Plastic flowers! They look great, don't need watering and last for years. You only need to dust off the plants periodically.
Dustoff suggests nursery stocks based on a premise more families will be staying close to home during these bad economic times. He suggests there might be an upswing in nursery products with families working on their homes in lieu of expensive vacations.
Blue is already walking around like a Neandertal and complaining about skinned knuckles from his dragging them on the ground. The joys of being a family man doing his garden work!
* makes excited chimpanzee noises *
I speak your language, Blue!
Nursery stocks,
I listed some in another thread but have forgot the subject title. Here are some I came across which appear most speculative of all those I found. Those over three bucks per were also tossed out.
None of these have been researched, I know nothing about them, but will research them tonight!
CLWY HFGVF AGNI BVAGF
I will post more ticker symbols as found. If you, the reader, know of some nursery stocks, please share them!
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What brocker do u recommend. i'm with ameritrade Just started trading and they wont buy or sell anything if it doesn't have an ask or bid price and that sucks coz i'm stuck with the shares when its a good time to sell
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thats a good broker right there I think I need him to do my trading for me he looks like a good salesman
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VG...Ameritrade works just fine for me trading pinks...You may of tried to buy a stock they won't exicute buying into. call 1-800-669-3900 they are pretty good at gettin ya'll squared away.
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eh i haven't even made it to the "garden" part yet, have the old deck off and still have to put the patio in. making it a hefty 16'x25' seemed like such a good idea when i was just staking it out in the yard, now that i'm actually doing all the work though, 8'x8' sounds better, heh! i tried to vacuum and take the garbage out last night, couldn't do either, had to have my 12-yr old son finish, owww!!!
never came across any nursery stocks either, will poke around a bit. home depot is one of my long-term holds though, just because i always shop there and love the store. amazon is another, ebay 3rd. except for my local grocery store, by far i spend the most money per year at home depot and amazon, and certainly a fair amount of ebay as well.
maybe it's bad to own stock in companies you like and shop at, but - all 3 of those companies are long-term holds for me in roth ira's, what can I say.
made good profit on IPII/IMPL repeatedly over the last year (home improvement/ construction/ roofing stock), as usual though - sold it too early on the last run with it, oh well. wouldn't surprise me if it still has a little room to run, am still watching it for dips to $7 range.
quote:Originally posted by Purl Gurl: Blue is already walking around like a Neandertal and complaining about skinned knuckles from his dragging them on the ground. The joys of being a family man doing his garden work!
No data available at pink sheets dot com Feb / March 2005 trading .40 to .50 March / April trading .20 to .30 Recent trading .15 to .20
**** HFGVF (HF Canada business in China) Pink Sheets
For the year ended December 31, 2004, Hanfeng reported revenues of $39.2 million and net income of $8.7 million, increases of 50% and 15%, respectively, over 2003. Earnings per share ("EPS") for 2004 were $0.26, a decrease of $0.01 compared to 2003, mainly due to dilution from shares issued to finance additional specialty fertilizer production in China.
Downtrend since late 2004 year. Bio-waste processing into organic fertilizer & soil builder. Forward 2:1 split for fiftty-million float. Couple million loss each year, no revenue nor cash.
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Attention K-Mart shoppers, we have a Blue Light special on men's brains over in aisle eighty-six!
Always wanted to grab a microphone at K-Mart and make that announcement.
Readers! We need more nursery stock tickers!
Looks HFGVF has the best potential for those tickers I found of interest. However, it is over $2.00 reducing chances for big profits in short period of time. Contrasting this, it is a company over in China.
CLWY looks second best but it appears their share price is headed for the garden soil.
Please look around and share nursery related ticker symbols. You never know when you will find that one-in-a-million which will yield really great profits!
Like a lottery, the more tickers we toss out, the more lottery tickets we have.
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More on CLWY and I sure would like to have more recent financial data.
This is from an August 2004 press release,
"Diluted income per common share from continuing operations was $.33 for 2004, compared to diluted income per common share from continuing operations of $.32 for 2003."
"Diluted net income per common share was $.33 for 2004, compared to diluted net income per common share of $.23 for 2003."
