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Venture Life Group Plc LSE:VLG London Ordinary Share GB00BFPM8908 ORD 0.3P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  5.00 12.05% 46.50 993,684 09:03:45
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
45.00 48.00 47.00 44.50 44.50
Industry Sector Turnover (m) Profit (m) EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap (m)
Health Care Equipment & Services 18.77 0.71 0.42 110.7 39
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
16:32:25 O 100,000 47.00 GBX
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09/4/202011:42ALNCVenture Life Reports Increased Annual Earnings On "Strong" Second Half
09/4/202007:38ALNCFAlliance News Flash Headline
09/4/202007:00UKREGVenture Life Group PLC Final Results
01/4/202015:10UKREGVenture Life Group PLC Notice of Results
31/3/202017:00UKREGVenture Life Group PLC Holding(s) in Company
25/3/202014:31ALNCVenture Life Businesses Still In Operation Despite Pandemic
25/3/202007:00UKREGVenture Life Group PLC Notice of Results Update and Trading Update
09/3/202011:58ALNCVenture Life Continues To See Good Level Of Demand Despite Coronavirus
09/3/202007:00UKREGVenture Life Group PLC Trading Update and Notice of Results
21/2/202007:00UKREGVenture Life Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding
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10/4/2020
09:20		Venture Life Daily Update: Venture Life Group Plc is listed in the Health Care Equipment & Services sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker VLG. The last closing price for Venture Life was 41.50p.
Venture Life Group Plc has a 4 week average price of 22p and a 12 week average price of 22p.
The 1 year high share price is 54p while the 1 year low share price is currently 22p.
There are currently 83,712,106 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 267,948 shares. The market capitalisation of Venture Life Group Plc is £38,926,129.29.
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10/2/2020
12:11		valhamos: Not a very good piece from shares magazine. In fact it's pathetic. Lazy and inaccurate journalism to state "The update, issued at 9.57am on Monday saw the share price fall nearly 6% to 128p." Actually the update issued at 9.57am caused the share price to increase 6% from 128p to 136p For the market the update was reassuring hence the increase in the share price. Not that you would guess by the tone of the article.
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07/2/2020
21:36		redartbmud: al Thanks for the comprehensive information. It is very illuminating. Muddy waters is another story. I am sure that they sail close to the wind in the way they dissect businesses, homing in on weaknesses in the model and exploiting them, having already set up their positions. The fear factor that they create causes a domino effect downward spiral of the share price. It almost doesn't matter that some of the fear is, or may be, misplaced. Once the damage is done, it takes a long time to recover. Maybe their fortunes are never fully recovered. Burford Capital is a prime example. I have not followed their fortunes since the MW raid, but I see that the share price remains depressed. Quite clearly they have an unconventional business model that lends itself to manipulation. The stigma hangs over the share price now. If the flaws identified by MW have been significantly overexaggerated then the circumstance lends itself to Private Equity intervention, the caveat being that PE operates on a longer term endgame of returning the business to the markets and take out their profits. A tainted business may not facilitate this scenario. red
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05/2/2020
10:52		redartbmud: APAD If your track record on disposals matches mine, it is a given that the share price re-rates upwards within hours. I can get too impatient. I have tried to wrap my brain around the scenario of the dynamic duo turning up their toes. That stemmed from a while ago, when Deer disappeared from the scene because of illness. Away for months, I believe. Their invividual and combined shareholdings are too big to manage for IHT purposes. Big statement - they own 53.1%, combined, and I believe that they are the beneficial owners? 72.79m shares = say 37.08m shares at £39 each equates to £1.446bn, give or take. That creates too big a bill to fund out of petty cash. Not in trust. Domiciled in UK. The only way out, as I see it, is to sell the business, but at what price? Estate gets the cash, then sorts out the rest. I doubt the brokers could place that amount of shares. The Executors would be under pressure to settle the Estate ASAP. Could they get away with it, if one popped off and the other hung on for a few years? maybe, but it would still mean placing too many shares at one go, and the share price would undoubtedly destabilise. What discount would be required? What Estate Planning have they done, and is it someting very clever, that diffuses the problem? Doubtful, and HMRC might have a lot to say about it. red Interesting conundrum.
