The United Kingdom's stock market has recently faced challenges, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices experiencing declines due to weak trade data from China, highlighting global economic interdependencies. In such a climate, investors might find opportunities by exploring penny stocks—smaller or newer companies that can offer unique growth potential despite their modest price tags. While the term "penny stocks" may seem outdated, these investments continue to be relevant for those seeking affordable entry points into potentially resilient businesses.
Name | Share Price | Market Cap | Financial Health Rating |
Polar Capital Holdings (AIM:POLR) | £4.825 | £465.11M | ★★★★★★ |
Begbies Traynor Group (AIM:BEG) | £1.00 | £157.74M | ★★★★★★ |
Foresight Group Holdings (LSE:FSG) | £3.55 | £405.37M | ★★★★★★ |
ME Group International (LSE:MEGP) | £1.892 | £712.93M | ★★★★★★ |
Stelrad Group (LSE:SRAD) | £1.42 | £180.84M | ★★★★★☆ |
Secure Trust Bank (LSE:STB) | £3.53 | £67.32M | ★★★★☆☆ |
Luceco (LSE:LUCE) | £1.158 | £178.6M | ★★★★★☆ |
Next 15 Group (AIM:NFG) | £3.355 | £333.67M | ★★★★☆☆ |
Tristel (AIM:TSTL) | £3.90 | £186M | ★★★★★★ |
Helios Underwriting (AIM:HUW) | £1.905 | £135.91M | ★★★★★☆ |
Click here to see the full list of 443 stocks from our UK Penny Stocks screener.
Underneath we present a selection of stocks filtered out by our screen.
Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★★
Overview: Seed Innovations Limited is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments, with a market cap of £3.18 million.
Operations: The company's revenue segment includes Financial Services - Closed End Funds, which reported a revenue of -£0.48 million.
Market Cap: £3.18M
Seed Innovations Limited, with a market cap of £3.18 million, is pre-revenue and unprofitable but has shown improvement by reducing its net loss from £1.42 million to £0.753 million year-over-year. Despite this, the company remains debt-free with no long-term liabilities and possesses short-term assets (£3.8M) that far exceed its short-term liabilities (£21K). The management team and board are experienced, averaging over five years in tenure each. While losses have increased annually by 13.5% over the past five years, Seed Innovations maintains a cash runway exceeding three years due to positive free cash flow growth.
Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★☆☆
Overview: Tialis Essential IT PLC, with a market cap of £7.91 million, offers network, cloud, and IT managed services to public and private companies in the United Kingdom through its subsidiaries.
Operations: The company generates revenue from its Manage Business segment, which amounted to £21.56 million.
Market Cap: £7.91M
Tialis Essential IT PLC, with a market cap of £7.91 million, is unprofitable but has reduced its losses by 28.3% annually over five years and expects 2024 revenue to be no less than £20.5 million. The company trades significantly below estimated fair value and has avoided shareholder dilution recently. While the board lacks experience with an average tenure of 1.9 years, Tialis maintains a cash runway exceeding three years due to positive free cash flow growth. However, it faces challenges with high net debt to equity at 60.8% and short-term liabilities surpassing short-term assets (£5M vs £8M).
Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★★
Overview: Thalassa Holdings Limited is a holding company focused on the research and development of autonomous underwater vehicles, with a market cap of £1.95 million.
Operations: No specific revenue segments are reported for this company.
Market Cap: £1.95M
Thalassa Holdings Limited, with a market cap of £1.95 million, is pre-revenue and unprofitable but has reduced losses by 35.2% annually over five years. The company recently completed a follow-on equity offering raising £2.18 million, bolstering its cash position to support operations for over three years without debt obligations. Its short-term assets (£3.1 million) comfortably cover short-term liabilities (£739,400), indicating strong liquidity management despite negative return on equity (-1.31%). Thalassa's board is seasoned with an average tenure of 16.8 years, providing experienced oversight as the company focuses on autonomous underwater vehicle development.
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Companies discussed in this article include AIM:SEED AIM:TIA and LSE:THAL.
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