Accesso Technology Share Discussion Threads

[janeann] 19/4/2018 18:44

a very pmarket cake shop I believe - remember seeing some info about it - cant recall where it is or where the info was.

Lot

[1traderjoe] 19/4/2018 18:35

What’s his new venture?

[supernumerary] 19/4/2018 18:26

Wild - to respond to your earlier question, it's possible Steve Brown has been selling to fund his new venture. Whilst on the board he would have been very constrained.

[wildchild] 19/4/2018 18:21

800k volume today, and some big trades at 2000p. My buy at 2300p not the best timing.

[rivaldo] 19/4/2018 07:33

This new interview, with the creative producer in charge of the guest experience at Universal Orlando Resort, confirms Tapu Tapu is "getting better and better" and is the future of theme parks/attractions:



"Siggelkow: How are you using the information you’re gathering from your guests to think about new attractions or amenities?

Merz: Universal has opened their third theme park in Orlando. It’s a water park called Volcano Bay, and it’s a full-day resort experience. We introduced a new RFID wristband that every guest gets as they come into the park. The park has a tropical theme to it, and the wristband is called Tapu. It has a longer-range, two-way communication and a little screen on it. For guests, this wristband personalizes their day to the attractions that they want to go see.

Unlike FastPass or other types of ride wait-time systems, this one responds in real time to the rides you want to go on. You’re free to enjoy your day as you’d like, and the band will tell you when your ride is ready to go or if your ride is available sooner than you had planned. You’re not spending your day waiting in lines. You’ve expressed your preferences upfront. The system knows that, monitors that and creates a hassle-free experience.

It was a big challenge for Universal to do this, and it took an army of very technical people to sort through the logistics of how to manage such a large group of people in real time. The experience just keeps getting better and better as they learn more and refine the algorithms that direct people.

Terwiesch: How do you find out about guests’ needs?

Merz: In a lot of these experiences, you can infer certain data. But for the most part, when guests are going to a park, they’re very deliberate about the types of experiences they want. Even with this technology, there are multiple ways that guests can express their interests.

They can go through the Universal app. They can engage with the team members when they arrive, and the team members have different tablets that they can update preferences with. The nice thing about it is that as soon as the guest is identified, the system can immediately present to the team members previous information about this guest in a very quick, digestible manner. The team member can respond in a more personalized way rather than having to ask a whole bunch of questions about their day. The team members can see it all on a dashboard.

“The wristband is called Tapu Tapu. It has a longer-range, two-way communication and a little screen on it.” –Eric Merz

In the theme park industry, there has been a challenge in providing guest service. If you compare the experience of actually being in a park versus the process of planning a vacation — all of those online clicks and selections are tracked. That informs the website on how to respond and offer up the right information. The more guests are engaged in that online process, the more we get to know those guests so we can offer up things that would be of interest to them. It’s a really dynamic, one-to-one interaction.

Contrast that when they get to the theme park. After they’ve had this really rich, personalized experience, they get into the parks and they’re anonymous to the operators. They’re just people coming through. As much as through customer service and training you try to create those human moments and engage with them, you still don’t know enough about them. That’s where, as an industry, we’re hoping these technologies allow us to know more about the guests as they approach, as they engage in our attractions, as they engage with the team members directly.

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[1001011] 18/4/2018 20:28

Chartists. As soon as it went below 2230, the chart traders expected it to head toward 2075 before something bounces it back into the 2200s and 2300s.

[carcosa] 18/4/2018 17:00

GBP/USD Exchange rate?

[wildchild] 18/4/2018 15:20

Anyone seen any reason for the weakness here, other than the Director sale?

[aimingupward2] 12/4/2018 09:11

- and then there’s the future involvement in the medical field, which doesn’t even get a mention.

[lomax99] 12/4/2018 08:09

Shares article today 'Priced for Perfection' on high PE rated stocks, mentions Accesso as deserving its premium rating:

AND TWO WHICH JUSTIFY A PREMIUM

Accesso (ACSO:AIM) £22.75 Forward PE: 42

A price to earnings multiple of around 40 would normally scare off most investors. But attractions ticketing and queuing software supplier Accesso Technology (ACSO:AIM) is no ordinary company.

Since 2012 it has seen revenue soar from $46m to $133.4m, including last year’s (2017) 30% jump, and has an equally impressive record on profits. It has been free cash flow positive in every one of those years.

