LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - The Mail on Sunday's Midas column told readers to 'buy' shares of Byotrol given the quality of the hand sanitiser maker's products and the large and growing market opportunity both amid and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The sanitiser, already offered by Boots, was flying off the shelves so quickly that the chemist was still limiting customers' purchases.

And the product was so good that it had been the first approved for use by regulators in America, even ahead of its giant US rival Procter&Gamble.

The market opportunity was also startling large, the tipster said, citing estimates putting annual sales of global anti-bacterial products at approximately £50.0bn.

That included sprays for kitchen counters, office worktops, factory production lines and hospitals.

Hence, Midas said: "there is plenty more mileage in the stock, as attitudes towards hygiene shift and regulations tighten across the sanitisation sector.

"Byotrol operates within a small slice of that market, but its products are backed by rigorous scientific research and highly regarded by customers such as Boots, the NHS and Rentokil."

Analysts' estimates were for annual group sales of roughly £6m for the year ending in march 2020, rising to £11.5m over the course of the following 12 months, for profits of £1.5m.

The company also had a strong board, including a former AstraZeneca vice-president, and two former senior directors from Unilever, Midas added.

"Byotrol has made strong progress this year but the best is yet to come."



The Sunday Times's Sam Chambers told readers it was best to 'sell' shares in Naked Wines following the recent recovery in the share price.

Despite a 76% jump in the online wine merchant's sales over the past four months, driven by the closure of bars and restaurants in the wake of the pandemic, Chambers said that it remained to be seen whether the firm's new boss could turn the short-term bounce in sales into long-term gains.

"A cloud hanging over any online retailer is whether there will ever be decent profits selling third-party products. And Naked is not immune to the impact of job losses on consumer spending," Chambers added.

"It looks a good time to take profits and put the cork back in the bottle. Sell."

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