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Considering what you just posted..
It would seem you have answered your own questions..
"It's an impossibility for me or anyone else to contact mamgement to get this information because The total number of issued shares is not put placed in the public domain for all to disseminate. Expo prohibits their TA from disclosing that information. That has been verified and documented"..
So what is your point?? If the TA won't tell you or anyone else and the the company won't tell you or anyone else and being a non-reporting company..they don't have to tell you anything..Why all the posts and questions here on the same subject??
If you don't know the answers and no one else can get them..then the subject should be dropped until either the company or the TA provide them..Seriously..IMO..the subject has been overworked...veno
A little different this time around..
I would imagine that pictures will be the last thing done..if at all..More than likely no report will be forthcoming as well..at least in this forum I do believe that some wished that the case to create more volume..Selling at .0002?? I think I will wait..because there is a ton of shares now stacked up at .0001 and it is first come first served and with the .0002's starting to be picked up..the box game is over...veno
Obviously there are people who haven't written EXPO or EXPH off and are willing to pay .0002 for the shares of a company that is currently not diluting and working at break even..
Least anyone forgets..in the last 2 and half months EXPH has traded 993,018,540 shares at .0002..Thanks to 4kids for keeping the totals..
Thanks again 4kids for the email you shared..It was great to hear that no new shares are coming and no RS as well..I didn't know that JD and Glenn were still off the payroll..A great move on their part to keep the expenses down during this down economy..I also would like to thank the company for answering the questions..
I wish Penny good luck in his visit..
Considering this statement put out by the company..
"It is anticipated that the vacant CEO position will be filled by an existing team member. Certain key financial milestones were not met by the company as of January 1, 2011 and a delay in this appointment should be expected until these financial goals are met. Additionally, all tentative board appointments are delayed until these financial goals are met."
Coupled with these statements made by the company..
"At this time the company expects to be able to operate from its cash flow and will make every effort to avoid the issuance of additional shares."
and..
"Cima brand cabinetry continues to move forward with significant orders and production ongoing."
I would say significant progress has been made to begin the process of moving forward with some of the previously PRd events that were delayed..
It would seem that one poster was both right and
wrong about the company not answering the questions that were submitted to Penny to ask of the company..
Right..in the fact that answers would not be given to Penny..since he was not going there to ask questions..but to get questions asked of him..
and..
wrong..in that the company did answer the questions submitted by an actual shareholder of the company..
IMO..the company was also completely correct to state the following..
"The company is unfamiliar with what the point of the last paragraph is, however answers are provided on the points above it. If this is in response to a message board poster, please alert them that anyone who is a shareholder, presents ID and proof of shareholder status, may visit, phone, email, or contact us for these responses themselves. Posting on a message board behind an anonymous name demanding answers is a good way to not have them answered."
As I said before..Good luck during your visit to the company Penny...veno
My question to your statement..
"What is this fascination with talking directly to a liar?"
is.. If that is the case..then what is the fascination of others that would rather have a visitor to the company ask the many questions submitted today to who you say is a liar??? veno
Thanks for sharing that email response with us..
It was good to hear that the filing which was headed with Reverse split was done in error and the company still has no plans for one..It also sounds like the company is still working on revenue coming in at a breakeven pace..
The NRS question was a non-issue to shareholders of the company.. so no answer was needed..but I am glad that he did respond to that question and if anything..it lowers the rent that EXPO has to pay and at the same time added sales is a plus..
As was mentioned earlier the new CEO is still on board and waiting for the balance sheet to be where the company wants it to be before stepping up..My Guess is still Kendrick..
Those that do call have already heard the router question asked and answered..Another non-issue with shareholders of the company..What shareholders want to hear is that production is increasing since the router was fixed and we have heard that already..
As far as management selling their restricted shares..Already asked and answered numerous times..It has been publicly stated as such..If they had been sold then legal action could be taken..The fact is they haven't been sold and further discussion continues is just done to create doubt.
Last but not least..The NEW LOWES order is NEW..Once again asked and answered several times..
Really last but not least..is all the questions given to Penny to ask the company..As far as I know the management will be the ones asking the questions during the visit..
Asking the questions to the company submitted by a poster..was a very nice gesture on your part when it is obvious that entities don't care what is answered or care to ask the company themselves..