"Following the termination of the common stock’s registration, the Board of Directors estimates that the Company could save approximately $500,000 annually by eliminating the substantial costs associated with being a public company...."
This is from a November 2004 press release,
"Sales were $48.2 million for 2004, compared to sales of $47.3 million for 2003.
Income from continuing operations was $0.1 million for 2004, compared to loss from continuing operations of $3.5 million for 2003.
Net income was $0.1 million for 2004, compared to net loss of $4.8 million for 2003.
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations was $.02 for 2004, compared to diluted loss per common share from continuing operations of $.57 for 2003.
Diluted net income per common share was $.02 for 2004, compared to diluted net loss per common share of $.77 for 2003.
Results for the Quarter
Sales were $8.2 million for 2004, compared to sales of $7.2 million for 2003.
Results of Operations
Loss from continuing operations was $1.2 million for 2004, compared to loss from continuing operations of $4.0 million for 2003.
Net loss was $1.2 million for 2004, compared to net loss of $4.7 million for 2003."
They display a very distinct improving trend but I have of yet to find more recent data.
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thats the last info for it on sharebuilder too, just type in the symbol and thats the latest info it give u last updated Nov 10
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in thinking about nursery stocks, am thinking about how the typical "landscaping business" goes here in Plymouth, MI.
the majority of people who are on a budget and looking for simple flowers, shrubs, soil, pavers, etc go to - home depot.
if you are looking for something a little more complex - ie, actual trees instead of saplings, a wider array of shrubs, and any kind of lanscaping supply - then it's off to the "rock shoppe" a little ways west, which is privately owned. a variety of other private ones are around as well, some specializing in patio furniture, some more in rocks, some more in lumber, etc..
same thing for lumber - if you want basic wood; go to home depot; otherwise go to one of the larger lumber yards if you need, say, good cedar.
frank's used to be big, but - they sort of morphed into a granny-filled xmas/nick-nack store and couldn't hack it, and the one a mile away from me closed.
i suspect a lot of the reason why it closed is the same reason some of the other smaller nursery type places closed around here: getting squeezed out by home depot on the low end.
while i like the nursery idea, makes me wonder a little bit if i should just hold onto my home depot stock and consider that nursery "exposure". they seem to be doing quite well at nabbing at least low-end business from the other nursery-type places. will try to look into a few of these though.
btw, for those like me and purl who spend a lot of time and money at home depot - 2 money saving tips. you can get a 10% coupon there by going to their website and registering for their "moving services" (even if you have no plans to move). also, if you have discover card - if you go to their website and register - automatic 5% off all home depot purchases for the month of may ( as well as lowes and several others). also, i recommend slickdeals dot net for finding various other deals, for those who are cheap like me, heh
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additional information is on Purl Gurl's stock pick HOM ...The thread is on" hot stocks free for all"....Let's shake the Bushes and find those gems " Nursery stocks "
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those danged "stairnose" pieces for the wood floor i put in last year cost $95 apiece, ridiculous! you better believe i measured those babies 9 times and cut once!
regular 2x4's though, eh yeah sure i've measured once and cut twice a few times, heh
uh-oh, i've gone and gotten queen bee's thread off topic, sorry...
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It is four in the morning here, further evidence I am a hard core stock market addict. That is just a cover for being addicted to green bucks.
Blue, I am very certain Home Depot makes use of regional nurseries. It would not make sense for Home Depot in your town to bring in plants from Southern California.
A clue is not long back nursery men were delivering to our Riverside Home Depot, and I was looking for oleanders to plant to conceal our nudist lifestyle, red flower oleanders, of course, because the white flower variety are dying in California. Anyhow, I ask one of the workers if they had red flower oleanders on their truck.
"Lo siento, no hable Englis."
"Oleanders rojo?"
"No, no, oleanders blanco."
"Ahh, blanco bronco."
He muttered something about, "Senora loca."
I went to another private nursery and settled for Old Hami bamboo (timber bamboo) to conceal my ample backside so as not to frighten neighbors on nearby hills with such a horrifying sight.
My hope is timber bamboo will attract Pandas.
Telescopes are popular around here, I see lens sun flares often. Could be telescopic sites on rifles, however. Big game hunting perhaps.
