Oxford Metrics Share Discussion Threads

[dynamix] 07/12/2006 08:59

reach for the stars

bring on the santa rally

[masrscb9] 07/12/2006 08:27

"All in all, it's a great launch-pad. I believe OMG could hardly be better placed for continued success in our long established business areas, accompanied by potentially explosive growth in massive new markets."

Brought a smile to my face.

[huntie2] 07/12/2006 08:25

looks good, topped up.

[busterdog2] 07/12/2006 07:30

Phew!!! Pretty impressive stuff, even better than I expected. Excellent prospects.

[someuwin] 07/12/2006 07:22

Excellent set of results and, more importantly a very bullish report. It really does seem that they are transforming themselves into a major player. Great stuff!

[garth] 07/12/2006 07:17

Fairly unique tone to those results...! Good cash and earnings. Exciting prospects :0)

[dynamix] 07/12/2006 07:15

looks damn good to me

[dynamix] 07/12/2006 07:15

* Turnover up by 14.5% to #16.3m (2005: #14.2m)

* Operating profit (after goodwill amortisation and exceptional items)
up by 157% to #1,522,000 (2005: #593,000)

* Profit after tax up by 112% to #1,560,000 (2005: #736,000)

* Earnings per share up by 106% to 2.62p (2005: 1.27p)

* Strong cash generation with cash balances up by #2.1m from #4.4m to
#6.5m

* Maiden final dividend proposed of 0.1p per share

* Continued global expansion - with customers now in over 50 countries

* Technological leadership maintained with successful launch of
innovative new products, such as Vicon Nexus and 2d3 boujou 4

* OMG Group restructured into three market-focused business units, with
all motion capture business now integrated into Vicon

* Encouraging progress with 2d3 diversification into defence and new
Geospatial Vision 3D mapping business



Nick Bolton, Chief Executive, commented:



"This has been a record year - in revenue and profits. In our existing markets,
we've continued to strengthen our position. At the same time, we've not only
established that exciting opportunities exist in new and potentially much bigger
markets, we've made measurable progress towards capitalising on them."

[rampmeister] 06/12/2006 20:14

Nice increase in volume today ahead of results with buys/sells almost 4 to 1 but no rise in share price I will be setting alarm early tomorrow.

RM

[sharedoc] 06/12/2006 11:42

Looking forward to the results announcement tomorrow, hoping for an update on the defence contracts

[someuwin] 06/12/2006 09:28

From the trading update on 16/10/06

"Trading in the second half of the year has been strong and, as a result, the Board anticipates closing the year with revenues slightly ahead of market expectations and profitability significantly ahead of market expectations."

And...

"I look forward to updating the market more fully when we publish the full year results in December."

So we know the results Tomorrow will be good, but what will be of more interest will be the forward guidance and news of any potential further contract wins and business developments.

[dynamix] 04/12/2006 14:00

well its just about to breakout now

[busterdog2] 04/12/2006 13:55

They make a profit and their future prospects look excellent. Got to be a no brainer.

[someuwin] 04/12/2006 13:01

Should see further rises in the run up to results on thursday.

[dynamix] 01/12/2006 09:43

look at the chart, previous resistance (July high) tested as support, now if it breaks the 42 bid price we are trending up and away to 60p and beyond imo, last chance all aboard (lol)

[someuwin] 01/12/2006 08:43

Off to a good start.

ShareDoc - interesting stuff re UAV/QinetiQ. Massive potential there.

[sharedoc] 30/11/2006 21:02

Just had a browse through the QuinetiQ website. The demand for unmanned aerial and combat aerial vehicles (UAV/UCAV) is rising sharply. It's a response to the increasing danger from highly mobile threats, and the need to rapidly engage high-value targets of opportunity, especially deep in unfriendly territory and dangerous environments. Amongst many worldwide collaborations Quinetiq have been working with Boeing to develop UAV's, just imagine if OMG's technology (2d3) is incorporated in this !!!
I hope that there is detailed information about the joint development work between OMG and Quinetiq with relation to UAV's and hopefully some orders following a successfull demonstration at the Farnborough Air Show. When you think about the scale of contracts that could be announced and the size of the multinational partners that OMG could be working with (as a result of their work with QuinetiQ) It really makes the share price look very cheap at current levels taking into account the profitability expected and the level of cash on the balance sheet.

"OMG continues to lead through innovation. Since becoming Chief Executive of OMG in May 2005, I have implemented a number of initiatives focused on leveraging our existing technology and diversifying into new markets."
"The UAV market is set to be worth over $10 billion in the next 10 years. Current UAVs cost in the region of $250,000 to fit out with video equipment, yet the quality of the images captured is well below standard – on a par with cheap CCTV footage. Our expertise will contribute significantly to this growing market," Bolton concluded.

[someuwin] 30/11/2006 14:03

cheers zico - what else does Shares say?

[zico01] 30/11/2006 13:59

Shares Magazine says BUY

[someuwin] 30/11/2006 11:09

cheers dynamix - looks very good.

[dynamix] 30/11/2006 11:05

someuwin there are plenty positives factored into the price already, but far more still to come.. as news arrrives bit by bit we should see 60p and more come xmas or early January

[someuwin] 30/11/2006 10:53

Hi all

I'm new to this share, but am very impressed with what I have seen.

I'm sure its been talked abut before on here, but with Microsoft Virtual Earth competing with Google Earth to provide the most detailed 3D street level imaging (of the whole world) surely if OMG get even a small percentage of work from these projects the share price would go ballistic? Or is this already happening? Any comments?

[sharedoc] 30/11/2006 10:02

The results are fast approaching, can't wait to hear about futher developments of their technology in the defence sector / joint venture with QuinetiQ

[dynamix] 27/11/2006 15:59

Dec 7th aint that far away, could get a nice little rise pre results.



LONDON (AFX) - OMG PLC, Oxford Metrics Group, said it expects profits for
the full-year to be significantly ahead of market expectations following strong
trading in the second half.
CEO Nick Bolton said: "Revenues are slightly ahead of our expectations and
the positive effect on profit has been more pronounced due to a combination of
strong gross margins and continuing cost control. This has been achieved whilst
increasing the level of investment in promising new market opportunities in
defence and in street-level geospatial imaging."
The technology group, which provides image understanding products for the
entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries, said it will
announce its full-year results on Dec 7.

[sharedoc] 27/11/2006 14:32

This is just the start, there's still the lucrative defence contracts to come, 40p will be a very distant memory in a couple of months time.