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EKF Diagnostics

January 2015

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The shares came close to going through the stoploss set in the October issue after EKF said that results for 2014 will come in below market expectations. Whilst the underlying business is expected to show growth of at least 5%, the acquisitions made during 2014 are expected to contribute £6.1m, which is £5m lower than broker expectations.In a more interesting development, the founder and former-CEO of Alere has acquired a 3% interest and is expected to join the board as a non executive. Await developments. ...

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