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- From: wfblan@netcom.com (Wells Fargo Bank)
- Subject: Re: ESCOM takes a dive
- Message-ID: <wfblanDKMH3L.I0A@netcom.com>
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- References: <4ccdha$5pb@orm.southern.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 20:33:21 GMT
- Sender: wfblan@netcom12.netcom.com
-
- Kerry Ferrand (kferrand@southern.co.nz) wrote:
- : I was just flipping through TV channels and heard the name Escom
- : mentioned on a CNN International financial show. It mentioned that the
- : value of its stock had dropped 25% after the company announced that it
- : failed to make a profit in 1995. This can't be a positive development re
- : Amiga Tech.
-
-
- : K
-
-
- Well, I would think that this 'dip' in profits was partly due to putting out
- over 30 million in puchasing and producing the Amiga line again. If this
- trend hasn't balanced out by 2nd QTR of '96, then I will be concerned.
- Otherwise, I am not very surprised to see it. While I don't know how much
- Escom normally profits in a year... you try spending around 30 million
- dollars for whatever it may be, and see if your financial sheet doesn't
- show a fairly meager outlook for a while.
-
- May well be that NOW is the time to get stock in the company while its 25%
- below its normal cost, and wait for it to go up again.
-
- Rob Bamford
- (wfblan@netcom.com)
-