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The Damned: Would you be so hot (if you weren't dead)
Nothing against John Lennon, being dead is good for rock n roll product identity. Good guitar solo. Listen for the 'imagine' piano riff at the end.
Back to the days of 4 cents? ... Maybe Big Daddy was right. Beta and nothing new in the internet. Whats the O/S on this POS? ;)
GYPH .31 - Gryphon Gold Corp
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 08, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Gryphon Gold Corporation is pleased to provide an update of onsite construction work for the Borealis Oxide Heap Leach Project as of September 8, 2011. The project remains below budget. The Borealis Oxide Heap Leach Project began building the initial heaps for cyanide treatment on September 5, 2011.
John Key, Chief Executive Officer of Gryphon, commented, "The aggressive schedule for entering production at Borealis has been a challenge but one that our personnel and contactors are continuing to meet."
The project is on target for delivery of loaded carbon in September and cash flow in October.
Shares Outstanding 193,769,882
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My favorite lotto EDWY
They are launching their 2.0 platform September 22. Thats next week! No more beta tests, no more building. Open for full blown business internationally!
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BFLY $2.10 - Bluefly, Inc.
Bluefly, Inc. (Bluefly) is an online retailer that sells designer apparel brands and accessories at discount prices. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company offered over 50,000 different styles for sale in categories, such as men’s, women’s and accessories from over 350 brands at discounts up to 75% off retail value.
Bluefly, No. 173 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, has raised $6.5 million in funding by issuing a new round of common stock.
The stock was purchased by Bluefly’s biggest investors including Soros Fund Management LLC, Prentice Capital Management LLC and Rho Ventures, which now owns 37% of Bluefly.
George Soros purchased 555,555 shares @$1.80 on 9/9/2011. 6,480,070 shares Held by Soros Fund Manangement, LLC
Bluefly continues to lose money. For the first six months ended June 30:
•Sales increased by 12.3% to $45.7 million, from $40.7 million in the prior year period.
•Net loss was $2.3 million compared to $2.2 million for the first two quarters of 2010.
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EGHT $4.69 - 8x8, Inc.
To the Cloud!...
63,000,000 Outstanding Shares
8x8 offers integrated voice, video and mobile unified communications solutions for small to medium-sized business and distributed enterprise customers. These solutions leverage existing broadband Internet connections and cellular networks to deliver advanced features and high definition (HD) voice service at a fraction of the cost of legacy alternatives.
Fiscal 2011 Revenue from Business Customers Grew 24.4% Year-Over-Year; Quarterly Revenue Increased to a Record $18.2 Million
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sep 12, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- 8x8, Inc. EGHT +6.83% , provider of innovative cloud communications and computing solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Contactual, Inc., a provider of cloud-based call center and customer interaction management solutions, in an all stock transaction that will not exceed 6.7 million shares of common stock of 8x8. 8x8 expects the transaction to close prior to September 30, 2011. 8x8 has been successfully reselling Contactual's call center technologies as part of its business communications services since 2007 and has seen strong, escalating demand for these services across the 8x8 customer base.
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NSOL CEO keeps buying. Big daddy might be right for a change!
www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=8143140
MDW 2.75 Midway Gold Corp
CEO has bought shares in June, July, August and September 2011
CEO of Midway Gold Corp (MDW) Daniel E Wolfus buys 22,500 shares of MDW on 09/02/2011 at an average price of $2.64 a share.
Midway Gold Corp. has a market cap of $290.6 million; its shares were traded at around $2.64 with a P/E ratio of 66.1.
CEO Daniel E Wolfus bought 30,000 shares of MDW stock on 08/05/2011 at the average price of 2.06. Daniel E Wolfus owns at least 1,482,117 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 28.16% since.
SHARE STRUCTURE
Market Capitalization (as of Thu Jun 17, 2010)
Issued and Outstanding Share Capital: 89,766,996
Total Number of Warrants Outstanding: 7,531,506
Total Number of Options Outstanding: 6,576,667
Share Capital - Fully Diluted: 103,875,169
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YONG 5.66 - Yongye Int'l Inc.
Big times ahead and great numbers for YONG.
Morgan Stanley will purchase $50 million of preferred shares, which are convertible into common stock at an initial conversion price of $8.80 a share, Yongye said. That amount may increase to $15 a share if the company reaches certain undisclosed profit targets.
