Ebiquity Share Discussion Threads

[melfaraj] 08/1/2002 14:27

it was nothing but an open secret that ebq had reaped a bumper profit this christmas. anyone who is anyone would be long on this stock in anticipation of todays results. the only way market makers can get their hands on stock is to panic the public into seling by dropping the price. remember also that market makers would have been short on the stock in order to satisfy the public's demand to buy this stock. therefore, the lower the price drops the more profitable it would be to the market makers. but this can only go on for very short perriods for a stock of such exceptional performance, few hours or days. after the said period the same market makers would start selling the stock they have collected from investors, but at an elevated price.

the longer small investors hold out against panic selling the less they stand to loose to market makers.

[ashtonm2000] 08/1/2002 14:07

someone's havin a laugh with this price drop!!

[melfaraj] 08/1/2002 13:47

this is not the first time that this good stock is hammered for flimsiest excuses. last year at around november it had reached and exceeded the 70p mark only to see it go down 15% on one day on news of shortages of the ps2. the stock then took a nose dive to reach the 50p mark and then climbed up to some 130p. the market makers in the process, up and down, collected the stock cheap and sold it dear. they made a packet in the process.

admittedly, today is a bad day for any retail stock, simply because the sector is down overall. in the end the tide generated by this stock can be kept at bay for so long. with a near 50% rise in profit it has one way to go, up!

[tonyx] 08/1/2002 11:57

Guppyworld,

Most retail stocks are getting hammered today-all mine down about 5% today.

Good trading statements this a.m by NXT & PEA-they are also down.

Could well be down to worries that interest rate may be increased this week.

Tony

[guppyworld] 08/1/2002 11:50

HEY...GREAT RESULTS... LET'S KNOCK THE SHARE PRICE DOWN BY 5% AND SAY WE'RE SHORT OF STOCK... WHAT ARE THEY PLAYING AT???

[jayenn] 08/1/2002 11:21

isnt EBQ a SETs stock therefore no market makers?

[scripophilist] 08/1/2002 10:14

My view is that the fall is due to profit taking and a general markdown in the retail sector in general on the basis that it looks like the party will be over when good old Eddie sits down again at the next MPC meeting.

[sirrah] 08/1/2002 10:10

the dip is as exceptional as the results are staggering
the charts the buy/sell ratio and the results indicate a rise
i am constantly suprised at how the market works

[sputnick] 08/1/2002 10:04

These results are Exceptional the price at the moment is down 6.5
I strongly suspect their shaking the tree.

Sputnick

[errol6429] 08/1/2002 09:40

price already reflected the statement.

[scripophilist] 08/1/2002 09:29

Well even 30% was a little low then wasn't it!! 51% in total and 47% of a LFL basis, 38% for the year. But obvioulsy in the price!!!!

[umair] 08/1/2002 09:18

From Yahoo on ELBO:

Electronics Boutique to Report Holiday Sales for 2001
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronics Boutique (Nasdaq: ELBO - news) today announced the company will report 2001 holiday sales results on January 10, 2002 for the nine week period ending January 5, 2002. The company also said that it will host an investor conference call at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) on the same day.

The call will be open to all interested investors through a live audio Web broadcast via the Internet at www.ebholdings.com . For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for two weeks on the web site. A telephonic playback of the conference call will also be available from January 10 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) through January 17 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern). Listeners should call 800-642-1687 (domestic) or 706-645-9291 (international) and use access code: 2843729.

Further US news on Thursday.

[littlewillie] 08/1/2002 08:51

sirrah, agree re market, reckon mm's have got the 'ump,
price should be up 10-15p, early days...lw
woftm

[sirrah] 08/1/2002 08:15

slow market all over the board
train strike probably affecting volume

[sirrah] 08/1/2002 07:31

good time to consolidate the trading base
with also the xbox revenues starting at easter
i shall now encourage my kids to buy buy buy (games not shares)

[littlewillie] 08/1/2002 07:19

Fan b..... tastic figures and ongoing, another name change will cost a few bob
and, imho, shows a lack of direction but guess its inevitable and now stores will be under the same banner.
Today will be interesting, funny those institutions getting rid of 3m. shares, hopefully they got it wrong by selling early!...lw
woftm

[littlewillie] 07/1/2002 23:20

Heard a whisper that tommorrows statement will be pretty spectacular, good luck to all stockholders...lw
woftm

[trumpet] 07/1/2002 17:46

Click on EBQ by the thread title to see list of recent News Items.
Here's the direct link:

[melfaraj] 07/1/2002 16:47

could anyone pls tell me where did they get the info that ebq will be releasing a statement tomorrow, 08.01.02?

[sirrah] 07/1/2002 16:07

at £35 a game the profit to ebq is as fantastic as in the early days of the cd
should be good figures tomorrow

[scripophilist] 07/1/2002 11:52

Mercier et Camier

Worse to come??!!??

There will be very big growth in this market over the next couple of years. So that is the last thing I would expect from EBQ, in fact I expect a very bullish statement.

My only judgement is how much is in the price already?

[scripophilist] 07/1/2002 11:12

At 30% LFL improvement a lot must be in the price? Tempted to nip in but I wonder what upside from here?

[pinsticker] 06/1/2002 19:00

Drifting back a little in the last 3 days - tomorrow should be interesting in advance of Tuesday's (expected to be cracking) trading statement....

The Observer 6/1/02 :

"A welter of retail trading statements this week will confirm that the British public spent billions of Christmas pounds on DVDs, computer games and clothes.

The sparkling performer is tipped to be Electronics Boutique, the computer games retailer, which will post its half-year results on Tuesday. Analysts have pencilled in a 'stunning' like for like improvement of more than 30 per cent."

[angus224466] 06/1/2002 15:55

Look forward to positive words on Jan 8th - then a lean few weeks - I would expect the price to rise on the good news about christmas then slip back during feb/Mar - expect general trend upward this year - excellent stock