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see, right back to $1 at the start of the day, just as I suspected.
well it looked to me like it was at $1.05 with 306,507 volume. Than later I looked and it change to $0.95 with 312,507 volume, this made me curious so I looked at the 1 day chart. At the end of the day there is a huge drop to .95 spiked back up to $1 then a swift drop back to .95. I see a huge spike in volume at the very end of the day, with a bunch of trades in the thousands. so It looks like the drop was the result of a bit of manipulation. Some days traders flipping 5-10% a few times rly quickly at the end of the day. I bet it jumps right back above $1 at the start of the day tomorrow.
I have seen a lot of your posts, but you have a crap load of posts. I had not seen the number posted before, but I will give it a read soon, thanks
You only need about $10,000,000 and you could buy the whole company with a couple million to spare......
I undertand it in simple terms only because I have not read it yet, I have only seen very vague comments by you about it. Perhaps if you supplied me with the patent so that I could read it, I would have a better understanding.
I have not read your patent, as I have no idea which Patent is yours. If you want to link me to it or something, I would be happy to look it over, as I have read many of your posts that mention it, but none with much detail. All I know, based on the posts of your I have read is that you "infuse" algae with Phosphates, via a bath, than they are free to develop without further addition of phosphates, or something along those lines.
Look there is no doubt that Humans are helping cause the nutrient depletion in the ocean, but it is NOT because of sewage processing, at least not entirely. the Main reason is absolutely because of over harvesting the ocean. Algae grows, feeds marine life, and we take it out. The fish don't end up eating each other or dyeing in the ocean, it is not recycled in the normal way. So we end up eating the fish, and yes we prevent a lot of the nutrients from returning from the ocean because of water cleaning. However, it is not the filtration, but rather the fishing that is the real problem. We clean the water, not because we are worried about nutrients, but rather because of all the other shit in our water (latex chemicals, antibiotics, etc etc. all the shit people poor down the drain on a daily basis. and I assure you that those things entering the ocean will do lots of harm. I am sure hefty amount of mercury will be a nice addition to the ocean.
To my knowledge, we have not come up with a good way distributing nutrients back to the ocean without causing massive, deadly algae blooms. But let us be clear, we are destroying the ocean, possibly changing the climate (although I don't see how the increased metabolic activity could effect hurricane patterns in such a severe way), because we are Greedy, obese, psychotic capitalists, who only think of one thing, the bottom line. It is not because we are trying to keep our children from getting brain damage, by cleaning our waters.
If you honestly believe the blame is on the people trying to clean up the shithole of a mess, rather than the reckless profiteering at the expense of the planet, than you are truly lost. Sure climate science is still very new and inaccurate, but it gets closer to the truth every day, but I can sure as hell say, they have a better idea of what is going on than your little correlations.
Ouch! I have flipped this stock a couple time for a bit of money, but am now sitting in at $1.93 avg. I thought about flipping it at 2.05 the other day... could added bunch more shares at these prices, if I had.
I think you have been watching Silent Hill to much if you consider underground coal fires as more of a threat to nature that completely leveling that same area. hmmm let's see, the Coal Burns releasing its standard toxins, causes some forest/brush fires, and lays dormant for years, sure that sounds bad, but wildfires are a natural part of how the planet renews/recycles. Where as, with the mining, the entire area is completely leveled, mass amounts of mines tailings clog stream contaminate untold amounts of water, and all that is left is a giant crater, oh yeah, and the coal is burned anyways. Perhaps the emissions are cleaner than a free burning coal deposit, but orders of magnitude more are burned by us when we mine it. We sure are Lucky this mine saved us from those awful wild fires that occasionally happen......
Now don't get me wrong, I have no delusions of being able to be coal free currently, but I do believe it should be phased out, and replaced by advanced solar technologies with battery and hydrogen storage, for non-peak generation hours. Of course the research the technology, and build out the massive infrastructure will take decades, so there is no reason to hinder the progress of clean tech in favor of ramping up coal production, which is a guaranteed dead end street.
don't get me started on environmental policies, as most of them are just nonsense written by politicians and lawyers who have no idea what they are doing. Often they boil down to business deals.
