Sectorguard Share Discussion Threads

[omalaha] 14/12/2005 14:53

yes it would be nice have a new support at 4p. too many small but profitable AIM stocks find it difficult to break out of narrow trading ranges, now if it was oil they were dealing in, that would be a different matter. anyway, i predict 5p in 6 months time (GOSH!!).

[skyship] 13/12/2005 14:40

The results look perfectly respectable & am happy with the doubled dividend.

SGD is likely to move better over the next qtr as the results are reported, annual report despatched and AGM held.

Technically, the 4p level has to be overcome if we are to make progress. It seems to me that the Fundamentals dictate that the 4p resistance will fall rather than support @ 3.5p fail. The 50day MA is now rising through 3.6p and should effectively raise the support level, so a break up through 4p may take a little time or it could happen tomorrow - whatever, what's the rush! With the first upside target of 5.5p being some 40% higher - I'm prepared to wait.....zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[ponty] 13/12/2005 11:22

From todays Times
Sectorguard ticked up .25 to 3.75 as Seymour Piers used slighty better than expected full year figures to repeat "buy" advice on the manned guarding group, which it expectes to benefit from tighter regulation of security personnel from March.

[omalaha] 12/12/2005 22:16

m5 - profit was down due to the SIA licensing, this was signaled in the recent trading update and explained in the results; "This additional expenditure is reflected in the profits and has resulted in a temporary 1 per cent. reduction in gross margin. We are confident this reductionin margin will be recovered in the current year."
I think these are a good set of results; SGD are a solid company with a clear vision of what they are trying to achieve and I have every confidence in the management. Unfortunatley, like many small but profitable companies,they are overlooked. Only some deserved press coverage will push up the share price MMs shoved up the ask this am but there were'nt many takers. SGD will have their moment, but it's hard to say when.

[m5] 12/12/2005 13:29

Not bad results, however while T/O is up and gross profit is up, net profit is down from last year. I think the next 12 months will be important and I would like to see the business consolidate a little before pushing forward again.Hopefully consolidating under one roof will help reduce some costs. Lets see some revenue down to the bottom line and get those margins up. As my accountant says to me turnover vanity, profit sanity.
Not sure these results will have a marked affect in the SP, but one to tuck away IMHO. I hold.

[knowing] 12/12/2005 11:15

Nice set of results.

[ponty] 12/12/2005 11:11

And me, happy holding longer

[janus62] 12/12/2005 11:09

Final results.

Looks good to me

[omalaha] 09/12/2005 14:47

Could also be because the SGD website still has results as 10/01/06, so monday could be merely rumour; can anyone confirm?

[omalaha] 09/12/2005 14:44

It's almost laughable, results out monday, no reason to think they will disappoint, and only 4 trades today, 2 sells (why sell today?). I can think of plenty of AIM stocks that have never made a buck and on the merest promise of even smelling break-even the traders pile in and the share price flys north, but solid performers like SGD go ignored. Just another example of the irrationality of the market.

[omalaha] 08/12/2005 19:41

"SectorGuard has continued to win valuable new contracts and generate
growth from existing contracts as well as produce significant profit from its new business streams."

I can only assume that "significant profit" indicates results could be the top end of expectations (anyone seen any analyst forecasts?). Was the intention behind releasing that trading update a month before results a way of alerting the market, sort of saying 'stock up, good results on their way'? Or was it a smokescreen for some pain to come? I reckon the former, but would be happy if results hit the middle mark.

[ponty] 08/12/2005 16:57

A very large holding for me hopeing results are good .I need this one to go up

[omalaha] 08/12/2005 16:26

Mart - they've only recently announced reults will be in line, so they can't be bad. I have'nt been following the trading in this, but todays sells were small, could be MMs doing a shake before monday in expectation of a rise.

[mart] 08/12/2005 16:15

Beginning to look as if they won't be that good; and a few are in the know! Wish I hadn't got so much locked up in these :-(

[sean caruana] 08/12/2005 11:50

Just had it confirmed that results will be out Monday 12 December, almost a month earlier than last year.

[omalaha] 24/11/2005 09:19

10/01/06 for results, should see the share price notch up to start the new year. Could be a few peeps start move in towards late december.

[ponty] 22/11/2005 13:02

thats a good buy this morning 440,000 at 4p

[knowing] 14/11/2005 11:20

full still holding a few PXC cheers. NWT today

[fullupfool] 10/11/2005 13:25

TK, if you are still around - check out PXC and CBF

[skyship] 09/11/2005 16:54

ROBTRE - thanks for that.

[ksaund] 09/11/2005 15:01

I agree RRon - Looks like 3,250,000 buys and 783,454 sell to me.

[rocketron57] 09/11/2005 13:41

I don't think they are sells, the 2,000,000 and the 1,000,000 T trade look like buys to me.

[ponty] 09/11/2005 12:42

what a share 3,208,000 sells, and price up, more of the same please

[skyship] 09/11/2005 11:41

IMO more than likely that the 1m "T" trade @ 3.92p was actually a BUY - not the sale as reported.