goldfinger
- 18 Mar 2006 00:18
Watch out for this one floating in the next few days, it could turn out to be the float of the year. Theres not much available on the company yet but I have found the write up below which shows the fantastic potential of this one. Note just how cheap it is.
New Issue: here's one that's more than hot air
Published: 12:45 Monday 27 February 2006
By Cliff Feltham, Companies Correspondent
Owners of thousands of buildings in the UK are facing massive bills over the next few years to comply with new energy standards, which is good news for new AIM entrant Worthington Nicholls.
Air conditioning and ventilation units using ozone depletive gases have to be replaced by systems using more environmentally friendly gases.
The measures are creating a windfall for air conditioning installation companies like Manchester-based Worthington Nicholls which is to float on AIM with a price tag close to 35 million.
The firm, which has been around since the early 1970s, needs extra working capital to cope with the influx of orders which will see this year's turnover climb from 11.7 million to nearly 30 million.
The flotation, sponsored by broker Corporate Synergy, will also allow founder chairman Peter Worthington, who is nearing his 70th birthday, to sell shares worth around 7 million.
After years of steady progress, the firm has seen a huge jump in work triggered by new energy efficient legislation flowing from the Kyoto Agreement.
The deadline for owners of buildings to replace air conditioning, heating, ventilation and chilled water systems using banned gases is the end of 2009.
Chief executive Mark Worthington, son of John, believes there are at least 9,000 buildings in the UK which will have to comply with the new regulations. But the figure could be much higher. ' We are talking billions of pounds here,' he says.
Worthington Nicholls has concentrated on servicing hotel and retail clients which include Hilton, Holiday Inns, Debenhams, Arcadia and Boots.
A new, energy compliant air conditioning plant in a high street store can cost anywhere between 80,000 and 120,000. Re-fitting a Debenhams branch cost 670,000 while hotels can expect to pay around 3,500 a room for a new air conditioning unit.
Worthington Nicholls offers a complete service, designing the system, managing installation and providing regular maintenance. At present income from maintenance contracts is running at around 20% of total sales but that is expected to rise.
The flotation, which is raising a total of 15 million, will also provide a warchest for acquisitions. Two deals have already been lined up with will add another 20 million a year to turnover.
Mark Worthington says there is huge scope for acquisitions. The company claims to be market leader yet it only has a 3% share suggesting plenty of room for consolidation.
The company is making some confident assumptions about future growth. Profits are expected to rise from 3.7 million last year to 8.6 million in the current year to September. By 2008 it is projecting earnings of 12.6 million on sales of 45 million but this does not take into account any contribution from future acquisitions.
Says Worthington: 'Stringent environmental legislation has changed our business. Now the large international hotel and restaurant groups prefer to deal with a single supplier. We believe there is huge scope for expanding not just in the UK but across Europe.'
Price of the shares being placed will be fixed over the new few weeks following investor presentations with dealings due to start in about a month's time.
Please DYOR and do not use money on shares you cannot afford to lose.
cheers GF.
David10B
- 26 Jul 2007 17:02
- 932 of 1203
ABSOLUTE RUBBISH THIS AND COH ARE NOT DERAMPS, JUST A FRANK EXPRESSION OF MY OPINION ON GROSSLY OVERVALUED SHARES.
PEOPLE COME HERE SEEKING AADVICE AND GUIDANCE NOT OVER BLOATED RAMPS.
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY I WOULD NOT WISH TO DERAMP SOME STUFF I HAVE BBUT NOTHING WILL STOP ME BEING FRANK ABOUT THEM.
EG CFE LEAVE IT WELL ALONE RIGHT NOW, SAME WITH LNX---WAIT FOR MORE NEWS. YOU SEE I DONT MINDED SLAGGING ANY SHARE THATS WORTH IT.
OTHER SHARES THAT I HAVE MENTIONED HERE ARE DOING WELL.
