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TST Touchstar Plc

82.50
-5.00 (-5.71%)
10 Mar 2025 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
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
  -5.00 -5.71% 82.50 1,930 16:11:40
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
80.00 85.00 87.50 82.50 87.50
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Electronic Components, Nec 7.22M 639k 0.0779 10.59 7.18M
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
16:11:40 O 1,000 85.00 GBX

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Touchstar (TST) Most Recent Trades

Trade Time Trade Price Trade Size Trade Value Trade Type
2025-03-10 16:11:4285.001,000850.00O
2025-03-10 12:07:4185.25930792.83O

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Posted at 10/3/2025 08:20 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 87.50p.
Touchstar currently has 8,200,077 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Touchstar is £6,765,064.
Touchstar has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 10.59.
This morning TST shares opened at 87.50p
Posted at 20/2/2025 12:02 by rivaldo
TST newly tipped here (subscriber-only though):



"Touchstar – trading better than most recently expected and “conclusion of strategic review”, Buy

By HotStockRockets | Wednesday 19 February 2025"
Posted at 18/2/2025 08:58 by kinwah
I think what people are saying is that TST needs a new top management team with ideas to spend the cash and grow the Company. Touchstar hasn't made any acquisitions. The last corporate transaction was when it acquired Feedback Data and it was then Belgravium. Rachel Reeves would like TST to pay a special dividend but I certainly wouldn't. TST is trundling along. It really should just be a small part of a division of an industrial holding company. Sadly with the de-industrialisation of the UK there aren't many around now to acquire it.
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.
Posted at 21/1/2025 19:06 by cocker
At todays price one would have thought a bargain to be had & not so long ago there was even talk of being able to quote for government contracts, well as far as I'm aware nowt as yet. Downside on the share price must be pretty low ,even if there isn't an offer forth coming. However, if we are to carry on as an entity, then quality salesmen must be top of the agenda as I have said numerous times.
Posted at 21/1/2025 17:35 by pavey ark
Well I had a Limit Buy order in at the full 85p and it wasn't filled......just as well as I have more than enough.

If and I stress IF the update is positive the mm have nothing to sell .

Obviously if the news is of a takeover at a reasonable price then the price will move close to that figure.

Even as things stand 85p is a very low price.....valuing TST at £7m and an EV of under £4m.

Even 120p values the company at under £7m after cash is taken out .
Posted at 03/1/2025 14:07 by davidosh
A few questions...

Do we think there will be a trading update considering we are in a bid situation but already past the year end?

We have good growth and profits are increasing but we do not seem to attract new investors and never did the buybacks that were promised so why not pay huge dividends to attract income seekers as we do have plenty of cash ?

At least that would show us a stronger share price on which to bargain with buyers. We should be given an update as this has gone on for four months now
Posted at 18/12/2024 14:41 by pavey ark
Re budget.....life goes on in spite of "heavy burdens heaped"....just a tad dramatic there.

TST is either worth buying or not and that judgement is based on many factors but the most important one is will it make money at an acceptable level to justify a particular purchase price.

Working on this rather basic principle I bought more at 85p.

As far as any update goes we don't need to be told who (if anyone) is interested in buying the company or the price or the terms but a minimum would be a broad update.

My holding (number of shares)is still slightly below that of a year ago so quite relaxed but wouldn't mind a sudden and substantial rise in the share price......please.....if that's not a bother !!!
Posted at 12/12/2024 20:29 by pavey ark
Well that was strange....not sure I would buy such a small number of shares if it involved filling in a form ....anyway we did see the price move on a tiny volume.

So where are we !!??

TST is not a large and complicated company and I would think that any prospective purchaser has had time to look and decide by now.

The "glass half full" is that if there was no concrete interest then the company could issue a statement....."there was plenty of interest but indicative offers were below our valuation....time to move on "

If there is a live offer situation then the current time scale is still reasonable.

Obviously we don't have any information but I find it strange that we are almost at a two year low with the company up for sale and a 30%(minimum) bump in the share price a possibility.
Posted at 26/10/2024 10:18 by pavey ark
I have been in and around here since the BVM days.
Since Ian Martin I've been happy to buy into any dips and sell on any uptick but retaining a core holding.....these have been my easiest trades as I always had confidence in the management so if the profit took some time I was happy to hold.
I have also used TST as a bit of a cash source if I needed money for other trades.

It looks like this cosy arrangement is about to end so after the announcement I increased my relatively depleted supply by increasing my holding by 40%.......this was not easy and took four buys with an average cost of slightly under 105p/share.

A few rather obvious points:

1 Martin wants out and the market in TST is rather illiquid.
2. Hardy ,the guy who runs the company day to day, is over 60 and has been with BVM/TST for over 30 years !!
3. Major personal tax changes look likely (from April 2025)
4. The figures are there for all to see .......pick a number for a buyout and it will be well north of the current price,
5. 4-6 weeks was mentioned for the review ......they have offers or know of people wanting the company and four weeks have passed since the announcement.

As I pointed out the real plus for me is that I'm happy to hold my 40% additional shares (103p after dividend)if no sale but more than happy to take 130p (+?)if TST is sold.

"You pays your money you takes your chance"
Posted at 11/3/2024 08:36 by rivaldo
WH Ireland have raised their valuation for TST to 140p (from 120p).

They've also updated their numbers. They have £7.2m turnover for last year (up from £6.7m in 2022), rising to £8m this year and £8.5m next year.

They now forecast 7.6p EPS for last year (up from 6.6p in 2022), rising to 8.7p EPS this year and 10.0p EPS next year.

The cash pile is due to rise to £3.4m this year and £3.8m next year, with the dividend rising to 2p and then 2.5p.

With that cash pile now backing up almost 40% of the m/cap, for me it represents firstly a backstop in terms of NAV and share price downside, and secondly an opportunity as TST have stated that they wish to expand either or both internationally (via partnership) and by acquisition. So given that the cash pile puts TST in the position to do so this potential may well be recognised in the share price at some point by canny investors out there.
Touchstar share price data is direct from the London Stock Exchange

Touchstar Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the current Touchstar share price?
The current share price of Touchstar is 82.50p
How many Touchstar shares are in issue?
Touchstar has 8,200,077 shares in issue
What is the market cap of Touchstar?
The market capitalisation of Touchstar is GBP 7.18M
What is the 1 year trading range for Touchstar share price?
Touchstar has traded in the range of 82.50p to 115.00p during the past year
What is the PE ratio of Touchstar?
The price to earnings ratio of Touchstar is 10.59
What is the cash to sales ratio of Touchstar?
The cash to sales ratio of Touchstar is 0.94
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 7.22M
What is the latest annual profit for Touchstar?
The latest annual profit of Touchstar is GBP 639k
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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