Whatman Share Discussion Threads

[mashman] 05/4/2005 07:29

Well after a brief scan all looks well. Divi up which is nice. Nice to see a turnaround with MedTech, all be it small. Don't know what the hold up is with the chairman but wish they would hurry up.
FTA a bit dissapointing but nice to see they are busy negotiating licensees.

"The margin improvements achieved in the year exceeded expectations and we
believe that there is still a considerable way to go. The process
improvement programme has only just begun in all our factories."

[rmjpb] 01/4/2005 21:46

Isnt this weakness before results a little ominous?

[049balt] 29/3/2005 20:14

Numis have a buy on WHM out today.

[mashman] 29/3/2005 20:10

Well only a few days now to preliminary results now. Would like to see an upturn tomorrow to make the chart look nice.

[premierpompey] 29/3/2005 15:21

A lower low ;)

[rmjpb] 29/3/2005 14:26

What does today count as?

[premierpompey] 22/3/2005 16:25

This counts as a higher low (just about) but a nasty drop today. Seems to be a lot of panic in the markets today.

[mashman] 08/3/2005 22:13

What we need now is a higher low. Say 250 mid then up and crack that 260.

[boothbym] 04/3/2005 16:55

260 Broken and were on the move up.

[last-in] 02/3/2005 11:40

Something going to happen with this one soon

Very high volume this morning with 1.3M shares traded but the price has stayed flat at 260. Stock is either being dumped or accumulated by someone, probably the latter; 1.3M dumped would show a fall.

Short term TA not much use since it's just trading (consolidating) in a range of 240 to 265. If it breaks 270 then should see a rise to around 290

Anyone heard anything

[boothbym] 01/3/2005 16:22

I can see us heading up towards £3 and then bouncing a bit waiting on news. Mr bubble 3.86 would be nice.

[premierpompey] 01/3/2005 16:08

mashman
That's my view too. But I do like Mr Bubble's view as well....

[mashman] 01/3/2005 14:47

Interesting link Mr Pompey. Three seperate views and each one different. Hmmm, now which one will prove correct.

Mr newts: a reasonable short down to £1 over 2 years. Not a trending share.

Mr andonis: £3.13 assuming all goes well and the world doesn't end.

Mr. bubble: between £3.86 and £3.47 anytime from now till the 18th of march 05. The stock is trending.

My own view is that if we get positive news we go up, negative down, but in the meantime we are consolidating whilst awaiting direction.

[boothbym] 01/3/2005 13:45

Nice link PremierPompey.

[premierpompey] 01/3/2005 13:00

Didn't realise there was a new thread.
I recently asked on another board for some Elliott Wave / TA analysis on WHM> Click on this link to see what was said:

[boothbym] 01/3/2005 11:59

Time to jump on? Is this one ready to fly?

[boothbym] 01/3/2005 09:31

Whatman Cements Leadership Position with Comprehensive New Product Portfolio Following Recent Schleicher & Schuell Acquisition

Pittcon 2005

ORLANDO, Fla. & FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2005--
Leading Separations Company Proves Continuing Commitment to Analytical Chemistry Scientists while Significantly Enhancing Product Offerings in Microbiology, Environment and Pharmaceutical Markets





Whatman Inc., a global leader in separations technology, today unveiled at The Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon(R) 2005) its expanded new product portfolio aided by the acquisition of another industry-leading company, Schleicher & Schuell (S&S). In addition to growing its product portfolio significantly and demonstrating its dedication and commitment to the market through this acquisition, Whatman has seen a tremendous increase in the customer adoption of its current products over the past year.

Whatman realized a 53% increase in sales of the Mini-UniPrep(TM) Syringeless Filter family while the company's GD/X Filter sales grew by almost 20%, further solidifying its role as a market leader and industry standard. Whatman also reported a strong year, including additional customers in the microbiology, pharmaceutical and environmental markets.

"Whatman has been dedicated to analytical chemistry lab scientists for almost one hundred years, and we plan to continue our company's commitment to deliver the most innovative, unique and widely adopted products worldwide," said Bob Thian, Chairman of the Board, Whatman. "With our acquisition of S&S, we not only prove our continued commitment but we will offer a more comprehensive product line with the same superior quality our customers have come to expect."

Whatman Shows Strength In Key Markets:

Within the microbiology market and through the acquisition of S&S, Whatman offers leading products in food and beverage QA/QC applications that have seen industry-wide adoption. The company is realizing a rise in customer need and demand for cost-effective, high-quality solutions for the detection, monitoring and elimination of harmful organisms during the manufacturing process. The Whatman range of high quality microbiological and filtration products meet this need, resulting in a safer product for the consumer. Example product offerings in this market that were added via the S&S acquisition include Microbiological Monitors and Media for culturing samples.

In addition to expansion in the microbiology market, Whatman products are used extensively in all aspects of pharmaceutical production, from chemical constituent testing, screening and efficacy analysis, to large-scale ion exchange and chromatography systems. The products have seen an increased adoption in the market and moreover, the GD/X filter was recently recognized in an industry survey as the most widely used filter for syringe filtration among laboratory scientists. The survey results further validate the company's historical and current presence in the market and the continued increase in sales for both GD/X Filters, for filtering high particulate samples in less time, and Mini-UniPrep, for a faster and easier way to remove particulates from samples being prepared for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

In the environmental market, Whatman is well-known for its water monitoring products and is fast becoming the standard for laboratory scientists. Whatman water monitoring products are highly effective and proven to detect contaminants in both public and private water systems. Where protecting the public from contaminants in drinking water is mission-critical, more and more companies are turning to Whatman. Along with the addition of S&S products for water monitoring and other environmental applications, Whatman offers a complete line of government certified products for this industry.

"Whatman has historically been a known and recognized brand in the food & beverage, environmental and pharmaceutical markets therefore, we are excited to continue to build on our reputation and momentum with the incorporation of the S&S brand," said Helen Evans, Director of Business Development, Whatman. "We intend to solidify our industry-leading position and dedication to these markets."

About Whatman LabSciences

The Whatman LabSciences Group is one of three business development units within the Whatman organization. The LabSciences group focuses on four core markets: environmental monitoring, pharmaceutical, food and beverage and basic laboratory technology.

About Whatman

Whatman is a global leader in separations technology and is known in the scientific community for providing innovative life science products and solutions. With the acquisition of Schleicher & Schuell, Whatman offers a more comprehensive product range to its customers worldwide and enters the proteomics market with S&S's core competency in protein chip technologies. For more information visit us at www.whatman.com.

[mashman] 26/2/2005 09:01

Is it rising ? I think it's just consolidating in its new trading range while we await news.

[rmjpb] 23/2/2005 18:20

Can anyone tell me why the price is rising? I have not seen any news.

[go with the flow] 08/2/2005 16:42

Interesting situation developing on the long term chart above which shows the price being squeeezed into a cone with rising support & falling resistance. This could be interpreted positively by a chartist as a consolidation @ highs with a subsequent high chance of a breakout north.
However, DYOR.

Flow

[mashman] 03/2/2005 20:12

The selling is tedious but despite that the chart above looks sweet to me.

[boothbym] 03/2/2005 17:56

That would be when Schroders Investment stops selling

[049balt] 03/2/2005 16:18

The trading range is getting smaller, breakout soon!