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Merry Christmas to all! eom
I'm betting nothing further in 05. Not bashing, I believe. I just know that everything this company does takes the slow road to get there. Sales figures probably not until Feb.
GLTUA
We will wait until some information comes from the company about Canada and India distribution deals for bug juice at the very least. And, more likely, until we see sales/revenue numbers.
The pressure semms built, but Augustus Gloop is still stuck in the pipe - right at .02. (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reference)
Welcome to trading in XLPI
I do believe that the company is that close to having some exciting news, whether it's about the engine treatment, Eliminator-200, FAM-415, or some combination of the three. Once they do have distribution commitments from Canada and India on the E-200 product, or asia-pacific starts turning the revenue that is expected, this one should rocket.
Until then, we're left with ridiculous spreads and anemic volumes. The only saving grace is that it is holding steady, and not drifting down while we wait.
CEO has said that he's trying to keep PRs to a minimum, as they are apparently quite expensive. I would love to see one stating the completion of distribution contracts in Canada and India. Then something with numbers in January or early Feb about the fiscal year ending Dec 31 05.
4freegas.biz site still not finished, but closer. Taking these people forever to get their poop in a group. I've heard nothing about any distribution/sales numbers.
So, ok. XLPI Asia-Pacific is going to deal the bird flu stuff in addtion to the engine products. That isn't really news, is it? I rather expected that.
And we're almost ready to prepare to enter into distributor agreements in Canada and India. This is not news, but more hopeful plans that history shows have been prone to fall through.
Happy thoughts, to be sure. But no real substance yet, IMHO.
So here's my problem...
XLPI makes this fabulous announcement about a new anti-microbal product that has the ability to control Avian flu, but there is nothing on their website about it. No product information, no anecdotal evidence or testimonials, Hell it isn't even mentioned anywhere.
Yet another creative way XLPI has found to stunt its own growth.
Still long, but still shaking my head....
Not that it happens every day, but I have personally known two people who have had their oil changed by some corner lube shop, but didn't get the oil plug re-installed. The lube shop pays for it, but what an extraordinary hassle.
The hidden benefit isn't the gas mileage or the "what if I lose my oil" situation. A huge benefit is that engines will last a lot longer because of the protection XcelPlus provides. Longer-lasting engines means that people will drive their cars longer, which means they won't be buying new cars as often. Any guesses why car companies don't endorse XcelPlus?
If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't still be here
Good Luck to us all!
puppman, you neglected to highlight planned goal of $4 to $5 million in 06. I think we've all heard XLPI plans before. I think this is awesome news, but I have to take the Missouri (Show-Me) path on this one.
-bank
That would seem to be an interesting discovery, pupp.
I hope that development of the asiapacific site is quicker than the 4freegas.biz site, which is agonizing in its lack of pace.
Maybe XLPI has found a $500k revenue source to get XLPI-AP (Aisa-Pacific) off the ground?
Well, the www.4freegas.biz site is finally showing progress. The site is designed, although the content is virtually non-existant. A small step toward fulfilling promises from the first week of this month, anyway. If there is anything I've learned about this company over the past year, it's that the CEO speaks what he believes, but tends to suffer from chronic optimisn when it comes to time scales.
Still patiently long and strong.
-2dabank
I'm not getting it, either.
Does it strike anyone else as odd...
The way they are marketing this? Instead of "Treat your two cars, then sell the rest and lose $8", I think it would have been better to say "Treat your car, and sell the rest to make $30 in profit."
Great product, and I'm long and strong, but it seems to me like the company keeps shooting just wide of the mark.
Possibility I heard was that someone had a stop-loss sell order set at .004 and the MMs decided to take them up on it. It wouldn't surprise me that they would be able to do that.
I think anyone who wanted out has gotten out. Now the MMs are raiding people who are making mistakes with their brokerage accounts (like setting a stop loss sell order). I have to believe that these are good signs for longs. We're just waiting for the good news that will give us a push.
USA Today ads start tomorrow!
According to XLPI website, half-page ads will run on 4 consecutive Fridays in USA Today Life section, touting the fuel-saving properties of its products. Will also contain an offer of cheaper shipping.
Let's hope the ball starts to roll...
I'm sure the a problem comes in compensating a financeer. Even a relatively small $1 million financing arrangement would be 66 million shares at .015 per - which I'm certain wouldn't be an acceptable deal to the one with the money. I have no idea how to reconcile this without serious dilution of the float. I hope Mark and Bill can find a way...
