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Empresaria - Focus turns to organic growth

September 2019

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• A common feature of all three of the staffers I have met recently is that they all have new management. During the month I met with Empresaria’s (EMR; 62.5p) new joiners, chief executive Rhona Driggs and finance director Tim Anderson. Empresaria has featured successfully on SCSW before. I first made the shares a Buy back in September ‘14 at 47.25p and by April ‘17 they had climbed to 128p, at which point I suggested protecting profits with a stoploss at 110p. They subsequently fell through it locking in a 133% gain and with the shares back down at 62.5p, I think they are worth putting on your wait-to-buy list. There are three reasons for my immediate caution. First, like most recruiters, Empresaria is ...

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Growth Portfolio 3 - September '19

Empresaria - Forecast eps of 14.3p for this year (April 2017)

Empresaria - Buys niche IT contractor (November 2016)

Empresaria (September 2016)

Empresaria - Buys aviation recruiter (August 2016)

Empresaria - Indian recruitment services side performing strongly (February 2016)

Empresaria - Buys high margin US healthcare recruiter (November 2015)

Empresaria - Will exceed market expectations (October 2015)

Empresaria - Forecast lifted to 8.8p for current year (April 2015)

Empresaria (February 2015)

Empresaria (January 2015)

Empresaria - Tiny acorn looks ready to grow (September 2014)

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