11th Sep 2025 10:11
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday.
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AIM - WINNERS
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Brave Bison Group PLC, up 12% at 72.75 pence, 12-month range 38.20p-75.00p. The digital advertising technology firm posts a rise in half-year revenue and announces an acquisition. Net revenue in the first half of 2025 rises 19% to GBP12.0 million from GBP10.1 million, but pretax profit falls to GBP104,000 from GBP1.2 million. Acquisition costs kept a lid on its top line, Brave Bison says. They rise to GBP1.0 million from GBP33,000. "We have had a busy 2025 so far. Having not made an acquisition for almost two years, we have now announced five transactions in 2025 year to date, improving our competitive position and entering new markets with the acquisition of MiniMBA. We completed our largest ever fundraising and are delighted to welcome new shareholders and strategic partners including global media company News Corp, industry legend Mark Ritson and a number of new institutional shareholders," Executive Chair Oliver Green says. Brave Bison says it has acquired MTM London Ltd for an initial GBP6 million. The initial sum comprises GBP5 million and GBP1 million in shares. "Further cash and share consideration of up to GBP6 million payable over 5 years and self-funding, subject to continuing employment and business performance," it adds. MTM is a strategy and insights consultancy. Looking ahead to the full-year, Brave Bison expects to beat market forecasts, which it puts at GBP29.2 million for net revenue and GBP5.7 million for adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
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Distribution Finance Capital Holdings PLC, up 10% at 55.00p, 12-month range 28.00p-57.00p. The finance provider for UK dealers and manufacturers hails "record new lending" and a rise in "overall profitability". In the half year to June 30, pretax profit decreases 1.5% to GBP9.0 million from GBP9.2 million, with impairment charges surging to GBP2.2 million from GBP106,000 a year prior. Adjusted pretax profit increases 20%, however, to GBP9.0 million from GBP7.5 million. Revenue rises 14% to GBP43.3 million from GBP37.9 million. New lending rises 17% on-year to a record GBP828 million. "The group has made great progress in achieving our strategic ambitions and enjoyed another period of growth which underpins the significant increase in overall profitability. We continue to scale the bank efficiently and the launch of our asset finance product will significantly expand our addressable market opportunity whilst also deepening our relationships with manufacturer and dealer customers in the sectors we currently serve. With this fuller suite of products and services, DF Capital has an abundance of opportunities to grow lending. The foundations are now in place upon which we can build our medium-term growth plans," Chief Executive Officer Carl D'Ammassa says.
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AIM - LOSERS
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Lords Group Trading PLC, down 1.8% at 34.86p, 12-month range 23.60p-56.00p. Lords reports a pretax profit of GBP578,000 for the first half of 2025, falling 48% from GBP1.1 million a year earlier. Revenue, however, improves 8.4% to GBP232.1 million from GBP214.2 million. The distributor of building materials says the repair, maintenance and improvement market is yet to see a bounce so far in the second half, though it still expects annual results in line with market expectations for adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of GBP24.8 million. Lords maintains its interim dividend at 0.32p per share.
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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