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28/1/2020
21:01		apad: Roger Lawson on HLMA " This morning (25/10/2019) I attended a presentation by Halma Plc (HLMA) in the Investec offices. It was given by Charles King, Head of Investor Relations and it was a very professional presentation unlike many we see. I have held shares in the company for four years and it confirmed that my choice of it as an investment was sound. But I did learn a bit more. I’ll cover some of the key points that were made. This company has strong fundamental growth drivers. It has grown both organically and by acquisition over 45 years and now has 45 companies in the portfolio which primarily operate independently. One might call it a conglomerate. It focuses on life saving technology businesses – in essence “safer, cleaner, healthier”, in global niche markets. These are often regulated markets which helps on defensibility and growth. Demographic trends help as more people who are older and fatter promote growth and higher regulatory standards also move in. There is a lot of diversity in the products. They aim for 15% growth per annum and have 6,000 staff in total. They bet strongly on “talent” to run the businesses. In essence there are many little companies all run by entrepreneurs who are left to operate as they wish. These people are paid on the basis of profit achieved in excess of the cost of capital but one requirement they look at when recruiting is that they must have “low egos”. There is only a small group of central staff handling some corporate functions. Their focus is on acquiring companies with low capital intensity and ROTIC of greater than 16% when their cost of capital is about 8%. They are very diversified internationally but see opportunities to grow more in Asia/Pacific and other developing markets. The high share price was questioned (or as one person put it: “it’s in nose bleed territory”). It’s currently on a forecast p/e of 32 according to Stockopedia which is higher than when I purchased shares in 2015 but the share price has more than doubled in that period. This company is like many high revenue/profit growth companies – they never look cheap but simply grow into their share price. However the share price has fallen back of late like a lot of highly valued technology stocks that I hold. The speaker attributed this to market trends, not management share selling. Growth companies tend to go out of fashion as economic headwinds appear. But if they stick to the business model, with the high return on capital and sensible acquisitions, I doubt they can go far wrong. In summary a useful and enlightening meeting for a company that until recently kept a low profile. But it is now in the FTSE-100 (market cap £7 billion)."
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23/1/2020
08:53		redartbmud: tlatsatt Good post, explaining your thoughts and strategy behind your SOS investment. I had been musing on the broader topic myself this morning. I have come to the realisation that small cap growth companies require an additional level of micro-management compared to their larger peers: 1. They are more vunerable because of size. 2. The share price is more volatile, and often overreacts to statements, updates etc. 3. The shareholder base has a different set of expectations, and is in many respects a different set of investing individuals. That also applies, to some extent, to the institotional investment teams. It means that we have to be faster moving and more decisive, when it comes to those holdings. If I buy a big cap I can reasonably expect it to perform in a certain way, as long as management don't screw things up. Over the longer term, I can expect a reasonable return, in relation to the general market, both in dividends and capital appreciation. With a small cap that just isn't the case: Results significantly better than forecast, off into the stratosphere. Results significantly worse than forecast, off into the depths. Forward statements give the same effect. It is far more important to understand the fundamentals of the small cap. In recent times Equals, Xpd, Ztf and Vanl have all hit problems. Once they were identified, the share price immediately bombed, and has not recovered. The sensible answer was to sell at the opening bell and take the hit. They are all thrashing around, trying to address their issues, and after months we have not seen any visible improvement in trading. The share price becomes becalmed, at the bottom, with dividends often cut, but even before that act, those returns were pitiful in relation to the cost of capital. In fact there has often been a second and maybe third leg down in the share price. Rambling from Reading. red
