The United Kingdom’s market landscape has recently been influenced by global economic uncertainties, with the FTSE 100 index experiencing declines due to weak trade data from China and its subsequent impact on commodity-linked stocks. Amidst these broader market challenges, identifying promising small-cap stocks requires a focus on companies with robust fundamentals and resilience to external economic pressures.
Name
Debt To Equity
Revenue Growth
Earnings Growth
Health Rating
B.P. Marsh & Partners
NA
29.42%
31.34%
★★★★★★
Andrews Sykes Group
NA
2.15%
4.93%
★★★★★★
M&G Credit Income Investment Trust
NA
17.28%
15.80%
★★★★★★
London Security
0.22%
10.13%
7.75%
★★★★★★
Globaltrans Investment
8.54%
5.28%
22.11%
★★★★★★
Impellam Group
31.12%
-5.43%
-6.86%
★★★★★★
Kodal Minerals
NA
nan
72.74%
★★★★★★
VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities
NA
18.30%
20.03%
★★★★★★
BBGI Global Infrastructure
0.02%
3.08%
6.85%
★★★★★☆
Goodwin
52.21%
9.26%
13.12%
★★★★★☆
Below we spotlight a couple of our favorites from our exclusive screener.
Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★
Overview: Cohort plc is a company that offers a range of products and services in defense, security, and related markets across multiple regions including the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Africa, the Americas, the Asia Pacific region, and other European countries with a market capitalization of £353.47 million.
Operations: Cohort plc generates revenue primarily from its Sensors and Effectors segment (£120.49 million) and Communications and Intelligence segment (£83.38 million).
Cohort, a notable player in the Aerospace & Defense sector, has demonstrated robust earnings growth of 34.9% over the past year, outpacing industry averages. The company’s debt to equity ratio has improved from 32.5% to 29.2% over five years, reflecting prudent financial management. With interest payments well covered by EBIT at 17.5 times and high-quality earnings reported, Cohort seems financially sound with more cash than total debt on its books. Recent leadership changes include Peter Lynas taking over key roles on the board following Jeff Perrin’s retirement after significant contributions to the company’s governance and strategy development.
AIM:CHRT Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Oct 2024
Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★☆
Overview: RHI Magnesita N.V., along with its subsidiaries, focuses on the development, production, sale, installation, and maintenance of refractory products and systems for industrial high-temperature processes globally, with a market cap of £1.51 billion.
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