Medical advances | Stonking Small Cap update | Measured growth
News covered here includes our assessment of excellent results from a diversified financial services provider and retailer. Like so many UK micro caps the shares look cracking value, with an attractive dividend as well. Elsewhere, one of our Stonking Small Caps continues to trade well and there was also a welcome positive share price reaction to the update from a specialist in tissue-healing technologies. Read on here for our thoughts.
XP Factory: strong performance over Christmas, but… XP Factory (AIM:XPF), which operates the Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar brands, issued a positive update for its third quarter to 31 March 2025, which included the important festive period. “Like-for-like sales” from the Escape Hunt business grew 14.3% in the five weeks to 5 January 2025, with the division achieving its highest ever sales week in the period between Christmas and New Year. Total sales from the Escape Hunt segment in the 40 weeks to 5 January 2025 were £11m, representing 5.3% like-for-like growth year to date. Like-for-like sales from the…