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TST Touchstar Plc

90.50
0.00 (0.00%)
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Touchstar Plc LSE:TST London Ordinary Share GB00BD9YDB55 ORD 5P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 90.50 0.00 08:00:00
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
86.00 95.00 90.50 90.50 90.50
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Electronic Components, Nec 6.89M 366k 0.0447 20.25 7.4M
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
- O 0 90.50 GBX

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Posted at 08/7/2025 09:20 by Touchstar Daily Update
Touchstar Plc is listed in the Electronic Components, Nec sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker TST. The last closing price for Touchstar was 90.50p.
Touchstar currently has 8,180,386 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Touchstar is £7,403,249.
Touchstar has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 20.25.
This morning TST shares opened at 90.50p
Posted at 01/7/2025 10:11 by rivaldo when the TST share price was 90.50p.
I suspect it's around £300 per RNS? Certainly not much less.

So for example, that makes the total cost per share of this morning's buyback around 122p. It's an expensive way of making such small buybacks.

TST is certainly imo worth a fair bit more than the current share price. Hopefully in the remainder of 2025 the positive trading outlook will lift the share price a fair way over 122p.

Nevertheless there must surely be more cost-efficient ways for the house broker to buy back shares?
Posted at 24/6/2025 16:27 by superbobo
A few interesting snippets from the letter

1)It is expected that the Buyback programme will be extended(after the initial 1m it seems to be how it reads)

2)the maximum price paid per Ordinary Share will be no more than: a) 105 per
cent. of the average trading price of the Ordinary Shares as derived from the middle market quotations for an Ordinary
Share on the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five trading days immediately preceding the date on
which an Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased; and b) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and
the highest current independent purchase bid for Ordinary Shares on the trading venue where the purchase is carried
out.
Posted at 23/6/2025 17:13 by cocker
With last year AGM Results, it was accompanied with a TU, so let's hope TST drops one tomorrow with it!
Posted at 13/5/2025 09:03 by rivaldo
Pretty impressive buying back the shares at 85.77p - only just above the bid price!

TST's £3m cash pile represents around 36p per share.

With 6.6p EPS forecast this year - which is hopefully conservative, even with an H2 bias - and 8.3p EPS next year, the P/E at say 120p would still only be 14.4 going forwards. The PEG would be 0.56, which is Slater's sign of extremely good value.

If you strip out the £3m cash, at 120p the ex-cash P/E would be just 10.1 for next year.

At the current 87.5p share price the ex-cash P/E is only 7.8, falling to 6.2.
Posted at 12/5/2025 22:57 by cocker
Then indeed, share price will reach a high where someone will decide TST can have their shares. The P/E may start to look somewhat pricey, if there's no takers
Posted at 07/5/2025 12:10 by rivaldo
Just watched the Investor Meet presentation. Impressed with the new CEO - he has a clear strategy/plan going forward and I can see the vision and potential as TST expand with cross-selling, overseas expansion etc.

Highlights as quickly noted (corrections welcome!):

- "comfortable" with forecasts for this year, which are 6.6p EPS (rising to 8.3p EPS next year) and £2.2m closing cash pile after an assumed £0.5m share buyback and 3.3p dividend
- the £3m cash pile will be utilised for (1)buybacks, (2)increased sales/marketing spend, (3) increase dividend progressively, (4) product investment
- recurring revenues are expected to rise to 50% over the next couple of years
- two potential North American buyers and one other for the company
- accelerating their investment in organic growth
- in early stage talks with potential bolt on acquisitions
- looking to cross-sell to existing customers in fuels/depots sector where TST are market leaders
- looking to expand overseas with "jewel in crown" FuelStar product via partnerships etc
- more use of RNS Reach etc to publicise contract wins et al
- looking to scale up and drive the business forward domestically and overseas
Posted at 06/5/2025 17:45 by cocker
& so it begins, a decent rise on the cards short term as I doubt many holders will sell up given two offers well above share price that were on the table were given the cold shoulder from the board. To be honest, a very timely buy on my behalf of late & suspect a quid per share is more than likely over the next week or so.
Posted at 03/5/2025 14:05 by cocker
In the pod cast they clearly say that not only the market, but potential suitors seem to neglect the companies cash position, which all to often is generally across the board. However, both companies offered above market price ,which was around a quid at the time, but TST thought it didnt reflect the true value. Both suitors left on good terms , therfore there's no reason for them not to come back at a later date. Obviously I'm of the opinion that TST in IM's hands & Lyndon's is an attractive buy at present , otherwise I wouldn't have added of late. With regards to the buybacks, as long as they are cancelled no better way of giving shareholders better value, plus eps will benefit tremendously in the near to mid term.
Posted at 29/4/2025 09:46 by rivaldo
Agreed, it seems that there's some strategic thinking going on and a plan in place with a new more driven CEO succeeding Mark Hardy.

Given the investment required Zeus have cut forecasts, but (and they'll presumably have been guided conservatively on this) it's noteworthy that they still forecast 6.6p EPS this year - almost 30% up on 2024.

With the £2.9m cash pile representing 35p per share, TST are on a current year ex-cash P/E of just 6.1.

For next year Zeus forecast 8.3p EPS, an ex-cash P/E of 4.9.

A full buyback of £1m of shares as hinted at would be 16% of the total shares in issue at the current price. Given the illiquidity I doubt they'd achieve this, but the effect on the share price of any substantial buying would surely be pretty impressive.
Posted at 17/2/2025 07:30 by rivaldo
Today's RNS is hardly a surprise considering the way the share price has behaved - there's absolutely nothing in the price for any potential bid.

Further, the trading update reads extremely well, with the 2024 closing outturn better than expected and improving prospects for this year given the confirmation of the significant contract, 44%/over £3m recurring revenues and higher order books.

The noting of more buybacks and higher dividends is good to see (TST is forecast to pay a 3p divi this year), and a continuing strategy of international expansion, increased marketing etc is also pleasing.

TST has £2.9m net cash, or over 35p per share. It's forecast to make 7.2p EPS this year, giving an ex-cash P/E of only 7.3 at the current 87.5p.

I'm confident that Ian Martin will want to continue his successful turnaround of TST before he departs.
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What is the current Touchstar share price?
The current share price of Touchstar is 90.50p
How many Touchstar shares are in issue?
Touchstar has 8,180,386 shares in issue
What is the market cap of Touchstar?
The market capitalisation of Touchstar is GBP 7.4M
What is the 1 year trading range for Touchstar share price?
Touchstar has traded in the range of 72.50p to 115.00p during the past year
What is the PE ratio of Touchstar?
The price to earnings ratio of Touchstar is 20.25
What is the cash to sales ratio of Touchstar?
The cash to sales ratio of Touchstar is 1.07
What is the reporting currency for Touchstar?
Touchstar reports financial results in GBP
What is the latest annual turnover for Touchstar?
The latest annual turnover of Touchstar is GBP 6.89M
What is the latest annual profit for Touchstar?
The latest annual profit of Touchstar is GBP 366k
What is the registered address of Touchstar?
The registered address for Touchstar is 7 COMMERCE WAY, TRAFFORD PARK, MANCHESTER, M17 1HW
What is the Touchstar website address?
The website address for Touchstar is www.touchstarplc.com
Which industry sector does Touchstar operate in?
Touchstar operates in the INDL,COMML MACHY,COMPUTER EQ sector

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