Grafenia Share Discussion Threads

[dd776] 30/12/2013 10:07

Hope we have a better year in 2014 .

[purplerain2] 06/12/2013 11:21

Shares on a good downhill slope, picking up pace nicely for a jump into the new year.

[dd776] 06/12/2013 11:14

publish a book 'Web-to-Print MD-to-MD',

don`t think it will be a best seller for Xmas this year, maybe into the future.

Stop press, computer broken, planning release after sking season, sorry. HaHa

[dd776] 25/11/2013 10:11

hxxp://chaletarkle.co.uk/availability-and-prices/

a pity the printing press isn`t as busy.

[dd776] 25/11/2013 10:00

Winter Holiday

hxxp://www.pdchost.com/sites/INTCHALE_210000/index.html

[dd776] 11/11/2013 15:44

BPIF.
The third quarter lived up to UK printer expectations according to the results of the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey.

hxxp://www.britishprint.com/page.asp?node=43&action=view_news&tid=8859&page=1&sec=Improvement_in_orders_and_output_achieved_-_confidence_high_for_a_strong_seasonal_boost

[dd776] 11/11/2013 08:58

Tony Raferty comments taken from printweek.

Chief executive Tony Rafferty said: "The business is in a transition. It's probably taking longer than we thought, but we are seeing momentum.

"Our SaaS developments are eating up all the profit at the moment, but the reality is you can't start something new without investing in it, and that's what we're doing. I'm one of the largest shareholders in Grafenia and I'm very excited about it," he added.

The group signed up 19 new agreements for its W3P online ordering and web-to-print solution during the period, and Rafferty said adoption was increasing.

"We granted the highest number of W3P deals in October, after the period end," he said. "Many SME litho and digital printers have been around the houses and looked at all the web-to-print offerings, and they have found that W3P is easier to use."

The new W3P web shop facility came out of beta testing last month.

"It's early days and it's just starting to gain momentum," Rafferty added. "My agenda is to have 1,000 printers who get rid of their website that loses them money and replace it with a web shop that makes money."

He said the business remained cash-generative, and the reduction in net cash, from £1.14m to £530,000, was the result of a strategic move: "We are simply paying suppliers quicker than a year ago in order to take advantage of settlement discounts."

[purplerain2] 07/11/2013 15:35

Heads of terms agreed with a number of international partners .

Slow progress indeed, Hope we get a bit of a fanfare when these Partners sign and it is not all kept a secret.

Shares for sticking away under the mattres and forgetting until the spring clean.

[dd776] 30/10/2013 10:28

seeing as the company not tell us anything.

hxxp://www.xpd.co.uk/about-us/news/XPD-launch-partnership-with-printing.com

[dd776] 10/10/2013 12:54

old news that I had not seen.

hxxp://www.proprint.com.au/News/343629,whirlwind-print-promises-to-make-w2p-easy-for-printers.aspx

[dd776] 02/10/2013 11:50

in the latest printweek product test for red tie. how come the w3 does not get a mention in the competitor part. Can we not get a review?

[dd776] 05/9/2013 13:48

On the Printing.com page there now appears to be only 176 stores in the uk. Does this indicate that w3p is being succesful as it is reducing the reliance of the printing from the company. Will we see the company just going sideways as the uk economy starts to grow once again. Views please

[dd776] 05/9/2013 13:43

Hardman and Co monthly report 3rd sept

Grafenia (GRA)

