Ten Alps Share Discussion Threads

[wowy] 06/3/2006 08:35

Better a quiet board with the share price going up, than hundreds of posts and the price dropping.

[nig295] 05/3/2006 18:32

Hi 10Jim you can go for weeks on here without a single comment. There just seems to be no interest in these even tho' I am very confident and they have been tipped in various places.

Good Luck

[10jimb] 10/2/2006 10:12

dipped into day so Hi guys.

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[10jimb] 02/2/2006 16:09

MMMHH why the big sells today'

[sivadnoj] 02/2/2006 12:17

SHARE WHISPER
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2 February 2006
The Daily Express
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English
(c) 2006 Express Newspapers
CITY AND BUSINESS EDITED BY STEPHEN KAHN

BOB GELDOF'S TV company Ten Alps is looking across the Atlantic, with broker Canaccord taking it on a US roadshow next week. Ten Alps may be looking for acquisitions to boost its new drama division after its purchase of Cottage Industry Productions. The shares rose dp to 61 bp.

[longtech] 31/1/2006 13:28

If you are Risk Averse - Look away now.
definately not for Widows and Orphans.

Interims announced 9th September 2005


THE TALBEX GROUP PLC

During the first half the development of the Duddage Farm industrial units were
completed and a number of units have now been sold with completion expected
shortly on others.

At the end of January the Company concluded a Private Placing to raise
GBP250,755 before expenses and at the end of May the Company completed its
first acquisition when it purchased Creedgrove Limited, a company that
specialises in refurbishment projects within the leisure industry. It has a
strong order book and is expected to achieve budgeted profits for the year.

The Company is presently negotiating with several other companies and hopes to
be able to announce a further acquisition very shortly.

The loss for the period was GBP41,996 (2004:GBP7,000) which reflects the
additional overheads incurred in developing new trading activities since the
beginning of the year. We anticipate being able to report a modest profit
in the second half.


Followed by the Acquisition of Stalleon Control Systems Limited on 14th October 2005.

The Directors are pleased to announce that the Company has completed the
acquisition of Stalleon Control Systems Limited ("SCS") and its associate
company, Stalleon Services Limited ("SSL") for an initial cash consideration of
*25,000 together with the issue of 500,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each at
2p per share and deferred consideration of up to *160,000 dependent upon
certain targets.

The Stalleon Group, based in West Kingsdown, Kent was founded in 1985 by
Michael Errington who has entered into a service agreement and shall continue
as Managing Director of both companies. SCS specialises in the provision of
fire detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting systems, CCTV, plant
monitoring and data collection systems, access control systems and associated
services whilst SSL provides on-site maintenance.

Clients include major banks, the Ministry of Defence, NHS Trusts, Local
Authorities, various Shopping Centres, and a number of projects having been
undertaken throughout Europe.

The combined net assets of the Stalleon Group at 31 December 2004 was *66,513.
In the 17 month period ended 31 December 2004 SCS recorded a loss after tax of
*26,596 whilst SSL recorded a profit of *7,929 for the same period. Although
SCS has recorded further losses in the first half of 2005 the company has now
stabilised and has won a number of major contracts that are due to commence
shortly. Talbex intends to strengthen the Balance Sheet by providing additional
working capital.

The intention is to relocate the offices of Creedgrove Limited to Stalleon
House, a freehold property owned by SCS, so that both companies can share
reduced overheads and administrative staff whilst being able to achieve a
degree of cross selling of services.

David Billings, Chairman, said "I am very pleased to welcome Stalleon Controls
and Stalleon Services to the Group. The expected relocation of Creedgrove to
West Kingsdown will enable both sets of companies to achieve savings to their
existing cost base and help provide an additional range of services to each
other's clientele. Mike Errington and the Stalleon companies have an excellent
name within the industry and we look forward to being able to assist in
expanding the Group to other parts of the country."

Talbex has just over 51 Million shares in issue as of 31st January 2006

Finals due in May, with Talbex Group likely to move into profit.

Current Market Cap £0.87 Million

Plenty of Potential Upside, long term

Warning - Extremely Illiquid, only suitable for experienced investors, with at least a one year investment horizon - Ofex Quote

[rossgr2] 26/1/2006 15:02

Well, I sold at 59p, 100% profit so was happy with what I got. Looks as though it is breaking out slowly. If it does drop back to it's 49p range i will be back in again....

[liarspoker] 26/1/2006 12:51

Breaking out nicely innit. ;-)

[rossgr2] 17/1/2006 13:02

only yesterdays news has made the city happy about this stock, or thereare a few big buys going through shortly....

