Wow what happened here? I don't check the FPVD board for a few weeks and all the sudden there's people to talk to! What a refreshing change. I've been messing with FPVD since last October, when it was trading between $1 and $2 pretty consistently. I've done a lot of research on FPVD and it really does seem to be a solid company with a good idea trying to get a share of a new market that I believe is about to take off.
I realize most here have already done their DD to figure this out but for those who have just come across FPVD I'll shed some light on why the PPS has taken such a hit. FPVD is just barely a year old (which is why yearly revenue ended April 30, 2015 only amounted to $5,000) and they are suffering from the normal growing pains of a new company. Unfortunately, FPVD had to use quite a bit of toxic financing (convertible notes and the like) to get themselves off the ground last year and the low PPS is a result of the dilution from the conversion of those notes.
Fortunately, if one were to take an hour or so to look through FPVD's past few filings, it shows that there has been good progress in paying these notes off. Unfortunately, however, FPVD did have to enter into one more additional convertible note in May but the amount totaled less than the amount of toxic debt that they had already eliminated at the time.
So far, the outlook is good for FPVD for the second half of 2016. The recent 10K showed some good signs of steady growth. It is expected that they would still be operating at a loss, just like the large majority of businesses getting off the ground. A steady increase in revenue is the key factor to look for early on and, though the growth is not as high as would be preferred, there is growth nonetheless.
Unlike most tickers down here in the OTC, FPVD is actually a legitimate company with a great product in a brand new, uncharted market that has the potential to become huge. What will define FPVD will be their ability to market their product and continue to pull in new customers. They have already proven that they will have re-orders once they establish a connection with a customer. They have a good product with a high re-order rate, now their ability to draw in new customers and expand their sales will be what rockets them to the top of an emerging industry. The dilution caused by the conversion of the notes has been unfortunate but it is also finite. Once we push through this phase, I believe it will be the beginning of good times for FPVD.
This is just my take on FPVD. As I said, I have been here since October of last year and have seen the birth of this board. It is very nice to finally see some people here interested in FPVD and will be great to get some input from other minds as well as the good ol' DD. What I hope, beyond all things, is that this board will not descend into the tasteless depths of bashing and pumping as that does nothing but pollute what could otherwise be intelligent, meaningful discussions. Trade and flip this ticker if you must, in fact, there is good money to be made in doing so at this point in time. If you so choose to do so, however, maintain a level of class and self respect. Use your skill in the stock market, rather than the much less respectable skill of manipulation to make your money.
So that is my massive post. Those of you who are new to the board can look back and see that I have somewhat of a history of long reads. I don't always post... but when I do post... I POST... Just glad to see some action here and I look forward to some good, intelligent discussion about FPVD in the future.
