for more information about stanelco click on the links.

driver's research page link
http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?tid=7681#lastread
website link
http://www.stanelco.co.uk/index.htm

and finishes with the immortal words "please turn me over "

dont remember that bit....

kshammas
Give that man 20000 Ordinary 0.1p shares on 21 January 2005 for ten years which are exercisable from 21 January 2008 at an exercise price of 500p.

You should do well out of them.

An Interesting comment taken from songfacts.com following the non-SEO theme...

"The synthesized voice at the end of the song sings, "Please turn me over" because in the old days when we used to listen to our music on vinyl, we had to turn the record over to hear the other side. (thanks, Steve - Perth, Australia)"

Being an avid watcher of bloomberg on a morning the general markets look pretty unstable at the moment.Is a large fall in the dow and footsie going to effect stanelco,as i would be interested in anybody`s comments.

pisces - I believe that SEO will be more reslient than most shares.

In a tougher economic marketplace companies will be looking to cut costs even more and SEO's customers will be able to do just that by adopting their technologies - so continued solid growth will follow for SEO.

People will always need food (and the packaging to put it in) regardless of global or local economic conditions.

IMHO the small companies that are really going to take a hammering in a downturn will be small oil prospecting companies - some of which are getting overvalued in a similar vein to dot coms a few years back.

There may be a fall in markets, but this is unlikely to be sustained into a continuation of what could be seen as a mega bear market (with rally over the past couple of years).

The market corrections that have taken place recently have been because oil prices were too high - this is destined to fall. Rising interest rates is also a cause for concern, though the single fact driving most sentiment right now is concern over economic slowdown. However the substantial corrections we've seen recently seem to be overdone given that the bulk of major companies in the US and UK are reporting over or on-target earnings.

They always say that the stockmarket is a year ahead of the economy, so it looks as though a reduction in growth is being factored in for the large caps. reporting next year.

In general I would expect a sideways movement for the rest of this year with the possibility of a major rally should interims prove not to be as affected by slowdown as much as the analysts thought.

As for SEO, expect continued upward momentum for the foreseeable future.

og - so when a girl says 'please turn me over', she means 'listen to the other side'? You live and learn!

Great opinion as usual. The key as ever is the Dow. They are worried over there that interest rates are high and the growth is only going to be 3.3%, not 3.8%. Interesting article suggesting the key is whether UK remains inbetween US and Europe. US and China are leading growth, whilst Japan and Europe have stalled. Even Blair seems to accept now that we should remain ouside euro for forseeable future so a middle path seems likely: Europe is important but not dominant to our economy. Companies like SEO, MOI is another, are much more geared to the world economy. By the way, og, moneyplus is missing you over on MOI - you should have a look see; I took a stake yesterday: won't be as mega as SEO but perhaps a 5-bagger over a couple of years.

So, Pisces, suggest we all relax about SEO and just let the news flow at its own rate. Agree the flag, of course: when do I differ from the perspicacious, dogfucius, sd? The ASDA confirmation will just keep the flag channel going steadily up. A Walmart deal would take it up the next step towards the current 30p target (Evolution plus Zak). SEO is not immune to market reactions like the last couple of days but, if not discouraged by general market sentiment, will make progress on the better days. Gives opportunities for topping up or, for those who are that way inclined, short-term trading.

og, do not bank on oil prices falling.... dec 05 crude still about $1.00 in contango vs current lvls whilst gasoil/heating oil only showing a backwardation of a mere $8.00 per metric ton in dec 2006 vs current levels (i.e. 1.5%)

not even these markets can knock back SEO too much--I have added a few more!

ive had financial newsletters this week predicting $80 dollars a barrel by the end of the year......i hope they are WRONG ( as usual ).

Regarding oil - check out the following news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4492321.stm

oops,
reading the posts made me forget what i intended to post.

as a holder i dont want to appear a doom monger, but take a look at marconi ( MONI ). down 40% because they didnt get BT contract. all holders should realise that good tho it is, SEO is still high risk until the dosh starts rolling in.

Superrod - good reminder not to bet the house - only what you can afford to loose

Baza

og, do not rely on bbc too much- i have been in oil trading on the spotmarket for 20 + years now only to find that newsagencies do not know their arse from their elbows with regards to commodities. Info I gave you is what the IPE (international Petroleum Exchange) is currently quoting for forward mkts. Admittedly crude and product mkts are under a bit of pressure today but crude is going to stay above $45.00 p/bbl for a long long time to come partly due Far Eastern (read China) appetite for bbls

too right superrod and baza - only bet the house(s) you can afford to lose!

robinhood - I love it when you talk oily - I've always wanted to know what contango means. Does it involve turning me over (there is another side to me you know) or is that a backwardation?

robinhood - you're much more in the thick of where oil's at than me!

I just look at oil as part of the overall economic picture.

Probably a daft question, but why aren't China actively seeking their own oilfields (like the Qaidam Basin) to give them energy security ?

Also won't OPEC increasing the ceiling to 27.5m barrels a day help stablise the price ?

Slightly more on topic - good to see SEO finishing strong today.

the only blue i have on my watchlist is seo.
superrod , i saw moni too. the situation is different with asda and seo. moni were in competition with many others for the bt contract. asda are in competition with other supermarkets for seo's technology. as the chairman said at the agm , the only reason seo are dealing with asda is because they talked money first!!

Its a fine thing for stockdog to talk about disposing of houses - his kennels are really relatively low cost and he's quite hapopy to trade them!

og: did you read my posy passing on moneyplus's longing to see you on the MOI thread? Well MOI have announced a contract for the supply of, I beleive, portable cranes and services for China, so they are active but that will presumably be somewhat down the line re current oil prices.

superrod: agree bos on risk. Rarely have I concluded that the risk element is as low as I think it is with SEO: the terrific savings for the supermarket and supplier; the ASDA reference; their unique product (at the moment); their stance in relation to intellectual copyright and thus the recurring revenues. Risk, of course, is two sided and there is, IMHO, a far greater risk of the sp being far too low than of being too high!

Eric

Eric - I did see your note, and nice to see I have moneyplus as trading partner - though was flicking all over the place this afternoon trying to keep on top of some dodgy spread bets. I'll have a proper look at MOI when I get a chance - interesting stuff regarding oil equipment for China - my only concern is that it must be quite a costly business to operate for a small outfit so I bet they'll need to keep coming back to the market again and again to raise cash to create all the equipment.

I agree - excellent point from bos - "...asda are in competition with other supermarkets for seo's technology." - different kettle of fish altogether and great to be on the best side of a deal.