Grafenia is keeping the developmental initiative in an industry which
has to innovate. At the same time, the operations are cash
generative. Grafenia's platform is in place for it to take on work from
other, maybe smaller, printers who would benefit from the design
platform it has developed.
More and more small printing companies need to sell online and have
customers designing online interactively. Software as a service is now
in place and links in with the formerly developed Templatecloud.com.
At the moment, it is not through the 'J-curve' into profits, hence the
estimates on a downward trend. This trend is not set to continue for a
further meaningful period of time but quantifying the size and indeed
the timing is not easy and the traditional market remains challenging.
The shares reflect this, less so the potential created by the strategy.
There has been an investment over a number of years and specifically
in the year to March 2013 staff costs rose by 8% and equated to 23.4%
of sales, up from 20.5%. The results announcement stated: "The
increase in staff costs reflected the investment in the establishment
and development of the new sales channels."
39% of sales are overseas and the expansion in online software
functionality, interaction and the W3P package is acting on an
established internationalised platform. Grafenia is established in a
number of overseas territories (including Benelux, France, USA, New
Zealand and elsewhere). W3P This also translates the
Templatecloud.com (crowd sourced library of templates
microbusinesses can use to design print artwork) into an income
stream.
The faster the growth – for 2013 and 2014 – the lower the profits,
though clearly the 'J-curve' into profits growth will come through

[dd776] 23/8/2013 00:20

From Printweek`s Power 100 2013

Place 60 down from 55 last year.

Why Tony Rafferty is tough: when not skiing the black runs he's negotiating a market every bit as stomach churning. Pre-tax profits slid nearly 29% in the year to 31 March but colleagues swear by his commercial acumen and exacting standards. Rafferty is "restless, visionary and a challenge to work with," says one on the chief executive who recently renamed his company to reflect its graphic scope. "In some ways it would be easier if Tony weren't so heavily into innovation, but it's uncanny how he can make the complex simple." Rafferty, also an accomplished cook, is "a driven man who demands the best", which may be to come

[puffintickler] 21/8/2013 16:18

Surely it can't just be the name change that has accounted for the price rise?

Certainly not! A name change is often a sign of management desperation and, at least in my unfortunate experience, is a precursor for a price fall.

No, I think the rise is just an overdue correction.

[richjp] 21/8/2013 13:50

Orchestralis, thank you for setting up this new thread.

Surely it can't just be the name change that has accounted for the price rise? I always thought (hoped?) the share price fall was overdone. Maybe now that there are signs that the economy is at least stabilising investors see a better future for the company. Either that or there is confidence that the initiatives they have taken are going to pay off.

[tyranosaurus] 20/8/2013 18:13

Just found the new epic as PDC was not traded or moving.
Pleasantly surprised.

[purplerain2] 20/8/2013 12:06

anyone know where Tony Rafferty come in the power print top 100 in printweek. not online yet

[purplerain2] 20/8/2013 11:43

have they got a stand at the chicago 13 print show?

[orchestralis] 20/8/2013 08:53

Steady rise from 19p since name change. hopefully will continue

[orchestralis] 12/8/2013 11:50

New BB created. Will update with links to website later.

[orchestralis] 12/8/2013 11:46

SKIP HEADER







TemplateCloud® is a SaaS offering crowd-sourced templated graphic design to other online printers, via an application programming interface (API).
Designs as of 15 Aug 13 24 Sep 13
13256 13510 + Australia
7663 7656 - France
6383 6366 - Germany
6895 6875 - Italy
12200 12723 + Netherlands
13256 13510 + New Zealand
6630 6651 + Portugal
13132 13386 + Republic of Ireland
7280 7260 - Spain
6435 6417 - Sweden
13149 13403 + UK
10751 10871 + US




w3p is our SaaS, cloud-based software for designers and printers. It offers web-2-print and other online tools they need to run their business.



w3shop uses the same technology as w3p, our SaaS cloud-based platform, but the ‘orderflow’ has been adapted for the micro business and consumer marketplace. Partners set up a w3shop, like Flyerzone.co.uk and sell printing directly to end clients.



BrandDemand is an alternative brand used by printing.com franchisees when offering a print management service. It allows brand owners to set up an online ordering system for their network, to maintain brand integrity and save time and money.



Flyerzone is a low-cost, online only service targeting SOHO clients. Clients progress their orders by uploading a PDF file or by choosing a design Template from the Company’s TemplateCloud® system.







Drukland is a low-cost, online service targeting SOHO and SME clients in Belgium and The Netherlands. Clients can upload a file for printing, or edit an online design from the TemplateCloud®.

[dd776] 04/8/2013 15:03

Printing.com Now Grafenia
Big tuenover of shares today