Zoo Digital Share Discussion Threads

[bodgit] 24/12/2008 15:52

Best wishes for Christmas to all those here who want ZOO to do well during 2009. Maybe, just maybe..........

[jacobjohn7] 24/12/2008 11:59

How can it ba a FACT, when it is purely negative conjecture on your part that they will have 1 or 2 more fund raising exercises?
Come on dear Dean.

[deanroberthunt] 23/12/2008 14:40

No. its just a statement of fact.....Dear John

[jacobjohn7] 23/12/2008 14:03

DRH trying to get em on the even cheaper APH, it seems, seen em all before havent we!

[aphzombie] 23/12/2008 13:27

Maybe so DRH, but I don't see anything in their write-up that isn't true.

As for their 'speculative buy' recommendation, well isn't every company stock at the moment? But the digital media / entertainment industry certainly appears to be not the worst place to be at the moment, especially with a company that focusses on services & software to slash Studio's costs and time-to market.

[deanroberthunt] 23/12/2008 10:42

thats us scuppered then....GCI's success rate is dreadful...in fact, it only serves as a contrarian investment decision, for the most part....

[aphzombie] 22/12/2008 22:27

Tipped again as 'Speculative Buy' on Growth Company Investor following interim results ...



Zoo Digital - SPECULATIVE BUY
Companies: ZOO
15/12/2008

Zoo Digital, the media production technology minnow focused on the home entertainment sector, offers investors a decent degree of counter-cyclical appeal.

Focused on Hollywood film studio clients and an industry facing the twin threats of downturn and piracy, Zoo is helping the home entertainment sector – which tends to perform better during a downturn as the cash-strapped consumer stays in – cut costs and speed up product 'time to market'.

Zoo's disruptive core technology, which automates the DVD and Blu-ray disc creation process, helps studios run leaner while shortening the window of opportunity for piracy and is proving an appealing sell, as evidenced by the first ever profit made by Zoo at the half-year stage to September. Losses of £600,000 were converted into profits of £400,000 before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, on sales up 147% at £3.24m, boosted by 2007 US-based acquisition Scope Seven.

Underpinning performance was 83% growth in software licensing sales, the bulk recurring, as the volume of new discs produced using Zoo's products burgeoned. 'We license technology to studios, and the more our technology is used, the more revenue it equates to for us,' chief executive Stuart Green told Growth Company Investor.

A further highlight was the performance of Zoo's Media Adaptation Tool, which automates the production of posters, packaging and marketing materials and has quickly grown from start-up service to 15% of sales.

Zoo, with significant tax losses to offset against future profits, significantly reduced its cash outflow during the half, and more recently strengthened its balance sheet by way of a £512,000 placing. Given the move into profit and a lower share price, the shares represent an intelligent speculation.

[jacobjohn7] 22/12/2008 12:17

magnet,

My personal feeling, and based on AGM info, is that contracts will come, especially when global financial squeeze makes corps. look at costs. I and other share holders who attended the AGM realised that ZOO really have compelling, unique cost saving products, and fully envisage costs being covered by further contracts rather than any fund raisings. Also, its not even time to be talking about any fund raising on the back of the recent small one.
This was over 50% premium to current price, and was a small amount purely to buffer funds in the time frame when the company crosses over from loss making, to profit making. As usual its a case of watch and wait for the deals to come. But IMHO they will, and there will be a number from MAT alone.

[deanroberthunt] 22/12/2008 12:08

expect at least 1 OR 2 more begging bowls, based on the burn rate.

[magnetincognito] 22/12/2008 11:21

APHZOMBIE - 19 Dec'08 - 11:14 - 5579 of 5580


According to The Star (South Yorks) ZOO are looking to expand software development team in Sheffield:


where will the funds come from?
they state in previous statements research and development is costly,
trying to run before they could walk was their previous downfall

they will need at least another deal or its back to fundraising

[jacobjohn7] 19/12/2008 13:59

Ta aph, only time I guess... until the deal.

[aphzombie] 19/12/2008 11:14

According to The Star (South Yorks) ZOO are looking to expand software development team in Sheffield:



Software group's profitable figures

Date: 12 December 2008 By Bob Rae

ZOO Digital, the award-winning Sheffield software group, has posted its maiden set of profits.

The Furnival Square company, whose customers include leading Holywood studios, TV companies and toy groups, has announced pre-tax profits of £400,000 for the six months to the end of September.

That compares with a loss of £600,000 for the same period in 2007.

Revenue more than doubled – up from £1.31 million to £3.24 million – as the company began to reap rewards from its strategy of focusing on major film studios and the home entertainments industry.

The success comes as ZOO is seeking to expand its Sheffield-based software development team.

Chief executive Dr Stuart Green said "By working closely with our customers we have been able to develop and refine our offering and as a result we are delighted to be reporting our first ever profit.

"We are finding that our fundamental offering of reducing costs and time to market is proving very attractive in the current economic environment to a wide variety of businesses, both inside and outside the entertainment industry.

"We are confident that we now have the right platform on which to continue building during the second half of the year."

ZOO has developed a range of software products and services designed to make the complex process of authoring DVDs and Blu-ray discs and producing multilingual promotional products.

The Sheffield company began by pioneering tools that have transformed the process of developing DVD games and films.

What was once a time consuming, expensive business requiring hi-tech expertise has become a low cost process that can be carried out by someone whose computer skills don't extend much beyond using word processors and spreadsheets.

ZOO's DVD production software gives more technical users the ability to harness all the interactive power of DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

[magnetincognito] 15/12/2008 16:14

just been to look at the new website,
clicked on software and dvd extra studio is missing.
perhaps too small to mention any more

[uzbekking44] 15/12/2008 15:38

Bodgit,
Its the hefty overheads inherited from Scope 7 and the ongoing costs of developing the software which leads me to be concerned about the cash position. I understand the broker note comments on the subject. However, previous notes by the house brokers (no longer retained) have also claimed that cash was not a problem and then a short time later there is another share placing.

I am afraid to say that investors in this company have been shafted year after year. It can only be prudent to adopt a cautious approach given past history.

[aerotus] 15/12/2008 11:46

don't blame me, blame the sodding company directors. I'm surprised they aren't out of business yet to be honest!

[jacobjohn7] 15/12/2008 11:41

Aerotus - 15 Dec'08 - 11:37 - 5572 of 5573 (Filtered)

[aerotus] 15/12/2008 11:37

Great news, back to 1p soon.

[8trader] 15/12/2008 10:17

Some desperate sellers around, i can only thank the mm's for opening
it up at 12-15p the other day and putting me off, i thought those
results were sound but when you have people dumping size at 7p then
what can you do !

[bodgit] 15/12/2008 10:16

My radar screen seems to be on the blink..... or is it ZOO are losing altitude at an alarming rate?! Hmmmmm.

[mjcrockett] 13/12/2008 18:45

ZOO's broker is forecasting that the company will still have a reasonable amount of cash in the bank at the end of the financial year.

Michael

[bodgit] 13/12/2008 13:48

Uz, somethings up? - well its not the share price is it! On what basis / evidence do you conclude that this year will be no exception? Interested to know as these results have put ZOO firmly back on my 'watch' list. TIA, good weekend to all.

[uzbekking44] 12/12/2008 20:37

Every ZOO finals since 2003 has been followed by a cash call or other form of dilution. It would seem, despite the results, this year will be no exception.

Something is up imo.

[deanroberthunt] 12/12/2008 09:29

No rush to add just yet...as I think there may be a need for further placing/s in the near-mid term....

but she's slowly heading in the right direction.

still a speculative buy imo.