Yongye International Announces Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results
- Company Raises Top and Bottom Line Guidance -
BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YONG), ("Yongye" or the "Company") a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of crop nutrient products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.
Second Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights
Revenue in the second quarter of 2011 increased 73.0% to $154.7 million from $89.4 million for the same period of 2010
Gross profit increased 83.4% year-over-year to $91.8 million
Income from operations increased 72.5% to $51.5 million
Net income attributable to Yongye increased 63.1% to $39.5 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, compared to $24.2 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, in the same period last year
Adjusted net income attributable to Yongye, which excludes non-cash expenses related to share-based compensation for management and independent directors, the amortization of the acquired Hebei customer list, and a change in the fair value of derivative liabilities, was $40.5 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, compared to $24.1 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, in the same period last year*
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The only thing I dont like about EMLL...
Share Structure
Authorized Shares: 5,000,000,000 (06/04/2011)
Shares Outstanding: 4,836,936,000 (08/01/2011)
Float: 2,486,110,000 (06/04/2011)
Restricted Shares: 2,433,000,000 (06/04/2011)
If this thing had 500 million AS, it would be above .01
Not to say it cant happen anyway. Just thats a lot of shares.
Good read from Motley Fool
www.fool.com/investing/small-cap/2011/09/02/small-cap-investing-the-roulette-wheel-of-wall-str.aspx
Small-Cap Investing: The Roulette Wheel of Wall Street
This article is part of our Better Investor series, in which The Motley Fool goes back to basics to help you improve your returns and be more successful with your investing.
Welcome to the roulette wheel of Wall Street: the small-cap investing arena. Small-cap stocks offer the ultimate risk-versus-reward potential to investors, but also come with the added side effects of heartburn and sleeplessness for those who aren't prepared to deal with the consequences of investing in this niche. So let's take a closer look at why investing in small-cap companies may or may not be the right move for you and how to go about picking out what could be the best performer of the coming decade.
The allure
The allure of small caps comes from their mind-boggling ability to consistently outperform large-cap indexes over the long term. Data have shown that since 1927, a small-cap value portfolio would have handily outperformed any type of large-cap portfolio -- whether it was value-, blended-, or growth-oriented. So what gives small caps the ability to outperform considerably larger businesses? These three factors say it all:
•Small caps are often ignored by Wall Street analysts. These analysts aren't going to waste their time researching a company that they suspect no one follows when they have a huge clientele waiting for their next research report on a much-followed mega-cap stock. Ignorance can be bliss, but in this case, it's to small-cap investors' advantage.
•Small-cap companies can often grow their business at a much faster rate than large companies. While revenue isn't everything, as we'll discuss in a moment, understand that it's a lot easier for a company like Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR ) to double its revenue from $600 million to $1.2 billion -- as it's expected to do in 2011 -- than it is for its partner Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S ) , which would have to double from $32.5 billion to $65 billion to accomplish the same feat.
•Small caps are their own self-fulfilling prophecy. By offering the largest risk-reward ratio and having consistently outperformed large caps for decades, small-cap stocks have a steady stream of individual investors who are themselves looking to become the next Warren Buffett.
The dangers of small-cap investing
Remember that little point I made above about heartburn and sleeplessness? Well, here's why this could happen to you if you aren't prepared...
The danger of small-cap investing is it's often emotionally based. Even if you're doing your research, there are twice as many out there who aren't. This makes small caps often prone to much wilder price swings than mid- or large-cap companies.
If the volatility doesn't bother you, the lack of visibility might. While not having Wall Street analysts covering a stock is a bonus to small caps' long-term outperformance, it also means having to do considerably more legwork in getting to know the ins and outs of a company. If you aren't ready to break out your pencil and get dirty learning about a company, then you're probably better off staying away from these smaller names.
Finally, there's the most dangerous aspect of all in regards to investing in small caps: being sucked in by a rapid revenue growth story with no earnings. Let's go back to our Clearwire example from above. Yes, the company has doubled its revenue regularly over the past few years. But it has also needed its partner Sprint Nextel to inject it with capital on multiple occasions because Clearwire is losing money hand over fist. This isn't to say that companies currently losing money won't someday be very profitable, but the bottom line is extremely important when investing in small caps.
