Rps Share Discussion Threads

[peaeff] 18/5/2007 16:41

I think we have a foot in the door.

[peaeff] 18/5/2007 13:15

It's knocking very hard on the door but is anybody in or will we require a good trading update to push it through the 340p.

[peaeff] 16/5/2007 13:17

Hi all now back home thank god.

For the past 3 years a trading statement has been given between 25-30th of May so we may well have some very good news on the way in the next ten days.

I cannot even contemplate that there will be any adverse news in the figures and the worst scenario would probably be 'in line with expectations'.

However I personally would not wish to take the chance of any retrace in price and shall remain very firmly in.

I still feel we could creep towards 350p prior to any such announcement but the exact date of it could leave any prospective investors wishing they had done so sooner. IMHO

Regards PF

[melody9999] 16/5/2007 00:26

Bleth - I'll go with that. Been in LAM for a while now and IMHO what a great stock. Looks like the RPS chart - and 219 posts there vs 230 here!

[armistead34] 15/5/2007 21:22

Yes.

Shhh!

Keep it that way!

[nickjoseph] 15/5/2007 11:42

Hi guys,

I have been in RPS for some time now, up about 10%, probably not as much as you guys. I have been thinking this is a very quite board. Is is because this share is not well known ...

[bletherer] 14/5/2007 22:05

Lol melody. I wouldn't worry, though. I think there's often an inverse correlation between the quality of a stock and ADVFN noise. Reckitt Benckiser, for instance, has had 26 posts in 3 years on its "main" thread. So with a bit of luck tumbleweed will be blowing across the board as RPS enters the 1000s while YOO and co. still have their 1000s of posters per week wondering if the price is going to be 1p or 1.5.

[melody9999] 14/5/2007 21:41

just thought i'd post to keep the thread moving in line with the share price

[peaeff] 05/5/2007 08:45

Hi all still in Tokyo having nice holiday although a bit on the busy side for me.

A good trading statement would go down well at this point in time together with an aquisition just to keep the momentum going.

Reeshar

Hows things at AGK-good eh! It's increased by 90p since I sold. I have done well with the alternatives but not quite that well.

Regards PF

[chester] 05/5/2007 07:05

melody - It certainly is a fantastic chart. I bought a few yesterday.

[melody9999] 04/5/2007 23:33

fantastic chart and not overly affected by corrections either - may well be important in the coming weeks because the market will need to take a breather at some point.

[jscowi] 20/4/2007 20:13

nice bounce off 320p proving support now.

[melody9999] 17/4/2007 23:59

Well back on the trend line now and at support so looks a good entry point. I've added a couple of times already so I'm fully committed but holding tight. I don't mind a quiet thread as long as the share price keeps heading towards the NE corner of the chart!

[peaeff] 17/4/2007 01:42

Just thought I'd look in and what do I find - NOTHING. Why are you not talking to each other and thus encouraging more investors to this excellent, although currently becalmed, company. Very soon it will again start to buzz.

Having great time down here in OZ but need some action here to help with the expenses.

Regards PF

[melody9999] 04/4/2007 00:17

Nice work Paeff. O/T but I have been in LAM for the past 3 months and see that as a great prospect - and will buy more on weakness. Here I have added a couple of times already and my next review for RPS is at 350p.

But I look at my portfolio and find the longer I hold, the more money I make. EG DTY GFRD BLT .... some I sell too soon eg HMY RNOW CKN KMR......unless there is a major reason for doing that eg last year with CSR and WLF..

I can't see right now why I will sell RPS at 350p.

[peaeff] 02/4/2007 14:22

Bleth

I think the main trouble for most PI's is that none of us has a bottomless pit to draw from and when I read some of these boards, and the amounts which some are purporting to have invested in various companies, I wonder why they're taking chances with the types of share they are buying. This is why we seem to continually do the wrong thing, whilst doing it right. Hindsight is something which we should not take too much notice of, other than to learn from the things we did wrong.

In my book now, a profit is a profit and when I tell myself that NOW is the time to take it then I can be quite happy with that. Questioning your own judgement through hindsight could drive you mad.

The big secret in my book is picking the right stocks and that requires spending time with research but it pays in the end. The majority of investors will not 'get rich quick' neither will they find '5 or 10 baggers' easy to come by, so steering clear of too many AIM stocks or Penny Stocks is the order of the day particularly with limited funds. One here or there is fine but again, is it the right one.

I do agree with you that to raise funds from ongoing investments can be tricky and I tend to lean, as you have, towards the least likely as a means of doing that.

I have been very fortunate in the past 18 months to have been in AGK (2) BRW (2) and RPS which have all seen excellent returns.

I have today sold some longstanding 'going nowhere' stock and made an investment into LAM which is an AIM share but probably shouldn't, and maybe won't, be for too long.

Regards off to airport now but will be in touch over holidays so keep the price moving please (north)

PS Do I detect that we are very close to another breakout or have I got my chart reading wrong.

[bletherer] 02/4/2007 12:03

Peaeff - I sold 1/3rd of my holding, so in that sense I was slightly more cautious than Midas. Looks like he did not have a golden touch in this instance.

