Vantis Share Discussion Threads

[dibbs] 17/7/2009 10:17

Looks interesting and unloved. RSI is very oversold, trading statement was pretty good with business recovery accounting for a greater and greater segement of earnings. Both TNO and BEG have performed very well in these areas recently. I reckon VTS look well overdue a strong bounce and with results in the next couple of weeks I'd be surprised if interest did not increase from here...

Dibbs

[targatarga] 05/5/2009 12:09

i'm still wondering how i managed to exit these at 56p. time will tell me thinks!

[1nf3rn0] 13/3/2009 12:12

Another big rise today. Wasn't there some vague takeover talk regarding VTS last year? Maybe that's resurfacing again. Or the market is just realising that this was just way oversold. Massive gain either way this week!

[romi2nikki1] 12/3/2009 12:18

Edison inv note 10.03.09

some positive developments: a fourth lender joined the syndicate and an extension as been agreed to lending, on something close to previous terms. Slightly better covenant terms agreed.

Important to remember that Recovery Work as a long tail to payment, and forecast to be 30% of rev in 09/10. Let us not forget that TNO only recently enlarged its footprint in recovery work by substantial acquisition, so might be a learning curve at TNO.

Edison note is free when one registers.

[targatarga] 12/3/2009 11:14

congratulations all who held their nerve. Personally I sold on the lows. Good luck anyhows

[1nf3rn0] 12/3/2009 10:46

Thanks for that - 100p will do me nicely thank you very much ;-)

[egoi] 12/3/2009 08:43

I call it the 'isis effect' -:)

This from Midas, as I can't get a link I don't want to cut and paste the whole thing but highlights include:

'......Most of its work is done with small firms but the company has just taken on the receivership of Stanford International Bank and Stanford Trust, two key divisions of the financial conglomerate run by Texanbillionnaire and cricket bank-roller Sir Allen Stanford.......The company has seen a surge in demand for its business recovery division, where revenues grew 30% in the first six months of its financial year. Against that, demand for business consultancy has fallen off. Overall however, Vantis is growing........

As a sign of faith, chief executive Paul Jackson recently bought £2m of shares himself. Jackson is an accountant by profession with more than 30 years experience in the corporate arena.

Midas verdict: Vantis shares have fallen from 127p to 56p over the past 12 months and they are now by far the cheapest accountancy stock on the market. A number of brokers believe the price should be closer to 100p. Certainly, the price should be higher than it is. Buy.'

[1nf3rn0] 12/3/2009 08:24

looking strong. any news?

[isis] 03/3/2009 10:58

There are vastly less risky and better stocks than this at present - GLD springs to mind! :-))

[egoi] 03/3/2009 10:50

Don't worry your little head,as I said I will get back into VTS if/when I think the time is right, having more than doubled my money first time round. Actually I'm not a Grandad - yet! -;)

Now that GLD has gone ex-growth unfortunately all they can think of is buybacks, how stodgy and imho uninvestable is that!

[isis] 03/3/2009 10:43

GLD has £5m in the Bank with no debt and has just issued a good trading statement.

VTS has £33m in debt so I hope you know what you are doing Grandad! ;-))

[egoi] 03/3/2009 10:38

After your name calling on the GLD thread lol your above post says more about you than I ever could isis, but it does serve to remind everyone on this thread they can safely ignore you as your motives are clear. -;))

Directors here investing their own money for years, would the same could be said of a guy getting almost 400k to run a piddly 12 market cap company that doesn't pay a dividend despite having about a third of its market cap in cash.

Now, go and buy a filter button because obviously the free one you probably got from GLD is broken.

PS: I've been investing for over 25 years Sonny, and survived all the bear markets in that time. -;)

[isis] 03/3/2009 10:31

egoi - perhaps you can explain why a well run Company keeps issuing shares to pay it's Bills?
This looks like cashflow problems and your attempt to blacken the character of the Messenger just shows how pathetic and inexperienced you are.

