Stenprop Share Discussion Threads

[someuwin] 14/7/2008 08:47

Off to a good start - news getting very close now.

[sagem] 12/7/2008 06:34

As a company they have done extremely well and need to be recognised

SpiriTel wins the FCS VoIP Solution Award 23/06/08




Comms Business Award Winner SpiriTel has made it two out of two with another award triumph – this time the FCS VoIP Solution Award. The award was presented to Kenny Roberts, Technical Director and Jon Singleton, Product Manager at the Awards Ceremony at the Savoy Place, London last week.

The Voice over IP Solution Award recognises innovation in the supply of voice communications over IP networks that provide robust products and services. It also recognises services which demonstrate a level of technical excellence and best practice that surpass the requirements of the customer. SpiriTel won the award for their implementation of a communications solution for Regent Inns plc.

SpiriTel has provided Regent with a unique converged solution, including VPN management, hosted VoIP and customer WiFi to their 100 sites across the UK, their head office and to over 100 field-based staff.

When announcing the award the judges commented, "SpiriTel have proven that they are committed to quality and innovation in solutions that benefit their clients' customer's experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. This made SpiriTel a worthy winner."

Commenting on the award Alastair Mills said: "We are pleased to receive this award from FCS, as further evidence of our leading position of supplying IP based communications solutions. SpiriTel's extensive portfolio of IP communication solutions, together with our superior level of service, has led to us winning the UK's largest fully converged communication contract. I would like to personally thank all our staff members for their hard work that is recognised in winning this award."

Adam South, IT Director, Regent Inns said: "The IP-engineered solution provided by SpiriTel has exceeded our business expectations, delivering significant benefits to our customers and business. We are extremely pleased with the solution and support received."

[sagem] 12/7/2008 06:23

PREDATOR WAITING IN THE WINGS POSSIBLY






With the share price now so low and with the company doing extremely well (or so we are told) not reflected in the share price we may well find a predAtor out their who would be very interested in taking out Spiritel at this low share price
MONEY WEEK 11 JULY STATES BUY INTO AIM WEAKLINGS AS PREDATORS PROWL I THINK SPIRITEL FITS
INTO THIS VERY WELL BY THE LOOKS OF IT.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO SHIFT THE PRICE AS IT IS TOTALLY UNDERVALUED..................ANY VIEWS

[butch9850] 11/7/2008 15:19

Many delayed trades today then,it seems. Funny mm's. Aim market is a slaughterhouse right now.

[sagem] 11/7/2008 15:00

This looks excellent so results when they arrive should be company making :-

TAKEN FROM INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2007

Chief Executive, Alastair Mills added: "This has been a transformational year for Spiritel.
We have acquired and integrated three new businesses into the Group and grown our
customer base and product portfolio to record levels. Spiritel now has over 1,000 SME and
corporate clients and we have built upon our existing expertise in IP based communications
to launch a new range of converged data and hosted VoIP services alongside traditional
voice and data products. Most significantly, since the year end, the Group has moved into
EBITDA profitability."
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so what does ebitda profitability really mean see below for explanation if you can understand it ;-

EBITDA has a bad rap in the financial world, but does this financial measure really deserve the investor distaste? EBITDA, an acronym for "earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization", is an often-used measure of the value of a business. But critics of this value often point out that it is a dangerous and misleading number, due to the fact that it is often confused with cash flow. In this article we'll show you how this number can actually help investors create an apples-to-apples comparison, without leaving a bitter aftertaste.

The Calculation
EBITDA is calculated by taking operating income and adding depreciation and amortization expenses back to it. EBITDA is used to analyze a company's operating profitability before non-operating expenses (such as interest and "other" non-core expenses) and non-cash charges (depreciation and amortization). So, why is this simple figure continually reviled in the financial industry?

The Critics
Factoring out interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization can make even completely unprofitable firms appear to be fiscally healthy. A look back at the dotcoms provides countless examples of firms that had no hope, no future and certainly no earnings, but became the darlings of the investment world. The use of EBITDA as measure of financial health made these firms look attractive.

Likewise, EBITDA numbers are easy to manipulate. If fraudulent accounting techniques are used to inflate revenues and interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization are factored out of the equation, almost any company will look great. Of course, when the truth comes out about the sales figures, the house of cards will tumble and investors will be in trouble.

