I THOUGHT LETS HAVE A BIT OF FUN,AS A FEW OF US HOLD THIS STOCK IN ANTICIPATION
OF TUESDAYS RESULTS.

NAME THE PRICE AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON TUESDAY
"OH" AND THE WINNER GETS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE


I SAY 15.78


HOW ABOUT YOU?

I bought a 'few' lunchtime, made 0.1p on the day.......Hoping for future climb in price maybe?

i make that 16p min

......I can dream can't I? ha ha.

I fear it's had it's run, and the profit is due to one offs, settle to 10.5

Not sure about the price next week.

It all depends on how the city reacts to it. Logica had not that great results yesterday and yet soared. However, Provalis had quite favourable results and yet has fallen about 3p from 14.88 to 11.88p.

Even if RTD do fall in near future, I think through time in next few months, they will rise to quite a good price if everyone has courage to hold onto them. Within next 3-6 months i think they can go to around 30p.

What does everyone else think?

ScotInvestor- Ur spot on...some go up on average results...some go down on good results....market demand and supply mechanics at play...Some go down and then once selling is done they start to go up...

Look at Pace Micro they went down on results and now 20% up...It's that type of market...

U have to do ur research and make ur own mind up individually...

Food for thought...

When a stock goes down, Warren Buffet usually goes shopping with trolley...and picks them up like in sale...

RTD picked last week at 10.3p when everybody was panicking and selling...I sold them at 13.5p..! and later picked up more at 12p...they will go up depending market demand...12/12.5p is resistance level, I set my own goal at 15-20p.

Ta..

Jules99.

A penny out, I said 10.5p and think they'll fall tomorrow. Thats the beauty of selling half your holding at double price, you're a winner either way. (psychologically speaking)

Well done u...I must have missed the 10p sale yesterday...damn must have been out...!!!

If that is the case then I think the sell and hype has been overdone, and reckon the next few days/week should see it creeping towards 13p mark...The MM's have enough stock pile to play with again...the real investors will have kept their holdings for better days.. weak holders will have sold out and closed any open positions...

After todays positive results and with 'Credit Card Fraudulant Activities on the ever increase in the Global market, RTD is piised to take advantage and Exploit this situation

My goal short term goal of 15p will be realised I beleive (15p-20p thereafter)...

and 30p by Dec 2003.

I've seen prices drop after results many a times and then BOOM the rises occur a few days later...It's not a bad thing, it just depends waht price u got in at...just wish I bought some at 10p too..!!!

Ur going to do well...


Jules99.

I agree, the longer term looks good, and as you say the market for their product is huge, have half left and will prob pick up more before long.. be patient!

For the serious RTD Holders taken from Motley.

That 'Shares magazine' piece in full (ripped from ADVFN):

SHARES MAGAZINE - PLAYS OF THE WEEK 11-09-2003


RETAIL DECISIONS (RTD) 12.625p Buy
By rights, Retail Decisions should by now be in its dotage. It started life as Card Clear where its core business was compiling lists of stolen credit cards. Banks check this database when a card is swiped. This was a good business, but apparently faced only a modest future when the banks decided to introduce smart cards and personal identity numbers (PINs). There is no comparable service in France, where cards have had PINs for many years.

So why is Retail still with us? Mainly because it made a cash generative acquisition in Australia. It has also developed or acquired software that can tackle fraud where the card is not present, such as over the internet or the phone. It looks for unusual spending patterns.

In Australia, Retail bought a business that issues fuel cards and processes the transactions. Revenues are directly related to the value of fuel purchased. This meant there was a small fillip in the first half when oil prices spiked. The recent rise of the Aussie dollar has also helped.

Two big contracts are shrinking. These are with Apacs, the UK banking consortium, and with AT& T, the American phone giant. Both services are based on checking for reported hot cards.

Apacs used to contribute nearly all profits. Today, its contribution is down to 7%. The service seems likely to survive in some form because visitors from outside Europe will still be brandishing non-chip cards.

Stripping out the declining legacy contracts, underlying sales growth in the first half was 21%. The company reckons this pace is sustainable. One reason for its confidence is its move to charging per transaction instead of having upfront licence. This allows Retail to tap into the massive growth of online purchases.

The second half may be less spectacular because there will be fewer one-offs. But it seems realistic to expect earnings per share (EPS), pre-goodwill and exceptionals, of 1.2p for the year. In 2004, a 20% rise in non-legacy sales would send EPS to 1.8p, assuming a 50% gross margin.


Shares Summary


The company has broken into profit for the first time since demerging from Card Clear in 2000.
Credit card fraud is booming.
Chip and PIN cards remain vulnerable when used abroad.
Online transactions are soaring, and so are Retail's fees.
Business: Credit card fraud detection

Vital stats:
Market capitalisation: 36m
Historic PE: loss
Prospective PE for 2003: 11*
Prospective PE for 2004: 8*
No dividend

*pre-goodwill