bymuratdeniz/iStock via Getty Images Shares of GMR Solutions Inc. ( GMRS ) have seen a very soft public offering, with shares trading 40% lower than the preliminary offering range just days ago. This makes the shares trade at much lower valuations and expectations here, but while the percentage move looks quite dramatic, the change in the enterprise valuation is relatively modest with lots of debt...
bymuratdeniz/iStock via Getty Images Shares of GMR Solutions Inc. ( GMRS ) have seen a very soft public offering, with shares trading 40% lower than the preliminary offering range just days ago. This makes the shares trade at much lower valuations and expectations here, but while the percentage move looks quite dramatic, the change in the enterprise valuation is relatively modest with lots of debt employed. This makes me curious but cautious at the same time, as leverage and a historically difficult environment to operate within prevent me from having real conviction here. Other recent IPOs and corporate events are discussed in greater detail at Value in Corporate Events . Emergence Medical Services Global Medical Response Solutions claims to be the largest provider of emergency medical services and a large integrated provider of alternate-site, out-of-hospital care in the U nited States . The company cares for the patient where and when they need help the most, at home, in an accident, or in any other event or place where timely care is needed. The company's operations cover some 1,600 counties, covering some 60% of the U .S. population. The company helps some 15,000 patients per day, about 5.5 million per year, with a team consisting of 24,000 clinicians. The company claims that its network responds to about 10% of all 911 calls and over a third of emergent air medical calls. Operating between hospitals, government, payors, communities, and other care settings, while strained under limited infrastructure, Global Medical plays a vital role. To that end, the company has massive equipment and vehicles, including well over 7,000 ambulances, 400 rotor-wing ambulances, and over 100 fixed-wing ambulances, among others. Valuation And IPO Thoughts Global Medical Response Solutions aimed to sell 32 million shares in a preliminary price range between $22 and $25 per share, yet demand was very soft with pricing set at just $15 per share. All the shares were sold by the compan...
A group of representatives from the World Bank will visit Caracas to engage with government authorities for the first time since reestablishing formal relations last month, according to people familiar with the matter. The trip will be led by the vice president for the Latin America and the Caribbean region, Susana Cordeiro Guerra , the people said, asking not to be named because the information i...
A group of representatives from the World Bank will visit Caracas to engage with government authorities for the first time since reestablishing formal relations last month, according to people familiar with the matter. The trip will be led by the vice president for the Latin America and the Caribbean region, Susana Cordeiro Guerra , the people said, asking not to be named because the information is still not public. A spokesperson from the bank confirmed that a delegation will travel to Caracas after a request for comment from Bloomberg News. The move comes a month after the bank resumed dealings with the government of Venezuela under acting president Delcy Rodriguez. The last loan provided to the country was in 2005. Read More: IMF to Resume Formal Engagement With Venezuelan Government
York Space Systems ( YSS ) stock jumped ~12% to around ~$31.64 in post-market trading on Thursday after reporting Q1 results. The company reported FY26 Q1 revenue of $116.34M (+9.5% Y/Y), beating estimates by $6.73M, with gross profit at $22.15M. The rally came despite a wider net loss of $114.84M vs. $11.73M a year ago, mainly due to higher costs and an $84.70M stock compensation expense, while g...
York Space Systems ( YSS ) stock jumped ~12% to around ~$31.64 in post-market trading on Thursday after reporting Q1 results. The company reported FY26 Q1 revenue of $116.34M (+9.5% Y/Y), beating estimates by $6.73M, with gross profit at $22.15M. The rally came despite a wider net loss of $114.84M vs. $11.73M a year ago, mainly due to higher costs and an $84.70M stock compensation expense, while gross margin slipped to 19%. Despite near-term pressure, what stood out for investors was the growth pipeline. Backlog rose to $642M, supported by a new $187M multi-year commercial satellite contract and continued government/defense wins. At the same time, York Space Systems strengthened its balance sheet after raising ~$583M through its IPO, taking total liquidity to about $806M, including ~$655.69M in cash. Strategically, that gives room to fund space-defense ecosystem expansion via acquisitions like Orbion Space Technology and the planned ALL.SPACE deal, both aimed at building a full satellite communications ecosystem. Even with higher losses weighing on sentiment, FY26 revenue guidance was reaffirmed at $545M–$595M. However, the stock remains down ~16% over the past week versus the S&P 500’s ( SP500 ) ~1.4% gain. Overall, the mix of strong revenue growth, expanding backlog, strategic acquisitions, and solid liquidity explains why the stock reacted positively after earnings. More on York Space Systems, Inc. York Space Systems: Riding The Space Boom With Massive Upside York Space Systems, Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation York Space Systems, Inc. (YSS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript York Space Systems falls after Wolfpack Research short report York Space Systems to acquire ALL.SPACE
While a resolution in the Middle East could trigger a swift drop in oil prices, Canada’s energy sector is poised to gain from the supply shock. Menno Hulshof, Managing Director for Equity Research with TD Cowen says today’s surge is fueling outsized cash flow, accelerating growth plans, and giving Canadian producers more flexibility on capital returns. Transcript Greg Bonnell: Elevated energy pric...
