Ambition Nation Listed 50 Awards 2020
Announced: 28 October 2020
The Ambition Nation Listed 50 identifies the fifty leading smaller UK-listed companies that offer the best blend of growth and quality as ranked by finnCap's equity analysis tool, The Slide Rule. As well as identifying the UK's best companies, Ambition Nation Listed 50 also celebrates the achievements and innovation of these business leaders.
The Slide Rule equity analysis tool provides a consistent, quantitative and rigorous approach to analysing and ranking quoted company performance. Our research shows that quality-growth companies are likely to deliver the best returns to shareholders over time. The universe of companies analysed cover 500 companies with market cap from £30m - £5bn.
Driving Ambition Film Series
As part of the Ambition Nation Listed 50, we want to put business leaders in the driving seat, to dig a little deeper into what makes these innovative companies tick.
Presenting our interview film series, Driving Ambition, now in its second year.
Each week, presenter Oli Barrett MBE interviews a diverse selection of CEOs and leaders from the finnCap Ambition Nation Listed 50 to find out more about their growth journey, the key decisions these leaders made to get their companies where they are today, the importance of being listed, the challenges of recent macroeconomic events, and how they are working towards a sustainable future.
Driving Ambition 2020 Ep 1 | Paul Swinney, CEO, Tristel
- Chemistry and Culture
Driving Ambition 2020 Ep 2 | Louis Hall, CEO, Cerillion
- Funding and Future Connections
Driving Ambition 2020 Ep 3 | Morgan Tillbrook CEO, Alpha FX
- Client-Centric Culture and Minimising Complexity
Driving Ambition 2020 Ep 4 | Chris Barnes, CEO, Tracsis
- Connecting and maintaining entrepreneurial spirit
Driving Ambition 2020 Ep 5 | Keith Daley, Executive Chairman, and Aylsa Muir, CFO, Checkit
- Transformation and Future Growth
Driving Ambition 2020 Ep 6 | Highlights
- Advantages of being a listed company
Cohort of 2019/2020
|
AB Dynamics |
Best of the Rest |
|
Alfa Financial Software |
Technology |
|
Alpha Financial Markets |
Best of the Rest |
|
Alpha FX Group |
Financials |
|
Anglo Pacific Group |
Best of the Rest |
|
Augean |
Best of the Rest |
|
Avon Rubber |
Best of the Rest |
|
Beeks Financial Cloud Grp |
Technology |
|
Belvoir Group |
Best of the Rest |
|
Bioventix |
Best of the Rest |
|
Brewin Dolphin |
Financials |
|
Cerillion |
Technology |
|
Character Group |
Consumer |
| Checkit | Technology |
|
Clipper Logistics |
Best of the Rest |
|
Craneware |
Technology |
|
D4t4 Solutions |
Technology |
|
dotDigital Group |
Technology |
|
Eckoh |
Technology |
|
Elecosoft |
Technology |
|
Equals Group |
Financials |
|
Focusrite |
Consumer |
|
Harwood Wealth Management |
Financials |
|
Hotel Chocolat Group |
Consumer |
|
Ideagen |
Technology |
|
IG Design Group |
Consumer |
|
IMImobile |
Technology |
|
Impax Asset Management Gp |
Financials |
|
Inspired Energy |
Best of the Rest |
|
Instem |
Technology |
|
Integrated Diagnostics |
Best of the Rest |
|
Joules Group |
Consumer |
|
Kainos Group |
Technology |
|
Keystone Law Group |
Best of the Rest |
|
Liontrust Asset Mgmt |
Financials |
|
Medica Group |
Best of the Rest |
|
Midwich Group |
Best of the Rest |
|
Morses Club |
Financials |
|
Mortgage Advice Bureau |
Financials |
|
Oxford Metrics |
Technology |
|
SDI Group |
Best of the Rest |
|
Springfield Properties |
Best of the Rest |
|
Strix Group |
Best of the Rest |
|
Tatton Asset Management |
Financials |
|
Ten Entertainment Group |
Consumer |
|
Tracsis |
Technology |
|
Tribal Group |
Technology |
|
Tristel |
Best of the Rest |
|
Watkin Jones |
Best of the Rest |
|
YouGov |
Best of the Rest |
Cohort of 2018/2019 - The winners
|
Award |
Winner
|
|
Top ranked company: Overall |
Kainos
|
|
Top ranked company: Technology |
Kainos
|
|
Top ranked company: Consumer |
On The Beach
|
|
Top ranked company: Financials |
K3 Capital
|
|
Top ranked company: Best of the rest |
Tristel
|
|
Best performing company: Overall |
Future
|
|
Best performing company: Technology |
Sanderson Group
|
|
Best performing company: Consumer |
Hotel Chocolat
|
|
Best performing company: Financials |
Liontrust Asset Management
|
|
Best performing company: Best of the rest |
Future
|
Selection criteria
We will identify these companies using the Slide Rule, an in-house developed quantitative equity analysis tool. First, companies are ranked on a blend of sales growth, EBIT growth and free cash flow return on capital employed. Next, companies are 'stress-tested' for cash flow qualit, dividende affordability (if applicable) and levels of financial leverage, with those failing any of these tests being eliminated. Finally, there is an eligibility test: companies must have their headquarters in the UK; the market capitialisation must be in the range £30m - £1bn; the company must have been listed for at least 12 months. Of those companies remaining, the top 50 are nominated to the Ambition Nation Listed 50.
Award categories
Overall Top Ranked Company
Awarded to the top ranked Ambition Nation Listed 50 company across all sectors.
Overall Best Performing Company
Awarded to the Ambition Nation Listed 50 company across all sectors that has delivered the best share price total return over the last twelve months.
Top ranked and best performing companies in the following sectors:
- Technology
- Consumer
- Financials
- “Best of the Rest”