Snappy Intro Series – Introduction summaries for the aspiring investor

I have been interested in shares and investments for a couple of years now. I have learnt a tremendous amount but am still fresh enough to remember the ignorance of my beginnings and the biases I unknowingly held. That’s not to say I’m free from bias, but certainly less so. I want to set out […]

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PVCS – PV Crystalox Solar – BUY!

I’ve bought £500 at 9.1p. I was looking to buy when they were at just over 8p but dithered and missed my possible entry point by a penny! Their recent interim management statement hints at a return of cash to shareholders. I’ve writtenabout this company before and their massive cash pile. They have been crippled […]

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Ms International – MSI – Half year report

Half year report out today. Share price reacted well to the news. http://www.digitallook.com/news/rns/20516659-12869/MSI-Half_Yearly_Report_html 239p £44m market cap. 10m cash. Healthy asset sheet. Profits lower than H1 2011 but they have 25% higher value of orders on hand than H2 last year (i wonder if this means they think revenues will be 25% higher than H2 […]

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PV Crystalox Solar PVCS – Ready to give out cash?

(Figures in Euros unless otherwise stated) Solar panel maker that has been savaged by cheap Chinese competition. I can’t recall the details of what’s gone on in the industry but essentially there has been mass over supply. At the half year point they had 122m cash. And at a glance about another 100m of assets […]

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Zoltav Resources – Oddball

I have been reading Tom Winnifriths opinion that Zoltav Resources is in his opinion a short sell down to 0.25p. To sum it up they have enough cash to last them until mid next year having received a loan from their biggest shareholder. I had a quick browse of the financial statements and it seems […]

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