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[11872]

Es brodelt.
Talk.com der typische Übernahmekandidat.
Die nächsten Tage geht die Aktie ab.Bis 19€ einsteigen und zwar schnell...juhuuu

[steve_I]

Wenn Du eine Begründung für das Gelaber hast dann laß es uns wissen.

steve

[isny]

Raus mit der Sprache, 11872
;-)
ich bin groß investiert und hab
zur Zeit ein ungutes Gefuehl
was geht bei talk.com ab ???

[steve_I]

Der Typ hat feuchte Socken, daß ist alles. Werd ich meine Positionen eben
doch morgen verkaufen müssen. Gefällt mir alles nicht.

[11872]

FIRST UNION SECURITIES: STRONG BUY
GERARD KLAUER MATTISON & CO.: STRONG BUY
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC: STRONG BUY
SANDS BROTHERS & CO., LTD.: STRONG BUY

[11872]

Data as of: 2/18/00 An Stev_I und isny

Company Description

Talk.Com Inc. provides long distance telecommunication services to small and medium-sized business and residential customers throughout the United States mainly through the company`s e-commerce platform. The company`s long distance service offerings include outbound services, inbound toll-free service and dedicated private line services for data. Other services provided include switchless reselling and nonfacilities-based reselling. During the year 1998, the company acquired ADS Holdings, Inc (Formerly Symetrics Industries, Inc.), a manufacturer of digital telephone switching equipment.


Competitor Analysis
Talk.Com, Inc. operates in the Telecommunications sub-industry, which is a subsector of the Utilities industry. This analysis compares Talk.Com with three other companies in the same sub industry in the United States: Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. (1998 sales of $466.29 million of which 100% was Telecommunication services), Global Crossing Ltd. ($424.10 million of which 100% was Internet & telecommunication services), and Metrocall, Inc. ($464.72 million of which 90% was Service, rent & maintenance).


Sales Analysis
During the third quarter of 1999, sales at Talk.Com totalled $140.03 million. This is an increase of 14.3% from the $122.53 million in sales at the company during the third quarter of 1998. During the first three quarters of 1999, sales totalled $367.74 million, which is 13.2% higher than through the first three quarters of 1998. During the previous 15 quarters, sales at Talk.Com have increased compared with the same quarter in the previous year.

Talk.Com reported sales of $448.60 million for the year ending December of 1998. This represents an increase of 47.2% versus 1997, when the company`s sales were $304.77 million. Acquisition activity may have played a role in the sales growth: Talk.Com acquired Symetrics Industries Inc. in 1998. This was the fourth straight year of sales growth at Talk.Com.


Talk.Com currently has 525 employees. With sales of $448.60 million , this equates to sales of US$854,476 per employee. The sales per employee levels at the three comparable companies vary greatly, from US$122,296 to US$2,865,534, as shown in the following table. Some of the variation may be due to the way each of these companies counts employees (and if they count subcontractors, independent contractors, etc).


Sales Comparisons (Fiscal Year ending 1998) Company Sales
(mlns) Sales
Growth Sales/
Emp (US$) Largest Region
Talk.Com 448.600 47.2% 854,476 the United States (100.0%)
Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. 466.291 56.2% 2,826,006 the United States (71.8%)
Global Crossing Ltd. 424.099 N/A 2,865,534 the United States (47.3%)
Metrocall, Inc. 464.724 60.6% 122,296 the United States (100.0%)



Recent Stock Performance

For the 52 weeks ending 2/18/00, the stock of this company was up 38.7% to $16.13. During the past 13 weeks, the stock has fallen 12.2%.

During the 12 months ending 9/30/99, the company has experienced losses totalling $0.67 per share. These 12 month earnings are greater than the earnings per share achieved during the calendar year ending last December, when the company reported earnings of -5.20 per share. Note that the earnings number includes a $1.54 pre-tax charge and excludes a $1.47 credit in 1998 (includes a $1.54 pre-tax charge and excludes a $.85 credit Dec and excludes a $.62 credit Sep).

This company is currently trading at 2.32 times sales. The three companies vary greatly in terms of price to sales ratio: trading from 0.81 times all the way up to 95.43 times their annual sales. This company has negative book value (and thus a price to book value would not make any sense).