Again good luck to penny...veno
Good luck and have a safe trip...veno
Well Acc..considering there is one part of the equation that is missing..but mostly known on both the front end and the back by those that really do care for an answer..there is no problem to speak of..There have been many posts talking about what the conversion rate was..That of course is not the whole question to be asked..I'll let you figure out the rest..or better yet call the company and ask..There has been many questions asked about shares here in one form or another..On this topic..since it is public knowledge that shares that were once common and then preferred and then back to common..and a CC that gave the numbers a long time ago..the company will answer your question if asked..The question I have is..why all the questions here when it takes one phone call to get the answers?? Again I will say.. there sure are a lot of questions about a company that some say no one should be interested in..
I'll stay invested and if the company would like only the insiders to own shares..as it has been posted..I think that selling my shares would be the last thing I would do..If the insiders want shares..so do I...veno
On my last post..a correction..
Where I posted.."that would be almost exactly a 2 for 1 conversion"..It should read..that would be closer to a 2 for 1 conversion than a 3 for 1..
I might add I have no idea where the caller got the number of the OS at the time of around 540 million shares out before the shares were converted back to common restricted shares..
Someone here longer than myself might know that answer...veno
Well..this may help some on the back end at least..The retired 187,268,400 common shares were done at 1 preferred for 10 common..At the time of turning those preferred shares into restricted common it raised the current OS at the time from around 500 million to 980,522,167 shares..That would be less than 3 for 1 on the return trip.. If the caller was correct at the time of around 540 million out..that would be almost exactly a 2 for 1 conversion..That from my notes from the CC in 2009...veno
No volume again and I couldn't be happier..
Make one wonder why so many questions are being asked...veno
I couldn't agree more..
EXPO is a legit company with dedicated employees who turn out quality work..
EXPO is working with legit and well respected companies that keep orders coming in..
Cima has no competition and orders are increasing..
A new CEO not formally announced yet..but now calling all the shots..
The company now working on cash flow instead of further dilution..
A shareholder base that has held the vast majority of shares and has no plans to sell at these levels..
I see the turn around coming and the company will inform all on their schedule and not on the schedule of some who want to trade in and out at will..Good luck to you...veno
UPDATE! CIMA HAS ZERO COMPETITION!
That is the best news so far..The fact that no competition exists within the area only bodes well for the future of the company and explains why CIMA is backlogged with work..The rehires are working hard on both the larger LOWES order..the CIMA projects and still working with a few other companies at the same time..I do believe that the new leader has this company well on its way to a very positive year...veno
Considering that the company is no longer being run by JD and the shots are being called by the soon to be named CEO..I also agree that the less said until the balance sheet is stronger the better..I also have never been lied to by management..I do appreciate the numbers you post daily and the short numbers showing up whenever .0002 trades happen is very telling.. Thanks again and keep the numbers coming..
Orders are increasing..
CIMA has no competition
LOWES keeps increasing their orders
and the new CEO is calling the shots..
No artificial runs are OK by me as well...veno
Really??
To each their own..however..I am quite happy with my investment..The company is rebuilding..there has been no new dilution since the company said back on Feb 09..
"At this time the company expects to be able to operate from its cash flow and will make every effort to avoid the issuance of additional shares."
The new CEO soon to be announced is in house while the company is increasing orders for both LOWES and CIMA..The employees were rehired because production has increased and considering the pps..averaging down has been quite nice recently..I like the pps right where it is..Manipulation has pretty much been halted and I look forward to the coming content driven run that happens when a company turns itself around for all the right reasons..
Good luck to you in your other investments...veno
The fact that EXPH has rehired their laid off employees is a very good sign that orders and production have picked back up..With no competition in the area..CIMA should be able to help out with increasing revenues..I look forward to seeing the new order from LOWES in their retail stores soon and with no more dilution we should see the new CEO announced after the filings are put out..I am guessing that he holds a great number of shares also...veno
The company is a legit investment..
It now sells products at breakeven
It has lowered its debt and paid off lease to own equipment..The 2 principles were loaned $400K when the company first started and by your own admission that debt is now lower..
UCC's on file have the entire company listed as collateral..and so do many other small companies..
It does recurring business with companies like LOWES resulting in revenue that is enough to stop dilution for now..
It employs around 40 people and it's 2 principles took no pay while the company was struggling to stay out of BK which they have managed to do.
EXPH-the stock is a long term investment in every sense of the word.
The economy slowing and equipment failures are just 2 examples used by management in many companies that have taken the route of BK to shaft their investors.
