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CSTL (NASDAQ) Castelle - Printing/faxing over the Internet
An SI Board Since January 1999
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Emcee:  Louis Cornell Type:  Unmoderated
I think this is an excellent turnaround speculation. Here's why: The company has been poorly run for a number of years. A new CEO - formerly with IBM - took the helm a few months ago. Get this: the company has $1 per share in cash, no LT debt, and an established distribution network, yet the stock currently sells for less than $1.50 per share. That means the value as a going concern is less than $0.50 a share. Sales have been partly impacted by the slowdown in Asia, but I think they were declining before that. Although they have cash, their current ability to obtain substantial credit is questionable.

I'm looking for positive news on this both on the sales and earnings front, and in the product pipeline. I would also not rule out the company becoming shark bait (takeover candidate), with the current valuation.

H&Q has a substantial position, and volume for the last two days has been huge. Shall we discuss the prospects??

From the company's web site castelle.com

"Castelle's mission is to provide innovative products for LAN managers to
optimize their network functions such as printing and faxing over the
Internet and intranets.

10 Years of Service

Founded in 1987, Castelle was the original pioneer of fax servers and print
servers in the industry, and today, continues to be one of the industry
leaders in this arena. Today, our product line has grown to an array of
high-performance, cost-effective solutions for a wide range of business
use, ranging from very large corporations to small offices. Castelle's
products are used by a majority of Fortune 1000 companies, as well as by
over 5,000 smaller and medium-size companies worldwide. Even after 10
years, all the original investors, co-founder Don Masulis, and many
long-time employees are still with the company."
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21 Why? Larry Weiner-2/22/2000
20 TO EVERYBODY HERE: BUY TODAY!Valery Portnov-2/22/2000
19 The stock has had a very strong move the last few days. I called the company tLarry Weiner-12/1/1999
18 Now that we've found a new home on the NASDAQ small-cap market, there'sLarry Weiner-4/20/1999
17 Louis, What CSTL needs is a good announcement with the word "INTERNET&quoSteve Smith-2/25/1999
16 CSTL just launched a new web site. No PR announcement. Go to castelle.com toLouis Cornell-2/22/1999
15 The board has stayed pretty quiet (which is what I like). Friday's action Louis Cornell-2/13/1999
14 Thanks! Valery Portnov-2/4/1999
13 Valery, I believe they meet the revised requirements for continued listing on Louis Cornell-2/4/1999
12 They say: increase in volume often followed by increase in price. I've beenValery Portnov-2/4/1999
11 I'm watching, Louis...this one is poised, and waiting...something is up...KonKilo-2/3/1999
10 I AM WATCHING Valery Portnov-2/2/1999
9 Is no one watching CSTL today? (EOM) Louis Cornell-2/2/1999
8 Wooly, I suppose you are right if you are talking about a business who needs Louis Cornell-1/28/1999
7 Wooly, I appreciate the info... BTW, great quote on your profile, "CarpKonKilo-1/28/1999
6 Panasonic just introduced the DX1000 Internet FAX machine, incorporating freewaWooly-1/27/1999
5 Seems to have formed a base at 1 1/16 as it bounced off it several times todayKonKilo-1/27/1999
4 Positives: Book Value is $3.20 Float is only 2.1M They had nine month reKonKilo-1/27/1999
3 You're right. The subject heading has since been corrected by SI. Sorry abLouis Cornell-1/27/1999
2 CLST is the stock symbol for Cellstar, a cell phone distributor... Helen. Helen Oliver-1/27/1999
1 I invite other investors to share their perspective on the company and its compLouis Cornell-1/26/1999
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