On to corn, I personally think it is retarded to use corn as a fuel, it has horrible yields as compared to other crops. I only am invested in isobutanol since the corn laws are already in place and there isn't a damn thing I can do about it, but make a little money on the side lines. As for reserves, we recently had some of the worst drought on record, which ravished corn crops nationwide. However corn prices are now close to half what they were last year indicating that reserve are on the rise. I am sure the RFS has a major impact on crop availability/price, but I don't consider it the sole responsibility for people starving, but I have not the time, nor is this the place to get into that.
Correct me if I am wrong, but did you just defend Oil spills as a good thing? I know that oil spill occur in nature, and yes there are select "nutrients" in oil that could be beneficial.
I don't consider these to be things that I want in my food supply yes I know algae change much of the chemistry during cultivation, but there are toxins that are definitely not good.
This sure looks like the oil spill helped out not to mention the countless other birds and marine life that die as a result of oil spills. You think a nice shrimp and lobster harvest, to feed a country of obese people makes up for it? or how about the chaos that took place before when fisherman were ravished by the spill? or how about BP doing everything in there power to stop having to pay for the damage they caused? they sound like swell guys who really care about the people and the environment.
Your feelings on clean water causing global warming is mute, until you can provide one shred of data that supports it. most of the time, based on your commentary, you seem like a knowledgable guy, but some of your views on cause and effect and how to solves the global problems are just damn loony. I really don't understand at times, how you draw some of your conclusions. You seem like an expert, but with a very narrow scope on how many factors play into how things turn out.
If you honestly believe Fossil Fuels are our saving grace, than you have put a time stamp of about 100-200 years (Maybe) on global pandemonium and near human extinction. The sun is basically the ONLY dependable energy source going forward into the future (I am including tech based on that i.e. fusion etc) Perhaps the planet core as well, but the idea of humans meddling with the planet core scares me.
Well, to be fair there are Massive government subsidies for corn. it is produced by Multi Billion dollar companies, and has much more time to scale up. take away corn subsidies and you will see ethanol companies drop like flies. Also let us not forget the 10% blend ceiling that ethenol has. fuel companies are in a bind because of regulations for them to add blend more ethenol, but they can't because it would destroy most car engines and infrastructure.
Because I know corn isnt going anywhere for the time being, and knowing the limits of ethenol, it is also why I invested in GEVO. If they can nail down their fermentation process, their Isobutanol could tackle many problems. However I dont see corn as a very good solution long term, which is why i look into algae and other such things, that if figured out how to produce/harvest economically, could actually work well as a transitional fuel.
Coal is a limited resource, and account for massive damage to the environment, and I don't just mean through CO2. Mine tailing, mountain top removal, stream beds being completely clogged up. it is a huge mess. Their is NO SUCH THING AS CLEAN COAL so please don't speak of it as some saving grace.
it will also run out some day. the only way we can go forward into the future is through the use of our sun to produce our energy, or possibly advanced fusion one day. I firmly believe some day most energy will be from solar, and most liquid/gas fuel will be from hydrogen. those are unlimited resources as far as humans are concerned.
Well there is no doubt that climate change IS happening, and there is no doubt that people have overstated and understated the actual effects of it thus far. Climate science is a very hard field, with huge margins of inaccuracy, as there are So many factors that are hard to predict. So many unknowns, and unsure measurements. Al Gore has personally stated that his film was over sensationalized, with the point of getting attention to the problem. But you have to remember that even a small change on a Global scale can have massive effects/consequence, many of which we cannot account for.
There are so many things that could spell out or doom in the future: massive food shortage due to depleted phosphate reserves, which I believe deep ocean mining/algae harvesting is the only way to manage in the future, apart from massive reduction in population. Mega virus/diseases, massive scale war for dwindling resources, whether is be food/water/metals ore etc. ( it think advanced desalinization will solve the water problem in the future, apparently Lockeed Martin is working on something huge right now, with advanced membranes or something) a Meteor could head for us (basically a statistical certainty, just a matter of time scale)
Anyhow, the point is, the universe/world is an unforgiving harsh place that is out to kill us at every turn; as over 90% of all species that have ever live are extinct, could be more. And as Intelligent Humans (debatable) our goal is to do our best to ensure our survival, so as a responsible Human, I try my best to research technology/ideas or whatever that could help in that goal. Not everything is going to be a winner, many to most will fail, and there will be many scams along the way. As investors in the tech industry, it is our job to do our best in finding companies that could help with the many challenges we will face, and try to make money and the same time. There will always be wins and losses, so just try to get all the info you can, question everything, do your research, try not to fall for scams, and hope for the best. That is all anyone can ask out of any human/investor. Just don't fall in love or hate with any company, as that will blind you to successes and failures that they may make. be like a Vulcan, and use your logic!
