LONDON, July 6, 2026, 18:02 BST
- Dotlines closed at 8.45p, up 2.42%. After the bell, Hargreaves Lansdown quoted 8.50p to 9.50p.
- Turnover stayed very low, with 118 shares reported on Hargreaves Lansdown and 1,550 on Investing.com. That was worth under £140 at Monday’s price.
- Dotlines traded at 8.45p, down 11.1% from its 9.5p AIM issue price, valuing the company at around £51.5 million based on 609.3 million shares in issue.
- No analyst price target is listed for DOTL in public quote or research feeds. First consolidated interim results are expected by Sept. 30.
The London cash market was already shut after its 1630 finish at the time. July 6 stayed as a regular 0800 to 1630 BST trading day on the London Stock Exchange, according to .
Dotlines Global Limited LON:DOTL finished higher Monday. Last trade was at 8.45p, up 0.20p, or 2.42%, after closing at 8.25p previously. The spread stood out, with Hargreaves Lansdown quoting 8.50p to sell and 9.50p to buy after hours. That’s a 1p gap, or 11.1% of a 9p mid.
Turnover is the main story here. Hargreaves Lansdown’s volume showed just 118 shares, but Investing.com listed 1,550 shares. At 8.45p, that works out as low as £10 or up to £131. Go to the 9p mid and even the larger number is just £139.50. With this new AIM listing, the quoted price doesn’t mean much if you can’t get size close to the price on screen.
Dotlines has been on AIM for less than two months. DOTL started trading May 11 after Ikigai Ventures finished buying Dotlines (Guernsey) and Audra Solutions. The new group had 609.33 million shares out at a 9.5p issue price, putting its admission value at £57.9 million.
The last trade on Monday put the equity at around £51.5 million. At the 9p mid, that value was £54.8 million, showing a £3.35 million gap just from the spread. The last trade sits 11.1% under the AIM issue price, while the mid is 5.3% under.
The April deal terms would leave the Mahbubul Matin concert party holding 80.37% of the expanded voting rights once it closes. Liquidity moves from a side note to part of the main investment story.
| Price basis | Implied equity value | vs 9.5p AIM issue price | Price/revenue using Dotlines International 2025 revenue | Price/PBT using Dotlines International 2025 PBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.45p last trade | £51.5 mln | -11.1% | 2.4x | 48.4x |
| 9.00p mid quote | £54.8 mln | -5.3% | 2.6x | 51.6x |
| 9.50p issue price | £57.9 mln | 0.0% | 2.7x | 54.5x |
Dotlines’ new company financials are pre-consolidation. Dotlines said on June 30 that Dotlines International reported £21.467 million in revenue for 2025, with £1.063 million profit before tax. Audra Solutions booked £104,010 revenue over 17 months to Dec. 31, 2025, but posted a £959,563 pre-tax loss.
These numbers aren’t from the listed company’s consolidated accounts. Dotlines said they cover a period before the May 11 buyout. Dotlines said its consolidated interim results for the six months to June 30 are due by Sept. 30.
Dotlines hasn’t posted a new RNS since June 30, based on the feed checked Monday. Latest items are still the June 30 subsidiary results, the June 24 move to shift its accounting reference date, and the May 11 AIM admission.
Not much in the way of public forecasts. StockAnalysis had no analyst data or price target, and Simply Wall St reported zero analysts with estimates. The next-session forecast here is just a price-based grid, not from brokers.
| July 7 price case | Forecast price | Implied equity value | vs AIM issue price | Market read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low retest | 8.00p | £48.7 mln | -15.8% | Shares would be back around the recent low seen in public data |
| Monday last trade holds | 8.45p | £51.5 mln | -11.1% | Stock holds below the admission price |
| Monday mid quote holds | 9.00p | £54.8 mln | -5.3% | Admissions gap closes a bit but doesn’t go away |
| Issue price reclaimed | 9.50p | £57.9 mln | 0.0% | Market value returns to the May float mark |
| Clean break above issue price | 10.00p | £60.9 mln | +5.3% | Takes the market cap past the reverse-takeover price line |
Executive Chairman Mahbubul Matin called AIM “a strong platform” for Dotlines Global’s growth in the UK and abroad at the time of admission. Now, investors are waiting to see if September’s interim results can show Dotlines International and Audra as one consolidated listed-company run rate. Investegate
