Touch Group Share Discussion Threads

[frances2] 20/4/2006 13:40

hamida

do you have a target price for the shares? thanks

[yump] 20/4/2006 13:32

Come on guys thats several pages of posts and still nothing worth reading about that wasn't already RNS'd.

If you look in the prospectus (some time ago!) you'll see how excited this company was about their prospects. Lots of big numbers, lots of buzzwords.
Time marches on and still the same stuff.

Some companies choose to be open and to at least give their investors a clue about where revenues are coming from. For instance what do TOU get approx. from each of their local portals ? Oh yes its something they wouldn't want competitors to know I guess ;-)

hamida
I'm afraid I don't understand your random word generator.

[hamidahamida] 20/4/2006 12:27

yum MR BRAIN BOX U SHOULD USE IT
lot of big ftse companies messed up on their targets share price fell shell over stated
how much oil it had isys messed up stagecoah lastminute messed up vodafone did profit warning few months ago spirent,ibg,cs. MRP,NXT,PACE, and list goes on and on and on
people like u just dont get it
This is called stock market mess ups create buying oppertunties

now TOUCH messed up last year and thats why its was 5.25p to buy
now my humble understanding of it is this when
People who run the company have paid 40+% above the market price
than they are putting money where their mouth is

[masurenguy] 20/4/2006 12:21

"The company has been making positive noises for years."

Why do like to misrepresent things - it destroys any credibility that you might otherwise have achieved.

This company has been trading its its current form for less than 2 years so they can't have been making positive noises 'for years'.

Extract from March 2005 Final Results Statement

In a Trading Statement dated 17th November 2004, I reported an "Amazing Year",
and it truly has been an Amazing Year. We have returned £29 million of value to our shareholders. We changed the name of our Company from Ambient plc to Touch Group plc. We have changed the direction, the culture and the Senior Management. We are developing one of the fastest growing Internet directories in the United Kingdom. We have, for the first time during the last quarter, produced positive EBITDA.

Extract from September 2005 Interims

Since June 2004 we have been working to position our Company to be able to take
full advantage of the Internet based opportunity that clearly confronts us. This opportunity has our full attention. During this time we have divested ourselves of all extraneous responsibilities. We have scoped and built a state of the art robust infrastructure which is designed and capable of supporting a global network. This we own exclusively. We have recruited a high quality team with the diverse talents that we require. We have refocused both our established sales force and our agency to bring our products efficiently to the market place. We have and are establishing a network of recurring income streams which are designed to feed off each other. We now have a great Company and I am confident over the next twelve months we will delight our shareholders.

Extract from the March 2006 Final Results

Our financial performance in 2005 was in line with market expectations,
resulting in a trading loss of £2.5 million. The major investment into our
infrastructure is now complete and should make a real contribution towards
profitability this year and in the years to come.During 2005 we published 34 books and we are seeking to publish up to 50 books in the current year. Of the World's Fortune Five Hundred Companies, 127 are now repeat customers of Business Briefings. During 2005 we invested more than £2 million in building and establishing the infrastructure which is now Touch Local. Touch Local had the highest growth in traffic (341%) among all the online UK directories in Q4 2004 vs Q4 2005 per Nielsen Net Ratings industry data. This has been a challenging year for the business during which we implemented a number of changes to both our infrastructure and key personnel. However, following a year of significant investment in the Group both in terms of financial resources and management time it is my belief that we now have the focus, infrastructure and team to capitalise on the opportunities available to
the Group businesses. However, because of the disappointing trading in 2005,
which fell below our expectations, your directors recognised the need for
additional funding and are considering a number of alternatives for raising
further finance.

[yump] 20/4/2006 12:00

The company has been making positive noises for years.
What this thread needs is someone with some figures.
Or something material from the company not just boasts about how many hits they get.

[frances2] 20/4/2006 11:41

last mm on the offer!!

[yump] 20/4/2006 11:02

I'm just wondering if anyone is going to post anything material in terms of content, other than churning out the same old RNS's and making a big thing out of directors purchasing.

View it as a challenge if you like.
The price moving up is just the price moving up.
What about the company itself, or is buying air a good investment ?

By the way this is not an early stage stock - you must be joking.
Its an NXT, YOO, SPE etc. etc.

