Acal Share Discussion Threads

[aleman] 12/12/2005 12:35

I have a lot of holdings up today - seems to be a smallcap thing. In my experience it takes a move of more like 20% without news to get a comment from the company.

[liveinhope] 12/12/2005 12:10

I wonder what % a share has to go up, or down, before a company has to make an official announcement even merely to state it knows no reason for share movement?

[aleman] 12/12/2005 11:53

Blimey! Is there a bid coming? Or is it just the SETS system making things volatile?

[aleman] 12/12/2005 10:30

3 big trades at 280p clearly not sells to lift the share price so much. But does it mean something is coming?

[liveinhope] 12/12/2005 10:24

Aleman - looks like an ace call by you given current rises today. Was 309,000 transaction today a buy?

[aleman] 07/12/2005 13:49

Don't know - can't find any record of sale.

European market outlook improving?

Bourses set fresh 3½ year high
By Darryl Thomson
Published: December 7 2005 07:39 | Last updated: December 7 2005 12:21

European bourses turned around early losses to set a fresh 3½ year high shrugging off US crude's climb above $60 ahead of key inventory numbers later today for oil and oil products.

[liveinhope] 06/12/2005 10:41

Anyone know if they still have their Deltron holding that they certanly once had?

[aleman] 06/12/2005 10:12

Is it another of the shares now trading with the SETS system? That seems to encourage rapid short term moves. The old system would have only moved a few pence given the amount of buying.

[jonwig] 06/12/2005 09:41

Aleman: I've been 'watching' these for ages and nearly bought yesterday, as I thought the results seemed to be telling us a 'bottom' was nearabouts.
Then when the price dropped in the morning I reckoned I'd read them wrongly: silly me!

The divi has been maintained all through the decline in results over the past couple of years, and is now only just covered. So that is, as you say, a bit of a gamble.

One thing about this: when it moves it doesn't hang about.

So best of luck here!

[aleman] 06/12/2005 09:33

Up sharply this morning! Not that many buys really, but nice anyway.

[aleman] 05/12/2005 17:04

Nice end of day rise suggests the market agrees things may look a little less gloomy.

[artfullfox] 28/9/2005 10:29

crystal ball prediction, time to start buying?

[humbugg] 24/9/2002 22:29

Looks a good short.

[cat] 24/9/2002 17:12

begining to smell real bad

[liveinhope] 24/9/2002 11:10

Holding confirmed at 2.7% according to Eaglet Investment Trust's annual accounts.

[liveinhope] 26/3/2002 20:30

The total No. of issued shares in Acal plc = 26,014,442 according to todays announcement.

Hope this may frow any significance on answer to my previous post above.

[liveinhope] 26/3/2002 20:26

Research shows me Eaglet bought into Acal plc in period 01/07/01-31/12/01 but as stake below 3% how can I find how many shares they own other than trying to find out via Acal/Eaglet personnel/registrars?.

Intrigued.

[liveinhope] 21/11/2001 12:22

Thoughts appreciated.

[taimur] 21/11/2001 07:51

Because it repreents excellent value. One of the UK subsidiaries is trading out of its socks at the moment. Recession, What Recession?

[emilemoore] 05/8/2001 08:59

www.acal.co.uk

Emile

[worloche] 05/8/2001 08:11

hi all,

could anyone give me there web adress
thx roy

[biomax] 04/6/2001 08:55

Acal profits rise but warns on growth
By Gavin Montgomery
Mon 4 Jun 2001

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Value-added electronics components distributor Acal today
reported results showing that sales grew a third and profits rose over 60% last year, and
said it plans to continue its expansion into Europe. But it warned that it expects to grow
at a more moderate rate this year.


Turnover for the year ended March 31 rose to
£325m from £245m in the previous year,
boosting profit before tax, goodwill and
exceptionals to £22.6m from £14.4m. The market
had expected profits of £21.9m.

Acal provides specialist design-in, sales and
marketing services for international suppliers in
the fields of electronic components, information
technology, IT parts services and industrial
controls. It has operating companies in the UK,
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy,
Scandinavia and the US.

Chairman John Curry said: "Rapid organic
growth has taken us to a new and much higher
level of profit. All divisions have performed well,
and the organic increase in sales of 31% validates our strategy of value-added distribution
driven by technology. We have achieved average organic growth during the last five years
of 19%, and are confident of our ability to manage the business successfully through the
trading cycles."

However, Curry said there are signs that growth is moderating. "To date, we have not
experienced any of the serious setbacks of which we have read so much in the press in
the part of our business relating to the network and communications industry," he said.

"We remain confident of our ability, as always, to manage the phase of the economic
cycle being signalled by the slower order pattern in the last few months, and the excess
stock levels of some of our customers."

Rising demand for electrical components for use in third-generation mobile phone base
stations and wireless communication networks is expected to fuel growth in Europe, and
Acal is particularly interested in extending its operations in France. But the company
said it is not looking to expand its US operations at present.

Shares rose 5p this morning to 572p, capitalising Acal at £148m. Acal said it will pay an
interim dividend of 5.5p a share, 20% higher than last year.