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Anyone notice Funcom has pushed back their Q1 financials to May 13?
Shannia
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http://www.funcom.com/wsp/funcom/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&func_id=1267&table=CONTENT
Moving Q1 results to 1 week before AoC launch, very interesting. Someone is fixing to make a killing on stock.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
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Nice, seems to me that they have set it up as situational reports/mini-xmas's. Possibly, OB outlook from client downloads(edit- or "everyone hold your breath 2morrow will tell"), Aoc's post-release boardroom 'gathering', Full content patch finals and then Xbox release/AoCpc 1st quarter in that order. ...?/shrug Just my guess.
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How exactly are they going to make a killing on the stock?
It won't be worth more between now and May 20th than it is now... and if it depended on how well AoC does after launch.. that's a hell of a gamble.
I guess i'm just a tad confused as to how someone is going to ensure a profit on the stock market by delaying their Q1 financials... at least in specific regard to Funcom which I don't see as a hot stock atm.
Or do you think that AoC is going to be that good? LIke I said.. just curious..
(aka the value of the stock would have to increase to make a killing and the only thing that might make funcom worth more.. is AoC having a good launch.. which in turn would seem rather disconnected from the Q1 financials..)
Is this thread like the other one? I admit I have little knowledge of stocks and how they work.
I fear however that the OP is trying to hit Funcom blindly without something substantial to back him up.
Eventually he may hit a jackpot, but if it takes 10 hypotheses presented as facts to get one truth, it makes me wonder about the validity of those threads.
How exactly are they going to make a killing on the stock?
It won't be worth more between now and May 20th than it is now... and if it depended on how well AoC does after launch.. that's a hell of a gamble.
I guess i'm just a tad confused as to how someone is going to ensure a profit on the stock market by delaying their Q1 financials... at least in specific regard to Funcom which I don't see as a hot stock atm.
Or do you think that AoC is going to be that good? LIke I said.. just curious..
(aka the value of the stock would have to increase to make a killing and the only thing that might make funcom worth more.. is AoC having a good launch.. which in turn would seem rather disconnected from the Q1 financials..)
If the trend continues, Funcom's revenues will continue to decline in the upcoming Q1 financials. While the stock is slightly up, I would contend that investors won't be happy with another quarter of weakened revenues. As such, people will sell the week of the 13th at a bargain price. Those that are speculating that AoC will be a huge success can buy stock this week (if they are willing to take the risk that there will be a smooth launch). If all goes well and someone buys for example 1,000 shares of Funcom stock at the 25.00 Kr range and within two months can double their money because of a successful launch, all is good. Over the long haul, now that Funcom has a major new revenue stream, the stock prices should go up over the next year or two.
IMHO, and that is all it is an opinion, this stock is sitting ripe for the pickings for the week of the 13th just before launch. Not every inventor is a gamer and may not read past the lower revenues again line.
That leads me to believe that a fortune can be made over next few months on this stock. I could be wrong. I'm no stock broker. I just have a feeling about this one and it could all be gas. What ever you do, don't go making a decision on a stock purchase based on how my opinions.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
Do you even remotely have a clue about stock brokering ? I dont think so.
I think you are like a little child bashing his head against the wall, because it could not get what it wanted. You are not half as smart as you think.
Bit harsh me thinks no?
Attacking the messenger instead of the message is indeed an old argumentstrategy that is very effective (I have used it myself many a time
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Staying on topic, why would Funcom do that ? Are they gearing for a rise of fall of stockprizes? It could be more than one reason.
1. The price is already very low. By having a bad quarter report now, the next one after release will look much much better.
2. The price is already very high. By having a good quarter report now, they can milk the marked one more quarter.
The answer - we don't know. By law they are obliged to give the marked the information at the same time. When, they have some amount of control on. That inself is information I guess the marked has to react to.
Looking at the stockprices, the marked har reacted positive to the news. I guess it is some tense days at Funcom HQ these days.
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To me the stock is a bad investment and now an incredibly risky buy. The delay dropped the stock price for a very good reason. Now when AoC is released instead of having a relatively free reign to gain popularity it will run head long into other major MMO releases (WOW expansion, Warhammer, etc). So potential for profit is great, but it comes at considerably more risk than previously. Investing in anything technological is considered a riskier investment than most. However, as an economist, I dislike investing on any one company unless I am outweighing company specific risk with a few more investments. You don't get paid for company risk, you only get paid for the risk you take on in the market. Sorry to get all philosophical on you with my economic theory, but my point is you should not just invest in funcom, unless it is a small amount of money, it is too risky for not enough of a reward.