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Coffee Heaven - A heavenly share for penny punters ? (COH)     

overgrowth - 06 Oct 2003 22:47

underground01_2.jpgA busy day in the Warsaw Underground ! Not just another coffee shop chain - this one is a brand leader and is only trading in Eastern/Central Europe (i.e. the countries recently admitted to the EU destined for substantial business growth). The company is creating new outlets at a fair old pace and take a look at their website - these are quality stores in high-profile locations like major airports, railway stations etc. Website: http://www.coffeeheaven.eu.com

APRIL 2006 TRADING UPDATE!!! Total Gross Revenues for 12 months to 31st March up 66% to £6.3M (2005: £3.8M) Lots more info. on new markets and stores click here to read the full details. Stores: 43 (up from 32) stores currently trading (Poland: 30 (up from 23), Czech Republic: 6 (Up from 2), Latvia: 7 with a further 5 units under construction including Bulgaria and sites secured in Romania (subject contract). Bulgaria & Romania are seeking to join the EU from January 2007. Sites located in key high street, shopping malls or Airport locations. Company growth target: increase number of units by at least 20 units to some 63 units by 31 March 2007. Aim being to achieve this level of growth within present Cash resources.Cash balances at 31 March 2006 were approximately £2.9M (2005: £0.7M). Debt was nil (2005: £ 2.5M): Nil Debt! Positive EBITDA: For the year ending 31 March 2006, Group EBITDA expected to be firmly positive after charging UK and new market development costs but before exceptional costs relating to the cancellation of bonds (previous Debt). Forecasts: Based on present trading conditions and current exchange rates we anticipate indicative sales of £9.3M for the year to 31 March 2007. This includes indicative sales of £0.4M from Bulgaria, which will be reported but not consolidated. From Richard Worthington (Chairman and Chief Executive): ‘The new financial year has started well. There is no doubt that the significant economic improvement in our markets is feeding through to consumer confidence and spending. The strength of the coffeeheaven brand ensures we are ideally positioned to benefit from our customers' increasing prosperity.’

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overgrowth - 27 Jan 2005 22:12 - 92 of 2037

It's been said by many that Coffeeheaven model themselves on Starbucks.

Have you seen Starbucks results from yesterday !!!!

"01/26/2005 - 04:03 PM

Starbucks Announces Record First Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results & Raises Full Year EPS Target Range; Net Revenues Increase 24 Percent to a Record $1.6 billion."

overgrowth - 28 Jan 2005 22:18 - 93 of 2037

My money is on Starbucks to take them out in 2-3 years with a 20p target.

If this doesn't happen then, we're looking at a company which is currently spending a fortune on capital investment (and still holding its own admirably), though gradually COH will reap the benefits of all their investment and hard work - recurring revenue will be huge and because they hammered out highly beneficial agreements on purchase of outlets and rental agreements BEFORE the massive hike in property prices in central Europe (which is inevitable), COH will be laughing all the way to the bank.

At some point in the future whether its when they've got 70 outlets in 2006 or 250 in 2010 as a long term investment I believe that Coffeeheaven is going to be one of those shares that you look at in the not too distant future and think "if only I'd bought a million shares when they were 1p - I'd be a millionaire by now!".

siralex - 29 Jan 2005 21:18 - 94 of 2037

my biggest holding these . friends off mine are off to prague shortly and have instructions to visit coh and do some research.i agree about a possible takeover in the future but i am slightly concerned about them delisting and moving to another market.

overgrowth - 30 Jan 2005 20:39 - 95 of 2037

siralex - let us know how the "field trip" goes - I've heard several accounts from people visting Coffeeheaven outlets and all have been very positive so far.

I believe that the next results will provide evidence that the company is growing well and now starting to bring in a decent income after all the up-front capital investment. This in turn will attract more buyers and as soon as the share price starts to grow at the same rapid pace that the company is growing at, any thoughts of delisting will be put on the back burner.

Delisting has only been mentioned in the past because Nigel Worthington was concerned that UK investors were thin on the ground because unless they travelled to central Europe, they would be unable to experience the excellent Coffeeheaven stores first-hand and as such were more likely to put their their cash into Cafe Nero etc. Whereas, the Poles are aware that Coffeeheaven is a brand leader and regularly have the opportunity to see the customers growing - so, re-floating on the Warsaw exchange could rocket COH from being a 1p share to a 10p share just by moving markets. Re-floating is expensive though and the decision will not be taken lightly - particularly if UK investors suddenly spot Coffeeheaven's potential (which is just a matter of time).

shareshark - 03 Feb 2005 09:15 - 96 of 2037

And another good tick up this morning - Caffe Nero results today are good apparently!

dclinton - 03 Feb 2005 10:04 - 97 of 2037

Wonderful. Topped up yesterday!

AdieH - 03 Feb 2005 12:39 - 98 of 2037

SEO, BPRG and this one whats going on... Happy days.

overgrowth - 03 Feb 2005 19:34 - 99 of 2037

Great news in Shares mag page 11.

"Coffeeheaven is set to show strong profits growth thanks to strong currency swings in its favour".

COH take cash from customers in Zlotys and lease their properties in $ or Euros.

"So where's the good news ?" you may ask...

Only that the Zloty was the best performing currency in 2004 :-)

shareshark - 03 Feb 2005 20:32 - 100 of 2037

Thanks for pointing that one out overgrowth - had`nt really considered the currency factor too much - great news :-)

COH will probably get tipped by Shares Mag or IC soon - cant be too long with all indicators looking positive.

overgrowth - 04 Feb 2005 23:44 - 101 of 2037

Shareshark, Absolutely! - check out the interims:

Sales in Poland were expected to be approx. 60% up on last year...and then we factor in the currency boost.

This company's shares should be trading in the 4-5p range.

We're due a breakout any time now when the masses catch on.

stockpick - 05 Feb 2005 16:27 - 102 of 2037

I would like a little breakout but not to large or it will pull back on profit takers. steady growth over the next few months would be much more relaxing IMO.

overgrowth - 05 Feb 2005 21:03 - 103 of 2037

stockpick - check out the Coffeeheaven website.

Click on "Latest News" on the menu then on "Research notes & Brokers" - there's a really good broker's analysts note - bang up to date - released in Jan 2005!

shareshark - 05 Feb 2005 22:06 - 104 of 2037

Cheers overgrowth - makes great reading!

shareshark - 07 Feb 2005 09:33 - 105 of 2037

Looks ready for a strong breakout when we get the trading update later this month - MM`s know this and want cheap stock IMO.

snaylor - 07 Feb 2005 10:13 - 106 of 2037

no large trades but all buys today. Price ticking up slightly now

shareshark - 07 Feb 2005 10:20 - 107 of 2037

When the update arrives COH will be pushing towards 2p IMO

AdieH - 07 Feb 2005 10:39 - 108 of 2037

Forecast on iii says target price of 2.5p, just topped up...

dclinton - 07 Feb 2005 10:47 - 109 of 2037

Ticking up but only by virtue of the MMs widening the spread to 11%! The bid has remained unchanged at 1.15p

snaylor - 07 Feb 2005 10:53 - 110 of 2037

my broker has upped the quote provided to buy to 1.29 from 1.19 this morning, that has to be a good sign.

dclinton - 07 Feb 2005 11:05 - 111 of 2037

Yes, but would you buy with an 11.5% spread (as it stands now)? The effect is to slow buying down as the immediate risk becomes much higher. We really need to see the bid come up along with the offer so that we could potentially realise some of the gain.

Doug
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