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ISBH SEC Suspension because of questions regarding the adequacy and accuracy of information about the company.
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2019/34-85835.pdf
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https://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2019/34-85835-o.pdf
did you buy the 1's or waiting too?
Mr. Moderator, is the 9.2 million OS and 800,000 float still acurate?
BTW, if you DD'd my stock picks below, you'd see EFSF is having a nice run.
DMAT.OB is another good day trading stock - went from 0.21 - 0.53, closing at 0.45 on Friday
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Hey jersey.
can u post more info in the ibox about share structure - fully diluted, A/S, O/S, insider holding, float, etc?
Pinksheets only lists: Outstanding Shares: 9,180,542 as of 2004-06-22
Also update the latest NR's?
BTW, seems like it could be a daytraders paradise
OT: ALRY, TCOM, AND EFSF are stocks I have been tracking for about 18 months - worth doing DD. Also, sooner or later NMKT will explode.
thanks
MBL
Hey jersey.
can u post more info in the ibox about share structure - fully diluted, A/S, O/S, insider holding, float, etc?
Pinksheets only lists: Outstanding Shares: 9,180,542 as of 2004-06-22
Also update the latest NR's?
BTW, seems like it could be a daytraders paradise
OT: ALRY, TCOM, AND EFSF are stocks I have been tracking for about 18 months - worth doing DD. Also, sooner or later NMKT will explode.
thanks
MBL
This well-managed company with a miniscule float keeps growing and developing quietly and effectively, and hardly anyone even knows it exists. It is satisfying knowing that someday people will be fighting amongst themselves to buy the shares that are available, and that I won't be selling mine until the price is at a level far above this where it will deserve to be in the not-so-distant future.
LOL. Is this company so under the radar that we can use the message board to post secret messages?? Still hanging around, keeping an eye on this. Lots of distribution agreements but no distribution? Is there a date that the American bottling facility is supposed to be completed?
I don't know if anyone saw today's announcement, but an executive with the background and of the quality of Mr. Louttit does not join a company unless he can see that it will be very much worth his while to be there. I find this to be a very positive development in the company's history, and a ringing endorsement of the company's significant potential.
I have already spoken to him =) But thanks for the advice. He's a great guy and is indeed honest and helpful. I have very high expectations for this company in the US. I think this one can really make it big. Steve is working really hard to get it off the ground and has been making a great amount of headway in the last few months. I think I'm going to scoop up a bit more of the stock next week.
It wouldn't surprise me at all. I'd suggest calling Stevan Sandberg, ISBRE's President, at 201-802-0005 to discuss the company's operations and confirm the rumors that you've heard. I call him every couple of months for an update, and find him to be intelligent and knowledgeable and very willing to discuss the company in an honest, straightforward manner.
Now is the time to buy. I went long today on a few hundred shares and have been building a decent position. I've heard rumors that ISBH is on it's way to distribution deals through major, upscale supermarkets (i.e. Wholefoods, Food Emporium, etc.) If this is true we're in for one hell of a nice climb over the coming months.
Hey Jersey,
I find your posts on ACMG insightful so when I realized that you were the moderator of this board i decided to look into Isbre further.
Though I do not know much about the company yet, I will be actively researching it as an investment. Truthfully, I would be even more interested in becoming a distributor for Latin America as I think that Panama would be a good target market and branching point for this product. I can already envision several chain stores who would have interest. Of course the price would have to be competitive. What do you think?
I'm keeping track of a list of solid small growth plays to move into after my more speculative plays like AURC and CWRN run their course, for better or for worse. These are stocks with solid business plans, solid management teams, and little downside. So far I have:
ISBH (Solid business plan with distinct advantages to leverage - still some potential downward pressure on PPS)
GORO (Good prospects and a gold star mgt. team - PPS starting to get up a little high)
AUTO (undervalued compared to growth - current PPS shows a forward P/E of about 5. That will change)
LBWR (not sure about this one yet, but prospects look decent)
Thanks for the detailed update. I'm a little disappointed that the American bottling facility isn't further along, but I know it will come together eventually.
Good to know someone's watching. Basically what has been happening is that production was essentially shut down during the last phase of construction at the Norwegian facility due to preventive measures taken to ensure that absolutely no contamination could possibly get into the product, as that would be the kiss of death, and it was felt that it was better to shut down totally rather than to take any risk. From what I understand, that facility is now done and is in production. This will enable the company to satisfy its requirements with respect to the Canadian, three Pennsylvanian, and Delaware distributors at this point. Negotiations are ongoing with respect to developing a Northeast U.S. facility, which will lower production costs considerably with respect to product sold into the U.S. A beverage industry marketing consulting firm has been commissioned to make a study of what the company's best coordinated strategic direction with regard to sales and distribution is, and that study will be ready in mid-January.
Many major elements of the business are in place now. We have raw materials of the finest quality which are virtually limitless for our purposes, we have a facility that can bottle the product and ready it for distribution, and we have an increasing number of distributors who are selling the product. There are a significant number of steps left, such as establishing the Northeast bottling faclity, rolling out the product through different channels and signing increasing numbers of distributors, entering into private bottling arrangements, establishing channels of distribution on other continents, etc., but I feel very satisfied with where the company has come to date and the management team that has been put into place to achieve its objectives.
"Early part of 2007" I see. I don't forsee a lot of movement in this stock until that facility is built. Sounds like it is still a few months away.
When are they expected to have that American bottling facility built, do you remember?
More good news for the company, and just another building block in the steady development of what is to be a very solid and strong growth company with superior product offerings. It's too bad no one seems to be listening, because this one is going to make people who are aware of it a lot of money with very little risk. It's easily one of the best stocks on the pink sheets.
