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Hardman & Co is a multi-disciplinary financial consultancy and investment research firm, employing highly experienced analysts and professionals with a broad range of capital markets expertise. Our clients are public and private businesses as well as fund managers, ranging from start-ups to £1 billion+ market capitalisations. Hardman & Co offers corporate research & consultancy, serving the needs of both public and private companies. We produce gold-standard research with a global reach for trading and investment companies, as well as providing market commentary and analysis. In addition, we carry out a number of bespoke investment-related assignments, including due diligence on bond listings, assessments of private company valuations and other corporate advisory services. We engage with the market through traditional and digital media, offering illuminating video content on corporate management strategy, results communication, interviews and in-house sector discussion.

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<li>In 2023, and for the second year running, the Hardman &amp; Co sector index declined, by 3.7%, underperforming both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share indices.</li>
<li>This is quite unusual for healthcare stocks. Our Index covers 52 companies, only 15 of which saw an increase in their share prices in 2023, and four of those were on account of M&amp;A activity.</li>
<li>Apart from the general economic influences, which have made institutions more risk-averse, there was a common knowledge that several companies were in need of additional working capital; so, share prices were marked down in anticipation of equity raises.</li>
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In 2023, and for the second year running, the Hardman &amp; Co sector index declined, by 3.7%, underperforming both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share indices.
This is quite unusual for healthcare stocks. Our Index covers 52 companies, only 15 of which saw an increase in their share prices in 2023, and four of those were on account of M&amp;A activity.
Apart from the general economic influences, which have made institutions more risk-averse, there was a common knowledge that several companies were in need of additional working capital; so, share prices were marked down in anticipation of equity raises.


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<li>Feature article: Is silver the cheapest asset on the planet?</li>
<li>Silver is a precious metal, a monetary metal and an industrial metal with a surprisingly wide range of uses.</li>
<li>It’s not that well understood by investors and tends to get overshadowed by gold – but, perhaps, not for much longer.</li>
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Feature article: Is silver the cheapest asset on the planet?
Silver is a precious metal, a monetary metal and an industrial metal with a surprisingly wide range of uses.
It’s not that well understood by investors and tends to get overshadowed by gold – but, perhaps, not for much longer.


United Kingdom

H&T Group plc primarily provides pawnbroking services in the United Kingdom. It operates in six segments: Pawnbroking, Gold Purchasing, Retail, Pawnbroking Scrap, Personal Loans, and Other Services. The company also offers gold purchasing, jewelry retail, cheque cashing, unsecured lending, buyback, foreign exchange, money transfer, and prepaid debit card services. As of June 30, 2016, it operated 186 H&T Pawnbrokers stores and est1897 second hand jewelry retail stores. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Sutton, the United Kingdom.

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H&T Group Plc (HAT LN)

Hardman & Co Monthly: July 2024

In 2023, and for the second year running, the Hardman & Co sector index declined, by 3.7%, underperforming both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share...

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The Hardman & Co Monthly: May 2024

Is silver the cheapest asset on the planet? Silver is a precious metal, a monetary metal and an industrial metal with a surprisingly wide range of...

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