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[merse]

so leute,

zwar etwas spät, der neue monat zählt schon ein paar tage, trotzdem neuer thread
an die alten familienmitglieder appelliere ich, wieder etwas aktiver zu werden,
allen neuen mitgliedern empfehle ich den thread vom juni, da steht alles wissenswerte drin,
kurz zusammengefasst: nasdaqlisting seit dem 06.06.00, seitdem zwei aquisitionen, unter anderem in uk, was die weitere internationalisierung von envoy unterstreicht,
im moment ist es etwas ruhiger geworden, der kurs hält sich jedoch tapfer zwischen 5,5 und 6 €, warum auch nicht,
nach dem alltime-high war eine korrektur bis hierher ok, nun warten wir auf den nächsten anlauf in neue höhen,
an den positiven aussichten hat sich meines erachtens nach rein gar nichts geändert,
warten wir es ab

auf gute geschäfte

merse

[Almöhi]

noch jemand investiert ? oder alle auf bios umgesiedelt ?

almöhi

[merse]

danke almöhi,
die frage stelle ich mir auch,
vielleicht ist der grund für diese unheimliche ruhe der, dass es seit mitte juni keine infos mehr gibt,
in der hoffnung auf mehr

merse

[oww]

Ich hoffe auf ein bißchen mehr coverage (und bessere Kurse) wenn wir an den National Market wechseln. Ich bin aber gar nicht nervös, Envoy ist bei mir mittel- bis langfristig im Depot.

Gruß oww

[erfg]

Hallo zusammen,

bin seit März mit 1000 Stck dabei und auch bei Icon seit Anfang letzten Jahres, sehe die Anlage auch eher mittelfristig.
Aber mal ehrlich, etwas enttäuscht Envoy schon, oder?
Vom Nasdaq-Gang haben wir uns doch alle etwas mehr versprochen! Selbst bei verbessertem Umfeld bewegt sich nichts. Das Problem ist wahrscheinlich, daß die nichts wirklich spektakuläres machen. Webauftritte von Firmen gestalten oder Internet-Branding sind für die meisten Anleger nach wie vor böhmische Dörfer. Ich hätte schon mit einem Kurs von wenigsten 12C$ zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt gerechnet.
Ich werde aber mindestens 12 Monate halten, 100% müßten bis dahin drin sein, bei entsprechenden Zahlen.

Gruß Gerd

[romero]

Hi,

Ich glaube für Envoy muß man sehr viel Geduld und Zeit mitbringen. Wenn der Wert allerdings erstmal richtig entdeckt wird, kann es sehr schnell nach oben gehen und bei Durchbrechen der 11-12 C$ wird der Wert vermutlich eine kleine Explosion hinlegen.
Aber ob das dieses oder nächstes Jahr passiert bleibt abzuwarten. Große Kurssprünge sind auch nicht allein durch einen Wechsel an den National Market zu erwarten.
Ich denke nach der Sommerpause werden wir durch Meldungen zu den angekündigten Aquisitionen und im Rahmen liegende Quartalszahlen langsam wieder die Höchststände erreichen und Sie dann hoffentlich irgendwann zu überwinden.
Momentan ist es sehr ruhig und seit Juni gibt es keine Unternehmensmeldung mehr. Genauso sieht eben auch der Kursverlauf aus. Nach meiner laienhaften Chartinterpretation dürften wir momentan immer noch in einem langfristigen Aufwärtstrend liegen. Wenn ich mich nicht irre laufen wir gerade in ein Dreieck, aber vielleicht kann das ja mal jemand mit etwas mehr Chart - Know How analysieren.

Envoy hat zur Zeit auf jeden Fall wesentlich mehr Potential nach oben als Risiko nach unten.

cu

[web2000]

Ich will gleich vorausschicken das ich kein TA-experte bin ,aber es gibt solche nützlichen Tools wie oben,die anhand der verschiedenen Indikatoren
Kauf und Verkaufssignale generieren.
Wenn du dir die abfallenden Umsätze ,seit unserem letzten Alltimehigh ansiehst, ist eigentlich ersichtlich das nur die NEWS und damit das Interesse bzw.die Umsätze fehlen .
Langfristig hat sich nichts geändert außer zum positiven.Laut CEO G.G. sollten die letzten beiden Aquisitionen Ende Juni bzw.Mitte Juli abgeschlossen werden.
Am Nasdaq SmallCapboard werden wir jetzt seit 28 Tagen über 5US$ gehandelt ,und laut der letzten Pressekonferenz will man nach 30 Tagen den Antrag zum Wechsel an das
NMS stellen. Also könnten wir in den nächsten paar Tagen gleich jede Menge News erhalten ,und so hoffentlich unseren Aufwärtstrend fortsetzen.
Langfristig ist Envoy mit seiner Gewinnerprobten Mischung aus Marketing und E-service hervorragend positioniert, und sowohl nach herkömmlichen als auch vergleichenden Analysen absolut unterbewertet.

also Geduld
regards and stay tuned
steve

[ricoh1]

nix weltbewegendes .....

ciao
ricoh1



Toronto, ONT, July 19 /SHfn/ -- The Ontario Securities Commission Bulletin, published weekly, shows insiders at Envoy [T.ECG], and Goldeye [O.GEYE] increasing
their positions. Mortice Kern [T.MKX] and Isotechnika [V.ISA] insiders also had some action to report. And according to the Bulletin, it looks like insiders at
gearunlimited [T.GU] made a timely move.

