Creightons Share Discussion Threads

[mctmct] 20/1/2009 16:49

Going down ...

[mctmct] 06/1/2009 16:39

Weird price action. The intra-day price has moved 60%+ during the past two days.

[mctmct] 05/1/2009 11:46

It looks as though it may have just happened.

[susumary] 26/11/2008 10:42

This company will be bust by february
You can not even short it any more
The End

[mctmct] 26/8/2008 17:00

Did anyone go to the AGM today?

[mctmct] 20/8/2008 11:38

Imminent collapse into the jaws of the bankers?

[mctmct] 06/8/2008 16:50

Something up, perhaps?

[8trader] 26/6/2008 19:33

Just checked, just wins quoting in this stock...say no more..not
even worth having it on the monitor...it needs more mm's before
it's even worth looking at...at least 3 will do.

[8trader] 26/6/2008 19:32

Probably true although it's wise to add the debt to the market cap
in these markets.

Problem is if the mm's or is it just one mm is quoting a ridiculous
spread then it dont matter how cheap it is because it's not viable
to make a profit trading it unless you hold a long time and then you
will have trouble selling them.

[2magpies] 26/6/2008 15:09

Seems utterly crazy to me that this company is only capitalised @ just over £1m!!

It made over £600,000 pretax

[mctmct] 09/5/2008 18:08

Sudden drop on zero reported volume. Results due soon ...

[2magpies] 29/1/2008 11:08

I don't know why the major shareholder doesn't buy the rest and take out the company once and for all.

Already owns a significant chunk.

[mcdermott900] 29/1/2008 10:35

Interesting indeed. Quite a turnaround, in fact.

I've been trying to off-load these for a while now (in order to buy more CAR - no ramp intended!), but the price I was being offered was absolutely criminal and seemed to be dropping daily, so I thought I'd just give up trying to sell them and see what happened.

The rise over the past couple of days has therefore (pleasantly) surprised me - does anyone know if something is going on?

Suddenly, I'm a bit more cautious about selling these now, just in case (good) news is on the way . . .

Regards,

mac900

[outsider] 29/1/2008 09:53

interesting, but still 1mm?

[mctmct] 29/10/2007 09:33

Anyone spotted any trading news?

[mctmct] 11/9/2007 11:03

It means that the current trading is through an auction. This is the way that trading opens and closes each day, and it is also triggered by a 10% price move. I have no idea why CRL seems to be in auction so often!

[tickertezz] 06/9/2007 11:09

This might be a daft question but can anyone tell me what the letters 'AU' mean under 'flags' on the Creightons advfn monitor? An 'A' appears when companies announce news but nothing seems to be linked to 'AU'.

Thanks,

Tezz

[2magpies] 01/8/2007 07:32

Probably the MMs are just bored, or ..... the price is being 'walked down' for a buyer?

[mctmct] 31/7/2007 17:21

What's up today?

[safman] 27/7/2007 09:50

RNS Number:9854A
Creightons PLC
27 July 2007



CREIGHTONS PLC

PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2007



Chairman's Statement

Review of the year.

The integration of our manufacturing facilities onto the one - Potter & Moore
Innovations - site at Peterborough was completed during the year, and I am
pleased to be able to report to you that the consequential cost savings we
anticipated have now begun to flow through into the Group income statement.


All production has therefore now been very successfully consolidated onto the
Peterborough site, with retention of all significant customers who had
previously been sourced from Storrington. Our customer service levels have
remained consistently high, and we are also seeing the effect of improved
efficiencies now that the bedding in of the transferred products has been
achieved.


We have continued with our policy of investment in and development of our ranges
of branded products, and believe this investment is paying-off in the increase
in sales and profits for our branded businesses, as well as enabling us to be
extremely competitive in formulating new and aspirational products for our
private label customers.


Financial Results


Consolidated Group sales this year were up #349,000 (an increase of 2.8%) at
#12,917,000 (2006: #12,568,000). This improvement over last year's result has
been due in particular to increased sales to our branded and contract products.
Sales and gross profit were again both higher in the second half due to the
seasonal contract business at Christmas. As in previous years, the Group has
continued to strive for low cost producer status, without compromising on
product or service level quality. We have also continued to make further
investment in marketing, sales, and technical R&D support.



I reported to you in the interim statement that the board took the decision at
the beginning of the year to make a significant investment in resources to cope
with the high level of new product development associated with the branded
development programme and a major re-launch with a key private label customer.
It was hoped that the benefit of this investment will be seen in the next year
with a full year of sales of the new products. I am pleased to say that we are
already seeing the first benefits of this investment, as sales of the new
products came on stream after Christmas, and contributed to this year's
increased sales level. This investment has however resulted in increased
overhead costs. Interest costs have fallen as borrowings have been repaid.



Operating profit before tax and interest for the year was #461,000 (2006:
#926,000). Last year's result includes the net profit from the closure and
disposal of the Storrington operation and resultant restructuring costs, a
one-off net income of #393,000. Significant overhead and operational cost
savings are now flowing through to profits from the closure of the Storrington
site.



Financing costs are reduced further due to the lower borrowings levels, the
proceeds from the site disposal and the improved profitability of the business,
providing the group with the significant amount of the working capital required
for the Christmas stock build.



Profit after tax was #383,000 (2006: #823,000), with diluted earnings per share
from continuing operations of 0.65p (2006: 1.40p). At this stage, the directors
do not believe a dividend would be in the best interests of the Group since
these earnings have been applied to consolidate the Group's financial position.


Current year developments



The Group continues to develop and strengthen its branded portfolio, with new
brands that have been launched into the premium and middle markets. We have
recently established a wholly-owned subsidiary in the US to facilitate expansion
of our branded product portfolio in the highly strategic North American market.



As in previous years, your board is continuing to seek opportunities to acquire
brands or companies that would complement the existing businesses by offering
synergies in manufacturing, sourcing and marketing due to similarities in
product alignment, sourcing or outlets.



I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of the Group's
employees for the hard work and effort they have put in over the past year.

saffy..

[scooter16] 26/7/2007 23:11

why is it that i purchased a further 10,000 shares but the deal does not show upon the Money A.M. site or the yahoo site as a deal having gone through. The last deal is shown as 6th July.

The Results should be out any day and with the company having slid back into a loss at the half year stage I reckon they will turn in another profit for the full year, and how knows back to, paying a dividend