One thing is certain, something has to change in the energy/food/water industries, or we are all kinds of fucked, within 40-80 years, most likely. Also keep in mind that usually profit trumps everything, so that even if something does work and CAN solve issues that need to be solved, it will often fail if it doesn't make people there precious dollars. Who is to say that Originoil doesn't figure out how to scales it to the size and efficiency it needs to work and make money. People are impatient and greedy, and I would bet my life that there are many inventions/tech that could have had sweeping change on the world, but got crushed by lack of finances, corporate meddling and Politics.
Sewage is not worthless if we use it as a nutrient rich fertilizer for algae growth, which in turn can be fed to fish etc... Considering waste streams and deep ocean water is really the only viable way to sustainable harvest algae, which I think you Have to agree is going to be a fact of life going into the future (algae harvesting). Maybe it will never be a viable option for fuel, I can't say, it is a hard challenge. However, there absolutely is a market for algae, in food oils, carbon sequestration (which will be mandated some day) plastics and chemicals, fertilizer, animal feed, supplements and so on. These are all growing markets, they take time. you aren't just going to pry the food oils business out of Monsanto and ADMs hands overnight. Will Originoil be a part of this future? who knows, my doubts have been growing over the time I have been following this company ( a few months prior to the 30 to 1 split). It has been hard to see a company with a seemingly good product, have such poor stock performance.
I don't personally have enough data, to say whether or not they can clean/harvest/ separate etc in an economical fashion. Studies and demos take time. You have to prove technologies over and over again before you can get scientists and big money involved, and like I pointed out before, most companies in this sector have suffered. I do not think this company was created as a fraud company, but perhaps one that dreamed to big, and may be realizing they can't deliver as much as they claimed. I personally wont count this company dead until the end of the year. However I did sell my position at a loss, as I think there is still going to be more downside before any possible upside. Thy have been saying they are going to start pulling in revs within the first half of this year, so I guess we will see what the Q10 brings. I doubt it will be anything to jump at. I am still waiting to see news that PACE and CWT have finished engineering and are manufacturing machines, with sales. if that doesn't happen by Q3, I will probably have to switch my view of the company to that of Temp and Kimble's, but not just yet.
ah yes, I wasn't looking back far enough. however, based on those dates, they acquired that land before you made that statement, unless of course you have proof of email interactions taking place well before May 20th, as large deals like that take some time to iron out.
Who is to say you didn't see that 8k and than do some research afterward? Not saying you are a liar, but I like to base my opinions off of facts I can see, hear..etc... I like to follow the scientific approach to evidence as best I can; which I am sure you understand.
I saw the new released about setting up the display "near" the Salton sea, at Rocky French's Fishery. I wasn't able to locate anything in the 8k about "buying the farm" on it. Are you refering to the 500k Loan agreement they entered into on July 23rd?
Can't prove it had anything to do with your comment, since other people are capable of coming to the same conclusions as you did; although I will say the news came out suspiciously soon after you made that comment.
Yes, you scream Altounian over and over, and yes upon my research he has been involved with a number of OTC stocks, most are complete failures, however i did find 2 that are up 150% and 200% over there lifetime of 5-6 each. they are both pennies, so it is not a huge accomplishment, seeing as all the others i looked at are at a 99%+ loss.
That being said, as far as I could find, Altounian was only involved briefly back in 2008. The only thing I could find was in an SEC document that had Altounian listed as someone who was holding OOIL stock that sold, i guess as part of a private placement. It shows he had about 25,750 shares at a value of $2575. small potatoes. considering many people on the same list had the same amount or more ( a number of them with shares in the millions) I think it is an unfair for you to SCREAM Altounian this Altounian that, when it seems as though his involvement was minor and only at the early stages 5 years ago. I have found no proof he is still involved in any way, or in any way since that brief moment in 2008.
