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Dec 1, 2021 • 44min
Treatt (TET) full year 2021 results presentation to analysts
Treatt CEO, Daemmon Reeve and CFO, Richard Hope present the full year 2021 results to analysts, for the period ending 30th September 2021.
Slides can be downloaded here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mywkrr6kIV_zaqlRGBQt-MdiS9GqBFqd/view?usp=sharing
Daemmon Reeve, CEO
00:04 – Introduction
00:39 – Overview of the period
01:27 – Performance
03:55 – Growth trends
07:20 – ESG
Richard Hope, CFO
08:55 – PBT growth
10:08 – Dividends
10:37 – 2021 Financial review
11:31 – Cash flow
12:30 – Individual product categories
14:57 – Revenue
16:18 – Strategic evolution
17:02 – Financial metrics
Daemmon Reeve, CEO
17:42 – Market overview & Strategic priorities
19:16 – Accessing market growth opportunities
21:27 – Benefits of new UK site
24:08 – Current trading & Outlook
26:27 – Q&A
43:50 – Closing remarks
Treatt PLC is a United Kingdom-based ingredients manufacturer and solutions provider to the flavor, fragrance and consumer goods markets. The Company's geographical segments include United Kingdom, Rest of Europe, The Americas and Rest of the World. The Company's products include Essential oils, Citrus, Treattarome, Functional ingredients, Chemicals, Organic essential oils, Vegetable oils and Treatt brew solutions. Its Essential oils include Amyris Oil, Angelica Oil and Aniseed Oil. Treattarome products include Pineapple Treattarome, Honey Treattarome and Cucumber Treattarome. Its Citrus products include citrus oils, CitrustT, TreattZest and Citrus add-back range. Its Functional ingredients include beverage specialties, fragrance ingredients and sugar reduction products. Its chemicals include aroma chemicals, natural chemicals and Treatt Flavour Wheel. Its Vegetable oils include Borage Oil and Baobab oil. Its organic essential oils include Organic Aniseed Oil and Organic Lime Oil.
Produced by BRR Media. Distributed by PIWORLD.

Dec 1, 2021 • 8min
TPXimpact (TPX) HY22 results overview
TPXimpact Co-Founder and CEO, Neal Gandhi and Co-Founder and CFO, Oliver Rigby give an overview of the interim results for the period ending 30th September 2021.
Neal Gandhi, Co-Founder & CEO.
00:40 H1 overview
Oliver Rigby, Co-Founder & CFO.
01:42 Financial highlights
02:48 Impact goals update
Neal Gandhi, Co-Founder & CEO.
03:14 Growth strategy
04:57 Rebrand
05:59 Market opportunity
06:50 Outlook
TPXimpact Holdings PLC, formerly The Panoply Holdings PLC, is a United Kingdom-based technology-enabled services company. The Company is focused on digital transformation. The Company's segments include Consulting and innovation, Software development and Automation. The Consulting and innovation services include strategy consulting and service design. The Software development services include digital transformation, technical software development, cloud-based services and information technology (IT) implementation. The Automation services include automation, robotics, chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI). The Company's subsidiaries include Bene Agere Norden AS, Manifesto Digital Limited, Questers Resourcing Limited, iDisrupted Limited and Greenshoot Labs Limited. Bene Agere Norden AS is a strategic and management consultancy with a focus on digital transformation. Manifesto Digital Limited is a digital experience agency.

