Orbis Share Discussion Threads

[stromboli] 22/1/2005 17:18

MUST BE DUE FOR ANOTHER METEORIC RISE!!!

[ashmok] 30/12/2004 13:24

Heh! Nice thought... But apparently not one that's shared by anyone else.

[blackbear] 15/12/2004 18:31

Must be a buy then first thing tomorrow... :)

[ashmok] 15/12/2004 13:23

TWP say "sell Orbis".

[slapdash] 09/12/2004 17:05

Well congratulations to the genius that started this thread....

[muddy waters] 08/12/2004 10:19

twp, agree, no reason whatever to part with more money.

[grasscutter1] 07/12/2004 22:51

same here. Thanks for the answer Dobermann, been in the share for 2 years, I can't see it doing much short term and a can't believe it's still under 'favourite ideas' why? I'll keep holding to the bitter end

[cheddars] 07/12/2004 14:55

I am surprised TWP have any subscribers! What do you pay your money for?

From my own experiences :-

Updates are very few and far between on tipped stocks - you can't be sure of updates even after results or an important RNS. Even when you chase TWP you can't be sure of getting an update

One new tip every couple of months

A market report is issued occasionally but it's as and when they feel like it and is totally irrelevent to stocks they have tipped

Problems logging into the website

Am I right in saying TWP were taken over and it is then that they went downhill?

I hold OBS ........... but I no longer subscribe to TWP

[dobermann] 07/12/2004 14:33

grasscutter1 ,

Yes it is still one of their favourites ? No updates on their website either !

I have E-mailed them twice to chase them up , the first time I got an acknowledgement saying they would update soon ; When I re-sent it I did not get an answer .

I will send it again and see what happens ?

I must say I am a bit suprised the share price has dropped so far on low volume . The results could have been better , but they were not in the disaster category (like the share price has been) .

The FD left , which is never normally a good sign but we have had the final results since then and nothing untoward has come out of the woodwork ? So often an FD leaves and everything and more is blamed on them , as a means of getting it out of the way .

[grasscutter1] 06/12/2004 20:52

Dobermann,
is Orbis still under "favourite ideas" on twp. Any updates?

[slapdash] 03/12/2004 09:26

A cursory glance at the figures isn't very encouraging atall....

glad I didn't get into this one....

appears further significant deterioration in business....

Very worrying indeed....

[day_dreamer] 02/12/2004 11:06

Results today !

Anybody with a grasp for accounts want to try and work it
all out and give their view ?

Gravy

[pylon] 19/11/2004 07:41

Strange that you don't even see Orbis vans on the road any more.

Used to see them quite often about 3-6 months ago.

Wonder why - could it be the same reason that the share price is falling?

Maybe they have expired!

[slapdash] 11/11/2004 21:00

Is Orbis about to Implode???? That is what the share price chart suggests...

declining market in the UK.... Complex and possibly accident prone European expansion....

Large debt burden with little interest cover... a management team that is probably demoralised frmo the backwards progression of the last few years...

I think its around 4 CEOs in four years or something..

As Warren Buffett once said a company with debt is like a man driving with one hand.. it only takes one pothole to be be driven off coruse and to crash at he side of the road....

And Orbis has debt up to its eyeballs...

I read in the IC that if the company is taken over equity holders get only 10% of the business.... so the implied market cap under this scenario is £7m.....

Hmm.... not sure I want a piece of this...

Slapper

[blackbear] 03/11/2004 16:35

That was responsible lad , well done.

[responsible lad] 03/11/2004 15:24

Sold the rest of mine today out @4.6p. Lost about £65 all in all, but it really was a good thing since I used all the money to go into CLS this morning. Later made a huge profit on CLS.

[day_dreamer] 03/11/2004 15:10

670k trade a 4.1p just flashed up at munyam but it's not
from today, did that show yesterday on here ?
Probably the reason why the price never went higher than
5.5p offer !

Gravy

[blackbear] 02/11/2004 21:03

The net debt one might be near what ur looking for

[rescuer] 02/11/2004 19:45

answers from people whom know what they're talking about only pls,

but >> i'm i missing something or are ADVFN fundamentals incorrect,

Cash Flow PS >> 62.4p
Net Debt >> £58m
Cash PS >> 14.01p
NAV >> 185p
PQ Ratio >> 0.55
Tobins >> 0.01
Ent Value >> £57m
Mkt Cap >> £700k
T/o >> £40.5m
Loss >> £2.2m

with a +ve newsflow (last 4 headline pieces)

Trading in line with expectations
Confident of growth in Europe
Loss £2m from £7m, in line with expectations
Conditions difficult, but sales expected to rise

So why the big drop off ?

Has something leaked out ?

Educated opinions only

TIA

[easymoney03] 02/11/2004 18:51

wise move i expect..

[reefberry] 02/11/2004 15:06

Good afternoon all,

Well after looking through all the comments I have decided that if the share price drops any further tomorrow I will sell all of my holdings as there is no positive news.

Many thanks for the comments,

Best regards,

Dave

[pictureframe] 02/11/2004 14:54

Responsible Lad - 1 Nov'04 - 13:26 - 95 of 122

A buy of over 30K again @5.5p. Orbis is as safe as houses. You will not find such great odds with such high returns back at a casino.


SAFE AS HOUSES.....DO YOU REMEMBER THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS STEPHEN?

CLUE..... THIS HOUSE ISNT MADE OUT OF BRICKS !!

[dell314] 02/11/2004 14:47

Responsible Lad - 1 Nov'04 - 13:26 - 95 of 122

A buy of over 30K again @5.5p. Orbis is as safe as houses. You will not find such great odds with such high returns back at a casino.


Responsible Lad - 2 Nov'04 - 14:42 - 122 of 122

Well my stragegy is to buy on fear and sell on greed. I sold out at 5p today, but I still hold £850 which I am keeping hold off. I may sell them down to £500 worth because Orbis may go bust and I can not really afford to loose £800 at the moment.

Kind Regards
Stephen

LOL!

Rgds
dell

[responsible lad] 02/11/2004 14:42

Well my stragegy is to buy on fear and sell on greed. I sold out at 5p today, but I still hold £850 which I am keeping hold off. I may sell them down to £500 worth because Orbis may go bust and I can not really afford to loose £800 at the moment.

Kind Regards
Stephen