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CTLI, SHNL jump, CPMCF dips

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Compress Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets: CTLI) achieved a new 52-week trading high late Monday afternoon by gaining 1,233.33 percent to $2.00, on a modest 2,000 shares. Compress Technologies, Inc., is a Pompano Beach, Florida-area technology based company, which has acquired VMSK Technology as well as the rights to Nano Technology, MSB, 3PRK and other technologies.

Shentang International, Inc. (SHNL.OB) leaped 600 percent Monday afternoon to 3.5 cents, on volume of 28,500. The stock’s 52-week trading range runs from half a cent to $2.525. The Chinese-based Shengtang engages in design, source for production and sale of glass products, which are used as festival gifts, home decorations and craftworks

Coastal Pacific Mining Corp. (CPMCF.OB) plummeted 38.67 percent in price to 19 cents in Monday trading, on volume of 50.15 million shares. The stock’s 52-week trading range has peaked around 82 cents. The Calgary-based miner announced it has completed $1,000,000 of a $2,000,000 private financing for operations and exploration of its properties. 

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HTM shows its power, INS proves brainy, SPDR flies off shelves, DPW down

Monday, November 8th, 2010

U.S. Geothermal Inc. (AMEX: HTM) leaped 22.73 percent to $1.35, on volume of 1,986,007 shares, or nearly 10 times its daily average. The Boise, Idaho company has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, to discuss second-quarter financials. U.S. Geothermal Inc., a renewable energy company focused on the production of electricity from geothermal energy, owns and operates geothermal power plants at Raft River, Idaho and San Emidio, Nevada, and is developing the Neal Hot Springs project in Oregon.

Intelligent Systems Corporation (AMEX: INS) went skyward 50.93 percent to $1.60 in early afternoon trading Monday.  INS share volume surpassed 13,650 shares, dwarfing its three-month daily average of 1,267. INS, based in Norcross, Georgia, for 30 years, has identified, created, operated and grown early stage technology companies.

SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SPY) led AMEX volume stocks early Monday afternoon by trading in 81,826,044 shares. Daily three-month average is 194,042,000 shares. The index-based issue lost some traction, though, faltering in price 0.18 percent to $122.50.

Digital Power Corporation (AMEX: DPW) gave back 11.28 percent in price in early afternoon trading Monday to $1.73. Volume quadrupled its three-month daily average at124,392 shares. The company, based in Fremont, Calif., last week reported third-quarter revenues increased by 87 percent to $3,186,000, compared to $1,708,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Net income was $303,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $205,000 for the same quarter last year.

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URRE near top of gainers’ ladder, SIRI among most active, MVIS bruised

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Uranium Resources, Inc. (NasdaqCM: URRE) tacked on an amazing 29.84 percent in price Tuesday to close at $1.67, on a whopping 7,192,195 shares, nearly six times its three-month average volume. The stock vaults into the upper end of a 52-week trading range that has peaked at 1.78, after bottoming out at 38 cents. The company, since its incorporation in 1977, has produced over 8 million pounds of uranium in Texas.

Cabela’s Inc Class A (NYSE: CAB) jumped 20.73 percent Tuesday to close at $22.07.  Share volume totaled 3,453,941, dwarfing its three-month total of 371,958.  Tuesday’s leap brings the stock toward its 52-week peak of $22.22, after bottoming out at $11.65. The specialty retailer and direct marketer of hunting, fishing and camping merchandise, announced on Tuesday that quarterly consolidated revenues increased 3.9 percent to $643 million, while retail revenue increased 6 percent to $369 million.

Microvision, Inc. (NasdaqGM: MVIS) suffered a drop in price Tuesday of 18.5 percent to close at $1.63. Share volume of 3,169,642 towered over its three-month average volume of 653,575 shares. The stock languishes near the basement of a 52-week trading range of $1.55, its peak around $4.11. The manufacturer of ultra-small  projectors (hence its name) Monday posted Q3 revenue of $1.3 million and a loss of 15 cents a share, falling 18 percent wider than the average analyst earnings estimate, according to Bloomberg.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NasdaqGS: SIRI) inched up nearly 2 percent to $1.56 Tuesday, on volume of 83,327,134 shares, slightly above its three-month average of 71,284,100. The satellite radio network is making its way toward a 52-week high of $1.59, its gulch for the year around 56 cents. Sirius XM already has announced that it has added 334,727 net subscribers during the third quarter. This brings their total subscriber totals to just less than 20 million.