Summary of company valuations (as of 2/18/00). Company P/E Price/
Book Price/
Sales 52 Wk
Pr Chg
Talk.Com N/A N/A 2.32 38.70%
Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. 26.9 3.91 0.87 -30.83%
Global Crossing Ltd. 122.1 24.55 95.43 92.64%
Metrocall, Inc. N/A N/A 0.81 101.40%

The market capitalization of this company is $1.04 billion . The capitalization of the floating stock (i.e., that which is not closely held) is $696.74 million .


Dividend Analysis
This company has paid no dividends during the last 12 months. The company also reported losses during the previous 12 months. The company has not paid any dividends during the previous 4 calendar years.


Profitability Analysis

On the $448.60 million in sales reported by the company in 1998, the cost of services sold totalled $356.46 million, or 79.5% of sales (i.e., the gross profit was 20.5% of sales). This gross profit margin is better than the company achieved in 1997, when cost of services sold totalled 81.2% of sales. There was a wide variation in the gross profit margins at the three comparable companies, from 15.6% of sales to 93.2% of sales.

The company`s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amorization (EBITDA) were -$160.35 million, or -35.7% of sales. This EBITDA margin is worse than the company achieved in 1997, when the EBITDA margin was equal to 7.4% of sales. The three comparable companies had EBITDA margins that were all higher (between -4.5% and 26.9%) than that achieved by Talk.Com.

In 1998, earnings before extraordinary items at Talk.Com were -$308.44 million, or -68.8% of sales. This profit margin is lower than the level the company achieved in 1997, when the profit margin was -6.9% of sales.

The company`s return on equity in 1998 was -138.4%. This was significantly worse than the -9.1% return the company achieved in 1997. (Extraordinary items have been excluded).

Profitability Comparison Company Year Gross
Profit
Margin EBITDA
Margin Earns
bef.
extra
Talk.Com 1998 20.5% -35.7% -68.8%
Talk.Com 1997 18.8% 7.4% -6.9%

Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. 1998 15.6% 7.7% 4.3%
Global Crossing Ltd. 1998 58.0% -4.5% -16.1%
Metrocall, Inc. 1998 93.2% 26.9% -27.2%


During the third quarter of 1999, Talk.Com reported earnings per share of $0.23. In comparison, in the third quarter of 1998, the company reported a loss of $1.56 per share.



Financial Position
At the end of 1998, Talk.Com had negative working capital, as current liabilities were $165.11 million while total current assets were only $149.77 million. The fact that the company has negative working capital could indicate that the company will have problems in expanding. However, negative working capital in and of itself is not necessarily bad, and could indicate that the company is very efficient at turning over inventory, or that the company has large financial subsidiaries.

At the end of 1998, the company had negative common shareholder`s equity of -$136.79 million. This means that at the present time, the common shareholders have essentially no equity in the company. This is further compounded by the fact that among the assets the company does have on its balance sheet, there are $1.15 million in intangible assets. This company`s total liabilities are higher than total equity, which means that the money this company owes are greater than all of the assets of the company.

As of December 1998, the company`s long term debt was $242.39 million and total liabilities (i.e., all monies owed) were $409.35 million.

As of December 1998, the accounts receivable for the company were $48.46 million, which is equivalent to 39 days of sales. This is an improvement over the end of 1997, when Talk.Com had 110 days of sales in accounts receivable.


Financial Positions
Company Year LT Debt/
Equity Days
AR
Talk.Com 1998 -1.77 39
Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. 1998 0.00 69
Global Crossing Ltd. 1998 1.43 61
Metrocall, Inc. 1998 N/A 23

Talk.Com has acquired companies during each of the three previous years. As mentioned previously, the company purchased Symetrics Industries Inc. in 1998. This follows acqusition of Compco Inc. in 1997. Talk.Com also acquired American Business Alliance Inc. in 1996.



User Selected Comparisons
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[isny]

Danke 11xxxx,

Die Daten kenne ich zum größten teil schon,
was mich veranlasste, die Aktie zu kaufen.
Anscheinend sehen die Leute zuwenig Phantasie in diesem Wert,

Ich warte auch auf eine Übernahme durch eine große Tele-firma.
Mit ner Milliarde ist Talk.com aber auch nicht gerade günstig.
Wir sollten Ron Sommer informieren,
der ist doch auf der Suche nach Firmen, bevor er wieder
so ne drittklassige Firma in Frankreich kauft.

Ich beleib vorerst investiert,

Gruss
Isny

[steve_I]

Danke 11... na Du weißt schon. Wir verneigen uns vor Deinem Wissen.
Wenn ich nur nicht soviel Probleme mit dem Fachenglisch hätte wäre
es sogar für mich hilfreich.

