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Mediwatch (MDW)     

Happy1 - 27 Aug 2004 12:21

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AGM today and starting to tick up.

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http://www.mediwatch.com/

Happy1 - 27 Aug 2004 15:51 - 2 of 274

Must have been some good vibes.

Happy1 - 27 Aug 2004 21:40 - 3 of 274

Good buying yesterday and today. Very strong support at 6p so limited downside. If they do confirm this US distributor then these will double IMO

overgrowth - 27 Aug 2004 22:50 - 4 of 274

Happy1,

Talking to yourself again lol.

The US distributor announcement is very close - they're waiting until the fund managers come back from hols., because the board know they've got a blockbuster product range (and more to come).

This will take everyone by surprise. I agree that doubling you money in 1-2 days is on the cards, however if you can hold your enthusiasm MDW is destined to move gradually to 1+ over the next couple of years.

If this isn't a share worth a look, I don't know what is.

grajul - 29 Aug 2004 11:38 - 5 of 274

Been in this for a long time, and bought at 10p!! I usually ditch my losers but have held onto this one 'cos if/when the announcement is made this will fly north.

It's my speculative punt and I love it!!

Happy1 - 29 Aug 2004 21:57 - 6 of 274

Well if this rise continues Tuesday I may have to add a few more

ptholden - 29 Aug 2004 22:19 - 7 of 274

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Happy, have also held these for quite a while and had more or less given up hope of them ever doing anything. Your posts have rekindled my interest so I've been looking at the chart. There is pretty good support at 6p, so not too much downside and a smallish rise next week to 7p will see the 50MA intersect a rising SP, not much more required in the following weeks to achieve the 50MA passing above the 200MA and we are off. I shall begin to pay more attention!!

Regards

PTH

Happy1 - 30 Aug 2004 23:02 - 8 of 274

if volume or price is up tomorrow then we know the news is going to be good. Both Thurs and Fri saw a marked increase in volume and a rise in the SP. News either leaked or speculative players came in.

Happy1 - 31 Aug 2004 08:58 - 9 of 274

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Indicators now looking positive.

Janus - 31 Aug 2004 09:39 - 10 of 274

Happy1 now that you have started a new thread on this would you like to put some charts on the front page.

Happy1 - 31 Aug 2004 10:15 - 11 of 274

Certainly

Happy1 - 01 Sep 2004 10:43 - 12 of 274

Thanks to Andy

AndyH21 - 1 Sep'04 - 10:30 - 1944 of 1946


bloody hell that was quick!!!

Mr. Hornby,

Thank you for your recent email. Julie Green has asked me to respond.

Firstly, I would like to say I was somewhat surprised to see you were unable to determine the date of the AGM. As a shareholder you should have received the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30th April 2004, circulated to shareholders at the end of July. The Notice of the AGM, setting out the resolutions to be considered at the AGM was included within this document. If you hold your Mediwatch shares via a nominee account then it is possible that the Report and Accounts have been sent to the nominee holder who should have forwarded them to you. If this has not happened then in order to receive future circulation of documents perhaps you need to discuss this with your nominee. However, please let me know if you require a copy of the 2004 Report and Accounts. For the record all of the resolutions were passed.

With regard to other public announcements, as you are aware, as a listed company there are clear regulations regarding publishing price sensitive information.

The anticipated arrangements with a US company could be very important to the Company and the outcome is likely to effect the share price. You may be aware of what has been stated in previous announcements and you may be familiar with a number of unofficial, speculative comments in the press, bulletin boards etc. Unfortunately, we cannot be more forthcoming at this stage. Suffice to say, the discussions are ongoing.

I do not wish to appear unhelpful but, for obvious reasons there is nothing more can be said until the conclusion of the discussions. I would suggest you keep an eye and an ear close to the Company News services!

Kind regards,

Kevin J. Middis
Finance Director

overgrowth - 02 Sep 2004 00:23 - 13 of 274

Strange e-mail - it still doesn't even mention when the AGM was after all that!

Let's hope that they manage to thrash out an excellent deal with the Yanks after all this time.....still Mediwaiting.

banjomick - 02 Sep 2004 13:08 - 14 of 274

now looking good

overgrowth - 02 Sep 2004 19:34 - 15 of 274

Wow - up 15% today alone, not forgetting the 100% when the US deal's announced :-)

Looking good indeed.

Just noticed the reason for today's rise - a nice distribution deal for the UK to keep us sweet until the "BIG ONE":

Mediwatch PLC
02 September 2004


SONOSITE AND MEDIWATCH SIGN DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FOR UROLOGY
MARKET

Mediwatch to Distribute SonoSite Products to UK Urology Market

SonoSite Technology to be Incorporated into Mediwatch's Prostate Assessment
Product

LONDON, September 2, 2004 - SonoSite Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO), the worldwide leader
in high performance, hand-carried ultrasound, announced today that SonoSite,
Ltd., the Company's United Kingdom (UK) subsidiary, has entered into two
distribution and supply agreements with Mediwatch Plc., (LSE:MDW.L) a leading
developer, manufacturer and distributor of advanced urological primary care
products for the screening, diagnosis and assessment of urological disease and
disorders.

Under the terms of the first agreement, Mediwatch will become an authorised
distributor of SonoSite's hand-carried ultrasound systems for the UK urology
market. Pursuant to the second agreement, SonoSite will supply Mediwatch with
its TITAN(TM) ultrasound technology to be incorporated into Mediwatch's proprietary
'One Stop' Prostate Assessment System, which is currently under development and
Mediwatch intends to market worldwide when completed. Mediwatch's 'One Stop'
Prostate Assessment System is designed to provide the physician with a complete
system for the diagnosis and assessment of prostate health in the clinic and
will include imaging, urinalysis and blood testing capabilities.

'Teaming up with Mediwatch enables SonoSite to rapidly and cost-effectively
expand our presence in the highly demanding, specialized UK urology market,'
said Graham Cox, SonoSite Vice President, European Sales. 'We believe that our
high performance ultrasound technology can play a significant role in aiding
physicians with the early detection and management of prostate tumours and other
urological conditions. Additionally, the incorporation of SonoSite's technology
into Mediwatch's new 'One Stop' Prostate Assessment System, provides the
opportunity for us to establish a significant position in the worldwide urology
market.'

'SonoSite has led the ultrasound imaging market in providing clinicians with
high quality, affordable ultrasound that is designed to be easily and
efficiently used in the physician's office, hospital or carried to the
point-of-care,' said Philip Stimpson, CEO of Mediwatch Plc. 'By integrating
their technology with our 'One Stop' clinical system, we can provide physicians
with a total solution for assessment of prostate health.'


CONTACTS:

SonoSite (U.K.): Graham Cox, 01462 444 800,
graham.cox@sonosite.com
SonoSite (U.S.): Mike Schuh, 001 425 951 1333,
investor@sonosite.com
Mediwatch: Philip Stimpson, 01788 547 888,
philip.stimpson@mediwatch.com


-ends -

overgrowth - 03 Oct 2004 16:25 - 16 of 274

It looks as though MDW has found a relatively stable bottom again, though I reckon most folks who bought in for the big news must have been stopped out by now.

Looks like a good time to scoop up another chunk, which I may well do next week. As each day goes on we get closer and closer to that "massive" US distribution deal - who knows, it could be announced next week.





hornster - 03 Oct 2004 20:08 - 17 of 274

hope you are right overgrowth.....might start pestering mr stimpson for some news this week1!!!

got a feeling when/if this US deal is announced it will rocket to some extent....however more importantly these distribution deals bring in some good sales,.

overgrowth - 18 Oct 2004 20:02 - 18 of 274

Large markup by the MMs today - up 13% at close.

Is there something finally brewing ?

Jules - 20 Oct 2004 12:37 - 19 of 274

overgrowth...distribution deals!!!. Let's hope it is just the beginning:-))
Will have to retrieve the shares from the dog drawer!!

overgrowth - 20 Oct 2004 19:53 - 20 of 274

Great news eh Jules ?

China and Hong Kong no less. China could well end up being bigger than a distribution deal in the US.

What a crap day to announce the news though - the price rise has been falsely deflated. I reckon there's plenty more upside to come when folks calculate the future projections for these deals - so still worth buying in tomorrow imho (for you guys waiting on the sidelines).

banjomick - 20 Oct 2004 23:45 - 21 of 274

A bit of coverage over the next few days in the papers.... hopefully,and a few more +ive statements from mdw then who knows?Been a long wait but things are starting to look good-imo.Still a long way to go me thinks in mdw achieving what they set out for.....but getting to the first rung is very good!

overgrowth - 21 Oct 2004 00:01 - 22 of 274

banjomick - Still a long way to go before we see the price at 1+

Though, now MDW are coming up with the goods big style, 1 doesn't seem all that far away :-)

banjomick - 21 Oct 2004 00:10 - 23 of 274

lol OG a ,but then again.....Think it may go up a few more pence this week on todays news alone but will require further news on the actual deal to double.If they get the USA deal,which was on the cards earlier on this year,then obviously 1 and above would be,can i use my fav.,word-lol,verisimilitude!!!!

overgrowth - 21 Oct 2004 20:48 - 24 of 274

Blimey banjomick, I had to resort to the dictionary on that one - quite appropriate though.

A few sellers today who probably were happy to double their money after getting in at the 3p level much earlier.

There should be plenty more buying next when the news sinks in. MDW is now looking interesting enough to be a future "Play of the Week" in Shares mag.

If MDW are already shipping products to China and Hong Kong, they must be antcipating selling a good few products very soon - the next results should be excellent and future growth potential is now phenomenal.

banjomick - 21 Oct 2004 23:33 - 25 of 274

Can understand the sellers today but even in the short/medium term there should be room for a substantial rise especially if they do it right and give frequent updates (+ve ones)to let shareholders know whats happening(unlike GON-lol).Lets hope for a bit of press coverage over w/end!No more big words,it is the only one I know-lol

petralva - 22 Oct 2004 07:58 - 26 of 274

i am sure they will require another placing?
any thoughts?

overgrowth - 22 Oct 2004 08:17 - 27 of 274

petravla - 50:50 I would say.

The last placing was to cover stock for the US deal - this can be used for the China/Hong Kong deal now.

It all depends on how long the US distribution deal takes to finalise. If substantial profits are coming in from China/Hong Kong then this will cover stock in the US, otherwise they'll need to raise some temporary finance to keep growing at a rapid pace.

overgrowth - 25 Oct 2004 08:06 - 28 of 274

Has anyone any knowledge of the market which MDW have just moved into ?

