TOY - Toys 'R' Us Anz
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UMike
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Not any more.
This share had topped $2 on take over rumors not too long ago So I still believe that they are oversold.
Still might take a while to get back to even $1.
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Not any more.
This share had topped $2 on take over rumors not too long ago So I still believe that they are oversold.
Still might take a while to get back to even $1.
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Hovering around the 37/38c market for a long time.
Broke 40c yesterday... is this an uptrend about to start?
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Have a look at todays trades, on 50c (up 25%) definitely movement at the station lately, anyone know where ABC\Eddie Groves 19.9% stake in FUN is right now, or if they still own it? It'd be a nice parcel for a raider to pick up if they still do.
Certainly today would be a happy jig day for any bought at the lows lol, congrats Sachz if got in cheaply, you might just be the only holder on the site, hehe, hope she holds up for you!
(FYI I work in the same industry but do not hold FUN stock)
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Ahh found it!
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Substantial Shareholders-
Name % Holding
A.B.C. Learning Centres Ltd 19.9
J N H Toys 11.6
Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited 9.9
Perpetual Limited 6.9
Sino Pacific Resources 5.7
Australian Horizons 5.5
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Substantial Shareholders-
Name % Holding
A.B.C. Learning Centres Ltd 19.9
J N H Toys 11.6
Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited 9.9
Perpetual Limited 6.9
Sino Pacific Resources 5.7
Australian Horizons 5.5
Plenty of fun left in this one & it should continue to rise with gr8 news
Friday 4 April
Media Announcement
Funtastic Takes Out Toy of the Year 2008
Funtastic awarded the most prestigious industry award in the country – Australian Toy of the Year 2008 for LeapFrog TAG Reading System – presented as part of the annual awards held at the Australian Toy Fair in Melbourne today (Friday 4 April). The next generation, all-new LeapFrog Tag Reading System, quite simply brings books to life. Easy to use, amazingly responsive and small enough for a child to take anywhere, the Tag stylus takes just one touch to make words talk and pictures sing. A small, sophisticated infrared camera at the tip of the stylus ‘reads’ letters, words and symbols printed on the special dot-patterned pages of books in the Tag library. The LeapFrog Tag Reading System was also awarded Pre-school Toy of the Year 2008.
Funtastic won a further award with the Garden Girlz - Large House ‘Meadow Mansion’ selected as Girls Toy of the Year 2008.
Garden Girlz Meadow Mansion is a play set with a twist – use your imagination, and your green thumb, to plant a garden and watch it grow in just seven days. The main flower house blooms open to reveal a magical doll house, complete with a guest house. Take a ride down the Garden Gondola to play in your very own enchanted garden, or stop along the way and catch a few rays on the sundeck.
The Australian Toy Association Awards were followed by the announcement of three further awards from the Retail Tracking Agency GfK OzToys which presented Funtastic with:
• 2007 Top Selling Toy of the Year (value) - Tamagotchi Jinsei
• 2007 Most Successful Toy Release – FlyTech Dragonfly
• 2007 Fastest Growing Interactive Games Key Distributor (value) – Funtastic Interactive Games
The ATA awards are seen as an important indicator of sales success for the year.
“The awards are judged by industry experts well versed in what translates into fantastic toys kids will love, so they are one of the clearest predictions of what will actually be leading the charge to toy boxes around the country,” Tony Oates, Funtastic’s Managing Director, said.
Not just one of Australia’s largest toy product companies, Funtastic is also an entrepreneurial marketer and distributor of consumer branded lifestyle merchandise with product spanning all aspects of family life – from children’s toys, apparel and footwear to sporting goods, nursery, manchester, homewares and DVD, film entertainment and gaming.
The company’s Madman division is responsible for major cinema releases like Kenny and driving the enormous interest in Japanese anime DVD sales.
While now encompassing so much more than its traditional toy roots, Funtastic’s business remains firmly based in leading children’s licenses and brands like Thomas & Friends, Bratz, Disney, LeapFrog, Wow Wee, WWE, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10, Cabbage Patch Kids & many more.
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For more info on Funtastic, visit web site at www.funtastic.com.au and for comment contact Tony Oates, Managing Director, Funtastic Limited Ph:
03 9535 5888 or Anna Kirby, Public Relations for Funtastic Limited Ph: 0409 484 894 or 03 9486 9357.
