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MKT Market Tech Holdings

187.25
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28 Mar 2024 - Closed
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Market Tech Holdings LSE:MKT London Ordinary Share GG00BSSWD593 ORD 10P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 187.25 186.50 188.00 - 0.00 00:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
0 0 N/A 0

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DateSubjectAuthorDiscuss
26/6/2015
08:06
hazl
This has been going on for quite a while.
Also known as M2M.
They started talking about dispensers/fridges ordering replenishments at the time of the dot-com bubble. Imagination was running wild at the time, but the "plumbing" was far from capable at the time. Where we are we didn't get proper broadband until around about 2009 and we're not exactly rural. Remember a company called Boo ca. 1999 (I'm sure it was called that) selling fashion online with fancy images. They burned their way through a massive cash pile in the space of a couple of years, never made any revenue and just disappeared. Their technology needed good broadband. Now, we've got BooHoo.com that has hit the scene and appears to be very successful.
Literally, where the Internet is concerned (more specifically it is TCP/IP that is the enabler), developers are limited by their imagination and the "plumbing" (we are mainly dependent on BT).
As with all discontinuous innovations, there is no shortage of imaginative enthusiasts and pioneers. But, for it all to take off the pragmatists and conservatives need to jump on board. They need a beacon like GE to tell them that it is alright to adopt. And even then they only jump when they see others jumping, like a herd. Remember the PC market in 1985 took off when IBM joined the fray.
I've been looking for some interesting M2M plays for quite a while.
There's quite a few, some that could easily be big players and others that are a bit speculative. In the end, the major industrials like RR. will also muscle in and commoditise it all. They will wait for the small UK start-ups to burn their way through piles of investors' money and then pick and assemble the bits of technology they need.
Obvious plays that are already established (and also need to offer better value for me as an investor, so I'm looking for better entry points) are TCM and TRAK. The likes of IMG also have a cloud platform for M2M developers to use. M2M/IOT will require cloud platforms to marshall everything. Expect the likes of Google and Amazon to provide all of that, but they may do it by buying start-up cloud platforms. The network providers like VOD are also sniffing around. There are quite a few bits to the puzzle that need to be assembled. So, look at storage technology providers, Big Data analytics, messaging experts, replication/failover experts etc etc. WAND is interesting in the latter respect, but to me the company is being managed irresponsibly and is maintaining a high valuation through financial manipulation.
I've been arguing on the STL thread that they could orient their Omnimark technology towards being the messaging standard in the M2M world, but they are developing document conversion editors instead, a teeny weeny market.
There are many, many interesting small outfits that will have a shot at stardom, but they will need a strategy for crossing the chasm and management that can put in place such strategy: UBI, CYAN, TMZ...the list is pretty long... small boys like BVM, sensor makers like TTG etc etc etc. With the likes of TTG, one needs to scuttlebutt to see how seriously they are taking it. A friend of mine who did sales in that area says that they just do standard, low-tech stuff.
Lots of articles relating to UBI in recent years and the IOT in manufacturing.
A company like UBI is in pole position, but I don't think they have the management to take advantage.
TMZ has the potential to be a gorilla. They have the base wireless connectivity technology that will be one of the foundations for M2M. They are doing the correct thing by choosing one vertical domain (VitalSigns) as a first bowling pin to get their technology established. It is also a nicely-sized market. They seem to be taking a bit too much time, though. Crossing the chasm should take about a year or so. They will get caught up/substituted by Apple Watch, Fitbug etc etc if they take much longer. I would imagine that the hospitals see these others coming and are delaying deployment until they can see what else is in the pipeline. Perhaps TMZ haven't partnered sufficiently to speed up adoption. I don't know who is doing the integration at the hospitals, writing the software etc. If they are doing it all themselves, they won't succeed in time. Partnering is essential for launching tornados. They have the prime technology (the wireless chips) which can transfer to many other areas after healthcare, so they shouldn't try and eat all the pie themselves. They can acquire any partners afterwards.
CYAN is in a similar situation to TMZ, but they are aiming at a mass market before even creating solutions in smaller segments. That is unlikely to work. They will get overtaken by the bigger boys at the last hurdle. A great pity.
All down to management in the end. Very few capable hi-tech managers in the UK.
I think M2M will turn into a kind of revolutionary wave like the Internet/information age and there may well be a few hyped-up winners but mostly it will all eventually get co-opted/subsumed/commoditised by the big boys. Picking winners as an investor will be more a case of speculative, trend-chasing "luck" than expertise in knowing who does what. Unless you have got a US stock trading account, where there will be far more "rational" investment choices amongst the winners. Also, if you are good at scuttlebutting, don't mind burning some rubber and have plenty of spare capital and some good VC connections who will let you in on any deals in the making. Or you could set up your own VC operation, raising cash from other investors, which has been going on quite a lot recently.

bakunin
25/6/2015
12:29
Bakunin I posted this on the SHA thread;you may,or may not,be interested.
Just intriguing seeing it put into practical terms....this IOT thing, rather than a specific investment,I think.


A very interesting piece in the Telegraph today.

GE in the US is putting into reality the IOT principles and connecting everything to the internet.
They predict an 'industrial revolution' worth 1trillion $ a year as aircraft components and the like become connected.

GE are investing heavily in what they term 'industrial internet'.
They are adding dozens of sensors and connectors to aerospace, energy and medical equipment.
Equipment will be able to send data on how it is working,preventing industrial failures and saving money and lessening human cost

I think it is absolutely fascinating....oil rigs that know when they need fixing,safety checks presumably being carried out in the same way a revolution in the making!

