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The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday. ---------- AIM - WINNERS ---------- Brave Bison Group PLC, up 12% at 72.75 pence, 12-month range 38.20p-75.00p. The digital advertising technology firm posts a rise in half-year revenue and announces an acquisition. Net revenue in the first half of 2025 rises 19% to £12.0 million from £10.1 million, but pretax profit falls to £104,000 from £1.2 million. Acquisition costs kept a lid on its top line, Brave Bison says. They rise to £1.0 million from £33,000. ‘We have had a busy 2025 so far. Having not made an acquisition for almost two years, we have now announced five transactions in 2025 year to date, improving our competitive position and entering new markets with the acquisition of MiniMBA. We completed our largest ever fundraising and are delighted to welcome new shareholders and strategic partners including global media company News Corp, industry legend Mark Ritson and a number of new institutional shareholders,’ Executive Chair Oliver Green says. Brave Bison says it has acquired MTM London Ltd for an initial £6 million. The initial sum comprises £5 million and £1 million in shares. ‘Further cash and share consideration of up to £6 million payable over 5 years and self-funding, subject to continuing employment and business performance,’ it adds. MTM is a strategy and insights consultancy. Looking ahead to the full-year, Brave Bison expects to beat market forecasts, which it puts at £29.2 million for net revenue and £5.7 million for adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. ---------- Distribution Finance Capital Holdings PLC, up 10% at 55.00p, 12-month range 28.00p-57.00p. The finance provider for UK dealers and manufacturers hails ‘record new lending’ and a rise in ‘overall profitability’. In the half year to June 30, pretax profit decreases 1.5% to £9.0 million from £9.2 million, with impairment charges surging to £2.2 million from £106,000 a year prior. Adjusted pretax profit increases 20%, however, to £9.0 million from £7.5 million. Revenue rises 14% to £43.3 million from £37.9 million. New lending rises 17% on-year to a record £828 million. ‘The group has made great progress in achieving our strategic ambitions and enjoyed another period of growth which underpins the significant increase in overall profitability. We continue to scale the bank efficiently and the launch of our asset finance product will significantly expand our addressable market opportunity whilst also deepening our relationships with manufacturer and dealer customers in the sectors we currently serve. With this fuller suite of products and services, DF Capital has an abundance of opportunities to grow lending. The foundations are now in place upon which we can build our medium-term growth plans,’ Chief Executive Officer Carl D’Ammassa says. ---------- AIM - LOSERS ---------- Lords Group Trading PLC, down 1.8% at 34.86p, 12-month range 23.60p-56.00p. Lords reports a pretax profit of £578,000 for the first half of 2025, falling 48% from £1.1 million a year earlier. Revenue, however, improves 8.4% to £232.1 million from £214.2 million. The distributor of building materials says the repair, maintenance and improvement market is yet to see a bounce so far in the second half, though it still expects annual results in line with market expectations for adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £24.8 million. Lords maintains its interim dividend at 0.32p per share. ---------- Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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