High yield opportunities on AIM (part 2) – a Royal offering included in this lot!
Equity markets may have settled down a bit but that hasn’t stopped the share prices of several small caps we follow fall back further. Small cap investors have had a fairly good time over the past few years and may have forgotten the ‘sell now and think later’ mentality that can take hold in the small and micro-cap environment during periods of heightened stock market volatility. Occasions like this often present excellent buying opportunities, notably from among the profitable and cash generative businesses who remain committed to their dividend distribution. The second part of our hunt for high yield on AIM (Part 1 here) has uncovered yet more little gems that are worthy of greater consideration. We’ve also thrown in an unloved main market company for good measure.
Shares in Netcall plc (AIM: NET), the leading customer engagement software provider, have been weak ever since AIM peer Eckoh (AIM:ECK) announced back in July 2015 that it was pulling out of acquisition talks. Netcall’s software provides end-to-end customer engagement solutions to over 700 organisations in both the private and public sectors. These include two thirds of the NHS Acute Health Trusts, major telecoms operators such as BT and leading organisations including Interflora, Lloyds Banking Group, Cineworld, Axa, and British Sugar. While the shares don’t appear to be that cheap based on a simple earnings measure (June 2016 PER 20x),…