It's up to you
Now to the meat and potatoes: Who should be investing in small caps?
While "everyone" would be a great response, this just isn't the case. Small-cap investing is definitely geared toward the younger and, to some extent, middle-aged investor who has a considerable amount of time left to retirement and who isn't afraid to take risks. Investors should understand that you should only invest in small caps what you're prepared to lose. Although healthy dividends can sometimes be found among small-cap stocks, I would recommend dividend-income seekers who crave safety to look elsewhere.
Unearthing a gem
If you've made it this far, then perhaps small-cap investing is right for you. Taking into account the risks and rewards we've noted above, if you can find a nice balance of growth, profitability, and sustainability all within the same company, then you're off to a good start.
One of my favorite examples of this is True Religion Apparel (Nasdaq: TRLG ) . A relative no-name five years ago, the company has transformed itself from a mere wholesaler into a branded bricks-and-mortar retailer of premium denim products. The company is growing its sales by double-digit percentages, is profitable, and has a squeaky-clean balance sheet.
Another name that comes to mind is ICU Medical (Nasdaq: ICUI ) . The need for health-care products is only increasing, which makes ICU's IV products a sustainable, profitable, and steadily growing business platform.
Luckily for you, these two companies are only the tip of the iceberg in the small-cap arena. If you're willing to put in the research, you may just come out ahead of the house in the roulette wheel of investing segments. Good luck, my fellow Fools!
NSOL .076 formerly Nuclear Solutions, now, U.S. Fuel Corporation
Ceo purchased 200k shares on 8/09/11
and purchased 100k shares on 8/31/11
(Dear Shareholders: We are proud to announce that we have changed our name to U.S. Fuel Corporation. Additionally, we have continued development efforts on our first CTL fuel project in Muhlenberg Kentucky and improved our corporate governance structure to better support our efforts.)
And appear to have local legislative backing as well.
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Good buy ops for PCFG, BRGO, EXTO going into the holiday weekend. Think all three will rest today and strengthen next week.
EGT .31 Entertainment Gaming Asia
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (NYSE Amex: EGT) (“Entertainment Gaming Asia” or “the Company”), a leading provider of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) on a participation basis to the Pan-Asian gaming industry, today reported operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 and reviewed recent corporate progress.
“We remain focused on executing our strategic growth initiatives to develop and operate regional casinos under our “Dreamworld”
.Highlights:
•Net income was $307,000 for the second quarter of 2011 compared to a net loss of $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2010.
•Consolidated adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and non-cash charges) was $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2011 compared to $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2010.
•Total net revenue from EGMs on participation for the second quarter of 2011 was a record high of $4.6 million, an increase of 29% from the second quarter of 2010.
Total Net Income
2010
-5.21
2009
-26.36
2008
-26.96
2007
-234.60
This company is about to get profitable. Just sayin.
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PCFG. Hey a retest of .037 .....one more test? Or we heading north from here? Hmmm...
EMLL Start up GOLD MINER. I know this has been sort of a buzz around for a while but looking very good. Begining initial alluvial operations (sluice) towards end of Sept (+/-). COO Koo states approx 300-350 oz gold ($500,000) PER MONTH during the prelim operations until more advanced systems go in place. Chart is a beaut! A barage of PR's concerning the companies forward progress during the month of August, I believe, caused this to move. Can't wait for the next quarterly financial!
PCFG - I bet we see a retest of .037 before we see a break of .05. Good time to back up the truck.
PCFG I'm liking anything under .05
Been tracking SMKY for a little while now. Nice share structure as well. Good ibox over there Six.
SMKY's online store should launch early this week - maybe even tomorrow. Also expecting the 10k for 2010 to be filed this week, with Q1 and Q2 of 2011 to follow - becoming current with filings. Great stock, great company.
SMKY is a "mom and pop" oven smoked foods retailer. They will be rolling out with their online sales - shold be in Sept. Appearently they have a deal with Weight Watchers. See thier board for more details. The CEO is a regular poster on the board - impressive and transparent! PPS has been bouncing and staying above the 20 SMA and well above the 50 and 200 SMA. Strong uptrend. IMO
Bout time you boarded up Helicon! I'll do my best to bring some relevant chart work here. Yeah, lets MAKE SOME BANK!
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