Oxford Instruments Share Discussion Threads

[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

[contrarian2investor] 23/1/2014 19:11

OXIG got pressured down for the rest of the day and finished at £17.25p. How long will my stop-loss remain intact?

[contrarian2investor] 23/1/2014 11:23

I have just sold some OXIG for £17.84p after their strong run from November low of £12.25p.

[contrarian2investor] 20/1/2014 10:02

OXIG is struggling to clear £18 convincingly. Stop-loss raised to £16.10p

[bouleversee] 15/1/2014 11:44

Blackrock increased holding y'day.

[arja] 15/1/2014 10:59

guess so bones . certainly a volatile stock at times !

[bones] 14/1/2014 23:47

Poor markets all round today, until the US started improving and OXIG made another good recovery as it did a couple of days back. Appears to be a bullish sign.

[arja] 14/1/2014 13:59

why the hammering today I wonder ?

[bones] 12/1/2014 00:15

This is a detailed discussion in matters of chemistry, notably nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers, but mentions Oxford Instruments and shows how leading edge they are. I have pasted the first paragraph but the full read is worthwhile via this link to Royal Society of Chemistry:



"Horsemeat in processed foods might have been detected sooner if nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers had been used. That, at least, is the claim of Oxford Instruments after releasing its new bench-top NMR spectrometer, Pulsar, in 2013. 'The fatty acid profiles of meat from different animals are readily distinguishable using NMR, but until recently the equipment to carry out these tests has been too expensive and technically complicated to allow deployment in industrial settings,' says Ian Robertson, product manager at Oxford Instruments."

......continues via the link (© Royal Society of Chemistry 2014)

[bouleversee] 10/1/2014 21:54

I see some of the directors took up their options and sold in short order.

Takeover of Andor now a done deal, it would seem.

Where do we go from here, I wonder.

[bones] 10/1/2014 19:42

That was a belter of an intra-day reversal. Look at the long tail on the last positive candle showing how the buyers overcame a very weak start and trashed the bears. Bodes well for a strong Monday.

[meijiman] 11/12/2013 14:37

all very interesting. The shares have gone from 1200p to 1700p in short order.It would appear to be all down to the Andor deal. Happy days.

[tratante] 11/12/2013 09:42

Seems so. PE seems high for the sector they are in don't you think, albeit they are a solidly run company?

[contrarian2investor] 11/12/2013 09:31

Stop-loss raised to £14.50p.

[meijiman] 11/12/2013 09:26

That's the reason for the rise today. Andor is viewed as highly attractive and they have got it at a reasonable price.

[tratante] 11/12/2013 09:20

This board is very quiet but OXIG is on the move. Anyone any insights to why the sudden change?A few months ago it was seen as rather over valued. Been in and out of them a few times, but don't have much sense of what's going on. The projected takeover of Andor seems to be viewed positively.

[contrarian2investor] 14/11/2013 17:54

I cautiously raised my OXIG stop-loss to £13.50p today.

[smythy4] 12/11/2013 11:14

oxig huge up today. Time to cash in while the going is good?

FML looks about to take off...overdue financial & op update due, & ex CEO forecasting mkt cap to increase by factor of 8 by end of next year!

Buy FML (big vols already this a.m.)

[contrarian2investor] 12/11/2013 10:54

I sold some recently and I bought them back today. They look to have turned the corner. Stop-loss raised to £13.