Hong Kong has a population of 6.8 million at the last count and China 1.285 billion - I wonder what proportion of this will turn into sales for MDW....

leedslad - 25 Oct 2004 21:44 - 29 of 274

Looks like stake building at the moment 2 x 250k buys @ 7.5 the other day now 2 taday @ 6.5?

hornster - 25 Oct 2004 23:51 - 30 of 274

someones happy with 70k in mediwatch.....not the sort of money you would invest if at all unconfident of the future. bodes well!

mort - 26 Oct 2004 00:21 - 31 of 274

bought these beginning of sept with hindsight had I waited 2 mins would not have bought,soon as I bought they dropped the 2p they had risen that day,now I am locked in 45% down but I do believe there is some profit coming (keep the faith)

overgrowth - 26 Oct 2004 09:51 - 32 of 274

mort - I'm a fair bit down too, however MDW are really worth holding on to.

Bullish statements have been made by Philip Stimpson (CEO) on various occasions in the past and most of these are starting to take shape. The company is just starting to fulfil its ambitions of being a spectacular growth story.

At one point the press rumoured that PS had said that MDW would be 1 by this Christmas (this was when he thought that the US distribution deal was in the bag), this is not on the cards just yet, however the US deal has yet to be announced so 1 sometime next year is not totally beyond the realms of possibility.

MDW's goal is to sell their products in 100 different countries. They have a solid niche medical product range (which already sells well in the UK and Europe) and are destined to go far in the next couple of years.

overgrowth - 27 Oct 2004 12:28 - 33 of 274

This is great news folks....and it's not even the much awaited US distribution contract or the Chinese approval - we've got these to still look forward to.

This proves that the management are all out to make Mediwatch a global force to be reckoned with. This is a good sized order for a relatively small company growing rapidly.

Also great to hear "The contract also confirms that Mediwatch equipment is regarded as a sector leader by one of the most successful medical companies in the world.".

Price up 16% today, though there's going to be much, much more to come!


RNS Number:5009E
Mediwatch PLC
27 October 2004


Mediwatch receives 1 million equipment order.


DATE: 27th October 2004.


Mediwatch plc (AIM: MDW), the high-tech medical diagnostic equipment
manufacturer and supplier has received a 1 million order as part of a five year
supply agreement with Bard Limited, one of the world's leading developers and
marketers of medical equipment.

Mediwatch will supply the British subsidiary of major US medical equipment
distributor C.R.Bard Inc (NYSE: BCR) with its range of portable bladder
scanners.

The contract also confirms that Mediwatch equipment is regarded as a sector
leader by one of the most successful medical companies in the world.

Said Mediwatch CEO Philip Stimpson: " The technology we provide is increasingly
being recognised as some of the best in the business."

"This order demonstrates Mediwatch's ability to supply clinicians with the
latest, innovative, diagnostic solutions, harnessing technology to provide
patients with better medical care"

Mediwatch, based in Rugby, supplies advanced yet simple to use medical equipment
to screen for a variety of urological disorders. It is also developing a new,
smaller and cheaper PSA test for prostate disease.

Their innovative range of products includes:

* One Stop Prostate Assessment System - offering a quick and comprehensive
assessment of both prostate and bladder function with an integrated radio link
to other equipment.

* Portaflow - available in both Portable and Advanced versions which provide
clinicians with an immediate assessment of urinary flow rate in patients with
lower urinary tract symptoms.

* Portascan - a portable, battery-operated, dedicated bladder scanner which
measures bladder volumes and has the ability to store and print up to 20
images.

* Urosonic - available in both Portable and Advanced versions for assessment of
the bladder, prostate, kidney and testes, with a new pelvic floor module.


With increasing life expectancy and an ageing population, prostate and
urological conditions are among the fastest growing health problems encountered
by doctors today.


For more information, please contact Mediwatch CEO Philip Stimpson on:
01788-547888 .


Also, log on to our website: www.mediwatch.com.


Ends

Jules - 27 Oct 2004 12:59 - 34 of 274

overgrowth. it is definitely a start for MDW. I think the huge potential will be with the point of care PSA test.

overgrowth - 27 Oct 2004 13:28 - 35 of 274

Jules, I agree.

Didn't Philip Stimpson once refer to it as the "gold mine" :-)

Jules - 27 Oct 2004 14:09 - 36 of 274

Omer Karim does too:-)

mort - 27 Oct 2004 16:46 - 37 of 274

overgrowth-that was a nice surprise out of the blue and the best is yet to come.
keep the faith

overgrowth - 28 Oct 2004 23:07 - 38 of 274

Mort - It certainly was !

Not much continuing interest as yet - just wait until the revenue from the Chinese and US deals starts to come through...

leedslad - 07 Nov 2004 15:37 - 39 of 274

Anybody interested in these. Great little company. DYOR

Senaah - 07 Dec 2004 09:26 - 40 of 274

The best time to be interested in a company, is when everyone else has lost interest.I have been steadly build my holding,as the price drops.The more the price drops before any news, just makes it a better buy.

leedslad - 07 Dec 2004 09:50 - 41 of 274

Senaah
Full agree i have been doing the same buying below 6p when i get the chance. Topped up another 10000 today just wish had some spare cash.

mg - 08 Dec 2004 07:20 - 42 of 274

Leedslad
Could be impeccable timing with today's announcement regarding legal issues being resolved and therefore the US being opened up. Perhaps that has been the reason why the long awaited announcement regarding "a US deal" has been delayed.

I've got a few of these tucked away in my SIPP at or around the 6p mark ;)

overgrowth - 08 Dec 2004 07:59 - 43 of 274

No stopping MDW now - full steam ahead into the US, China and Hong kong recently on the go and the rest of the world sales going well.

2005 will be MDW's year by the looks of things.

Oakapples142 - 08 Dec 2004 08:07 - 44 of 274


I sold at 12p last time - this time I may just hold - Merry Christmas

robstuff - 08 Dec 2004 13:16 - 45 of 274

Have topped up, agree there should be no stopping it now, won't see this price again and back to 12-15 by Feb.

robstuff - 08 Dec 2004 14:15 - 46 of 274

This share has largely been forgotton of late but that is set to change, last rally in anticipation of "the deal" went to 15p, and since then co. has announced more good news so should fly this week, I expect another very good day tomorrow, maybe +3p, what say everyone else?

leedslad - 08 Dec 2004 16:41 - 47 of 274

Dont want it going up too quick or we will attract a lot of traders.
1p per week will do for me.
I Think we will attract all the tip sheets in Jan for the new year as there are not many companies with this potential for growth and low market cap/SP.
Good luck to all and a happy christmas.
PS not selling any of mine this side of 20p. Then will only sell 100000.

overgrowth - 08 Dec 2004 21:07 - 48 of 274

leedslad - I agree that a steadier rise is preferable.

The good thing with MDW is that there is no hype, the company has solid products and is going all out to market tons of them all over the globe.

The US deal when it comes - probably in Jan 2005 (now all the blocks are removed) will be a significant opening up of a massive market for MDW and we will see a sizeable jump in share price.

Getting approval for China will also boost the price because the distribution partner is ready and waiting with products to sell to an even more massive market. However, if sales are shown to be going great guns in China then we'll really have the icing on the cake.

All this can happen in 2005 and if it does, we'll be looking at a price close to 1. With a very modest performance I can see the price at 20-30p, so I'm very happy to be in with a good chunk at this early stage.

overgrowth - 09 Dec 2004 20:15 - 49 of 274

Looking good!

MDW decisively blasting out of the recent trading range.

I have a good feeling about this little company - they're going to become massive in the next couple of years. It's surprising that there's only scant interest on moneyam at the moment.

The first good news is confirmed, the next two to come as a guess will be:

1) US Distribution deal for a range of products (Jan-Feb 2005).

2) Chinese SDA regulatory approval to sell a range of products into China (Feb-Mar 2005).

And plenty more besides.

Evidence of strong sales into new markets in a trading update or results will really light the touchpaper.

Great time to buy - beware of waiting for the dips - they could be a lot higher this time round lol!

robstuff - 10 Dec 2004 15:49 - 50 of 274

That was short lived :( The unpredictability of shares eh? earlier in the year these were going through the roof in anticipation of the large U.S contract which should come soon. I guess holders have run out of hope and had sold it down to the 6p level and don't want to get caught again, once bitten. But this happens and has happened to me with many a share. An example is Desire - was rocketing up to 5, collapsed to 9p, and now looking set to shoot back up but this time round, even though the data is much better than before, is rising at a more leisurely pace. I do believe this co will prove itself a very profitable investment and I am happy to be picking more up at just over 7p, cheap as chips! sure they will be 30p next yr, if not much higher

Oakapples142 - 10 Dec 2004 15:58 - 51 of 274


Twice as many buys as sells and down over 10% - Does that mean MMs have a large stock - it may level out a bit in next half hour - ever an optomist !!

Oakapples142 - 10 Dec 2004 16:06 - 52 of 274


OK that has spoiled the party some b...... has just sold 1 mil

foitek - 10 Dec 2004 16:30 - 53 of 274

Unusual trade that one - why sell at lower than bid price? Why not hold when things are obviously (if slowly) starting to move forward.

overgrowth - 10 Dec 2004 23:26 - 54 of 274

foitek - sometimes you just need the money, there are all sorts of reasons why sells come through at the wrong price.

To sell 1M in a chunk is odd - In my book it's either a fund having bought in early which needs to keep up positive stats for the year end or someone (with no idea) selling off shares as part of an estate by the looks of things.

All the indicators are on the right side for Mediwatch now, there are going to be plenty of buyers very soon.

robstuff - I think that 30p is VERY conservative.

A market leader (in an ever increasing market!) now with the distribution means set up to enter China and the US - this is really going to go ballistic.

I'll be happy when the moneyam MDW BB is so swamped that I can't get a word in edgeways lol!


overgrowth - 12 Dec 2004 13:24 - 55 of 274

Thanks go to Irpy on advfn for putting some guesstimates into the projected fundamentals:

"I guess 40m market cap is not too unreasonable in the medium term.

A very rough estimate assumes that the US market would amount to, say $17.5m, or 17.5 / 1.9 (exchange rate) = 9.2m, (average of last MDW estimate)and allow 1/2 as much again for everything else (pure guess).

Therefore, annual sales are expected to be 1.5x 9.2m = 13.8m. Since the p/e ratio is nonsensical atm, take the market cap to be 3x annual sales forecast = 41.4m.

The no. shares in circulation is about 91m and so the SP would be 41.4 / 91 = 0.45 or 45p.

