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Hi Jamrock,

I understand your argument and the need to believe there is a positive future. Like yourself I have been involved as a shareholder since Concepta days and Uncle Eric and was a million digit holder before consolidation accumulated over a medium term. I am resigned to stay and hopefully see a return or reduced loss! A positive, healthy and rewarding Christmas to all.

My Christmas hope is no takeover offers unless at consolidation price. We are definitely sitting on and earning a lot of cash for a small company and at last seem to be well run - after those years of Uncle Eric lol!

Wow! just pulled a Christmas cracker and found the annual statement inside! got to be a good sign????? Oh Sorry everyone the cracker was old from 3/4 years ago

Laughton

not found name of analyst but this brief detail was in FT.

https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/forecasts?s=SNWS:LSE

The one analyst offering a 12 month price target expects Smiths News PLC share price to rise to 60.00 in the next year from the last price of 43.80.

Not looking likely a revised/new contract will be forthcoming any time soon!

Oh well will have to stay a long term investor for another year

I understand Eric Hanna is being brought in as MD and a trial of a new pregnancy testing product is to be introduced with a pilot scheme launched in China. This might be a "game changer for "Concepta".......!!!!!! Oops sorry I posted this about 8 years ago! Just getting carried away with the notion that boards issue updates. In the words of the Monkeys I am still a believer!!

Jamrock
I agree with your observations. I am in for the long term here. I must say my "yellow brick road" has quite a meander! The pot may be there one day.
ps. keep up the good research/comment

Jamrock, I rarely comment but today is a little reflection from me scanning back over the past few years when I started my journey here with "Uncle Eric" in China under the Concepta banner. Well as Delboy said to Rodney this time next year....... I remember the yellow brick road so clearly. I have bought more over the years so have reduced my break even figure but am staying in. A transformational company under current management so the future appears bright. maybe next year will be our year! I would enjoy the payout!

added a few more to my ore holding a few weeks back. I sense the company is under a good management strategy. and there appears to be a resurgence in magazine and news sales around the country. Healthy dividend to come so I am now in for the medium to long term.

The company has been transformed since the "reverse take-over" of a shell type company many years ago. The original name plate of Concepta launched in a blaze of publicity, particularly in China with the pregnancy testing products. Covid products have provided a financial platform to launch the new portfolio so fingers crossed (although luck should be just a minor factor) we have a successful future. Like quite a few on here I am and remain a long term investor. MY portfolio would have an alarming rise should the share rise significantly!

Is this spread currently displayed an accurate representation?
Immoral! unfair! ridiculous! but sadly legal
Share Price: 1.85Bid: 1.60Ask: 2.10

I have read several comments of late which highlight the MM's spread on the share. I wonder if todays so called spread is a record percentage between bid and sell.
It is a totally obscene scenario and is I suppose a deterrent to new buyers and sellers.
Share Price: 1.75 Bid: 1.50 Ask: 2.00.
This continuing situation does, I feel, detract from the excellent prospects for MHC.

hI Ambers,
I remember Eric and the trials launched in China. I think Concepta was an interesting ploy in China - never did hear how many conceptions were logged maybe it was a con!!
This new company and management is a potential blue ribbon opportunity and holds great potential.
a big wave to all holders especially LTH's

another aspect of supply and demand rests with production capacity and capability. The sp will likely see a positive move when full confidence is maintained in the structural awareness and decisiveness of the management team. Additionally, as often mentioned here, the professional decision making and timing of new product launch. Personally I hold a positive view of Penny and her team therefore retain confidence in the company and await my investment to grow. (I am a holder of shares going back to initial launch and Mr. Henau and co.

Just listened to an interview with I believe a CEO or senior scientist from a Liverpool based testing company. In the interview she said the government list of "testing providers" is produced alphabetically and there are a few "covid exploiter" companies listed. OK we all knew such companies exist but the remark made which startled me (if true) was if a company with a name which has a numeric or a punctuation mark will be automatically listed first as the main list is alphabetically structured . surely if true this list available to the public should be by performance grade. !?:,>!&"
MHC would then be near the top

Very encouraging analysis issued this morning. Gives me the confidence to hold. I have a core amount (held for some years!) and topped up earlier this year. Dividend potential is also promising. If the research note is correct I may see a modest return on my hold and recent buy!

Lionheart,
Thank you for the detail very much appreciated.

Agree with Hemo
Is the rumoured contract already signed or in place? If so is a rns. legally required within a set timeframe?
The sp is moving and is positive last thing needed is negative information impacting on this progress

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and American businessman George Soros will buy the British diagnostic company Mologic, writes the Financial Times. Mologic develops express tests
I read that the company has an "intention" to offer certain tests for $1. Is this the bill Gates influence and is the intention to offer poorer countries rather than the western world?
will this company sale have an impact on MHC?

Further to the earlier release relating to improved interims then it seems appropriate to say "satisfactory progress"
The Connect experience failed and the restructuring to Smiths echoes of back to basics - maybe there is still a future in paper and magazine reading.
I will continue to hold especially so with the imminent dividend payment nudging me back to "blue"