I am sure hunting elephants in California is unlawful.
* rubs her tusks on a tree trunk *
Ahh, much better early morning taste after brushing my pearly whites.
An important aspect of research is to keep coming up with new dedicated sectors for trading. This idea of nurseries, from Dustoff, is an example.
I stumbled into ALMI back in late 2003 by deciding to look at the mining sector for something new and having decided raw goods might be better for 2004 with the economy going south. ALMI is paying well.
Lately, I have been looking at our (my) Baby Boom generation to discover if there are any products specific to this aging generation, besides Depends and Dentures. Health foods and health supplements might be a possible sector for growth. Medical Marijuana is becoming very popular but that might a product hard to take public.
I am still waiting for a Nevada brothel to go public with such a larger population percentage of older men now coming into decent money.
RICK made me a lot of money not long back and appears to be still good for more profit.
Nudity pays.
* ambles back into the brush *
Purl Gurl, Queen of Elephantide
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I urge readers to carefully examine their recent 10Q-SB filing, giving extra attention to their cash and asset position.
They are reporting a loss under seven-thousand for a quarter result, but look at the previous quarter. This change is related to their sell of a location.
Nightclubs, such as Rick's Caberet, become very popular as economic conditions worsen.
RICK is not quite into an attractive buy range, which is 2.40 or so. However, RICK is displaying some good upward pressure. I tend to believe they will move upward here on in. Could be their current price range is a good entry point.
Related to this thread, I discovered RICK more than two years back watching Playboy Channel, which ran a special on nightclubs and brothels. RICK was one of the companies featured. This is an example of finding new investment potential from seemingly unrelated sources.
Some articles were posted here on RICK back then, some of us bought around 1.35 to 1.40 per share.
Also featured during the Playboy special was the Bunny Ranch in Northern Nevada. They pull in over one million per month, yes, per month.
Another brothel featured was The Daily Planet down in Australia. Unfortunately you have to be an Australian citizen to invest. The Daily Planet buys fancy hotels, Sheridan, Hyatt, and others, then converts them to high class brothels which attract very wealthy people, worldwide. High end nightclub, like Rick's on the first floor, spas and gyms elsewhere, and upper floors for a rise. Their income is extremely impressive.
Again back to this topic of finding new sectors, I started researching RICK, The Bunny Ranch and The Daily Planet. Wasn't long I found a direct connection between all three.
In August of 2003, all three held a meeting at the Bunny Ranch. Rick's was there. The Daily Planet was there, and Air Force Anny of The Bunny Ranch, delightfully was there.
What I discovered, through snail mail and some phone calls, is the Daily Planet is or was quite interested in expanding into Nevada and, hopefully, establish a foothold in America for the oldest known profession.
It "appeared" to me, based on conversations, a plan was being made by The Daily Planet to buy the Bunny Ranch, and make Rick's a subsidiary for management of American operations.
That excites me, although very speculative.
Not enough time has passed for fruitation, but it is very possible a joint venture like this could come about in the future. Problem is corporate secrets are hard to discover and discern.
Keep an eye on RICK; profit potential well exists.
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For you technical geeks, you will note a chart for RICK displays a double bottom formed over the past ten trading days, a signal upward motion is about to be had. You will also note a upward spike a few days back, and will note both the thirteen day and fifty day EMA lines are right on the cusp of an upward turn.
Average daily spread is 2.85 low and 3.00 high.
That might excite some of you hard core day traders, although low volume is somewhat challenging.
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Not that I am a pro or anything, but I believe this sort of market activity is unusual for this time of year? Or has the seasonal influence long gone in this day and age of the newbie day- traders?
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not sure about seasonal influences, spring and summer seem a little slower in general to me but i don't have a long enough baseline to really say.
as for CLWY's rise today, was due to reporting .53 profit for the Q, not too shabby.
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.97 close today, wow! mighty impressive: .21 to .97 in 3 days flat.
hope you got in on this one Purl! me, i was too busy at the time always shopping at the nursery and planting my yard, to ever find time to fully study the nursery stocks and buy any. hmm, there's a moral there somewhere, or maybe two.
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