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31/12/2019
11:51		apad: Below are the collected comments on peoples 2019 Comparison entries. 2019 Reviews. janeann Key lesson for me from 2019 is how to better determine both when to sell and what are genuine btfd opportunities (and what are not). More patience to see just how far a fall is going is clearly required. And as someone else said never sell GAW. apad Abcam (ABC) This is up 30% YTD, but has been down to zero in April and October. I have lost confidence in the management and have been selling down. It is now my 11th largest holding at 2.4% of Stairway. Fever Tree (FEVR) This is now about flat on the year having been up 45%. I still have confidence and am monitoring US activity as close as I can. It is 20% of Stairway. Boo Hoo (BOO) This is the standout performer, up about 78% on the year. It is the clear leader in 'immersive brands' and has some new brand names from company failures. It will benefit from failures in the High St. so I am riding this bad baby. It is 22% of Stairway. Bioventix (BVXP) This has been up 30% in the year and is now down to breakeven. In my opinion it is the best value on the market and I am buying more at every opportunity. It is PI driven and they are impatient. I believe that the hs-troponin income will increase at a much more rapid rate than the forecasts. Renishaw (RSW) This company is dependent on the global cycle and I knew this but ignored it. It is down about 7% having been down about 20%. It does this when it doesn't deserve it. I intend to top-slice before the next results. Valhamos D4T4 - up 9% having been up 46% at one stage; long term growth story seems to be intact but this is masked in the short term by the increasing switch from upfront licence sales to the SaaS model. Still lowly rated (P/E 14) and will include in next year’s comparison. 7% of portfolio. XPP - will also include again; 37% increase. Recovery from lows at beginning of the year, fears of impact of tariffs and decline in semi conductor industry have eased. Semi-conductor manufacture is building up again with 5G - see recent increases in SWKS and LRCX which I also hold. Largest shareholding at 8% of portfolio. CHH - 94% increase, quietly performs without attracting much interest. The ADVFN board has had 3 posts in last 6 months - my sort of share. GHT - Recovery from last year’s profit warning; today’s news should dispel doubts about current year’s performance; up 69% SDI - up 117%; a good track record up to now of extracting value from acquisitions. Can it last? Will it be another JDG? After a good year I have recently taken out my original stake and will let the rest run. lomax99 BUR - Down c 57% YTD 2019, IMO mis-priced following short attack, looking forward to 2020 US listing. FUTR - A gain of over 200% YTD 2019, expect the ascent to continue. Looking forward to transformation of TI Media pending acquisition. HL. - Up c 6% YTD 2019. Leading D2C platform, long term structural growth story, excellent margins. Active Savings gaining traction. The W effect has been setback. BVXP - Expect troponin to start to gain traction, excellent margins. EYE - Digital promotions, starting to gain traction. Significant market opportunity, not without risk. BUR was painful, FUTR more than compensated for that. Woodford impacted HL. and didn’t particularly help BUR. ACSO and FFX/EQLS were disappointing, sold both, neither holding was significant. Lost money on ACSO, and a reduced profit on EQLS. Should have carried CVSG choice over from the previous year, still hold. attrader XPD - Transport and logistics group acquiring smaller firms in easter Europe. ROI on acquired businesses is around 10% so it might not be a great investment in the long run... It tanked due to missteps and PIs loosing confidence in management. I revisited my thesis and concluded I do not understand the business. Luckily exited the position before disaster struck. GLE - Low cost house builder aiming to double unit production by 2022. It pays decent dividend. Business performance is highly cyclical - needs constant supply of land along with housing demand and availability of mortgages... It is a capital intensive cyclical business. However, ROC is high and chronic shortage of affordable housing in UK will support their profits. Up roughly 20% YTD. IGG - Spread betting business diversifying into SIPP and Index funds. Government is increasing regulation to protect