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Cavendish Financial Leads 3 Prominent Penny Stocks On UK Exchange

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The UK market has recently faced challenges, with the FTSE 100 index closing lower due to weak trade data from China, highlighting global economic concerns. Amid such market conditions, investors often seek opportunities in less conventional areas like penny stocks. Despite being an outdated term, penny stocks can still offer potential growth opportunities for those interested in smaller or newer companies with strong financial health.

Top 10 Penny Stocks In The United Kingdom

NameShare PriceMarket CapFinancial Health Rating
FRP Advisory Group (AIM:FRP)£1.42£348.23M★★★★★★
ME Group International (LSE:MEGP)£2.14£806.26M★★★★★★
Polar Capital Holdings (AIM:POLR)£4.915£473.73M★★★★★★
Next 15 Group (AIM:NFG)£4.29£426.67M★★★★☆☆
Ultimate Products (LSE:ULTP)£1.42£121.23M★★★★★★
Supreme (AIM:SUP)£1.57£183.08M★★★★★★
Tristel (AIM:TSTL)£4.08£194.41M★★★★★★
Luceco (LSE:LUCE)£1.398£215.61M★★★★★☆
Stelrad Group (LSE:SRAD)£1.48£188.48M★★★★★☆
Character Group (AIM:CCT)£2.74£51.44M★★★★★★

Click here to see the full list of 474 stocks from our UK Penny Stocks screener.

We'll examine a selection from our screener results.

Cavendish Financial (AIM:CAV)

Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Cavendish Financial plc offers a range of financial services to growth companies in the United Kingdom, with a market cap of £39.33 million.

Operations: The company generates £47.37 million in revenue from its services in corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and institutional stockbroking.

Market Cap: £39.33M

Cavendish Financial plc, with a market cap of £39.33 million and revenue of £47.37 million, offers financial services including corporate advisory and institutional stockbroking. The company is currently unprofitable, experiencing increased losses over the past five years at a rate of 42.8% per year. Despite having more cash than total debt and short-term assets exceeding both short and long-term liabilities, shareholders faced dilution with shares outstanding growing by 6.7%. The management team and board are relatively new, averaging 1.1 years in tenure, while the dividend yield of 2.38% is not well covered by earnings.

AIM:CAV Debt to Equity History and Analysis as at Nov 2024

Made Tech Group (AIM:MTEC)

Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Made Tech Group Plc is a holding company that offers digital, data, and technology services to the public sector in the United Kingdom, with a market cap of £27.23 million.

Operations: The company generates revenue of £38.57 million from its Computer Graphics segment.

Market Cap: £27.23M

Made Tech Group Plc, with a market cap of £27.23 million, is currently unprofitable and has seen its losses grow by 49.4% annually over the past five years. Despite trading at a discount to its estimated fair value and having no debt, the company's negative return on equity reflects ongoing financial challenges. However, Made Tech's short-term assets significantly exceed both its short- and long-term liabilities, providing some financial stability. Recent developments include securing a £13.2 million contract with the Department for Education to enhance digital services for national curriculum assessments, potentially boosting future revenue streams.

AIM:MTEC Debt to Equity History and Analysis as at Nov 2024

TPXimpact Holdings (AIM:TPX)

Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: TPXimpact Holdings plc, along with its subsidiaries, offers digital native technology services across various countries including the United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, the United States, and Malaysia; it has a market capitalization of £31.52 million.

Operations: The company's revenue is derived from several segments: KITS (£8.03 million), Redcortex (£4.40 million), Consulting (£60.55 million), Data and Insights (£7.81 million), and Digital Experience (£11.58 million).

Market Cap: £31.52M

TPXimpact Holdings, with a market cap of £31.52 million, remains unprofitable despite having sufficient cash runway for over three years due to positive free cash flow. The company trades at a significant discount to its estimated fair value and maintains a satisfactory net debt to equity ratio of 14.9%. While short-term assets exceed both short- and long-term liabilities, losses have increased by 60.7% annually over the past five years. Recent guidance indicates flat revenue growth for FY25, following FY24's revenue of £84.3 million, highlighting ongoing financial challenges despite stable weekly volatility.

AIM:TPX Debt to Equity History and Analysis as at Nov 2024

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