now 100m times faster than yours

by Colm Gorey

2 hours ago

As you read this, you can rest easy, safe in the knowledge that the Google quantum computer, the D-Wave 2X, is now 100m-times faster at doing anything your conventional computer could ever do.

The Google quantum computer is a melding of some of the brightest minds in Google, NASA and the leading quantum computer producer D-Wave Systems and has now been fine-tuned to achieve computational power that has never been seen before by researchers.

Aside from having a cool name, the quantum computer is the next evolutionary stage of computing, with the key to its power being the quantum bit, or qubit.

Rather than using conventional bits seen in the computers and phones we use in our everyday lives, which work off the binary system of ones and zeroes, a quantum bit has the added ability to be a one, zero or both.

With this, its ability to speed through problem solving is simply unmatched when compared to conventional binary computers.

Announcing the news in a blog post, Google’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab announced that it has published a paper detailing how the D-Wave Systems quantum computer it is using is now 100m times faster than conventional computers.

A long, long way to go

To track this, the Google researchers compared its quantum testing method – quantum annealing – with that of standard computational testing called simulated annealing.

“We found that for problem instances involving nearly 1000 binary variables, quantum annealing significantly outperforms its classical counterpart, simulated annealing,” the post said. “It is more than 108 times faster than simulated annealing running on a single core.”

Of course, as is the case with such advanced, mind-boggling technology, it’s early days yet, with the Google researchers saying “there is more work ahead to turn quantum enhanced optimisation into a practical technology.”

The researchers did, however, lay out what they want to achieve in the coming years.

“We would like to increase the density and control precision of the connections between the qubits as well as their coherence,” the post said. “Another enhancement we wish to engineer is to support the representation not only of quadratic optimisation, but of higher order optimisation as well.”

Basically, don’t expect to have a quantum computer in the home anytime soon, but in the last two years there have been noticeable achievements made, such as last year, when two separate teams achieved a quantum computing accuracy reading of 99pc."

hedgehog 100
08/12/2015
19:44
A memo that MMO is looking oversold: valued at under a third of a million pounds, barely half of MMO's last reported cash:

Mercom Oil Sands (MMO) 1.875p market cap. £0.32M.





MMO's final results just over two months ago reported net asset value as 12p per share, over 10p per share (540%) higher than MMOS's current share price of 1.875p, and sounded relatively upbeat and confident:

30/09/2015 17:24 UK Regulatory (RNS & others) Mercom Oil Sands Plc Final Results

" ...On 16 July 2014 the Company announced that the Board had decided to proceed with the share capital reorganisation approved at the General Meeting of the Company held on 24 May 2013. This reorganisation, which was completed on 31 July 2014, effectively consolidated every 50 old Ordinary shares of 0.1p each into one new Ordinary share of 0.1p each. The Board considers this will facilitate future investment decisions, and has placed the Company in a position to implement its investment strategy with increasing confidence.

No further investments have yet been made, but the Company is continuing the process of identifying investment opportunities which match our strategy, and of evaluating the potential profitability and risks associated with them. The annual audited accounts accordingly show that the Group had cash reserves of GBP609,450 at 31 March 2015, after corporate expenses of GBP275,000 had been incurred during the year (2014: GBP480,000). Net cash used in operations amounted to GBP108,019 (2014: GBP583,014). Our net asset value decreased to GBP0.12 per share from GBP0.17 per share in the previous year. Net assets value at 31 March 2015 was GBP1,428,492 compared to GBP1,818,865 as at 31 March 2014. The decrease was chiefly the result of the cash used in operations and the GBP200,000 impairment recorded on the investment in Lion Natural Resources Limited.

On 16 May 2014, the Board accepted the resignation of Albert Taubi as non-executive director, while expressing its gratitude to Mr Taubi for his efforts to promote the interests of Mercom Oil Sands Plc since its incorporation.

Despite the challenging environment in the resources sector, the Directors continue to believe there are opportunities to create value for shareholders. ... "




MMO's interim results are due by the end of this month; they were released on the 18th. December last year:
18/12/2014 17:41 UK Regulatory (RNS & others) Mercom Oil Sands Plc Half Yearly Report

hedgehog 100
08/12/2015
19:21
"The great tech payday - How websites and apps are transforming high streets as digital payment firms report booming business
By HOLLY BLACK FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:00, 3 December 2015 | UPDATED: 07:27, 4 December 2015

A quiet revolution is taking place on the High Street.
Instead of having customers fight over the best bargains in stores, retailers saw their websites crash on Black Friday last week as waves of shoppers headed online.
In recent days, digital payments firms including Worldpay have reported booming business from overseas markets such as China.
In contrast, bank note producer De La Rue revealed that it will be cutting production by a quarter as the world increasingly goes cashless.