Envoy Communications president Geoffrey Genovese added another 7000 shares to his portfolio to bring his total position in the firm to 1,006,506. Genovese bought the
stock between June 6 and 14 at an average cost of $9.65. The stock is now trading at $9.05.

Gearunlimited insiders had some selling activity to report in the latest edition of the Ontario Securities Commission Bulletin. Sam Debartolo, a senior officer, sold 20,000
shares during the month of May. Debartolo sold the stock at prices ranging from a high of $0.70 to a low of $0.35. Steven Kiss, vice-president of business development,
kissed off 39,000 shares, or 2%, of his stake at prices ranging from $0.35 to $0.70 during May. Kiss still reports holding 1,902,450 shares. Louis Manzo, chief marketing
officer, reduced his position by 32,500 to hold 1,048,600 shares. Manzo sold the shares between $0.35 and $0.70 during the same time frame.

Shares of gearunlimited slid to their present day low of $0.25 after announcing that its Financial Statement Filing for filing annual audited financial statements deadline had
not been met. The Ontario Securities Commission may order a "Cease Trade" order on July 29 if statements are not filed by that time. A call to the company regarding the
current filing status had not been returned at the time of this publication.

Joseph Koziak, president at Isotechnika sold 40,900 shares at prices ranging from $2.55 to $3.07 from May 2 to June 9. Koziak still holds 526,306 shares. Randall
Yatscoff, a senior officer and director at the Alberta-based biotech reported disposing of 18,100 shares privately between May 23 and June 9 at prices ranging from $2.75 to
$3.04. On June 9, Yatscoff reported privately receiving 25,000 shares, but did not include the price at which he received them. In his account named R.W.Yatscoff
Consulting, Yatscoff reported privately disposing of 25,000 options at $0.90 on the same date.

Isotechnika is currently trading at $3.05.

Mortice Kern`s Thomas Bosanko sold almost a third of his stock. Bosanko sold 94,650 shares at an average of $7.22 on June 6,9 and 14. Bosanko still has 211,525
shares. Mortice is currently trading at $6.70.

Goldeye insider John Dean stocked up on June 10, adding 40,000 shares of the gold exploration company to bring the total in his portfolio to 185,634.

The company announced drill results from its Tyrell Drill program in late June, and said it will be starting its basemetal/gold project located south of Dryden in late July.
Goldeye is currently trading at $0.27.

Every week, the Ontario Securities Commission publishes a bulletin on insider trading activity. Although insiders may buy or sell for a variety of reasons, it`s always
interesting to take a look at the Bulletin. Strong insider buying may indicate management`s faith in the company. Selling may indicate the opposite. Of course, selling
could also be the result of an insider reallocating resources within his/her portfolio, or just getting cash together for personal reasons.

[LEMBERGER]

Wann kommen nun die Quartalszahlen?

Erst dann wird eine neue Richtung des Kurses gesetzt.

[SevenOfNine]

News for Envoy:

PR Newswire, 07/26/2000 08:27
Envoy Closes Deal for European Digital Imaging & Design Company


Gilchrist Brothers purchase part of Envoy`s global acquisition strategy





TORONTO, July 26 /CNW-PRN/ - Geoff Genovese, President and CEO of Envoy Communications Group (NASDAQ:ECGI/TSE:ECG) today announced that Envoy has closed the deal to acquire the UK-based, digital imaging and design firm, Gilchrist Brothers Ltd (www.gilchrist.co.uk). The Gilchrist acquisition was first announced in June following the announcement of the proposed acquisition of Sage Information Consultants Inc., one of North America`s leading technology solution providers. These acquisitions are part of Envoy`s aggressive, global growth strategy.





Gilchrist will operate as a division of Envoy`s world-renowned design company, The Watt Group and will complement Watt`s internationally recognized creative design services with leading-edge digital imaging service. Gilchrist`s current list of clients include Wal-Mart`s European subsidiary Asda, Marks and Spencer, Next, Mars and France`s Otor. More than 120 employees work out of the company`s offices in London, Leeds and Paris.





The Watt Group (www.wattgroup.com) is one of North America`s leading retail, strategic marketing and design consultancies. For the past thirty years Watt has applied its strategies to drive client profitability in more than two dozen industries, spanning 35 countries. The Watt Group has developed some of the worlds most recognized brands, including: Loblaws` President`s Choice; Wal-Mart`s Sam`s American Choice and Great Value brands; the Safeway Select brand and PETsMART`s Grreat Choice. Watt has also created landmark retail concepts like The Home Depot and provided national brand consulting services for companies like Kraft, Parmalat, Bell Canada, Borden Foods, GE, Maple Leaf Foods, Shell Oil, Bank of Montreal and CIBC.





A new breed company, Envoy (www.envoy.to) is an integrated e-Marketer, digitally driven and committed to building global brands both off and on-line. In addition to The Watt Group and Gilchrist Brothers, Envoy owns leading advertising and e-Marketing agencies, Communique, Devlin Applied Design, FUSIONcreative and Hampel/Stefanides of New York. Envoy`s roster of clients include: adidas-Salomon Canada, Aer Lingus, Alliance Atlantis, BASF, Benjamin Moore, Bermuda Telephone, Bridgestone/Firestone, Canadian Football League, Canada Life, Castrol, CDNOW, FedEx, Fisherman`s Friend, Honda, Hummingbird, IMAX, Juno Online Services, LCBO, MAC Cosmetics, National Discount Brokers, Oxford Properties Group, PhoneFree, Procurenet.com, Safeway, SPAR Aerospace, Sprint Canada, Steelcase, Taylor Made. SOURCE Envoy Communications Group Inc.





