can anyone please explain why actif group have had a 14.9% rise tday..When there has been 9,400,000 shares sold and only 204,000 purchased.This share has risen for the last month on what would be considered light purchase volume..100% rise in a month not bad...Any thoughts please!..nashmann

15 October 2003 Actif Group plc
Final results for the year ended 2 August
Turnover up 2.8% to #25.6 million (2002: #24.9 million).
Retail turnover up 7.7% to #16.2m
wholesale turnover down 27.6% to #5.4m*
Profit before tax increased by 5.7% to #333,000 (2002: #315,000)*
Net Debt reduced by 39% to #1.1m (2002: #1.8m)*
Gearing ratio reduced to 27% (2002: 47%)*
Gross margins have increased to 44.9% from 42.5% as a result of the increasing proportion of retail business within the Group*
Basic Earnings per share of 0.51p (2002: 0.74p)

it reported a 5.7% growth in full-year pre-tax profit and said its reconstruction and restructuring is now broadly complete. It said it now has a solid platform on which to grow performance over the next year, with a positive outturn to first half trading expected.

Thanks azhar, for your replies..take it you hold these since you replied .if so the rise is gd news..still major sell volume tday..

tipped in todays shares mag

it looking good, anyone have any idea?

Big spread currently. Should be up over 11p tomorrow.

can see it opening well up tommorrow

how comne?

y it rise a lot today?

pattern of buying opening up today as MM knew it had been tipped still
plenty of demand expect they will test water to see if the demand holds up @ 12p ? IMHO

Shares Summary

The market has started to wake up to the turnaround at Actif. With the market capitalisation a fifth of turnover and a very low PE, the shares look like doubling over the next year or so.

Currently a fraction under 10p and on the rise. Looks very promising after a 26% jump yesterday.

still cheaop at this level most of trades delayed yesterday so doesn't give idea
of buys/sells

Doesn't seem to be doing much today. Do you think it is worth holding on? I came in after the initial rise yesterday morning.

nothing change since yesterday if you bought yesterday you either take you lose or hold on IMHO they are good value they delayed trades issue is causing confusion as the number trades gone thru is not the reality I dont have level 2

Yes hold on!

Buys have been double the amount of sells this morning. Price has been up and down like a tart's knickers this morning. Should rise up to 10p this afternoon and do well next week too.

Thanks Gordon & Andrew. Will sit tight. Looks like a nice little company going in the right direction. Also a couple of tasty girls in the photo in Shares mag. Bad basis for investment I know...!

buys outweight sells on the trades that have gone thru by mopre than 2:1
yet the price heads south does this mean there is a big seller out there ?

Looks like the rise triggered by the Shares Mag tip triggered this sell of 700000 shares on the same day...

Bit of a bad week for this one. Any opinions on the next few weeks for Actif Group?



Actif Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number:2717SActif Group PLC19 November 2003 Actif Group Plc ('Actif Group' or 'the Company') Holding in CompanyThe Company announces that it has today been informed that on 13 November 2003Sue A Holihan sold 700,000 shares in Actif Group. Following this disposal, MrsHolihan has an interest in 2,407,233 ordinary shares (583,400 of which areregistered in the name of her spouse, Francis Leonard Holihan), representingapproximately 3.7 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeEND

any opinions since now prices seems to have stablisied ??