Sdl Share Discussion Threads

[kievtrader] 22/1/2007 13:32

Good rise. Teather and Greenwood have a 295p share price target. Looks like this will be reached very soon. KT

[spaceparallax] 22/1/2007 09:41

Quite a burst!

[woracle] 22/1/2007 08:58

Probably been tipped somehewre.Lots of small buys.

[12345th] 22/1/2007 08:54

Today's rise fuelled by bid rumour??

[tillman] 22/1/2007 08:27

Who loves you baby? I do...........

Looks like somebody else does too!!



Tillman - 19 Dec'06 - 14:31 - 775 of 789 edit


Looking good here.

Thought I would take a new position here at what I hope will be the low of the day.

Tillman - 19 Dec'06 - 14:35 - 776 of 789 edit


Cracking chart breakout with good rns today brings me over here and in with a maiden purchase.

[kievtrader] 12/1/2007 11:53

results due on 20th february, so should be a good run up in the share price ahead of these.

[kievtrader] 06/1/2007 11:48

Teather and Greenwood have a 295p short-term target . So 20% upside ahead of results next month we hope

[johnroger] 05/1/2007 16:38

IC comment

SDL caused us worry at the year's half-way point, with its shares down 17 per cent on our initial tip price of 210p (6 January 2006). But after two trading updates ahead of market estimates in the second half, the translation software company is belatedly delivering on our initial expectations, with the shares up 11 per cent at 234p. SDL is signing bigger deals for new licences of its global information management systems, including six-figure contracts with Dell and FedEx. Customers that use SDL's sofware to manage their multilingual websites are broadening its role within their organisations. And SDL is "eating its own dog food": increased use of its own technology to manage its translation services division is driving margins higher. Although the dollar's weakness is a concern, SDL is well hedged. So we echo broker Teather & Greenwood's sentiment that "it's about time the market sat up and gave proper credence" to SDL's global market leadership. "I'm in for consistent solid growth," says chairman and chief executive Mark Lancaster. Investors should join him and keep buying.

[kievtrader] 05/1/2007 14:40

Also today this is one of Investec's tips for 2007. Should be mentioned in press over weekend so going a lot higher. SHould be around the 270p level before results and a lot higher in due course.

[spaceparallax] 05/1/2007 13:05

looking very good today - no doubt aided by the IC article reviewing the progress of their tips of 2006.

[kievtrader] 02/1/2007 11:40

Going higher. Getting ready for another breakout higher at some point ahead of results on 20th Feb

[kievtrader] 29/12/2006 12:37

Would be nice to see this one in the New Year tips to take it higher to the 270p level where it should be ahead of results on 20th February

[johnroger] 29/12/2006 11:44

Spaceparallex

In my view charts are very good at telling you where the price has been. As to where it's going thats another matter!
However it's good to see positive comment on any stock you hold.

[spaceparallax] 28/12/2006 19:43

JR,

I'm a long term follower of SDL, but certainly not Bill Adlard. I'd rather do without HIS vote of confidence!

[kievtrader] 28/12/2006 15:59

Looks like market makets trying to shake some sellers out by lowering bid price. Offer remains the same at 237.75p. Stock is getting ready for next leg up to 275p in a run up ahead of results on 20th February which should be bullish.

[johnroger] 24/12/2006 20:40

Buy SDL


Says Bill Adlard from Chart-Guide.com
It's getting harder to find shares in the FTSE 100 which are showing clear patterns: solid buy signals, clear support and a visible target. This could mean that Footsie is due a correction - we certainly have a top of some kind at 6271.4, and I think at least one more leg down is likely.

So I've cast the net a bit wider recently, and found some shares in the Techmark 100 which looked interesting. SDL was one. There's still a well formed up trend, and the price has recently gapped up through resistance at 225p, finding support on the midline of the trend channel as it did so. This could mean it will now rally to hit the top of the trend channel.

Here's the breakout. Note how the MACD has also bounced on the zero line, also a positive feature. The minimum target should be to repeat the below the line range above the line. So that's 275p, and that's right on the upper trendline. Support should be found between 220p and 225p for the forecast to remain valid.

Bill Adlard is the editor of Chart-Guide.com, and renowned as a world expert in detailed Technical Analysis, particularly the area of Elliott Waves.