Current price is 7.25p which makes this a potential 45 / 7.25 = 6.2 bagger medium term, imo."

robstuff - 13 Dec 2004 08:50 - 56 of 274

It'n not just MDW, there is excellent news coming out with some minors at the moment with very little trading activity, my guess is that it's a very quiet period before Xmas and we will see rises in the new yr on the stocks that have announced good news and value improvements. Take a look at OXB this morning, excellent news but no buying, it's really odd. But I have noticed this before and then, a few days later, woosh, buying pushes it up once realised it's totally overlooked. 30p next yr will not be a surprise to me and i'm happy to be picking these up at the lows

overgrowth - 13 Dec 2004 20:50 - 57 of 274

robstuff - I agree - too many folks with other things on their minds at this time of year, I would guess.

The start of the New Year really makes you look closely at what you think is going to be THE share (or shares) to own for the next 12 months plus.

MDW have stacks of great newsflow to come, considering what they've achieved in 2004 - 30p+ here we come.....

robstuff - 16 Dec 2004 12:11 - 58 of 274

MDW should do well in the new year, I am taking advantage of this ridiculous low price as I firmly believe 20-30p easily achieved in the short term. It only needs one publication to tip them and whoosh! as it's capitalised so low, could easily double in a day, go up 4 times the value if more articles/good news. This co's share price has underperformeddue to the delay in the BIG contract but now all obstacles removed this co's sp is like a champagnes cork waiting to be released and explode upwards.

robstuff - 16 Dec 2004 17:44 - 59 of 274

Someone knows a good thing when they see it - need a few more of those (a deal will be announced any day so this price won't be available for long)

scotinvestor - 16 Dec 2004 20:10 - 60 of 274

did anyone notice big 100, 000 trade at 4.29pm!!!!!!!

whats going on. An announcement tomorrow perhaps

overgrowth - 16 Dec 2004 20:39 - 61 of 274

Seems very early for a US distribution deal annoucement, may be further good news on the PSA point of care system being developed - or approval from the Chinese authorities to sell into China and Hong Kong.

Of course, it could be another investor like ourselves suddenly cottoning on to Mediwatch's huge potential.

There's going to be solid flow of good news with MDW in 2005 and robstuff is not wrong with 20-30p being achieved easily.

I've topped up as much as I need to, so from here on in I'm going to enjoy the ride.

parveen1 - 16 Dec 2004 21:53 - 62 of 274

Joined into MDW today bought 20k at 6.45p, great price cosidering i was so close to buying at 7.61p a few days earlier
Will top up more as it moves along.
Hope this does well for me just like RTD.

Good Luck all

overgrowth - 16 Dec 2004 22:45 - 63 of 274

RTD is storming away, but they have loads of shares to trade. When the good news comes out for MDW and the MM's get swamped with buys (with a relatively small amount in circulation) and can't buy any back themselves, the price will go into orbit!

Welcome parveen1 - you won't regret this move.

If you're interested, the CEO, Philip Stimpson, gave a terrific interview a couple of years ago to The Wall Street Transcript (http://www.twst.com/notes/articles/lxs018.html) - though you need to subscribe to see the full article.

Here he outlined in detail the company's strategy going forward over the next few years. It all seemed very ambitious at the time, however I have watched closely as the board have achieved target after target towards their ultimate goal to become a global leader in urological diagnostic equipment and point of care testing systems for urology and a variety of other fields.

Mediwatch are on the cusp of becoming really big - it's great to be in just before the major turning point, but it still amazes me how investors are happy to sit on the sidelines and see the really good prices pass them by.

At least it will leave a few folks to buy in at 30p, 50p, 1 etc. lol!

scotinvestor - 16 Dec 2004 23:23 - 64 of 274

yeah i'm in RTD, MDW and PXC as my main small companies. Think all 3 will be great in next couple of years. Or Even sooner

john50 - 17 Dec 2004 08:21 - 65 of 274

I took the first trade of 50k at 5.45.

rvitler - 17 Dec 2004 08:44 - 66 of 274

I'm in too, I can't believe it's so overlooked.. but for how long

Oakapples142 - 17 Dec 2004 10:47 - 67 of 274


Me too another top up - I now have some much "Health Stock" thats is become Unhealthy !!

robstuff - 17 Dec 2004 11:27 - 68 of 274

Seems to be a lot more interest again, welcome back everyone and to new holders, you're in at a great price and we'll all be sitting pretty next month. It only needs one magazine/paper to write an article which they normally do this time of yr to really get this co. noticed and the sp will treble in no time.

john50 - 17 Dec 2004 11:52 - 69 of 274

I have been in and out for a year now, i certainly would not like to be out now holding now for 1.

scotinvestor - 17 Dec 2004 19:45 - 70 of 274

some decent volume today

overgrowth - 17 Dec 2004 19:50 - 71 of 274

scotinvestor - it'll take a while, though it's already starting to dawn on other folks that this is a share about to rocket skywards (and stay there!), no all hype tech./oil stock spikes with these guys.

MDW's board have been slogging away for the past 5 years+ to make a great company - they are now on the cusp of reaping the rewards of their efforts (and so are us shareholders).

robstuff - 20 Dec 2004 08:47 - 72 of 274

Nice timing for this excellent bit of news and with a major contract just round the corner, we have all got in at rock bottom, on to 15p very quickly and beyond.

john50 - 20 Dec 2004 09:01 - 73 of 274

Got a 50k top up at 7.06 second trade this am.

proptrade - 20 Dec 2004 10:32 - 74 of 274

i have to say that i have been watching this for a while and read the RNS and for the record this guy Kirby is the top dog. He operated on my father this year (after my father researched who was the top specialist) and he was great.

just thought i would pass on that useless bit of info!

out of interest what are the current/projected sales of this product?

overgrowth - 20 Dec 2004 12:34 - 75 of 274

proptrade - the guys at MDW are top specialists in their field and are producing products which they know will sell (they're also now extremely experienced businessmen in the global market).

Irpy on advfn had a shot at some projections a couple of weeks back (and he's much better at guessing fundamentals than me):

"I guess 40m market cap is not too unreasonable in the medium term.

A very rough estimate assumes that the US market would amount to, say $17.5m, or 17.5 / 1.9 (exchange rate) = 9.2m, (average of last MDW estimate)and allow 1/2 as much again for everything else (pure guess).

Therefore, annual sales are expected to be 1.5x 9.2m = 13.8m. Since the p/e ratio is nonsensical atm, take the market cap to be 3x annual sales forecast = 41.4m.

The no. shares in circulation is about 91m and so the SP would be 41.4 / 91 = 0.45 or 45p.

Current price is 7.25p which makes this a potential 45 / 7.25 = 6.2 bagger medium term, imo."


iamole - 20 Dec 2004 15:38 - 76 of 274

When I first bought in to these earlier in the year, I had read an article in Share Mag suggesting 30p as a fai value so here's hoping, and a lot has happened since so 45p may be possible.

proptrade - 20 Dec 2004 16:47 - 77 of 274

very sensible posts guys. thank you. will look into this a little bit deeper.

robstuff - 22 Dec 2004 12:19 - 78 of 274

I believe the Directors will purchase more shares at this level as they did at 8p early in yr, the 150k trade prob was.

iamole - 22 Dec 2004 16:52 - 79 of 274

Moving off of bottom, excellent value up to 30p, which I think we may see in next few months. Yes, directors did buy in February at 8p so if they bought more now to instill confidence, the sp will shoot up again.

robstuff - 23 Dec 2004 14:31 - 80 of 274

some better trades today, hoping it's lifting off from here!

Oakapples142 - 24 Dec 2004 09:27 - 81 of 274


Yet again some healthy buys this morning which is may be not expected on a normally a slack trading day.

Oakapples142 - 24 Dec 2004 12:09 - 82 of 274



Woops - and now far too many very unhealthy sells. Looking forward to the close down period !

robstuff - 31 Dec 2004 10:07 - 83 of 274

The price moves on such small trading, see today 1 person sells less than 5k worth of shares and the price moves, so expect large upswing once it get's written about - it only takes a single publication to tip it and a few buyers to kickstart it and then interest will return. Happy new yr!

overgrowth - 03 Jan 2005 13:29 - 84 of 274

robstuff - the PR/tipping effect will be nothing compared to the RNS's which are expected early in the New Year to confirm the US distribution deal and China/Hong Kong SDA approval.

If I had to tip a multi-bagger share for 2005, Mediwatch would be the one (as soon as the next RNS comes out the journos will cotton on).

A Happy (and very prosperous) New Year to you too!

andysmith - 05 Jan 2005 23:03 - 85 of 274

Sorry folks but I'm in on this one so it's bound to go wrong!!!
Couldn't resist to wait too long and got in this week and guess what, switch on today and it goes down!!!
Hope you are right Overgrowth, but I bought partly for everyones enthusiasm but mainly because this will be a massive market (I know from personnel experience unfortunately) which could drive this company forward.
Good luck to all, hope I havn't spoilt it!!

overgrowth - 05 Jan 2005 23:31 - 86 of 274

You're in at the right time Andy - news of the US deal and we'll be on the way to 20p (after then we can look forward to the real goodies being announced - which the market hasn't spotted yet).

MDW will be a bit up and down as long termers get fed up and take a punt on the latest petro stock for a bit of excitement and new investors and long term topper-uppers will take advantage of the lower prices.

The right news (RNS's are being stacked up now - lots of potential news to come) and the price will go into orbit.

The market is getting bigger with populations with increasing longevity, however MDW's share of the market and coverage is also constantly increasing.

Their aim is to be shipping products into more than 100 countries around the globe - include China and the US in that and in a couple of years time we'll be looking at a FTSE 350 share trading at well over 1.

hondaman - 06 Jan 2005 13:37 - 87 of 274

results due this month -jump on board and enjoy ,expecting 12p+

scotinvestor - 06 Jan 2005 19:35 - 88 of 274

quite a high volume of trades today too which helps

Oakapples142 - 10 Jan 2005 16:27 - 89 of 274


Large buys late on and into the blue by 11%. Do we think this is speculation or is something in the wind ?

Jules - 10 Jan 2005 16:32 - 90 of 274

all aboard the mdw express.... rise before results!!

hondaman - 10 Jan 2005 21:29 - 91 of 274

rising because of good results to come with expectations of a MAJOR USA DEAL!

overgrowth - 10 Jan 2005 23:21 - 92 of 274

Good to see Mediwatch moving in the right direction - this is going to be really big.

A definite 4-5 bagger in 2005 and possibly more!

