Scholium Share Discussion Threads

[philanderer] 16/12/2014 11:22

Shapero Rare Books ‏@ShaperoRareBook 13 minutes ago

Last chance to see #NaturalSelection #taxidermyexhibition this week!

Review:

[philanderer] 16/12/2014 09:23

About 6 tiny trades since yesterdays numbers , all sells , looks as though we go back sub 80p shortly.


Zero broker coverage.... and only these couple of lines from today`s press..

Independent:

'Scholium invests in ‘higher quality’

The rare books retailer Scholium posted a half-year loss of £235,000 as it invested funds from its recent City flotation in “higher-quality” books. Group sales rose 2.2 per cent to £2.8m in the six months to September. Scholium said investment would improve profit margins.

[philanderer] 15/12/2014 17:15

Ah... RNS released..

On 15 December 2014, Scholium announced that it would pay an interim dividend of 0.5p to shareholders on its register on 16 January 2015. The Company's shares will become ex-dividend on 15 January 2015 and payment will be made on 30 January 2015.

[philanderer] 15/12/2014 09:19

The only negatives I read in the report..

"....due to the change in mix between commission and owned stock the gross margin of the Group has decreased."

"..activity at Shapero Rare Books in the first six months of the financial year has been slightly quieter than anticipated"

The key being:

"Given the high levels of quality stock and a firm pipeline of selling opportunities, the Directors are confident, if certain high value items are successfully sold before the end of March 2015, that market forecasts will be achieved."


Cèst la vie these days. I`m happy to hold ... and a 0.5p dividend as well although I can`t see a pay date ;-)

[blueliner] 14/12/2014 10:04

Under the title 'Rare books : the ideal Christmas gift', this week's Moneyweek has done a two page spread on the subject.

Plenty of content about Shapero Rare Books & no one else, presumably there isn't any other outlet in this niche. Good article written by the editor who must have spent some time at Shapero's researching it.

I might add that although she [the editor] was enthused about Shapero's describing it as 'glorious' and doubtless encouraging some high net worth footfall through the shop, it was not a tip, so no mention of the listed Scholium co.

[philanderer] 12/12/2014 17:20

Another 6000 @ 89.7p this afternoon :-)

[philanderer] 11/12/2014 23:16

Shapero Rare Books ‏@ShaperoRareBook

Check out our festive fun and frolics #catalogue for #original #giftideas! #xmas2014 #holidays #bookgifts #newyear

[androyd] 11/12/2014 16:44

Probably a speculator hoping for an early Christmas present on Monday.

[philanderer] 11/12/2014 16:40

oh !!

a 6,000 buy today @ 89.7p

[philanderer] 08/12/2014 22:35

8th december

'Beauty in death: The men who've turned taxidermy into strangely beguiling art'


...Demand is growing for their work, with pieces selling for between £2,000 and £25,000. n 25 November, their latest exhibition will be coming to the Shapero Rare Book store in London.

[philanderer] 02/12/2014 22:59

Shapero Rare Books has opened a gallery for modern art with an exhibition that reflects the company’s specialism in rare natural history prints. Natural Selection juxtaposes 17th-century nature studies with prints by Andy Warhol and contemporary taxidermy by Polly Morgan, Jaap Sinke and Ferry van Tongeren. Prices range from £300 to £75,000.

[philanderer] 20/11/2014 13:40

Confidence high for Russian Art Week in London


Collectors expected to brush aside political and economic worries


Dealers expect this month’s bumper auction season in New York to boost buying at Russian Art Week in London, which begins this week (21-28 November). “Such an open demonstration of confidence can only help the Russian art collectors, who will probably ignore their own worries about the rouble losing 40% of its value this year, and a fragile truce in Ukraine,” says Ivan Lindsay, the Russian fine art dealer.

The auction houses—Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Bonhams and the specialist MacDougall’s are all participating—are also banking on the success of sales in the previous Russian Art Week, in June, to support their offerings.

...Older pieces are available at Shapero Rare Books, which hosts “Luxury in Imperial Russia” (21-28 November), while Trinity House is showing “Russian Icons: spirit and beauty” (22-27 November).

[philanderer] 19/11/2014 17:41

South Ken Books @SouthKenBooks 23 minutes ago

Our Christmas window is coming along nicely!

[philanderer] 12/11/2014 14:01

12th november

Natural Selection, the inaugural exhibition of Shapero Modern, is presented in the newly refurbished gallery at Shapero Rare Books, a company with an internationally renowned expertise in rare natural history prints and other works on paper.

[philanderer] 12/11/2014 13:39

First trade in a long time this morning..

20,000 @ 89p

[philanderer] 21/10/2014 10:57

Trekker, exactly why I tucked a few away. Niche market.

[trekker60] 18/10/2014 09:48

Philanderer: Trading statement looks fine.
Agree, although I'm just a PI and no great expert at reading between the lines of company statements!
Bought a few of these in early September for reasons outlined in my post of Sept 5, i.e. thought it looked a solid, below the radar, 'alternative investment' type company which would hopefully make steady progress over the years. So far, so good, it appears. Barring any major bad news, happy to stay with this for a year or two and see how they go.

[philanderer] 16/10/2014 17:18

2 'sells' for a total of £3k and the bid`s droppeed by 2p :-)

[philanderer] 16/10/2014 09:39

Trading statement looks fine

[philanderer] 08/10/2014 12:23

This share is really digging my portfolio out of a big hole :-)

[philanderer] 02/10/2014 21:20

Scholium Seeks to Facilitate Deals in Fine Art and Collectibles

[trekker60] 02/10/2014 18:08

Bought a few of these at 82p in May as an 'alternative investment' type share which would hopefully stay under the radar when it comes to general market trends but plod along in the right direction over the next few years. So far, so good.
It was actually a toss-up between this and Stanley Gibbons but decided against the latter as it is higher profile and right now appears to have some very ambitious (possibly over-ambitious?) expansion plans. Time will tell.

[philanderer] 02/10/2014 17:20

It's the only share in my portfolio that's up again today.

Dreadful general markets.

[androyd] 02/10/2014 09:04

We're up again phil, soon be back at the float price!

[philanderer] 01/10/2014 13:57

Tiny volume, but that buy @ 86p makes this my best performer today :-)