I also wanted to re-illustrate my previous point about Biofuels/renewables being a very hard sector to be active in.
finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=OOIL+Interactive#symbol=ooil;range=my;compare=gevo+szym+amrs+cere+fslr+biof+cdxs;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;
Here are a number of the most well known Biofuel/renewable energy companies. As you can see, the market has not been kind to any of them, and they all follow the same trend, to varying degrees of loss. I can only name a few, such as:
REGI
RTK (RTK hardly counts, as all there money comes from dividends from there 60% share in a fertilizer company. the recently canceled operations in biofuels)
FF
synm (their success remains to be seen though)
My point is, there is no need to get on hear screaming about altounian and Toga parties non stop, when you do not have a full perspective on what is going on. I will probably believe you, if another Reverse Split comes up, or price tanks overnight (like many of altounians do; massive spike/pump, followed by instant crash.) or volume just completely dies out(i.e. less than 1-2 thousand per day)
I think we will all know by the end of the year weather this company is a complete failure. But I will not count them out entirely until I see results or lack there of from the stuff going on with CWT/PACE. time will tell...
Period Ending Dec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2010 (all numbers in thousands)
Total Revenue 588 180 46
Cost of Revenue 402 57 -
Gross Profit 187 123 46
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This IS sales^^^^^^^
It is not a lot of sales, but it is sales. This past quarter had zero sales, yes. But that is ONE quarter, for a company that is NOT a manufacturing company, and that has not yet finished the engineering and contracts of its actual machines. They only make test machines right now, as that is all they are capable of at the moment. They sell some, and donate some as proof of concept displays.
if you look at the financials, they had 588k in revenue and 187k in gross profit, which of course is before all the expenses, including his bloated salary, took them into a loss of 10 Million.
However, if you followed the company, you would know that all that revenue was from basically one customer, with 1 order of a larger unit, payed for in 2 installments. The Machine was custom made at the time, and not streamlined for efficiency and cost.
"Since our first shipment to Ennesys last summer, we have shipped a dozen of our Algae Appliance testers, every one built in the lab." -Riggs
Now say hypothetically they were able to sell a larger unit to each of these clients, that could be 12 million in possible revenue. Obviously the number wont be that high, at least yet. but perhaps 50% bought one, that is still 6 million of revs. This would still put them at a loss, but it does not include possible licensing revs they may acquire, or maybe they sell more machines than that. Not to mention, if all the stuff going on with CWT and PACE is legit, and I believe it is. there costs of good sold will be substantially less than it is now.
I realistically think this company could succeed one day. The issue now is lasting long enough to do so, but I will agree as it stands now, Riggs is being irresponsible with the finances, and because of this, he is over diluting the company. Even a real company with great potential can be killed by irresponsible dilution and spending.
But I just can't see him as being an ill intentioned criminal, like you seem to think.
The Algae Appliance is a Dewatering device. They do have a cellular fracturing technology, that extracts both oil and Biomass, and leaves the solutions in Biomass>water> oil layers. However, I have not heard anything about that for a long ass time, I imagine they figured out it was not cost scalable or something along those lines. While working with the DOE, they changed focus to dewatering to create an Algae "crude" standard, that can be supplied to multiple downstream processes. the "crude" has to be further refined to extract the oil and biomass, using various processes based on the end product needed. Some are probably costs effective and some not. Fuels are still far from cost effective, but the technology will catch up eventually.
I think a more major concern with Algae, is the phosphates needed for growth; they have Nitrogen covered, but it appears to me that the only way to effectively grow algae without compounding our future Fertilizer catastrophe that is 30-40 years away, is to only use waste streams or deep ocean pumping, as the top layers of water have less nutrients than are desirable.
with our current crop production, we waste untold amounts of Phosphates, that run into the ocean and devastate wildlife. Algae farms set up to capture that runoff would be a great idea, any way you look at it. I think Algae definitely has a large part to play in many industries going forward, but I have come to terms with the fact that, solar/electricity and hydrogen production are really the only feasible ways to fix our future energy concerns, so fas as we know right now. Advanced graphene batteries, so we don't waste every ounce of Lithium on earth, and solar powered Hydrogen "farms".
I know you love coal, and yes it could sustain us for a while, but you can't in all seriousness claim that it is a good solution to the problems we face int he future.
Yes, I already said I agree, that he over compensates himself. The R&D to SGA ratio is definitely troubling. However, you must look at it rationally, from both angle, you only look at it from one angle. Yes they only have 10 employees, but they are basically all Management.
