Coolabi Share Discussion Threads

[lufc5] 21/7/2010 12:46

A trade at 8p (likely sell) of 36k and we move up????
Possible buy order to fill???? or was it a buy (V cheap)
Mysterious indeed.............

[lufc5] 17/7/2010 13:43

Scarlett and Crimson could very well be the big growth story over the coming year or so. Rolling this out in the USA is going to be potentially massive.
I await results in Sept' with glee..........and any +ve updates before then will be most welcome too.

Brand owner and developer Coolabi has announced new licences for the Scarlett & Crimson brand with Poetic Gem for clothing and Myridium for perfume.
Apparel licensee Poetic Gem has been awarded a licence to create a range of Scarlett & Crimson leisurewear, whilst perfume manufacturer Myridium will be producing Scarlett & Crimson perfume and coffret sets, with both product ranges set to be launched this autumn in specialist and High Street stores and online retailers.

The last bit were just to give an example, COO are far from being a one trick pony.

GLA

[6tangler9] 16/7/2010 09:19

Best of luck with the thread and your investment saucepan....BUT where is the pretty Anna ? :-) !!

[rampant debra] 16/7/2010 08:17

from a female point of view that is a very pretty lady.

[iloveit] 16/7/2010 08:13

well ok new thread is up and running ,good luck to all and yes i will still be posting here as exciting news filters through and shareprice yet to react to what i feel should have been up to around 20p a share by now ,still any spare cash and will top up at this level .

[zztop] 15/7/2010 18:02

must admit did jump into blnx today....

[zztop] 15/7/2010 18:01

just lookin in.....thanks

[lunartik] 15/7/2010 17:37

Long term chart looks interesting - what happened?

Holding a small investment here.

[saucepan] 15/7/2010 17:30

The latest exciting RNS announcement:

Coolabi announces production of Poppy Cat TV series and raft of international
pre-sales :

Coolabi plc (AIM: COO) announces that production is underway to bring the
much-loved children's literary character Poppy Cat to television screens
internationally.

In February of this year, Coolabi appointed King Rollo Films Ltd ("King Rollo
Films") as its animation partner for the 52 episode series, due to air on Nick
Jr (UK) in 2011. The television series, which will be co-produced by Coolabi's
television production arm Coolabi Productions and King Rollo Films, will bring
to life the world of the pre-school children's character created by Lara Jones
in a series of books that have sold more than 2.5 million copies
internationally. With a third of these book sales coming from overseas, the
potential of Poppy Cat, both at home and abroad, is significant.

Strong international pre-sales of the series have already been recorded with
sales confirmed to Nick Jr Australia, RTE Ireland, YLE Finland, TV2 Norway, and
TVO, SCN and Knowledge Network in Canada. Other international broadcaster
partners are expected to be announced in the near future by Cake Entertainment,
which has signed a global TV distribution agreement for the series.

With Coolabi's production, broadcast and distribution partners now contracted, a
substantial proportion of the production budget has already been covered by
third parties with any balance of the budget being funded by Coolabi from
existing resources.

Jeremy Banks, CEO of Coolabi, commented: "We are very excited to be bringing
this wonderful property, with such considerable potential, to television. In
addition, we are particularly pleased to be working in conjunction with both
Nick Jr and King Rollo Films to bring Poppy Cat's adventures to life for
audiences across the globe."

[saucepan] 15/7/2010 17:10

Just to confirm that I have gone ahead and opened a new thread:



There is no intention to offend Iloveit.

Perhaps the current thread could be kept for more frivolous comment and the new thread be used for more substantive commentary of the kind to interest potential new investors.

[saucepan] 15/7/2010 16:58

The basic investment case, as I see it, is as follows:

I start with value and recovery. If forecast 2010 results of 1p earnings per share are accurate, the stock trades on a P/E of eight. With 2p eps forecast for 2011 that makes a forward P/E of four. So, if the shares maintain their current lowly P/E rating they would potentially double in price. I actually think we might see broker upgrades in view of the developments which I turn to below.

So, the next question is what are the grounds for confidence that recovery/growth is on track?

I msyelf became interested in the stock in June 2010 after two RNS announcements on the same day (10 June):

An AGM statement that was very upbeat:

And "two further deals for the teen and tween girl's brand, Scarlett & Crimson, underlining the property's capacity for rapid international expansion".


EPS was a negative (i.e loss) per share of 34p in 2004 and this loss has reduced steadily since then. 2010 looks like the year EPS will be turning positive (i.e. the figures quoted above.

Debt is very modest.

Coolabi has also recently been recruiting some seemingly very high calibre individuals to key positions: e.g. Zoe Scurfield, Anna Hewitt. The Company has a current market capital of £3.6 million - so it is not a case of elephant's having to gallop to make headway, to use Jim Slater's analogy.

Now let's look at the share price. It is absolutely bombed out, but the chart seems to have developed a bottom, and the consolidation period has been substantial.







In view of the expressed excitement and optimism of the company, I expect the share price to start recovering now to keep in tune with the fundamental story. With a share price that was once in excess of 2000p and a current buy price of 8p, the multibagger potential is obvious. My own stop is the 5.75p low made at the beginning of the year: making for a great risk reward ratio, in my opinion.

