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Well said, but the signs of Mothercare of being a broken business was six, seven, eight years ago, it was the fundraising that kept the company life and management paycheck.

There is almost no way Mothercare going to last much longer without outside assistance. Looking at its financials over 25 years, Mothercare was once a BIG COMPANY with a valuation of over �2bn! After 25 years of slow and steady declines, along with false starts, the end is nigh. For those who think a buyer would step in, there is a 3% chance (you could not underestimate stupidity!). That�s because past and current management has made PROMISE AFTER PROMISE they would turned the company. All strategies have failed! The telling signs were back in 2014 when it did a Rights Issue for �95m at �1.25 per share, a discount of 34% to the current share back then. Now, those shareholders have left the building. The Telling Signs Smart investors would have gotten out of Mothercare a long time ago, there were telling signs that the company doesn�t have any a lot of competitive advantages. One chart speaks for itself, Mothercare�s free cash flow. Before the financial crisis, it was generating �6m per year. After the crisis, it is burning �10m per year in free cash outflow since 2009. http://bit.ly/2FPxqPD Now, the current cash burn is over �20m-�25m per year and likely to be higher, if they continue to waste money on capex.

Is French Connection making a recovery? Seems like it,

Clarkson�s results are as expected, with sales slightly higher than expected, but profits lower. (Please ignore the adjusted profits because acquisition costs are part of doing business, not a one-off expense!) The real question is: �Are the shares expensive at current valuation?� As a value investor, yes, it is. Should you be selling the shares? Yes, but on a short-term basis. So, why the shares expensive? When it was a growth company in the late 90s and in early 2000s, earnings were growing at double digit (around 10%-12%) when PE multiple is around 10 times. After 2010, earnings growth slowed to 4%, and PE is trading at 30 times and forward-PE of 27 times in 2018! Therefore, a CORRECTION of 30%-35% is reasonable which will take the shares to �22 per share or PE of 20 times. For more reasons, why Clarkson will see its shares fall http://bit.ly/2FMPYPJ

The half-year result was a red flag that marked the company as overvalued. Profit after tax fell, while adjusted profits were up. http://www.lse.co.uk/share-regulatory-news.asp?shareprice=CVR&ArticleCode=bu4ek7bp&ArticleHeadline=Half_Year_Results

Yesterday�s results weren�t bad, when you compare the carnage in the food sector. Interpreting today�s results explains why the market �run for the hills�, even though the company is reporting mild bad news. One bad news is how high the operational leverage is, when 1% drop in sales = 15% drop in profits. The positives are maintaining dividends, producing free cash flow of �60m (rather than the suggested �89m), having a �140m real estate portfolio and debt that equates to 5% of sales. All this is good and shows the quality of the company, but the sector is going through a negative phrase and this negative sentiment will impact the perceptions of good or bad restaurants. For more on the company, the food sector and share forecast, please follow the link http://bit.ly/2DanABC

Looking at Aggreko, and for those who study the long-term technical analysis chart (aka the monthly chart), the share price decline looked ran its course. �6 per share is looking like the bottom (I placed a 70% probability) if management outlook was to be believed. If the momentum indicators (aka RSI and MACD) makes new lows, Aggreko shares could target �3 per share. And surprisingly there are some factors to watch out for. The most obvious is Aggreko rising receivables, currently at over 44% of sales. Over a 20-year period, the average is around 26.6%. Clearly, Aggreko is booking sales more aggressively than in previous years. Next is the rise in borrowing in the past six years that have risen from �150m to over �700m. The rise in receivables and debt was part of the reasons for Carillion downfall, but luckily Aggreko doesn�t have a pension issue it needs to worry about! So, will Aggreko be a great opportunity at �6 per share or �3 per share, read the research at http://bit.ly/2Fza4Na

One of the world biggest asset management firm is shorting Unilever to the tune of $1bn and placed $22bn worth of bearish bets on Europe biggest businesses. http://bit.ly/2FS9YOp

Trinity Mirror presents a dilemma for the ordinary investor. After reading their results it profits are steady, but sales are declining at a rapid rate. One big factor for revenue collapsing is the fall in advertising of 25%. Another observation I conclude is Trinity Mirror (now renamed Reach Plc) is operating rather efficiently, BUT the sector is in terminal decline. And given Trinity print division (accounts for 85% of sales) management looks set to run out of revenue to generate a decent level of profit and justifying their valuation. Therefore, it needs to acquire sales at a premium price. For more on charts, interpreting today�s results and share price forecast, click http://bit.ly/2tfafIP

