as frustrating as it is (for you, me and ariel's management) to see the numbers where they are right now...it is even more EXCITING to know that ariel is building a solid financial foundation and is on the right path to big success.
as you know investing in stocks is a risky proposition. and otcbb/penny/sub-penny stocks have even more risk attached to them than stocks on the major exchanges.
we and ariel appreciate everyone's confidence (when you bought shares) that ariel will fulfill on it's potential.
please note that: no one can make another person/company buy shares in any given company. the company (ariel) can only build assets, income and good will. all three of these add up to equal the true book value of a company. it is incumbent upon each individual investor to decide what that value is on a per share basis. and then, hopefully, to place a bid to purchase shares at the true value.
sometimes they buy it at the true book value price...sometimes they pay more...and sometimes investors pay less than the true book value for shares of any given company...
imo - investors that are long on ariel have purchased shares at BELOW ariel's true book value!!! imo