Why are we again at 10.5p bid?

It doesn't add up...

Good Results + Strong buying pre results + Christmas online buying soon = Price drop

Then again some companies that have debt for equity hanging in the balance, poor results and bankruptcy around the corner and they go up!

Why sell now at a loss?

Wont that be a kick in the teeth when we see 13.5p 14p again!

Best of luck all.

No posts for 5 days!

There's a real lack of interest here in RTD these days.

What with oil prices still high the company must be bringing in a fortune from the Oz fuel card business and the profits from the Federated Stores deal should be starting to come through also - I'm sure we're going to see another "expectation beating" trading statement later on in the year, so the buyer apathy is baffling to say the least.

A positive statement coming from the AGM this Friday is guaranteed to rekindle the buying action - get ready folks...

I second that Overgrowth, anticipating some enthusiasm from the masses but it doesn't seem to be appearing! Watching and waiting ..

OG/Chiv - agreed but if volume is low then the MMs would be stupid not to tests the less confident seller, especially in the run-up to the AGM.

agree with your summing up on rtd. however, there's a general malaise in the mkt at the moment..nobody buying much anywhere.. once election is out of the way i reckon the mkt will dive to around 3800/4000 within 2/3 months. imho. (sell in May & go away)
Hope I'm wrong but I can't see any positives..... growth going down. Inflation going up, unemployment goin up, maybe interest rates going up again. Taxes definitely going up..council hse tax going up in the next yr or so.. All in all not a very good backdrop for investors to part with their funds. Batten down the hatchets and put a tin helmet on ! it's going to get turbulent..come back in the Autumn.
Blair & Brown preparing to hike taxes and doing nothing to get things going for the saver/investor. Economy slowing down, that's why Blair wants to go to the country now as it will be alot worse in 12 months time.
Apart from that,, everything will be fine.

Sky High I have similar anxiety about a drop in the market in general Ftse perhaps dropping 4700 but probably bouncing off 4800. I doubt it will drop further. Interesting to see Dow this pm As far as RTD is concerned I think it will recommence SP growth about 3-5 weeks time. AGM set for 30/5/2005

Longterm it is a winning company. I am still a longterm holder.

It will be interesting to see the effect of the DOW on closing prices to-day.

PS over the last few weeks there have been some quite large buys, many after the bell.

You are a barrel of laughs Skyhigh - although probably correct in your summation of current market conditions. I suppose I am hoping that a positive update (similar to the December one) will re-ignite the RTD touchpaper.

Fred - I thought the AGM was this Friday?

Guys - Sharescope still shows the AGM as the end of May, though RTD's website has the AGM as this Friday (which must be correct).

The AGM is this friday according to the literature sent out by the company with the annual report

Thank you once again Fundamental. The sooner the better!

Fred

im still on the sidelines, to be honest i am largely in cash with my only long term holdings currently oil stocks. bit concerned with the state of the market, especially with the likelihood that weve another four years of blair and brown to come

Fundy, I would think your decision is right again. I am still holding,but interested in the info from AGM to-morrow.
Anybody got any ideas?

Fred - technically the chart will have formed a full inverse head and shoulders if a bounce occurs tomorrow - let's see if TA can predict the AGM statement !

All will be revealed at 11:00am tomorrow.

Thank you. I had missed the inverse Head and Shoulders until I drew it on paper and turned the page upside down. To-morrow should be interesting. Was thinking of buying a few more, but already holding enough and recent decisions are suggesting I should be a little more cautious and hold on to cash,

750,000 shares bought after 5 today - looks as though the price drop was MMs accumulating stock by causing stop-losses to kick in.

On that basis I would expect some good news tomorrow.

RNS Number:6964L
Retail Decisions PLC
29 April 2005



Date: For Immediate Release, Friday 29 April 2005

Contacts: Carl Clump, Chief Executive
Richard Amos, Finance Director
Retail Decisions plc
Tel: 01483 728 700
Website: www.redplc.com


Alistair Mackinnon-Musson
Philip Dennis
Hudson Sandler
Tel: 020 7796 4133
Email: red@hspr.co.uk



Retail Decisions plc

AGM STATEMENT


Nigel Whittaker, the Chairman of Retail Decisions plc, the fuel card operator
and a world leader in card fraud prevention and payment processing, will make
the following statement on current trading at the company's Annual General
Meeting to be held later today:


"I am happy to report the Group has performed well in the first quarter of the
new financial year and the Board is pleased with the results so far achieved in
the year to date.


The Australian Fuel Card business continues to trade well. The number of new
cards issued during the first quarter has been strong and the business has also
benefited from the prevailing high oil price.


The Fraud Prevention & Payment Processing business is building on the success
achieved in 2004, with new contract wins in the telecommunications and on-line
retailing sectors.


Finally, for reasons of efficiency, ReD's Consulting operation has been merged
into our Fraud Prevention & Payment Processing business. The financial results
for these two operations will in future therefore be reported as one combined
business."


- ENDS -




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

OK... so good news comes out and the price drops ?

Skyhigh

to me the statement was very understated, the reaction in price is related to expectations. The last few statements from the company have been "materially in excess" etc whereas this is "performing well" - many people were expecting a lot better

The bottom paragraph is not overly encouraging as it reads as though the consultancy division isnt succeeding as a standalone business so is being absorbed into another division.

Be interesting to know who the new contracts are and what comes out of the AGM later

;o/