Unfortunately, barring some substantial news (most likely pertaining to acquiring some form of financing) I don't see a big PPS jump this calendar year. As I mentioned in post 58459, I don't see the third training center announcement helping PPS any more than the last two, but when those docs start seeing and using SPORT they are likely to start a little buzz around the industry which could lead to inquiries, investments, and finally a PPS bump (or jump).
On the other hand, Mr. McNally is presenting at the investor conference in New York next week. I think if he were to break out of his mold a little bit and add a little more showmanship, and talk a bit more about why this device is SOOO much better than what's out there and why it HAS to succeed in the marketplace... He presents after 5:00PM so these people have had a long day already; he needs to wake them up with some real energy at the microphone. Maybe a joke or two, like (off the top of my head, yes, I really just made this up so yes, it is probably more pathetic than something he should use) How is a repeat da Vinci patient like professional golfer? 9 holes and sub-par results! (I know, even I should be able to do better than that - he has a week to prepare.) What do Intuitive patients and pelicans have in common? Both have to deal with the biggest bills! (Okay, I'll stop now.)
My point is that I don't see much in the way of PPS rising this year unless something good happens, and that may take something a bit more splashy than we have seen. If they have a solid plan that they are not revealing, well, that's great, but if that were the case, will these investor conferences help? Would they be needed at all? Not too sure. Maybe some from column A and some from column B.
He has been steadfast and fairly stoic to date, taking the responsible route to get things done in a most respectable fashion. The train is back on the tracks and has left the station, but it hasn't picked up any real steam yet. I'm just concerned that technical achievement and milestone progress might not be enough to kick start the money side of this. Somebody seems to be thinking "Ho hum... another milestone, just like they said. Big deal. I'll keep my money in my pocket for now." Technical perfection hasn't been enough for this stock. It might be time to rattle a few cages, put on his P.T. Barnum hat and crack that whip at the elephants to wake them the heck up! SPORT is too good a concept (with execution to match) to be sitting on the financial sidelines with a crappy 5:05PM start time for the presentation. His resume gives him the credibility to be taken seriously; I think now we need him to show the energy to get people's attention before they slip out of the conference for their third martini.
Just my two cents, and maybe not even worth that much.
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66', do you see us going the rest of the year at these levels? If not, what can we anticipate moving us above these current prices?