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/CONTACT: Corporate Investor Relations: Jason Mandel, [phone], [e-mail]; Investor Relations Group: 1-800-444-9214, [e-mail]; Media Relations: Beverley Hammond, [phone], x366, [e-mail]/

[erfg]

...scheint leider heute keinen so richtig zu interessieren!? Kurs in Canada + 0,05C$

[LEMBERGER]

Envoy muss an die NASDAQ NM wechseln, bvor Sie entdeckt wird.

Heute an der NASDAQ SCM nur ein mageres Volumen von
sage und schreibe 22,400 St. Bäh.

Die Frage: Wann findet der Wechsel statt?

[web2000]

22K????????????
da hast du dich wohl verguckt.
1,335 Mio.Stk. an der Nasdaq ,kurz vor Schluß 2 Megatrades.(870Tsd. und 440Tsd).
TSE:42 Tsd.

da hat wohl jemand Interesse.

[romero]

Ist dort vielleicht eine der Aquisitionen über die Börse gehandelt worden, oder was war das? Wo kann man sehen, wer dort ge- bzw. verkauft hat?

[web2000]

Bullshit !
die Stücke wurden an der TSE in 2 Blöcken gekauft und an der Nasdaq an einen Investor weiterverkauft.Wer dieser Käufer war ?
keine Ahnung aber auf jedenfall ein gutes Zeichen für steigendes Interesse an der Nasdaq.Ich tippe auf einen USFund.

time will tell
steve

[LEMBERGER]

Also,

der Kurs steigt ganz langsam.

Aber man sollte durchhalten bis zu den Zahlen. Diese kommen am

28. August 2000

Und dann sollte es aber losgehen. Vielleicht gleich noch den Wechsel
an das hoehere Marktsegment.

[web2000]

News:

Envoy closes deal for Sage Information Consultants


Acquisition of leading North American technology solution provider part
of aggressive global growth strategy

TORONTO, Aug. 10 /CNW/ - Geoff Genovese, President and CEO of Envoy
Communications Group (NASDAQ:ECGI/TSE:ECG) today announced that Envoy has
closed the deal to acquire Sage Information Consultants Inc., one of North
America`s leading technology solution providers. The purchase of Sage follows
the recent announcement that the e-Marketing leader closed the deal for
Gilchrist Brothers in the U.K. These acquisitions are part of Envoy`s
aggressive, global growth strategy.
Sage (www.sageconsultants.com) is a leading Microsoft Solution Provider
Partner in Canada and the U.S. and is part of an elite group of organizations
on Microsoft`s Partner Advisory Council providing guidance on issues that
shape Microsoft`s channel strategy for delivering solutions and services. With
75 consultants and offices in New York and Toronto, Sage will operate in
conjunction with Devlin Applied Design and complement Envoy`s internationally
recognized web development services with leading edge e-commerce, knowledge
management and infrastructure solutions. This acquisition adds blue-chip
clients like Hewlett Packard (USA), State Farm (USA), Prudential (USA) and TD
Waterhouse (USA) to Envoy`s impressive client roster.
A new breed company, Envoy (www.envoy.to) is an integrated e-Marketer,
digitally driven and committed to building global brands both on and off-line.
In addition to Sage, Envoy owns leading advertising and e-Marketing agencies,
Communiqué, Devlin Applied Design, FUSIONcreative, Gilchrist Brothers (UK),
Hampel/Stefanides of New York, and The Watt Group. Envoy clients include
adidas-Salomon Canada, Aer Lingus, Alliance Atlantis, BASF, Benjamin Moore,
Bermuda Telephone, Bridgestone/Firestone, CAMCO, Canadian Football League,
Canada Life, CCOHS, CIBC, Castrol, CDNow, Fairmont Hotels (USA), FedEx,
Fisherman`s Friend, Health Canada, Hewlett Packard, Honda, Hummingbird, IMAX
Corporation, Juno Online Services, LCBO, National Discount Brokers, MAC
Cosmetics, Oxford Properties Group Inc., Panasonic, PETsMART, PhoneFree, Pizza
Hut Canada, Prudential (USA), Safeway, SPAR Aerospace, Sprint Canada,
SportsRocket.com, State Farm (USA), Steelcase, Taylor Made, TD Waterhouse
(USA), Wal-Mart and Woofur.com.

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For further information: Corporate Investor Relations: Jason Mandel,
[phone], [e-mail]; Investor Relations Group: 1-800-444-9214,
[e-mail]; Media Relations: Beverley Hammond, [phone] x366,
[e-mail]

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[web2000]

Artikel.One tough sales job

Envoy Communications’ Geoff Genovese is a whiz at getting
consumers to buy everything from motor oil to credit cards. So why
can’t he persuade investors to buy his stock?

Like most advertising people, Geoff Genovese spends
most of his day convincing others to open their wallets and
buy. But these days, the president of Toronto-based
Envoy Communications Group Inc. is not producing
television commercials hawking beer or magazine ads
peddling soap–his sales pitches are in Bay Street and Wall
Street boardrooms. Genovese has spent much of the past
two months meeting with Canadian mutual fund
managers, venture capitalists and investment firms; now
he’s embarking on a road show in New York and
Boston–all to publicize Envoy stock (TSE: ECG)...............