The fact that the company has survived in this economy and with equipment failure is due to recurring orders with companies like LOWES and the addition of Builder's Choice coupled with share sales..Share sales I might add that were picked up by those that believe in the company..
The company is at breakeven..and the one physical asset(The shaver street facility) was sold off and the end result is a rent factor that is now being mitigated by the addition of NRS that helps with the rent which is being paid to a landlord that is one of the largest shareholders in the company..
Lowes is still on board and will remain on board as long as Expo continues to provide the best quality product that meets their very high standards..
CIMA has no competition and was..before the economy went south..an award winning business known as Builders Choice making over $2 million a year selling and installing custom made cabinets..
Cabinet manufacturers and installers are not endangered species in Wilkes County North Carolina as long as they reside within the EXPO group..
Thanks to the company's transparency we know quite a bit regarding the insiders holdings..Considering there has been no selling..The insiders and those that believe in the company still hold the vast majority of shares..
hope this helps...veno
The company is legit..
It has legitimate products..
It has legitimate financing and credit with banks.
It does recurring business with established companies.
It employs people with great talent that have had previous experience working for the biggest names in the industry..
EXPO is not a scam in any sense of the word..
The economy going into one of the worst recessions in recent history and equipment failures are all legitimate reasons for a company to slow way down..The fact that the company has survived through these happenings and production has picked back up is a testament to the viability of the company..
The economy is still in the dumps..but yet the company has been able to rehire laid off employees and is now working at a breakeven pace..There has been no more new dilution and no more dilution is still the plan..
To each their own..but as long as LOWES is still on board..and the company is putting to work close to 40 employees..I will hold my shares and along with vast majority of shares being held by insiders and others that still believe that the company has a very good chance to move forward..
I will also add the fact that CIMA has no competition to speak of in the area..That..coupled with employees that have the experience to provide quality installations of quality cabinets only bodes well for the future growth of the company...veno
Penny..I hope that the visit turns out most positive for you..From what I can gather..business has picked up and the place is filled full of either material supplies for orders or orders completed ready to be shipped..Stay safe...veno
Thanks..It is good to have eyes on what is going on at the company..Sounds like things have really picked up..thanks again...veno
EXPO will not wind up in court but I know who will...eom
I don't agree at all..
"I mean, at these lowly levels, shouldn't everyone agree that EXPO at least lied, been caught, refuted by filings, patent abandonment, good testimonies"
What has come and gone has been explained..The answers to questions that I have had are satisfactory to me.I do look forward to any report which the company wishes to share..
I am quite content with the pps right now as I know it keeps the manipulation in check..
I am also quite content to wait for content that will move the pps without the runs that were the norm..
The company seems to be on the right track with no new dilution and operations running on current cash flow..The fact that CIMA doesn't have any competition is also a big plus..I'll await further news on all other areas and hope that the economy starts to rebound..
When the new CEO takes over..I have a strong feeling that shares owned and direction given will mark the final piece to move this stock in the right direction in a big way..
I am a shareholder in this company...veno
It is good to see you have provided us with the competition that CIMA faces in Wilkes County..
However..I believe that Glenn's business actually helps in some of the installations for EXPO..so I really wouldn't call that competition..
As for the numbers I am looking for out of CIMA..that would be over a million this year..and back to over two million by the end of next year..If those numbers come sooner..so much the better..However..the economy also needs to help..
Thanks again for your list of competitors..As I said..the majority if not all of the companies in the area that sell and install custom cabinets have gone BK..which leaves easy pickens for CIMA...veno
I'll start with the first and end with it as well..
"cima has plenty of competition"
Really??
Care to share which companies are still open that sell and install custom made cabinets in the area??
Cima looks to be moving along nicely and if memory serves..before the economy went south they were doing over $2 million in sales a year..
It looks like the company made a good choice to bring them on board when they did..
".Cima brand cabinetry continues to move forward with significant orders and production ongoing"
"At this time the company expects to be able to operate from its cash flow and will make every effort to avoid the issuance of additional shares."
I look forward to CIMA getting back to the numbers they had before under new leadership...veno
I think you meant to post that while other companies went BK..EXPO stayed alive by tightening their belts..laying off employees and waiting for the orders to pick back up..which they have..
It is good to know that CIMA has no competition in the area..It is also great to know that the company is working at break even right now...veno
Really??
"The ETC abandonment is a material event"
Not a chance..first ETC hasn't been abandoned..