Those who have followed Reckitt Benckiser is wondering why the shares have fallen so much, despite the combined business being much larger. One of the main reason is the increase in debt. The one distinction is before the acquisition net interest cover was over 100 times (2016: net interest cost was �16m), compared to today�s 10 times cover (2017: net interest cost came to �223m). And big financial institutions are doubting if the �400m in post-tax profit from Mead Johnson would compensate for the lost post-tax profit from their Food Division which equated to �100m and the �200m incremental increase in net interest costs. As I assess the whole business and the technical analysis, I feel RB will experience further short-term share price decline in the next six months and should target �52 per share. For more reasons, why investors are abandoning RB in the short-term and why the share price will target �52 or lower, click here for more http://bit.ly/2oHkK2X

800K + 3x 40k comes out as grey and aren't label a buy/or a sell. How do you guys know its a sell?

IG posted excellent results, but new regulation will hamper their business going forward beyond 2018. One particular rule would put people from trading is position can be closed out automatically if it falls below 50% of margin. Although this is a position by position basis, it's a big deal and would scare clients from trading. That probably why the shares are struggling as investors look past 2018 and start pricing in 2019 and beyond.

Operating profit fell to �1.1m from �4.5m despite sales over 50% from prior year. Looks like the new division isn't paying off just yet.

In the long-term, yes, but the company did hedge at a much lower rate and the strength of the pound would act as a drag to their results. Here is a quote from the company: "If foreign exchange rates remain as is or Sterling strengthens further, these hedges will act as a drag on Company results until Autumn 2018, particularly for the second half of the current financial year." So, the genius behind that strategy is causing the company to pay the price.

If Connect Group can't sell their assets then the dividend should get cut and with operational problems afoot, then investors are speculating the cut in dividend is becoming a reality. This poses a risk the shares could slide further. We all know the physical newspaper days are outnumbered.

On the surface, this looks like a boring ass company that old sages like Buffett, Slater and Lynch would invest in. And 8 times out of ten your investment would be safe. However, with Accrol Group, the simplicity of manufacturing tissue lower the costs to entry. The fragmented market means each rival is competing on price. And the cost of pulpwood (hard and soft) is subjected to FX and demand and supply. Right now, both are moving in the opposite direction of Accrol Group wants it to go. The interim results were as expected, as management warned investors time and again about rising input costs. But having read the results and crunch some numbers, my final conclusion is to put Accrol Group in your watchlist BECAUSE we don�t know the following: -The price increase negotiated with their customers. Is it enough to grow gross margin? -The uncertainty with the pulpwood market. Will it continue to rise in 2018? Or, will the industry add capacity to limit or stabilise pulpwood market price? -Will the company be able to achieve costs saving? And plenty more. Given that management has said it is forecasting a slow return to profitability in 2019, the market won�t re-rate these shares anytime soon! For those who want to know more about the company�s financials, recent IPO and today�s latest results, then click on the link for more insight. http://bit.ly/2Dxr1rq

For those who want to learn why RM2 is collapsing, I listed 8 red flags an investor should detect in RM2 before considering an investment. It should serve a valuable lesson. http://bit.ly/2uuOgd9

You got to check CEO total compensation package to understand the motives, which we all know is to get retail investors to buy. If CEO gets over �500k + then the decline in share price would cost him �20k, which isn't so much. But for us retail investors it's a lot of money.

Headlam Group results showed a drastic slowdown in the UK with LFL growth of 0.5% vs. Europe�s 4.2%. This is a sharp reversal in UK growth of 4.7%. But management is optimistic about the future and says earnings are in-line with expectations. I think the recent acquisition in Domus will help plug any earnings shortfall in 2018. Overall, I think Headlam is a progressive dividend payer and a much better business to hold in your investment portfolio than Carpetright, Topps Tiles and United Carpet Group. The phrase �Europe biggest floorcovering distributor� tells you it is a simple business to understand. For further details on Headlam, click http://bit.ly/2mLZyHa

Although Scs group has been satisfying shareholders. There is another company that is in a less competitive space but relates to floorcovering or the distribution of floorcovering. It�s Headlam Group. It pays a progressive dividend, has stable earnings and the share price recovers faster than those in the floorcovering industry. Also, the business model is simply lorries, warehouses and drivers. For further details on Headlam, click http://bit.ly/2mLZyHa