...And Envoy’s shopping spree is not over. The company is
now hunting for takeover targets in the US, particularly
West Coast firms that could help expand its reach into
Silicon Valley. Genovese also likes to drop hints about his
next acquisition target–the biggest one yet. To get the
recognition it craves, Envoy must either build up its own
brand–or purchase another large player that already has
that clout, he says. "It’s a big jungle out there, but I’m
hunting with an elephant gun," says Genovese. His next
buy will have to be big in order to advertise to the
investment community that he is finally a major player.
Otherwise, Envoy is in danger of remaining lost in a jungle
of investment choices.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/magazine_items/2000/sept04_0…

[gotoweb]

Heisst das, dass es bald losgeht?

Die Aktie ist ja fast geschenkt. Die Zahlen am 28.08.00
werden das bestaetigen.

[web2000]

Envoy Communications Group
The stock price has suffered through a lackluster summer, but that`s not news for long-term Envoy shareholders. Generally, the
shares back off a bit and consolidate for a period before jumping to a new plateau. Earnings are around the corner and the company
has consistently shown strong growth for a number of quarters. The CEO has promised to follow through with the company`s
aggressive acquisition strategy and we don`t doubt they intend to come through. We continue to believe that Envoy has the strong
potential of setting a new 52-week high within the next 30 days, possibly sooner.

© 2000 by The Mark Stone Report. The Mark Stone Report consists of primary and independent research into the markets:
fundamental research of small cap stock opportunities and technical research for trading opportunities in NYSE & NASDAQ stocks
and stock indices.

[web2000]

zum Chart(Toronto) ,vor den Zahlen:
Positive 14/5 Day Stochastics Breakout
Positive 21/3 Day Stochastics Breakout
Positive 21 Day Moving Average Breakout
Positive 30 Day Moving Average Breakout
Positive 50 Day Moving Average Breakout
Positive 150 Day Moving Average Breakout
Positive 200 Day Moving Average Breakout
Positive 12/25/9 Day MACD Breakout

hoffen wir das beste.

regards
steve

[erfg]

Hallo,

Zahlen für das 3. Quartal gibts morgen 4.00PM Ortszeit, oder 22.00Uhr bei uns. Anschließend Telefoncall.

Gruß Gerd

[link68]

Attention Business/Financial Editors:

Strong nine month results for Envoy Communications Group


Gross Margin and EBITDA up over 40%

TORONTO, Aug. 29 /CNW/ - Geoff Genovese, President and CEO of Envoy
Communications Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ECGI/TSE: ECG) today announced that the
company had another record setting nine month period with gross margin up 41%,
EBITDA increasing by 45% and revenue up 39%.
At the last annual meeting, we noted several goals for Envoy for the 2000
fiscal year. We wanted to build three international companies that are best of
breed in each of their fields: Branding, Marketing and Technology (system
integration, e-commerce and web design). We wanted to double our gross margin
run rate to $100 million annually and we wanted to secure a listing on the
NASDAQ within the year. I am happy to report that we have made tremendous
progress in the third quarter toward meeting if not exceeding these
objectives.
In this last quarter, Envoy announced that it had reached an agreement to
purchase Gilchrist Brothers Ltd., a digital imaging and design company based
in the UK. Gilchrist will operate as part of the Watt Group and complement the
company`s existing internationally recognized creative design expertise with
leading-edge digital imaging services. Gilchrist`s clients include Asda, Marks
and Spencer, Next, and Mars. Gilchrist adds 120 employees to the Envoy family
in London, Leeds and Paris.
On the Technology front and also in the third quarter, Envoy announced
that it had reached an agreement to purchase Sage Information Consultants
Inc., one of North America`s leading technology solution providers, a
Microsoft Solution Provider Partner in Canada and the U.S. and part of
Microsoft`s Partner Advisory Council. We are currently in the process of
integrating Sage with Devlin Applied Design en route to creating one of North
America`s premier digital professional services (DPS) companies, a company
able to provide total front and back-end e-commerce solutions. We will be
announcing a new brand name and identity for Sage and Devlin with a focused
advertising campaign in the near future.
During the fourth quarter of 2000 we closed both the Gilchrist Bros. and
Sage Information Consultants transactions. These two acquisitions in
conjunction with our existing companies brings Envoy`s gross margin run rate
to approximately $85 million.
Our Marketing group has also made progress in the past quarter, as New
York-based Hampel Stefanides secured agency of record status for Juno Online
Services Inc, the world`s second largest Internet service provider.
Also in the third quarter of 2000, Envoy has showcased its integrated
marketing model as we launched a high profile, multi-faceted marketing
campaign for Oxford Properties, one of Canada`s leading commercial real estate
ownership and management companies. The project, a world first in the
convergence of off and online retailing, involved Communiqué, The Watt Group
and FUSIONcreative.
With accomplishments like those noted above, our gross margin run rate is
fast approaching $83 million and we are well on our way to reaching the $100
million goal by the end of the year.
Finally, Envoy received its NASDAQ listing during this last quarter. The
listing provides Envoy with access to one of the worlds largest pools of
capital and increases the liquidity of its common shares going forward.
Moreover, the international profile of the NASDAQ Stock Market has created a
stronger currency for our shares for potential acquisition targets.