Hab meine Positionen natürlich nicht abgebaut. Überlege sogar nochmal nachzulegen.

Wenn es Neuigkeiten gibt laßt es mich bitte über diesen thread wissen.


steve

[steve_I]

Diese Grafik spricht allerdings eine ganz andere Sprache.
Wieso????

[steve_I]

Und überhaupt scheint dieser Thread genauso tot zu sein wie
die Performance dieser Aktie. Warum muß ich nur immer so einen
Scheiß kaufen. Gibt es hier wirklich niemanden der mir eine Erklärung für diesen Kursverlauf geben kann.
Außer das AOL warscheinlich in 2 Jahren den Vertrag kündigt.

steve

[steve_I]

Wieso schreibe ich mir die Finger blutig, wenn es eh keinen
interessiert. Also weiß nun jemend mehr oder nicht. Sagt doch wenigstens ja oder nein


steve

[web2000]

keine negativen News

Die Aktie ist bei mir momentan auch nur eine Depotleiche,aber schau dir den gesammten Telekomsector in den Staaten an,da siehts auch nicht
gerade besser aus.Momentan existiert ein Preiskampf in diesem Sector,
aber ich denke Talk.com ist ein Nischenplayer und Gabe Battista weiß
wie man eine Firma nach vorne bringt.Talk`s grösstes Problem ist die
enorme Abhängigkeit von AOL(der Vertrag läuft bis 2003).Battista weiß das und versucht durch durch zahlreiche Partnerschaften dieses Manko zu verringern.Die ersten Erfolge sind bei den Zahlen vom vierten Quartal 99`erkennbar geworden.Kamen in den ersten 3 Quartalen noch über 90%der Neukunden von AOL so waren es im 4.Q.nur noch 50%.Man ist also auf dem richtigem Weg.
Sehen wir was die nächsten Zahlen im April bringen.
Ein gutes Zeichen ist, das der Anteil der Institutionellen Anleger gestiegen ist
Mit einer konservativ erwarteten Wachstumsrate von 35% und einem 2001`er KGV von knapp 10 ist Talk auf jedenfall unterbewertet.
Die Frage ist nur "wann und nicht ob"der breite Markt davon Kenntniss nimmt.
Übrigens AOL kann im Juni 2ooo die Exclusivität des Vertrages mit Talk
aufheben nicht den Vertrag selbst.(IMO)

Also lassen wir uns überraschen es wird auf jedenfall spannend.

Good Luck
Steve" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.insidertrader.com/freestuff/ticker_summary.asp?se…" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"> Übrigens AOL kann im Juni 2ooo die Exclusivität des Vertrages mit Talk
aufheben nicht den Vertrag selbst.(IMO)

Also lassen wir uns überraschen es wird auf jedenfall spannend.

Good Luck
Steve" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.insidertrader.com/freestuff/ticker_summary.asp?se…

[Jockey]

bin mit talk.com long
warum? hier der artikel des us taipan:

"
Talk is cheap -- if you buy now!

by Christian DeHaemer

Now, I`d be the first to admit to a standing dislike for phone companies. Every time I move or change phone carriers, my home phone is
bombarded with a scavenging pack of sales people trying to get me to switch. And when I do, more flea-bitten curs want me to switch back.

I finally found the least expensive phone carrier out there, Talk.com (TALK:Nasdaq). Talk.com offers five cents a minute rates all the time,
anywhere to anybody. They can do this because Talk.com is the low-cost long distance service provider. They have a simple business plan and
lack the history of fixed costs that the giants in the industry like AT&T must deal with.

Talk.com knows how to keep costs down by using the Internet. They incur no postage fees because they use real-time online line billing. They are
able to beat their competitors on cost as well as ease of use.

But what really sends Murphy Brown and that emasculated goofball from Mad About You into a cage-match death frenzy is the fact that Talk.com
has bundled its five cent service with free domain name hosting. That`s right, if you use their service you can get your own branded website.

TALK talks the talk -- Free domain names
Just a little more than a month ago, Talk.com gained approval by ICANN as a registrar of domain names. Talk.com is one of less than 100
companies that are allowed by the powers that be to sell domain name registers. The going market rate for domain name registration is US$70-80.
The cost to Talk.com is US$18.