Announcement that the US distribution deal has been signed along with the results at the end of Jan. would be great, however there's still SDA approval for China/Hong Kong waiting in the wings (as soon as we get that, because the products are already out there with the distributors, they could be sold in very quickly).

and....plenty more news to come after these "biggies" looks as though it's destined to keep investors interested throughout the year.

Oakapples142 - 11 Jan 2005 08:12 - 93 of 274


Here we go - this lift followed by really good news would do it

Oakapples142 - 11 Jan 2005 08:12 - 94 of 274


Here we go - this lift followed by really good news would do it

Oakapples142 - 11 Jan 2005 08:12 - 95 of 274


Here we go - this lift followed by really good news would do it

Jules - 11 Jan 2005 08:22 - 96 of 274

Oakapples....are you a bit excited with the rise/ bet you are leaning on that keyboard not believing your eyes:-)

hondaman - 11 Jan 2005 08:36 - 97 of 274

do remember that with no major news it will drift -long term a great hold anyway!

Jules - 11 Jan 2005 08:47 - 98 of 274

hondaman.... nice chart breakout today:-)


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Oakapples142 - 11 Jan 2005 09:23 - 99 of 274


Jules - thats spooky - I sit in a swivel chair between the PC and a musical keyboard - when I read your post my first thought was that someone was watching me !! - Great start to the Mediwatch day. I lost money on this little Gem when I chickened out last May but I have already made up for that and more.

andysmith - 11 Jan 2005 13:27 - 100 of 274

well done everyone, this thread tempted me in last week and already well ahead, now deciding whether to add today or see if any profit-taking weakness tomorrow?

optomistic - 11 Jan 2005 13:35 - 101 of 274

All this enthusiasm on this thread, how could I resist a buy!! Did have a good look around and I do like what I see. Just needs to become profitable, which seems very a nearby possibility and from there I feel it will begin to motor. I note that the ints are scheduled for the 28th Jan.

zscrooge - 11 Jan 2005 13:48 - 102 of 274

Not scheduled - they could be announced anytime. However, they were on 28 Jan last year.

Oakapples142 - 11 Jan 2005 14:09 - 103 of 274


Thanks for that - I was about to ask where Optomistic got info from

optomistic - 11 Jan 2005 15:54 - 104 of 274

Info from TD Waterhouse website. Dates are listed as 'Forecast key dates'

overgrowth - 11 Jan 2005 21:22 - 105 of 274

News is reputed to be coming later this week according to someone's "reliable source" on advfn.

Could be twaddle of course, though many others (myself included) have been predicting at least a doubling of share price on the announcement of the US deal.

I would say that MDW is worth up to 25p with the US deal and 30p+ when the Chinese and Hong Kong approval comes through on top of that.

banjomick - 11 Jan 2005 21:51 - 106 of 274

Yes it's starting to warm up quite nicely for MDW now.As you say the US deal will be the major announcement that will kick this off and hopefully this will be in the next few days.

overgrowth - 13 Jan 2005 21:17 - 107 of 274

Unbelievable - look at that chart and no interest over the past 2 days !

This is going to explode when the long awaited news comes out on the US deal.

It'll fall a bit afterwards for profit taking, but I've a feeling that the announcement of the China/Hong Kong SDA approval won't be too far behind.

There's a good probability that we'll see MDW moving past 30p very quickly when the momentum kicks in. I'm sure by that time this board will be so clogged, I won't be able to get a word in edgeways lol!

EWRobson - 13 Jan 2005 21:28 - 108 of 274

Hello, overgrowth, so you're here as well - growing all over the place! Looking good here - I like the chart scenery. All seem confident about the US deal and no smoke without fire, as they say. But why 30p?

Eric

overgrowth - 13 Jan 2005 21:32 - 109 of 274

Hi Eric - this one's a goodie for 2005 (and 2006 if you're longer term).

I can't claim the credit for these fundamental predictions (I posted them a few days ago - thanks to Irpy on advfn), though they look quite achievable to me:

"I guess 40m market cap is not too unreasonable in the medium term.

A very rough estimate assumes that the US market would amount to, say $17.5m, or 17.5 / 1.9 (exchange rate) = 9.2m, (average of last MDW estimate)and allow 1/2 as much again for everything else (pure guess).

Therefore, annual sales are expected to be 1.5x 9.2m = 13.8m. Since the p/e ratio is nonsensical atm, take the market cap to be 3x annual sales forecast = 41.4m.

The no. shares in circulation is about 91m and so the SP would be 41.4 / 91 = 0.45 or 45p.

Current price is 7.25p which makes this a potential 45 / 7.25 = 6.2 bagger medium term, imo."


I've gone for the more conservative 30p+, but I won't complain if we see 45p in 2005 :-)

Cheers

OG

EWRobson - 13 Jan 2005 21:40 - 110 of 274

overgrowth

Impressive as usual and in four minutes flat! Why the confidence that the US deal is imminent? OK the price move suggests something is happening but it could be an order announcement or Hong Kong and China. Suspect I need a bit of the action in any case!

Eric

overgrowth - 13 Jan 2005 21:52 - 111 of 274

Eric,

MDW announced FDA approval was gained in the US back in January 2004 and at that time they said that a distribution deal was under discussion and a favourable outcome was expected to be imminent.

Investors waited and waited for this "imminent" deal and then got fed up when they found out that there were legal issues to sort out around the middle of the year.

On the 8th of December Mediwatch issued the following RNS:

"Mediwatch plc (AIM: MDW), the high-tech medical diagnostic equipment manufacturer and supplier has settled legal issues referred to in the Company announcement dated 27th May 2004 which had delayed negotiations for distribution of its equipment in the USA.

Negotiations with potential clients are now resuming, with the aim of introducing an expanded range of Mediwatch equipment to the large and important American market.

Said Mediwatch CEO Philip Stimpson: " We believe that our products are the best in the sector, providing clinicians with innovation, quality and value.

"Moving into the USA will enable Mediwatch to compete for business in one of the biggest health care markets in the world."

With increasing life expectancy and an ageing population, prostate and urological conditions are among the fastest growing health problems encountered by doctors today."

Having had a year to work things out and with the legal shackles removed, and allowing a few days at the start of a New Year to get back into the swing of work and make business visits to the US etc., it makes sense that very soon we should be hearing about the US deal.

Of course, you may be right - it could be the China/Hong Kong SDA (State Drugs Authority) approval - great news as well because MDW already have the distribution partners on board in Asia and have shipped out a full range of products (so I would guess that with the global export experience of the board, they know that SDA approval is a formality).

OG

EWRobson - 13 Jan 2005 22:30 - 112 of 274

OG

Thanks for that. Just been splitting the terminal up which seems useful - need bigger screen though. Upside to downside ratio? Up to 40p; back down to 7.5p? Looks a v.g. ratio (10:1). Good patents? Competitive activity? Royalties payments? Expect you've gone to bed though!

Eric

overgrowth - 13 Jan 2005 22:51 - 113 of 274

Eric,

Still here - MDW have always operated a collaborative approach with companies operating in a similar field (see RNS's on Sonosite etc. for further info.).

Good point on patents and royalties - I don't have any details to hand, though will endeavour to find them - unless you get there first!

Cheers

OG

EWRobson - 14 Jan 2005 08:31 - 114 of 274

OG

Thanks again! Turned in before you! Dipped a toe in this morning though and popped 75K in the closet. Could be a good swim!

Eric

andysmith - 14 Jan 2005 22:07 - 115 of 274

Thanks guys, got some at 8.35p last week and again this week at 10p, have I got the timing right for once!! If I have a large part is down to this thread helping my research. We could all enjoy an excellent year with MDW (hopefully).

EWRobson - 14 Jan 2005 22:30 - 116 of 274

andysmith

One good turn deserves another. I picked up your post on YOO decided to have a look and bought some today, already covered the buying price. So thanks to you, plus overgrowth and the rest of the team here. Good time to have found it, I'm sure.

Eric

andysmith - 15 Jan 2005 08:43 - 117 of 274

Eric,
I personally feel that 2005 will be a good year for those willing to risk investing in some smaller stocks with sound fundamentals and products.
There are quite a few like MDW just waiting to take off, my other main hope as you know being SEO. From my understanding MDW has an excellent product for a market that will be massive worldwide, prostrate issues and urology issues are increasing but are now understood more than ever and screening for issues is essential which makes this a sure fire winner.

robstuff - 17 Jan 2005 15:17 - 118 of 274

Here we go back down again, where's that deal?

mickeyskint - 17 Jan 2005 16:40 - 119 of 274

I'm not in on this one yet but have been tracking for a while. I was disappointed to see the fall today. Anyone know why?

MS

petralva - 17 Jan 2005 16:46 - 120 of 274

getting weak sellers out!

john50 - 17 Jan 2005 17:54 - 121 of 274

Profit taking after last weeks rise

mg - 17 Jan 2005 18:23 - 122 of 274

Looking to get some more of these - if I can dump a couple of my existing positions - one in profit the other a bit out of the money.

IMHO there are a few companies that come along where you can invest in their growth as well as approve of the market they are exploiting. This is one of them - as far as I am concerned. And, although that may seem an emotional base for my investment it is also guided by a hard nosed assessment of a real and present market for what is a fundamental set of tools for an ageing world male phenomenon.

Aids may be the biggie but Prostate related illness is an equally endemic challenge - for blokes, of course.

andysmith - 17 Jan 2005 19:28 - 123 of 274

Hope we're right about profit takers or traders? but then I only got in a couple of weeks ago and was 20% up!
mg couldn't have put it better, I bet most of us know someone who has been tested for or had prostate trouble. Recovery has high %age and the need for the early diagnosis is paramount, even I've been tested for it. Luckily didn't have it but another problem found that I can now be treated before it was serious. The point, much needed product, that will affect everyone in some way, as Billy Connolly puts it, men reach a certain age when the doctor only becomes interested in your arse!! God could have created a better access, or is it Mother Natures revenge for the smear test/periods/giving birth etc etc.
If they get an approved MRSA test as well!!!
I'm not panicking, in fact if I had some funds left I would top-up.
Heart and head behind this one, great combo!!

overgrowth - 17 Jan 2005 22:57 - 124 of 274

andy - some traders were expecting news today and didn't get it, so it looks as though they've moved onto the next "flavour of the week".

MDW's results are due out in the next couple of weeks, also 2 major RNS's are expected and could be announced any time now. At least one RNS should appear just before results or more likely just after is my bet.

