Photo-Me is a share which is just set to rocket. Please just have a look at this report.

UK’s largest operator of coin operated photo booths.
Previous spectacular growth richly cash generative operation
2000-2001 various issues caused collapse in share price
Issues been resolved but now other opportunities arising as well
Digital photo-processing machine manufacture making most of surge in popularity of digital photography
Largest customer Kodak (supplies the minilabs to the likes of Jessops and Boots)
Orders starting to build could soon lead to 125m turnover in this new part of the business

Photo booths 77% of 2003 forecast turnover (141m of 183m)
Digital Minilabs manufacture 38m

Last 5 years PHTM spent 186m on converting its analogue photo booths to digital
Caused increase in debt 2001
Debt now falling away rapidly as cash flow rises fast
Main areas of operation (75%)are UK, France and Japan
France and Japan highly profitable - UK some completion from Snap Digital (who are operating on possibly unsustainable terms to try and poach customers – may go bust inside 2 years)
UK situation now stabilising

Minilabs is the “big ticket” potential
Forecast to be 23% of 2003 sales
Digital cameras now 40% of all cameras purchased
So far only 5% of 200,000 photo processors have converted machines from analogue to digital
Kodak is world market leader – has 30-40,000 machines in US, UK,Europe up for renewal
Kodak has ordered DKS 1500 machine from PHTM – cheapest most efficient machine on the market.
PHTM expects to increase production of this machine to 200 per month – will at some point sub-contract this to China to cut costs and allow PHTM to concentrate on remaining market leader by developing next generation Digital Minilabs.

Schroders have been buying stock (17.1%)

They are in MI and SCSW portfolios – a 2003 Nap for MI and they say “keep buying” G.

Thanks for your thoughts. Agreed.

KEEP AN EYE

PHTM 14p

Volume picking up with the share price rising aswell
Due for a turn around on the trend

Intraday Chart

3 month

5 days

3 month

A good day again as the bounce is following last Friday rise.
The UT was activated soon after the opening at 15p and since a few 10K buys have move the price higher to 15.50 / 16.25p spread.

Is due for another UT at a higher price

I selected the shares yesterday at the UPS thread ..........

Monday 25
PHTM 14.75p

Reason : Share bouncing from 200 days MA with volume last Friday after retracement. Ex - CEO have increased stake to 22%
and 2 weeks ago got back to the board. Shareholders equity was 24p on last statement and gearing reduce to 33% from 57%.

16.50 - 16.75p +1.875p

having another go this afternoon and rising well now

PHTM is also traded at "Plus Market" so far 228K there only 110K at LSE

the last 5 trades below at - Plus Market -

Trade Date Trade Time Price Volume Type Considerations
26/05/2009 14:10:35 17.00 6,935 O 1,178.95
26/05/2009 13:55:06 17.00 2,265 O 385.05
26/05/2009 13:50:09 16.85 15,000 O 2,527.50
26/05/2009 13:37:05 17.00 15,000 O 2,550.00
26/05/2009 13:31:30 16.85 12,375 O 2,085.19

link to trades .. plus market trades

MRSI
this share has been a rampers paradise for at least 15 years to my knowledge and probably longer, maybe one day it will change its spots but i have no reason to believe so. be careful. at least you are posting on the correct thread.courtesy and photocal cost nothing and go a long way. good luck to you.
regards
jkd

jkd

re -this share has been a rampers paradise

Everybody has its opinions, and mine are clear, hoping others can make money like me. Spoting a SHARE when is ready to move is good business for the short term punter, I use this system now that the economy and the market is not in a good shape.