novice punters... Up roughly 15% YTD. I sold out out after final year results. Majority of their spread betting customers loose money. Churn is high. Regulations ever more strict. I am unable to visualise their future prospects so not invested any more. BUR - Litigation finance player investing ever increasing sums of cash for high returns. Low barriers to entry will invite larger players reducing ROI for future investments... It is down 50% YTD after MW highlighted accounting practises and lack of trust in management. I sold out after FY result citing similar issues here. NPSNY (Naspers ADR) - South African tech investor with large stake in Tencent along with other emerging market tech investments. Trading at significant discount to NAV. A crash in tech valuations can dent their performance in coming years... Naspers demerged Prosus & Multichoice. Adjusting for demergers, YTD gain is 0%. I have sold out as expected event has passed. Lauders AMER - Colombian oiler that has taken a share price hit this year but recent news has been excellent and there has been strong director buying. I believe that things will get better in 2019 providing the oil price holds of course. On 15 November 2019 a recommended cash offer for Amerisur Resources plc ("Amerisur") by Geopark Limited ("Geopark") was made at 19.21p. This was a disappointing offer and the 15.88% gain I made on the starting price of 2019 could have been oh so much better! ARS - A junior (puppy) copper play. Again taken a major share price hit recently but if good news comes on drilling, partnering and the Cu price strengthens then the appetite could return quickly. My worst performer of 2019 at a shocking -47.50% due to a poor BOD and the weak Cu price. Things just didn't come together and the share price was very volatile. Didn't pick again but still hold all my shares and would like to top-up but the BOD are not in my good books and hence I have decided against adding any more. If Cu takes-off in 2020 and the BOD finally get their act together things may turnaround significantly for the best. Too much of a gamble for me to keep in the comparison although I hope it all does come good for obvious reasons! HCM - News due before the end of the year so could strengthen significantly if positive. However, it is Chinese and if news is not so good on the trials and alliances it could take a major hit. If Trump continues his Chinese battles then again could be impacted. The 8.17% gain on the start of the year share price could also have been so much better if it were not for the parent company wanting to place a load of shares at quite a discount and for perhaps the anti-China sentiment that gripped the markets after the US levied a whole series of penalties on Chinese companies affecting sentiment in all things Chinese. I am hopeful that 2020 will be a much better year in this respect and HCM will respond accordingly. Hence my retention of it in the comparison for 2020. SIA - One of my dogs! Not a puppy but a badly behaving large one. I think the trainer will have sorted it out by new year and its behaviour will improve. Recent news about its Egyptian acquisition that will hopefully be completed in the first half of 2019 will producing some drilling and get the news flowing again. There may be other M&A activity involving the company in the year. What a dog it remains! Every dog has its day though and 2020 may be it for SIA. I don't want to be disappointed again though so while I still hold in physical shares I will ditch it from the comparison. -24.29 for 2019! 2020 has to be better and it really needs to be in order to re-rate the shares. TXP - Another oiler (oil had better perform well in 2019!) based in Trinidad and Tobago. News due before year end again but some important drilling will be undertaken in 2019 with the potential to significantly change the MKT Cap of the company. Should be exciting! My best performer over the year as the important drilling proved to be a success. More to come on this one I believe and hence I am retaining it among my comparisons for 2020. A gain of 78.40% in 2019 and would hope for at least the same in 2020! Cragside Thanks to all of the contributions during the year which have been interesting, thought provoking, and good to have different points of view. Between Christmas and New Year is a good time for reflection, particularly on what happens to the best laid plans so here goes HUR - Could be a significant year ahead with a lot of action in the North Sea. Fully funded, no debt. Well there was some action and successful hooking up, but