I am impressed at what I read and hear from this company. I am not sure why anyone could be unhappy. Things are unfolding before your eyes and you still throw stones. Very strange indeed. Some on this board are holding up this company like it is a fully reporting company traded on the NASDAQ! Can we not be happy that this very YOUNG corporation is progressing in such a manner? They ARE reporting to us, which is not very common here in PL, and they ARE giving us the information we have asked for. They are even using terms like EPS, which indicate future happiness to me.
Is this not enough? Should they be turning the control knobs on your trading software for you? Need they go into your bank account and magically increase the amount for you to be happy? Perhaps even THAT would not be enough for some - it would be the wrong combination of denominations or something...
*sigh*
Please don't forget there is a language barrier here that was evident in the conference call - no big deal, but sometimes one word can change the feeling of a PR. This is what people pick on. Don't let that sway you - read the INTENT of the PR. Only sleazy companies use the wording of their PRs to deceive potential buyers. Raphael is not sleazy. No deception in the PRs, just bad prose, perhaps.
As to the comments regarding their shipping dates, etc., how is it that we think they are not on top of their distribution channels? How could they have gotten this far without that? Some posters here act like the company is made up of infants that could not possible get the job done. I do not understand where this comes from. I am very doubtful that Raphael would announce a giant order (whether it is a direct order for a customer or simply setting the supply chain up to be successful doesn't matter) without the intention of paying for them, shipping them appropriately and having the shelf space or the customers lined up. Either way, they know what they are doing. I am sure they are aware of something as simple as shipping costs and logistics planning.
We as shareholders do not see the day to day workings of the company. Many on this board think that the PRs and the conference calls are the only things that guide their behavior and they are the only things that the COMPANY is going by to conduct their business. If anyone here has worked an actual job (no offense day traders - I envy your position every day...) and has been in a company that is building itself up, they would not be bashing and picking apart the meanings and implications of PRs and they would be congratulating a fine team on their achievements thus far. Shame on all who do not recognize a job well done and don't give credit to those who deserve it.
I have been in business for myself, and I know how hard this is. I have worked for other start-ups and I know how hard THAT is. I have worked for large corporations, and I know they did not start out that way - they worked their way up. Hurdles always surface, and the successful companies adjust and overcome them. Raphael and crew are doing just that. Handling success is harder than handling failure. This will be a bumpy ride, but the ending will be one of revenue for the company and a nice EPS figure for us, IMO.
*climbing on soapbox*
So what has happened to good old fashioned kindness - does that have no place in the world anymore? I know we think it has no place in finance, but don't forget finance only exist because people want to do business. And people run on kindness. If you want success from someone, point out what they are doing well and reinforce it. That encourages success. Success increases share price and consequently my bank account. That is why I am here to begin with.
*climbing down wiping tomatoes from face*
Give these guys some time to achieve what is very difficult to do in a short period of time. Bask in what has been announced and what is currently in play. They have done so much already - let's show some love, people...
-Neb
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