Zoo Digital Share Discussion Threads

[deanroberthunt] 05/9/2008 11:15

lol...not much incentive then...15p......beggars belief sometimes

[deanroberthunt] 05/9/2008 10:57

Uk...what other AIMers have you an interest??

[artey] 05/9/2008 08:35

Another Play On Words JJ

"Trading Profit" is closely related to operating profit and EBIT. The definition of trading profit can vary. It usually excludes certain items, in order to give a better view of the underlying results.

The excluded items typically include:

one-off items such as restructuring charges and profits on the sale of businesses

impairments and other non-cash items

changes in the fair value of financial securities

profits from associates and joint ventures.

[deanroberthunt] 05/9/2008 08:30

my only slight concern is that the CEO seems to be a wealthy man already...so how much does he really need this to succeed??? he obviously doesn't need the money, so the only driver is pride or ego.

[cosh285] 05/9/2008 08:28

Happy enough with results. Believe company going in right direction. Did not want dilution, but pretty impressed that enough confidence shown in company by major shareholders to purchase at a premium. News on October 6th will be very interesting.

[william-just] 05/9/2008 08:05

more people will stay home so dvd sales shoud improve.

[deanroberthunt] 05/9/2008 08:04

well if they can turn a trading profit at the height of the worst economic downturn in my lifetime.....nuff said

[jacobjohn7] 05/9/2008 07:58

lol, I know what I mean.. some good positives and negatives in report... so who know where it goes.. but I think things are falling into place for zoo.
A case of wait and see what transpires...

[deanroberthunt] 05/9/2008 07:50

"its 5/12 th of the way there, which is half more than previously achieved"

???
Jacob, were thee on the pop last night fella.....lol

[jacobjohn7] 04/9/2008 23:20

its 5/12th of the way there.. which is nearly half way in my book of fractions (which is half more than ever previously acheived down at the zoo).. dont get me wrong shareholders didnt need another placing,... but the company obviously did (for what reason has to be explained) but we have never heard such noises based on ACTUAL profitability actually occurring.. that is why its worth staying with the zoo, be interesting to see more detail in Oct.

[uknighted] 04/9/2008 19:52

DRH Invested in more than these 2 Aim stocks, but actually the oiler has been promising for a few years before finally delivering - oil and profit. So for them AIM No.1 achieved, hopefully I will be able to say this about ZOO this time next year, but 5 months of being in profit doesn't make a profitable financial year.
Regards
UK

[deanroberthunt] 04/9/2008 19:45

Sefton are making a profit..

AIM = Advanced Insolvency Mechanism

[uknighted] 04/9/2008 19:19

I've finally discovered what the Alternative Investment Market is all about. All the companies on AIM that I have invested in, AIM to make a profit "next year"!! It's also called "The Jam Tomorrow Syndrome".
For the second year running the Final Results are accompanied by a new share placement.
Oh well, stuck with it this long, might as well hang on in.
Regards
UK

[devonport] 04/9/2008 19:18

JJ
I empathise with you as you have also been here a long time but it's about time you gave up the ghost.

[stewacg] 04/9/2008 18:19

I probably made a mistake today, buying back into ZOO after several years on the sidelines, but I couldn't help being impressed that the CEO spent £200,000 on shares and a fund manager is buying some shares - something which seems to have novelty value at the moment.

You just get the feeling that things are gently turning around for this firm, and indeed for quite a few of the small technology companies on AIM just when the market is becoming so negative that it's likely to miss it. It was just the same with ASOS, which the market used to detest and has now fallen in love with to an excessive degree.

Let's hope the same can happen here although clearly the next 6 months or so is going to be critical.

[jacobjohn7] 04/9/2008 18:05

"pleased to report the Group has generated a
trading profit for the first five months of the new financial year with sales and costs being in line with our plans."
well been waiting of those words for a number of years, and finally have them... albeit another dilution, but of what I percieve to be a bigger cake.

[devonport] 04/9/2008 17:59

Another loss + another placement + looking good for the future = Deja Vu. If it wasn't for the fact that I'm a lot balder and fatter I could be mistaken for thinking this is 2003.

[magnetincognito] 04/9/2008 15:58

Pierre Oreilly: thats why they have scheduled the trading statement for the
same day next month, perhaps after reading it, it wont look like a 25% premium
after all, but we will see,

[pierre oreilly] 04/9/2008 09:16

In my 30 years of investing, I don't ever recall a placing at a 25% premium to the market price. Much better than a 25/50% discount (as I would have expected) but still seems very odd. The major person to take up the rights will be thye MD of course, the other institutions mentioned just 'support' the placing, whatever that means - it certainly leaves room for them not to subscribe unless the price rises above 15p of course.

Zoo still lives (a bit of a surprise there), and that in itself is good news for shareholders. I just hope Doc Stuart has deep pockets to keep pumping money in for the placings to come after the current placing.

[deanroberthunt] 04/9/2008 08:54

lab305....the results are historic and were always going to show a loss, the profitability (trading, or adjusted operating as its normally called) is for this financial year (although I'll reserve judgement until I see it in ink)...imo the forward statements were pretty positive and the market tend to agree....

UK, you and I know its dilution, if your man wants to believe otherwise then let him be.

[uknighted] 04/9/2008 08:30

Morning DRH
Just out for a soaking on the golf course so havent really had time to digest. Will read in depth and comment later.
Regards
UK
Diggerdaws, it is "dilution" as any experienced investor understands it.

[lab305] 04/9/2008 08:29

Well here we go again with another loss , and they need yet more money.Didn't they say last rns that they would be in profit next time? Could someone clarify that. I am still straight up at £5.

[diggerdaws] 04/9/2008 08:25

The % has been diluted but not the overall value, smaller piece of a bigger cake

[deanroberthunt] 04/9/2008 08:22

morning UK...

Good enough for me to hold......AGM might throw us some more crumbs

[uknighted] 04/9/2008 08:20

It is dilution in that if you owned, say, 1% of the company and you are not a "major shareholder" and therefore not participating in the placing, then the issue of new shares means you no longer hold 1%. Your holding has been diluted.
Regards
UK