5,000,000- 370,000(riggs salary)- 370,000(I imagine his Bro makes about the same as he does)
=4,260,000 - Consulting fees for Gerald R Baily and 2 others, which I KNOW are not cheap (consultants charge a fortune)
-$400,000 for cost of Revenue, Remember, they don't have a factory line, they currently build every machine, by hand, this is slow and costly.
- the other employees (who are probably over compensated as well)
-SEC filing costs - the shit they fill there building with (chairs, couches...etc; probably overspend here as well)
-Legal fees from the australia nonsense - patent fees - plane/train tickets - gas - Web hosting/ Web Master Fees (they have a pretty comprehensive website
-They obviously pay for pumps, this is no secret. Money TV big Biz..etc - all the Videos and shit they make(pretty sure this doesn't count as R&D)
- I imagine they pay CWT and PACE for the work they are doing.
Selling: Cost of Sales, which includes salaries, advertising expenses, rent, and all expenses and taxes directly related to producing and selling product
General: General operating expenses and taxes that are directly related to the general operation of the company, but don't relate to the other two categories.
Administration: Executive salaries and general support and all associated taxes related to the overall administration of the company
Now, if you look at the R&D side. They really only have one Core Technology that they are making right now. It just come in different sizes, with a brush instead of rake...etc. the Algae Appliance is the same machine as the Clean Frac, there would basically be no R&D costs associated with developing the second machine after they have the first. Nicholas essentially does all the Research on his own, and none of the materials and equipment they use look extremely pricey, its just pipes, plexiglass, a pump...etc
I am not saying that Riggs is not taking advantage of the finances, there is no doubt he is taking more than he has earned thus far, however You come up with arbitrary numbers out of thin air, and scream Toga Party this, Toga Party that.
as for the Performance of the stock thus far, yes it has been shit, but if you look at almost EVERY company dealing in biofuels/algae/renewable tech, they ALL have suffered horribly. Solazyme, Gevo, Amyris, Ceres, Kior. There are a Few like Renewable Energy Group, and some Solar companies that have been rebounding over the past year. Overall though, it is just a tough sector to crack, and takes time. Will Originoil succeed, hard to say, things have been looking grim for some time, but I can't look at this company and see a criminal group. Some shady things, yes, but outright thieves? not enough evidence to support such a claim.
news from last year, but I imagine it could be Related to this
I agree that he Completely over compensates himself Salary Wise. But numbers from 2011 go as follows.
Compensation for 2011
Salary $263,667
Bonus $104,000
Total Compensation $367,667
I highly doubt he increased that to 500k, and I doubt he takes another 500k in expenses. Please don't post non factual Financial statements.
For the record I had a stake in this company that I just sold at a loss, as I foresee the stock going lower as well. However, I still think long term this will be a winner, I just but I think the floor is still in question. I sold out so I could buy on a big dip in VPCO, which looks to me like a more viable option currently.
I have been on the fence for a while about the Company as I see suspicious and troubling things (i.e Financials) in the filings, but also see the great potential in the tech and certain facts including, gov't collaboration, and working with people like Gerald R. Baily (Exxon CEO); I can't see how he would involve himself with a fake company, which could ruin his reputation. So I Really dont know what to think right now, but I will look for a new entry point, or maybe try to ride the waves for some short gains.
The big tobacco companies are the only other ones to invest in, at least in the US. Other large E-cig Companies are Logic and Njoy, but they are Private.
To respond to why NJOY is getting the spotlight, it is because they are the largest distributor, so it is natural that they do. However, all of the Advertising we just made has NJOY and KRAVE Kings featured together, left side is Krave and the Right Side is NJOY. As far as price, Njoy costs more than Krave.
**Update**
Seems as though there was a lot of unwarranted panic selling today, based on lower revs. Based on my understanding, It seems as though the lower revs are all due to one Client that ordered less.
However, what I took away as more important, were the increased margins, Net Revenue is up from same period last year, Lower Costs. Also, most importantly all of the Krave Advertising the Company I work for has made, just shipped out today. These are going to be at ALL WilcoHess 300+ locations. So, they may have had trouble with a distributor over this past quarter, but they have big dealings with a very large distributor that will show on Q3. I Bought on the dip, this company is far from done, minor hiccup.
Walmart is a $255 Billion Market Cap company, conquering them would basically ensure resounding success. However WilcoHess is a $24.38 Billion Market Cap Company, and that just is the Hess side of it. Hess owns a large stake of Wilco, but the rest is Private, and I am unsure as to how large they are. I know that Hess plans to buyout the remainder of Wilco sometime at the end of the year, or something.
