Total Systems Share Discussion Threads

[selftaught] 11/1/2002 16:38

Strong turn around this pm. MMs don't want to let this one go too cheaply. Interesting!!

[taurusthebear] 08/1/2002 13:06

Yesterday's mark up, after Friday's 5%. And I was all set to buy too!

Too high for now. Hopefully this will come back 10 p soon.

[dan_bach] 07/1/2002 19:05

Another BUY recommendation, this time in Seymour Pierce's Software Review...

[selftaught] 07/1/2002 08:47

Tip of year in Techinvest, which explains this morning's mark up.

[dan_bach] 04/1/2002 17:15

Little covered this one but it has posted a useful rise on today to 135.5p. Bought a few days ago and prepared to hold on Long Term View.

[nlb] 11/12/2001 16:13

Spoooky, "A little illiquid" - yep, I have the same problem when my order is on the table !!

nlb.

[spooky] 11/12/2001 13:16

I don't think the market makers would be very happy if i started trying to buy GHH,it's a little illiquid.

[nlb] 11/12/2001 10:11

Spoooky No, not at all, I just dont want anyone to miss out!

Got any GHH yet?

[spooky] 11/12/2001 07:08

nlb - You're beginning to sound desperate :-)

[nlb] 10/12/2001 20:21

the fox too true!

nlb

[the fox] 10/12/2001 17:01

Fantastic results - 6 month EPS of 5.1p more than for the whole of the prevous year puts them on a current P/E of about 15! I see these doing nothing but moving up once more people realise the growth and profitability inherent here.

DR :)

[nlb] 10/12/2001 15:28

still a very strong buy!

[nlb] 10/12/2001 15:28

will it break the all time high!

[nlb] 10/12/2001 10:56

Interim results - pretax profit of 772,911 stg, up from 156,071 stg
up 79 pct

LONDON (AFX) - Total Systems PLC said its performance in the first half to Sept 30 was ahead of target. Current trading and the outlook for the group are in line with expectations for the full year, it added.Interim results showed pretax profit of 772,911 stg, up from 156,071 stg on turnover up 79 pct at 2.84 mln stg compared with 1.58 mln.The interim dividend was raised by 12.5 pct to 0.9 pence per share. Total said it has zero gearing and its net assets have increased to 31.3 pence per share.Chairman Terry Bourne said the company continues to invest in Ultima so as to keep the product at the forefront of new generation fully integrated and fully functional systems for the insurance industry that are available in the UK and Europe.There has been renewed interest in Optima2000+, Total's software system for the Pension Funds industry, he added. Bourne said the board expects to sign a number of contracts with new clients that will give the company a strong start to the next financial year. "We remain convinced that your Company has an excellent future and should deliver significant value to shareholders in the medium and long term."Bourne said a cautious approach is required when predicting the financial outlook for the year ending March 31 2003 and beyond. "Our intention is to continue to provide an excellent service to our clients whilst balancing product development for long term growth with the need for profitability," he said.He said the board remains convinced that the company has an "excellent" future and should deliver significant value to shareholders in the medium and long term. "Our business fundamentals are solid and we have good reason to look forward to the future with confidence," he concluded.

[nlb] 10/12/2001 10:54

first half to Sept 30 was ahead of target!

LONDON (AFX) - Total Systems PLC said its performance in the first half to Sept 30 was ahead of target. Current trading and the outlook for the group are in line with expectations for the full year, it added.Interim results showed pretax profit of 772,911 stg, up from 156,071 stg on turnover up 79 pct at 2.84 mln stg compared with 1.58 mln.The interim dividend was raised by 12.5 pct to 0.9 pence per share. Total said it has zero gearing and its net assets have increased to 31.3 pence per share.Chairman Terry Bourne said the company continues to invest in Ultima so as to keep the product at the forefront of new generation fully integrated and fully functional systems for the insurance industry that are available in the UK and Europe.There has been renewed interest in Optima2000+, Total's software system for the Pension Funds industry, he added. Bourne said the board expects to sign a number of contracts with new clients that will give the company a strong start to the next financial year. "We remain convinced that your Company has an excellent future and should deliver significant value to shareholders in the medium and long term."Bourne said a cautious approach is required when predicting the financial outlook for the year ending March 31 2003 and beyond. "Our intention is to continue to provide an excellent service to our clients whilst balancing product development for long term growth with the need for profitability," he said.He said the board remains convinced that the company has an "excellent" future and should deliver significant value to shareholders in the medium and long term. "Our business fundamentals are solid and we have good reason to look forward to the future with confidence," he concluded.

[nlb] 10/12/2001 10:51

First half year to Sept 30 ahead of target.

LONDON (AFX) - Total Systems PLC said its performance in the first half to Sept 30 was ahead of target. Current trading and the outlook for the group are in line with expectations for the full year, it added.Interim results showed pretax profit of 772,911 stg, up from 156,071 stg on turnover up 79 pct at 2.84 mln stg compared with 1.58 mln.The interim dividend was raised by 12.5 pct to 0.9 pence per share. Total said it has zero gearing and its net assets have increased to 31.3 pence per share.Chairman Terry Bourne said the company continues to invest in Ultima so as to keep the product at the forefront of new generation fully integrated and fully functional systems for the insurance industry that are available in the UK and Europe.There has been renewed interest in Optima2000+, Total's software system for the Pension Funds industry, he added. Bourne said the board expects to sign a number of contracts with new clients that will give the company a strong start to the next financial year. "We remain convinced that your Company has an excellent future and should deliver significant value to shareholders in the medium and long term."Bourne said a cautious approach is required when predicting the financial outlook for the year ending March 31 2003 and beyond. "Our intention is to continue to provide an excellent service to our clients whilst balancing product development for long term growth with the need for profitability," he said.He said the board remains convinced that the company has an "excellent" future and should deliver significant value to shareholders in the medium and long term. "Our business fundamentals are solid and we have good reason to look forward to the future with confidence," he concluded.

[rifraf1] 06/12/2001 22:49

The Fox,

Did you by any chance get anything out of them regarding the current climate and the apparent industry wide drop in IT Spending? In particulat, the following coments from the Chairmans statement on 27th July 2001:-


"There is mounting evidence that many organisations, which had
deferred investment decisions, are now looking to invest in new systems. Our
pipeline of prospective clients continues to grow but the full year's
performance will depend on how quickly these enquiries can be turned into
actual contract gains"

Did you get an info on the latter sentence by the Chairman?

[the fox] 06/12/2001 17:24

Thats what the company told me in their email - that John Rivans was taking a natural course that he had wanted to take for some time.

DR

[badtimings] 05/12/2001 20:29

Apparently he is 63 years old..and is simply looking at retirement.

[rossco] 05/12/2001 18:54

The company announced last week that John Rivans will cease to a director at the end of this month. Is there any significance in such an announcement only two weeks away from the interim results statement?

Has the company already announced who is to take over the position of sales director?

[the fox] 04/12/2001 18:04

I emailed the company last week regarding the lack of newsflow since the results and the reply given was of the gist that results would meet market expectations and that all existing contracts are proceeding satisfactorily.

Price rose 5p then dipped today. Some profit taking I guess as it's on small volumes. If the results match the estimates I'll be pleased.

All the best,

DR