http://www.iomart.com/

The Group's principal activity is providing web based managed hosting services for both the consumer and business.

Originally founded in 1998 as an integrated internet and telecommunications company, the Group has evolved to become one of Europe’s largest providers of managed hosting, colocation, data centre, and business continuity services, serving over 300, 000 customers each day. Having been at the forefront of the UK’s technological revolution for the past decade the Group has developed an enviable reputation for its internet expertise, its service ethic and its product innovation.

The Group holds a unique position within the marketplace. By owning its own data centre and network infrastructure, it is able to deliver the complete set of vertical components in the hosting arena from domain names, virtual web space, security, web marketing, SEO, websites, dedicated servers through to complex managed hosting solutions, colocation space, power, cooling and bandwidth.

As more and more mission critical business applications move on to the web, so organisations need more resilience, security and 24 hour management; the market for managed hosting services and datacentre capacity is expected to grow significantly over the next few years.Described by US Analyst Tier 1 as "currently enjoying the sort of momentum that could soon place it on the list of European heavyweights.", the iomart Group is fast proving to be one of the UK's leading lights in the provision of true cloud computing services.

See iomart is in this weeks IC under five red hot momentum shares.

iomart Group FD chosen as one of Top 20 FDs

08/11/12



Richard Logan makes BDO Hot 20

iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) finance director Richard Logan has been chosen as one of the top 20 FDs working in the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) sector.

He was the only Scottish FD honoured in the inaugural BDO Hot 20 FDs in TMT awards, which saw FDs and CFOs nominated across the country by CEO’s, banks, lawyers, private equity houses and media influencers. The Hot 20 was decided by a judging panel of partners from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO, Sara White of Accountancy magazine and Christian Young of Smedvig Capital.
The report by BDO praises Richard Logan’s six year tenure at iomart Group plc as “outstanding” and describes him as being “instrumental in delivering exceptional growth.”

Neil McGill at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP in Glasgow, said: “Our search to find the TMT sector’s elite revealed many inspiring FDs. To be named in the top 20 is a real accolade.

“Like iomart’s Richard Logan, the very best have a distinct role in shaping a company’s strategy. They are a far cry from being ‘yes men’ to CEO’s or investors. Their financial acumen and ability to know when to take a risk, combined with their overriding passion for their sector and desire for their companies to succeed, makes them some of the most impressive business leaders around.”

Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart Group plc, commented: “Richard’s astute financial judgement and his understanding of the technology sector has been a major factor in iomart’s successful strategy of acquisitive and organic growth. He thoroughly deserves this recognition.”

A buy in this weeks Shares mag - They seem to think the shares will be driven right through 2013 due to the £209 million caps impressive forward sales model means around 95% of its currency anticipated £42.6 million of revenue, for the full year to end March 2013, is already pre-booked. This lends significant scope for upgrades to forecasts. Analysts at Canaccord predict revenues to hit £49.4 million next year to end March 2014, rising to £54.3 million by March 2015, for earnings per share (EPS)
of 10.1p and 12.0p respectively. That equates to a price/earnings (PE) multiple of 19.8, ,falling to 16.5, barely above the software sector average15.3. With return on sales of close on 67% and value still to be extracted from last years acquisitions, EPS could reach 14.0p for March 2015. A forward price/earnings ratio of 22, could see Iomart sailing past 300p mark within a year perhaps sooner.

Good 3% rise on not a good trade day, pushed back up above the £2. See the naked trader is keeping hold of his. (Shares) Before I get a comment. :-))

Melbourne Server Hosting welcomes the world with Google Street View
Melbourne Server Hosting is part of iomart Group plc, one of the UK’s leading cloud computing companies, which recently announced a multi-million pound investment in a new super-fast fibre network to provide even greater connectivity to its customers.

22/11/12


http://www.iomart.com/news/221112

Buy in this weeks shares mag - forecasts could be raised in the coming months, reducing the PE or more likely taking the share price higher, with 300p quite possible.

