Future Share Discussion Threads

[keeps] 29/3/2002 00:13

Another article for you mitzis.
This one from Shares Magazine (28/3/2002 - page 89) :

FUTURE NETWORK - BUY recommendation

Axing jobs and selling off magazines and websites failed to stem the flow of red ink at the publishing group, which saw full year pre-tax losses more than double.
However, the good news is that the group has managed to reduce net debt by 89% to £7.8 million. In all, 39 titles were closed or sold. The payroll was cut from 2,000 to 1,200.
The surviving portfolio earns 37% of sales from gaming titles, 38% from home computing and 25% from other specialists.
The worst now looks behind it.

[keeps] 28/3/2002 15:22

Not me mitzis - that was all from Shares mag.

[mitzis] 28/3/2002 14:39

I have to agree with you there , Keeps I remain a holder @50 pence and will keep holding to 80 pence at least.. we seem to have put the worst behind us..

[mitzis] 26/3/2002 13:42

thanks for that Keeps.. keep it coming..

[keeps] 26/3/2002 10:51

Following paragraph taken from todays Daily Mail :

Future Network, publisher of the Official Sony Playstation magazine, gained 5.5p to 62p on turnover of 16.5 million after Numis Securities put a target price of 80p on the stock.

[warranty] 26/3/2002 00:24

Well surely with all the new games consoles plus the games to go with them there must be tons of advertising revenue coming in now.

[mitzis] 25/3/2002 17:55

good value at 50 pence.

[justjim37] 25/3/2002 17:29

I also like the look of this one but why did Deutsche Bank
offload their holding of 34.384,454 shares on 12th of March, or am
I readin it wrong?

[keeps] 25/3/2002 16:51

Today was the highest volume traded in this stock since the first half of 2000!
Info from ADVFN's charts.

[dixi] 25/3/2002 11:23

Investors Chronicle results info rates Future as good value and worth backing.

[e-boffin] 25/3/2002 11:12

Still more steady growth. Could be worth buying into.

[leedslad001] 20/3/2002 00:44

excellent results, should now see lots of private alomg with institution money invested. pushing the price to £1.00 before too long

[leedslad001] 19/3/2002 14:38

i got in @38 but will not be selling this side of £1.00, not long to wait IMHO

[mitzis] 19/3/2002 13:39

I'm in @50 pence ... bloody hell I'm actually making some money at last.

[mitzis] 18/3/2002 13:47

thx Aleco..

[aleco] 17/3/2002 20:13

Results on Tuesday, 19th of March.

[mitzis] 16/3/2002 23:33

cheers mate..

[pkvidean] 16/3/2002 21:44

FNET is a much safer bet than SWD, although the former's survival is more or less guaranteed it is probably only a 3 bagger over the next year whilst the latter is at least a 10 bagger (if it survives)!

FNET = classic ongoing recovery play in the right sector;
SWD = growth stock gone wrong but with immense recovery possibilities.

IMRO.

[mitzis] 16/3/2002 21:36

any idea when the results are due...

[andycarr] 04/3/2002 18:50

Looks like the large institutional buying volume is continuing today. The chart has now broken through the 30 day moving ave, with a 12.5% gain today... and yet this stock appears to have been largely overlooked by private investors... Maybe the city is expecting good things leading up to results later this month. DYOR

[andycarr] 16/2/2002 16:00

Thanks Mike_C.

Seems strange that this share is being largely ignored by the private investor of late. If the broker's analysis becomes anywhere near fact, this looks like the beginning of a successful re-growth story.

Eyes down... look in.

AC

[mike_c] 16/2/2002 15:04

Great article andycarr. Looks like the Future is Rosy for Future Net!

[andycarr] 16/2/2002 13:38

16:46 15/2/02 Consumer magazine publisher Future Networks closes up 6.4% at 41.5p, says sales improving - FT Investor

Institutions appear to be accumulating... IMHO

'06.12.01 Broker Beeson Gregory points out there was a close correlation between sales of the PlayStation 1 magazine and the number of active users. The same pattern is likely to repeat itself with the new generation of consoles. Games are expensive: people like to know they are buying something decent.'- Citywire

Could it be that the City likes the debt restructuring and company streamlining progress.

'Beeson forecasts this year's £13.4 million loss will turn to £5.6 million profits in 2002 and £21.8 million in 2003. Its earnings per share (EPS) numbers go from -13p to 1.5p and 4.8p. Meantime, debt fell from £69 million last December to £17 million today and will fall to £15 million net cash by December 2003.'- Citywire

[andycarr] 16/2/2002 13:25

16:46 15/2/02 Consumer magazine publisher Future Networks closes up 6.4% at 41.5p, says sales improving - FT Investor

Institutions appear to be accumulating... IMHO

'06.12.01 Broker Beeson Gregory points out there was a close correlation between sales of the PlayStation 1 magazine and the number of active users. The same pattern is likely to repeat itself with the new generation of consoles. Games are expensive: people like to know they are buying something decent.'- Citywire

Could it be that the city likes the debt restructuring and company streamlining progress.

'Beeson forecasts this year's £13.4 million loss will turn to £5.6 million profits in 2002 and £21.8 million in 2003. Its earnings per share (EPS) numbers go from -13p to 1.5p and 4.8p. Meantime, debt fell from £69 million last December to £17 million today and will fall to £15 million net cash by December 2003.'- Citywire

[mike_c] 15/2/2002 15:38

I take it that 1 million trade was a buy aswell.