Nov 30, 2021 • 33min
Benchmark (BMK) full year 2021 results presentation - November 2021
Benchmark's CEO, Trond Williksen and CFO, Septima Maguire present the full year results for the period ended 30th September 2021.
Trond Williksen, CEO
00:17 – Introduction
00:52 – Highlights of the period
04:21 – Performance highlights
06:48 – Operational highlights
Septima Maguire, CFO
13:16 – Financial review
15:44 – Segmental highlights
23:07 – Cash flow
24:29 – Looking forward
Trond Williksen, CEO
26:22 – Strategy
28:23 – ‘One Benchmark’ opportunities
29:33 – Current trading & Outlook
31:07 – Investment case
31:36 – Closing remarks
Benchmark Holdings plc is engaged in the provision of aquaculture health, genetics and nutrition. The Company’s segments include genetics, advanced nutrition and health. The Company develops products that helps fish and shrimp to improve their sustainability and profitability by improving yield, quality, and by reducing mortality. The Company’s products include high genetic quality ova for salmon, shrimp and tilapia, and breeding, program, specialist feeds for early stage shrimp and fish; probiotics, biocides and medicines.

Nov 29, 2021 • 35min
ActiveOps (AOM) interim results presentation - November 2021
ActiveOps CEO & Founder, Richard Jeffery and CFO, Patrick Deller present to analysts the interim results for the period ended 30th September 2021.
Richard Jeffery, CEO & Founder
00:17 – Introduction to ActiveOps
00:39 – Overview of the business
02:24 – The market
03:18 – Key financials
06:00 – H1 Areas of focus
07:50 – Operating regions
Patrick Dellar, CFO
08:16 – Strength of the SaaS model
09:04 – P&L statement
10:59 – Cashflow & Balance sheet
Richard Jeffery, CEO & Founder
12:21 – Strategy & Opportunity
14:30 – Market Opportunity
16:09 – Confident outlook
17:27 – Q&A
34:08 – Closing remarks
ActiveOps plc, formerly ActiveOps Limited, is a United Kingdom-based management process automation (MPA) software company. The Company provides a software as a service (SaaS) platform to enterprises with global back-offices. Its software and embedded back-office operations management methodology enables enterprises to adopt a data-driven approach to organizing work and managing capacity. The Company's enterprise platform comprises Workware+, its MPA software platform, and AOM, its operations methodology and framework for effective back-office management. Its cloud-based ControliQ employee performance management solution enables managers to simplify running operations. Its solution, WorkiQ, captures workforce analytics from desktop activity for employee engagement. The Company's OpsIndex Score & Benchmarking tool involves measuring the performance of the operational business on an enterprise level, department by department and against community level.

Nov 26, 2021 • 30min
PIWORLD interview with Alexandra Jackson: Selecting Winning Stocks
Alexandra Jackson, Fund Manager of the Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund. The fund has returned 20% ytd (as at 22.10.21) and has an impressive track record over the longer term. Here, we learn about Alexandra's selection criteria of scalability, durability, quality and governance. This does lead to some UK tech companies, which do exist! She outlines how the team assessed the portfolio during the March 2020 Covid crises, and reflects on lessons learned, referring to their score card to take emotion out of investing decisions. She makes it all sound so easy!
00:41 Alexandra’s background
02:05 The performance of the fund v FTSE All Share and peers
03:54 Approach and learnings from March 2020
06:05 Investment selection criteria:
Scalability: Future #FUTR & Keystone Law #KEYS
Durability: Diploma #DPLM
Quality: Halma #HLMA
Governance: Greggs #GRG
10:47 Valuations
12:05 Lower PE stocks in the portfolio: MJ Gleeson #GLE, Beasley #BEZ
13:53 IPOs: Oxford Nanopore Technologies #ONT; Bites Technology Group #BYIT
16:57 Current sentiment to capital raises
17:32 UK tech, including Kainos #KNOS & Molten Ventures #GROW
22:14 What are the most exciting stocks that could move the dial in the next year:
Intermedia Capital #ICP; Accsys Technologies #AXS; Greggs #GRG
24:54 Learning from mistakes
26:45 Qualities that make a good Fund Manager
Alexandra Jackson manages the Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund, (formerly named Rathbone Recovery Fund) which she has run since 2014. She joined Rathbones in January 2007 and was formerly Assistant Fund Manager on the Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund. Alexandra holds the IMC and is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder.
Rathbone Funds UK: rutm.com
Rathbone UK Opportunities Fund:
https://www.rathbonefunds.com/uk/individual-investor/multi-asset-fixed-income-and-equity-funds/rathbone-uk-opportunities-fund