Iomart Group: Canaccord raises target price from 200p to 248p, buy recommendation maintained.

27 November 2012

iomart Group plc

("iomart" or the "Group" or the "Company")

Half Yearly ResultsFINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS



· Revenue growth of 29% to £19.9m (H1 2012: £15.4m)



· Adjusted EBITDA1 growth of 51% to £7.6m (H1 2012: £5.0m)



· Adjusted profit before tax growth2 of 66% to £4.9m (H1 2012: £3.0m)



· Adjusted basic earnings per share3 from operations increased by 32% to 3.61p (H1 2012: 2.74p)



· Cashflow from operations increased by 54% to £6.4m (H1 2012: £4.1m)





OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS



· Acquisition of Melbourne Server Hosting Limited for a total consideration of £6.7m



· Acquisition of Skymarket Limited for a maximum consideration of £1.4m



· Acquisition of Internet Engineering Limited for a maximum consideration of £1.5m post period end



· Deployment of resilient UK fibre network across all datacentres



· Additional 16,000 sq ft of space acquired to increase datacentre estate





http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4491947

Great set of results

Brilliant results.

IOM IOMART

RESEARCH ALERT-Iomart: Canaccord Genuity raises price target26 Nov 2012 - 05:41

Nov 26 (Reuters) - iomart group PLC : * Canaccord Genuity raises price target to 248p from 200p; rating buy For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters Station users, click .1580 ((Bangalore Newsroom +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))

In a nutshell........

iomart adjusted earnings up 51%
StockMarketWire.com
Revenues at cloud computing company iomart Group rose by 29% to £19.9m in the six months to the end of September.

Adjusted pre-tax profits were up 66% at £4.9m and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose by 51% to £7.6m.

Chief executive Angus MacSween said: "This has been another excellent trading period for iomart, delivering substantial growth both organically and through successful acquisitions.

"Trading in the second half of the year has begun well as the trend to outsource more and more services and infrastructure into the cloud accelerates.

"We continue to invest in our skills, product sets and infrastructure to deliver an increasing range and depth of cloud services and expect to continue the growth we have recently enjoyed. We therefore look forward with confidence."

At 9:02am: (LON:IOM) Iomart share price was +2.5p at 205p


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Angus MacSween, CEO commented,



"This has been another excellent trading period for iomart, delivering substantial growth both organically and through successful acquisitions. Trading in the second half of the year has begun well as the trend to outsource more and more services and infrastructure into the cloud accelerates. We continue to invest in our skills, product sets and infrastructure to deliver an increasing range and depth of cloud services and expect to continue the growth we have recently enjoyed. We therefore look forward with confidence."

IOM IOMART


Here we go first of the upgrades....

RESEARCH ALERT-iomart: Finncap raises price target27 Nov 2012 - 09:23

Nov 27 (Reuters) - iomart group PLC : * Finncap raises price target to 240p from 200p For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click [RCH/EUROPE] Reuters Station users, click .1580 ((Bangalore Newsroom +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))

Someone take the handbrake off. :-))

Come on gf your not trying enough. lol

Here we go...............

27 Nov Iomart Group PLC IOM Finncap Buy 204.63 202.50 200.00 240.00 Reiterates

SP TARGET 240p.

And another one...more to come........

27 Nov Iomart Group PLC IOM N+1 Singer Buy 204.63 202.50 - 230.00 Reiterates

SP Target 230p.

Group Information 2012

http://www.iomart.com/pdf/about_iomart_group.pdf

A hold in this weeks IC. Broker FinnCap forecasts full year adjusted pre-tax profits of £10.6m and EPS of 7.8p, rising to £13m and 9.7p, respectively the year after (from £6.9m and 6.4p in 2012). Growth by acquisition means the company is in a sweet spot. However, with the shares rated on a forward PE ratio of 26, good news is already priced in.