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All must be proceeding as planned for the Stilo Chairman to avail himself of another 5% of the STL equity. New revenues from AuthorBridge,seriously increasing revenues from Migrate and very probably Omnimark reversing its recent decline,point towards a particularly bullish set of interim results. Should there be positive news on the AB/IBM engagement then the SP could well double or more,prior to really starting to motor. Exciting,imo.
One point I should have made , before I 'jet off' with the wife is Belgravium Tech were the subject of a takeover last year. It didn't last long and was rejected before talks had started but it does show interest in Bel Tech from other sources.
Every one has their own strategy for investing.I treat it a bit like getting married.Fully explore the alternatives and once the field has been honed down to just one,do your level best to ascertain if there might be any hidden pitfalls..........................then go for it. Stilo, to some, is boring and dead in the water.That is why we don't all chase the same woman/share. The time is coming however when STL will slip off its gown to reveal her attributes. Then everyone will want a piece of the action !
I only have only part of the answer and a warning!.Toumaz have issued shares for two reasons that I know of, firstly to raise money within the 'City' rules and also there has been demand for the shares from the public ie institutions. You will see the major share holders are six?( I think) big investment institutions. Secondly they have a staff incentive scheme to raise the share price based on performance and therefore tie this into a staff share purchase scheme. Belgravium Technologies I only invest because I like the progress this company is making. However Premier Foods had too many shares after a difficult time in the market and arranged a 10 for I swop, one new share for ten old ones. In practice this is arranged with big institutions , we small holders of stock had no say. The Market closed Friday at I think at 17p and opened at £1.70p on the Monday, I bought some years before at 30p =£3 , current share price 40p, so there are pitfalls to watch out for. However, Toumaz are in no danger of this .Lloyds Shares are however in this position , nearly 10x the shares in RBS and Barclays 9 due to the takeover of HBOS) , so, I expect some adjustment next year in my holding.RBS did the same 10 for 1 swop but this has worked out fine for me. Hope this little helps.
Can anyone of you kind people help. I have looked at Toumaz and Stilo shares and I notice Touumaz has an incredible 1.8 billion shares in circulation whereas Stilo has only 109 million shares issued. What affect does this have???????
Enjoy the ride. Have fun.
Thanks for that. No. It certainly is not my intention to invest for the short term, rather for the long term.
best advice i can give... never play with me than you can afford to lose. stick with profitable companies and never never go for a quick buck.
Breton59: Thank you for your help and honesty. I am seriously thinking of investing in shares. I have £85k I will probably end up investing a small amount to start off with in the first year. Probably about £20k. You openness and information for a first time investor really is an eye opener and it certainly helps to know how investors have got on since taking the plunge. Hopefully my cautious stance will pay off.
When I started to look to invest more in shares I but some money in bonds, I decided to pick firms that had weathered the downturn and looked in reasonable shape to 'catch' the upturn. Stilo are cash positive but I would never recommend a firm , its too dangerous because I'm a lucky novice...so far! . Belgravium Technologies came too light when several academics at my wifes Uni told me they were working on a 'paper' which suggested warehouse to doorstep or warehouse to store was emerging as the next big challenge in retail...about 2012 I think. I worked in engineering so it was all 'new' to me but Belgravium Technologies looked a good bet . Toumaz was a recommendation from the same group. One firm I left out was Inspired Energy, I only have one buy into this firm but if I had more money I would probably top up a little in IE. My wifes money is invested in Hargreaves Landsdown recommended SIPP. We have only been in it since November so until we have a years figures to work on its difficult to judge but currently in three investment firms within the SIPP my wife's money is up 5.7% . Mine is up 13.3 % but mine is heavily invested in the banks so its not balanced but that's my choice. Hope this helps.
Dear Breton59: Thank you for your advice and honesty. My apologies I thought that you had 100% investment in Stilo but I understand that it is spread out between several smaller and larger companies I assume to diverse your risk overall. I do like the sound of the smaller companies like Belgravium, Toumaz and Stilo. A 62% increase on £190k since 2009 is a great investment and one that I would love to achieve. How much would you have invested in Belgravium and how much would you have invested in Toumaz and how much would you have invested in Stilo? Dear Lukehere: Am I right in assuming that you have actually invested your complete total investment 100% in Stilo and that you hold 2% of the whole company? (remarkable) How much would you have invested in Stilo at that point: £100,000K? Is it not risky investing in just one small company like Stilo? I must admit you seem very, very certain of Stilo. What do you think of Tourmaz and Belgravium? All your thoughts would be most welcome, interesting, educational and no doubt most helpful indeed.
I hold 2% of the STL equity. I have said on several occasions that I consider Stilo to be the most interesting company on AIM and beyond. Immerse yourself in recent information regarding the Company---- Directors buying/disruptive new technology,micro cap status,yet with no debt and £1million = cash in the bank,IBM about to engage STL at enterprise level,profitable in a minor way for the past 5 years,pays an increasing dividend,has a Chairman who draws mno salary or expenses and has technology relevant to a burgeoning market place,and is well regarded in its field(to name but a few plus points). Don't take my word for it though,DYOR.
Should have added two RNS notes one, Belgravium Technologies and Toumaz issued at 7.00am today, worth a read.
