Ilika Share Discussion Threads

[montynj] 17/11/2020 08:49

Nice chart breakout today

[paulisi] 16/11/2020 16:55

Hit the £1 Mark, can it sustain it this time?

[this_is_me] 16/11/2020 16:50

Still following the trend line upwards.

[robertspc1] 13/11/2020 20:55

Make that up 33%

[robertspc1] 13/11/2020 16:48

KCAC - the SPAC buying QuantumScape on the move - up 15% as deal moves along - QS will be a very good benchmark for Ilika to aspire too

[mauricemonkey] 13/11/2020 16:38

Loads of companies that have been around for years are still considered start ups.
Hell, if Tesla, around for 17 years, can be described as a start up, which regularly is in the press, then this definitely can.

YMMV

[horneblower] 13/11/2020 15:34

Start up???
I do think you might do a little research before committing pen to paper.

[mauricemonkey] 13/11/2020 15:12

Name a start up that was any different.
You don't want to invest in a start up? Plenty of other options open to you.

I've a small holding here, mostly so I can keep an eye on the company. It's in my "punts" portfolio which is shares that will probably be a total loss, it has 4 positions that total about 5% of total portfolio value.

So, this clever Monkey, takes a risk reward view. Super risky, not much invested. As the company derisks (assuming it ever does), more money goes in. If bad news comes along, sell and take whatever's left and try again.

[33mick] 13/11/2020 14:30

You're so right "works and has to be comerically viable"

Ilika has very clever and dedicated people working for them, that's undeniable.

They're proved that given "unlimited time and large sums of money from generous investors and using equipment only slightly less expensive and cumbersome as the average space station
it is possible to produce a vapour disposition solid state battery with reasonable performance.

It's astounding that none of the 120 odd sample batteries sent off to every corner of the globe and subsequent follow up emails hasn't hooked a "launch customer" or a framework contract, Ietter of Intent , manufacturing agreement.
Some positive noises from a FAB manufacturer.
Anything!!

I just can't figure it...maybe you should offer your training and coaching skills...you're a very clever Monkey indeed.

[mauricemonkey] 13/11/2020 13:22

Dendrites - solved? Probably not. Reduced, almost certainly.



At work I was delivering some training. I got asked by a student, "why didn't your company put these improvements into the last version of the product".

It threw me for a minute - I had to stop and think. Why didn't we create the super duper version last time. Then I answered "when Mr Benz made the first car, he didn't make a Ferrari F40". You see, it's about making something that works and is commercially viable - then making it better.

[tradertrev] 13/11/2020 11:41

Not so bullish is the story on the same page, which looks like these people have a lead. Of course, like Goliath, this article doesn't prove its existence in a working model, so could just be more smoke and mirrors.

[supernumerary] 13/11/2020 10:58

New battery technology reaching commercialisation:



I like the photo of the battery!

[jimmyann] 13/11/2020 00:37

Homeblower, I think you need to sell your holdings and move on. Ilika shareholders don't need your negative input. Ilika is grossly undervalued. Your comments about Ilika is nothing short of derogatory. The only reason the share price has been low and all over the place is because of day traders talking it down for their daily gain.
Most of what they write is nonsense.

[horneblower] 12/11/2020 22:28

Delude yourself all you like.
It makes no difference.
Ask the directors if they have solved the problem of dendrites.

[mauricemonkey] 12/11/2020 22:00

Well, I guess a lot of people want to buy in, hence the preponderance of "concerned" individuals trying to save us from ourselves and getting us to sell.
Couldn't possibly because they missed the big move up and want to buy in cheaper right?

[33mick] 12/11/2020 15:16

Well Ive just listened to the lackluster directors talk interview, one things definitely for sure the share price isn't shored up by any tech battery recent achievements.
It's been almost 12 months since we were proudly shown the Golieth screen printing lab. So no actual progress on mat/ compasiation or battery performance.
I thought Ilika were rapid materials selection specialist for self-healing aero engine super alloys and the rest.
it's been a rough year and some set backs with the medical battery prototype sample production. But it's been sent to dozens of Oem's world wide for how many years?..still no takers.
It's no good forking out £££ to set up a new 70x (which seems to have impressed so many) capacity line if you don't have customers lined up.
I think the wishy washy questions asked by the interviewer were a waste of time.

[nw99] 12/11/2020 08:54

Trust in the shares they are doing the talking

[horneblower] 12/11/2020 08:54

The share price is indeed strong and the chart is looking healthy. If it can get through 100p and stay there it should fly.

However, like the last time it did this in 2015, that may have absolutely nothing to do with the success of the company. It was all hot air then and looks to be the same now.

I have been invested in the company, on and off, since 2014. I have visited the company HQ three times since then and have been shown around their research facilities. Athough I'm not an expert in batteries I have a degree in chemical engineering so I am capable of understanding their products which, imo, have shown promise.

The thing is...building a successful, profitable company is not based on having good products alone. A few other aspects are crucially important. You must know what those are and make your own judgement.

[this_is_me] 11/11/2020 22:19

The opinion of the market is that IKA is worth 125% more than it did at the start of May and 3 times what I paid for my small investment early in 2019.

It seems that a number of posters on this thread have a completely different opinion from those who have put their money on the line and bid the share price up. Hopefully more will pile in and the company eventually comes very good.

[mauricemonkey] 11/11/2020 21:32

"pitching their relatively unprotected screen-printing model against world titans like Tesla and Panasonic."

Yeah, coz Toyota are nobodies. I mean they *only* sell 20x the number of vehicles Tesla do. Complete lightweights.

[swiss paul] 11/11/2020 13:22

Robert - they are now a one trick pony - they could and should have kept on with there other innovations. They did not even capitalise on the selling off of these to other organizations / University / Start ups.

When you look at fundraising you have to be realistic, its Insti's gambling money. They throw a couple of million into a start up knowing that x percent will thrive / fail. To you and I its a lot of money - to them its small change.

Erm don't compare to Ceres - that ain't exactly rolling it out! :-)