Why I'm Watching the UK defence industry
Exploring government spending increases, geopolitical shifts, and emerging opportunities in UK defence contractors.
This is my personal market diary, a place where I dump my thinking about markets, companies, and capital allocation. It's NOT advice. It's just a record of trades and how I think about investing.
Exploring government spending increases, geopolitical shifts, and emerging opportunities in UK defence contractors.
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Below are a list of the companies I'm reviewing currently. I score them across multiple dimensions: potential, growth, value, momentum, health, and efficiency, to help me think through where the opportunities might be.
| Company | Potential | Growth | Value | Momentum | Health | Efficiency | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAFFLINE GROUP (STAF) | 39 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 86 | 1 |
| DISTRIBUTION FINANCE CAPITAL (DFCH) | 33 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 2 |
| TOPPS TILES (TPT) (D) | 37 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 3 |
| ASA INTERNATIONAL (ASAI) | 43 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 4 |
| YU GROUP (YU.) (D) * | 33 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 80 | 5 |
| JOURNEO (JNEO) * | 31 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 6 |
| ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY (AT.) (D) | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 7 |
| HERCULES (HERC) (D) * | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 8 |
| ANPARIO (ANP) (D) | 33 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 9 |
| RAMSDENS HOLDINGS (RFX) * (D) | 27 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 10 |
| TRUFIN (TRU) | 33 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 11 |
| SECURE TRUST BANK (STB) (D) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 12 |
| GULF MARINE SERVICES (GMS) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 13 |
| WATER INTELLIGENCE (WATR) * | 29 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 14 |
| QUARTIX TECHNOLOGIES (QTX) (D) * | 33 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 15 |
| GATTACA (GATC) (D) * | 35 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 16 |
| AVINGTRANS (AVG) (D) | 35 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 17 |
| TIME FINANCE (TIME) | 31 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 18 |
| BEGBIES TRAYNOR (BEG) (D) * | 31 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 19 |
| FUNDING CIRCLE (FCH) | 37 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 20 |