Small Cap Value Report (Fri 21 June 2024) - FRAN, NCC, XPS, KETL. Brief: BVIC, TIDE

Good morning from Paul! Here's something I prepared earlier...  (isn't that from Blue Peter?! For a 1970's reference).

Hardly any news today.

By the way, it's fine to disagree with my opinions, we welcome courteous debates. Do remember that these articles are just one person's quick review, and are intended as conversation starters.

Explanatory notes -

A quick reminder that we don’t recommend any shares. We aim to review trading updates amp; results of the day and offer our opinions on them as possible candidates for further research if they interest you. Our opinions will sometimes turn out to be right, and sometimes wrong, because it's anybody's guess what direction market sentiment will take amp; nobody can predict the future with certainty. We are analysing the company fundamentals, not trying to predict market sentiment.

We stick to companies that have issued news on the day, with market caps (usually) between £10m and £1bn. We usually avoid the smallest, and most speculative companies, and also avoid a few specialist sectors (e.g. natural resources, pharma/biotech, investment cos). Although if something is newsworthy and interesting, we'll try to comment on it. Please bear in mind the "list of companies reporting" is precisely that - it's not...