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SinoCoking and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (SCOK) – Buzz Stock of the Day

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Shares of coal products maker SinoCoking and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOK) were up nearly 30 percent from Friday’s closing price in morning trading on Monday.

Last week, the company announced that its wholly controlled affiliate, Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 60 percent equity interest in Baofeng Shuangrui Coal Co., Ltd. for approximately $12.4 million. Baofeng operates the Xingsheng Coal Mine. The coalmines are similar in size, each with 2 million metric tons of estimated coal reserves.
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“This is a significant milestone and denotes the first step in our consolidation strategy,” said Jianhua Lv, Chairman and CEO of SinoCoking in a statement. “As the Chinese government continues its efforts to consolidate small coal mines to improve both production efficiencies and safety protocols, we are well positioned with the appropriate approvals to capitalize on this opportunity.”

Pursuant to the Agreements, Hongli will the pay the owners of each mining company an aggregate purchase price of $6.2 million in cash, of which approximately $1.5 million was provided as a refundable deposit to examine the financials, licenses, and reserve data. The purchase will be made under the following schedule for each mining company: $1.7 million within 30 business days from the September 10, 2010; $0.7 million within 20 business days from the completion of the transfer of equity interests to Hongli; $0.7 million within six months from the completion of the transfer of equity interests to Hongli; the balance within one year from the completion of the transfer of equity interests to Hongli. If total annual output is less than 150,000 metric tons, Hongli is entitled to an additional 10 percent of equity interests; and if coal reserves are less than 2 million metric tons, Hongli is entitled to an additional 10 percent of equity interests.

Shares of SinoCoking and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. are trading about 70 percent lower than their 52-week high of $53.70 per share.

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Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (PEIX) – Buzz Stock of the Day

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

We first covered Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEIX) on June 30, 2010, after the company announced that four of its wholly-owned subsidiaries had emerged from bankruptcy. Shares were up almost 60 percent on that day, from the previous day’s closing price.

Shares of Pacific Ethanol surged again on Tuesday, this time as much as 42 percent from the previous day’s closing price after the company posted earnings of $107.8 million or $1.43 per share for the three months ended June 30, compared to a loss of $28.2 million or 49 cents per share in the same period last year. The boost in earnings was primarily due a non-cash gain of $119 million, and an 88 percent increase in total gallons sold, offset by a  lower average price per gallon.
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Net sales in the quarter increased 9 percent to $76.8 million, compared to $70.1 million in the same quarter a year ago. The company also reduced its SG&A expenses by 49 percent, and improved adjusted EBITDA by $8.4 million, compared to the second quarter of 2009.

Pacific Ethanol’s CEO Neil Koehler described the second quarter as “pivotal” for the company. “We delivered sales growth, dramatically reduced operating expenses, and improved adjusted EBITDA,” he said in a statement. “We successfully led the production facilities out of bankruptcy effective June 29th, substantially reducing our debt and other liabilities by $295 million. During the quarter, we also reduced other debt by $9 million. In addition to strengthening our balance sheet, we reduced selling, general and administrative expenses to less than half of what they were for the same quarter last year, thus establishing a stable platform for growth.”

On June 29, 2010, PEI’s wholly-owned plant holding company, PEH, and its four plant subsidiaries exited bankruptcy and the ownership of PEH was transferred to certain lenders. As a result, PEI recorded a $119.4 million non-cash gain from the disposition of liabilities of $294.5 million net of assets of $175.1 million that were removed from its balance sheet. Simultaneously, PEI began operating under its newly announced operating and marketing agreements with the ethanol production facilities upon their emergence from bankruptcy.

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