Nothing stays the same forever and the best companies are those which are flexible and innovative enough to adapt.Without this capacity they risk becoming obsolete and are likely to face a steady decline in profit and cash flow until they eventually go bust or the remaining viable bits of the business are broken up and sold.The guiding motto of Andrew Grove, the man behind the rise of US micro...

Recent share price weakness at plastics manufacturer Coral Products (CRU:AIM) is a buying opportunity ahead of an expected leap in profit and dividends following an acquisition spree.The £17.7 million cap has snapped up two companies so far this year as part of its five-year plan to become a £50 million turnover business.In January Coral bought the assets of Rotalac Plastics, a provider of...

Plastics manufacturer Coral Products (CRU:AIM) is finally returning to revenue growth mode after expanding its product range and shifting away from the declining CD and DVD market. Its shares are up 50% since we last wrote on the stock (8 Oct 2015). We see further upside.The £15 million cap's core Interpack division, which makes plastic containers, has launched a new range of products. Coral...

UK shares extend gains made on Tuesday in early deals Wednesday, with midcaps rallying to heights not seen since August, and blue-chips risers led by a string of pharma stocks. Wall Street was up overnight, while Asia was mixed, but most of the main European markets follow Lodon's lead higher.The FTSE 100 index rises around 20 points, or 0.3%, higher to 6,416, while the FTSE 250 index makes a...

The chairman of Coral Products (CRU:AIM) Joe Grimmond says there is no reason why the plastic packaging group can't be a £50 million turnover business with £5 million of profits in three years.The £10.5 million cap, which made £17.4 million revenue in the year to 30 April 2015, has transformed its fortunes since 2011 when it was a loss-making business with 80% of its sales derived from...

Out of steamThe impressive share price run of electronic components supplier Laird (LRD) could be about to peter out. Laird supplies electro-magnetic shielding kit to Apple (AAPL:NDQ) and others, but having rallied around 15% since the start of the year, analysts believe the stock is likely to take a breather at 373p. (SFr)Punch sells 158 pubsPunch Taverns (PUB) has sold 158 non-core pubs to a...

Packaging SectorAfter years of economic uncertainty the prospects for the European packaging industry are finally looking promising, making it an opportune time to invest in the high growth, cash generative stocks that populate the sector.Packaging is used in a wide range of industries across food and drink, healthcare, cosmetics and other consumer goods as well as a range of industrial...

The worry that other financially-weak countries would copy Cyprus and sell gold reserves, together with weaker-than-expected growth figures from China, have put the boot into the mining sector. Widespread falls were recorded in gold producers and bulk commodity miners including an 18% drop in Russia-based Petropavlovsk (POG) to 152.3p which has the double whammy of being exposed to gold and...

Top of the leader board, troubled regional airline Flybe (FLYB) ascended 12.9% to 50.5p after agreeing to take on some of Ryanair's (RYA) routes. This is to help the Irish low-cost carrier win the European Commission's approval for its Aer Lingus (AERL) takeover bid. Ryanair will pump ?100 million into a new business, Flybe Ireland, which will contain 43 routes, airport slots and staff. The...