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COH Coffeeheaven

24.00
0.00 (0.00%)
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Coffeeheaven LSE:COH London Ordinary Share GB00B0MBD455 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 24.00 - 0.00 00:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
0 0 N/A 0

Coffeeheaven Share Discussion Threads

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DateSubjectAuthorDiscuss
27/1/2010
11:56
"I have been in this share for 10 years"

Mmm. The stock first listed on Aim in November 2001. I very much doubt you were an investor then. At least Whitbread can count on your 250 shares. Bravo!

coffee911
26/1/2010
18:54
Which ever it may be COH directors have clearly proven their worth.
carwhite
26/1/2010
17:32
Referring back to yesyes's comments on the 19th Jan, you seem to be of the opinion that the COH directors will be offered lucrative directorships with Whitbread and, hence, are keen for the takeover. I wouldn't assume anything; I simply refer you to my comment about turkeys voting for Christmas. In some cases MDs of companies that are taken over are often the first to go and sent away with "handcuffs" limiting their business activities, rather than golden handshakes and bonuses to which you allude to.
plus_ca_change
26/1/2010
17:00
Looking at the trades over the last 2 weeks its all sellers on the back of the 24p offer getting 23.5, so I have to agree.
Nontheless WTB did due diligence and wanted to buy the whole company at 24p, no doubt all the sales have gone straight to WTB.
Therefore we cannot tell how much WTB holds, maybe 25% have sent in acceptances, but WTB have much more by buying the sells to MM's
If they have over 75% but under 90% I fear they can delist on the 25% who did nothing and shift all assets out of COH?

mryesyes
26/1/2010
13:53
They should walk away and pick it up later...much cheaper.

Dont forget this company has always been cash strapped and too good at tapping its gullible shareholders who were green enough to cough up every time.

I sold my bundle and was happy to walk away as if the bid does not go through this is heading down big time.

carwhite
26/1/2010
12:50
am just on the 'phone to the registrars, hoping to sweet talk a bit of info out of them playing it casual on the blower
see today deutce sols at 24.25, and again went long too
all of this plus the fact the offer is still not unconditional makes a decision difficult
the offer says they can extend the period, and reading betweeen the lines of what the chap has just told me they have around / currently under/ 30% acceptancies and below this level they have to decide whether to up the offer or walk away
He says its likely if they do not walk away they will either extend the offer, but unless there is a last minute rush it is between returning the certificates, extending the period or upping the offer with the 4th option being to walk away
I note the caveats in the director acceptances
On the balance of probabilities and if your holding is small I would keep your certificate

mryesyes
25/1/2010
20:27
What and wait another 10- years on hopes of a profit.
carwhite
25/1/2010
19:47
It looks like COH has suffered less in the downturn than many in the west and given the potential to open up many more coffee bars and to build on its brand-leading credentials, I'm tempted roll the dice and reject the offer. Also, if the rumours of Costa's apparent poor performance are true, in other worldwide territories, then there's the question to ask about their ability to become the custodians of this brand. Then there's the issue of choice; whether or not Costa re-brand COH's stores it diminishes consumer choice. OK, so we're not here to be the moral guardians of capitalism to but earn a crust, but I think that's a vaiid element to ponder...
plus_ca_change
25/1/2010
13:43
Would they outweigh the money currently on the table. In a real estate down turn I don't think so, but I am always willing to listen to others.
carwhite
25/1/2010
13:20
think of the costs of set-up,COH is cash generative from day 1
mryesyes
25/1/2010
10:14
As said it does not take a great skill to make coffee and snacks.// However there are only so many mouths and I know that in general the indigenous people prefer their old milk shops for better value. Western coffee shops in those countries is only a fade. I believe the COH management have finally realised that after some of us warning them for years, and questioned their wisdom. Now they want out and quick. Whitbread will get burned too as why pay to do what you state in open shops next to COH, when they can do it without buying COH.....Its all coming out now.
carwhite
25/1/2010
09:52
but no profit
mryesyes
25/1/2010
09:51
I don't think its a bad buy for Whitbread, they can muck about with it better,
close wrongly located stores, rebrand a few, and even set up nest to a few
Coffee shops like to all be together as it drawn all the punters to the street, like Barbers & Shopping Malls

mryesyes
25/1/2010
09:50
If anyone understands what the owners would actually gain from the sale of coffeeheaven then you might use the following words and arrange them into an interesting sentence: turkeys, chgristmas, voting, for, and re-evaluate your respective views. Everything is there to read in the offer documentation.
plus_ca_change
24/1/2010
17:52
I dont know, no profit in 10 years says it all, and to me a yard of counter is worth 10 miles of work.

Whitbread must be mad to take these losers on. I own Whitbread shares.

carwhite
24/1/2010
12:41
not really-that would be the shareholders, the management become whitbread directors to add to their cv, they can claim great success on their cvs rising from nowhere by hard work on their clever business idea to end up where they now will be, offers of non exec positions etc will follow
mryesyes
23/1/2010
16:24
Its obvious the management wants out before the whole shooting match collapses.
carwhite
22/1/2010
19:53
In any event for every Euro spent at its outlets, cents on the Euro came from the COH investors to make it happen and there was no profit to show.

As an investor you allowed thousands of Eastern Europeans to enjoy a luxurious coffee shop, that cost more to provide than they paid for their beverage.

It must now be clear to all that the 24p should be accepted.

mryesyes
22/1/2010
10:19
Could be a lack of management expertise, but then what does it take to make a cup of good coffee and put it on the counter.

Do it once it should be an easy exercise to replicate the activity in other outlets. The of course one has to consider the profit margins in tea, coffees and ancillary snacks.

carwhite
20/1/2010
16:18
But this has always been a mad stock BKE/COH, what is the disclosure today from JM Finn Ltd (dealings by those with more than 1% selling 50,000 shares at 23.5p and going LONG on 3.2m shares, 2.65% of the company what the blazzes is that all about?)

Accepted comments from Plus and Carwhite are both equally valid, yes COH is "improving" and has lovely shops with no competition, but there has been no competition because such activity has not been profitable YET

mryesyes
20/1/2010
16:09
I have never come across a situation where an offer is recommended and gets to this stage (closing date for receipt of acceptances 29 Jan) that is then said to have been rejected.
mryesyes
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