Certainly a very messy quarter but what we expected given the magnitude of the restructuring initiatives.
The certification issue was disapointing but part of the business. Certification is much more difficult for the wireless product.... login to read the rest
Thought it worth noting that Verifone (PAY) came out last week. Depending on your estimates of their forward EBITDA, they are trading in the neighborhood of 15X EV/EBITDA.
Thanks Bowd but Greenblatt is the one whose famous! We just work for him :)
Wanted to provide an update on HYC. I was off on the real estate and the value of HBNet.
The real... login to read the rest
We spoke with Will Keiper, the lead director and current interim CEO yesterday. Thought I would provide a few takeaways from the meeting.
1. Expenses are being reviewed "line-by-line." It was very clear that he believes... login to read the rest
Our understanding is that the founders were politely asked to leave. His nickname in the company was "Little Napoleon" Our checks on them revealed that neither were particularly well respected inside the company and out.
We... login to read the rest
Interesting idea. Some questions:
- Why did the founders sell last summer? Seems like they sold at $7-8/share
- R&D spend at Ingenico has been 9-10% of sales, and very much higher than... login to read the rest
The Company recorded a $12.9 million charge to operations during the second quarter of 2004 for amounts related to the contract with the Brazilian Health Ministry. The charge consisted of an $11.3 million write-off... login to read the rest
It looks like a significant portion of their operating cash flow relates to consistently recurring inventory writedowns. How have you gotten comfortable with the fact that this is not going to be an ongoing... login to read the rest
Thanks for pointing this out because it scared the hell out of me when I first read it in the previous 10Ks. I should have addressed this in the write-up.
Fortunately, we hung around to study... login to read the rest
Nice write-up.
Per the 2004 10K, the company has "U.S. federal and state NOLs of approximately $123mm" which don't start to expire until 2020. I've been trying to put a value on this and was... login to read the rest
Hi,
Nice write-up, looks interesting... any comments on the following:
In May 2002, the Brazilian Central Bank Foreign Capital and Exchange Department (Bank) commenced an administrative proceeding against Hypercom’s subsidiary, Hypercom do Brasil Industria e Comércio Ltda.... login to read the rest
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