I think the MM's will mark the price down early tomorrow to "shake the tree" a bit and scare out some more sellers (they obviously have a whiff of good news to come and need to collect as many shares as they can to sell to eager punters).

Tomorrow morning could well be the best time to top up.

overgrowth - 17 Jan 2005 23:38 - 125 of 274

For anyone interested, this is the latest offering from the guy who psyched up the traders:

"The U.S deal is in the bag! and thats that.... On 27. 10. 04 the news about the Bard deal came out!! It was in the bag nearly 2 weeks prior to the news!!. Phone Philip Stimpson and ask him!!!!!!!! 01788 547888. Most of you guys know Jack Shit! about how these guys work!! You jump to infantile conclusions, and bingo, i'm filtered. Believe or not, ho gives a shit! you guys sell tomorrow, and i top up!!! who is """MAD"""??????? the guys who sell!!! MMs love you !!!!!!!!!"

john50 - 18 Jan 2005 08:17 - 126 of 274

how many other predictions has he made

banjomick - 18 Jan 2005 16:51 - 127 of 274

A couple of people (advfn) have rang up mdw,news out thurs/fri.

mg - 18 Jan 2005 17:16 - 128 of 274

Given the rantings of some people over there I will believe it when I see it. There's definitely a ramper/de-ramper game going on with Cube Boss at the heart of it.

However, I did top up today on the pull-back. Average now about 7.5p so here's hoping we finally do hear what's going on in the background.

To be honest I now think this one is a no-brainer BUT I've thought that about a number of stocks - and been proved wrong many times. We'll see ;)

Jules - 18 Jan 2005 19:52 - 129 of 274

MG.. should be a good year for Mediwatch!.........at least that is what my account wishes for:-))

mg - 18 Jan 2005 20:41 - 130 of 274

Jules
Cheers & thanks for the message ;)

Definitely looking to add on any more dips !!

chocolat - 18 Jan 2005 20:46 - 131 of 274

That's what I'm waiting for...tomorrow, perhaps :)

jj50 - 18 Jan 2005 22:42 - 132 of 274

Some of us are not looking for "dips"!!!!!

chocolat - 19 Jan 2005 09:48 - 133 of 274

Joined the prostate supporters first thing. :)

optomistic - 19 Jan 2005 09:52 - 134 of 274

Do you prefer us prostRate Choccy ;-)

Oakapples142 - 19 Jan 2005 09:59 - 135 of 274

You really are being an optomist - However this little gem might take some licking !!

mg - 19 Jan 2005 10:37 - 136 of 274

Choccy
You and me both - cleared out some BPRG (probably bad timing but something had to go) to double up on my holding - average now not quite as good as yesterday (8.7) but still nicely in profit ;)

Calculation was easy really - BPRG would need to be back at its all time high to return as much as MDW at about 11p.

Jules is due a large drink if this one comes off !!

john50 - 19 Jan 2005 17:51 - 137 of 274

Someone knows something bought 182,313 at 12p as the market closed.

EWRobson - 19 Jan 2005 17:57 - 138 of 274

john: Buying price of 12p! You may well be right. Good spot!

Eric

Oakapples142 - 20 Jan 2005 09:59 - 139 of 274

They were right - what looks like a reasonable set of results saw a rapid rise in SP followed by a steady drop into red figures. It will return to blue as the day unfolds and the big boys get to work.

petralva - 20 Jan 2005 10:42 - 140 of 274

i will add at 7-8p but dont think it will get any lower than 9p,and 1 more thing how do u get rid of the edit on your post?

Oakapples142 - 20 Jan 2005 10:58 - 141 of 274


As far as I know it remains there and your last post could do with a touch up !! Good luck

EWRobson - 20 Jan 2005 18:32 - 142 of 274

Oakapples: I liked the 'last post' for petralva, but I don't think he/she deserved such harsh action!

Results appear pretty neutral: only slight rise of turnover re the second half of 2003/4; probably need to raise more cash before long; nothing about current trading and still no US distributor. Bioscan looks promising but commercial revenues are forecast for 2005/6.

Eric

Oakapples142 - 21 Jan 2005 10:01 - 143 of 274


Duly reprimanded Eric - I am still well in front with this one so may well settle for "The Last Post". However, I will probably hold as I am reminded each night as I sleep walk to the loo - that I am sponsoring research that might bring me uninterrupted sleep.

robstuff - 21 Jan 2005 11:32 - 144 of 274

Not impreseed by the results - expected much better and more news, can't see the sp improving so have sold. May consider again in the future but am changing my strategy to co's making a profit and not requiring extra funds every yr.

mickeyskint - 21 Jan 2005 11:36 - 145 of 274

A wise move.

MS

andysmith - 21 Jan 2005 13:28 - 146 of 274

One to put away in your portfolio and wait, clearly has huge potential but many not prepared to wait. I've mistakenly got impatient before and baled only to see decent recovery later. I'm holding on this one and may even top up once the bottom becomes clear. Still up at the moment, just!!

overgrowth - 21 Jan 2005 19:33 - 147 of 274

Wise move andy - annoucement of US and China deals will give us much more than a decent recovery, it will put MDW on the first rung out of the small cap. trader's penny share bracket.

Not much longer to wait methinks...meanwhile short-termers will sell out and provide a great buying opportunity - check out the expiry dates of T20 trades as this will be a prime time to buy (with the exception that news overrides everything and good news on deals will see the price rapidly in the mid teens IMHO).

andysmith - 21 Jan 2005 20:45 - 148 of 274

overgrowth, I'm not a pro at this by any means so won't be able to check out T20 trades or anything, maybe you can keep me updated. I bet the buyer at 12p the other day is pissed off!! For now, holding, not even considering jumping ship and may top-up.

john50 - 21 Jan 2005 21:12 - 149 of 274

I have been in and out since Jan 03, bought in early November for 6.50p will be here for 1.

optomistic - 21 Jan 2005 22:07 - 150 of 274

John, good to see that positive outlook, I would be very happy with 1 but would cheerfully acept 50p. I like the company and think it has great potential but they must get their products into the field, not sure they are working hard enough at that, if they are they are not saying much about it.

Iain - 22 Jan 2005 15:27 - 151 of 274

In for quite a few at avereage 9.Holding and quite optomistic:-)

optomistic - 22 Jan 2005 19:25 - 152 of 274

Iain, only I am optomistic but I am happy that you are optimistic :-))

EWRobson - 23 Jan 2005 19:30 - 153 of 274

optomistic

Are you optomistic because your optics are misted up? If not, what is the reason? Does it effect the balance of your judgement re MDW? The Pattern Trading System said that longterm holders should sell onthe 17th which would have been good advice. Didn't read it until 20th so still in. Charts look a little worrying. My concern, after the MLS (Medical Solutions) experience is that the doctor's are good at identifying needs and inventions but not so good at the marketing.

Eric

overgrowth - 23 Jan 2005 22:10 - 154 of 274

Hi Eric,

The charts are merely a reflection of short term traders who believe that they've sussed the secret of getting 25% gains on MDW. Expect lots of deramping from them over the next couple of weeks lol!

Lots of folks are hoping to buy in at 6-7p again and then sell at 10-11p after rumours of news.

The problem for these guys is that since the last trading opportunities, there are many longer term holders who have bought into MDW, so I believe that this will create support at around the current price (all those who were going to sell will have now done so - just before or just after results).

The key to the next rise will be news on either the China/Hong Kong approval or the US ditribution deal. My feeling is that both are very close indeed and as time progresses, the likelihood of one of these being announced increases significantly. Buying will become apparent gradually when those keen for a slice of the action to come realise that the price isn't going to hit anywhere near 6-7p again.

Towards the end of last year MDW made two major announcements at around the same time - the same could happen here.

Regarding marketing, from what I can see this board are shrewd in business and the way they are gradually moving into all global markets is impressive. They are a respected exporter in the East Midlands, and have been highlighted by many trade and government bodies as a "flagship" exporter.

I believe that the distribution companies help a great deal in marketing products - this is why these deals are so critical to MDW's success - and hence the delay in making sure that the US deal is exactly right.

All the best

OG

EWRobson - 24 Jan 2005 20:37 - 155 of 274

og

Thanks a lot. I did switch out of of some this morning at a loss but only because SEO had sign-posted an sp breakthrough; already made up the MDW loss. Will hold the remainder and wathc for opportunities to add. Agree the significance of the US distributor because there is loads of lolly there.

Eric

zscrooge - 01 Feb 2005 19:05 - 156 of 274

Some buying and a bit of blue...

overgrowth - 01 Feb 2005 22:36 - 157 of 274

Hmmm...An interesting stirring - I wonder if one of the deals is due to be announced soon ?

seb190774 - 07 Feb 2005 10:35 - 158 of 274

what is happening with mediwatch ? does anyone know wha is the potential of this company? what would be the sp by the end of this year ? does anyone have any views on this share as i have invested and thinking about selling the shares

all traders
regards

zscrooge - 07 Feb 2005 14:13 - 159 of 274

168k buy

jules - you interested here?

overgrowth - 07 Feb 2005 20:44 - 160 of 274

seb - hang on tight to those shares !

MM's don't have much spare stock and they know there's an announcement due soon - have you seen the spread - they don't want anyone to buy just now because they want to sell at a much higher price when news breaks.

When this one moves it'll be shooting up past 20p very rapidly.

Potential is huge - US/China deals on the verge of being ironed out, global marketplace increasing due to an ageing population and increased health awareness, and lots more exciting stuff in the pipeline.

Longer term we're looking at 1+ (and I'm being serious!).

john50 - 07 Feb 2005 20:55 - 161 of 274

75p to a 1 this year.

foitek - 08 Feb 2005 09:39 - 162 of 274

With the greatest of respect, if I had a pound for every time I've heard predictions like this I wouldn't need invest in the markets in the first place! MDW seem to be a 'make haste slowly' outfit so 20-25p by year end would do me dandy.

john50 - 08 Feb 2005 10:02 - 163 of 274

I would expect that after US deal at least.

petralva - 08 Feb 2005 19:22 - 164 of 274

yes ofcourse you would john50! 1 would suggest a mkt cap 90m+ i dont think so!

overgrowth - 08 Feb 2005 20:01 - 165 of 274

petravla - all that is needed is proof of subtantial revenue from selling into the world's largest markets and we will see that 1+ price. This will take a couple of years IMHO.

foitek is probably closer to the mark, though there's a lot of pent up buying power waiting to pounce when the US deal is announced - anything can happen!

john50 - 09 Feb 2005 10:57 - 166 of 274

Were on the move again up 6.76%.

