Advanced Medical Solutions Share Discussion Threads

[knighty0001] 10/9/2014 07:42

Happy days. Just what we needed to see.

[norbus] 10/9/2014 07:41

Agree good solid results, company commoditised; 20% compound growth was good while it lasted; GLA

[dealit] 10/9/2014 07:34

Good solid set of results I feel, nice to see "Strong performance in the US with LiquiBand® tissue adhesive range:

[eggbaconandbubble] 10/9/2014 07:26

Those results look ok at a quick glance. Lot of reference to 'constant currency' though. Liquiband appears to be doing alright in the US.
What do the experts have to say?

[dealit] 09/9/2014 12:29

Bag a load today may mean good news tomorrow IMHO, fingers crossed.

[eggbaconandbubble] 09/9/2014 11:48

Someon's managing to bag a load today.
Same person that's managed to talk the price down somewhere?

[eggbaconandbubble] 04/9/2014 07:04

Results on 10th. Well done Miranda!

[woodcutter] 02/9/2014 12:44

closed my trade, bouncing down off resistance to below previous lows, candle pattern formation negative.

woody

[apad] 28/8/2014 18:41

Apologies for off-topic folks - will stop now.
apad

[apad] 28/8/2014 18:40

I had XAR years ago Woody, and had to sell them to afford a house - later they were always too expensive for my taste. I bought after the first drop and am a little surprised at the reaction to the interims, so bought again (a little profit after the second purchase).
Normally, I only average up :-)
A fellow researcher got a job at XAAR and reported well of the management, I have always been impressed by their technology.
If the weakness continues I shall increase again - I view XAR as being similar to RSW (another long term shareholding) in that they plough a large amount back into product and systems development and can benefit significantly in ways that the market cannot anticipate (I think they both have short order lead times too).
So, I am comfortable with not buying again in their heyday, although it would have been better to buy on the second drop!
I tend to look at candlestick graphs and short term emas as a guide, but I am not an adept.
Good luck with your timing.
apad

[woodcutter] 28/8/2014 18:24

APAD

XAR had some classic TA chart positions before both drops which were very strong indicators of the eventual outcome. (It's not appropriate to post them on this thread)I nearly bought a few times but thankfully the TA stopped me from doing so.

Hope it comes good for you, i'm watching it closely.

Woody

[apad] 28/8/2014 14:07

W,

"These are my principles and if you don’t like them I have
others."
Groucho Marx

Having learned not to average down donkey's years ago, I am now
averaging down XAR, having bought after the last profit warning and
again today.

apad

[apad] 28/8/2014 14:07

W,

"These are my principles and if you don’t like them I have
others."
Groucho Marx

Having learned not to average down donkey's years ago, I am now
averaging down XAR, having bought after the last profit warning and
again today.

apad

[woodcutter] 28/8/2014 13:18

As APAD kindly pointed out it's not about confidence. I had built up quite a stake from the recent lows and had almost 10% percentage profit in the bag so i halved my holding.

Long term i think the business looks sound but i invest according to market conditions these days. Normally i'm LTBH and had i been in these from way back i most likely wouldn't have sold as i'd be sitting on a handsome profit and would most likely have looked to add on any weakness. I've kept a few stocks where i've been lucky to have seen similar growth and have moved in accordance with my LTBH strategy.

However as APAD again pointed out i'm also trading and at present any recent purchases that show signs of hitting resistance i'm either out or slicing. Preservation of capital in this choppy market is key to retaining and growing your assets.

APAD fwiw i used to only do LTBH my trading was also poor untill several years ago when i began to invest considerable time in learning and growing my TA skills, you can't trade without decent TA knowledge, which i've considerably improved in the last few years. Interestingly many investors think it's mumbo jumbo i can only say my results prove otherwise. Most who are critical have
little or no knowledge.

There are 4 stages in the invesment cycle all defined by the EMA position
stage 1 flat consolidation.... TA skills and trading
stage 2 growth uptrend.... LTBH for the length of the trend.
stage 3 consolidation before further uptrend or downtrend....TA
skills and trading
stage 4 downtrend....TA skills and shorting (which i have yet
to embark upon, my next challenge for this autumn)

Most sectors are currently in stage 3 and some in stage 4.
AMS is in stage 3 hence my trading

hope this helps understand my reasoning

Woody

[eggbaconandbubble] 27/8/2014 09:49

10th? 11th? I have not yet seen any notification of results date.
From memory they usually notify about 3 or 4 days prior.
Anyone know more about Octopus?

[mirandaj] 27/8/2014 09:11

Interims will be given on 10th September.

[eggbaconandbubble] 25/8/2014 23:57

Why the 11th?

[apad] 23/8/2014 08:41

d,
I'm not sure confidence is appropriate. My take is that they will either have news of the german sales taking off or not. Nobody knows other than insiders.
I'm not a trader (no good at it) so am holding - Woody trades. Both are appropriate actions in the face of no information (other than a non-exec buying 50000 @ 124p back in May being, perhaps, a small measure of some confidence).
Directors do have some significant holdings.
For me the results are crucial (2.6% of portfolio showing 24% profit). I want to see sales, not promises of new products. Germany mesh-implant was promised to kick in second half of 2014. US was improving.
Over an early breakfast on the 11th I shall decide whether to hold or sell at 08:01.
apad
"There are three ways to ruin yourself -- gambling, women, and
technology. Gambling is the fastest. Women are the most
pleasurable. Technology is the most certain."
Georges Pompidou

[dealit] 23/8/2014 05:45

WC, are you not confident in the results next month?

[woodcutter] 22/8/2014 15:34

decided to sell half my holding on the share price spike

WC

[mirandaj] 21/8/2014 10:15

Another reminder from June

[woodcutter] 18/8/2014 13:02

nice to see some upside on return from hols, although the move is on very little volume and it now appears to meeting some resistance.

Woody

[mirandaj] 13/8/2014 08:18

Sometime in the second half -

"Our hernia mesh fixation device LiquiBand® Fix8™ was approved for use in the European market on 29 May 2014 and will be launched for sale through the Group's sales teams and distributors in the EU in the second half of 2014."





"Product launches for both anti-microbial dressings and atraumatic foam dressings are also on schedule for the second half of 2014."

This could definitely cause a problem:

"Continued strengthening of Sterling against the US Dollar and the Euro would, however, have an impact on revenues."

[eggbaconandbubble] 13/8/2014 07:44

Trading announcement was delayed most likely cos they were hoping news was coming through and looks like it now has.