the exploratory drilling showed resources not as good expected. Still plenty to go for here though. I was frustrated with the price action not reflecting progress during the year so sold out at 44p in July. Have no regrets yet. SQZ another oiler in the North Sea. No debt, and recent big deal with BP. Difficult to calculate projections but very low PE of 2 approx. Like most oilers, the share price this year is dependent upon the price of oil generally. A year of consolidation for SQZ. Disappointed that a dividend was not started in the year, and beginning to wonder where shareholders fit into things. Sold out in July again at £1.21. Maybe I did not give it a chance. Time will tell. ARE - Fairly recent float in the specialist area of hiring out gear for events particularly large sporting occasions eg Wimbledon, Open golf. Had problems with US tax authorities last year from a company acquired, but a settlement was reached. Expecting a steady if not spectacular performance. What a disaster this was. Management have no idea buying up loss making companies, when they should be concentrating on making a profit on the existing business and growing organically. Maybe a typical over hyped float followed by the inevitable crash. Bailed out on 17/1/19 at 40p. Lost quickly, and badly, but would have been much worse if I had held on. VLE - Must be worth the current share price based on cash alone. Not many new investment as of late, except share buybacks. Management has a good track in turning around companies. Very little went on with this company during the year. 1 sale, no new investments, good special dividend paid out. Steady if unspectacular performer. ARC - Good performer in 2018, and no reason to sell. Small well managed operation with apparently low customer turnover. This is proving to be a well managed outfit in a niche market with growth albeit the share price can be erratic at times. Often mentioned on this board So overall not a good average year for the 5 selected, especially ARE.
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29/12/2019
15:39		cragside: Thanks to all of the contributions during the year which have been interesting, thought provoking, and good to have different points of view. Between Christmas and New Year is a good time for reflection, particularly on what happens to the best laid plans so here goes: HUR - Could be a significant year ahead with a lot of action in the North Sea. Fully funded, no debt. Well there was some action and successful hooking up, but the exploratory drilling showed resources not as good expected. Still plenty to go for here though. I was frustrated with the price action not reflecting progress during the year so sold out at 44p in July. Have no regrets yet. SQZ another oiler in the North Sea. No debt, and recent big deal with BP. Difficult to calculate projections but very low PE of 2 approx. Like most oilers, the share price this year is dependent upon the price of oil generally. A year of consolidation for SQZ. Disappointed that a dividend was not started in the year, and beginning to wonder where shareholders fit into things. Sold out in July again at £1.21. Maybe I did not give it a chance. Time will tell. ARE - Fairly recent float in the specialist area of hiring out gear for events particularly large sporting occasions eg Wimbledon, Open golf. Had problems with US tax authorities last year from a company acquired, but a settlement was reached. Expecting a steady if not spectacular performance. What a disaster this was. Management have no idea buying up loss making companies, when they should be concentrating on making a profit on the existing business and growing organically. Maybe a typical over hyped float followed by the inevitable crash. Bailed out on 17/1/19 at 40p. Lost quickly, and badly, but would have been much worse if I had held on. VLE - Must be worth the current share price based on cash alone. Not many new investment as of late, except share buybacks. Management has a good track in turning around companies. Very little went on with this company during the year. 1 sale, no new investments, good special dividend paid out. Steady if unspectacular performer. ARC - Good performer in 2018, and no reason to sell. Small well managed operation with apparently low customer turnover. This is proving to be a well managed outfit in a niche market with growth albeit the share price can be erratic at times. Often mentioned on this board So overall not a good average year for the 5 selected, especially ARE. Will set out the 5 for 2020 in the next couple of days.