Nov 24, 2021 • 46min
IG Design Group (IGR) interim results presentation - November 2021
IG Design Group H1 2022 presentation for the period ended 30th September 2021, given by CEO, Paul Fineman, and CFO, Giles Willits.
Paul Fineman, CEO
00:19 Introduction
00:40 Summary of the year
Giles Willits, CFO
06:00 Financial overview
Paul Fineman, CEO
11:41 Supply chain challenges and cost headwinds
17:09 The regions: DG Americas
20:08 DG International update
21:37 FY22 Outlook
23:15 FY23 Long-term positive outlook
29:10 Q&A
IG Design Group plc, formerly International Greetings plc, is engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of gift packaging and greetings; stationery and creative play products, and design-led giftware. The Company's geographic segments include UK and Asia; Europe; USA, and Australia. The Company sells its products in over 150,000 stores across approximately 80 countries. It also offers a portfolio of licensed and customer bespoke products suitable for sale through multi channel distribution. The Company's products include crackers, pens and pencils, stickers, single cards and gift wrap. The Company offers its products under the brands A Star, B Stationery, Papercraft and Pepperpot. Its subsidiaries include Artwrap Pty Ltd, International Greetings UK Ltd, International Greetings USA, Inc, International Greetings Asia Ltd, The Huizhou Gift International Greetings Company Limited, Hoomark BV, Anchor International BV and Hoomark S.p.z.o.o.

Nov 24, 2021 • 21min
Appreciate (APP) interim results - November 2021
Appreciate Group interim results for the period ended 30th September 2021, presented to analysts by CEO, Ian O'Doherty and CFO, Tim Clancy.
Ian O’Doherty, Chief Executive Officer
00:17 – Introduction
00:44 – Strategic highlights of the period
02:46 – Financial highlights of the period
04:45 – Strong recovery in H1 billings
05:27 – Corporate operational highlights
05:57 - Consumer operational highlights
Tim Clancy, Chief Financial Officer
06:26 – Financial results
13:19 – Summary
Ian O’Doherty, Chief Executive Officer
13:45 – Our strategic journey
13:54 – Evolving our strategy to drive growth
Areas of emphasis:
14:57 – Performance
16:28 – Products
17:56 – Partnerships
19:08 – Platform
20:31 – Summary: Driving growth opportunities
Appreciate Group plc is a United Kingdom-based company gifting and engagement company. The Company operates through two segments: Consumer and Corporate. The Consumer segment Offers multi-retailer redemption product directly from its Website www.highstreetvouchers.com or via its christmas savings offering. The corporate segment includes the Company's sales to businesses, offering primarily sales of the Love2shop voucher, flexecash cards, Mastercards and e-codes in addition to other retailer voucher. The Company's products are split into three categories: Multi-retailer redemption product, Single retailer redemption products, and Other. The Single retailer redemption products includes third party retailer vouchers, cards, and e-codes. The Other category provides hampers, merchandise, and consultancy fees. Its products include Love2shop gift card, Love2shop gift voucher, Love2shop holidays, single store vouchers and gift cards, corporate gift cards, and VIP experiences and group travel.