Security though is a very big issue here,it seems.

hazl
25/6/2015
11:10
hazl
Still in INTQ.
Looks like it is suffering irrationally from the grexit debate. I would have thought that they would benefit from an exit, but the herd has got into a panic.
My portfolio is made up of a wide range of companies with interesting, often disruptive, business models and at least some kind of technology slant or pure tech and/or strategic possibilities. Many of them only move 20% of the time, so it would be boring if I didn't have quite a few of them.
Therefore, happy to hold INTQ to see how it progresses.
I like conservative-style management, not throw-everything-at-it operations like WAND, albeit WAND has the technological potential to be a real star.
I am learning to try to check out management. A sales rep friend has taught me that. "Never trust the buggars". But, I never really bet the farm on anything, so I don't attend AGMs or try to scuttlebutt. All from publicly-available info and personal knowledge/assessment of any technology areas.

Interesting news today about Google buying up old coal mines to build data centres on them and power them with renewable energy from the methane etc.
So, that gives a technology + property + renewable energy business model.
Also, bought INTU today as a trade. They also seem to be attempting to drive traffic to their property portfolio through technology/ecommerce.
Looking for strategic possibilities leads me to buy stuff like HSP, despite the guys on the thread warning of the demise of coal.

bakunin
24/6/2015
16:49
Bakunin
I am not surprised that you had such an interesting idea as I used to enjoy your posts on the INTQ thread.
Got out of them on a whim some time back while I was still just about in profit,got tired of waiting for them to be recognised.
Are you still in them?

hazl
24/6/2015
11:40
Bakunin....I will take that as a compliment!

I'm not sure myself how this will look a few years down the line.
I don't spend a fortune on any speculative stock and my style(if I have one) is to pick for a variety of reasons and outcomes.
Some are pure investments,some trades and some genuine interest or connection in the company or innovation itself.
I guess the latter is true in this company.
EDIT
Perhaps I should qualify that to say just a spurious connection in that I have always been interested in that part of London and have ancestors;Huguenots that hailed from there in past times.
Clearly business model looks very interesting ,or I wouldn't be here but there is a bit of nostalgia as well.

As regards your last statement I think the part of London we are talking about will always be a draw.
Sagi is a man that knows what he is doing,who knows if that will translate into profits here?
Am rather pleased with PLND and MTFB today,though.
Good luck.

hazl
18/6/2015
06:41
what a dynamic man!

'Market Tech Holdings Limited (MKT: AIM), the holding company that combines iconic real estate assets with an e-commerce business and owns and manages the main Camden Markets in Central London, announces that it has exchanged contracts to acquire the freehold property comprising 1-11 Hawley Crescent NW1 ("Hawley Crescent"), for a total consideration of GBP31.1 million including stamp duty of GBP1.2 million, to be funded from existing facilities. The freehold property is in a strategically important location within the Group's property portfolio sitting opposite a property currently occupied by MTV.

Hawley Crescent which is primarily let to the Open University, includes commercial as well as residential units and is located next to the Group's main Camden Markets site. Its commercial floor area totals 19,720 sq ft in addition to a further 5,260 sq ft of residential space. The commercial leases are on upwards only rent reviews and the Group considers that current rents are low in comparison to the surrounding area.

The total consideration is to be paid in cash with completion set for 28 July 2015.'

hazl
14/6/2015
18:36
Some interesting background from older but relevant articles.IMO
hazl
09/6/2015
07:07
RNS 24TH for results
hazl
18/5/2015
13:30
strange kind of mid-price

imo

hazl
18/5/2015
12:16
Have also got some SRX today

due a bounce I would have thought.

IMO

hazl
18/5/2015
10:20
hmm popular today it seems
hazl
17/5/2015
08:05
Published: 27 April, 2015
EXCLUSIVE by DAN CARRIER

A VAST new underground development bringing hidden vaults in the heart of Camden Town back to life is on the drawing board.

Developers say the network of tunnels, which have not been seen by the public for decades, could be turned into a network capable of holding a restaurant, market space and exhibition areas.

The plan is being drawn up by Market Tech Holdings, which have bought up large swathes of Camden Lock and own the Stables and Buck Street markets.

The company would begin with a watery undercroft below a warehouse building near the Lock, known as Dead Dogs Basin. Architects are looking at how then to open up the connecting brick tunnels beneath homes in Oval Road and run up to Primrose Hill.

Market Tech director Mark Alper said: “We are actively looking at opening up Camden’s below- ground heritage to the public. '

hazl
15/5/2015
15:33
Let's hope more of the same next week!




IMO

hazl
15/5/2015
12:28
An interesting company...with lots going on.

imo

hazl
15/5/2015
06:53
85.6% that's a heck of a holding.

hmm

IMO

hazl
11/5/2015
08:05
chart looks good imo
hazl
09/5/2015
17:47
bit about Market Tech

'How Camden market's owners turn rebellion into money'

hazl
07/5/2015
08:43
Charles Butler, Market Tech Chief Executive Officer, said:

"This is an extremely exciting acquisition for Market Tech. StuccoMedia's e-commerce technology will form the centrepiece of our transition to a fully integrated online/offline retail offering. Following the acquisition of Glispa in March this year we will now be able to leverage our real estate and e-commerce assets to provide a truly global online marketplace coupled with physical retail and leisure assets."

hazl
06/5/2015
16:08
{Petition against Camden Lock Village development close to 9,000 signatures}
martywidget
06/5/2015
11:36
This is Camden.....London....enough said!!
hazl
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