Oxford Instruments Share Discussion Threads

[meijiman] 09/9/2014 11:09

I must say I was somewhat surprised that the Chairman referred to the strength of 'stirling' in his statement. Are we to conclude
1. He is a complete idiot and can't spell.
2. The statement wasn't written by him but by some deadleg PR person.
3. someone is so minded as to the outcome of the Scottish vote that they are operating in a 'Caledonian' environment.
Those who think spelling doesn't matter are utter poltroons-they should be able to write as well as what I do :>)

[tratante] 09/9/2014 08:36

Upbeat AGM statement. Let's hope for a sustained rise from here.

[tratante] 13/8/2014 17:17

What's this all about?

[bouleversee] 08/8/2014 12:58

I can't help thinking that if they increased their paltry dividend, there might be a bit more interest. They reward themselves but what do shareholders get?

[meijiman] 08/8/2014 10:48

Well that's good. These markets are though dire so will probably fall on deaf ears!

[tratante] 08/8/2014 10:28

For what it's worth Share magazine gives OXIG a recommendation in current issue. Say profits will be boosted by increased research spend by governments.

[meijiman] 10/6/2014 11:47

Broadly positive here -not much interest in this share. Can see a slow move up back over 1500p. I'm not so bothered about currency more the business fundamentals.

[contrarian2investor] 30/4/2014 20:06

I got stopped out today. OXIG back below £13 again, closing at £12.89p. Back to watching them.

[contrarian2investor] 11/4/2014 13:39

My best guess is that once general markets have finished their correction between now and when OXIG brings good news to the City. OXIG will be back above £15. So I will keep my shares with a stop-loss at break even. Good luck all.

[meijiman] 10/4/2014 11:29

worth concentrating more on the business fundamentals rather than currency. I really need to do more DD here. Assume there are headwinds from being an exporter -with stronger sterling. Not sure if they buy currency forward to cover transactional exposure. Anyway I'm in for the medium term here.........

[bamboo2] 10/4/2014 00:17

Is that a giant inverse H&S? [on the long term chart]

[contrarian2investor] 09/4/2014 19:59

Trading Update tomorrow, good luck everyone. I have my stop-loss at break even and another buy order at £15.00.

[edwardt] 08/4/2014 16:20

very strong , given market turmoil. berenberg initiated with a buy might be the reason...

[garfield8] 06/4/2014 21:46

Looking good so far wanttowin , it would be nice to get to 1550 by Friday :). So pleased I got in at 1314. GLA.

[wanttowin] 03/4/2014 12:31

Scottish Widows adding nearly 1 mill shares is really good news, is this the start of a good leg up?

[garfield8] 30/3/2014 04:28

I hope this gets above 1300 next week again. GLA .

[cousin jack] 27/3/2014 19:44

C2i. Very difficult to assess whether it is going to break above or below the range it's been trading in. Keeps seeming to head back up and then reverse. If 1270 continues to offer support I will buy but set a tight stop loss and watch very carefully. Good luck.

[contrarian2investor] 27/3/2014 19:03

My £13.15p buy order has been triggered and OXIG promptly headed South, closed the day at £12.87p. Stop-loss placed at £11.84p.

[contrarian2investor] 21/3/2014 20:41

I have a buy order for OXIG at £13.15p. As I wait to see if they can make another break North.

[contrarian2investor] 24/2/2014 14:22

Thanks bones & Cousin Jack.

This morning I sold out of OXIG at £15.40p, for a quick 5% flip trade.

[cousin jack] 13/2/2014 21:57

C2i

Well done - you seem to read the exit and entry points on this share expertly. I had seen your previous email re.entry point wondered if you would trade given the chart first thing this morning.

[bones] 13/2/2014 13:20

Good pickings contrarian.

That said, I fear the IMS signalled an ex-growth scenario:

"...we are expecting performance for the year to be broadly in-line with the prior year. ."

I really do not like the sound of that. So much for 14% growth etc etc. What have I missed?

I decided to sell, for better or worse. I was a little surprised I could get above £15 after my first reading of the IMS pre-market.

[contrarian2investor] 13/2/2014 11:57

I do love it when a plan comes together. Buy order triggered and stop-loss placed at £14.60p.

[bones] 13/2/2014 08:21

About time this baby was bid for. Is there a hint that there will be no growth this year and therefore the end of any mentions of "14-cubed"?


Oxford Instruments PLC Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 9397Z

Oxford Instruments PLC

13 February 2014

Release date: 13 February 2014

Oxford Instruments plc

Interim Management Statement

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, today issues its Interim Management Statement which covers the period from 1 October 2013 to date.

The positive trend seen in the second quarter of the year has continued with orders ahead of the prior year in the four months since September. Year to date, order run rate is ahead of last year in Asia, Europe and North America.

Year to date sales remain behind the same period last year. However we are anticipating a strong February and March and, despite the recent strength of Sterling and continuing underperformance at our Omicron facility in Germany, we are expecting performance for the year to be broadly in-line with the prior year.

On 22 January 2014 the Group announced that it had received acceptances from approximately 95% of the shareholders of Andor plc and that the offer was wholly unconditional from that date. Andor is a UK based high-technology company specialising in the manufacture of high-end scientific cameras, microscope systems and analytical software for the materials and life science industries. Andor's technology will extend our capability into the optical domain, which is the primary technology used for analysing biological samples at the nano scale, consistent with our recently announced strategy to expand into Nano-Bio.

The GBP175 million acquisition of Andor was funded from existing cash resources, a new GBP100 million revolving facility and a GBP60 million term facility. Both debt facilities are from a banking club comprising HSBC, Santander and RBS.

On 12 November 2013 the Group announced the acquisition of RMG Technology (RMG), completed on 8 November 2013. RMG is a young UK technology company which brings a unique laser technology to our Industrial Analysis business. Progress with integrating the business is on plan and we are seeing considerable interest from our Industrial Analysis customers.

On 21 December 2013, the Group acquired Roentgenanalytik Systeme, a small company based near Frankfurt, Germany, supplying X-ray analysis instrumentation to industrial markets. The acquisition will broaden Industrial Analysis' product range and give Roentgenanalytik access to global markets and increase investment in product development.

Save as described in this statement, there has been no significant change in the financial position of the Group in the period.

- Ends -

Enquiries:
Oxford Instruments plc Tel: [phone]

Jonathan Flint, Chief Executive

Kevin Boyd, Group Finance Director
MHP Tel: [phone]

Rachel Hirst / Rory King

Issued for and on behalf of Oxford Instruments plc

[contrarian2investor] 07/2/2014 17:49

Stop-loss triggered this week. I have placed a buy order at £14.55p. Time will tell if I am successful. Price now £15.72p , low this week £15.36p