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1:24 10/02/2012	tipped in ic at 71p
i guess reason for move today was a tip in the ic basically makes the point that it is well managed growing business on a P P/E of 8t and also that house broker has target of 100p from the chart the price is now in clear all time high territory (on 10 yr basis) so there is nothing stopping price rise until hits old resistance around 90p this seems a more realistic valuation to me All IMHO, DYOR + BoL KBC is in my portfolio By thirty fifty twenty
11:42 30/01/2012	Edison Investment Research
KBC Advanced Technologies - Trading update Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:41 AM Click for report http://bit.ly/zroKb4 By SpikeyDT
19:06 16/01/2012	Directors buying
RNS Number : 6024V KBC Advanced Technologies plc 16 January 2012  KBC Advanced Technologies plc ("KBC" or "the Company") Directors Dealing The Company announces that it received notification on 12 January 2012 that Kestrel Partners LLP ("Kestrel") acquired 55,000 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on that date on behalf of Kestrel Opportunities, a cell of Guernsey Portfolios PCC Limited ("Kestrel Opportunities"), at a price of 71.09p per Ordinary Share. Following the purchase, Kestrel Opportunities holds 2,763,810 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.93% of the issued share capital of the Company. Oliver Scott, Non-Executive Director of KBC, is a founding partner of and holds a beneficial interest in Kestrel, the investment manager of Kestrel Opportunities, and is a shareholder in Kestrel Opportunities. Mr Scott therefore has a legal interest in a total of 2,763,810 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.93% of the issued capital of the Company. By Welsheagle
10:14 12/01/2012	Pre-close update
StockMarketWire.com - KBC Advanced Technologies delivered strong growth in consulting revenues and as a result its forecast for the year to the end of December is broadly in line with expectations, delivering over 20% profits growth in the period. The largest single item contributing to the increase in consulting activity is the $42m profit improvement programme with Pemex Refinación. Work at all six sites is now under way and the project will continue at what is now the peak activity level until the third quarter of 2012. A number of other projects are contributing to high utilisation. These include Reliance Industries in India, Bashneft in Russia, Total in Europe and several gas projects in Australasia. Despite the Arab Spring, the tsunami in Japan and the weak European refining market, KBC expects consulting revenue for the year as a whole to be the highest since 2008. At 8:35am: (LON:KBC) KBC Advanced Technologies PLC share price was +2p at 74.5p By Summers357
23:49 01/12/2011	at 69p close to 10 yr highs
i thought the 2.5p rise today interesting given recent falls and if price gets > 70p then it is at 10 yr highs which of course is also relatively ahead of the market measured on a 1 / 3 and 10 yr view. this is a classic very positive chart pattern and seems totally supported by fundamentals and the company's profitability seems to have reached a tipping point and about to enter a step change. a bid is not totally unrealistic. will be interesting to monitor in the run in to end of the year. All IMHO, DYOR + BoL KBC is in my portfolio By thirty fifty twenty
9:27 01/12/2011	Shares up by a third on bid approach
K3 Business Technology shares up by a third on bid approach - Proactiveinvestors (UK) http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/36377/k3-business-technology-shares-up-by-a-third-on-bid-approach-36377.html 9:12 am by Jon Mainwaring The enterprise software firm has initiated a strategic review of options available to it in light of the approach Shares in K3 Business Technology (LON:KBT) shot up by almost a third in early trading today after the enterprise software firm announced it had received a bid approach. It said that it had received the approach from its largest shareholder and non-executive director, P J Claesson, who currently holds 19.5 per cent of the business. K3 said that following the approach and in light of the investment it believes is required to fully exploit the growth potential of the firm’s managed service business, it “has decided to initiate a strategic review of the options available to the company and to explore whether a possible offer by Mr Claesson, or any other party, might be in the best interests of K3 and shareholders as a whole”. However, the firm also pointed out that discussions with Claesson are “at an early stage and there can be no certainty that any offer will be forthcoming”. There were also no details released on how much Claesson intends to offer for K3. By 8:08am K3’s shares were trading 31.4 per cent higher at 160.3 pence each. By SpikeyDT
11:37 07/11/2011	director buys 50k at 68p - eom
n/m By thirty fifty twenty
20:54 06/11/2011	Latest fundamentals
From November's 'Company Refs', when price was 68.3p:- a/ Prospective PE ratio of 8.92 (based on two broker forecasts, one recommending 'buy', and one with no recommendation). b/ Forecast growth in eps of 10%. c/ Price to research ratio of 15.7. d/ Dividend of 3.54%. e/ Cash flow of 7.56p per share. f/ Net asset value per share of 54.4p. g/ Net cash per share of 3.03p. h/ Price to sales ratio of 0.71. i/ Turnover up from 35.4m to 53.1m in last five years. All looks good By Welsheagle
19:05 04/11/2011	why i like KBC at 68p
some thoughts in the run in to year end i like KBC at 68p b/c: - operates in growth sectors assistingefficient energy exploration - global leader in its field - very large exposure to non western economies - 10 year record of steady and significant growth - cash flow is very strong and a high % is recurring - share price has broken out of an 8 year range giving likely upside towards 100p - there is a decent chance of bid All IMHO, DYOR + BoL KBC is in my portfolio By thirty fifty twenty
12:51 12/10/2011	Edison Investment Research..