Any rumors about any of the following?
Financing?
2nd Thailand shipment?
China orders?
European rep sales?
Advertising? (I've suggested radio once before, but apparently wasn't approved.)
Man, there's a lot of good potential out there, but a paucity of actuals
Concur with all. I was hoping for much quicker take-off of this one, but the devil is in the details, as they say. I still think that by this time next year, we'll be happy we held.
Thailand shipment doubles 1st half sales in one shot - assuming it all gets sold. Plus the 2nd shipment already being pulled together to go. Here's to hoping things continue moving along the plan, even if more slowly than hoped.
I think you're right, badnknees.
It seems to be going in the right direction, just more slowly than we hoped. I'm guessing the next PR might be about when the first shipment of goods actually leaves for Thailand. I'd love to see one about funding, too, but I'm afraid this will require time.
On the good side, I still think that as the world finds out that this company and its products are not a scam, the stock has potential to be valued at dollars per share. It may be 24-36 months from now, but even if it reaches $1/share, that's a 50-bagger at today's prices.
Nothing earth-shattering. My synopsis.
Total sales for the 1st half of 05 are about $19,000, on which they report a gross profit of $12,900. Gross margin of just under 68%. IMO that's not bad.
Expenses for the 1st half were about $214,000 - roughly half for Marketing and Advertising and something called "Commercial - Indian Archery" Anyone know what that's about?
Growth from 04 to 05 was about 137% (8k to $19k) Small numbers but nice percentage.
The Saluda property shows on the Asset column, although it also shows in the Liabilities column in the same amount. Notes at the end say they have prepared the first of two shipments to Thailand. I guess they get paid when the product actually sells there.
And, they're still waiting for funding.
-bank
Perhaps this disappointment is built-in already. Those that were hoping for a quick score have gotten out over that past couple of months? I'm completely guessing, but today hasn't been dismal, which I think is a good sign.
I still think we'll be here a while, though.
But straightforward - no obvious BS.
It certainly does seem that longs are going to be required to exhibit more patience. Nice that it came out after close on Friday so the market has time to forget before any trading can occur on the news.
I think we're going to suffer short term because of this, though.
I've tried it. Worked for me!
I used the Engine Protection treatment and have seen my mileage improve from consistently right at 18 to consistently between 19.5-20. I'm a nerd. I calculate every tank.
At 1.5 mpg on a 20-gallon fillup, that's 30 extra miles. Having paid as much as $2.69 a gallon (welcome to California), I figure it's saving me 3-4 bucks every time I fill up. That pays for itself in fewer than 10 tanks.
A note. It took 1500 miles or so before I saw the improvement. But it's been 10,000 and a couple of oil changes since the mileage got better, and I haven't seen any dropoff.
The stuff works. The world just needs to WAKE UP!!!!!
bmrich, It seems American retail space is hard to come by. XLPI has had talks with Pep Boys, Auto Zone, Wal-Mart, etc. They'll have nothing to do with it until they see a marketing strategy in effect. Of course marketing takes dollars, for which there is a commitment, but no actual funds until an otherwise unrelated court action settles. So the US retail market is in a holding pattern.
I am curious to know how much of the SE Asian commitment has turned into actual orders, and how the rep in Germany has done penetrating markets there.
End of year price? If XLPI can show a $2 mil profit this year, which I would guess might take $7-8 mil in actual orders, we should be seeing at least a dime/share. Way better than that if the growth potential materializes the way I think it will.
Does the market ever make sense?
Here's my 2 cents. Looking at the last 6 months chart on a weekly basis, it still looks like the stock has had its heaviest volume on upward movements. The strong longs are holding, the impatient longs are getting out. I think this is a longer-term play that could see upwards of $1/share if the market takes off the way the old Slick 50 market did. There is a lot of skepticism out there to blast through, though.
Keep the faith and hope for good news from the CEO.
Seems like an awful big spread.
Anticipation of financials that have been promised by month's end, perhaps?
That's always true, Lady
Something about funding would be nice, but lawsuits are miserable. I'm involved in a class action suit that was supposed to pay in April. Oh, we mean that we now have a meeting in late June to settle things...Even when things are already settled, they just take time to work through the system.
Looking forward to seeing some sales/revenue numbers as well.