While a resolution in the Middle East could trigger a swift drop in oil prices, Canada’s energy sector is poised to gain from the supply shock. Menno Hulshof, Managing Director for Equity Research with TD Cowen says today’s surge is fueling outsized cash flow, accelerating growth plans, and giving Canadian producers more flexibility on capital returns. Transcript Greg Bonnell: Elevated energy prices have provided a boost to the Canadian oil and gas sector. But will this be a longer-term trend, even after the Middle East conflict ends? Joining us now to discuss is Menno Hulshof, managing director for equity research with TD Cowen. Menno, great to have you on the program. We've just come through an earnings season. We've seen elevated energy prices. How did that play through? How big of a theme was that for the Canadian energy patch? Menno Hulshof: Yeah, thanks for having me on, Greg. To your point, WTI oil prices are now north of $100. And the volatility is at a level I certainly have never seen before. And I think the implications of that are threefold. First off, the obvious one, we're seeing much higher free cash flow. Second, companies seem to be getting more comfortable talking up growth. And then we are-- and this is more nuanced-- but we are seeing more companies suggesting that they're about to get more flexible in terms of shareholder capital return framework. So, just touching on free cash flow-- the upside is very significant, since many companies had only budgeted $60 WTI for this year, and also because cost structures are much lower than they were before COVID. And market access is much better, meaning tighter heavy oil differentials and better pricing. On the growth side of things, we've seen several companies highlight expansion potential through reporting. I think it was really Suncor ( SU ) that started that trend at its investor day, where it guided to 100,000 barrels a day of new capacity through 2028. And then, since then, we've seen other compani...
June Nymex natural gas (NGM26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.030 (+1.05%). Nat-gas prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher on a smaller-than-expected storage increase. The EIA on Thursday reported that nat-gas inventories rose +85 bcf in the week ended May 8, a smaller build than expectations...
June Nymex natural gas (NGM26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.030 (+1.05%). Nat-gas prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher on a smaller-than-expected storage increase. The EIA on Thursday reported that nat-gas inventories rose +85 bcf in the week ended May 8, a smaller build than expectations...
DeFi Technologies press release ( DEFT ): net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $4.9 million, compared to $30.0 million in Q1 2025. Revenue of $11.2M misses by $5.48M . Shares -4.08% AH. More on DeFi Technologies Inc. Financial information for DeFi Technologies Inc.
DeFi Technologies press release ( DEFT ): net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $4.9 million, compared to $30.0 million in Q1 2025. Revenue of $11.2M misses by $5.48M . Shares -4.08% AH. More on DeFi Technologies Inc. Financial information for DeFi Technologies Inc.
Perhaps you remember Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, the 34-year-old twin brothers we profiled earlier this week . Although they had the tech chops to commit years of petty crimes (like stealing airline miles), what landed them in truly serious trouble was deleting 96 US government databases in the hour after both were fired last year by the same federal IT contractor, Opexus. (Opexus had just found out...
Perhaps you remember Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, the 34-year-old twin brothers we profiled earlier this week . Although they had the tech chops to commit years of petty crimes (like stealing airline miles), what landed them in truly serious trouble was deleting 96 US government databases in the hour after both were fired last year by the same federal IT contractor, Opexus. (Opexus had just found out that both brothers had previously been in prison for cyberfraud.) The pair come off less as cybercriminal masterminds than as galumphing galoots —that is to say, a pair of bumbling oafs who thought that asking AI how to cover their tracks was going to keep them out of federal prison. One of the minor mysteries I encountered while writing the piece was that the government had a verbatim transcript of everything the brothers said to each other during their hour-long deletion spree. The two men lived together in Arlington, Virginia, so it made sense that they might be chatting in the same room rather than by text or instant message. But how the heck had the government gotten access to the audio? Supersecret software bugging? Crazy corporate spyware running on their company laptops? FBI agent in the bushes with a microphone? Read full article Comments
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)
Granite ( GVA ) said on Thursday it was awarded a roughly $32M contract by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for reconstruction work on the Parks Highway near Nenana, Alaska. The project represents the second phase of the Parks Highway MP 319–325 CM/GC program that Granite has been delivering since 2022. Work includes about 1.2M cubic yards of excavation and embankment ...
Granite ( GVA ) said on Thursday it was awarded a roughly $32M contract by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for reconstruction work on the Parks Highway near Nenana, Alaska. The project represents the second phase of the Parks Highway MP 319–325 CM/GC program that Granite has been delivering since 2022. Work includes about 1.2M cubic yards of excavation and embankment and 22,000 tons of asphalt production. Granite said collaboration during the design process reduced imported gravel needs and helped minimize traffic disruptions during construction. Construction is expected to begin in the late second quarter of 2026, with substantial completion targeted for the third quarter of 2028. More on Granite Construction Granite Construction Incorporated (GVA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Granite Construction Incorporated 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Granite Construction's Outperformance Should Continue Granite projects $5.2B-$5.4B 2026 revenue while adding Kenny Seng Construction at ~$150M annually Granite Construction Non-GAAP EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.87, revenue of $912M beats by $129.74M