Ig Design Share Discussion Threads

[bruceylegs] 06/4/2016 09:59

Thanks T2R. Trying to time a good entry point for my Daughter's junior ISA.

[bruceylegs] 06/4/2016 09:52

Needs to hold here at 156p otherwise I make the next support level around 133p.

[time 2 retire] 06/4/2016 09:51

I'm not understanding why all this selling, Year end audit complete last week and the whispers i'm getting off my former work colleagues is that top brass is very happy with the year IG has had and the continued progress made, we should be getting a very positive Trading Statement within the next 2 weeks or so...

Good luck all

[psolomons] 10/3/2016 23:37

I thought I had replied to this t 2 r. Very encouraging info. Thanks.

[time 2 retire] 22/2/2016 14:05

I cant see much happening now robo21 until aprils year end trading update-this was the main trigger for last years brilliant run so hopefully we'll get more of the same soon...

A bit of gossip for you though from Wales, we've bought 2 new specialist printing presses (for foils and holographic products) and there's 2 new conversion machines on order for this year and another 4 planned for next year (making a total of 25)plus all the workforce have been told they'll be on 7 day working by next April. Reading between the lines i can see a huge increase in paper volumes and orders for the coming years.

I'm looking forward to seeing the 2017/18 forecast when it's issued in the summer, revenue has got to be in excess of £250m IMO after all the Welsh investments plus what IGR are spending in the USA to fulfill an ever increasing order book servicing North and South America...

t 2 r

[robo21] 22/2/2016 10:34

No posts for a month. What can we expect to shore up a weak share price ?

[psolomons] 22/1/2016 20:38

Well timed both !

[treeshake] 22/1/2016 13:25

added a few first thing

[time 2 retire] 21/1/2016 16:24

I couldn't resist topping up a little today at this bargain price...

[celeritas] 21/1/2016 09:41

I agree treeshake, cash seems to be king, judging the depth of the current mkt turmoil will be the name of the game. Plenty of opportunities are being thrown up with just about every stock being marked down indiscriminately.

[treeshake] 20/1/2016 20:39

Blimey - love the oil comment !Some seriously good companies got hit today - there will be bargains including this one come next winter

[nehpets81] 20/1/2016 15:07

Interesting comment about the party ware in Australia - is this something IGR sells in its other territories yet?

[lord gnome] 18/1/2016 20:13

Disappointing response to today's RNS, but with the entire market going to hell in a handcart it wasn't altogether surprising.

[time 2 retire] 18/1/2016 09:20

"In the USA, record sales levels were reached with growth across all channels together with an expansion of export activities to Canada, Mexico and Brazil"

The above is my best line ps, Mexico and Brazil could be huge new markets for IGR and with the ongoing £10 million USA investment along with a favourable exchange rate between the dollar and pound we could see these surge for the next few years.

Plus as i said before, the Star Wars franchise will be huge for us this year IMO.

GLA

[psolomons] 18/1/2016 07:38

Very tasty last line.
"Our results and on-going focus on converting profit into cash underpins our ability to provide increasing dividends to shareholders."

[robo21] 18/1/2016 07:09

Great trading update, should kick on from here.

[jeff h] 17/1/2016 13:12

Read across / implications for IGR perhaps?:-

A Christmas card revival has helped Paperchase to post an 11.2pc jump in sales over the festive season.

The stationery and gifts retailer sold 9m Christmas greeting cards during the five weeks to the 27 December, lifting total sales to £30m and nudging UK like-for-like sales up by 5.9pc during the period.

“Reports of the death of Christmas cards are grossly exaggerated”, Timothy Melgund, chief executive said. “There is an anti-technology theme playing its part, cards are retro and people can personalise them to convey the right message. You can show you care so much more with a card than an email.”

An upbeat Christmas is crucial for the retailer as Paperchase makes 20pc of its sales for the entire year in the five week period.

The boost has helped UK sales for the 47 weeks to 27 December to rise by 11.4pc to £122.9m, while UK like-for-like sales were up by 4.7pc in its year to date.

[time 2 retire] 12/1/2016 09:22

This will be up and away again heading towards the magic £2 as soon as we clear the guy that's making all the £10.01k daily sells. He/she has made at least 10 trades since last Thursday and stopped our momentum IMV...

[glaws2] 06/1/2016 14:40

28 Jan last year - not seen any date published.

[robo21] 06/1/2016 13:27

Should we be expecting a trading update soon ?

[daz] 01/1/2016 12:03

Yes Happy New Year all, I think there will be more to come in 2016, although having more than doubled in 2015, the rate at which the share price rised will inevitably slow but it still looks reasonable value in my view if they get near 14p in earnings for the current year.

[psolomons] 31/12/2015 13:04

Happy new year everyone. It's been quite a year and good to end on a high !

[jeff h] 22/12/2015 18:43

Hi guys. Quite a few positive nuggets of information in the article. Amongst other things I liked the bits about the US which of course is a huge market:-

"What’s more, Christmas crackers are growing popular in the US, but not just for the Yuletide season. Through canny marketing, IGR has been selling crackers as festive ways to celebrate other occasions, such as baby showers and birthdays.
Already this year, Costco in the US has sold out of IGR's crackers."