"Due to the company’s financial state, order cancelations, and other issues the company has delayed the introduction of ETC. (easy transitional cabinetry)."
Second no 8K was ever filed when ETC or the patent process started..As you clearly stated..The company doen't have to report 8K's or anything for that matter..The company informed everyone that ETC was delayed..
The patent is a non-issue..though some would make it out to be..
I see lots of posts asking where is the 8K..but absolutely no one asked for one when the company introduced ETC..
It would seem you are hoping for a press release saying they have abandoned ETC..It isn't coming because ETC is still in the picture..
Right before the router went down ETC was ramping up nicely..
10/12/2010 12:59:31 PM
"The company has now completed over 1500 shipments to various Lowe’s stores throughout the nation. These shipments were 100% complete and on time. The company continues to produce and ship these products."
"Production of the first bulk run of etc. brand cabinets is underway and will be completed in the very near future. Once product arrives at multiple retail locations, our dealer locater on easytoinstall.com will become active."
"Production of our branded CIMA Cabinetry continues with shipments occurring almost daily."
Bulk production runs are costly and the company will not start ETC back up until revenues are such to create enough inventory for retail purposes..
Betcha 150 doghouses that we haven't heard the last of ETC and retail placements..
You and I think a like about following the insiders of the company..
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=42822341
On this I agree 100%..
"Braden . There is one solid principle for all stocks on any Exchange , System , or Platform ....and that is to follow the insiders who collectively own more than 25 % of the entire O/S."
This is even the best advice yet..
"Predicated on no EXPH insider selling any of their shares as CEO JDB declares then plain old logic must prevail , ie ; ' if they ain't worried about EXPH's PPS , then neither should public investors be worried '"
Well Renee..unless you believe that the majority of shares are held by average retail investors with the huge volume of dilution we had before it stopped..then "if they" Insiders "ain't worried about EXPH's PPS , then neither should public investors be worried..
I am not worried...veno
As far as etc..still delayed until revenue can cover production costs..As far as the patent..It would seem some missed the part about etc being tweaked..In other words..the concept is still there with some added changes..but the name doesn't have to be..Real DD is staying current...veno
Plenty of buyers if you want to sell yours at .0001..I will gladly pick up yours and more..I see the delima now faced..The fact that majority have all the shares they need and won't be baited back into wash..rinse and repeat..I think the word you used many times that now applies to the boxed side is Stuck..Being long and until content driven runs come I am quite happy with that..I can understand the consternation if one wanted a quick in and out...veno
Thanks fourkids..
It is good to see that the company is operating at a breakeven pace..Considering what revenue is now known..it would seem that expenses have been cut way down..Management took pay cuts..which certainly would help to keep expenses down..With the new order from LOWES and the order that had been delayed starting up again..this quarter should be the beginning of the turn around..It was also good to see the new receivable figure owed to the company..Just as we thought..the yearly will be filed along with the first quarter..It would seem that the company is now starting to make an effort to get in-line with the correct time table for reporting..
Thanks again..Hopefully they can keep us informed with these types of updates that have numbers attached as they move forward...veno
You are correct it is late..
but you made statements of legitimacy of the company not by what the company did or did not do at the time..but by who they worked with..That has not changed one bit..
This company is legit based on..like you said the companies like LOWES that did their DD on EXPO much better than we ever could..And..LOWES is still on board..
If you wish to not take into account the economy tanking..the private placement not happening..etc not getting into the first retailer and the router going down as legitimate reasons why the pps is where it is today..then again to each their own..Unfortunate things do happen in business all the time and even though all of those things did occur to EXPO..the company is still producing and viable..
They have since added new lines and acquired an entire new company with custom cabinets to help while etc is still in the wings to go to the retail side..
The company didn't lead anyone down the primrose path as you say..Investors hear daily from both big and small companies talking about future projections that don't always materialize..The fact that anyone believed that they could get in and get out of EXPH quick with huge profits based on future projections was their own thinking..The majority of investors know that with many legitimate investments it takes time to get a return on that investment and they are willing to wait through ups and downs..
As far as forwarning anyone from being as you believe deceived..I would think that with the vast majority of shares in the hands of friendlies and the pps being at rock bottom any newbie that comes on at this point already knows the risks..If not..IMO..their investment belongs in some other area..
I am a shareholder of this company and I also would like for the company to show content and transparency from now on..However..that is always on their timetable and not mine...veno
Renee..I always appreciate your insight..