[angler] 20/12/2006 06:55

News of Broker upgrades from Investec and T & G following trading update:


19.12.06 broker upgrades followed a positive pre-close trading statement, dealers said. Investec's Gareth Evans is happy to reiterate his 'buy' recommendation, and has cranked up his year to Dec 2006 normalised pretax forecast by 10% to 10.7m, for EPS now of 11.6 pence. At this stage, the analyst is leaving his 2007 predictions -- he looks for 12.5m pretax -- unchanged, but says the bias is clearly positive. The key drivers behind the strong trading performance have been threefold, Evans told clients. Firstly, successful currency hedging mitigated 70% of the downward pressure SDL would otherwise have experienced as a result of the group's US dollar exposure. Secondly, the business experienced high levels of software sales, contributing higher margins than the traditional translation services. Finally, SDL has increased the use of its own software within its translation services, enabling it to improve greatly efficiencies of process and driving higher margins in this part of the business. On the analyst's new numbers, the stock trades on a P/E multiple for 2006 of 20.0 times, falling to 17.3 in 2007 and only 14.1 in 2008. Dollar exposure remains, but the emphasis is swinging from the dollar-exposed nature of the stock to the strength of core trading, Evans concluded. Over at Teather & Greenwood, Adam Lawson also reiterated his 'buy' stance on SDL. If he adjusts his 2007 estimates -- he is currently looking for pretax of 12.3m and EPS of 13.3 pence -- then it will probably only be to the tune of a few hundred thousand pounds, he said. Assuming that his new pretax number is closer to 12.6m, then this would yield EPS of around 13.5 pence, or a P/E multiple of 16.6 times. Lawson thinks that 20 times is fairer given the growth characteristics of this business and, therefore, has stepped up his target price to 270 pence.

[tillman] 19/12/2006 14:35

Cracking chart breakout with good rns today brings me over here and in with a maiden purchase.

[tillman] 19/12/2006 14:31

Looking good here.

Thought I would take a new position here at what I hope will be the low of the day.

[lbo] 19/12/2006 12:01

Globalisation and the flattening world have opened niches for companies such as SDL that sell translation programmes for companies trying to hit the whole world at once.

The small-cap software company, which formed in 1992 and floated in 2000, jumped in early trading after it said its full year pre-tax profit would exceed expectations by about 10%.

SDL shares spiked 18p, or 8.29%, in early light trading to value the company at £147.2 million.

The company, which sells translation software to help companies reach different linguistic markets, said its profit before taxation and amortisation of intangible assets for the year to 31 December would be in the range of £10.5 million to £11 million.

That compares with £7.2 million last year and market consensus of £9.6 million for 2006.

Revenues are expected to be at least £93.5 million against 2005 revenues of £78.5 million and above consensus expectations of £92 million due to technology licence sales and the use of in-house technology to enhance service profit levels.

Mark Lancaster, chairman and chief executive, told Citywire that SDL (SDL) has had another strong year of revenue and profit growth.

'People continue to buy our products, which is great,' Lancaster said. 'But our main problem is that most people don't know we exist.'

That might seem surprising noting just a few of SDL's clients are Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Kodak and Merck.

'We are the only company that I know of that has automated translation integrated with humans,' Lancaster said.

Human translators verify the some 20 million words a month that the software tackles each month for the entire work flow of companies, from development to marketing.

'When a company is trying to get to the global market as fast as possible, each piece of content needs to be consistent across the business, with consistent terminology so that the branding of the business is consistent,' he said.

Lancaster said quick and accurate translation allows fast and smooth market access, probably the most important angle for competitive advantage and success in global markets.

'Managing global content is becoming increasingly important to large businesses as they recognise the role it plays in accelerating time-to-market for their products and services,' he said.

Maidenhead-based SDL expects to announce full year results for 2006 on 20 February.

[woracle] 19/12/2006 08:03

A bit of heavy volume and the MMs should let this breakout today. They've collected a lot of stock over the autumn and its time for their xmas bonus !

[jakleeds] 19/12/2006 07:49

Nice statement. About time we saw a breakout here.

[egoi] 11/12/2006 09:45

They usually have a trading statement around year end; 2nd December last year. Wouldn't be surprised to see something imminently. Would imagine things going well, I like both this and RWS but hold neither (RWS results this week I believe).