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Another thing that could have happened is that the broker saw:
SLTD -> SUNW
SLTWW -> SUNWW
And that confused him (what are the odds!) - especially if he didn't realize that they were for the same stock (regular shares vs. warrants in the latter case).
I do agree that RGSE is cheap - they are in multiple States (including Hawaii). Their stock did spike today (loose lips . . .?)
And lastly, Jim did joke that he wants to learn how to surf in Hawaii - or similar - like you mentioned
Maybe everyone can listen:
http://www.iheart.com/live/kfbk-fm-am-217/
Good deal - I think you will be very happy about that on March 14th. Good Luck
Just in my bullish opinion
Check now - I logged on to your account and set the "work" bit
Seriously though - Scottrade has been updated in the last 15-minutes
And then they were purchased by Oracle in 2009. Stock symbol JAVA is available for the next big coffee IPO
A minute ago - I noticed this board still said - Solar3D (SLTD). I was staring right at it - hit refresh - and it changed to SunWorks (SUNW).
Welcome to the new board - thanks iHub for being on top of the symbol change.
Sunworks / Solar3D is taking over a stock symbol recognized by Wall Street as formerly being associated with Sun Microsystems (SUNW).
It is bound to catch attention - especially when it streams across the bottom of your favorite stock channel - and it may result in some neuron misfires among long-term analysts and traders.
Is the switch to such a well-recognized stock symbol a good thing or is it kind of like getting a new cellphone and finding out the number used to be Charlie Sheen's?
Ring, Ring . . .
The two Technology Team members (Son and Dagli) appear on the Leadership page now:
http://sunworksusa.com/leadership/
The problem now is a content/navigation issue (though earlier both appeared directly on the Management team link).
The issue now is that if you pull-down Company -> Leadership
It alternates between two pages depending on where you started (alternates between Leadership and Board of Directors pages).
I'm not going to worry about it any longer - they are working out the bugs in the site and it isn't worth trying to read into anything too much at this point.
GLTA tomorrow!
Okay - here's some clarity
NADIR DAGLI, PH.D.
Chief Scientific Advisor
CHANGWAN SON, PH.D.
Director of Technology
No longer appear on the Management Team link:
http://ir.sunworksusa.com/management-team/
They were there this morning when the new site launched . . .
Yes - official symbol change to SUNW:
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/solar3d-launches-new-brand-and-logo-changes-corporate-name-to-sunworks-nasdaq-sltd-2101031.htm
No clarity in this move regarding the cell from my perspective. The management team has been expanded to include the technical resources working on the cell technology:
NADIR DAGLI, PH.D.
Chief Scientific Advisor
CHANGWAN SON, PH.D.
Director of Technology
http://ir.sunworksusa.com/management-team/
Double-negative - more eyes on us is a good thing! 8-)
That is odd that SLTD is described at the bottom of the analyst rating update for Sprint . . .
For what it's worth - Scottrade seems to display overall value for SLTWW by the last trade price (and it doesn't change overnight or anything).
Within the next week or two the artificially inflated 52-week high will roll-off . . . if the 2015 annual financials are all positive (as expected) then the company performance should make a good first impression on any prospective buyers
The key is that it is not just the Q4 earnings but the full 2015 annual report. Thus, the company has until March 30th (or March 31st) to release them.
Last years 10-K annual report for SLTD was released on March 31st, however, they may be motivated to release good news several weeks earlier this year . . .
That report also specifies earnings date of March 29 - now that is believable!
Yeah - I saw it too but wasn't planning on bringing it up at the beginning of the weekend.
It looked to me like the primary prior art (Schumm) which was referenced was from 1992. And everyone was concerned about Panasonic/Matsushita!
There was a requested correction to remove some redundant references to "plurality" or similar. However, the overall summary read pretty harsh to me . . .
Hopefully, we will have a positive development in Asia soon - as alluded to in the recent earnings conference call - which will put a focus on the company's plans moving forward.
Who Owns the Sun?
"Warren Buffett controls Nevada’s legacy utility. Elon Musk is behind the solar company that’s upending the market. Let the fun begin."
By Noah Buhayar | January 28, 2016
From Bloomberg Businessweek
http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-solar-power-buffett-vs-musk/
I would like to see an acquisition in the San Diego area:
1). Continue to grow the business, via the growth by acquisition strategy, without having to worry (as much) about Public Utility Comissions and the associated lobbying efforts of private utility companies.
2). Address a new geographic area in the most solar-friendly State in the nation.
3). Service a large city with a stated plan to actively support, encourage, and actually require the adoption of renewable energy:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/science/san-diego-vows-to-move-entirely-to-renewable-energy-in-20-years.html?_r=1
It also may be time to consider some utility-scale projects, in states like Arizona and Nevada where the future of residential sales are uncertain, to expand in those areas.
