Gulo:
XNS: management is confident for 20%+ top line rev. growth and has indicated a breakout year for earnings in 2004, none of the possible contracts from business in CHINA is accounted in their estimates, with $1.50 net cash/share and EPS of .20+ for the year, risk is low. With a small float and being in the software business, any top line growth will be highly leveraged on the bottom line.
TIM:
1) I believe they did re-negotiate some of their debt
2) yes
3) the offer is for about 14M shares, TIL will only backstop what other shareholders do not tender (I questioned the offer, but was assured this is what was happening as per TIM's corp. secretary Kieth D'Souza.
4) yes
5) haven't been too concerned about that
This company was close to being in receivership, so you can see why at the current price, this is a good entry point.
With respect to the offer to purchase 4M of the 14M shares (non TIL), that will take stock from weak hands. I've seen this effect on 2 stocks I have owned recently (Calian CTY, and Foremost (just before becoming a trust), and it is a major positive on illiquid stocks.
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