Financial Highlights - 3 months ending June 30, 2000
----------------------------------------------------
Envoy`s operating results for the three months ending June, 2000 reflect
growth in top line revenue and gross margin of over 20% compared with the
third quarter of last year. EBITDA also experienced significant growth over
the last year as it increased to $2.8 million for the third quarter of 2000,

up from $1.8 million for the same quarter last year - an increase of 55%.
"EBITDA is an important measure of profitability and we are pleased with
this growth." said Joe Leeder, Envoy`s CFO. "When you grow through acquisition
like Envoy has, the goodwill amortization expense can be significant. A number
of U.S. companies use pooling of interest accounting to account for their
acquisitions because it results in no goodwill expense. We focus on EBITDA
because it eliminates the impact of this non-cash expense and allows investors
to compare us with our peer group on a level playing field."

The financial highlights for 3 months ending June 30th, 2000 are as
follows:

>>
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3 months ending
June 30th, 2000 2000 1999 % Change
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue $44,469,269 $36,911,205 20%
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Gross Margin $13,716,105 $11,363,553 21%
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EBITDA $2,798,742 $1,800,942 55%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income $970,735 $772,338 26%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
EBITDA/Share - FD $0.15 $0.12 25%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income/Share - FD $0.05 $0.05 0%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
<<

Financial highlights - 9 months ending June 30, 2000
----------------------------------------------------
For the nine month period ending June 30th, 2000 revenue grew 39% to
$140.5 million, up from $101.4 million for the nine months ending June 30th ,
1999. Gross margin increased to $39.4 million from $27.9 million, an increase
of 41% over the same period last year. Envoy`s net income increased 11% to
$2.2 million despite the fact that the company paid 49% income tax as compared
to 30% last year.
We continue to stress the importance of EBITDA (earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization) as a measurement of Envoy`s performance
and Envoy`s EBITDA was up 45% year over year from $4.8 million to $7 million.
EBITDA per share increased to $0.38 from $0.34 despite a 32% year over year
increase in the number of fully diluted shares outstanding. (The reason for
this is we were unable to employ funds raised in two previous financings until
our NASDAQ listing was cleared.) This represents an increase of 45% over June
1999. Expressed as a percentage of gross margin, EBITDA profit margin was
17.8% for the period.

The financial highlights for 9 months ending June 30th, 2000 are as
follows:

>>
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9 months ending
June 30th, 2000 2000 1999 % Change
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue $140,490,919 $101,384,170 39%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross Margin $39,358,968 $27,921,400 41%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
EBITDA $7,002,873 $4,840,889 45%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income $2,202,197 $1,963,800 12%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
EBITDA/share - FD $0.38 $0.34 12%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income/Share - FD $0.12 $0.14 (14%)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighed average FD Shares
Outstanding 18,653,324 14,143,297 32%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Working Capital $18,634,277 $11,535,868
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholders Equity $57,909,695 $40,612,003
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<<

A new breed company, Envoy (www.envoy.to) is an integrated e-Marketer,
digitally driven and committed to building global brands both off and on-line.
Envoy owns leading advertising and e-Marketing agencies, Communique, Devlin
Applied Design, FUSIONcreative, Gilchrist Brothers (UK), Hampel/Stefanides of
New York, Sage Information Consultants and The Watt Group. Envoy`s impressive
roster of clients include adidas-Salomon Canada, Aer Lingus, Alliance
Atlantis, BASF, Benjamin Moore, Bermuda Telephone, Bridgestone/Firestone,
CAMCO, Canadian Football League, Canada Life, CCOHS, CIBC, Castrol, CDNOW,
EMPORI.COM, Fairmont Hotels (USA), FedEx, Fisherman`s Friend, Health Canada,
Hewlett Packard, Honda, Hummingbird, IMAX Corporation, Juno Online Services,
LCBO, National Discount Brokers, MAC Cosmetics, Oxford Properties Group Inc.,
Panasonic, PETsMART, PhoneFree, Pizza Hut Canada, Prudential (USA), Safeway,
SPAR Aerospace, Sprint Canada, SportsRocket.com, State Farm (USA), Steelcase,
Taylor Made, TD Waterhouse (USA), Wal-Mart and Woofur.com.



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For further information: Corporate Investor Relations: Jason Mandel,
[phone], [e-mail]; Media Relations: Beverley Hammond,
[phone] x366, [e-mail]

[erfg]

Hier sind sie nun, die 9 Monatszahlen:

BarginhunterStrong nine month results for Envoy Communications Group
Gross Margin and EBITDA up over 40%

