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Excellent yet conservative brokers note; 11p target; winning substantial contracts; buy-and-integrate policy working and winning; strong organic growth as cash-burn phase ends; competent and seasoned BoD; tight financial controls with sensible debt management policy; Australian subsidiary alone probably worth our current MCap ..................................... and yet we sit near our year low. Crazy and unsustainable - must rise - DYOR and think about investing here imo.

Super contract win again. Peer-to-peer lending vehicle VPC Specialty Lending Investments, which is targeting a £200 million float on the LSE, has appointed Newgate to handle its UK financial and corporate PR. - See more at: http://gorkana.com/news/corporate-and-financial/pitch-wins/newgate-supports-vpcs-float/#sthash.aKKlEJNp.dpuf Agreed GoTrader - The price will rise to follow the prospects through 2015 and this is a great time to get on board imo. Sanlam interview indicated they were being conservative in earnings forecast which is the best way forward given how AIM can punish over-optimism. The buy-and-integrate approach being used by David Wright is undoubtedly working as the cross-seeding secures big contracts like BLU and VPC. These should be highly earnings accretive this year. Given the coming General Election, I expect the intrinsic strengths of PPS's reputation management skills to soar as part of Newgate. Expect a stream of similar fee-based income to follow. The market is certainly not factoring in the exceptional growth referred to in the last CEO interview where he indicated we were outperforming our peers manyfold.

Excellent maiden brokers note - time to let the results and forecasts speak for themselves: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/stocktube/3521/sanlam-securities-analyst-tips-porta-communications-shares-to-rise-3521.html Small growth stocks are the way forward for proactive investors and Porta is a peach.

The current price is at such a good discount to prospects, if you've done the research you'll come to the same conclusion as me that its a great time to top-up. The intensive cash-burn of acquisitions is effectively over as we transition to organic growth. Prospects look good in all areas. The Australian arm is booming; yes we have currency translation effects, but organic growth is now firmly in place. The UK business has now reached the critical mass that David Wright had set his sights on; it can now grow its income fee accordingly and win new business by cross-seeding skills. Reputation management imo is the discriminator skill that the CEO has brought into the fold. I think Sanlam have missed the major key to significant growth that PPS and Byefield have brought on board. His list of Blue-chip returning clients is enviable and the upcoming General Election will see PPS become the manager of political/industrial/public PR over the next 12 months. The Sanlam 11p target is a very sensible and achievable primary objective and leaves plenty of room for upgrades as 2015 unfolds.

If any share at 775p was given such a positive broker note with an initial £11.00 target it would fly. It's a bugg*r till we get above the £25m MCap radar!!! In 6 months time people will look back and say 'why did I not see that little gem at less than the probable MCap of its Austalian business alone!'. Still a fallback on volume of just 400k shares should give room for one or two detective analysts to spot the value.

11p Target - maiden broker note from Sanlam on Directors Talk (one word and website as Pelliot - sounds good to me so why are we down? Crazy world - should soon bounce back and beyond as it sinks in.

This will turn markedly upward as the brokers note is digested. No pie-in-the-sky predictions, just a solid reasoned forecast for sustained growth above the industry average with plenty of headroom for upgrades.

Initial price target 11p - thats a 40% gain forecast. Hopefully this gets the last bunch of shares off the legacy seller this morning and we can get up where we deserve to be! Whats not to like in this solid forecast based on actuals.

MM's will be happy to buy into this as it will rise on brokers note content. Sound and solid business and the maiden target of 11p offers 40% upside from here. Lots of synergies to be realised from PPS and Publicasity as Sanlam are aware so plenty of scope for upgrades. It is far preferable to have a sensible and reasoned maiden broker note with an achievable target rather than a blue-sky target. Spot on and well reasoned IMO. I'm happy to pick up more shares on weakness as this is an excellent business in a growing market for good performers.

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http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/atkins-and-gama-aviation-to-conduct-raf-airworthiness-reviews.html Came across this article DMOR yesterday - seems highly relevant to both recognition and growth as part of the picture moving forward. Belies the faltering share price which should be rising strongly on group prospects IMO.