I would like you to know that I am still following your guidance as much as as I can..
Members : "Expo Holdings has provided tangible evidence of corporate legitimacy and revenue / cash flow viability . That evidence is solidly corroborated by BILLION dollar companies that buy EXPO's products for corporate uses and for product sales to the public ."
I couldn't agree more and the fact that LOWES is still ordering from EXPO in large quanties is realy a huge positive for the company..
"No member on this board should ever DEFEND the company when EXPO has adequately provided the PROOF of legitimacy and PROOF of viability that is typically absent for most other fully reporting OTCBB's and electively reporting OTC's . Those other flim-flam companies absolutely need defending because they have NO PROOF of operational legitimacy or revenue viability ."
Again I agree..the company is still viable even after the economy crashed..The legitimacy provided by the companies they do business with and the banks they work with only adds to the continuing viabilty..
I also agree that it doesn't matter if the company reports or not as you have stated in several previous posts..because most companies on the OTC that report use convertible finanacing which EXPO hasn't used to stay in operation..
"Let EXPO defend itself".
I couldn't agree more. When the company PRs that they are working on a heavy order from LOWES..Then maybe only clarification is needed as to what order they are refering to..When that clarification is given that the order is new and is immediately attacked as being a lie or made up by the company..the company should step up and defend itself..Which we have seen the company do just that in this email reply to one shareholder that had that same question..
Quote:
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 2:37 PM
From: "JD Brown" <jdbrown@dddisplays.com>
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Shareholder,
"In reference to the company statement on March 17, 2011 concerning displays for Lowe’s Companies, this order has no relation to the orders and or our current project with National Retail Services. Additionally, this is a new order and has never been announced prior. Your speculation that this is somehow related to previous press releases or past projects is incorrect."
Further, you are invited to visit our facility, and view current production of these products.
Please visit anytime Monday – Thursday 8am-5pm.
Respectfully,
J.D. Brown
Expo Holdings, Inc.
336-667-8765
When that email is questioned as to its legitimacy..it shouldn't be the duty of the one who presented the email to defend it..It should be the responsibilty of the one who questions it to provide an email response from the company to counter it..Absent that..the email stands as correct and the company defended itself from a malicious attack..
"Permit those who do not believe in EXPO's legitimacy and viability to post at will because EXPO the company and EXPH the stock do not need to be defended by ANYONE" .
Renee , in my capacity as Assistant Moderator .
I also agree with that completely..but I prefer to continue to post my thoughts on the positives coming out of the company.. Certainly anything I wish to share from the company in terms of clarifying questions that may need answers might be posted..
The bottom line..this company doesn't have to report anything..If they do..so much the better..As you have posted many times..whether a company reports or not..it is the people and companies they do business with that have already done their DD on the company or they wouldn't be working with them..I'll take the DD of companies like Stanley..Home Depot and LOWES and the banks that have given EXPO credit as the main source of this company's proved integrity..credibility and viability over anything else said..
Now..if anyone can find one negative statement coming out of any of the above mentioned companies concerning EXPO..please provide it..With a company like LOWES going back to back with very large orders..that is really all I need to stay invested..
Thanks a bunch Renee...veno
Thanks js for sharing the email..
Quote:
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 2:37 PM
From: "JD Brown" <jdbrown@dddisplays.com>
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Shareholder,
In reference to the company statement on March 17, 2011 concerning displays for Lowe’s Companies, this order has no relation to the orders and or our current project with National Retail Services. Additionally, this is a new order and has never been announced prior. Your speculation that this is somehow related to previous press releases or past projects is incorrect.
Further, you are invited to visit our facility, and view current production of these products.
Please visit anytime Monday – Thursday 8am-5pm.
Respectfully,
J.D. Brown
Expo Holdings, Inc.
336-667-8765
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So I will say once again that it is great that LOWES continues to order from EXPO..That..the last PR referenced a completely new order..I did add before.. that although the order was a new order it was similar to the 20K order but different..I forgot to add that the order was larger than the 20K order which is also good to hear..Maybe if I would have added that piece of information..others would have just taken it for the truth instead of trying to convey unsucessfully that it was the same order..........Nah!!
As the company has said..they are allowing shareholders to see the work in progress on a visit and as we were also told..we all can see the finished products in LOWES when the project is completed..