TORONTO, Aug. 29 /CNW/ - Geoff Genovese, President and CEO of Envoy
Communications Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ECGI/TSE: ECG) today announced that the
company had another record setting nine month period with gross margin up 41%,
EBITDA increasing by 45% and revenue up 39%.
At the last annual meeting, we noted several goals for Envoy for the 2000
fiscal year. We wanted to build three international companies that are best of
breed in each of their fields: Branding, Marketing and Technology (system
integration, e-commerce and web design). We wanted to double our gross margin
run rate to $100 million annually and we wanted to secure a listing on the
NASDAQ within the year. I am happy to report that we have made tremendous
progress in the third quarter toward meeting if not exceeding these
objectives.
In this last quarter, Envoy announced that it had reached an agreement to
purchase Gilchrist Brothers Ltd., a digital imaging and design company based
in the UK. Gilchrist will operate as part of the Watt Group and complement the
company`s existing internationally recognized creative design expertise with
leading-edge digital imaging services. Gilchrist`s clients include Asda, Marks
and Spencer, Next, and Mars. Gilchrist adds 120 employees to the Envoy family
in London, Leeds and Paris.
On the Technology front and also in the third quarter, Envoy announced
that it had reached an agreement to purchase Sage Information Consultants
Inc., one of North America`s leading technology solution providers, a
Microsoft Solution Provider Partner in Canada and the U.S. and part of
Microsoft`s Partner Advisory Council. We are currently in the process of
integrating Sage with Devlin Applied Design en route to creating one of North
America`s premier digital professional services (DPS) companies, a company
able to provide total front and back-end e-commerce solutions. We will be
announcing a new brand name and identity for Sage and Devlin with a focused
advertising campaign in the near future.
During the fourth quarter of 2000 we closed both the Gilchrist Bros. and
Sage Information Consultants transactions. These two acquisitions in
conjunction with our existing companies brings Envoy`s gross margin run rate
to approximately $85 million.
Our Marketing group has also made progress in the past quarter, as New
York-based Hampel Stefanides secured agency of record status for Juno Online
Services Inc, the world`s second largest Internet service provider.
Also in the third quarter of 2000, Envoy has showcased its integrated
marketing model as we launched a high profile, multi-faceted marketing
campaign for Oxford Properties, one of Canada`s leading commercial real estate
ownership and management companies. The project, a world first in the
convergence of off and online retailing, involved Communiqué, The Watt Group
and FUSIONcreative.
With accomplishments like those noted above, our gross margin run rate is
fast approaching $83 million and we are well on our way to reaching the $100
million goal by the end of the year.
Finally, Envoy received its NASDAQ listing during this last quarter. The
listing provides Envoy with access to one of the worlds largest pools of
capital and increases the liquidity of its common shares going forward.
Moreover, the international profile of the NASDAQ Stock Market has created a
stronger currency for our shares for potential acquisition targets.

Financial Highlights - 3 months ending June 30, 2000
----------------------------------------------------
Envoy`s operating results for the three months ending June, 2000 reflect
growth in top line revenue and gross margin of over 20% compared with the
third quarter of last year. EBITDA also experienced significant growth over
the last year as it increased to $2.8 million for the third quarter of 2000,
up from $1.8 million for the same quarter last year - an increase of 55%.
"EBITDA is an important measure of profitability and we are pleased with
this growth." said Joe Leeder, Envoy`s CFO. "When you grow through acquisition
like Envoy has, the goodwill amortization expense can be significant. A number
of U.S. companies use pooling of interest accounting to account for their
acquisitions because it results in no goodwill expense. We focus on EBITDA
because it eliminates the impact of this non-cash expense and allows investors
to compare us with our peer group on a level playing field."

The financial highlights for 3 months ending June 30th, 2000 are as
follows:

<<
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3 months ending
June 30th, 2000 2000 1999 % Change
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Revenue $44,469,269 $36,911,205 20%
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Gross Margin $13,716,105 $11,363,553 21%
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EBITDA $2,798,742 $1,800,942 55%
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Net Income $970,735 $772,338 26%
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EBITDA/Share - FD $0.15 $0.12 25%
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Net Income/Share - FD $0.05 $0.05 0%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>

Financial highlights - 9 months ending June 30, 2000
----------------------------------------------------
For the nine month period ending June 30th, 2000 revenue grew 39% to
$140.5 million, up from $101.4 million for the nine months ending June 30th ,
1999. Gross margin increased to $39.4 million from $27.9 million, an increase
of 41% over the same period last year. Envoy`s net income increased 11% to
$2.2 million despite the fact that the company paid 49% income tax as compared
to 30% last year.
We continue to stress the importance of EBITDA (earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization) as a measurement of Envoy`s performance
and Envoy`s EBITDA was up 45% year over year from $4.8 million to $7 million.
EBITDA per share increased to $0.38 from $0.34 despite a 32% year over year
increase in the number of fully diluted shares outstanding. (The reason for
this is we were unable to employ funds raised in two previous financings until
our NASDAQ listing was cleared.) This represents an increase of 45% over June
1999. Expressed as a percentage of gross margin, EBITDA profit margin was
17.8% for the period.

The financial highlights for 9 months ending June 30th, 2000 are as
follows:

<<
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9 months ending
June 30th, 2000 2000 1999 % Change
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Revenue $140,490,919 $101,384,170 39%
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Gross Margin $39,358,968 $27,921,400 41%
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EBITDA $7,002,873 $4,840,889 45%
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Net Income $2,202,197 $1,963,800 12%
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EBITDA/share - FD $0.38 $0.34 12%
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Net Income/Share - FD $0.12 $0.14 (14%)
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Weighed average FD Shares
Outstanding 18,653,324 14,143,297 32%
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Working Capital $18,634,277 $11,535,868
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Shareholders Equity $57,909,695 $40,612,003
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>>