I couldn't agree more Mick. It really is down to doing your research and challenging comments and figures. It is sheer lunacy to blindly follow comments on any BB. Thankfully, Porta has a seasoned and successful CEO and BoD which can easily be validated. David Wright built Citygate and Incepta into a world class outfit using exactly the same process as he is employing with Porta. He has a very conservative ethos regarding debt finance and is virtually 100% successful in getting acquired company entrepreneurs to join the all-in-together team. He has a contacts book of 30 years standing that most marcoms professionals would die for, hence his ability to identify suitable targets and price. Yes, we waited 9 months for PPS and Publicasity. The fact that he informed the market that he was looking to gain critical mass with two acquisitions in March 2014 was probably responsible for the share decline as they were delayed. But - he waited and got his entry price. Ive highlighted all the pros and cons and tried to give as balanced a view as possible. We still have the new HO costs and legacy LLP structure to cover. [Should be easier as the cash-burn has effectievly ended] and we have to integrate PPS and Publicasity into Newgate. But; all being well, 2015 should look increasingly bright as we get to end H! and H2 should sparkle.

Growth prospects in this arena look strong combined with the prospects from the JV with Hutchinson Whampoa in China tagged on to existing strong revenue. Extract from admission doc: (vi) In the United States, Gama Group has provided maintenance support to one of the leading fractional ownership companies since 2012, currently across four bases, and has been contracted by Wheels Up, a membership-based US private aviation company, to support its King Air turboprop fleet expansion. http://pages.wheelsup.com/foxBusinessDec2014.html

Ached emit = achedemic

The buying pressure has been quite sustained albeit spasmodic in quantity over the past few weeks. We're it not for a legacy seller the price would be substantially higher. I can't figure out who the guy is. It's not a current director as they've all been buyers for ages now. It's not an Institutional inv as they are very supportive of our growth strategy (why we are on AIM) and no thresholds crossed. It has to be a 'stale' holder from 2011 in my opinion, who is selling (must be at a loss) for personal/family/commitment reasons. It is noticeable that the block size has reduced markedly from 250 to 100 to 40/25k recently so I assume he's close to clearing. The blocks have quickly been taken up by purchases or MMs and liquidity in 100k is still strong so once cleared, we should have blue sky to par value at least. The stated transition from cash-burn to profits (check the last CEO interview) is fundamental to the buy-and-build strategy strongly aligning with the intrinsic organic growth and this is all coming together in current H12015. The 2014 finals, whilst reassuring, are ached emit since Porta 2015 will bear no relationship to Porta 2014 in either size or scope. Release of the finals 2014 will not reveal any major facts that we don't already know BUT the 2015 outlook and H1 2015 figures will ignite the price, on that count I am pretty certain for all the reasons stated in my last n posts. Porta will not stay below its par value of 10p for long.

Predictive text! Blue chip reusers.

Thanks Blue123, I'm sure you're correct. We should get a nice little heads-up from Sanlam soon. We Took on Sanlam in late October last year so they've now had almost four months to research the company, it's growth and make projections. The final N+1 Singer note was in September 2014 and was upbeat. It's logical to assume a maiden broker note from Sanlam is imminent therefore. The end-of-year purchases of PPS and Publicasity were pivotal to the transformation of Porta IMO as they bring in pro-for a profits of £1.25m PLUS the ability of Porta to offset those UK profits against existing tax losses. It was not possible to utilise Newgate Australia's profits in this way so win-win. We now have two months guidelines for all parties working under one roof at London HQ and the active Newgate involvement of Stephen Byfield (check how active his PPS has been and the blue-chip Reuters). Should make an interesting read and whet the appetite of a wider investment audience. I did, incidentally, ask Shares Mag why Porta was not in their four week synopsis of AIM shares. The answer - Porta did not have the required MCap minimum of £25m (it was £22m at the time) - I reckon we'll hit £50m MCap in H2 this year and then do exactly what the F22Raptor is so very good at.

Haha! If only! I spend a considerable amount of time researching each of my investments. There is a wealth of information in the public domain on every company, it's just a matter of doing the legwork. If, as I do, you believe that a company is being overlooked by the investment community, then have a long-term investment strategy and do the research. Porta have regularly posted excellent news announcements indicating growth. The website contains additional information eg the BLU contract (not RNS'd so probably the reason for your comment) and also PPS and Publicasity websites. Doing the research is not rocket science - Porta is being built on its reputation so ask one or two of its clients how they have found them. Same goes for PPS and Publicasity. Newgate and Redleaf too. I would certainly not be continuing my buying were I not doing the in depth research and also confident that the BoD was on the right track. And obviously, my first task was to check out the quality and CV history of the BoD. Great potential IMO and starting to get the recognition it deserves. The hardest bit was back-tracking David Wrights shareholding to get the average 9.2p!

Sanlam Securities maiden broker note due out very soon.

Shares Magazine gives half page synopsis of Porta on page 20. Certainly reinforces the views of those following David Wright and BoD. Well done Shares for being the first journo to spot the growth story here as director buys 1.3m shares. Hopefully more journalists will follow suit and raise our profile - long overdue.