The CEO of Gladstone bought 260,000 shares at market price albeit most were options issued 4 years ago and you still keep moaning.

I am merely pointing out that something looks wrong here and hope for your sakes I'm not right.

[egoi] 03/3/2009 10:23

Don't forget why isis is here folks, I did warn you only because I pointed out GLD had cr*p management imho; oh and because because he has no understanding of share issues, buybacks, dividends or Director buying.

Still watching for an entry point to get back in, but that may not be till the market stabilizes.

Oh and just wait for the GLD ramp.................

................Oops edit see 563 -:)))

[isis] 03/3/2009 09:27

The constant issuing of Equity to pay bills and wages seems very odd to me.
This is a bit of Bargepole. imo

[1nf3rn0] 25/2/2009 14:10

you're not the one who sold their soul to Santa are you? ;-)

[romi2nikki1] 25/2/2009 12:00

and very high profile.

excellent alert 1nf3rn0. Wish you would call yourself inferno, because Im dislexik

[1nf3rn0] 25/2/2009 11:28

Institutional buying too. A good time to buy in? I assume they're earning a nice wedge from the Stanford work

[1nf3rn0] 25/2/2009 11:26

Nigel Hamilton-Smith and Peter Wastell, Client Partners at Vantis Business
Recovery Services, a division of Vantis, the UK accounting, tax and business
advisory group, were appointed by the Financial Services Regulatory Commission
(FSRC) of Antigua and Barbuda as Joint Receivers on 19th February 2009 of
Stanford International Bank Ltd and Stanford Trust Company Ltd (together "the
Bank").
Commenting on recent progress, Hamilton-Smith said:
"Following our appointment last Friday, we have thus far been able to identify
the amounts invested by clients and have put arrangements in place for the
Receiver-Manager`s team and staff at the Bank to deal with client enquiries.
We have set up an email ([e-mail]) for all investor
enquiries and have ensured that up to date statements can be issued to all
clients, totaling some 28,000, by month end.
We are now commencing the process of communicating with the financial
institutions that we have identified as holding assets on behalf of the Bank. We
are also seeking co-operation arrangements with the US Receiver to further
assist in the asset identification work we need to undertake.
At this time we are unable to ascertain the total value of assets held or report
on the timescale for the return of monies to investors. Our priority is to
safeguard the interests of investors, identify and preserve assets and together
with the international regulators and authorities and the US Receiver; we are
working to complete these investigations as quickly as possible to avoid further
inconvenience to the Bank`s customers."
Further communications will be issued as soon as are practicable.

[isis] 27/1/2009 11:58

egoi - my point is you change the subject because you can't defend yourself - obviously you are too thick to see the analogy.

There is no Company on the Stock Exchange who is not cautious - have you seen what is happening in the World???

It's like conversing with a Stapler!
LOL

[egoi] 27/1/2009 11:47

Yep GLD also said it has a more difficult market.

As for the rest of your post, you lost me!

[isis] 27/1/2009 11:13

ego - GLD is very profitable and has lots of cash - over 50% of market cap actually.
As I said I think he should take bonuses in shares.

This doesn't dtract from problems here though and that is what we are talking about. ;-))

I can see if you were on a Murder Charge your defense would be 'Wot about Atilla the Hun? - I'm innocent.'

[targatarga] 27/1/2009 10:50

egoi - brought into these just before take over talk last year circa 110p. That was my 10k that dropped the price. Moved onto hlo which are liked in the right circles. regards

[egoi] 27/1/2009 10:38

Bit like GLD then eh isis? (see their CEO earns 380k for running a 10 million pounds company, bad form imho); Good to see you selling up there and taking a positive interest here. As people on this thread know I don't currently hold VTS but seriously considering getting back in. -:)

Sorry to read of your loss targatarga but I think TNO's problems may well be company specific myself.

Maybe time for VTS to look at buying them imho, if they are still in a fit state to be bought of course! -:)