[nig295] 17/1/2006 11:34

Any reason for the jump? I can't see one, hopefully a sign of things to come.

[rossgr2] 17/1/2006 08:22

AND A NICE JUMP THIS MORNING, MORE NEWS ON THE WAY??

[rossgr2] 16/1/2006 17:07

ANOTHER GOOD PURCHASE TODAY. SMALL COMPANY BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY MAKING A PROFIT. SHOULD BE A GOOD AQUSITION

[rossgr2] 22/12/2005 11:05

good run ver te last week of so, solid performance, not bouncing around....hopeful of breaking out in January

[slowtrain11] 15/12/2005 12:34

Hi,

Does anybody have access to the Panmure Gordon upgrade research yesterday? Does anybody have an opinion as to the impact of their Live 8 production in the summer. Might have this have provided a significant once off boost to recent results??

Slowtrain

[encarter] 15/12/2005 00:11

I agree that the statements are written too cautiously. Though to me

"Looking at the wider picture across the group, trading is favourable and the
market is expanding. But whilst the results for the six months to 31 March 2006 could see profits growth, the rate of growth will not be as radical as we have just seen."

still means that they exepct profits to continue growing but not by such a huge %. Last net profit increase was over 2000%, no one would expect that again. They almost seem to be talking thr company down.

[liarspoker] 14/12/2005 07:53

I think that part of the problem includes a lack of forward visibility of earnings. We know that H2 will be quiet but how quiet ? The wording of the statement suggests that TAl will be happy to break even for H2. I find that the statements are written extremely cautiously as if to protect the company from any down side.

If we look forward to H1 next year we are also in the mist when it comes to looking for earnings. A hard company to peg down. Perhaps the best strategy would be to buy at the end of H2 and sell at the end of H1 ?

[liarspoker] 13/12/2005 23:04

Would have been a 5 bagger in the 1 1/2 years just gone. Seems a seasonal business with a strong H1 ( just gone ) and a weaker H2.

But have a look at this;

EPS:

Last results 1.46p
Finals 1.81p
Previous Interims 0.06p

These last Interims were so strong that the company has to do little to beat last year Finals.

Some with Revenue and EBITDA - you have to wonder........

Does anyone have any broker notes etc ??

[encarter] 13/12/2005 22:58

Not sure but lots of gossip around though nothing concrete. Making a nice profit and a bucket full of cash. Watch this space.

[liarspoker] 13/12/2005 22:40

Hmmm - change of auditor in October 2005, anyone know why ??

PR company is Binns. Binns used to be IBG's PR company but complained about getting a hard time from the IBG investors ( ie: the investors on ADVFN ). Binns was eventually QUIETLY replaced by IBG's current PR company.

[liarspoker] 13/12/2005 22:33

IBG have a stake in this. Looking at the results this may well go higher imo.

DYOR etc.

[liarspoker] 13/12/2005 22:28

09 December 2005

Ten Alps plc

Interim Results


TV production group Ten Alps plc ('Ten Alps') announces its interim results for
the six-month period ended September 30, 2005.


Financial results - strong organic profits and revenue growth


* Revenues up 84.8% to #21.99m (same period in 2004: #11.9m)


* EBITDA increased to #1.94m (2004: #421,000)


* Adjusted pre-tax profit increased to #1.79m (2004: #320,000)*


* EBIT up to #1.33m (2004: #57,000)


* Net profit up to #649,000 (2004: #26,000)


* Basic EPS up to 1.46p (2004: 0.06p)


* Cash up by 61.5% to #7.46m (2004: #4.62m)


* Definition of adjusted profit: profit excluding goodwill amortisation


Current trading



* Full year results to March 2006 should show continued profits growth,
subject to unforeseen events.



* TV production slate is strong (see details below in operational section),
including a major docudrama for Discovery US about Hurricane Katrina is
currently in pre-production, as well as other projects for American
broadcasters.

[sivadnoj] 12/12/2005 09:53

From the Independent:

The Independent

COLLINS SIGN-UP COULD HERALD MEGA-MERGER AT TEN ALPS

Ten Alps, the television production company whose board members include Sir Bob Geldof and Brian Walden, has signed up house broker Collins Stewart to act as its cheerleader in the City. Shares in the company have been struggling this year, but it has managed to gain an 84 percent rise in interim revenues, due in part to the success of recent programme commissions. The company is valued at around 22 million pounds and has completed five small cash acquisitions in the last four years. Some analysts suggest that the hiring of Collins Stewart could bring about a drive to improve the share price, as a prelude to an eventual merger deal.