Isbre Enters Into Delaware Distribution Agreement
MONTVALE, NJ, Dec 12, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Isbre Holding Corp. (PINKSHEETS: ISBH) announced today that it has entered into a Distribution Agreement with NKS Distributors, Inc. for distribution of Isbre bottled Norwegian glacier spring water. The exclusive agreement covers the entire State of Delaware. Isbre earlier announced agreements with Gretz Beer Company, Penn Distributors, and Wilsbach Distributors covering the greater Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania areas.
NKS Distributors, Inc. has been under family ownership since it was founded in 1950, according to President Christopher J. Tigani. With approximately 185 employees, NKS is a wholesaler for Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Crown Imports, Boston Beer, Stella Artois, Bass Ale, Beck's Beer and other major brands. From its distribution center in New Castle, Delaware, NKS supplies product to over 1,000 retail accounts.
Isbre Holding Corp. is a producer, distributor and marketer of bottled water and bulk water. Isbre's water source is a glacier-fed spring located at the end of the Hardanger fjord on the west coast of Norway. Isbre holds the trademark right to put the logo "The World's Best Drinking Water"(R) on its labels. The company currently bottles its water in Norway and sells it in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Isbre is in the process of establishing a bottling facility in a port city in the Northeast United States. The company will ship its water in tanker ships directly from its springs in Norway to the U.S. bottling facility. The company is also seeking other global areas of sales for its water products.
One thing that will help to support the price is that the investors who put up the most recent money have warrants exercisable at $3.00, so I would imagine that when the company's progress becomes evident and they want to buy more shares, they will turn to the public market first and will buy until the bid price reaches $3.00 before exercising any of their warrants.
Yeah, the low side seems to pepper 2.05 and I think, without news, the possibility is there to reach it again. I wish I had more money right now. Unfortunately there's nothing else I'm prepared to sell and the summer expenses are keeping my new money at bay.
I agree, though, that at some point this will get very high in a hurry. Hopefully I'll have some more money by then!
This isn't the type of stock that should do much of anything in a rush. Still, I feel much better and as though the price is more stable at its current spread of $2.50 by $2.80 than I did when it was moving around wildly as it did. I can tell you that I don't think anyone will be able to buy below $2.50 again, and for a stock that was on the ask at $1.01 before its initial rapid movements a few weeks ago, I feel pretty good about my investment. I just set my most conservative price targets for my portfolio this afternoon for the end of 2006 and 2007 to see where I would end up in my estimated worst case, and have set Isbre's at $3.00 and $5.00 on the bid, respectively. I think each of those is eminently achievable and extremely conservative, and would be surprised and disappointed if they don't come to pass.
My take from talking with the president was that the basic product is at least initially intended to be high-end, with a lot of the production to be allocated to private bottling arrangements. I'd suggest talking with him at (201) 802-0005. His name is Stevan Sandberg, and he can also be contacted at
Sandberg@isbre.com. I found him to be a very serious, focused man with a good command of all facets of the business that we discussed.
I know I could find this out myself, but when I went to the website last night the only page I could bring up was the homepage. None of the other links worked for me.
That's really intriguing. So have they revealed what their price points are going to be compared to the competitors? Will a bottle of Isbre be significantly cheaper than a bottle of Aquafina, or will they price only slightly lower to maintain the excellent margin? Any word on that?
Wrongjoe,
Good to see you here. You're right in that the key is getting the U.S. plant built, as that lowers their costs dramatically as compared with bottling the product in Norway. The excerpt I've posted below from the company's website addresses the issue you've raised of competition with the big boys far better than I could, so here goes:
An important advantage to Isbre is its ability to price its product well below the market. This will result in attaining consumer acceptance and market share quickly delivering economics of scale with commensurate increases in margins and earnings.
The key to Isbre's cost advantage is the location of the Isbre Spring on the west coast of Norway. Isbre is able to efficiently ship its water in bulk tanker ships worldwide at significant savings vs. all other bottled water producers who must ship over land in small units.
This ability to ship in bulk (5,000,000 to 10,000,000 gallons by ocean going tanker ship) directly from its spring to its bottlers can reduce its transportation cost to $0.04* per gallon vs. the industry average of $0.64 per gallon based upon shipping in 40 feet container(s) a 16 to 1 price advantage.
As a result of Isbre's bulk transoceanic transportation strategy (there are very few locations in the entire world where this bulk ship loading and shipping can take place), the Company can land and off-load its product to bulk storage facilities (the storage of bottled water is expensive: $260,000 per month to store 10,000,000 gallons of bottled water vs. $25,000 per month to store the same amount of water in bulk) and bottling plants at or near its main markets anywhere in the world.
Isbre's margins benefit because of reduced storage and shipping costs.
Good looking product. Building their own bottling plant in the US is a good sign. Even if turns out they can't compete with the big boys, I'm sure that 99 year lease on the glacier spring has some value...
I'll keep my eye on this one.
This company is well-run with a very low O/S (approximately 12 million) and public float (approximately 800,000) with a knowledgeable management team that is intelligent and honest. It is being developed consistently and effectively, and has tremendous upside potential. It may be a bit pricey for a pink sheet stock, but there is nothing pink sheet about this company. It is well-financed by people who believe in its long-term future, and it is going to be a tremendous success and return big rewards for those smart enough to see it for what it is. When a larger shareholder base discovers this stock, the price will escalate rapidly as happened last week even with very limited demand, because there are not many shares available in the float due to the quality of the shareholder base. This one is not for momo players or flippers, but is for shareholders who want far above average long-term returns.
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