Analysts anticipate future compound annual growth of about 18%, which puts it one track for $215m of revenue by 2020.

Accesso has cleverly worked out how to leverage its technology platform, providing solutions for everything from buying tickets, queue-busting, merchandise purchasing and more. It has some very big-name clients (Merlin (MERL) and Six Flags, for example) and emerging opportunities across Latin America, the Middle and Far East, including China.

Accesso is also applying its tried and tested solutions beyond its core theme parks to sporting events, music gigs, ski resorts, museums and theatres, of which there are thousands of potential new operators and venues.

Expect a steady stream of acquisitions to continue to bolster increasingly reliable organic growth in the future. (SF)

[panic investor] 10/4/2018 12:31

No problems with the weather either - as with Dubai :-)

[rivaldo] 10/4/2018 12:26

More international expansion for Six Flags, this time into Saudi Arabia - should be good for ACSO:



"International Expansion Continues with Six Flags-Branded Park in Saudi Arabia
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (SIX), the world’s largest regional theme park company, and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, today announced plans to develop a Six Flags-branded theme park in the city of Riyadh.

etc"

[rivaldo] 08/4/2018 07:50

RNS - good to see BlackRock buying and going above 10%



I remember TB and SB selling around half their then shareholdings a couple of years ago - at just 950p. The shares have done pretty well since then :o))

[lomax99] 06/4/2018 09:29

Meaty Director sales announced, good to see them currently have a minimal impact on the share price

[rivaldo] 06/4/2018 06:41

A new article in the Telegraph asks the legendary Giles Hargreave and another manager of his Marlborough Special Situations fund "what have you bought lately" - and it's ACSO:

[wildchild] 05/4/2018 16:21

Big volume again at 2200p. Half a million shares. Hopefully a seller getting cleared.

[nhb001] 05/4/2018 10:44

Funds top slicing today.

[shanklin] 04/4/2018 09:46

Thank you rivaldo

[rivaldo] 04/4/2018 09:24

Shanklin, if you look at the Olympics web site, only the Opening Ceremony is ticketed. The rest of the Olympics are free to attend and open to everyone, no tickets required.

I assume the Opening Ceremony is rather spectacular, whereas frankly for the Special Olympics the organisers just want to see as many spectators as possible, especially as the organisers are non-profit.

It's still a prestigious win for ACSO/Showare.

[shanklin] 04/4/2018 08:17

A bit strange that ACSO are just doing the ticketing for the opening ceremony, seemingly not for the whole event?

[rivaldo] 04/4/2018 08:13

Peel Hunt today reiterate their Buy and 3100p target:



Togglebrush, the recent activity seems rather encouraging to me. Every sale has been mopped up nicely, suggesting there's a buyer in size out there.

Incidentally, I posted the news of the Special Olympics contract win here a week ago! Nice to see it again though.

[togglebrush] 04/4/2018 07:00

There has been little or no movement in share price since the Full Year report
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OHLC and volume from ADVFN

21/03/2018 ACSO 2260 2290 2240 2270 171,201 ___ RNS FY figures
22/03/2018 ACSO 2265 2300 2250 2265 _53,043
23/03/2018 ACSO 2265 2300 2265 2295 _79,644
26/03/2018 ACSO 2295 2315 2295 2295 _40,629
27/03/2018 ACSO 2295 2300 2295 2295 _14,730 ___ RNS Update FY figures
28/03/2018 ACSO 2295 2300 2295 2295 _21,782
29/03/2018 ACSO 2295 2295 2295 2295 399,719
03/04/2018 ACSO 2295 2315 2290 2295 _23,265
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ANY IDEAS what is going on ???
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Append but I also note
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"accesso£ Selected by the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games to Provide Streamlined Ticketing Solution

Special Olympics USA Games Implements accesso ShoWareSM Solution Ahead of Opening Ceremony
Mar 27, 2018, 13:30 ET
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[rivaldo] 30/3/2018 08:22

To clarify, four directors have just received shares now vested under the LTIP originally granted in 2014. Three of those only sold enough shares to cover the IMMEDIATE income tax liabilities arising under the vesting, and have retained all the rest. Just one sold all the shares vested, retaining his entire prior holding - and he's a non-exec so it's hardly surprising.

[wildchild] 29/3/2018 21:02

Director sells. At least they got 2295p.

[spud] 29/3/2018 14:38

Serious buyin' (no G). ;-)spud