Friday 4 April
Media Announcement
Funtastic Takes Out Toy of the Year 2008
Funtastic awarded the most prestigious industry award in the country – Australian Toy of the Year 2008 for LeapFrog TAG Reading System – presented as part of the annual awards held at the Australian Toy Fair in Melbourne today (Friday 4 April). The next generation, all-new LeapFrog Tag Reading System, quite simply brings books to life. Easy to use, amazingly responsive and small enough for a child to take anywhere, the Tag stylus takes just one touch to make words talk and pictures sing. A small, sophisticated infrared camera at the tip of the stylus ‘reads’ letters, words and symbols printed on the special dot-patterned pages of books in the Tag library. The LeapFrog Tag Reading System was also awarded Pre-school Toy of the Year 2008.
Funtastic won a further award with the Garden Girlz - Large House ‘Meadow Mansion’ selected as Girls Toy of the Year 2008.
Garden Girlz Meadow Mansion is a play set with a twist – use your imagination, and your green thumb, to plant a garden and watch it grow in just seven days. The main flower house blooms open to reveal a magical doll house, complete with a guest house. Take a ride down the Garden Gondola to play in your very own enchanted garden, or stop along the way and catch a few rays on the sundeck.
The Australian Toy Association Awards were followed by the announcement of three further awards from the Retail Tracking Agency GfK OzToys which presented Funtastic with:
• 2007 Top Selling Toy of the Year (value) - Tamagotchi Jinsei
• 2007 Most Successful Toy Release – FlyTech Dragonfly
• 2007 Fastest Growing Interactive Games Key Distributor (value) – Funtastic Interactive Games
The ATA awards are seen as an important indicator of sales success for the year.
“The awards are judged by industry experts well versed in what translates into fantastic toys kids will love, so they are one of the clearest predictions of what will actually be leading the charge to toy boxes around the country,” Tony Oates, Funtastic’s Managing Director, said.
Not just one of Australia’s largest toy product companies, Funtastic is also an entrepreneurial marketer and distributor of consumer branded lifestyle merchandise with product spanning all aspects of family life – from children’s toys, apparel and footwear to sporting goods, nursery, manchester, homewares and DVD, film entertainment and gaming.
The company’s Madman division is responsible for major cinema releases like Kenny and driving the enormous interest in Japanese anime DVD sales.
While now encompassing so much more than its traditional toy roots, Funtastic’s business remains firmly based in leading children’s licenses and brands like Thomas & Friends, Bratz, Disney, LeapFrog, Wow Wee, WWE, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10, Cabbage Patch Kids & many more.
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For more info on Funtastic, visit web site at www.funtastic.com.au and for comment contact Tony Oates, Managing Director, Funtastic Limited Ph:
03 9535 5888 or Anna Kirby, Public Relations for Funtastic Limited Ph: 0409 484 894 or 03 9486 9357.
Up 25% today!
I sold at 42c, maybe I'm stupid and it was the bottom, who knows.
I felt there is more downside than up in this one. ABC not helping, increasing costs to get every $ of revenue in almost every area...
Cost of goods 58%(2006) to 67%(2007) of revenue
Warehouse & distribution 7.7% to 8.9%
Marketing and selling 12.9% to 12.5%
Admin 4.5% to 5%
Finance 1.8% to 2.3%
I sold at 42c, maybe I'm stupid and it was the bottom, who knows.
I felt there is more downside than up in this one. ABC not helping, increasing costs to get every $ of revenue in almost every area...
Cost of goods 58%(2006) to 67%(2007) of revenue
Warehouse & distribution 7.7% to 8.9%
Marketing and selling 12.9% to 12.5%
Admin 4.5% to 5%
Finance 1.8% to 2.3%
Well it seems like there is still some fun left in this one, & with latest news it should make a bucket load $$$ in comming sales season later this year so IMO, I reckon it will get back up past $1-1.50 mark pretty easily, especially that they have paid down debt & also have solid contracts to supply abc till 2012 with merchandise etc, so Good luck to those who held on,
Friday 4 April
Media Announcement
Funtastic Takes Out Toy of the Year 2008
Funtastic has been awarded the most prestigious industry award in the country – Australian Toy of the Year 2008 for LeapFrog TAG Reading System – presented as part of the annual awards held at the Australian Toy Fair in Melbourne today (Friday 4 April).
