Strong results to start the week

22/02/2021 · Directa Plus PLC (DCTA) · Fonix (FNX) · Future (FUTR) · Tristel (TSTL)

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There were strong results to start the week from a provider of mobile payment services and a manufacturer of infection prevention products covered here. The valuation of one looks distinctly more appealing to us, but both have significant potential with huge addressable markets.

Tristel: strong results but caution

Tristel (LON: TSTL), the manufacturer of infection prevention and contamination control products, announced excellent interim results for the six months ending 31 December 2020.

Revenue rose 15% to £16.8m, of which overseas sales were up 20% to £10m and represented 60% of total sales. While sales in China grew 33%, they remain very small at only £0.8m suggesting plenty of potential in such a vast market. Growth in the UK was a…

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