Some utility-scale projects also would establish or expand a workforce and business presence - while also moving large volumes of panels - which may appeal to potential cell manufacturers looking for volume guarantees should they opt to produce panels using Solar3D's technology.
Thanks - great first post - welcome!
I believe this is to what you were referring:
Good article about negative impact of Nevada PUC decision
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/13/solar-panel-energy-power-company-nevada
I agree TJS - it could be a way of ensuring that the large amount of cash they already have is clearly designated for acquisitions (and not used for ongoing Operations).
Without it some may have questioned why the annual report showed significantly less cash than expected - they already used some for the Elite Solar acquisition and likely more cash to begin tackling the huge backlog of install jobs . . .
Whatever it is - looks like they already spent most:
The topic of the cell patent came up during the 2015-Q3 earnings conference call.
I guess my advice would be - rather than complain about what the price was worth four years ago - think about what it would be worth now without a manufacturing partner and without the installation business?
But the Market Cap (valuation) of the company is way higher today. Sure that provides more information to complain about but Market Cap is the correct measure of company worth.
Here's a misguided article about solar in Nevada (in light of the recent Nevada PUC decision):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/nevada-uniquely-positioned-lead-nation-renewable-energy
This article is relevant to Solar3D given that Nevada is the company's second state of operation . . .
It is fun to skim the article and then read the comments
Not true - the poster on ST only said he "was watching AH and someone had a 50k bid at 3.25 for a while..."
There are a lot of really good quotes from Solar3D's CEO (Jim Nelson), on a variety of solar-related topics, in this article (which recently was posted on SLTD's Facebook page):
http://www.constructiondive.com/news/striving-to-overcome-inertia-solar-industry-growth-faces-obstacles-among/411199/
Sunrun (RUN) Says Nevada PUC Decision 'Flies in The Face of Nevada Law'
http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Sunrun+(RUN)+Says+Navada+PUC+Decision+Flies+in+The+Face+of+Nevada+Law/11173250.html
Today, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission, appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval, ignored months of public input and over 30,000 public comments and voted in favor of solar fees.
Bryan Miller, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Power Markets at Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN) and President of The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), released the following statement:
“We believe the Commission’s decision flies in the face of Nevada law, which requires the state to 'encourage private investment in renewable energy resources, stimulate the economic growth of this State; and enhance the continued diversification of the energy resources used in this State' through net metering. We believe the Commission, appointed by Governor Sandoval, has done the exact opposite today.
“In a similar situation in Wisconsin, the Commission acted without evidence and attempted to eliminate the solar industry. TASC sued and TASC won, and TASC expects to do the same here.
“Sunrun is currently suing Governor Sandoval for failing to comply with a public records request that will show the truth about NV Energy's political influence in his office, and which led to today's illegal decision.”
I found this company on my own 4-years ago after having an epiphany, "Why aren't solar cells 3-dimensional!?"
A quick Google search - which funny enough was for "3d solar" - quickly led to "Solar3D" and the rest is history . . .
Thus, I believe strongly in the concept of the cell and also am frustrated by any lack of progress on that front. However, the transition to being an installer was nothing short of brilliant. I also plan to divest some shares, by the end of 2016, and hopefully at a much higher PPS than it has been lately.
I believe that the 5% are buoying the stock (by holding long) as opposed to buying it to make the PPS increase.
Collectively - all of us longs - including you - are not necessarily able to make the PPS surge past resistance levels but we no doubt have helped it stay above support at times.
I consider myself to be a small portion of that 5% (as a percentage of overall float ownership that are long on this board) and my hunch is that you are as well. We're all just a bunch of average investors who have done their DD and are hoping for their expectations for this company and stock to pan out.
GLTA!
Bump - just a reminder that Solar3D needs your proxy votes . . .
I was just talking to a co-worker who also bought some SLTD shares. He received the call last night, from the company hired to solicit proxy votes, and the representative asked to speak to "Ira Rollover". LOL
Me too - I bought originally because of the cell but I loaded up because of Jim Nelson and his evolving, long-term strategy . . .
Carl - seeing "Good Morning Peeps" is a welcomed part of my morning routine . . .
I'll try and give you the benefit of the doubt - look at the numbers on the NASDAQ site:
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/sltd/revenue-eps
Note the extremely positive trends - and keep in mind that the significant, apparent losses prior to this fiscal year mostly are non-cash associated with since eradicated derivative liability.
With Q4 financials expected to continue the trend - imagine what a positive EPS for the trailing twelve months will do for this stock when the final numbers are reported for fiscal 2015.
Just in my bullish opinion . . .
Good questions . . . for sure . . .
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