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IMSG Intl.Marketing

1.50
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International Marketing & Sales Investors - IMSG

International Marketing & Sales Investors - IMSG

Share Name Share Symbol Market Stock Type
Intl.Marketing IMSG London Ordinary Share
  Price Change Price Change % Share Price Last Trade
0.00 0.00% 1.50 01:00:00
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Posted at 25/10/2006 09:42 by thinkbig?
Did say last night that traderes will start buyingin it has already started, should be a good move up now looks like the seller has gone as well.

New investors buying in now for the future prospects of this company this is well undervalued.
Posted at 09/10/2006 10:08 by diogenesj
Actually, looking again at those Canaccord forecasts, the eps figures seem too low in relation to the ptp forecasts. So things might in fact be better than they seem. Has anyone seen a forecast subsequent to the results? I don't feel like writing to the investor relations director again myself, but he has always been willing to send the latest Canaccord research (for what it is worth) in the past.
Posted at 04/10/2006 14:14 by thinkbig?
From latest results:-

International Marketing & Sales Group PLC
Unaudited Results for the Six Months ended 30 June 2006

International Marketing & Sales Group Plc ("IMSG"), the emerging markets focused sales and marketing company, today announces unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2006.



Financial Highlights

* Turnover up 66% from US$18.2 million to US$30.3 million

* Gross profit up 61% from US$6.8 million to US$11.0 million

* Fully diluted earnings per share of 2.3 pence (2005: 3.1 pence)

* Profit before tax declined from US$1.95 million to US$1.44
million due to one off events in Russia

* Raised #8.6million (before expenses) via a placing with
institutional investors in April to fund the Group's acquisition strategy

* Net cash of US$16.8 million (US$12.2 million as at 31 December 2005)

* 86% of Group turnover for the second half of 2006 is either
booked or in the form of firm orders

Operational Highlights

* In the first six months of 2006 the Group successfully completed four
acquisitions:

o IMCA, a Moscow based research agency, which specialises in ad hoc
quantitative consumer research. Acquired a 70% stake for a total
consideration of US$1.4 million in March.

o RPM Radar, one of Turkey's leading independent advertising and
marketing agencies and its production unit, F-Stop. Acquired 70% of the
issued share capital in March for a total consideration of US$13.92
million and the Group holds an option to acquire the remaining 30% in
three years' time.

o Candid Marketing, India's leading promotional marketing services
company. Acquired a 66% stake in June for a consideration of
approximately US$3.9 million.

o Storewars, a world-leading business simulation training system,
providing a dynamic, live action environment for training marketing and
sales managers in the manufacturing and retail industries. Acquired in
June for a total consideration of Euro3.4 million (US$ 4.3 million).

* Entered into a joint venture with Unanimis, the UK's leading premium
online advertising sales house, to establish a premium digital advertising
sales business serving digital publishers and advertisers in the emerging
markets.

* Notable client wins during the period include Xerox, Baltika brewery,
Tesco and BAT in Hungary, Microsoft and American Express.

* During the period IMSG has strengthened its management team and a
structure has been put in place capable of managing a much larger group
which will increasingly benefit operational gearing going forward as the
Group continues its expansion.

CHAIRMAN STATEMENT

Commenting on the results, Greg Thain, Chairman of the Group said:

"During the first half of the year the focus was on expanding the Group's
infrastructure and management team to support a business turning over in excess
of US$100 million across six countries, which we expect to grow significantly
during in 2007. This expansion resulted in higher than anticipated operational
costs, which was compounded by problems in Russia due to the introduction of new legislation. Therefore the results in the first half of the year, traditionally
the slower period, were disappointing. However, we now have a strong management team in place capable of supporting a significantly expanded group, growth is still strong at 66% and five acquisitions have been successfully completed.

"Trading in the second half is much stronger and the Board believes there will
be a satisfactory outcome at the full year. This is demonstrated by the fact
that 86% of Group turnover for the second half of 2006 is either booked or in
the form of firm orders.

"We continue to negotiate further acquisitions, in the emerging markets,
together with exploring synergies across the existing and new businesses."

Company website:

Some basic financial information here:

Bought into this one today after reading results,could easly go back to £1.50p now, Directors buying shares as well is nearly always a good sign, if you read the results very carefuly they do look like they have got it right now, forget about the mess in russia thats done and dusted.

Look forward now to the next 6 months, they have now got into most of the up and coming countrys Turkey Indian China just to mention a few.

CANA has no stock SCAP has a seller higher up WINS is just watching as he has no stock at all.Found it very hard to buy stock today got them in the end, will buy more soon as well, keeping a close eye on this one good rewards to be had here.

Plus dont forget they rasied money at over £2 as well so they must have been well respected in the city to raise that kind of money.
Posted at 07/2/2006 11:53 by diogenesj
No answer to my email to the chairman, chester (not a particularly good sign). I have now written to Alexander Utochkin, said on the website to be in charge of investor relations, and we shall see whether he can do better.
Posted at 30/1/2006 22:09 by diogenesj
Well done yourself, broadwood. It's very important to keep reminding ourselves that even that derided organ the IC is not always wrong. :-)

Here is the email I have sent to Greg Thain, chairman. I'll let you know if I get a reply.

Dear Mr Thain,

As a small shareholder in IMS, I hope you won't mind me saying that small companies, especially newly floated ones, depend more than most on private investors and need to keep them as informed as possible. Many do make their brokers' research notes available on their websites - here's one very successful example:

Would you consider doing the same, please? And in the meantime, could you ask someone to send me a copy of the research note already issued by your brokers Canaccord Adams? I've asked Canaccord for it, and been fobbed off with the silly reply that they won't send it because I don't live in Canada. Yours is an Irish company quoted in London on Aim and operating in Russia and the emerging economies, and information about it is only available to Canadian residents. Forgive me for mentioning it, but this doesn't sound like a well-thought-out investor relations policy to me!

Yours sincerely,

Diogenes

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