IOMINVESTCOM
18 Apr 2018
Trading Update The above sounds very positive, encouraging to hear dividend payout ratio could be raised in near future.No reason why we cannot climb to Berenberg target of £5.0001 Mar 18 Berenberg Buy 0.00 - 500.00 Initiates/Starts[link]
gretel
03 Apr 2018
Sale of property Good to see £2.5m more in the bank following the sale of a surplus property:[link] update will be out the week commencing 16th April.
II Editor
14 Mar 2018
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time 2 retire
03 Mar 2018
SHARE PUNT OF THE WEEK:IG Design From "This Is Money"SHARE PUNT OF THE WEEK: IG Design Group's products are sold in more than 200,000 stores in 80 countriesRead more: [link] IS IT? IG Design Group, formerly known as International Greetings, designs and makes gift packaging, cards, stationery and presents.The Bedfordshire-based firm sells its products in more than 200,000 stores in 80 countries.WHAT'S THE LATEST? Last month, IG bought Australian greeting card and paper product producer Biscay Greetings for £5.5million.Biscay has nearly 2,000 customers in Australia and New Zealand. IG chief executive Paul Fineman said the deal would double its market share in Australia.WHO BACKS IT? Fineman is the firm's fourth biggest shareholder, with nearly 4.5m shares. Fund managers Miton and Schroder are also among the top five shareholders.WHY YOU SHOULD INVEST: Last month, IG announced it was on track to grow its profits and revenue this year.Experts say its aggressive growth and acquisition strategy is stealing market share from rivals.German bank Berenberg has given the firm a 'Buy' rating. Russ Mould, of stockbroker AJ Bell, said: 'It is a terrifically well-run business and it is really starting to eat the cake of some of its rivals.'It has made great progress selling to the discount supermarkets and there is potential for the dividend to grow, too.'
gretel
01 Mar 2018
Berenberg initiate: Buy with 500p target Nice - Berenberg have initiated coverage today with a Buy and a 500p target....[link]
gretel
17 Jan 2018
New research note just out from Progressive:[link] the benefit of the US tax cuts they see almost 25p EPS for the year starting 1st April. Given that IGR have plenty of Balance Sheet headroom for the acquisitions they've already flagged I'd say IGR are still pretty good value for such a high quality business.
IOMINVESTCOM
16 Jan 2018
Paul Scott's view My opinion - this share gets a firm thumbs up from me.This share has been a long-standing favourite here, although sadly I baulked at the relatively high valuation some time ago, and sold mine very prematurely, missing out on a nice rise since. Never mind, can't win 'em all.Based on today's announcement, and fairly attractive valuation, I think this looks a decent GARP share, and I'm tempted to revisit it in my portfolio. Another leg up looks possible. Although I would caution that the market as a whole for UK small caps feels a bit wobbly at the moment. Many momentum shares seem to be pausing, or selling off, even after issuing positive updates. That makes me a little wary of opening any new long positions at the moment. Although such negative market sentiment can sometimes provide good buying opportunities in the best quality companies.Based on its performance in recent years, I would certainly regard IGR as a high quality share. So does Stockopedia - note the 93 quality score below. So a QARP stock, by the looks of it;[link]
gretel
16 Jan 2018
Re: Strong trading update with earnings upgr... Loving this paragraph:"we are therefore pleased to upgrade the Group's full year performance with diluted earnings per share1 expected to be ahead of current market expectations and delivering strong year-on-year growth. We continue to see strong cash conversion across the Group and expect average leverage for FY18 to follow the progress made in recent years and be significantly below an average of two times."Plus the benefits of the Trump tax cuts.Plus all the strong growth initiatives being undertaken.Very happy to be invested in this ambitious and well-run company.
time 2 retire
16 Jan 2018
Strong trading update with earnings upgrade [link]
time 2 retire
15 Dec 2017
£1m investment in South Wales plant [link]
time 2 retire
29 Nov 2017
From The Motley Fool... IG Design Group (LSE: IGR) has been one of the London’s poorest performers in Tuesday business.Following the release of half-year numbers it was down 10% from Monday’s close but, as you will see, there was little in the statement to prompt such a sudden drop.Instead, today’s mild sell-off can be attributed to profit booking on the back of recent share price strength. IG Design’s market value swelled by almost a quarter in the month leading up to today’s results, with the firm hitting a record of 435p per share just yesterday.Today’s release suggests to me that the Bedfordshire-based firm should resume its upward charge sooner rather than later.Global superstarIn a sign of further progress, chief executive commented today that it had enjoyed yet another “robust performance” in the six months to September, a period in which it saw “all regions trading profitably and growth being achieved both organically and through acquisition.”Revenues at IG Design — which designs and manufacturers gift packaging, greetings, stationery and a variety of other giftware — leapt 14% in the six months to £166.5m, with organic sales at constant currencies increasing 10% year-on-year. As a result, pre-tax profit at the firm ballooned 27% in the first half to £10.5m.Buoyed by this impressive performance, IG Design decided to light a fire under the interim dividend, hiking the payment by 14% to 2p per share.It’s little surprise to see IG Design striking such an upbeat tone as its broad catalogue of products fly off the shelves across all major territories. In the Americas and the UK, IG Design saw revenues climb by 18% and 4%, respectively, in the period to September, to $91.3 and £57.5m. And sales are likely to continue booming Stateside thanks to the shrewd acquisition of US-based rival Lang last year.As if this wasn’t enough, IG Design also continues to make impressive progress in its other international markets; in Continental Europe and Australia sales advanced 19% and 13%, respectively, in the first half.City analysts are expecting earnings at the business to rise 10% in the year to June 2018 — and follow this with a 14% advance in fiscal 2019. And I reckon that these impressive projections could be subject to meaty upgrades in the weeks and months ahead.With IG Design’s improving balance sheet also raising, the possibility of additional earnings-boosting M&A (net debt fell £6.2m during the first half to £70.2m), I reckon the business is a brilliant growth share worthy of a premium forward P/E ratio of 19.5 times.[link]
IOMINVESTCOM
29 Nov 2017
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IOMINVESTCOM
28 Nov 2017
Re: Video: IGR H1 overview Hi Bowman,Usually, when a share price breaks out to new high it will come back to test the break out point ie (4.00) and then continue higher. As you say someone was quick to bank gains from 3.60 low early November.atb
Bowman
28 Nov 2017
Re: Video: IGR H1 overview Well the market does not seem to think much of the results. The drop this morning has wiped out most of the gains made over the past month. Hopefully just a transient over-reaction, and we can now resume the upward trend.
IOMINVESTCOM
28 Nov 2017
Re: Video: IGR H1 overview Superb Interview ....... A must to subscribe to PIW for more videos.Well informative.atb