Directors have been accumulating shares regularly since 2004, and there has been no selling.

What is missing is current share price momentum. The shares seem almost totally off the private investor radar. I think it is just possible that the likes of Investors Chronicle and Shares Magazine might have a comment on the 10 June RNS announcements in their next editions (though I am not holding my breath), but I shall be rather more surprised if a tip sheet of some kind does not discover what seems to me a growth/turnaround story in the next 6 months. That could light the share price fire. Hopefully, I am doing my bit by flagging COO in this competition!!

Last but not least, Coolabi have Bagpuss among their intellectual property rights, and I love Bagpuss - shows my age

[saucepan] 15/7/2010 16:52

Fundamental data, courtesy of ShareScope, correct 4 July 2011:

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[lufc5] 15/7/2010 16:49

A round of applause for JM Barrie100................
BRAVO.........
HIP HIP........etc

LOL

[jm barrie100] 15/7/2010 16:41

Saucepan - please set up another a new thread, iloveit is a nutter and probably puts PIs off investing in COO because of his inane and obsession postings.

[lufc5] 15/7/2010 16:18

Saucepan.......Anna's picture is the only reason I bought in here!
If that should go then so shall I.
LOL.
Yeh Sauce why not have a go. As long as your not putting iloveit's nose out.
Let's face it. I doubt it could do any harm.
Regards and GLA.

[saucepan] 15/7/2010 16:12

Interims due end of September will be key in my humble opinion, unless there are other RNS announcements or there is tipsheet coverage and such like drawing COO to wider attention in the meantime. I am happy to wait personally.

Iloveit: would you have any objections to me setting up a new thread with a bit of good research information in the header? Drawing attention to the appointment of Anna Hewitt was topical at the time, but is no longer so relevant.

[lufc5] 15/7/2010 15:59

If your patience is wearing thin, then may I suggest you sell up and move to a more exciting share? In and out of MATD within 65mins for a nice profit, yet still in here............

[iloveit] 15/7/2010 13:53

come on whats the wait here ,need to move up again this is getting boring .

[iloveit] 12/7/2010 14:25

well all we can ask is WHOS THE SELLER AND WHY?

[iloveit] 12/7/2010 07:37

morning ,yes a well kept secret here and at this price a steal ,only 8.5p a share .

[lufc5] 12/7/2010 00:42

More good news. Only a matter of time before it gets reflected in the Share Price.
IMHO.
Blue week for COO!!!

[bbd2] 11/7/2010 22:16

10:48 | Thursday July 8, 2010

Entertainment industry investment and advisory group Edge says its Performance EIS raised £5.5m in its latest round of fundraising, meaning Edge has now raised a total of £11.7m over its four EIS offers.

Edge adds that it raised £29,056,655 from its Edge Performance VCT F Share Offer, almost three times its original target of £10m.

Edge founder David Glick says. "Edge is best-known for its Venture Capital Trust (VCT) product, and with £77.2m raised over the past five years, the Edge Performance VCT is now one of the most popular VCT funds in the UK with investors," he says.


"But we are gaining increasing traction with our EIS fund too. Key to our success has been bringing the successful Edge Performance VCT formula to the EIS sector. With these two funds, Edge is committed to helping investors make the most of the many opportunities for growth in the creative and entertainment industries."

Companies in which Edge funds have invested have promoted more than 200 live concerts since December 2006.

It has since broadened its remit to take in the wider entertainment industry, recently investing in Coolabi, the licensing company which holds the rights to children's characters including Bagpuss, The Clangers and Purple Ronnie.

[bbd2] 11/7/2010 22:15

Poppy Cat curls up in Canada, Scandi

Broadcasters in Canada, Ireland and Scandinavia have signed on the dotted line for Poppy Cat (52x11'), the animated TV adaptation of Lara Jones's children's literary character that will debut in the UK next year.

RTE in Ireland, YLE in Finland, TV2 in Norway, and TV Ontario, SCN and Knowledge Network in Canada will air the toon (left), alongside previously announced Nick Jr UK and Nick Jr Australia in 2011.

The show is being made by Coolabi Productions, the production arm of UK-based kids brand management company Coolabi, and King Rollo Films, with Cake Entertainment distributing. Jones's books have already sold 2.5 million copies, a third of which are from markets outside the UK.

Michael Dee, Coolabi's director of content, emphasised that the production work went to a UK animation house. "We are proud to be investing in animation in our lead market, particularly when the UK animation industry is having funding challenges at present."

Poppy Cat's journey to the small screen has been a long one. In April 2004, C21 first reported that Cake and Zenith Entertainment were adapting Jones's books for TV. Coolabi acquired Zenith's assets after it folded in 2006 and Nick Jr came onboard the redeveloped property in 2008.

Ed Waller
8 Jul 2010
© C21 Media 2010

[lufc5] 11/7/2010 13:39

"Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can't buy what is popular and do well"
A quote from Warren Buffet which I thought was rather apt for here.
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