A new breed company, Envoy (www.envoy.to) is an integrated e-Marketer,
digitally driven and committed to building global brands both off and on-line.
Envoy owns leading advertising and e-Marketing agencies, Communique, Devlin
Applied Design, FUSIONcreative, Gilchrist Brothers (UK), Hampel/Stefanides of
New York, Sage Information Consultants and The Watt Group. Envoy`s impressive
roster of clients include adidas-Salomon Canada, Aer Lingus, Alliance
Atlantis, BASF, Benjamin Moore, Bermuda Telephone, Bridgestone/Firestone,
CAMCO, Canadian Football League, Canada Life, CCOHS, CIBC, Castrol, CDNOW,
EMPORI.COM, Fairmont Hotels (USA), FedEx, Fisherman`s Friend, Health Canada,
Hewlett Packard, Honda, Hummingbird, IMAX Corporation, Juno Online Services,
LCBO, National Discount Brokers, MAC Cosmetics, Oxford Properties Group Inc.,
Panasonic, PETsMART, PhoneFree, Pizza Hut Canada, Prudential (USA), Safeway,
SPAR Aerospace, Sprint Canada, SportsRocket.com, State Farm (USA), Steelcase,
Taylor Made, TD Waterhouse (USA), Wal-Mart and Woofur.com.

Gruß Gerd

[gotoweb]

Das Wichtigste ist wohl:

Finally, Envoy received its NASDAQ listing during this last quarter. The
listing provides Envoy with access to one of the worlds largest pools of
capital and increases the liquidity of its common shares going forward.
Moreover, the international profile of the NASDAQ Stock Market has created a
stronger currency for our shares for potential acquisition targets

[erfg]

Canadian Business says Envoy doing dog-and-ponies

Envoy Communications Group Inc
ECG
Shares issued 18,536,451
Aug 28 close $8.35

Tue 29 Aug 2000 In the News

Canadian Business says in its Sept. 4 issue that Envoy Communications Group Inc.`s Geoff Genovese is a whiz at getting consumers to buy everything from motor oil to credit cards, but he cannot persuade investors to buy his stock. Writer John Gray says that these days, Mr. Genovese`s sales pitches are in Bay Street and Wall Street boardrooms. He has spent much of the past two months meeting with Canadian mutual fund managers, venture capitalists and investment firms. He is now embarking on a road show in New York and Boston, all to publicize Envoy`s stock. You would think it would be an easy sell. In just five years, Envoy has transformed itself from a modest and unprofitable advertising agency with a few dozen employees into a player of growing importance in the international marketing business. In an unfortunate experience in October of 1998, Envoy landed in the middle of a crackdown by United States regulators on Internet stock fraud. Luckily for Mr. Genovese, Envoy`s stock price was largely unaffected by the suit against tout Ed Taxin.

(c) Copyright 2000 Canjex Publishing Ltd.
http://www.stockwatch.com

[web2000]

Neuberger Berman Selects Hampel/Stefanides as New Advertising Agency of Record
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman Inc. (NYSE: NEU - news) announced today that after a competitive review, they have chosen New York City based full service agency, Hampel/Stefanides, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Envoy Communications Group (Nasdaq: ECGI - news; TSE: ECG - news), as its new advertising agency of record for the $8-10 million annual account, formerly handled by Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners. The agency assumes all strategic, creative and media responsibilities for Neuberger Berman advertising, effective September 1.

``We selected Hampel/Stefanides based on the right mix of chemistry and creativity,`` said Andrea Trachtenberg, Senior Vice President Marketing of Neuberger Berman.

``This was a great account win for us. Good work and good thinking won the day, and it is always gratifying to add a client of Neuberger Berman`s stature to our client roster,`` said Brian Goodall, President/CEO of Hampel/Stefanides.


http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000905/ny_neuberg.html

[web2000]

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To OTC Journal Members:

There is breaking news today on Envoy Communications (NASDAQ: ECGI).
This is the second news release this week. As we mentioned in our
weekend edition, companies sensitive to enhancing shareholder value
generally hold off on announcing significant fundamental developments
until after August in order to maximize the response of the audience.



[Image] Envoy Communications (NASDAQ: ECGI)- Another Strategic
Acquisition

In the second news release of this week, Envoy announced today that it
entered into an agreement to purchase The International Design Group,
a world renown retail planning and design firm. IDG will function
under Envoy`s wholly owned subsidiary Watt Group, which is now the
largest retail design firm in the world. The Watt Group has applied
its strategies in over 35 countries and over 2 dozen industries world
wide. Clients include such high profile names as Kraft, Bell Canada,
Borden Foods, GE, Maple Leaf Foods, Shell Oil, Bank of Montreal, CIBC,
Home Depot, and Wal-mart.

Earlier this week Envoy also announced a new contract with Neuberger
Berman, a Wall Street Investment Advisory company. This contract is
estimated to be valued at about $10 million in annual advertising
revenues.

There have been two relatively significant press releases in the first
week of September alone. Management at Envoy has spent the last two
years building this company into an earnings powerhouse. The next step
in the process is to develop a Wall Street following for the stock. We
believe that this will be a major focus of senior management at the
company for the remainder of this year.

The last two acquisitions of IDG and Ghilchrist both take Envoy out of
the realm of being perceived as simply a digital an advertising
agency. Envoy has become one stop shopping for digital advertising,
branding, and complete Internet Technologies Solutions and design
work. Furthermore, in the June quarter the company came in with $44.5
million in revenues, up 20% from the same quarter last year. EBITDA
earnings were $.15 per share. Annualized, this means the company is
now earning $.60 per share. The stock is now trading at 8x annualized
earnings. S&P stocks are trading at 30 times next year`s earnings.