Anyhow, the point is, WilcoHess is a Very big company, so I wouldn't call them the "smaller Market". And consider a huge portion of their retail sales are for Cigarettes. Hess is mainly an Oil Refiner, and is engaged in retail mainly through their partnership with Wilco, so far as I understand it. All in all, supplying a 350 store chain with Krave E-cigs will = a TON of sales throughout the rest of the year, and beyond. Walmart may be closer than you think, if they aren't already selling to them.
I am not entirely sure if I understand what you were saying there. But you said you went to Visit a Wilco or Hess store? and saw no Krave/51, or Blu brands there?
I am unsure as to whether WilcoHess has started selling Krave brand yet. What I know is they will be very soon, as the marketing materials they are purchasing from us are due to ship sometime this week, as soon as the special order of boxes arrives.
I will break down my understanding of Vapor Corps Brand sales:
Krave (multiple flavors, bargain brand) is to be sold in Convenient stores/gas stations. perhaps grocery stores in the future.
Krave Kings (Part of the Krave Brand, more expensive than Krave but lasts longer, made to appeal to Current smokers the most, looks like real cig, has Tobacco and Menthol Flavors) These are also to be sold in Convenient stores/gas stations, I was in a BP/Family Fare store the other day, and they had a case which was half occupied by Krave/Krave King. the rest of the space had Logic Brand, and one or two minor brands.
51 (Premium brand, meant to appeal to smokers, Tobacco and Menthol Flavors) These are mainly going to be sold in Tobacco shops.
Green Puffer, VaporX, EZ-Smoker (I dont know as much about these, the technology Varies from brand to brand) These are marketed completely online or through Infomercial.
As far as I know, WilcoHess is only going to be engaged in selling Krave and Krave King. Krave is there biggest and most popular brand. As far as comparing to Marlboro and Camel, obviously those brands still dwarf all E-cig sales entirely I believe, but tobacco sales continue to decline and E-cigs sales continue to rise. I can't say if or when E-cigs will outsell regular cigs (some people think within 10 years) But I can say, they appear to be headed in a strong direction toward great Success.
**Update** So, the initial plan to ship the VPCO Advertising materials tomorrow may be in question due to a box supply issue.
The Pump Top Toppers are all printed, the Bollards are mostly completed, and the Mobile Signs are in the MAgenta printing stage, and other colors are to be printed throughout the day, and all printing should be done by the days end. The shipment will probably be going out almost certainly this week, and will be fully implemented in WilcoHess stores during August and going forward for unknown, extended period of time.
If anyone lives near a Wilco or Hess gas station, Convenient store or Travel Plaza, should be able to confirm that I am telling the truth about this Advertising Campaign, within 1.5-2 weeks.
Happy Trading my Fellow Share Holders, we are in for some nice gains going forward!
I can fill in the gap with some news! An update rather, on a few of my past posts. Today WilcoHess made the final approvals, and the large ad Campaign for Krave Kings and NJOY E-cigs have gone in to production, and are printing as I type this message. An order of 555 Pump Top Toppers, 275 Bollards. I am unsure of the exact numbers on the mobiles, but it is at least going to be 275, but most likely more. On top of this, I have gotten word that it is going to become an Inventory item. We will be keeping extra stock of these items to send out to more locations and replenish any stores if their items get damaged or what not. This campaign looks like it is going to run for a long time!
I say stock up on the cheap prices now, this company does not appear to be slowing down, at all.
Based on what I can tell, the company went public in 2004, spent years on R&D, and began selling product in 2009. Since then, revenues have gone up consistently with 8, 11, 16 and 21 million, with the TTM at 23 million, already indicating even higher revenue going forward. Over the past 6-12 months, they have finished spending lots on future investments, built a strong management team, and have cut costs. These recent developments, along with increased exposure and sales point to a bright future for this company, either as a strong competitor or buyout candidate.
It is fine if you want to come on this board and express opinions about the company, but if you are going to try and convince people this company is headed downhill, at least back it up with more facts than just a few slow volume days. I have followed this company since it was a 15¢ stock, when the volume was only a few thousands shares each day. Recently the volume exploded into the millions, after some number of recent media exposures, and I see this slowed volume as a natural correction to the over excitement of the stock, as is what happens with countless stocks across the investment world. This company is very much still an early stage company, that is just crossing over into profitability. Technology companies, which is what this company is, take a long time to get going, and It is just silly to beat down a company that has shown nothing but improvement since its inception. It is like some people expect fortune 500 companies to be built in the 3 month period in which they have known about them, and if they don't, the company is doomed for failure, in there opinion.
