Foresight Share Discussion Threads

[cockneyrebel] 30/12/2008 12:55

breaking out - ghastly spread doesn't help these does it.

CR

[davidosh] 27/11/2008 00:04

Boadicea....It still seems to be varied but generally small caps on very low ratings and paying a secure dividend are holding up now and those with very strong growth or dollar earnings. LOQ for example with high triple digit growth and dollar revenues has moved up nearly 80% in last month on updates. FSG has been holding steady in the 25p-30p for nearly a year. I think it may breakout upwards in next few months if money comes back as this is a good example of a small cap that is growing still and will be able to pay a decent yield on this low rating.

[boadicea] 26/11/2008 18:06

Do I detect a little more discrimination developing between stocks that will suffer most and those that will likely suffer less?
If so, it could indicate that the worst of the pi sell-off in the lower cap stocks is coming to an end and bargain hunters are sniffing around for value.

Until recently, any good results were used as a cover to get out.
This week has seen some companies issue good results and be rewarded with a penny or two rise.

[eric76] 26/11/2008 13:11

Best of luck with this one now. I've sold the last few I was holding this morning in despair at the lack of buying interest. I reckon they could have made 20m and no one would have bought any shares so I've moved totally into my gold shares and am making gains again. Roll on gold at $1200 short term and $2000 when they realise just how worthless the dollar is becoming.
Hope they fly now I'm out it would be good to see for everyone else's sake.

[davidosh] 26/11/2008 08:36

The eps forecast for this year is 5.7p then 6.2p next year and the directors have already stated that the current year will be met from existing workload. For a growth company with net cash and no debt this is very cheap indeed. I held Financial Objects which had a similar share price position and then suddenly a bid at 60p came in. I can see a similar scenario here.

[eric76] 26/11/2008 07:52

Aren't the earnings per share of 1.69 pence for the first half only? Consensus earnings/share for the full year are 5.84p which they seem happy with. Be good to see them get to a p.e of 8-10 as the market learns it can trust them to hit their no.s.
See what how they perform today first I guess though.

[amt] 26/11/2008 07:40

Interesting, the acquisition strategy should go down well with the market. There should be some good bargains so this looks a good share to hold even though the share price has held up so well and so is not as cheap as many, on a p/e ratio anyway.

[eric76] 26/11/2008 07:37

Nice no's no nasty surprises and growth continues. Wonder what the market will make of them?

[eric76] 25/11/2008 08:26

One day to go for the no's then. Lets hope they inspire the market.

[eric76] 19/11/2008 12:57

They may be quite good though. It'd be excellent to see some interest in them afterward anyway.

[eric76] 10/11/2008 15:12

I've still got a few of these and will happily hold til their numbers as the market seems to be holding its own. Best of luck with DTK hope you get your takeover and at a decent share price too.

[littleweed] 10/11/2008 13:19

Well Ive reduced slightly here and bought another one I hold (DTK) but there is a possible take over of DTK which has boosted the price slightly and put a stop to my rebalancing. If the predator walks away DTK could fall 20%. Watch and wait. Should have acted sooner.

[eric76] 24/10/2008 12:46

ooer one 10k sell and the price is off a penny and a half on a 5p split. Hope no one else sells in this bear market or we'll be sub 20p on the sell side.

[eric76] 21/10/2008 08:10

Good ol focus, I'm expecting them to do quite well in the near term picking up contracts with everyone talking about the need for regulation for the financial sector as one of the strengths of their software is it helps co's keep within the rules.
Nice size contract too, should be good newsflow til the interim's in Dec.

[welsheagle] 21/10/2008 07:18

Focus Solutions Contract Win




RNS Number : 2726G
Focus Solutions Group PLC
21 October 2008







Press Release 21 October 2008


Focus Solutions Group plc

("Focus Solutions" or the "Group")

Contract Win

Focus Solutions, an established supplier of enterprise solutions to the financial services
industry, is pleased to announce that it has
won a new contract for its innovative Wealth Management solution, focus:360°, with a new
entrant to the IFA market, Towergate Financial. The
initial value of the focus:360° contract will be £800,000 with a 5 year term for the
licensing of the focus:360° software, based on a per
user licence, along with professional services to support the implementation of focus:360°.

focus:360° will enable Towergate Financial to offer a multi-channel solution to their
advisers, creating a unique distribution model
supported by technology that will be a major competitive differentiator in terms of new
business processing and client servicing.

Towergate Financial are committed to gaining a significant share of UK financial services
distribution, through a combination of the
strategic acquisition of IFA firms and organic growth, whilst building upon their existing
brand. Patrick Snowball, Towergate Financial
Chief Executive commented: 'Our aim is to be a leader of change in the IFA world and our
principal aim is to transform relationships with
our clients. Selecting Focus technology is a fundamental part of achieving success and our
aim. Excellent technology enables great
service, good advice and strong compliance'.

Richard Stevenson, Chief Executive, Focus Solutions, commented:
"We are absolutely delighted to be working with Towergate Financial on this exciting
project whilst creating an industry first. This
further endorses the quality of focus:360° in terms of the underlying technology, the overall
solution and the experience of the people
involved. A key differentiator for Focus is that we've implemented large scale, enterprise
solutions many times before with multiple
integration points delivering a significant return on investment."

Sue Guest, Operations Director, Towergate Financial added:
"To ensure our seamless entry into this new market, it was critical that we chose the
right supplier and throughout the sales process,
Focus clearly demonstrated this. Focus has a good reputation for delivering flexible,
efficient and effective solutions which combined with
their industry knowledge made them our preferred technology partner for our Point of Sale
solution. We look forward to continuing our work
with Focus".

[drw1] 21/10/2008 07:07

Well not too patient:-annother contract win-DAN's note looking increasingly credible.IMO.

[drw1] 20/10/2008 16:32

Yes,value will out in good time eric76.
Just a question of being patient.

[eric76] 20/10/2008 16:26

It will do it just needs/needed a bit of time. The large caps always go up first in any rally but I'm sure these will soon follow. As you say earnings/share of 7.2p to come and this year they should give their first divi too.

[drw1] 20/10/2008 15:58

Surprised Daniel Stewarts buy rec. has not encouraged a few.
EPS 5.8P RISING TO 7.2P.

[eric76] 17/10/2008 12:30

Shame about the lack of interest, guess it is a nervous market though. Still looking forward to their results and the proposed dividend. If the bank chatter about divis being vital for value investors is anything to go by they should get lapped up then.

[eric76] 13/10/2008 14:41

Well I bought a few just to see what happens with the results. I like the fact that they're planning to give a divi soon too, reckon that'll attract a few investors ((rather than just traders)in time and if this rally continues for long they'll get peeps buy em anyway as they'll be recognized as being cheap.