The next generation, all-new LeapFrog Tag Reading System, quite simply brings books to life. Easy to use, amazingly responsive and small enough for a child to take anywhere, the Tag stylus takes just one touch to make words talk and pictures sing. A small, sophisticated infrared camera at the tip of the stylus ‘reads’ letters, words and symbols printed on the special dot-patterned pages of books in the Tag library. The LeapFrog Tag Reading System was also awarded Pre-school Toy of the Year 2008. Funtastic won a further award with the Garden Girlz - Large House ‘Meadow Mansion’ selected as Girls Toy of the Year 2008. Garden Girlz Meadow Mansion is a play set with a twist – use your imagination, and your green thumb, to plant a garden and watch it grow in just seven days. The main flower house blooms open to reveal a magical doll house, complete with a guest house. Take a ride down the Garden Gondola to play in your very own enchanted garden, or stop along the way and catch a few rays on the sundeck.
The Australian Toy Association Awards were followed by the announcement of three further awards from the Retail Tracking Agency GfK OzToys which presented Funtastic with:
• 2007 Top Selling Toy of the Year (value) - Tamagotchi Jinsei
• 2007 Most Successful Toy Release – FlyTech Dragonfly
• 2007 Fastest Growing Interactive Games Key Distributor (value) – Funtastic Interactive Games
The ATA awards are seen as an important indicator of sales success for the year.
“The awards are judged by industry experts well versed in what translates into fantastic toys kids will love, so they are one of the clearest predictions of what will actually be leading the charge to toy boxes around the country,” Tony Oates, Funtastic’s Managing Director, said. Not just one of Australia’s largest toy product companies, Funtastic is also an entrepreneurial marketer and distributor of consumer branded lifestyle merchandise with product spanning all aspects of family life – from children’s toys, apparel and footwear to sporting goods, nursery, manchester, homewares, DVD, film entertainment and gaming.
The company’s Madman division is responsible for major cinema releases like Kenny and driving the enormous interest in Japanese anime DVD sales.
While now encompassing so much more than its traditional toy roots, Funtastic’s business remains firmly based in leading children’s licenses and brands like Thomas & Friends, Bratz, Disney, LeapFrog, Wow Wee, WWE, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10, Cabbage Patch Kids and many, many more. - copy ends -
For more information on Funtastic, visit the web site at www.funtastic.com.au and for comment contact Tony Oates, Managing Director, Funtastic Limited Ph: 03 9535 5888 or Anna Kirby, Public Relations for Funtastic Limited Ph: 0409 484 894 or 03 9486 9357.
Friday 4 April
Media Announcement
Funtastic Takes Out Toy of the Year 2008
Funtastic has been awarded the most prestigious industry award in the country – Australian Toy of the Year 2008 for LeapFrog TAG Reading System – presented as part of the annual awards held at the Australian Toy Fair in Melbourne today (Friday 4 April).
The next generation, all-new LeapFrog Tag Reading System, quite simply brings books to life. Easy to use, amazingly responsive and small enough for a child to take anywhere, the Tag stylus takes just one touch to make words talk and pictures sing. A small, sophisticated infrared camera at the tip of the stylus ‘reads’ letters, words and symbols printed on the special dot-patterned pages of books in the Tag library. The LeapFrog Tag Reading System was also awarded Pre-school Toy of the Year 2008. Funtastic won a further award with the Garden Girlz - Large House ‘Meadow Mansion’ selected as Girls Toy of the Year 2008. Garden Girlz Meadow Mansion is a play set with a twist – use your imagination, and your green thumb, to plant a garden and watch it grow in just seven days. The main flower house blooms open to reveal a magical doll house, complete with a guest house. Take a ride down the Garden Gondola to play in your very own enchanted garden, or stop along the way and catch a few rays on the sundeck.
The Australian Toy Association Awards were followed by the announcement of three further awards from the Retail Tracking Agency GfK OzToys which presented Funtastic with:
• 2007 Top Selling Toy of the Year (value) - Tamagotchi Jinsei
• 2007 Most Successful Toy Release – FlyTech Dragonfly
• 2007 Fastest Growing Interactive Games Key Distributor (value) – Funtastic Interactive Games
The ATA awards are seen as an important indicator of sales success for the year.
