Cupid Share Discussion Threads

[bombadil79] 30/7/2013 08:09

Nice try for those who tried talk this up. This was only going to go one way today.

[j777j] 30/7/2013 07:35

Fingers on the buy buttons girls.Wait for the shorts to have a go,then start.

This was simply rehashed news by the same rehashed people and possibly sponsored by the rehashed shorts.

Who paid for Ermin's travel expenses?


The current market cap means you are effectively buying the continuing operations for zero.

£10 million in the bank
£9 million treasury shares
£5 million cash down payment
£725,000 payment each month for the next 40 months,being a total of £29 million.


A grand total of £53 million versus a market cap of £45 million.

The continuing operations shoud pull in £35 to £40 million this year with a EBITDA of £7 to £10 million.


"Cupid earlier this month sold its casual dating business which took in benaughty.com, flirt.com and other websites to co-founder Max Polyakov for £43.1million. It retained sites such as Cupid.com, loveagain.com and uniformdating.com.

Broker Peel Hunt said it was a necessary rehabilitation of the company which needed to be separated from the racier end of the online dating market, allowing it to concentrate on its mainstream and niche dating businesses."

[dewtrader] 29/7/2013 22:46

Wonder if the CPS will take action

Panorama said the ICO will take action

[diku] 29/7/2013 21:41

They could always change the name and lower the subscription to entice new singles!!...

[j777j] 29/7/2013 21:37

Oink oink.

[plastow] 29/7/2013 21:36

spit roast

[j777j] 29/7/2013 21:36

Peeps were already buying near the close today.

There was simply nothing that has not already been reported many months ago.


The only panic,will be the panic buying.

[knigel] 29/7/2013 21:34

LSE comments that this programme was shown last Thursday! So the share price has probably already adjusted to the news barring any panic sellers

[j777j] 29/7/2013 21:34

I didn't know she had two sisters ^^

Threesome anyone?

[plastow] 29/7/2013 21:33

she looks even better with her clothes off

[loverat] 29/7/2013 21:26

Indeed - looks like its feeding time again....

[loverat] 29/7/2013 21:22

That's certainly not the impression I got.

[dewtrader] 29/7/2013 21:21

looks finished. Being branded a scam by the BBC

[j777j] 29/7/2013 21:10

More than the shorting mafia, sure.

Who paid for that dog's trip?

Who plants stories in the press?

This so called news was out many months ago.

Shorts can't be trusted as they have a vested interest to spread negative news and outright lies.


This co will mbo.

[mattjos] 29/7/2013 21:09

& you actually trust KPMG to have done a genuinely open, unencumbered and far-reaching drains-up here?How many 'users' did they interview? Have maintained since this was EZD, that it stinks ... It's just a numbers racket

[loverat] 29/7/2013 21:08

diku

I have not looked in here for a while although I did ask a question when Cawkwell was spreading his allegations. PPI is regulated but are dating services? Who would compel the company to give back the money - assuming of course these issues are still ongoing?

[j777j] 29/7/2013 21:06

"Be greedy when other are fearful."

The current market cap means you are effectively buying the company for free.

Current market cap £49 million
Last reported £10 million cash
£9 million of shares held in treasury
£5 million cash down payment for sale of casual
£29 million cash,being balance due over 40 months


"In 2012 the Group, excluding the Casual Assets, recorded sales of approximately GBP29.8 million, Adjusted EBITDA(1) of GBP6.8 million and Adjusted Basic Earnings Per Share(2) of 5.86 pence."



The continuing should do between £35 and £40 million this year,Ebitda £10 million

[diku] 29/7/2013 21:05

What chance those customers/clients want sub money back?.....just like the Banks PPI!....

[plastow] 29/7/2013 21:04

the best thing to do if you sign up, is see whos online and near you then try chatting to them
via text if you get a reply ? see if you have the same interest
then make plans to met
simple
this still will not stop people trying to find the right person online

[montyhedge] 29/7/2013 21:04

Is that wise?

[j777j] 29/7/2013 21:03

Boy is she ugly.

Anyway this is old news.If you listened carefully the reporter talked about two months later.


KMPG have made recommendations which the company have implemented.The company have also followed their legal advice.


This was not a cupid specific issue,but an industry wide one.

Cupid will be seen as leading the pack to a better industry.


I shall be buying heavily in the morning.

[mattjos] 29/7/2013 21:01

Terrific opportunity for a business that combined personal screening for new members with an online matching site, thereby 100% guaranteeing validity of members. Would only take some leased 'drop-in' offices in major cities to give members a belief that the company was not a scam - as this one seems to be, going on the last 12 months evidence.