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Technology Stocks : VALENCE TECHNOLOGY (VLNC)

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To: kolo55 who wrote (4892)11/11/1998 11:19:00 PM
From: Greg Smith  Read Replies (1) of 27311
 
Thank you so much for a post that actually addresses my point. I am very discouraged by FMK basically blowing off my questions. I find his tone a bit patronizing.

I am looking hard for credibility in VLNC (which has a checkered past), because I am considering a serious bet. I am a conservative investor, so bets like this don't come easy. I like the patents (though I've heard that many of them apply to VLNC's old battery, not li-ion/polymer). I like the insider buying (as long as they're still holding). And I like MCI on the board. But I don't like wishy-washy statements, or statements that I think are strange, or statements that I think don't add up when you study the numbers.

Your most insightful note, IMO, is that "Negative cashflow from R&D and SG&A will be reduced substantially from current levels." That makes sense, and that could be a huge number. Maybe when Lev talked about a $2 mil cash burn, he was actually referring to the entire quarter. That would make a major difference in the bottom line.

P.S. I see Darkgreen is giving me words of encouragement. Great. The kiss of death. If there's anything worse than disagreeing with FMK, it's having Darkgreen agree with you.
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