Manpower Software Share Discussion Threads

[ed winchester] 28/2/2003 19:45

just looking at the last broker note from shore capital issued in aug 2002.

they said this :

"Manpower Software trades on an attractive forward looking rating. We believe the company should turn profitable in the 2004 financial year. Our tentative estimates indicate that the company trades on a P/E of about 12x May 2004. These estimates could turn out to be conservative if the company wins a multi-year large-scale contract in one of its target markets."

But its clear, that these estimates were conservative, MNS is now expected to be profitable in the 2nd half of 2003.

[ed winchester] 28/2/2003 18:23

from the advfn board :

Take the value of the contracts announced today and its less than their market cap. £2.4m worth of contracts versus market cap of £2.2m (and this doesnt include the NHS contract - there was no value given for this contract).

[ed winchester] 28/2/2003 17:42

tech

yeah, silly me. Thats a crucial statement.

I am confident this stock will be re-rated over the next few months. They have secured these multi-million pound orders during a very harsh economic environment. As the economy recovers, we can expect more lucrative contracts - this is implied towards the end of the RNS :

"We are currently in on-going negotiations for additional sales of our products to the stated markets of maritime, government, defence and the NHS and consider that the level of new sales prospects is encouraging for the future of the Company"


The NHS one is a blinder, as they can use that as an example for the other 600 or more NHS trusts they are targetting to give confidence that they (the other NHS trusts) will be buying a proven product. Exciting months ahead. Very pleased overall.

[tech] 28/2/2003 17:01

Statement also says.
The Board is satisfied, subject to any unforeseen circumstances, that the Company will be profitable in the second half of the financial year.

[ed winchester] 28/2/2003 16:31

anyone note the two contracts worth a total of £2.2m is more or less equivalent to MNS' market capitalisation at 5p.

[ed winchester] 28/2/2003 16:03

wow, a lot of contracts and the "NHS" word also included.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary = £200,000 + A three-year support contract and a contract to provide further enhancements have also been agreed and signed

Norwegian Cruise Lines Limited = £1.1 million

major global shipping company = £1.1 million

MAPS Foresight contract with Plymouth Acute NHS Trust = £ ???

plus

"We are currently in on-going negotiations for additional sales of our products to the stated markets of maritime, government, defence and the NHS and consider that the level of new sales prospects is encouraging for the future of the Company"


and more importantly :

"As a result of the recently won contracts, together with on-going revenues from established customers, the Company anticipates that second half revenues will be considerably higher than in the past."

[robward] 26/2/2003 22:37

Hi Ed
Wasn't aware interims were due this week so thanks for that information. Would like to have your confidence re new contracts.......hope you are correct !!!

Best Wishes

[felix99] 25/2/2003 20:15

Lets hope the word NHS is in there somewhere then. Needs a slice of gordons cake to get this one recovering

[ed winchester] 25/2/2003 16:11

rob

interims results this week. And I believe contract/s will be announced with those results.

[robward] 25/2/2003 16:04

Hi Ed
Thanks for your recent posts, I'm sure all shareholders will be aware of all the recent news. Still hopeful of some decent contract wins to get the shares moving. Its no good having excellent software if the market is quiet and companies aren't investing in I.T.!!!!!

Best Wishes
Rob Ward

[ed winchester] 23/2/2003 20:13

Feb '03 - MAPS Crew Manning shortlisted for Seatrade Awards 2003

We are pleased to announce that MAPS Crew Manning has been shortlisted for the prestigious Seatrade Awards, in the category of New IT Applications for the Shipping Industry.

In the last 14 years the Seatrade Awards have established themselves as the Oscars of the shipping industry, recognised symbols of excellence. The shortlisting of MAPS Crew Manning recognises its innovations and the benefits it has delivered to our customers – as evidenced by the fact that in the cruise shipping sector MAPS Crew Manning has now been chosen by lines representing 55% of the total passenger berths worldwide.