Incidentally I am starting to realise after a few years of investing that Warren Buffett is such an exceptional investor not just because he is incredibly disciplined about the companies he buys into, but also because he simply will not sell a company he believes in however much paper profit he makes on it. I'm starting to notice that if I need to generate some cash and it's a choice between a share that's exceeded all my expectations and one which has done okay but not great, it's the okay-but-not-great one which should take the hit. Unfortunately however it's extremely hard (for me at anyrate) to "do the right thing": there are ideas like "pride comes before a fall" and "every dog has its day" which are surprisingly deep-wired in the consciousness. I'm still too damn egalitarian in my investment decisions!!

[quepassa] 02/4/2007 06:38

Peaeff. Many thanks indeed for taking the time to share your very insightful thoughts with me. Very hepful and really appreciated. Certainly sounds intersting and I'll take a good long look. Once again, I hope you have a great trip to Oz. All the best
QP

[peaeff] 01/4/2007 21:31

QP and all. Here is another view from Midas This is Money (Daily Mail) today.
I don't personally agree with the recommendation but we must be open minded.
It could effect the share price am tomorrow so if you are considering buying in, it may pay to wait a couple of hours until everything is properly under way.


"Environmental consultancy RPS was recommended by Midas last November when the shares were 253p. Today, they are 325¼p, a rise of more than 28 per cent in just over four months.

The company provides advice on environmental, health and safety issues and it works in several countries. Results for 2006, released nearly three weeks ago, showed a 43 per cent rise in profits to £34.6 million. The full-year dividend was up 15 per cent to 2.76p.

RPS has been buying companies in the UK and overseas as the environmental consultancy market is extremely fragmented and there are plenty of opportunities for bolt-on acquisitions. At the time of the results, the company said it would continue this strategy and last Thursday announced the purchase of oil and gas consultancy Geocon.

RPS is paying up to £6.3m in cash and shares, provided that the business performs according to expectations. Geocon is based in the UK, but RPS is particularly keen to expand in Australia. Further deals are expected there in time.

• Midas verdict: RPS shares have motored over the past few months and investors have benefited handsomely. There should be further gains over the next two to three years, but there is no harm in booking some profits now. Smart investors should hold on to half their holdings, but sell the rest.

Perhaps others would like to comment.

Regards PF

[peaeff] 01/4/2007 13:54

QP

I feel humbled to the fact that you have at least taken the time to have a look on my recommendation so I will do what I can.

First of all the shares trade at about 22 times earnings which is not too cheap, however, I have found the current management to be totally ahead of the game with recent aquisitions, so much so that I have every confidence of a continued steady climb. Profits are increasing substancially year on year and that, IMO,is unlikely to change for the immediate future.

I am very intrigued, in particular, about the noteable acceleration in the energy part of the business and if you read about the latest aquisitions you will see what mean I have no doubt. I wonder if there may be some plan afoot to perhaps one day generate a separate company, but that's just me thinking.

Green is very much the political colour at the moment and this company, being the only one of it's type listed on LSE is more than well placed to reap any benefits from that.

It's international presence is growing rapidly and it's wide ranging environmental portfolio of advisory/consultancy packages are geared to take in anything from oil extraction to windfarm projects, major road projects and then down to basic Local Council level for things like refuse etc.

Recent aquisitions in Ireland and Canada also impressed me in the light of the fact that much oil and gas speculation around the Irish Coast is beginning to gather momentum and with that will surely have to come major infrastructure inland with which to land and store any successful strikes. I believe some of this has been approved already so may well be on the drawing board. In Canada, the company they bought advise on the extraction of oil from oil sands which are, I understand, considerable in that country and mostly untapped up to now due to the previously high cost of extraction. That now is not the case and it is reported that this type of extraction is now cheaper that the conventiona methods.

Their website will tell you what is going on at the moment and I can tell you it's quite impressive.

Other members of this BB are very knowledgeable and helpful and will no doubt share with you their views.

I know by your posts that you are a very thorough person and I know that you will DYOR. I think you will be impressed.

Regards PF

[quepassa] 01/4/2007 06:57

FOR PEAEFF...

.....come on over from AFN........well here I am....


Like you, I believe in DYOR. However, I don't know RPS. If you had two ticks, could you please give me a few bullet points on this one so i can get myself pointed in the right direction? Appreciated. Have a great time in Oz. QP

[peaeff] 30/3/2007 22:22

A very good week all in all and I for one would be happy to see these gains consolidated next week if nothing else.

Apart from any further aquisitions, which seem to be coming thick and fast at present, it looks as though the next update we get will be during mid-late May if other years are anything to go by.

I am off to Australia and Japan for almost 6 weeks on Monday but I will, hopefully, have access to a computer during that time so as to keep a 'watch in brief'

Regards and good luck PF

[peaeff] 30/3/2007 15:35

DG

Thanks for that. I must admit there is a similarity and it has shot up from the point which would have been the handle, albeit, responsibility for that could be down to the aquisition.

Why pontiificate the key factor is IT'S RISING.

[bletherer] 30/3/2007 14:07

A weekly close above 320 would be extremely positive and suggest that further advances into virgin territory are likely. I've done very well out of RPS but I must admit I would have done even better if I hadn't tried to be clever and sold a couple of tranches on the way up. The remainder are under lock and key.

[dull gull] 30/3/2007 13:19

lol!

Just wondering if March's chart fitted the very bullish cup & handle pattern. (I'm not sure if the spike in early March is a problem for this analysis).

I noticed it forming earlier this week and wondered if it was signalling a breakout...

Cup & Handle: