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Exactly...so the fundamentals of the business do matter.
Build your own burger:
I think that uWink may do extremely well with the Build your own Burger thing...the touchscreen ordering seems, to me, to be ideally suited to this. The Counter has opened to rave reviews and has deals in place for 60 franchised units since opening a couple years ago...
The reviews seems to be that the burgers are EXCELLENT.
I don't have any problem with what he posts...but to say "focus on what's important" when you post mindless chatter/whining about wanting the stock price to go up is sort of silly.
no offense, but you're not very smart at all.
The stock will do well if the company does well. The company's doing well is partly dependent on their financial health. Therefore, that's something worth discussing. Your mindless yammering about "would like to see it hold these levels all week" is stupid. Zac
http://wsw.com/webcast/mcm4/uwnk.ob/
SOmeone may have posted this earlier this year, but it's still interesting...execs presenting to investors at Merriman conference Zac
How is uWink planning to fund the build-out of the 2-3 more restaurants...the fact that they're saying publicly that they're going to do that in the next few months suggests, to me, that they really aren't too worried about cash. Zac
<<They are heavily in debt,>>
Are you on crack?
when is it effective?
we could also sell the information regarding their whereabouts to Dick Cheney for his secret spying program...the possible revenue streams are ENDLESS!!!! ;)
well it's tons of people...i actually don't think NOlan was one of them...i didn't see him on there, as I recall
Well I was referring to the newly registered shares. Those shares could not be sold and now they can be sold...
One of the filings was for the registration of previously issued shares, so the holders can now sell them...though they don't have to and won't necessarily. Could it put some downard pressure on the share-price? Absolutely. Doese it have anything to do with the long-term viability of the concept? Of course not.
ahh...such a good movie
Hey,
My brother is 21 and goes to Umass Amherst. I showed him a couple of the videos of uWink (without telling him I own the stock because I didn't wanna bias him) and he said that it looked awesome. He said he would love to go hang out there and when I mentioned they were franchising, he said they will have one near every college campus.
This is just anecdotal, but I think it's interesting.
I'm Jewish too...I'm sure that comes as a shock...
:) Nice call on the new 52-week high this week...Zac
Yeah, we added a few years based on all the drama with Merrill Lynch... ;)
Someone else pointed that error out on this board already. Oops... Zac
Yeah, I think you're right.
I think that new franchisees would be in possesion of material insider information (unannounced franchised sales) and therefore would not be allowed to buy the stock.
Writing from study hall... :)
I think this PR is particularly interesting because uWink's management has demonstrated that it is not "promotional" in the past...they do not put out an endless stream of meaningless press releases to try to pump the stock price.
SO: They have a lot of credibility in issuing this release, and their optimism seems genuine...not just promotional. just my thoughts.
Zac
hehe...I think it could potentially grow far faster if stuff gets lined up quickly...if you look at the EXTREMELY rapid growth by franchising in companies like Moe's Southwest Grill...rapid franchise growth is possible...we shall see...can't wait for the first franchise announcement (if they end up being able to sell them).
Lastest blog mention:
http://writeslikeshetalks.blogspot.com/
you're selling at 3 or 4?
Hehe...I just think it's fun to guess. I'll say 9.
Awww...come on Raw, you're a gambling man...just give me your guess as to how many locations uWink will have on December 31st, 2007.
Ok...let me try asking it this way:
How many uWink stores do you anticipate being open on December 31st, 2007? ;) Zac
Hehe...well i just mean is 50 stores still a possibility? Zac
nah...it's on the REG SHO list on the nasdaq site too...but it's not important
Raw:
is the 50 stores by Christmas 07 still in the cards? It seems like they've probably pushed that back based on where they're at now, but i haven't heard anything. Zac
Hopefully the opening is going smoothly...i'll look forward to reading reports in the AM hopefully? Zac
For a really, really, fast growing food franchise, check out Moe's Southwest Grills: founded in 2000, it has a few hundred locations already open, and contracts signed for a thousand more or something.
Point is, for those who were doubting (INCLUDING MYSELF!!) it is very much possible to grow extremely rapidly through franchising, if the concept is unique and exciting. uWink is both, I think. Moe's has a capital investment of around half a million...mmm...
http://www.nrnhotconcepts.com/2006_winners/index.cfm
You can go to that site and look at their past winners...mostly relatively new restaurant concepts, some of them growing their number of locations quite rapidly.
I think uWink has a far more unique/interesting concept than any, and will stand out from the pack very easily.
Zac
hehe...good one. Zac
<<David Rapp has written about history for American Heritage, Technology Review, and Out.>>
He writes for a scholarly history magazine and a gay magazine. That is what I call diversification.
Hey,
Sorry, I phrased it wrong...I was just trying to get a feel for your confidence. The way I read it, it seemed like you were assuming that they would sell...but it was just the way I was reading it. Zac
Rawnoc,
You seem to be counting franchise sales as a given. Why are you so sure they will happen? (I believe that uWink is well positioned for franchise sales but I'm wondering if you can provide any insight). Zac
The fact that people are still buying is indeed a laughable situation
Well-said...I mean, I agree with those themes that you mention. I was just wondering if you were basing it on sort of concrete evidence that I wasn't familiar with, or just sort of the concept. I agree 100% about the concept, but I think we are still awaiting evidence of success (beyond some indications that the restaurant is busy and nice reviews), in terms of new developments.
crappy location....second floor in 2nd tier mall
So you would consider yourself "highly confident" that they will be able to sell franchises. I share your sentiment, but I'm wondering if you can break down a little bit why you feel the way you do. Zac