[thinkbig?] 20/4/2006 10:46

yump

Don't bother let the price do the talking!!

[masurenguy] 20/4/2006 10:44

Price is up 24% this morning:

1. Directors have voted with their wallets !

2. frances2 - 20 Apr'06 - 10:02 - 222 of 225: Talk of Yahoo! marketing deal for Touch Group - daily mail

3. From recent annual report "Our financial performance in 2005 was in line with market expectations, resulting in a trading loss of £2.5 million. The major investment into our infrastructure is now complete and should make a real contribution towards profitability this year and in the years to come.

4. Also from recent annual report "When we look back I am sure this year will be regarded as our watershed. The first quarter 2006, whilst not yet completed, promises a solid bedrock for the rest of the year. We now have a business with real opportunity."

Why are you deramping - early stage stocks move on sentiment. Have you already lost a packet on this company ?
"yump - 20 Apr'06 - 10:20 - 224 of 225:So, still no reasoned arguments then ?
It just going up.I'm almost tempted to do it myself for you, but can really be bothered."

[frances2] 20/4/2006 10:33

nice 100k buy at 6.4p
:-)

[thinkbig?] 20/4/2006 10:29

Yump

Just admit I was right and you was wrong simple as that some you win and some you lose and you have lost on this one now go way like a good little boy, hey and don't sulk?? LOL

[yump] 20/4/2006 10:20

So, still no reasoned arguments then ?

It just going up.

I'm almost tempted to do it myself for you, but can really be bothered.

[thinkbig?] 20/4/2006 10:11

yump

looks like you got this one wrong,this is going up not bust

[frances2] 20/4/2006 10:02

Talk of Yahoo! marketing deal for Touch Group - daily mail

[frances2] 20/4/2006 09:45

last mm at 6.75p to buy, then 7p, then 8p

[yump] 20/4/2006 09:43

haha
I don't think you're picking the best RNS's to spout forth again.

If you use a bit of research and your brains, you'll be able to post the various options that Yahoo might consider for a 'deal' with TOU and why.

Your starter for 10: Who is Yahoo's biggest rival and what company did Yahoo take over to compete with them ?

[frances2] 20/4/2006 09:39

L2 please?

[hamidahamida] 20/4/2006 09:37

The major investment into our
infrastructure is now complete and should make a real contribution towards
profitability this year and in the years to come.



TOUCH BRIEFINGS


We have significantly realigned the business model of Business
Briefings, which is already contributing to better results.

During 2005 we published 34 books and we are seeking to publish up to
50 books in the current year.



Of the World's Fortune Five Hundred Companies, 127 are now
repeat customers of Business Briefings.


During 2005 we invested more than £2 million in building and establishing the
infrastructure which is now Touch Local. Touch Local had the highest growth
in traffic (341%) among all the online UK directories in Q4 2004 vs Q4 2005 per
Nielsen Net Ratings industry data.


The work and effort that has
been made over the last twelve months is now coming to fruition, the results of
which have just started to be delivered, and the difference is dramatic. The
impact on our revenues should follow close behind.

[frances2] 20/4/2006 09:34

hope to see these back to 20p then!!!

[scorpionwinger] 20/4/2006 09:34

I'm always sceptical when the price moves up for a reason such as this - what I want to see is that the company is making cash

[hamidahamida] 20/4/2006 09:33

Karl Gregory, Yahoo!'s former Head of Marketing Search, UK and
Ireland has joined us as Marketing Director.


Karl brings a wealth of web search, on and offline marketing experience to the
Group, having worked in a variety of senior management positions in Yahoo and
Alta Vista for over nine years.


As Head of Marketing at Yahoo! Search, UK & Ireland, Karl played a key role in
the management team, tasked with the growth and development of Yahoo!'s Search
division. His remit was to build user base and brand equity, through the
execution of effective marketing campaigns.

[langland] 20/4/2006 09:33

Certainly a tie up with Yahoo (if true) would lend a lot of credibility to the business. We could do with an announcement not rumour or inside info.

[hamidahamida] 20/4/2006 09:31

There is talk too that a marketing deal with Yahoo! could be on the cards



Touch hired Karl Gregory, the ex-head of marketing for Yahoo!