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Manolete

December 2020

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:
  • MANO
  • Price:
  • 305p
When I wrote on Manolete in August, I said buy on a two day close over 430p as the shares had been a weak market in the aftermath of a bear raid. The price never got there so I did not initiate coverage.During the month I spoke to chief executive Steven Conklin who I found in good cheer. Revenue grew 153% to £19m with pretax profit and eps both up 49% to £6.4m and 11.8p, respectively.  Manolete’s mainstay is pursuing directors for wrongful trading and Conklin notes that at least 1m small firms could fail during the pandemic providing a source of work. Manolete, of course, doesn't do the litigation itself (it is handled by lawyers) so it can operate with a team of just 11. But the big worry for inves ...

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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.

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