EDX Medical Group (EDX) , which develops and supplies innovative digital diagnostic products and services to improve the early detection and treatment of major diseases, announces the Company is launching in the UK the first prognostic test that assesses both short and long-term risk of breast cancer recurrence. The test provides an assessment of long-term risk up to 15 years. The Caris MI Clarity test leverages AI to transform how the risk of breast cancer recurrence is understood for postmenopausal patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative, node-negative early-stage breast cancer, and has been validated by robust clinical data from tens of thousands of participants in clinical trials1 &2. The test is applied at the time of initial diagnosis. EDX Medical has entered into an agreement with Caris Life Sciences, a leading US-based next-generation AI TechBio and precision medicine company, to supply the test in the UK.
Comment: EDX appears to be rolling out tests here, there and everywhere, and for a multitude of ailments. Indeed, the only thing which appears to be missing here are the revenues / profits to get the share price up. Of course, in the meantime the company remains very good at raising cash.
Cooks Coffee (AQUIS:COOK), the international coffee focused café chain, provided a trading update on the systemwide performance of its Esquires (The Organic Coffee Company) branded franchised stores in the UK and Ireland for the six months ended 30 September 2026. Group systemwide store sales in the UK and Ireland increased 14.3% in the six months to 30 September 2026 (H1 FY27), compared with the same period last year. UK systemwide store sales increased 15.5%, with like-for-like (“LFL”) sales up 1.3%. Ireland systemwide store sales increased 11.6%, with LFL sales up 3.4%. Rolling 12-month Group systemwide store sales increased 16.5%, with UK sales up 16.6% and Ireland sales up 16.3%. New store openings contributed to growth, with stores opened in the last 12 months contributing 18% of UK sales and 14% of Ireland sales.
Comment: It remains something of a head scratcher that COOK continues to deliver what looks like significant progress on an ongoing basis, but this is set against the way that the shares continue to be unresponsive to date. Indeed, the sub £4m market cap appears mean, even by Aquis standards.
Cadence Minerals plc (KDNC) announces that DEV Mineração S.A. has received the Operating Licence (Licença de Operação) for the Azteca processing plant at the Amapá Iron Ore Project from the Amapá State Environmental Secretariat. DEV is commencing production at a reduced rate, limited for now by feed access, heavy plant and personnel. With the licence received, the conditions for the US$1.15 million working capital tranche of the existing project funding have been satisfied. DEV expects to reach full-rate operation approximately two weeks after those funds are received. DEV’s aim remains a first shipment before the end of 2026, timing depends on the drawdown, feed access, plant performance and logistics.
Comment: It will be interesting to see whether shares of KDNC finally get something of a revival in the wake of today’s news given that they have been on the back foot since the spring. This appears somewhat unfair given the progress the company continues to make. But then again there is a lot of competition in the explorer developer space.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (ECO), the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, announced that on 9 November 2026, it received formal Ministerial deeds signature from the Honourable Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy of Namibia for the transfer and assignment deeds, and renewal deeds to enter into the next exploration period, being the final closing step following the Section 11 consent letter received on 1 October 2026 and previously announced on 2 October 2026 for the farm-down of a 60% participating interest (“PI”) in all three of its Petroleum Exploration Licenses (“PELs”) offshore Namibia to BP Namibia Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
Comment: It has been said for quite some time that the Atlantic Basin is and will be the new rock and roll as far as the discovery zone for the majors. This has been underlined by the latest news from ECO vs BP, and one would presume that there will be more shuffling of the pack – especially if the Labour government does not fold in terms of returning the Falklands to Argentina.
Bradda Head Lithium Ltd (BHL), the North America-focused lithium development Group, provides the following update regarding its proposed purchase of six prospecting Uranium licences and supporting date and physical assets from Zeus Resources (T) Limited and its parent company, US1 Critical Minerals Ltd (ASX:USC). To support the ongoing process to transfer the licenses in-country the parties have agreed to amend the original asset purchase agreement as follows: The initial cash completion cash payment will now fall due in two instalments of US$500,000 each, the first on closing and the second by no later than 31 March 2027 (originally US$1,000,000 was due on completion); The date for repayment, if required, of the US$120,000 exclusivity fee has been extended to 7 February 2027; As part of the acquisition the Company will acquire from US1 all relevant data relating to the licenses, as well as certain fixed assets owned by US1 in undertaking its exploration activities.
Comment: Perhaps as one might expect, there is little evidence yet that the market has picked up on the bargain basement deal that BHL is delivering in terms of Uranium licenses, something which should bolster its already strong portfolio. Ideally the recent bounce at 1.3p April support is an indication that some value seekers are taking notice.