Jules - 09 Feb 2005 11:57 - 167 of 274

john...14.86% now.... hmmm will the mms make it a double top or a breakout?

chocolat - 09 Feb 2005 12:00 - 168 of 274

Sshhh Jules

Jules - 09 Feb 2005 12:01 - 169 of 274

choccie........ I'm betting on the later:-)

Iain - 09 Feb 2005 12:07 - 170 of 274

Theres No escape!!! :-))))00

Well done you faithful types

john50 - 10 Feb 2005 08:22 - 171 of 274

Were of again up 3.80% at 10.25p, can we hold 10 today.

Jules - 10 Feb 2005 08:34 - 172 of 274

john... hope so:-)

john50 - 10 Feb 2005 15:31 - 173 of 274

Jules,can we hold 11 were going like a train.

grajul - 10 Feb 2005 16:26 - 174 of 274

Let's hope this can be maintained - what is going on? Doe ssomeone know something? News imminent?

ethel - 10 Feb 2005 17:30 - 175 of 274

If you look back to the end of last year,you can see the share price for MDW moving very like the recent sharp rises.It went from 3p to 10p,fell back to 8p and then quickly reached 14.37p.It then moved back down,finding a support level at 6p,from which it bounced up and down until the recent breakout.I only discovered this share today,reading this board,and decided not to buy as the moving averages seemed to indicate that this rally was coming to an end.Sometimes,it pays not to read charts!!!Also,it seemed to me that we would have to wait until the middle of this year for more news,so I kept out.Tomorrow being Friday and all that,plus you all having made soooooooooo much money on SEO,MMG and now MDW,I hope to see the sell off...at which point I shall join the "Prostate Club" if I may,gentlemen;hopefully seeing the price rise to 14p(or beyond)...just like last year.

john50 - 10 Feb 2005 17:53 - 176 of 274

Think you are to late be very surprised if get a sell off, to much imminent news,this move will carry us to 18-20p

overgrowth - 10 Feb 2005 19:54 - 177 of 274

John50, I agree - the China approval could have happened at any time over the past few months - slow wheels of Government and all that - looks as though they've finally got there (and we've still got the US deal to look forward to which could be announced any time shortly after).

ethel - there's a lot more news in the pipeline than at this time last year, get in now if you want to take part in the action.

overgrowth - 10 Feb 2005 22:01 - 178 of 274

Rumours have been doing the rounds that the one of the big pharmas could be sniffing around MDW - not surprising with their market leading niche products and global reach - shortly to be extended into the largest markets.

I don't think the MDW board will sell before the price gets to around the 1 mark - that's always been one of their targets.

I'd like to see MDW get to 1+ under their own steam also - before being snapped up by one of the conglomerates :-)

petralva - 11 Feb 2005 07:46 - 179 of 274

if they did do it,i wouldnt expect them to sell before the us and china deal are done.

seb190774 - 11 Feb 2005 15:12 - 180 of 274

hello guys

price share falling down . is it because of profit takers or the deal so much expected unlikely to be very soon ??

regards
sebastien

foitek - 11 Feb 2005 15:34 - 181 of 274

Profit-takers at a guess. Seems to be a regular occurence with MDW.

banjomick - 15 Feb 2005 00:18 - 182 of 274

banjomick - 15 Feb 2005 00:20 - 183 of 274

Thought they did very well to stay on track today/yesterday.Was expecting a bit of a fall after all last weeks excitement and still on no news with the china/HK and USA anouncements.

overgrowth - 15 Feb 2005 21:18 - 184 of 274

banjomick - Largeish buys are still coming in (slowly), it looks as though traders have moved on in a single chunk keeping the price up.

The candlestick chart suggests that something is going to blow very soon....

banjomick - 16 Feb 2005 00:19 - 185 of 274

Don't understand funny charts with loads of lines on with A's B's & C's never mind candlesticks -lol.Now and again I spend time learning a bit,but what if's and maybe's keep cropping up.
Anyway,overgrowth i agree that something is happening whether it's good or bad not sure,but me instict(for what it's worth)says it's good.I was expecting a biggish drop this week,with no news,but it hasn't happened at all,or not yet anyway!Obviously,if it can hold this level and when/if good news is disclosed all the better.Not even sure that the mm's know what to do with this share at the moment!!Anyway one more can and bed,starting to ramble now-lol

overgrowth - 16 Feb 2005 22:27 - 186 of 274

A triple confirmation of support at 10.5p with three dragonfly dojis :-)

As the immediately preceding trend was down, this suggests a trend reversal is on the cards soon.

If there is a dip tomorrow, watch out for a hammer on Friday, this will herald a large buying spree on Monday.

Alternatively, the buying spree could start tomorrow.

We all know that MDW will rocket upwards on news from China or the US, however it'll be interesting to see if the inscrutable candlesticks are able to predict this...

overgrowth - 17 Feb 2005 19:34 - 187 of 274

Hammer to come tomorrow ?

Looks like a tree shake today given the volume going through....

optomistic - 21 Feb 2005 20:22 - 188 of 274

Did the 'hammer' arrive? I don't fully know how to interpret candlesticks so I am awaiting to see how inscrutable they are before undertaking further research on the subject. Anyone got a link to the easy understanding of candlesticks?

banjomick - 21 Feb 2005 23:29 - 189 of 274

Pop into your local church,i think they use quite a few and may be able to offer advice on candles and how they are made.
Still waiting for announcements and holding up well concidering.imho of course

overgrowth - 22 Feb 2005 00:04 - 190 of 274

opto - no hammer I'm afraid - this is a short body with a thin tail dropping down - all it means is that a low was reached during the day's trading but buying support was so strong the price went right back up again - these formations are said to "hammer" the price up to new highs in the next trading days.

I'm not convinced in the reliablity of using candles to make predictions like this - although I find them much easier to read than e.g. high/low bar charts etc. and they can help in establishing trigger points found using other methods.

There's some examples of major formations at:

http://www.hotcandlestick.com/candles.htm

banjomick - lol!

optomistic - 22 Feb 2005 09:39 - 191 of 274

Thanks Overgrowth, that's a very useful site will print that page off and keep it handy.
Tried Banjomick's advice, cost me a pound for the collection and they said all they do in here is light them!

overgrowth - 22 Feb 2005 21:30 - 192 of 274

lol!

An interesting comment from the hangman on advfn:

"i spent a very long lunch today with a number of business contacts, our age group is in the 40-60 region, the conversation was obviously around our own companies and networking, as we are all linked to the healthcare market,also investments came into the conversation (old men and their money) but when a couple of our more senior men spent more time in the WC did the discussion of prostate enlargment come up (or not-a good money spinner)

one of the group (new to me) said he had put some money into a small company called mediwatch and advised us all to do the same,as he said in mid/end march big orders are expected from japan and by the end of the year china and the usa"

...now where was it the CEO was visting just recently....

banjomick - 22 Feb 2005 22:24 - 193 of 274

optomistic,so have you seen the light now and invested in more shares???
I still think mdw is baring up very well with the lack of news and hopefully won't drop below 8.5 before it arrives.

optomistic - 22 Feb 2005 23:38 - 194 of 274

Banjomick, got plenty for now but could well make a further purchase when the up move begins. I don't worry about missing the bottom or hitting the top, as long as there is plenty in the middle it will do for me. I am surprised that we have not been recognised by the market in general yet but I don't think it will be long. MDW's products are too valuable to medicine to go unnoticed for much longer.

ethel - 23 Feb 2005 19:31 - 195 of 274

I am in at 8p.Hope this can take off,it deserves to.Ethel

hampi_man - 24 Feb 2005 20:35 - 196 of 274

it should turn north at 8.5............judging by the chart

sutherlh1 - 09 Mar 2005 10:10 - 197 of 274

Time to get in or get out of MDW? It seems close to strong support around 6 to 7p so I will hold for the time being,

optomistic - 09 Mar 2005 10:18 - 198 of 274

When I bought (9.75p) it looked as though 15p was clearly on the cards, very surprised how it has turned down. The Company has the products and they will hit the market. In the meantime as sutherlh1 mentions the support area is 6/7p, hope it holds or the climb back will be so much longer.

andysmith - 09 Mar 2005 10:28 - 199 of 274

Keeping this in my portfolio, products are there, just need the deals.

ethel - 09 Mar 2005 10:42 - 200 of 274

Yes,this is a bit disappointing.Portascan 11 will be available mid 2005,they hope.All the arrangements are in place but there is'nt enough news to encourage buyers.This is a very small business,still loss making.Wish they could get the sales going...products are so useful.Suppose people don't get excited about bladders and prostates...preferring to invest in oil companies who have'nt even started drilling....more exciting!!!I really feel that Mediwatch deserves more for their niche status.
Ethel,(the only lady member of the Prostate Club)?

overgrowth - 09 Mar 2005 13:46 - 201 of 274

Time to get in looks like now folks.

Admittedly Mediwatch have exciting new products in the pipeline, but they also have a full range of equipment which is being sold into a wide range of global markets.

Rumour has it that a large deal has recently been signed with Japan (where they are already selling their products - so that's a fantastic vote of confidence) and this is expected to be announced during this month.

Also to look forward to are the approval from the Chinese/Hong Kong medical authority (SDA), Mediwatch already have two distributors primed for both of those markets with a range of products ready to sell in. This can literally happen at any day now.

And...the big one - the US distribution deal. FDA approval was gained over a year ago and legal wrangles over product naming etc. held things up until the end of 2004. I reckon a couple more months and the US deal will be in the bag.

zscrooge - 09 Mar 2005 14:11 - 202 of 274

A lot of ifs overgrowth but worth a dabble.

overgrowth - 09 Mar 2005 15:33 - 203 of 274

zscrooge - no "ifs", they're all going to happen - it's just that we don't know exactly when.

Mediwatch have a habit of churning out RNSs within a couple of weeks of each other, keep an eye out for this and you'll ride the bounces well...

banjomick - 09 Mar 2005 17:51 - 204 of 274

That was a big drop for no real reason!Nothing has changed,that i know about,mm's just trying to scare us lol.Small volumes dropping sp and small volumes raising it.Should be interesting then,when or if they get their licences me thinks.

overgrowth - 10 Mar 2005 14:11 - 205 of 274

All buys today - could that news be coming soon ?

sutherlh1 - 10 Mar 2005 18:07 - 206 of 274

Nice bounce today from an oversold position. Would like to see some follow thru tomorrow to give some confidence that it is going to hold up around here. Let's hope for some encouraging news soon, otherwise it could drift off again.

optomistic - 11 Mar 2005 12:12 - 207 of 274

Gone quiet today.

overgrowth - 11 Mar 2005 12:31 - 208 of 274

Very quiet indeed - only one trade that I can see.