HOWEBER ITS BECUASE OF RUDE GUYS LIKE YOU THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME DONT MENTION THE REAL GEMS.
i BOUGHT A FEW MIL, QUITE A FEW, OF EIT THE OTHER DAY @ 1.5P I THOUGHT TO SAY BUY HERE, BUT YOU WERE WAY INTO YOUR MONTHLIES AND A BIT BITTER SO I DID NOT-----TWAS NOT ME THAT LOST OUT WAS IT-
beemer2
- 26 Jul 2007 19:57
- 933 of 1203
IAN WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO REMOVE THIS MUPPET
Big Al
- 26 Jul 2007 20:26
- 934 of 1203
"PEOPLE COME HERE SEEKING AADVICE AND GUIDANCE NOT OVER BLOATED RAMPS"
Anybody who comes on a BB for this reason should be shot!
What's more, this will recover.
ptholden
- 26 Jul 2007 20:33
- 935 of 1203
Can I borrow your 12 Bore please Al, I have a target in mind :))
Big Al
- 26 Jul 2007 20:36
- 936 of 1203
No bullets left.
Who is this dickhead?
BAYLIS
- 26 Jul 2007 20:45
- 937 of 1203
A really HOT AUGUST will do the trick. DAILKIN ?
ptholden
- 26 Jul 2007 20:55
- 938 of 1203
Who? The self -proclaimed saviour of the small investor?
Think your description suits better Al :))
Big Al
- 26 Jul 2007 21:20
- 940 of 1203
I use 13 day exponential RSI, pth .................... but then I use it in a different way. ;-0
ptholden
- 26 Jul 2007 21:26
- 941 of 1203
Al I was never a fan of the RSI until I stumbled upon an article explaining its proper use. Since then I have also been using support and resistance trendlines as well and it does seem to work rather well. Would appreciate an explanation of how you use it, either on my TA thread (would welcome your input on that thread, positive or negative) or via email.
pth
fliper
- 27 Jul 2007 09:15
- 942 of 1203
This looks like a good price to buy at .
David10B
- 27 Jul 2007 22:41
- 943 of 1203
you can use whatever you wish with this on even a 12 shoot, but it wont save it or its investors. Its heading down to my 80p level. If it hits that the bottom may well go
David10B
- 30 Jul 2007 10:39
- 944 of 1203
So here I am again to supposedly rubbish yet another thread some would have it.
However for those of you with sense the message is clear-- this is one hell of a dangerous share to punt with.
And why risk you money, the board have been naughty and been found out--and Mr Market will, yes will, punish them and if your not smart take you with them besides there is much better value to be found elsewhere---simply for the looking.
jimmy b
- 30 Jul 2007 10:41
- 945 of 1203
Come up with some figures as to why.
David10B
- 30 Jul 2007 10:45
- 946 of 1203
Hi Jim which ones do you want the real ones of the joking ones.
Seriously you dont need figures, but if you do take a look at the excellent TA thread here.
The company has broken the rules and it will pay, it may even go bust, but that only my view, you dont have to except it as caved in stone because I do,and I would not touch them.
jimmy b
- 30 Jul 2007 10:52
- 947 of 1203
No i want figures ,,,not just an opinion ,,i bought these on float day last year ,and sold earlier this year as they had gone up three fold and i thought that they had got ahead of themselves,,i know about the recent problems and am not in any more ,however for those people in now i don't think it's a bad hold at this price,,,,,why are they going bust ???? you don't have any reason ..
paulj
- 30 Jul 2007 12:46
- 948 of 1203
Honestly, I wouldn't bother tangling with or trying to get any sense out of David10B. He trashed the COH thread and this one will go the same way if he's indulged.
Big Al
- 30 Jul 2007 14:48
- 949 of 1203
Yep, but I love a good feckwit. ;-))
steveo
- 09 Aug 2007 12:46
- 950 of 1203
As a Nuetral, like or not 10B is on the money at the moment, alot of bears are punishing this at the moment, and it can't all be his fault!!!
Very nervous market will punish this relatively more than others.
paulj
- 09 Aug 2007 14:01
- 951 of 1203
Yes, but 10B only turned up after things began to go pear-shaped, steveo - as he did on the COH thread. His morbid interest in WNG was baffling. He admitted he doesn't hold any WNG shares or COH shares. That's fair enough, but why did he suddenly pipe up like some shonky soothsayer? Because he was a serial deramper who took a perverse pleasure in taunting those who do invest. Were he still able to contribute to this board, he'd no doubt reappear like some demented ambulance chaser when the next firm has an sp wobble. Of course, he'd pretend he was doing us a public service then, too.