The case is not if I posted on the right place but if my reasons are "CORRECT" and the share price does its works like it has today.

regards

thanks MRSI
for making it clear that this is for short term punters(gamblers) and not one for investors.
regards
jkd

MRSI
lets see where this price is in say 3/6/9 months time. who will do the mickey taking and gloating? not i, of that you may be assured.i'm wrong too often. when you grow up you might also be able to admit to it. being wrong and lied to that is.
regards to you
jkd

jkd

a lot of people (not me!) on these threads only buy shares for very brief period.....even a week is long time for some like justyi, mitzy, hyleo, big al etc.....and these are the people that post lots on the threads

if MRSI makes big gains in a week then good luck to him.....or in a year.

jkd

My chart last Monday was a clear signal that is short term as I was signaling when to buy and when to sell.
On times like know were no one knows yet what is the future for the economy, short term is the best using Indicators, instead of UPTREND for LONG term Investment.
As share price is over 200 days, the long term investment can be applied also

It went higher after 3 good buys, but the "AT" is not being activated yet though the MMs are trying lowering the bid
from time to time, so another 17.25p "AT" is taken UP by the order book ( last one was yesterday)

At the moment the spread is 17.50 / 18.25p

18 - 19.50p +1.50p +8.70%

share price has moved higher though the "AT" has not been activated and show as yesterday closing price, not at moneyam as it goes by middle price

link to trades .. plus market trades

It looks like PHTM are trying to diversify into a small scale energy production

link http://cleantuesdayparis.fr/media/files/Power-Me.pdf

Another 2 large trades after hours, 9.3M and 5.7M = 15M @ 13p each

well news today of the dumping 15,030,000, but someone must be buying it also ........ so news soon again about the buyer.......

Bank of New York

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 29/05/2009

before
50,028,429 -- 14%
now
34,988,429 -- 9.73

The buyer of 10.8M

Dan David Foundation Managest Ltd

36,779,318 before 10%

47,579,318 --- | 13.2% after

On the move UP today after the masive trades lately, there is buying at " plus market" and a few "AT" trades at LSE that move the price higher even with a "UT"


link to trades .. plus market trades

Photo-Me makes progress

Photo-Me said pre-tax profit on continuing operations improved by 7.9m to 1.6m in the year to April.

Net cash generated from operating activities was up 14.9m (65%) to 38.1m (2008: 23.2m).

EBITDA was up 5.6m (17%) to 38.6m (2008: 33m) and net debt almost halved to 23.5m (2008: 45.6m).

Revenue on continuing operations, pre-exceptionals, was up 17m (9%) to 210.5m (2008: 193.5m), while operating profit improved by 7.6m to 5m (2008: loss of 2.6m).

Pre-tax profit improved by 7.9m to 1.6m (2008: loss of 6.3m) and
reported pre-tax loss on continuing operations, post-exceptionals, was 5.1m (2008: 20.9m).

The total loss from continuing and discontinued operations was 17.7m (2008: 19.8m).

Operating profit increased to 12.1m (2008: 9.1m) or, at 2008 exchange rates, 10.3m.

Revenue increased by 12% to 166.1m, benefiting from the weakening of Sterling; at 2008 exchange rates, it reduced by 3% to 144.4m
Digital media kiosks, a key element of the Group's diversification strategy, performed well, especially as credit card payment facilities were increasingly installed.

Sales of retail photographic equipment severely impacted by the credit crunch.

Operating loss was reduced to 5.2m (2008: 7.1m) or, at 2008 exchange rates, 4.4m.

Revenue was virtually unchanged, at 44.4m, also benefiting from the weakening of Sterling; at 2008 exchange rates, it reduced by 12% to 39.1m.

Imaging Solutions, the wholesale lab business, is treated as discontinued, reporting a 6.9m trading loss and further 8.1m non-cash write down of assets to their expected realisable amounts.

Thierry Barel's departure date has been agreed as 3rd July 2009 and a search for new CEO is well advanced.

Serge Crasnianski, a non-executive Director since 6th May 2009, becomes Deputy Chairman and is to act as interim CEO.

John Lewis becomes Senior Independent Non-executive Director
Dan David returns to the Board in a non-executive capacity.

Hugo Swire, Chairman, stated 'The year to 30th April 2009 saw some considerable achievements, in line with the strategy presented in July 2008, despite the worst economic conditions for many years. In particular, EBITDA and operating cash flow both improved strongly, and net debt almost halved. On continuing operations excluding exceptionals, last year's loss was transformed into profit.

In the absence of a further material deterioration in market conditions, the Board's objective is a further improvement in the outcome for the year, on continuing operations before exceptionals. It also confidently predicts a further material reduction in indebtedness.'