Debenhams has been given a bleak prognosis by Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs over whether it can hold off the threat of online shopping.
And yesterday, former Barclays boss Antony Jenkins declared that banking may be about to have its ‘Uber moment’.
He was referring to the phenomenally popular low-cost mobile phone appfor booking taxis.
A generational shift from older shoppers used to using cash in stores to younger ones who use the web and mobile phone apps is causing a rift on the High Street.

As ever, there will be winners and losers in the battle to keep up with the pace of change.
It’s already taking grip in the banking sector. Banks without branches are being established, notably Atom Bank, a service for those who only want to bank using an app on their smartphone.
This week Spanish lender BBVA took a 30 per cent stake in it – spending £45million to access retail customers in Britain for the first time.
George O’Connor, director at analysts Panmure Gordon, said: ‘We are living in a golden age. Technology has become part of the fabric of our lives. If I want food, if I want to find love, I just pick up my phone. It’s a digital revolution.’
Worldpay is one of those to benefit. It processed 11.5billion payments in the year to June – some 16 per cent more than the year before.
It reflects what’s happening on the High Street. For example, on Black Friday, shoppers spent £1.1billion online in the day – a rise of 36 per cent compared with last year.
Meanwhile, footfall in High Street stores was down by 5 per cent.
Colin McLean, managing director at fund managers SVM Asset Management, said: ‘The way people live, work and travel is changing and it is clear that some industries face disruption and might not survive in their present form.’
He names former High Street stalwarts Woolworths, Comet and Phones 4u as just some of the most recent casualties of the changing habits of shoppers.
New firms are able to start with a clean sheet of paper, focusing on the security and functionality of their apps and websites.
B EING online-only lets firms cut their prices, while focusing on distribution and providing a good customer experience. One example is Eagle Eye, an app which lets shoppers redeem coupons at the till and build up rewards for using vouchers.
But more established firms are set to benefit from the trend too.
Jeremy Gleeson, manager of the Axa Framlington Global Technology fund, has a big investment in payments firm Visa, which has boomed during the growth in online payments.
He said: ‘Once upon a time you might only use a card for a substantial purchase but today they are the most convenient, quick and safe way to pay.’
With security of prime importance to shoppers, PayPal could also benefit from the rise in online shopping.

A growing number of retailers have websites which allow customers to check out using their PayPal account rather than having to enter their credit card details.
And the growth and security of Apple Pay has allowed firms such as NXP Semiconductors, a Dutch company which makes the chips that provide the secure identification in iPhones, to soar.
The Nasdaq-listed company has seen its share price jump from 16cents to 92cents over the past five years.
For many though, today’s tech boom will bear a worrying resemblance to the 90s bubble which burst so painfully. Major investment firm Fidelity recently cut its stake in photo-sharing app Snapchat by a quarter.
Mobile payments technology business Monitise has endured a spectacular fall from grace, as competitors including Apple have muscled into the sector. Its share price is down from 81p at the start of 2014 to just 3.14p today. But for the firms who do succeed, there is a fortune to be made.
Tom Becket, chief investment officer at Psigma, says giants such as Apple, Alphabet (formerly Google) and Amazon will benefit.
He said: ‘These are classic examples of wonderfully innovative companies which have spotted their opportunity and exploited it superbly.’"

hedgehog 100
08/12/2015
19:10
LSE % Gainers Top Lists
EPIC Name %
AMC Amur Minerals +33%
FAM Finnaust Min +22%
CHAL Challenger +20%

CHAL wasn't able to hang on to all of its early gains, but still finished third on the LSE top risers list today, up 20%.

Price Price Change [%] Bid Offer Open High Low Volume
45.50 7.5 [19.74] 45.00 46.00 51.00 56.50 44.50 1,503,549
Market Cap. [m] Shares In Issue [m] Beta EPS DPS PE Ratio Yield 52-Wks-Range
6.06 13.33 - - - - - 97.50 - 11.50

hedgehog 100
08/12/2015
08:02
Shell company CHAL flying today 50% up
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