Orbis Share Discussion Threads

[birdiemaker] 01/3/2005 14:37

Can sell 50,000
Can buy 1,500

MMs want your shares folkes.

[rhiannon] 01/3/2005 14:22

Have you been to ORBIS web page seen the dept network both here and all over Europe. Peanut price still.wdik

[mrincredible] 01/3/2005 14:08

I think MLSB looks after Tyco?
Hence the tree shake.

I have not seen anyone else build a stake in the last six months.
So alot of buying to do, for the bidder.

[mrincredible] 01/3/2005 14:07

All I can say is that the security sector is feeling the pinch, the big boys are slashing their prices, so everyone else has to follow suit.
The profit margins are very small but the I reckon the bubble will burst then other companies will pick up the pieces.

There are two possible bidders and they are strong candidates:

Tyco or Securitas.........

Who will pay for Orbis at what price?

DYOR.

[eicom 12p] 01/3/2005 14:07

just sold half my holding...other half works out at 2p

[kenatbabken] 01/3/2005 14:02

You could be right gravy,But Merrills own 19% so any deal would have to be
to their liking,A deal is still a long way off,But happy to hold for the time
being
ken

[day_dreamer] 01/3/2005 13:55

ken :

I think the mm's are jobbing, that's making money on the spread,
i've never seen Merrills jump about so much in a stock, usually
wins are the main player for doing that, dont think there's any
orders in, for the mm's it buy at 8p and sell at 8.75p, so much
too way trade they can (for now) keep it at these levels and make
on the spread until it becomes one sided in buys or sells.

Gravy

[kenatbabken] 01/3/2005 13:52

DD
Very true
The MM,s taking a lot of shares at 8p so either a large buy in the offing
or they think it could happen,bought more on the way up and not selling yet

[day_dreamer] 01/3/2005 13:52

I had shares in Hartstone which had similar levels of debt next
to their market-cap and got took out for a fair price.

If the same was to happen with Obs you will be looking at 10-15p
take out if the bidder wants to guarentee getting their prize.

Gravy

[rhiannon] 01/3/2005 13:51

OBS STILL for peanuts.wdik

[pylon] 01/3/2005 13:49

Not sure - there is a lot of debt here which would reduce the shareholders pot!!

[richardbonny] 01/3/2005 13:48

They generate about £4 million cash per year after payment of interest. I would have thought a bid price would have to be that at least that - ie 4 times the current share price (30-40p). Orbis is still cheap in my opinion.

[day_dreamer] 01/3/2005 13:45

The share price suggests it could well happen as well !

Lots of companies issue bid talks and nothing comes of it.

I've sold half and will let the other half which happen to
be free shares now as i bought right at the bottom, very very
lucky to have caught Obs so well but that's the perks of keeping
bombed out quiet penny shares on your monitor and keep checking
the online quotes for changes, every dog will have it's day and
you have to be there to catch it !

Gravy

[edwards45] 01/3/2005 13:36

Grabbed some earlier @ 5.5p......c,mon MRincredible whose the co. then??
.... just add best of luck to all long holders.
ed45

[mohamed99] 01/3/2005 13:33

tree shake .....................................................................

[kenatbabken] 01/3/2005 13:30

Some sellers coming in now so should be a bit of liquidity

[alia] 01/3/2005 13:29

thats me out
bought some ast just announced a new aquisition

[goldenmember] 01/3/2005 13:28

Sorry guy's...got cold feed and sold my 9k at 8.9p. Made a £300 profit when I had expected to carry a £400 loss so pretty happy!

[day_dreamer] 01/3/2005 13:25

Stop being so bitter londonmetro or i will filter you.

It's not been ramped at all...the shares are in bid talks
and there's not much stock around, the market cap is so low
that the share price was bound to respond well to this news.
If people are nervous then take your profits.

Gravy

[mrincredible] 01/3/2005 13:24

Does any one know who the biddr is?

I do!

[londonmetro] 01/3/2005 13:22

shares may be suspended remember the white nile situ...

[kenatbabken] 01/3/2005 13:19

Whoever said before that this is going to 12p could be right

[londonmetro] 01/3/2005 13:19

watch out this could be a pump and dump ... dont get greedy imho

[day_dreamer] 01/3/2005 13:18

It's taking off on L2.

Now is this a serious share shortage or what price Obs
could be taken out for...remember how low the market-cap
is...so despite the rise Obs is still valued at just a million.

Gravy

[londonmetro] 01/3/2005 13:15

if you are looking for a safe heaven for your vast profits worth looking at pmd,pbh,and srts these are breaking out from recent lows imho read the bb and do your own research and all that