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29/12/2019
03:56		lauders: Perhaps these five "conviction" picks for 2020 can be added to the comparison out of interest too? Http://www.alignresearch.co.uk/gaming-realms/3248/ As for my performance in the last comparison: AMER - Colombian oiler that has taken a share price hit this year but recent news has been excellent and there has been strong director buying. I believe that things will get better in 2019 providing the oil price holds of course. On 15 November 2019 a recommended cash offer for Amerisur Resources plc ("Amerisur") by Geopark Limited ("Geopark") was made at 19.21p. This was a disappointing offer and the 15.88% gain I made on the starting price of 2019 could have been oh so much better! ARS - A junior (puppy) copper play. Again taken a major share price hit recently but if good news comes on drilling, partnering and the Cu price strengthens then the appetite could return quickly. My worst performer of 2019 at a shocking -47.50% due to a poor BOD and the weak Cu price. Things just didn't come together and the share price was very volatile. Didn't pick again but still hold all my shares and would like to top-up but the BOD are not in my good books and hence I have decided against adding any more. If Cu takes-off in 2020 and the BOD finally get their act together things may turnaround significantly for the best. Too much of a gamble for me to keep in the comparison although I hope it all does come good for obvious reasons! HCM - News due before the end of the year so could strengthen significantly if positive. However, it is Chinese and if news is not so good on the trials and alliances it could take a major hit. If Trump continues his Chinese battles then again could be impacted. The 8.17% gain on the start of the year share price could also have been so much better if it were not for the parent company wanting to place a load of shares at quite a discount and for perhaps the anti-China sentiment that gripped the markets after the US levied a whole series of penalties on Chinese companies affecting sentiment in all things Chinese. I am hopeful that 2020 will be a much better year in this respect and HCM will respond accordingly. Hence my retention of it in the comparison for 2020. SIA - One of my dogs! Not a puppy but a badly behaving large one. I think the trainer will have sorted it out by new year and its behaviour will improve. Recent news about its Egyptian acquisition that will hopefully be completed in the first half of 2019 will producing some drilling and get the news flowing again. There may be other M&A activity involving the company in the year. What a dog it remains! Every dog has its day though and 2020 may be it for SIA. I don't want to be disappointed again though so while I still hold in physical shares I will ditch it from the comparison. -24.29 for 2019! 2020 has to be better and it really needs to be in order to re-rate the shares. TXP - Another oiler (oil had better perform well in 2019!) based in Trinidad and Tobago. News due before year end again but some important drilling will be undertaken in 2019 with the potential to significantly change the MKT Cap of the company. Should be exciting! My best performer over the year as the important drilling proved to be a success. More to come on this one I believe and hence I am retaining it among my comparisons for 2020. A gain of 78.40% in 2019 and would hope for at least the same in 2020!
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01/12/2019
10:39		redartbmud: Breedon Yes, it has proved to be a massive BFTD. It is a case study in strategy and tactics. The scenario was one where: 1. A major shareholder, closely aligned to another major shareholder had sold the entire stake, without any real explanation for the reasons behind the deal. 2. One of the founders, who had been chairman, has previously sold 50% of a large shareholding, on retirement. 3. There has been an overhang of shares in the market. 4. There are regular large size trades taking place. 6. The PE is relatively modest, but the share price isn't underpinned by by a dividend. I hold a sizeable stake, relative to the size of my portfolio, and the type of share it is. It was quite obvious that the there was a galaring disconnect, in the share price, based on "underlying" fundamentals. The probability of the correction was better than average. The timing of the correction was opaque, given macro market conditions, exacerbated by the two large divestments, although there is an expectation that the recipients of those shares might be expected to hold for the near term. The counter argument being the lack of dividend, hence the need to regularly take capital gains, in lieu of dividends, to create income. Holding a larger number of shares extends the percentage of those non-income generating assets, taking away that opportunity in alternative investments. If the share price recovers quickly then it is a successful trade. If it languishes, in thr depths for months, it is a failure. I am not sure that charting thr share is the answer to a specific set of circumstances. No right answer. red
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22/11/2019
08:29		redartbmud: tlatsatt Worth looking at the chart, with the comparison to the FTSE100. Currently the share price has [erformed very well, but historically it has been a train wreck. Maybe better times are on the horizon, at last! From what I have seen of share price movements: the only significant moves have been downwards, on the back of negative news, both or markets and company specific. They have been the subject of very negative press comment. Apart from huge structural business problems, identified by the tintins, the popular press have slaughtered them for their performance, charges, service etc. etc. It is very unusual for the share price volatility to be sufficient to justify a short term trade. Just a few thoughts. red
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