Operating cash flow is a better measure of how much cash a company is generating because it adds non-cash charges (depreciation and amortization) back to net income and includes the changes in working capital that also use/provide cash (such as changes in receivables, payables and inventories). These working capital factors are the key to determining how much cash a company is generating. If investors do not include changes in working capital in their analysis and rely solely on EBITDA, they will miss clues that indicate whether a company is losing money because it isn't making any sales.

[sagem] 11/7/2008 13:43

butch9850 ..what do you mean I was shafted..I have not bought nor have I sold any
You must mean somebody else. If you mean I could not buy a big quantity yes..... in fact it is 354,658 and no doubt is a delayed trade from a few days ago possibly and nothing to do with me.

[tara7] 11/7/2008 13:36

MM keep selling what they have not got, so, they Lower the price on buys. GET IT.!!

[sagem] 11/7/2008 13:34

butch9850 ..what do you mean I was shafted..I have not bought nor have I sold any
You must mean somebody else. If you mean I could not buy a big quantity yes..... in fact it is 354,658 and no doubt is a delayed trade from a few days ago possibly

[butch9850] 11/7/2008 12:20

Another 350k, sagem you were shafted

[someuwin] 11/7/2008 11:52

I am led to believe that Alastair Mills has been away both this week and last week. That is why the results have not been issued yet.

He will sign them off once he gets back on Monday.

[sagem] 11/7/2008 11:20

I can only buy £117 worth of these shares I am being restricted Marketr makers are hanging on to them. What do they know that we don't. GOOD RESULTS THEY KNOW

ARE THEY ALLOWED TO ONLY SELL YOU WHAT THEY WANT TO SELL EVEN IF THEY HAVE MILLIONS OF SHARES ON THEIR BOOKS.THEY ARE HAPPY TO BUY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SELL

[tara7] 11/7/2008 11:08

Sorry, I know no more than the next man, however, if the company grows profits at the rate they say, ie broker forecast, we will do very, very, well over time. Young, go getting team, in a sector where if you get it right , you and i will make a load of of dosh

[sagem] 11/7/2008 11:00

someuwin YES SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BREAK...1,907,000 MILLION BOUGHT AGAINST 100,000 SOLD..........NEWS IS ABOUT TO BE ANNOUNCED I WOULD THINK

[someuwin] 11/7/2008 10:43

850,000 Buy - must be confident!

[sagem] 11/7/2008 10:16

With the share price now so low and with the company doing extremely well (or so we are told) not reflected in the share price we may well find a predAtor out their who would be very interested in taking out Spiritel at this low share price
MONEY WEEK STATES BUY INTO AIM WEAKLINGS AS PREDATORS PROWL I THINK SPIRITEL FITS
INTO THIS VERY WELL BY THE LOOKS OF IT.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO SHIFT THE PRICE.

[sagem] 11/7/2008 09:21

SMALL SELL OF 1000 SHARES AND THEY DROP THE PRICE...MM SEEM TO WANT OUR SHARES VERY BADLY

[martin44] 10/7/2008 16:41

Tara7 is a keen poster on this bullet-in board and has some very good constructive views on where this company is going....

[sagem] 10/7/2008 16:08

martin44....Just wondered who is TARA7 and if a punter how does he know ??

[martin44] 10/7/2008 15:44

I am sure Tara7 will be updating us very soon but I have the confidence to keep buying in the knowledge that there is a tremendous way to go with this one! One needs to be patient but not for too long......!

[sagem] 10/7/2008 14:22

The market makers are hammering this share....are we really expecting good news/results and is Spiritel able to pay outright for the new company or will they need to borrow/ print more shares and dilute the present share price even more. Answers would be appreciated. Somebody just sold and the market makers only gave 0.0127p very poor indeed

[sagem] 10/7/2008 07:57

someuwin -....I Emailed the company, so far NO REPLY. Will keep you posted.

[someuwin] 10/7/2008 07:29

The results WILL be out this month. But not till next week at the earliest.

[sagem] 10/7/2008 07:21

Still no news.........whenever are they going to make an announcement. Shares will continue to drift without some large buys or an announcement. Any views

[tara7] 09/7/2008 16:15

The other way to find out if a MM has stock in a small co like this is to call in at the office of the Registrars. Here one can look [but not copy] the up to date shareholder list. As 90% of trades are on a 3 day settlement, one would then have to work out the buys and sells over those last 3 days, to give a full picture. I know all the above , as I have done it on many AIM stocks. It gives one the edge , at times, over the MM and is above board.