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Investment Notes

Why I'm Watching the UK defence industry

Exploring government spending increases, geopolitical shifts, and emerging opportunities in UK defence contractors.

Thesis: MEGP.

Analysing Micro Focus Enterprise Group's business model, competitive moat, and potential mispricing in the current market.

Market Notes: January 2026

Monthly observations on market sentiment, sector rotation patterns, and key themes shaping investment decisions.

Company Analysis & Scoring

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