I noticed a poster asked why CIMA isn't listed on Google..I think the better question is..are there any other companies in the area where CIMA is doing business that offer custom cabinets and installation?? From what I can gather the majority if not all of the competitors have gone under..which leaves CIMA in the driver seat..The fact that we have heard that CIMA is moving forward in a big way is much better to me than any Google listing..
Like fourkids..still waiting on content from the company..Thanks again for your confirmation and I also agree with your last..
"In my opinion, anyone that states they have contacted the company and were told otherwise would be telling a baldfaced lie."
I also look forward to the upcoming visits and to further news that will lead to content driven pps moves..
I agree that it is great to see the company doing better where no new AS increases are needed...veno
No need to listen to the CC again since this same discussion happened a long time ago and I took good notes back then..
As far as your statement..
"Baloney. That is not what was stated at all. It was not over 2-3 years."
"His exact quote was "Full market penetration I believe it will be well in excess of 100 million a year."
I corrected your statement with the fact that fourkids was right in her original post..in that JD did say that full market penetration would take 2-3 years..
You pulled a quote from later in the meeting..Your statement in relation to what was being asked at that time in CC..was in reference to JD talking about what he believed to be the revenue projection after full penetration in the US.. He said "100 million a year..
Bottom line..fourkids was correct in her original post..
As far as this..
"In fact JD says that the 6 million does NOT include the new product. You aren't going to try and say he was talking about a different "new" product are you? I mean that would be quite the reach. In fact if you can post the time during the CC where JD says that the 6 million prediction relies heavily on etc. I will gift you two months paid membership on IHUB."
You might want to listen Part two at 6:00 to 6:38 mark..The question was asked about the $6 million figure..Specifically..it was asked if the figure of $6 million was in any concentrated area..JD first answered no..then goes on to clarify that in the last part of the year in the 3rd and 4th quarter a large portion would be shifted to the retail implementation of the new product..And no..there was no other new product at that time..but etc..
As far as no new shares showing up..
Since the company updated us that..
"At this time the company expects to be able to operate from its cash flow and will make every effort to avoid the issuance of additional shares."
the AS has not been added to..I see that as a very good sign that the company is doing just what they said they would try to do..As stated before..the economy is still in the dumps and fuel prices are still volatile to the up side..so there are no sure things to project and the company didn't say it was a sure thing..They would make every effort to not dilute more and that is what they have done so far..
As far as you paying for my membership as you posted..I have already paid for my membership..Thanks but no thanks..
I am still invested along with the majority shares out in the hands of those friendly to the company and will continue hold my shares of EXPH with them...veno
Well..if we are talking what was said on the CC..
Then you might want to listen to it again and pay attention at the first part at 2:45 seconds of recorded time..JD said that it would take 2-3 years for etc obtain full market penetration..
To that you posted..
"Baloney. That is not what was stated at all. It was not over 2-3 years."
Funny how that is forgotten as you say..
What also was forgotten that during the CC..in the beginning he clearly stated more than once that all of the forecasts were given the..current economy and market..
The $6 million figure that was projected also was clarified in CC that the figure depended greatly on etc for the last half of the year..
It is evident at the time of the CC that the company believed it had in hand a retailer that would come on quickly and produce the numbers that were mentioned..We now know that didn't happen..
Again there were no lies..The ecomomy imploded and WW didn't carry etc as was planned..which was taking more time than thought to get started in the first place..
Other companies have folded since the CC was given by EXPO back in JULY of 09 which I am sure also had great plans for the future..EXPO is still going and is getting back on track..It won't happen over night..So..for any that hope for huge gains quickly in this economy..it isn't going to happen..The company needs to slowly climb back up and then keep up..
The fact that no new shares have shown up..that companies like LOWES are still on board and that production is back on track..are all great signs..Add in CIMA which wasn't around when the CC was taking place and recovery for this company looks even better long term..
On a side note..during the CC JD actually said that no merger or aquisitions were needed..As everyone can see the economy caused many companies to change stategies to stay alive..
Also..before a CC or a shareholder's meeting..everything said is covered by the fact that all projections are just that based on what is known currently..
I can wait...veno
A statement was made recently in a post that said no one would short a stock with a pps between .0001 to .0002..
That statement is entirely false..
The short numbers have been posted for months now by FINRA that show short positions are happening..
It has been posted here many times that some are quite happy to buy and sell between those two numbers..A short sell at .0002 and a buy back at .0001 only to sell at .0002 and rinse and repeat would suit some just fine..It is even better if the shares didn't exist to begin with..