If you took a look at my previous posts about vapor corp, on the direction it is headed, I outlined that the company I work for is finalizing a Large printed ad campaign for WilcoHess HES which is a 24 billion market cap company and Very large cigarette seller; we keep an entire inventory of Items for them, including many cigarette boards, of all sizes. Pump topper, dispenser signs, building signs, pump top toppers, mobiles...etc. And we are going to be sending out parking lot bollards, mobiles and pump top toppers to all of there 350 or so, locations, Specifically advertising Krave and NJOY e-cigs, side by side. these signs including price Decal sets, meaning they plan to display them for extended periods of time, months to a years I would assume, based on similar signage/orders. Also for probably 3-4 months strait I designed signage for Family Fare Convenience store that advertised krave E-cigs ( they specifically asked to emphasis them, along with Blu- e-cigs, more than the other products displayed).
So tell me how a Multi-Billion dollar, 350 store chain ramping up advertising, along with an 80 store chain consistently advertising a products, translates to a slow fading death for said product?
every time I enter a C-store, I always look for the e-cig display, and more often than not, Krave Dominates a Large portion of there e-cig display. And Lastly, all the info I am talking about simply refers to Krave e-Cigs, with is only one of their many brands; Vapor Corp currently has a larger product line of E-cigs than any other producer.
It all looks like good signs to me.
we are showing resistance at $ 3.48 and $ 3.53. My guess is, after2 quarters of analyst over estimating, NES will finally beat estimates for Q2. Considering their past history with increased revenues, and this being the first full quarter with Powerfuel's added revenue stream, plus much less extreme weather. I see this running to $4.00-$4.30 range in the next 1.5-2 months; especially considering their past history of continued revenue growth, and the fact that they have greatly reduced costs from acquisitions and buildout. We should see major rewards from all the past investment, in this quarter.
The stock is still technically over valued even at these prices, but I think that they will quickly catch up to valuation and surpass it, for long term gains on the share price.
TLDR: $4-$4.30 in the next couple months, with a steady rise in long term share price.
"...Based on current market pricing of $4,500/ton, and capacity of 3,000 tons/month at our Seymour facility, we are capable of producing in excess of $10 million per month. We remain confident that our Cereplast Compostables blown film resins have a competitive advantage."
$4,500/ton = $2.25/LB
I just wanted to add to my last post about the advertising campaign. We are finalizing the last changes to the ads, and will most likely ship at the end of this month, so obviously the increased sales from this campaign will most likely not show up until Q3. One other point I would like to make is that, the pricing is set up for a decals, meaning that they intend to have these signs up for an extended period of time. It looks to me like WilcoHess HES they are putting a lot into selling these e-cigs. This is a big retailer people, they sell a lot of Cigs.
I wanted to shed some Light on the Topic of VPCO. I doubt this constitutes as insider information, as I have no ties to the company in any way other than being a shareholder, and being in the advertising profession.
I am a Graphic designer that works for a Printing warehouse, we mostly supply signage for gas station/convenient stores. To all the people that are saying this company is a fake, I would have to say you are probably incorrect. I personally have designed am am getting ready to see through a large ad campaign featuring Vapor Corp's Krave King e-Cigs along side NJOY e-cigs (the largest e-cig provider, and private company). This Ad campaign is set to be distributed to all of WilcoHess's 350+ locations, and will feature multiple signage products. As far as I know, it is entirely sponsored and paid for by WilcoHess, and I imagine could be a large driver of sales. On top of this large order, I frequently produce signage for e-cigs and a fair share have been for the Krave Brand.
I innitially found out about Vapor Corp because of my Work, when the stock was floating in the $0.17-$0.25 range, however I hesitated and watched it jump to $1.50 before my eyes( I nearly shit myself!) I later was able to buy in as it slowly declined to the low 40¢ range. and have since enjoyed profits during the recent rise. I now sit with a decent holding of this company based on my day to day activities at my work.
I hope this gives my fellow share holders extra confidence in this company, as it does me. Good luck to all.