Aeorema Communications plc (AEO) , a leading strategic communications group, announced a further material upgrade to its expectations for the financial year ending 31 December 2026, following continued positive trading during the second half of the year. The Board now expects revenue for FY2026 to be no less than £23.8 million (previous guidance of no less than £23.0 million) and profit before tax, excluding non-trading foreign exchange gains and losses, to be no less than £1.25 million, representing an increase of approximately 18% on previous guidance of no less than £1.06 million. The further improvement reflects continued increases in scope across projects scheduled for delivery from September through to December, together with higher-than-expected margins on projects delivered during September.
Comment: Perhaps not surprisingly, since the summer shares of AEO have rallied sharply, and one would expect to see further gains in this microcap whose market cap remains below £10m. While the market is probably waiting on the company to sustain the good news for an extended period of time, it would appear that there is enough of fundamental buy signal here for most.
Filtronic plc (FTC) , the designer and manufacturer of advanced RF solutions for the space, aerospace, defence and telecoms infrastructure markets, has secured a follow-on contract for $3m with its undisclosed US-based customer in satellite communications. This supports the next phase of, and is incremental to, the $8m development programme with the same customer as announced on 26 March 2026. Importantly, today’s award is to support the procurement of critical long lead-time components, mitigating supply chain risk and supporting the accelerated development and delivery timelines required as the programme advances. As the next step towards full commercial sales, the award represents continued customer commitment and growing confidence in the programme’s progression.
Comment: It continues to be a source of interest that FTC shares has been delivering highly frequent contract wins, but the share price has been mixed of late to say the least. Indeed, after a couple of stellar years the shares are only up less than 20% so far in 2026. Sometimes the London market is keen to underline itself as being a very hard taskmaster.
Amigo Resources PLC (AMGO) announced the successful production of metal ingots with Gold and platinum group metals. Ingots produced from mineral concentrates generated from the Company’s Tanzanian operations. Ingots weighed a total of approximately 16.75 kgs, with contained Osmium and Iridium elements of 2.265%. AMGO said, ”The production of these metal ingots with the contained metal content represents an exciting step forward in Amigo’s metallurgical development programme. Our strategy is to maximise the value recovered from the mineral material passing through our processing operations, combining gold recovery with the potential recovery of additional precious metals. Whilst there is no certainty the existing concentrate contains the same metal content … based on the contained metal content in these Ingots produced from the Company’s internal testing, the concentrate on hand when used in the metallurgical process could contain in excess of 800 kgs of Osmium and Iridium … which could lead to the production of in excess of 30 tonnes of ingot.”
Comment: It has to be said that AMGO has been and remains one of the better pivots as far as rebooting the company from one completely different focus to the other. This is culminating in the latest news from the company regarding production, something which has ironically occurred rather more quickly than many of the company’s more conventional peers.
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) announced its H1 FY27 Trading Update for the 26 weeks to 1 November 2026 (H1 FY27). Strong H1 revenue and profit growth in both US and UK markets. FY27 guidance narrowed to upper end. Brian Duffy, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We have delivered a strong first half performance, with Group revenue up 15%, despite an unsettled macroeconomic backdrop. This reflects the strength of our market position, the quality of execution from our teams, and enduring demand for luxury watches and jewellery. Importantly, this revenue growth is translating into improved profitability and cash generation. We expect to deliver around 28% Adjusted EBIT growth in the first half with 80-100bps of Adjusted EBIT margin expansion, and close the period with net debt reduced by £88 million year-on-year.”
Comment: As the advertisement for a well-known watch brand suggests, the person who buys a timepiece is merely the caretaker for the next generation. It may be handy that watches also represent a store of value to be passed on as well. To this end one wonders how WOSG continues to do so well, when almost everyone carries a mobile phone with the time displayed on it, and could therefore save money by not buying a watch. Shares of WOSG are now back up to 3 year highs near 800p.
Tatton Asset Management plc (TAM), the investment management and IFA support services group, today announces its un-audited interim results for the six-month period ended 30 September 2026, which show double-digit organic growth across revenue and adjusted operating profit, driven by strong levels of AUM and net inflows. Highlights: Total AUM/I rose by 15.5% to £27.968bn (31 March 2026: £24.216bn), AUM/I post-period of £28.411bn. Group revenue increased by 24.8% to £32.071m (Sep 2025: £25.691m). Statutory profit before tax increased 37.3% to £16.027m (Sep 2025: £11.674m). Adjusted operating profit up 33.3% to £17.482m (Sep 2025: £13.111m). Adjusted operating profit margin increased to 54.5% (Sep 2025: 51.0%). Strong financial liquidity position, with cash of £35.084m (Mar 2026: £33.862m).Net investment performance added £2.4bn to AUM, alongside £1.004bn in organic net inflows. Largest ever six-month partner firm increase to 1,295 (31 March 2026: 1,218). Paradigm Mortgages participated in £10.1bn of mortgage completions, a 17.4% increase YoY.
Comment: The metrics from TAM are so good across the board the highlights have been included in full. The only thing which is perhaps missing on this update is stock market appreciation. It is notable that the shares at the moment remain only mid-range as far as the year to date. Over to the company’s PR…