People know that news must be just around the corner and it looks as though all those wishing to buy in early to enjoy the full rise of the big surge have done so.

Does anyone have any knowledge of how long on average it takes to get approval from the Chinese medical authorities ?

We know that MDW have only had a couple of months this year after all the legal holdups were sorted to get the US distribution deal moving again - so this we'll probably hear about last.

Regarding the Japanese deal, it should still be announced this month as far as I'm aware.

With these three great new items out in the open, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Mediwatch trading at around 30p.

Slightly longer term when everything is falling into place, I know that the board are convinced that the sp will be 1+ as they've remarked on this before.

andysmith - 11 Mar 2005 13:00 - 209 of 274

Nice tree shake the other day to get some stock, IF it happens again I'll make sure I'm ready for some more!!!

overgrowth - 11 Mar 2005 13:11 - 210 of 274

I agree andy, always worth getting the best possible price, because when these take off we won't be seeing sub 10p again.

A real long shot - I went to school with an Andy Smith - does Grayson mean anything to you ?

andysmith - 11 Mar 2005 13:17 - 211 of 274

No, don't think I am the same andysmith.

overgrowth - 11 Mar 2005 13:23 - 212 of 274

There must be a few of you around - I said it was a long shot lol!

overgrowth - 15 Mar 2005 12:03 - 213 of 274

Looks as though the MMs are wanting to accumulate stock L2 4v1 - I think news must be very close!

optomistic - 15 Mar 2005 12:46 - 214 of 274

Help please, what is the significance of the move on the stochastic? try as a may I can't understand this indicator.

overgrowth - 15 Mar 2005 13:40 - 215 of 274

optomistic - the stochastic indicator compares where a stock closed at to its price range over a specific period of time. It's an overbought/oversold indicator.

As a general rule stochastics are used to identify turning points - when the red line (%K) crosses over the blue line (%D) so that red is above blue this is a buying signal - the converse is a selling signal.

Because the price has been constant on various days recently, the %K appears to be shooting up abnormally and can be ignored - this will settle back to a normal pattern when MDW is traded more (which is sure to happen when we get the news!).

optomistic - 15 Mar 2005 13:56 - 216 of 274

Thanks overgrowth, that's as good an explanation as I have had, will copy that to file.

NPoston - 22 Mar 2005 18:56 - 217 of 274

Any ideas on todays negative trading?

overgrowth - 22 Mar 2005 19:15 - 218 of 274

Punters tend get into this share desparately hoping for news to break immediately after they've bought. Of course, life is not normally so kind so they sell out after a few weeks with a view to returning later. This happens from time to time in newsless periods.

Being National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week - some misguided souls seem to think that Mediwatch should be pulling out all the stops to capitalise on the PR opportunuity - when they saw no evidence of Mediwatch in the news over the past two days they sold out.

Mediwatch obtain most of their contracts through agreements with other suppliers and distributors or through their sales force - not by selling to Joe Public.

If the price drops any further this will provide a nice temporary topping up opporunity.

Lots of news still to come and when it does, MDW's share price will go up like a rocket.

Patience is all that's required to amass a sizeable fortune.

NPoston - 22 Mar 2005 20:12 - 219 of 274

Thanks for your response, overgrowth.

ethel - 22 Mar 2005 21:43 - 220 of 274

Most people don't want to think about prostate cancer...it has'nt reached the level of acceptability that breast cancer has.Hence,buying into Mediwatch means acknowledging that this cancer IS a serious one that strikes young and old .
There is a certain inherit resistance to acknowledging what MDW are really all about.
This is not a glamour stock.It's not really a tech stock (although it should be).It falls into that region called "medical devices"....machines to measure and survey.
The support of the small shareholders is obvious.There is a good resistance level at 8p.
The sp is waiting for some good news.I hope it comes soon so that early diagnosis of prostate cancer becomes available at affordable prices to men worldwide.
Overgrowth said it all....PATIENCE

andysmith - 22 Mar 2005 21:58 - 221 of 274

Patience is all we need and patients are who will benefit from this technology.
I myself have been investigated for possible prostate issues (fortunately no problem). A high percentage of males will need to be tested as they get older, we all get old and have relatives that get old and all probably know someone who has had prostate cancer. Early diagnosis is the key to survival, all people that I know with it have survived or did survive for a long-time, the problems arise if it goes undetected and spreads. I'm sticking with MDW and for sure, it the opportunity presents itself to buy again at less than 8p, I will be in again. Bullish predictions here but the market is massive, just need the deals.

ethel - 22 Mar 2005 22:07 - 222 of 274

The market fell horribly today,but I think that the 8p resistance will hold.Keep the faith.This is a GOOD company.

john50 - 23 Mar 2005 15:40 - 223 of 274

Topped up with 50k at 8.35p,dont think we will get them cheaper than that.

overgrowth - 23 Mar 2005 22:37 - 224 of 274

Good move John, it's pushing it to hang on for sub 8p again as some people are.

Roll on some news....

....and a massive increase in price of course lol!

sutherlh1 - 24 Mar 2005 11:59 - 225 of 274

Down below 8p on no volume. Looks like market makers aiming to either attract some buying or even encourage selling by dropping thru support. The chart is beginning to look pretty sad. Lets hope for some good news soon as without news the price will continue to drift

john50 - 24 Mar 2005 12:46 - 226 of 274

Should have waited.

overgrowth - 24 Mar 2005 14:34 - 227 of 274

Hindsight's a wonderful thing - though the massive consolation is that when we get the news flow coming through, Mediwatch will be soaring so high that a few pennies on the share price here and there will be insignificant.

The board have previously said that when all their plans come to fruition that we should expect a share price of 1+.

Mediwatch will be more than a 10 bagger, there are 3 major news items which we know are going to appear (we just don't know when) and each one will bump up the share price by a significant amount. Previously after FDA approval in the US the sp was taken to above 14p in anticipation of an "imminent" distribution deal announcement. As we know now this has been held up for over a year, legal issues were done and dusted by the end of 2004, so we must be getting very close to an announcement by now.

I believe the news will come in this order (all will happen in 2005 and could be next week for all we know):

Major Japanese contract (could well be announced during this month).

SDA Approval to sell into China and Hong Kong (oddly enough the distribution deal has already been sorted for this several months ago - I assume that Mediwatch haven't got the hang of the bribing system in China yet lol!).

US Distribution Deal - Mediwatch themselves have said that this will be a massive deal for such a small company as theirs and is sure to have a very significant effect on the share price.

john50 - 24 Mar 2005 14:39 - 228 of 274

Yes overgrowth i agree.

ethel - 24 Mar 2005 19:30 - 229 of 274

Will they have to issue new shares to cope with a big deal?A new issue is so often announced very quickly after good news,diluting the sp and confusing potential buyers.
Of course,if they try a new issue BEFORE news would we all rush to buy,anyway???Difficult when a small company has to find a lot of cash for expansion.
ETHEL

overgrowth - 24 Mar 2005 22:21 - 230 of 274

ethel - tricky to tell as it all depends on the volume and frequency of sales going through the other markets. MDW are now turning some nice profits from the UK sales force and also in Europe and Canada from CR Bard. We're on the verge of a big deal extension from GE in Japan, so it's a fine balance keeping the cashflow going, capital to manufacture all the new equipment required and paying the staff to make it happen.

The US deal will be huge and if sales take off rapidly as expected MDW are going to need to produce a lot of products to cater for the demand.

I believe that this is why the distribution deal is taking so long to forge out. I suspect that it will be a manufacturing and distribution agreement with a US company which will enable MDW to keep a large "tab" and not have to go back to the market for more cash to keep up the stock levels.

petralva - 25 Mar 2005 21:03 - 231 of 274

the 250,000 mediem term loan would help with that.

pumben - 13 Apr 2005 11:50 - 232 of 274

Hi, anyone got any news on this share, it's been very quiet lately. Been holding the shares for a while but the patience is running very thin. Is it time to move on ?

petralva - 13 Apr 2005 16:20 - 233 of 274

patients is needed with this one im afraid...hopefully the interims in may will tell us where we are...still waiting for the expected us deal and approval to sell there systems in china and hongkong,if you are getting itchy feet i suggest waiting till may.

overgrowth - 13 Apr 2005 17:24 - 234 of 274

Hang on in there guys,

Chinese SDA approval can take up to 12 months - 6 months is average which puts is approx. where we are right now!

The US distribution deal should be sorted within 6 months after the resolution of legal problems - which puts us at about June.

There is still a large order suspected coming in from Japan (any time now) and lots more news to come on new product developments.

If you've been holding a long time - now's definitely not the right time to get bored and sell out - as sure as eggs is eggs as soon as you do, up pops the RNS flow and mystified you watch the share price zoom to the mid. teens...

pumben - 13 Apr 2005 22:21 - 235 of 274

Petralva, Overgrowth,

Thanks for the comments, probably just needed to hear the voices of other holders. I'm positive about the company & I'm always behind any company who can reduce the risk of cancer. I've been holding for a while & felt hard done by after letting a 3K profit disappear. In the past I would have snapped up that amount of profit but I'll stay in for the long run, hoping my portfolio will look better in the second half of the year !!!

Are the interims in May considering the last report in February. I thought the reporting period was every 6 months or am I missing something ?

Thanks again.

overgrowth - 13 Apr 2005 22:31 - 236 of 274

pumben,

Glad to help.

Interims were on the 20th of January:

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/LSECWS/IFSPages/MarketNewsPopup.aspx?id=939590&source=RNS

Prelims. will be early July.

