Zoo Digital Share Discussion Threads

[jacobjohn7] 20/10/2008 18:42

yeah, but thats not through zoo actually going up though bodg!
But level is good for the moment.

[bodgit] 20/10/2008 11:48

jj7, looks like a buy to me though who knows whether a new buyer or not? That ZOO have held up pretty well recently is encouraging. Never thought I would see ZOO shares trading at about the same price as Taylor Wimpey. How the once mighty have fallen! Good luck all.

[jacobjohn7] 20/10/2008 11:05

is this a new buyer? or would it be related to share issue somehow... but they were put out at 15p? but certainly worth a good punt at present.

[redpin] 20/10/2008 10:37

I make this 350,000 bought since Friday....

[deanroberthunt] 18/10/2008 15:55

be nice to secure another decent contract win prior to half yr update in December...but I don't expect one, so it would be a bonus....

quiet thread this.......nice defensive stock though....bit of an intraday reversal Friday, about as exciting as it gets at ZOO HQ.

[deanroberthunt] 15/10/2008 15:33

and another spitroasting in broad daylight....with witnesses

[deanroberthunt] 10/10/2008 10:59

1.688

this could be the ultimate defensive stock....lol

[deanroberthunt] 10/10/2008 08:44

and a few more pennies, now 1.690

[deanroberthunt] 10/10/2008 08:28

thats a 23% increase in sales...when converted into ZOO's British bank account

[deanroberthunt] 10/10/2008 08:16

the only positive in this carnage.....

[deanroberthunt] 10/10/2008 08:07

1.693 :¬)))

[jacobjohn7] 09/10/2008 12:51

yeah only when there is no demand for stock dean do the mm's take advantage. When there is a demand the price will go up, and not marked down should someone sell. One more deal.. I reckon we will see confirmation of at least one more studio within the next 6 months. New tools/products will also be revealed within 3 months.
AIMHO

[deanroberthunt] 09/10/2008 11:47

Well a few more major contracts and improved margin control et al....and £2m MCAP may be under review....

although being a nanocap illiquid AIM stock, we are at the mercy of the MMs marking it down on every piddly sell......but it may be worth looking on those as opportunites rather than problems

[aphzombie] 09/10/2008 11:40

Interesting references being made in recent press about ZOO to a certain largest Studio in Hollywood.
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Yorkshire Post snippet from 5th September article:

"Based on what we have achieved with existing Hollywood studios there are all the signs that we can scale that up and replicate that with multiple studios," said chief executive Dr Stuart Green. "We are working on a lot of deals with a lot of studios."

The group, which employs about 30 in Sheffield and another 70 in Los Angeles, has also started working with Warner Bros and Sony Pictures.
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And now this from Growth Company Investor "Speculative Buy" recommendation:

"The technology seems to be proving popular with the major Hollywood studios, who are keen to cut costs and get DVDs to market quicker to squeeze out pirate sellers, as Green claims to be 'ahead of where we were before the acquisition' and has signed up, among others, Sony Pictures and Warner Brothers."
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At the very least, it appears that Scope Seven's prior working arrangements through Warner's GDMX authoring & services facility may well have enabled ZOO to forge / strengthen relationships with Warner Bros. (among others ...)

[aphzombie] 09/10/2008 11:26

put it this way, i haven't seen the words "recommendation", "Zoo Digital" and "Buy" (however 'speculative') in the same sentence since October 2003 .....

[jacobjohn7] 09/10/2008 10:37

well, if its brave now.. who know what bracket the speculators had to be in in previous years... I know the answer now.... (mad)... but not any more..
MOOOOOOOOOOOOO !

[deanroberthunt] 09/10/2008 10:24

i must be a brave speculator?

thx for the article

[aphzombie] 09/10/2008 09:54

well well well .....



Zoo Digital - SPECULATIVE BUY
Companies: ZOO
07/10/2008

Tiny Zoo Digital has developed software that enables Hollywood studios to get their DVDs to market quicker and at a lower cost.

Zoo has had a relatively long, but largely uncomfortable, ride on AIM since it embarked under the name of Kazoo3D back in 2000. Chief executive Stuart Green, a 16% shareholder, has been at the helm for the most part and, after years of 're-focusing' and ditching its 'consumer products', he is optimistic for prospects once again.

'We have a disruptive technology in a sector where tens of millions of dollars are spent every year,' he says. This technology automates DVD authoring – a process that Green explains is normally very labour intensive, involving pulling together the film, soundtrack, subtitles, menu, bonus features, etc – and reduces the time spent 'from ten days to one'.

In July last year, Zoo acquired Scope Seven, one of the Los Angeles players in the DVD-authoring industry, and began to replace the traditional methods with its own. The technology seems to be proving popular with the major Hollywood studios, who are keen to cut costs and get DVDs to market quicker to squeeze out pirate sellers, as Green claims to be 'ahead of where we were before the acquisition' and has signed up, among others, Sony Pictures and Warner Brothers.

A recent statement at the company's general meeting mentioned that it has been trading at a positive level of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) in the first six months of the year, which Green confirms is 'about 50%' from the authoring business.

Zoo, which has a range of other software to sell into the DVD and the new Blu-Ray market, looks in line to, at the very least, significantly cut its historical run of losses. Its bombed-out shares may repay a brave speculator.

[deanroberthunt] 08/10/2008 21:34

1.728 :o))

[aphzombie] 07/10/2008 16:30

Zoo Digital is finding fame and fortune in Hollywood

Published Date: 06 October 2008

By John Collingridge City Reporter

ZOO Digital's drive for profitability continues as the DVD specialist said it is gaining recognition in Hollywood. The Sheffield-based group, which makes software for interactive DVDs and tools to allow rapid print and packaging in multiple languages, said recent profitability has continued and it is expecting a "positive" half-year performance.

Zoo signed a 15-year contract with Walt Disney earlier this year to work on DVD releases of its latest blockbusters and said it continues to work closely with major Hollywood studios through its Los Angeles-based media production and design subsidiary Scope Seven.

At the group's annual meeting held yesterday in Sheffield, chairman Christopher Honeyborne said: "Recently introduced technologies, such as the Blu-ray platform, offer exciting opportunities for the group. Zoo's tools and services continue to gain recognition in Hollywood and the company is increasingly seen as a trusted supplier to the major studios.

"The success in achieving a 15-year contract with an existing Hollywood studio client and the adoption of our tools by Sony underpin our confidence.

"We are pleased that we are able to report a much-improved financial performance and are optimistic for the future."

Blu-ray, recognised as the next generation of optical discs, allows for high-definition films and has five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs. Zoo is developing software to be used on interactive Blu-ray discs.

Zoo's preliminary results in September showed losses increased by 46 per cent to £1.4m for the year ended March 31. The loss, which came before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), compared with last year's loss of £940,000, but was in line with company expectations.

However, Zoo yesterday said the trend of profitability which has emerged in recent months continues.

"At the time of announcing our preliminary results we indicated that the group had been EBITDA profitable for the period April to August," said Mr Honeyborne. "We are pleased to report that this trading performance has continued throughout September."

At the AGM shareholders also agreed plans to raise £512,000 by placing 3.4m shares.

[deanroberthunt] 07/10/2008 07:04

ZOO appear to be doing the right things, all we need is a favourable market...so it could be a while.