In theory, based on a S&P multiple, Envoy should be trading at $18 CDN
(about $11 US).

In our opinion this stock is a potential double if Wall Street ever
finds out about this company. The way they are growing, someone is
going to come for this stock sooner or later, and we hope you are
along for the ride when it happens. Look for management to make a
major effort to cultivate Wall Street interest for the remainder of
this year.

For value investors this stock is ridiculously cheap.

Here is the complete text of the news release for your review:

Wednesday September 6, 6:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Envoy Communications Group Inc.

Envoy builds "best of breed" with another strategic acquisition
Purchase of The International Design Group makes Envoy a North
American branding powerhouse

TORONTO, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ - Geoff Genovese, President and CEO of
Envoy Communications Group (NASDAQ: ECGI/TSE: ECG) today announced
the company has entered into an agreement to purchase The
International Design Group (IDG),.........

[erfg]

Hallo zusammen,

schaut Euch das mal an:

http://www.wscr.com/5-25web/ecgi.pdf

Gruß Gerd

[Mr Jones]

Hallo Leute,
was für Gründe gibt es für den enormen Anstieg heute ?

cu Erich

[web2000]

Big Bang Gerüchte:


Miami, FL, September 29 /SHfn/ -- Since its most recent acquisition, Envoy Communications Group [ECGI] [T.ECG] has kept a lid on upcoming developments. Yesterday, we got wind that there should be a major news announcement within the next 10 days--as early as Wednesday--that should put Envoy in the spotlight of the New Media/Digital Media world. Our data suggests that the news is big enough to warrant full coverage by nearly all, if not every, major financial media outlet.

We dare not name the big name, which will initiate coverage on this company.

The information is of such magnitude that we dare not name the big name, which will initiate coverage on this NASDAQ Small Cap/Toronto-listed company. If our source is correct, this will be, by far, the greatest leap Envoy has made in the history of the company. If our information is accurate, then there won`t be a firm on Wall Street that would remain unaware of the Envoy story.

Please treat today`s report as speculation without evidence. We do not wish to monger in rumors, but the past performance of this source in providing credible information and the enormity of this potential development demands that we offer a heads up.

If you haven`t already done so, add Envoy to your watch list and begin following it trading volume and share price movements with an eye very close to your monitor. ECGI may offer you a strong trading opportunity in the near future and potentially substantial profits if our information is reliable.

© 2000 by The Mark Stone Report.


nice weekend
steve

[merse]

hoschi,
an alle, die noch investiert sind,
die 16% von freitag haben mir wieder etwas mut gemacht,
danke web für die guten infos,
das interview hört sich vielversprechend an,
hab ich das richtig verstanden, dass zwei der größten us-investment-häuser envoy mit einem rating versehen wollen,
das wäre natürlich ein hammer,
warten wirs ab, aber "erwatten se nix",
auch bei envoy weiterhin gute sprich bessere geschäfte,
merse

[NoamX]

Hier dürfte die Ursache für den Kurssprung liegen:

listserv.otcjournal.com/otcjournal/20000929-1.html

@web2000: Das ist ja wohl das substanzloseste Rumgehype das ich in letzter Zeit gehört habe.

NoamX

[Frantek]

@ NoamX.

Da ich immer für sachliche Informationen zu haben bin und Dein Link bei mir nicht funktioniert, würde ich mich freuen wenn Du mir auf die
Sprünge helfen würdest.

Gruß Frantek

[NoamX]

@Frantek

Keine Ahnung, warum der Link nicht funktioniert. Wenn du die Adresse per Cut and Paste in die
Adresszeile deines Browsers kopierst, geht es.

versuch mal den http://www.onlinebroadcasting.com/events/marketbyte/092900/m…
Ist übrigens das Interview mit dem CEO Geoffrey Genovese über seine Growthrate und Aussicht auf Analyst
Coverage. Ist, wie ich später festgestellt habe, glaube ich, im dem anderen Envoy Thread auch schon geposted worden.

NoamX

[XITE]

Ein unberechtigter Vergleich, bezogen auf das letzte Quartal.

COMMENCE ONE ca .: Umsatz 62 Mio. $ ......Verlust : 43 Mio $ .....Marktkap. 11.7 Mrd. $
ENVOY ca. : Umsatz 32 Mio $ ....kein Verlust ..... Marktkap. 100 Mio. $

d.h. ein $ Umsatz wird bei COMMERCE ONE 50 mal mehr von der Börse honoriert
als bei ENVOY.

Da kann ENVOY Firmen übernehmen, gute Zahlen liefern, das alles ändert nichts.

Was da am besten hilft, eine gute Analyse von einem renommierten Brokerhaus.
Dann gibt es vielleicht auch endlich Daten über ENVOY bei www.nasdaq.com
Wenn dann die Fonds gefallen finden, geht einiges.

Was die Fonds alles anstellen sieht man z.B. bei Apple, in 2 Tagen haben fast 50 %
der Apple - Aktien den Besitzer gewechselt. Wobei die Gewinnwarnung nicht dramatisch
war.


Der ENVOY Chart ist auch noch unverbraucht, Kurs nahe ATH, keine Anstiege nach E-funktionen
und eben solche Abstürze.

Erstaunlich wie sich ENVOY gegen die Nasdaq stemmt, bestimmt nicht ohne Grund.