image

The best stocks to buy since 1993

Latest issue now available

UP Global Sourcing

October 2018

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

  • Epic Code:
  • UPGS
  • Price:
  • 32.5p
UPGS was one of those new issues to disappoint early on in PLC life but some green shoots are emerging in its update for the year to 31 July.Revenues were down 20% to £87.6m with pretax profit down 44% to £5.5m, reflecting the tough trading environment in the UK for general merchandise - you need only look at John Lewis’ recent update to see how hard that space has become. Online sales performed well, rising to £6.9m in the year (7.9% participation) from c.£4.6m in FY17.UPGS says that the FY19 order book is ahead of this time last year, with German customers representing an increased share and this will become the key driver going forward. Shore Cap forecasts net debt of £13m, leaving &poun ...

To access our archive of articles and to receive current issues you need to subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber? Login

With small companies there is an above average degree of risk compared to buying blue chips. Please be aware that we have not assessed the suitability of any of these investments for you. The newsletter simply states a personal view and diarises the editor’s investment decisions. Please speak to your stockbroker or other qualified individual to ascertain whether any of these companies mentioned would form useful additions to your own portfolios. Past performance is no indication of future success.

All material on this website is protected by copyright. You may use Information retrieved from the www.scsw.co.uk website for your own personal non-commercial use which means that you may not sell or copy this information to any third party without prior written consent. ISSN 1358-183X

LIMITED PERIOD OFFER

SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND SAVE £40 WITH OFFER CODE 40OFFSCSW

To access our archive of articles and to receive current issues you need to subscribe