Nov 24, 2021 • 4min
Introduction to Eneraqua Technologies (ETP)
Eneraqua Technologies IPO'd on 22.11.21. Here, Mitesh Dhanak, CEO and Iain Richardson, CFO outline the business, why they have listed and their strategy going forward.
00:25 Who are Eneraqua Technologies?
01:19 Growth drivers
02:25 Financial highlights
02:46 Growth strategy
About Eneraqua Technologies:
Eneraqua Technologies (AIM:ETP) is a specialist in energy and water efficiency. The Group has two divisions: energy and water. Energy is the larger division, with the Company focused on clients with end of life gas, oil or electric heating and hot water systems. The Group provides turnkey retrofit district or communal heating systems based either on high-efficiency gas or ground/air source heat pump solutions that support Net Zero and decarbonisation goals.
The water division is a growing service offering focused on water efficiency upgrades for utilities and commercial clients including hotels and care homes.
The activities in both divisions are underpinned by the Company's wholly-owned intellectual property, the Control Flow HL2024 family of products which reduce water wastage and improve the performance of heating and hot water systems.
The Company's main country of operation is the United Kingdom. The Company's head office is based in London with additional offices in Washington (Sunderland), Leeds, India, Spain and the Netherlands. The Company has 94 full time employees, with the majority employed within the UK. Eneraqua Technologies has received the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark.

Nov 23, 2021 • 9min
IG Design Group (IGR) H1 2022 results overview - November 2021
IG Design Group CEO, Paul Fineman, and CFO, Giles Willits, give an overview of the interim results for the period ending 30th September 2021.
Paul Fineman, CEO
00:22 Overview of the period
Giles Willits, CFO
01:13 Financial overview
Paul Fineman, CEO
02:30 External challenges
05:06 Operational review
06:36 Outlook
IG Design Group plc, formerly International Greetings plc, is engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of gift packaging and greetings; stationery and creative play products, and design-led giftware. The Company's geographic segments include UK and Asia; Europe; USA, and Australia. The Company sells its products in over 150,000 stores across approximately 80 countries. It also offers a portfolio of licensed and customer bespoke products suitable for sale through multi channel distribution. The Company's products include crackers, pens and pencils, stickers, single cards and gift wrap. The Company offers its products under the brands A Star, B Stationery, Papercraft and Pepperpot. Its subsidiaries include Artwrap Pty Ltd, International Greetings UK Ltd, International Greetings USA, Inc, International Greetings Asia Ltd, The Huizhou Gift International Greetings Company Limited, Hoomark BV, Anchor International BV and Hoomark S.p.z.o.o.

Nov 22, 2021 • 39min
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) interim results presentation - November 2021
Michael Bonte-Friedheim, CEO and Founder of NextEnergy Capital and Ross Grier, Managing Director of NextEnergy Capital present NextEnergy Solar Fund’s interim results for the period ended 30 September 2021, to analysts and investors.
Michael Bonte-Friedheim, Group CEO
00:16 – Introduction
02:20 – NESF: a brief overview
02:56 – Financial highlights
05:39 – Key period highlights
07:12 – Period performance
Ross Grier, Managing Director
08:04 – Portfolio growth
Michael Bonte-Friedheim
10:16 – Nav bridge
10:44 – Portfolio bridge
Ross Grier
12:23 – Nav sensitivities
14:30 – Optimised capital structure
15:23 – Ordinary share dividends
15:57 – Forecast power prices
17:10 – Protecting future cash flows
20:17 – ESG
21:20 – Strategic forward focus
Michael Bonte-Friedheim
22:40 – NESF going forward
23:48 – Q&A
38:02 – Closing remarks
NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited is a closed-ended investment company. The Company's principal activities and investment objectives are to provide investors with a sustainable and attractive dividend that increases in line with retail price index over the long-term by investing in a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) assets that are located in the United Kingdom. It seeks to provide investors with an element of capital growth through the reinvestment of net cash generated in excess of the target dividend in accordance with its investment policy. Its portfolio includes over 94 solar PV plants that are located across approximately 20 different counties of England and Wales. In addition, the portfolio is diversified across over 20 non-connected contractors, approximately 10 different Tier 1 solar panel manufacturers and over nine Tier 1 inverter manufacturers. NextEnergy Capital IM Limited is the investment manager and NextEnergy Capital Limited is the investment advisor of the Company.


