The Artisanal Spirits Share Discussion Threads

[vaneric] 07/12/2010 09:59

I've just come back to this after a few years, have any of you had a cold call about ART? I had some guy on the phone last night wanting to talk about my Artisan shares, says I'm still registered as holding 500, I cut him off because I sold all mine years ago, but did I? :-) V.

[exel] 16/11/2010 16:38

a few more trades in the recent past, incl on PLUS, and some more downwards share price pressure, with little to suggest why, apart from the wider scene in the markets generally and in construction specifically. thoughts anyone? ex

[exel] 27/10/2010 12:50

no recent trades on PLUS, having just checked since the above. ex

ps - a couple of PLUS sales 28 & 29 Oct appear to have caused the offer to dip, and the spread to narrow.

[exel] 27/10/2010 11:43

tiny tick up (1 point on the 'offer' and no move on the 'bid') yesterday, on no apparent buys - in fact one small sale (but have not yet checked PLUS) so maybe the MM's have had another tot up and realised just how little stock they are holding here. ex

[exel] 25/10/2010 11:42

graham & jfishy, if you're both right (and I can't say, on that) then its in our interests (as minority holders) to keep the share price solid & supported by buying a few, here and there. There are very few sellers. I sense the reduced ART team are doing their best to keep the cash turning over and the business flowing - albeit in still v tough markets (n.b. planning permission hassles and mortgage funding denials being the major blocks to business right now - rather than demand per se). ex

[jfishy55] 23/10/2010 09:56

Graham, that is why I initiaaly wrote "hostile".
My opinions are exactly the same as yours.

[grahamg8] 23/10/2010 08:22

Well fishy I would count Aspen as hostile until proven otherwise. That is hostile to us pi's. With such a huge discount to asset value they should be finding ways of closing the gap for everyone's benefit. My suspision is however that they will try to find ways to keep all the upside to themselves and drive out the pi's at the lowest cost possible.

[jfishy55] 16/10/2010 19:51

When I said "hostile" I meant Aspen...so probably not hostile at all!

[626dsmith] 16/10/2010 11:50

There's interest on here. I'm just not as qualified as exel and others to comment. So I 'lurk'.

[jfishy55] 15/10/2010 14:31

Think it is only a matter of time before a hostile bid to take over the company & take it private exel...

[exel] 15/10/2010 10:58

no sellers + still a few small buyers, here and there = price rise, ex
(also - no interest whatsoever on here it seems)

[exel] 12/10/2010 15:41

results broadly as expected, mid-close discount to TNAV = circa 71%. one small buyer today, no sellers. ex (good to see borrowings down a tad)

[exel] 06/10/2010 19:32

Further signs of life! A few small buys (some on PLUS) and no sells appear to have driven today's minor bid uptick. Results (due out this month?) may still be on the grim side. However, what the Board (and Aspen) will want to do with this deeply discounted group, now, (for all shareholders' benefit going forwards) will be of much more interest, & also how they see next year et seq. ex

[cockney sparrow] 08/9/2010 10:37

blueball - 2 Sep'10 - 20:51 - 226 of 226 (Filtered)

[exel] 07/9/2010 08:44

As to 'where ART is going' we'll get some sort of steer on that within a month, when the jun'10 prelims are announced. I expect a less bad H2 than H1, based on just gut feel and news from around the sector, but await the results and commentary update with interest. ex

[jfishy55] 07/9/2010 08:26

I'm still holding...since 2000 I think. Expecting to use the loss for CGT but don't know when, I'm in no hurry!

[jim22] 06/9/2010 16:12

It would be interesting to know if any of the 'old posters', or anyboby is still holding and if anyone has any thoughts about where, if anywhere, Artisan is going.

For the record I am still in, but gave the shares to my partner (girlfreind) so I could book the loss.

[cockney sparrow] 02/9/2010 19:35

Hey Big Svender.

[exel] 01/9/2010 08:14

are you now back in sadone? ex

[sadone] 12/8/2010 05:07

Ex - Thanks

[sven2006] 10/8/2010 15:12

Hyper, nice work, similar to

Simeon Stafford (prices are a lot higher as he's well collected now)

check out

Paul Robinson

www.seascapegallery.co.uk/paulrobinson_1.html