KBC Advanced Technologies - Strength in diversity Click for report Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:30 AM http://www.edisoninvestmentresearch.co.uk/researchreports/KBC121011outlook.pdf KBC’s H1 results were robust, with a significant upswing in underlying profit. The outlook for H2 was refreshingly positive and a lower tax charge raises earnings by 11%. Meanwhile, the arbitrator’s dismissal of a competitor’s claim against the company substantially reduces an overhanging risk. With estimates looking well underpinned, the rating of 8.8x earnings looks undemanding. KBC Advanced Technologies is a leading independent consulting, process engineering and software group. It optimises operating efficiency and improves financial performance for clients in the oil refining, petrochemical and other process industries worldwide. Year End Revenue (£m) PBT (£m) EPS (p) DPS (p) P/E (x) Yield (%) 12/09 52.6 5.7 6.5 1.55 10.0 2.4 12/10 53.1 4.9 5.5 1.85 11.9 2.8 12/11e 57.1 6.7 7.4 2.28 8.8 3.5 12/12e 60.9 6.9 7.4 2.62 8.8 4.0 KBC Advanced Technologies is a research client of Edison Investment Research By SpikeyDT
19:37 10/10/2011	Kestrel buying
RNS Number : 9085P KBC Advanced Technologies plc 10 October 2011  KBC Advanced Technologies plc ("KBC" or "the Company") Directors Dealing The Company announces that it has today received notification that, on 6 October 2011, Kestrel Partners LLP ("Kestrel") acquired 25,000 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on behalf of Kestrel Opportunities, a cell of Guernsey Portfolios PCC Limited ("Kestrel Opportunities"), at a price of 64p per Ordinary Share. Following the purchase, Kestrel Opportunities holds 2,571,310 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.59 % of the issued share capital of the Company. Oliver Scott, Non-Executive Director of KBC, is a founding partner of and holds a beneficial interest in Kestrel, the investment manager of Kestrel Opportunities, and is a shareholder in Kestrel Opportunities. Mr Scott therefore has a legal interest in a total of 2,571,310 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.59% of the issued capital of the Company. By Welsheagle
14:42 26/09/2011	Directors buying
RNS Number : 9250O KBC Advanced Technologies plc 26 September 2011  KBC Advanced Technologies plc ("KBC" or "the Company") Directors Dealing The Company announces that it has today received notification that, on 23 September 2011, Kestrel Partners LLP ("Kestrel") acquired 201,310 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on behalf of Kestrel Opportunities, a cell of Guernsey Portfolios PCC Limited ("Kestrel Opportunities"), and 28,690 Ordinary Shares on behalf of one of Kestrel's discretionary investment management clients, in each case at a price of 61p. Following the purchase, Kestrel Opportunities holds 2,346,310 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.19 % of the issued share capital of the Company, and clients advised by Kestrel on a discretionary basis hold 28,690 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.05 % of the issued share capital of the Company. Oliver Scott, Non-Executive Director of KBC, is a founding partner of and holds a beneficial interest in Kestrel, the investment manager of Kestrel Opportunities, and is a shareholder in Kestrel Opportunities. Mr Scott therefore has a legal interest in a total of 2,375,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.24 % of the issued capital of the Company. By Welsheagle
12:15 21/09/2011	Results
Those look like good results to me. The company does operate in the slightly difficult human resources field but has a very long record. The oil services industry generally is a growth area. By wineberry
8:10 14/07/2011	Trading update
RNS Number : 3615K KBC Advanced Technologies plc 14 July 2011  14 July 2011 KBC Advanced Technologies plc ("KBC" or "the Group") Pre-Close Statement KBC is pleased to announce the following trading update in relation to the half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2011 that will be released in mid September. Since our statement in May the positive trends we highlighted at the time have continued and June was the strongest month of the year to date in terms of utilisation and new business awards. Demand for energy management services remains very high, particularly in Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Several key software licenses were also renewed during the last quarter. Contract awards for the first six months of the year were around £23.5m, up from the £23.1m for the first half of 2010. The order book is expected to be around £56m at 30 June, compared to £58.7m at the end of 2010. The arbitration process commenced by a competitor alleging unauthorised use of certain software code, which has been fully refuted by KBC, is now largely complete with the arbitrator's award expected within the next month. Consultant utilisation is expected to remain high throughout the remainder of 2011, benefiting from the third wave of the Pemex project that is scheduled to commence in the final quarter. The pipeline of sales opportunities remains strong and we expect a stronger operational performance in the second half of the year. We continue to anticipate that the full year results will be in line with the Board's expectations. By Welsheagle
20:03 12/05/2011	Director buying
RNS Number : 4835G KBC Advanced Technologies plc 12 May 2011  12 May 2011 KBC Advanced Technologies plc ("KBC" or "the Company") Directors Dealing The Company announces that Kestrel Opportunities, a cell of Guernsey Portfolios PCC Limited ("Kestrel Opportunities"), acquired 50,000 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 11May 2011 at a price of 72p per share. Following the purchase, Kestrel Opportunities holds 2,045,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 3.66% of the issued share capital of the Company. Oliver Scott, Non-Executive Director of KBC, is a founding partner and holds a beneficial interest in Kestrel Partners LLP, the investment manager of Kestrel Opportunities, and is a shareholder in Kestrel Opportunities. Mr Scott therefore has a legal holding of 3.66% of the issued capital of the Company. By Welsheagle