Like fourkids..I look forward to content driven pps moves..I also believe that the majority of shares are held tight and that when those moves come..the ones holding..won't be giving away the shares they do own cheaply as some would hope...veno
I already did confirm that the LOWES order was new..The company confirmed that it is new and is composed of different displays..Anyone is invited to see the displays in heavy production being manufactured should they choose to visit..
The standard reply to posts suggesting a call to management or a visit has been..
"Why would I call the company when all they would give out would be lies."
"No, I don't NEED to "do my own "DD"" on the company..."
"It's private "DD" coming from inside Expo Holdings or from some hearsay divulged by insiders associated with them? Information that has been proven to be false dozens of times over the last four years?"
Are you suggesting that the company lied to me..but told the truth to the poster that claims it is not new??
Which is it?? If it is so strongly believed that the company does nothing but lie..why would anyone that believes that premise either call the company and or email them to get an answer??
It would seem that the sentiment changes on the integrity of management depending on what issue needs to be seen as a truth or a lie..
Sorry..but I will go with what was told to me after the question was asked..
Question..
"Is the order mentioned in the last PR concerning LOWES a new order or is it a part of the 20K order?"
Answer..
"Yes..it is a new order..The displays are similar..but different than the 20K order..You can stop in and see the production going on."
You are correct..it was easy enough to check...veno
I agree with your list..
A few stand out right now that should bode well for the future..
"co. has fortune 100/500 customers who are retained year in/out"
The fact that LOWES stayed on and has even given the company another large order is very good news..That really falls in line with the company stating they are looking more for recurring orders with the same companies
This one..
"co. has diversified their product lines in the last 20 months"
With ETC first losing the private spin-off and with WW not going forward at the same time..the revenue projected took a huge hit..IMO..without CIMA coming on and the dilution needed..the company may have gone under for good..The company made some wise choices quickly to move forward without etc at this time..I believe when the company gets to the point that they can handle the production costs needed to stock the retail side..etc will come back as the company still says that etc is still just delayed and not gone..I also believe that EXPO will keep diversifying their product lines as they continue to move forward..
To me this one looks to be a very good sign..
"co. employs approx 40 people"
With the company going to bear bones when the router went down..they again made a wise choice to layoff many of the workers..It is good to see that the company has built back up the employee base..which would go hand in hand with increased heavy production with LOWES and CIMA orders increasing..I do know that not all the employees coming back are full time just yet..
I also agree with all that you summed up as needed for the company to show the beginnings of significant transparency for this year..
Finally..I would add that the company needs the new CEO to be very agressive when it comes to keeping costs down and pinching every penny until solid growth is realized..
My real concern now is added fuel costs that seem to keep rising unabated..I can only hope that the trend turns around quickly so that the company can stay at and hopefully above the level of sales needed to operate so that no more dilution will be needed..
The company still has an uphill climb IMO..until the economy shows a significant change in the right direction..On that note they are not alone in any industry that relies on material costs that stay stabalized or declining and shipping costs that are doing the same..
Thanks again for the numbers today..I agree the two trades today were for what purpose?? They were really not needed and I do hope that they end soon on that accord...veno
Nope..
"Hmmmm, last year you predicted EXPO would do well over 20 million in 2010 and a Lowe's salesman said the display order alone was worth $6 million."
Thanks for quoting me correctly..:)
"we know that the 2010 financials are coming..and we know that they are not great..We already know that the LOWES order is a new one and in heavy production..We know that the new CEO is still waiting to come on when the balance sheet is looking better..We know that the CIMA orders are picking up and that the first quarter has at least $450K coming from three different companies"..
Well..we know that the 2010 financials are coming..and we know that they are not great..We already know that the LOWES order is a new one and in heavy production..We know that the new CEO is still waiting to come on when the balance sheet is looking better..We know that the CIMA orders are picking up and that the first quarter has at least $450K coming from three different companies..We know that a mini-run is predicted by 99leadballoons coming from some news we know nothing about..
What I wonder about is why there was such little volume of shares traded when the posts dried up on this board for over a week and then went to 70 million today when posts and posters increased with the majority of the posts being negative?? I am sure other entities would like an answer to that as well..
In any case..good news is coming..but when..is the question..I can wait and hold along with the so called "friendlies" that hold the majority of shares as long as it takes..Thanks fourkids for your report today...veno