21st Century Technology Share Discussion Threads

[dealit] 05/6/2014 08:18

Announcement with a glimmer of hope.---

"In our recently issued Annual Report I said that whilst there have been a number of challenges in the last year I am cautiously optimistic about our future, not least because of the new energy, drive and direction brought about by the new leadership team. I also said that our expectation for the current year is for revenues to be similar to 2013. I added that we are currently trading in line with Board expectations and every effort is being made to develop new lines of business and secure positive outcomes from the important contract negotiations and renewals due later on this year.

Trading in the financial year so far has been in line with those comments, and there has been no material change in our expectations. We have made a number of innovative major system proposals to both rail and bus operators, which if successful will begin in H2 and provide the foundations for a return to growth in 2015.

[kenbarlowx] 04/6/2014 20:36

Streaming it via a batch of their own fish-eye cameras would be a novelty..
Anyway I'd be glad to hear what they have to say about the future.

[davidosh] 04/6/2014 13:47

How many of you would like to join me at the Agm and presentation followed by a lunch and presentation with three more companies tomorrow ? Details here...

As for the next presentations coming up.....this Thursday at 10.30am at FinnCap there will be a presentation at the 21st Century Tech C21) Agm and that will be followed by a lunch and three company presentations at MHP Communications at 60 Great Portland St near Oxford Circus tube station. WYG actually reported good results today and will be one of the companies presenting and another will be Tangent Communications. Just email me if you would like to join about fifteen of us for this event as I have up to thirty places available.




Just email me by replying to that post or through my mellomeeting.co.uk website

[nod] 27/5/2014 12:46

qut, simply because they agreed to a non-disclosure. Otherwise they would have released the customers name.There are only a few reasons for this but it's always on the customers terms of the contract. Hypothetically it could be because the customer uses competitors.

[qut] 24/5/2014 23:28

What I don't understand is why C21 have never divulged the name of the rail company they signed a contract with for £1.9m in November 2013. They divulged the name of GB Rail Freight in the other rail contract + we know the names of the bus companies they deal with, so why hide the name of one company?? Any ideas?

[waterloo01] 23/5/2014 08:24

Hope First group rail isn't one of the cornerstone customer targets!

[rivaldo] 20/5/2014 08:56

Not holding, merely watching, but just to point out that the Spreadex holding has actually reduced.

On 7th May they held 2,891,500, but now they only hold 2,696,500, so their client has sold 195,000.

This explains why yesterday's RNS shows them going below 3% (they confuse the issue by not giving a "Situation previous to the triggering transaction" holding, but the movement downwards is clear).

[qut] 19/5/2014 21:28

Spreadex have topped up as per today's RNS. Somebody likes the shares

[vfast] 19/5/2014 20:46

spaceparallax, I'm doing the same. Lets see what the new management can do.

[spaceparallax] 19/5/2014 10:28

happy to sit tight

[spaceparallax] 19/5/2014 10:27

happy to sit tight

[paleje] 14/5/2014 16:26

Can't argue with that:)

[qut] 14/5/2014 16:17

It was more your own interpretation of the RNS rather than what it said in essence, but discussion is what the BBs are for, so don't worry!

[paleje] 14/5/2014 15:54

Qut, what I said was only how the RNS read in essence, politeness aside, there were hope bits too but predominantly they're up against it, their strategy needs to be good. I'll decide after hearing it whether to remain or quit. Or even add.

[norbert colon] 14/5/2014 07:44

Have held C21 for a number of years now but luckily only sitting on a small loss due to dividends etc. How many from this board will be at the AGM? I think its important for as many of us to attend as possible given the current situation. Current share price is quite attractive on valuation grounds but rests on forward strategy for sales and profitability so will be good to hear what this is.

[qut] 14/5/2014 00:19

Not so sure that's entirely true - maybe you shouldn't be in the share!

[paleje] 13/5/2014 23:57

Management may well be better but it's still taken them a long time to figure out the product in its present form isn't good enough. Scaling back international sales drive is just code for can't, and focusing all attention on retaining just 2 clients is scary. I bought when these guys came in thinking it could only get better but now there are doubts, I hope their strategy when they reveal it is very convincing.

[qut] 13/5/2014 14:27

What this company needs is good management. Maybe they have it this time

[lenzcrafter] 13/5/2014 14:17

Didn't see the 20% up lift coming!!

[zoolook] 13/5/2014 13:14

Another gambler tut tut ;-)

[qut] 13/5/2014 12:44

High risk, high reward - that's why people invest in small caps! I'd be surprised if this went t*ts up though. The AGM should shed more light

[vfast] 13/5/2014 12:29

Just what I was thinking Tomboyb.

[tomboyb] 13/5/2014 12:23

I wonder if that is a director buy at these levels -

[kazoom] 13/5/2014 12:22

Hello ken,

Just in case you didn't see last week, one of the possible "coat-tails" has torn off with Paul Scott having reduced his position.

I think these shares really have to be seen as very high risk. Accordingly, I've decided to take the hit, and have sold some of my shares at a loss, to reduce my position size down to a level where it wouldn't hurt me if they go bust. Maybe that is a mistake, but risk management is paramount with investing, so one has to size positions at a level which is appropriate to the risk involved, and this one is starting to worry me. I'm happy to run with the remaining (smaller) long position, and hopefully management will be successful in their turnaround strategy.

Which I think is a good summary, somewhat risky but not without hope.


HMM seems the rather pathetic ADVFN pretence that other financial sites don't exist is harder to crack than I thought - try this link instead

[tomboyb] 13/5/2014 12:11

531k - Looks like a buy at 4.7p -