The information is distorted, I don't have anything like my whole investment in one firm. I started to invest about 2009 in Lloyds, RBS and Barclay plus Taylor Wimpey and Premier Foods . The smaller AIMS companies are Belgravium Technologies, Stilo, Toumaz, Christie Group, Aukett S****e and Traf New Homes.Only two companies are a problem, Premier Foods and Traf New Homes, both under performing, but the rest....TW worth the wait up 623% and paying 9p per share so far, Lloyds first divi this year and Barclay at 6.5 p per share last year. Stilo is just a good small company that I've bought shares in...in total I've invested just under 190k in shares but my total increase since 2009 is 62% since I started. The warning as you can see and rightly point out if all my money had been in Premier Foods I would be down 72%. I'm no expert I just apply common sense to buying shares . research and advice. Hope you decide wisely what to do.
How I came across this information board I don't know. Recently I have been lucky to have received £85,000 inheritance and I have seriously been thinking of investing in shares for the last 6 months but I just need more time and confidence as I do not want to lose any money. Breton59 I cannot believe that you have 100% of your investment in one company as I have been told to spread my investment between 10 to 15 companies. Breton59 how much investment is your !00% worth in Stilo in terms of money. Is it worth £100,000s or jsomething like £20,000 or something? How much should I put into Stilo out of my £85,000?
I mirror your status Breton59. Investing in AIM has proven far superior to working. I avoid buying speculative situations,pump and dump,oilers and miners,together with larger sluggish corporates . STL has everything an investor like myself might look for in spades. Wiki describes Omnimark,Stilo's core technology,thus, "OmniMark is well known for its use of a streaming architecture which makes it particularly efficient in handling large volumes of content, and allows OmniMark to outperform its competitor technologies whenever the data volume is high." Not bad for a technology now decades old,and the BOD are now able to advance its use via Migrate and AuthorBridge. At the AGM a couple of weeks ago it was mentioned that Migrate revenues would more or less double in the current year(adding £300k++ to revenues.Omnimark engagements are also projected to revive,whilst AuthorBridge is expected to provide its maiden contribution. If IBM take on AuthorBridge at enterprise level,as seems very likely,then STL is going to become a hugely exciting investment. It currently comprises 100% of my portfolio.
Always interested in your assessments .I have topped up twice in Stilo, five times in Belgravium Technologies and three time in Toumaz. I'm an early retired, long term investor so its all about patience....and keeping as informed as possible!. Taking early retirement is always a gamble but I've never looked back and thanks to buying some key shares early in the recession I've found time for the AIMS listings. I will not tempt fate when this board is very quiet!!!!
If Stilo were to pull off the enterprise level AuthorBridge engagement with IBM(worth £500k p.a.) and Migrate revenues keep climbing(forecast to reach £700k this year),whilst at the same time revitalising Omnimark (underway),then I believe tat your target figure of 8-10p,polarhare,will be well and truly breached within 12 months.
looking good. fingers crossed maybe one day 8-10p lol
More of a tragedy in my opinion, but entertaining nevertheless .
I was just browsing through this board and couldn't help reading through some of these posts. Hilarious. Are these genuine disagreements or was this a comedy sketch?
On all measurements,Stilo's second half performance bettered that of its first six months(which were admittedly very disappointing). Extracting the significant NEW corporate clients for StiloMigrate added in their second half we have:- ANSYS SAP INTEL ATMEL VESTAS. In addition,NATIONAL GEOSPACIAL became a NEW Omnimark client. As revenues from StiloMigrate become more meaningful,the auditors will hopefully differentiate between the various revenue streams in order to provide investors with a clearer picture of divisional progress. With revenues attributable to Migrate possible equating to around £40k in prior six month tradingperiods,it looks as though these jumped to around £80k in the second half of 2014. A continuance of this trend would augur very well for 2015.The AGM statement might provide further clarity.
I believe that STL will outperform at least 95% of the shares on AIM over the coming one to five years.We are already seeing exponential growth in Migrate usage;shortly to be backed up by AuthorBridge,which the BOD class as a potentially disruptive technology and from which they predict "significant revenues".Omnimark revenues will revert quickly to more normal levels serving to generate a confluence of rising profitability. David Ashman's recent purchase of 3,002,000 Stilo shares is undoubtedly an expression of great confidence in the future of this superb,albeit currently slow burning,micro-cap.
My optimism remains undimmed ! Compare STL to a galaxy of other AIM shares where one faces huge deficits,massive dilution etc,and Stilo presents an oasis of sanity,even on a disappointing day for the SP. Migrate sales up 42 % and AuthorBridge is projected to generate SIGNIFICANT revenues. Stilo,in the meantime remains profitable and dividend paying. At current levels 1.5/2.0 the shares are a raging buy. (and you need to be quick,for such a low quote will vanish like snow at my oasis.) Bon chance then to the good ship Stilo and all who sail with her.
What a load of rubbish. Revenues and profits falling to such pathetic levels just show how pathetic the progress has been for another 12 months. Authorbridge is going to generate significant future revenues. My foot! Of course, it is not going to be launched until later in 2015 now and as I said before it is not going to make any contribution to revenues in 2015. How pathetic. I thought it would make some revenues that were worth the piece of paper their results have been written on but obviously not. What they really mean, just like Stilo Migrate has done since launch in 2008, that the revenues for Authorbridge are going to come in during the next 10 to 15 years time. Just like the pathetic revenues that are being generated by Migrate 6 years on. A pathetic set of results from a pathetic company that is once again promising the world........just like they have done for the last 20 years or so. Sell! Sell! Sell!