There is normally 2-3 months time lag between the accounting period close and the publication of results.

moneyplus - 15 Apr 2005 16:11 - 237 of 274

Interesting article in today's Times about a medical development on trial in a London hospital measuring patients fluid levels after operations. Dramatic improvements in recovery times and saved the hospital over 1 million in overheads expected to save the NHS 1 billion a year if rolled out nationwide. This sounds very much like Mediwatch tech. anyone heard the same news--any announcements in the offing do you think??? fingers crossed.

petralva - 15 Apr 2005 16:43 - 238 of 274

there was a trading statement on the 27th may last year......so perhaps an update then.

moneyplus - 15 Apr 2005 17:51 - 239 of 274

maybe a deal or two to announce? here's hoping-- this share is only for the patient but could be a rocket when it finally gets going.

zscrooge - 15 Apr 2005 21:21 - 240 of 274

Overgrowth - how are we for cash?

andysmith - 16 Apr 2005 21:20 - 241 of 274

Moneyplus, could the article be DELTEX MEDICAL (DEMG)? They have something called CardioQ. SP took a bashing recently as announcements dried up and delays expected. I sold out at 22p, had a bad feeling short-term and now it is 14.5p.
Do you still have the article as now would be a great time to get back in.
On MDW, I am sticking by this, same thing, we need some good news soon.

moneyplus - 16 Apr 2005 23:40 - 242 of 274

Andy I think you might be right as it was a monitor of fluid levels in the body post operative leading to much faster recovery. Times Friday 15th april page 4
Heart technique may save NHS 1billion a year.a trial in St Georges hospital S.London patients whose hearts were monitored left hospital up to two weeks earlier, suffered far fewer post operative complications. in operations blood is lost and replaced by fluids guaging how much is needed is tricky. using this new monitor the hospital is making savings of 1.9million a year. if rolled out across the whole NHS huge savings would be made. This does sound like DEMG but of course it is still only a trial in one hospital and orders from the health dept. are notoriously slow---does DEMG have the cash to wait for orders?
pity it isn't MDW after allmaybe something is on the horizon for them! cheers MP

overgrowth - 18 Apr 2005 14:13 - 243 of 274

zscrooge - I haven't much cash with the latest market falls, I don't know about you lol!

As for MDW its tricky to tell - all we know is that 6 months ago they had just over 300K cash at bank. However they've put up their prices and cut some costs and this should assist working capital leaving the spare cash for investment in new developments.

I think MDW may need to come back to the market for more cash at some point to fully develop their point-of-care systems so that they can be used across medical disciplines - and they will be able to do this without ruffling too many feathers after the US distribution deal is announced.

zscrooge - 18 Apr 2005 18:42 - 244 of 274

overgrowth - 18 Apr'05 - 14:13 - 242 of 242

after the US distribution deal is announced.



Well let's hope it's imminent! LOL

O/T

COH/RTD looking safer to me than here and in the healthcare sector HCEG seems more convincing and less speculative. Enjoy all your informative posts.

Are you a little optimistic re shares generally over next 6 weeks or so? Election, oil, US interest rates and gloom, IBM etc.

overgrowth - 18 Apr 2005 19:11 - 245 of 274

I'm generally optimistic though you never can tell what is going to worry the Americans next.

Election - I don't think it will make much difference to the markets whether it's a Labour or Conservative victory - the markets are likely to be slightly more stable around election time if Labour are returned based on the "better the devil you know" principle.

Oil - prices are coming down under $50 per barrel for crude and I believe that this will continue to come down relieving pressure in the US markets. OPEC are going to produce 500,000 more barrels per day which will help keep the price down.

US interest rates - tricky to call this one, expect further small increases much like we've had recently to keep the economy on an even keel.

Gloom - we're at the bottom of a market cycle - the doomsters predict that the recovery we've seen in the past 2 years is just a rally in a long term mega bear market. Most people are looking at a sideways movement in the UK markets (many stocks still undervalued) this year with some of the top taken off the US markets markets (as we've recently seen) because several stocks are seen as overvalued. I'm long on the Dow today so we'll see how it goes short term. Economic slowdown is predicted which is not a precursor to a market crash - just small corrections here and there.

IBM - I've worked with this shower in the past and I think they've only themselves to blame!

zscrooge - 18 Apr 2005 19:24 - 246 of 274

Sideways sounds right...quiet til September followed by fun and games til March?

ethel - 18 Apr 2005 20:56 - 247 of 274

Equities are projected to be more popular than shares,this year.The recent bullishness on the LSE lasted a good month longer than it should have done historically.So,the recent correction was inevitable IMO.The deterioration of the American market and the situation between China and Japan is a serious threat to the stability of world stockmarkets.
Will the investment in small caps,which is what we are nearly all interested in on this MM,suffer as a result of market uncertainty on a world wide scale?
I feel that the market will be news driven for the next six months rather than driven by prospective earnings,p/e ratios etc.
This means that we must only invest in companies with no or minimal debt;steady 3 year sp price;reliable management and a novel,possibility patented technology or idea.Dividends as an added bonus,of course.
MDW satisfies some of these criteria and I sincerely hope that they can give us some good news,soon.
When that happens ,I think that the fans will push up the sp very quickly!LOL

scotinvestor - 19 Apr 2005 05:45 - 248 of 274

Overgrowth

u say "Labour are returned based on the "better the devil you know" principle"

well with tony blair as our dictator, he is the DEVIL

petralva - 19 Apr 2005 08:35 - 249 of 274

turning blue very quickly......is something about to happen?

john50 - 19 Apr 2005 09:05 - 250 of 274

Just when you least expect it up it goes, one you cant afford to be out of.

optomistic - 19 Apr 2005 09:50 - 251 of 274

Of course it's nice to see a bit of blue, but let's not get too excited about a half pence rise on total trades value of 8K.

overgrowth - 22 Apr 2005 15:18 - 252 of 274

optomistic - a bit more exciting with a single buy this morning for around 17,500 - that's a lot of cash to invest in a small co. in one go.

Is this the start of the run up to some news ?

optomistic - 22 Apr 2005 15:44 - 253 of 274

Yes overgrowth a good sized buy, yet the bid is still being held down, leads me to think that the dealers have stock on the books. As to the news it seems so long that we had some it must be due soon.

andysmith - 24 Apr 2005 22:57 - 254 of 274

Tempting to add if we see the drops to tempt the buyers. Surely the RNS's are due soon, results due before end of June, need something positive before then.

andysmith - 03 May 2005 22:37 - 255 of 274

Does everyone still believe? Tempting to top-up whilst low but where's the news?

ptholden - 03 May 2005 22:41 - 256 of 274

Seem to be following you about tonight Andy. Still holding these, but not really anticipating any news, would be rather nice though!

PTH

ROB0008 - 03 May 2005 22:43 - 257 of 274

http://uk.yahoo.com/

overgrowth - 03 May 2005 23:40 - 258 of 274

I still hold a decent chunk of Mediwatch - they seem to do nothing for ages and just when you're on the verge of selling through boredom, along comes the good news all at once.

The US deal will transform this company, I'm certainly hanging on in there until we see the profits rolling in from that one.

overgrowth - 12 May 2005 20:20 - 259 of 274

Is happy1 still around ?

This thread is looking a bit stale and boring, I was thinking of creating another one with decent charts in the same vein as CFP and COH, that's if happy1 has no objections.

Rumour has it that news on the PSA stick test is to break very soon - that could explain the much larger sized buys coming through over the past few days.

ethel - 12 May 2005 20:38 - 260 of 274

Please create a new thread,overgrowth.I am waiting with bated breath for some news to shake up the sp.Interesting charts would help us to follow the price movements,volume etc.Could you put in a concurrent one day/five day chart as well,please?
This is an interesting company that is being largely unsupported by investors.It deserves more.
There are other good companies in the medical field,like AP.,HCEG,PTI and AMS that don't inspire much enthusiasm,despite their patents and original,niche products.I hope that MDW does'nt struggle on waiting for the due recognition
that it and those aforementioned companies deserve.
A new thread should do the trick.

moneyplus - 12 May 2005 21:02 - 261 of 274

Yes please OG. stir up some interest!

banjomick - 12 May 2005 21:10 - 262 of 274

overgrowth,a new thread gets my vote

zscrooge - 13 May 2005 08:48 - 263 of 274

me too

moneyplus - 13 May 2005 11:06 - 264 of 274

There is now a new thread to check.

moneyman - 28 Apr 2011 19:32 - 265 of 274

Been watching this for some time being beaten down due to a couple of institutional sellers. It seems as though this has nearly finished and there is only around 500K of stock left before market forces will determine the fate of the share price.

Recent update has indicated that the company is doing well so may well be worth taking a little stock onboard now.

tabasco - 29 Apr 2011 06:58 - 266 of 274

Agree Money...with the CEO buying 4/5 times in the last few months along with other directors......I thought this was worth a punt at under 3p...and im in!...all good news this year...and the buy edge is now in favour at these levels imo...plus I have always liked Banjos determination! lol
Also the Company have stated...Mediwatch plc said its sales revenues for the financial year so far are ahead of the same period last year....
Steady progress was also being made with the manufacturing process of PSAwatch. A further announcement on trading for the half-year to April 30 is planned for May. [20/04/11]
So only until May to gauge progress and SP changing news... not too long to wait for even the most impatient?
Doubling in the short term is not impossible...

leedslad - 29 Jul 2011 16:09 - 267 of 274

Loads more director buying yesterday. Ready for the takeover!

leedslad - 18 May 2012 16:15 - 268 of 274

Comming to life again?

leedslad - 01 Jun 2012 12:20 - 269 of 274

slowly slowly

leedslad - 01 Jun 2012 13:13 - 270 of 274

Starting to look good

leedslad - 19 Oct 2013 14:46 - 271 of 274

Taken a while but the take over is here!!

leedslad - 10 Nov 2013 11:24 - 272 of 274

What will be the offer 10-15p to have a chance of going through!

tabasco - 18 Nov 2013 08:32 - 273 of 274

Hi banjo....


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-- The Laborie Board and the Independent Directors of Mediwatch are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Mediwatch by Laborie which is to be effected by way of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act between Mediwatch and its shareholders.
-- Under the terms of the Acquisition, Mediwatch Shareholders will receive:

for each Scheme Share 6 pence in cash

-- The Acquisition values the Fully Diluted Share Capital of Mediwatch at approximately GBP8.48 million and represents a premium of approximately:

o 118 per cent. to the Closing Price of 2.75 pence per Mediwatch Share on 17 October 2013 (being the last business day prior to the commencement of the Offer Period) and a premium of 45 per cent. to the highest closing price since 17 October 2013 being 4.13 pence;

o 141 per cent. to the average Closing Price of 2.49 pence per Mediwatch Share over the 90 day period up to and including 17 October 2013 (being the last business day prior to the commencement of the Offer Period);

o 140 per cent. to the average Closing Price of 2.50 pence per Mediwatch share over the one year period from 18 October 2012 up to and including 17 October 2013 (being the last business day prior to the commencement of the Offer Period); and

o 133 per cent. to the average Closing Price of 2.58 pence per Mediwatch Share over the two year period from 18 October 2011 up to and including 17 October 2013 (being the last business day prior to the commencement of the Offer Period).

tabasco - 18 Nov 2013 08:39 - 274 of 274

That was a bit of luck?....
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