“The awards are judged by industry experts well versed in what translates into fantastic toys kids will love, so they are one of the clearest predictions of what will actually be leading the charge to toy boxes around the country,” Tony Oates, Funtastic’s Managing Director, said. Not just one of Australia’s largest toy product companies, Funtastic is also an entrepreneurial marketer and distributor of consumer branded lifestyle merchandise with product spanning all aspects of family life – from children’s toys, apparel and footwear to sporting goods, nursery, manchester, homewares, DVD, film entertainment and gaming.
The company’s Madman division is responsible for major cinema releases like Kenny and driving the enormous interest in Japanese anime DVD sales.
While now encompassing so much more than its traditional toy roots, Funtastic’s business remains firmly based in leading children’s licenses and brands like Thomas & Friends, Bratz, Disney, LeapFrog, Wow Wee, WWE, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10, Cabbage Patch Kids and many, many more. - copy ends -
For more information on Funtastic, visit the web site at www.funtastic.com.au and for comment contact Tony Oates, Managing Director, Funtastic Limited Ph: 03 9535 5888 or Anna Kirby, Public Relations for Funtastic Limited Ph: 0409 484 894 or 03 9486 9357.
UMike
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You'd think so.
The last time the were discussions in this area the sp jumped to $2. These are now different times.
Takeover it is from a private equity manager called Archer.
Will buy ABC learnings stake today and will offer 80 cents for all outstanding shares, last closed at about 54 cents so a decent premium, although think they can see this business is worth allot more.
Should add its still officially a proposal, although if they are buying the ABC stake today which is about 18%, its a go oer
Will buy ABC learnings stake today and will offer 80 cents for all outstanding shares, last closed at about 54 cents so a decent premium, although think they can see this business is worth allot more.
Should add its still officially a proposal, although if they are buying the ABC stake today which is about 18%, its a go oer
michael_selway
Coal & Phosphate, thats it!
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I wonder why the jump recently?
Earnings and Dividends Forecast (cents per share)
2007 2008 2009 2010
EPS 3.2 8.0 9.3 10.9
DPS 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.6
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Any funtastic fundamentals worth fundamental consideration for fun?
http://business.theage.com.au/business/nsr-lifeline-keeps-fun-in-funtastic-20090219-8ckx.html
Interesting to see who one of the owners is. But is the latest situation a positive step for Fun?
http://business.theage.com.au/business/nsr-lifeline-keeps-fun-in-funtastic-20090219-8ckx.html
Interesting to see who one of the owners is. But is the latest situation a positive step for Fun?
UMike
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Dunno but the SP has fallen so far that a 22mil Capital raising almost will double their market Cap.
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Re: Funtastic
Funtastic is a stock that's very out of favour by many analysts. They've had poor performance over the last few years so most analysts have taken off FUN from their watch lists. They're waiting for signs that the company is turning around.
Although in recent weeks there has been a surge in trades for FUN, perhaps these are early signs that investors feel that the price relative to fundamentals is good?
Quite often you'll find that FUN has zero trade activity for a few days, then volumes of 40K - 200K. If there's not a lot of interest in the stock, there's gonna be low volumes!
Just my
Funtastic is a stock that's very out of favour by many analysts. They've had poor performance over the last few years so most analysts have taken off FUN from their watch lists. They're waiting for signs that the company is turning around.
Although in recent weeks there has been a surge in trades for FUN, perhaps these are early signs that investors feel that the price relative to fundamentals is good?
Quite often you'll find that FUN has zero trade activity for a few days, then volumes of 40K - 200K. If there's not a lot of interest in the stock, there's gonna be low volumes!
Just my
KurwaJegoMac
Spot on reply; today's turnover had a surge of over 1.1 mill more that past 2months. Very perculiar buy pattern though. I heard they were tieing up with a huge Chinese design company.... but that sort of corporate activity takes months to bear any result. I would have thought with Murdoch and Mathieson family (poker machine king) and new management team on board (plus ABC behind them) they would be worth a consideration.
Spot on reply; today's turnover had a surge of over 1.1 mill more that past 2months. Very perculiar buy pattern though. I heard they were tieing up with a huge Chinese design company.... but that sort of corporate activity takes months to bear any result. I would have thought with Murdoch and Mathieson family (poker machine king) and new management team on board (plus ABC behind them) they would be worth a consideration.