For further information on the Seatrade Awards, see
www.seatrade-global.com/awards/awards2.HTM

[responsible lad] 10/2/2003 09:56

Is this a sure bet to rebound from the 4.5p level?.

[ed winchester] 25/1/2003 18:21

Manpower Software to exhibit at Seatrade Miami 2003
Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention
March 3-6 2003
Miami Beach,USA

www.cruiseshipping.net/general_info/home.htm

[ed winchester] 25/1/2003 18:21

Manpower Software to exhibit at Defence Systems & Equipment International, ExCeL, London 9-12 September 2003

DSEi is the premier UK defence exhibition and conference. For more information e-mail Nigel Smith at [e-mail] or visit
www.dsei.co.uk/

[ed winchester] 25/1/2003 18:17

Jan '03 - Manpower Software Announces Latest Version of MAPS

We are pleased to announce the launch of the latest version of MAPS Magellan. The new version 5.3 includes enhancements to both functionality and the MAPS user interface.

The major new feature is the Communications Centre, which significantly improves document generation from MAPS with features including:

· letter, spreadsheet & e-mail generation
· template management
· public and private templates
· automatic filing of documents to Person Correspondence
· the ability to print/save/e-mail multiple documents to multiple people and multiple documents to a single person
· real time preview of documents

MAPS Communications Centre replaces the Letter Generator which was included in previous versions of MAPS.

Upgrades to Personnel Information Management include improved look & feel, faster data entry and improved views of information. It is also now easier to change posting schedules, extra features have been added to Head Hunter and Training Management and support for additional US Immigration reports has been added.

For full information, contact your Manpower Software Business Development Manager, call our offices in London [[phone]] or Miami [ [phone]] or e-mail [e-mail] .

[robward] 03/1/2003 22:34

Hi All
Gone a little quiet again on this board which is hardly surprising since no news has been forthcoming from the company. However a couple of sipnets worth mentioning are the agreement with Atos which I would hope will bring some much needed business in the future and of course the fact that MNS have signed up for a couple of exhibitions in 2003 which should inspire confidence that they are not going bust !!!!!!
Still holding and waiting....Happy New Year to fellow shareholders

Rob Ward

[rescuer] 12/11/2002 09:24

A. Fewbob,

they are sound fundamentaly with cash, contracts and a good future ahead.

More upside than down, plenty of research been done on these threads so read back.

[a.fewbob] 11/11/2002 13:38

Are their any forecasts out, how credible are they?

[felix99] 07/11/2002 08:28

Yep but its only a cut and paste job by this newsletter from the looks. Be nicve if they had actually talked to the company.

Not set the wqorld on fire unfortunately , we need a deal to do that

[rescuer] 04/11/2002 11:45

Ed, impressive post no 23. Thanks.

[ed winchester] 03/11/2002 22:07

you're welcome, phook

[phook inell] 03/11/2002 19:29

very interesting read. I held this stock for a while then sold out some months ago after it hit my stop loss. But I am considering purchasing again.

Looks like a niche company with some heavy weight clients. Market cap quite low compared to revenue, even more so compared to potential revenue. One contract mentioned was worth £2.7m, this compared to current market cap of £8m. Quite disproportiante, the share price should be much higher. I guess thats why "sharetalk" have picked this one out. As with the most tech stocks, this one has been battered as well. I also believe now is the time to start cherry picking the undervalued and unjustifiably bombed out companies.

Will investigate this one further. Visited the www.manpowersoftware.co.uk
site, need to download the annual report from there - will study it and if I
am satisifed will again invest a couple of quid on a 12 to 18 month view.

thanks for posting that info on here, much appreciated.

[rescuer] 01/11/2002 08:55

Felix99, sorry if i mis-led you amd thanks to Ed for the information.

I hadn't seen you posting for a while and i'm not watching the hemscot boards, (getting sick of the pop ups), so i just passed over what i'd read.

So cheers once again to ED and sorry Felix again. PS i checked out those 2 that you passed me don't fancy LUP much but CRU looks interesting but no cash unfortunatley.

[ed winchester] 01/11/2002 00:32

mns moving again