Ten Alps Share Discussion Threads

[glennborthwick] 16/8/2016 10:31

little tick up.
Bit of two way trading going on recycling into new holders.

[glennborthwick] 16/8/2016 08:18

ive taken a small position on these over the last two days . More a punt on the people involved now.

Let's hope for a recovery. Market cap is so small could easily double or treble if they sort out the messir part here.

[glennborthwick] 15/8/2016 18:56

whats this worth now then?

[clocktower] 13/6/2016 06:41

So it was not the publishing Division that was the loss-maker, though the profits were small, it is now clear that they have other problems.

[silver tortoise] 10/6/2016 15:47

No trades and it goes up 10% how comes?

[pugugly] 17/5/2016 15:03

The new name should have been a warning (imo) Zinc (imo) does not give a creative message - If they were going to change the name it should have been to something more relevant to the marketplace. 0 out of 10 for creativity and the same (imo) for financial management.
Luke Johnson and Katie should have known when to cut their losses (imo)

[clocktower] 17/5/2016 08:28

How long will it now be before they use the outstanding lone notes to dilute every PI once again?

[clocktower] 17/5/2016 07:22

How much will they raise from the sale of the print division and what effect will this have on the companies cash position?

[nextlink] 17/5/2016 07:08

So they have realised the Publishing Division needs to go.
Smacks of entrenched vested interests who up till now have
resisted that move.
No, reading carefully they are in advanced stages of discussion
on the disposal of certain areas of its publishing business.

[clocktower] 17/5/2016 06:59

Another disaster, they should have called themselves Sink not Zinc - So much for talk of growth. So much for the forecast profit by Singer and Andrew Hore`s tip.

[silver tortoise] 11/5/2016 17:57

Next link,I hope so we've been very patient so far.

[nextlink] 11/5/2016 16:29

Very quiet here.
I avoided this share like the plague in
Bob Geldorf's day.
When he said, "Give me the money" he was
referring to Private shareholders in Ten Alps.
He's been gone almost a year, they have refinanced
to reduce debt.
So if it is going to turn around, now is the time we may
see the green shoots of recovery.
Today may be the hint things are on track.

[bottomfisher] 23/4/2016 10:33

At the start of the year Andrew Hore tipped TAL as one the five AIM stocks to shine in 2016 for the Interactive Investor website. Here is his latest update on its disappointing progress to date:

Tip price: 2.38p

Current price: 1.75p

TV programme producer, publisher and digital communications services provider Ten Alps (TAL) was included as a 2016 tip because of the scope for recovery in the performance of its business following its refinancing. However, it has got worse before it has got better, with a profit warning at the end of January.

Weak advertising sales in the publishing division were the main reason behind the disappointment. In the six months to December 2015, revenues increased from £10.2 million to £12.1 million and the loss before tax fell from £998,000 to £354,000.

There was a small net cash position at the end of the period and £750,000 was raised in February through a loan from the ever-supportive Herald Investment Trust (HRI). The company should still make a full-year profit.

Ten Alps continues to make add-on acquisitions. Corporate video producer Straker Films has been acquired for £110,000 plus deferred consideration relating to a percentage of revenues achieved in the 12 months after acquisition.

Ten Alps intends to change its name to Zinc Media Group later in the year and the new website can be found here.

At the time of the original recommendation, N+1 Singer forecast a 2015-16 profit of £1.12 million rising to £1.83 million the following year. These figures have been downgraded to £300,000 in 2015-16 and £1.3 million in 2016-17. That means the shares are trading on 18 times prospective 2015-16 earnings, falling to six the following year. Still a good recovery bet.

[clocktower] 11/4/2016 10:32

Pretty lumpy volume again @ 950k a time, maybe see the cross trade or L trade at some point.

[clocktower] 08/3/2016 08:44

Going forward, today's results provides confidence for the future and the reduction in debt should make a huge difference to the balance sheet next time around with the prospects of the company returning to profit.

[clocktower] 29/2/2016 07:50

Changing name is a positive as TEN ALPS has for so long been associated with disappointment and failure as far as its investors have been concerned but the company seems to be on track to changing not only that record but its name as well. The sooner the better imo.

[dryboy] 24/2/2016 16:52

Another 250k buy. Think this will tick up again before the weekend.

[silver tortoise] 23/2/2016 12:55

Yes maybe someone knows "sumfnk"!

[dryboy] 23/2/2016 11:53

750,000 buy and possibly another 250,000. Could we be starting to see some movement on this.

[dryboy] 22/2/2016 11:49

Yes it would be nice to see this starting to move even 1/4 pence at a time is good.

[silver tortoise] 22/2/2016 09:21

Wow that's a sizeable purchase ,great to see .

[dryboy] 10/2/2016 16:22

2 big sells anyone know what thats all about ?