Talk.com is planning on giving away the registration for free if you sign up with their low-cost telephone service. It is expected that this will build
brand loyalty and reduce the turnover rate per customer, which is currently at 13 months.

.org.com.gov.sex.edu
This is the best marketing strategy I`ve heard since Cracker Jack put toys in the box. Most people don`t know anything about registering a domain
name. They don`t even know where to start looking. However, every J.Q. Public wants a web site if only to display his baby pictures for grandma.

As you can imagine, the demand for site registration is huge. Network Solutions registered 1.5 million new names in the third quarter alone. This is
relevant because the CEO of Talk is the former CEO of Network Solutions (NSOL:Nasdaq).

Network Solutions is the dominant domain name registration company. For the nine months ended 9/30/99, revenues totaled US$144.9 million, up
from US$62.4 million. Net income totaled US$17.9 million, up from US$7.5 million. Nice growth, but can it continue?

For this, NSOL is rewarded with a market cap of US$7.74 billion. With such a low barrier to entry, and Network Solution`s former CEO now
with Talk.com and willing to give away registration services for free, I don`t expect Network Solutions to carry such a lofty price tag for long.

The talk on Talk
Talk.com is in a highly competitive business. Long distance service has become a commodity, which is why you see companies like AT&T going
into the cable business. In fact, the Baby Bells are now entering the long distance market and will bundle their local, long distance and wireless
services in one neat package. This will put more pressure on the industry. However, since Talk.com is the low cost producer it will be the likely
beneficiary.

But that`s not all, TALK does more. It is now testing "text to voice" messaging, so that you can call someone from your pager. Talk is also planning
on offering remote conferencing for consumers.

New Talk
In the past Talk.com depended heavily on America Online (AOL:Nasdaq) as the exclusive partner to provide AOL`s customers with long
distance services. Talk.com is the founder of AOL Long Distance, America Online`s most successful partner program to date. Talk.com ranks
among the top five in consumer e-commerce categories, including revenues, repeat customers, revenue per employee and estimated earnings for
1999. AOL owns 4.1 million shares of Talk.com.

Talk.com is moving away from this dependency and expects that the majority of its customers will be non-AOLers by the end of 2000. To
accomplish this goal, it has co-branded with CDNow, offering a US$15 rebate from the purchase of a CD if you pick Talk.com`s service.

The big news is that Talk.com struck a deal with FirstUSA Bank, which allows Talk.com to market to FirstUSA Visa`s 65 million cardmembers.
The deal allows FirstUSA Visa holders to pay their telephone bill directly from their credit card. This makes perfect sense due to both companies`
online platforms.

Network news
Talk.com has been building its own Network entitled One Better Network since 1997. The switch and router enthusiasts out there will be glad to
know that this new network is being built with Lucent 5ESS-200 switches connected by leased fiber lines. Cool.

Like I said, TALK is cheap
The most compelling part of the Talk.com story is its value. The company is currently trading at a p/e of 20 and just over two times sales with a
market cap of US$1.17 billion. Qwest (QWST:Nasdaq), a similar upstart phone company, is trading at a p/e of 116 times sales and a market
cap of US$31 billion. That`s insane.

I won`t go into the litany of dotcom companies that are trading at absurd values. You know it too well. You can imagine what will happen if
Talk.com`s domain name registration takes off and it gets recognized as belonging in the same league as Network Solutions.

New equals value
I don`t expect this, but stranger things have happened. I do expect that Talk.com will gain respect and market share as an innovative, low cost,
Internet based, long distance provider.

As such you can expect it to trade at a p/e multiple higher than its peers. It doesn`t -- in fact it trades at a multiple less than half the telecom
industry, not to mention the Internet industry. To reach parity with other telecoms, TALK would have to rise 120% over current levels. That would
give you a share price around US$40.

For the nine months ended 9/30/99, sales rose 13% to US$367.7 million. Net income before extraordinary items totaled US$41 million vs. a loss
of US$230.2 million. The street estimates that Talk.com will bring on approximately 150,000 new subscribers in the last quarter of the year
(earnings to be announced February 15). That would tack on an additional US$155 million in revenue for the year.

Taipan believes that Talk.com`s share price will surge before the earnings announcement. Furthermore, Taipan believes that if the market was is a
more bullish mood Talk.com would already be in the mid 30`s based on the FirstUSA and domain name announcements.

Real company, real profits
The Company`s working capital was US$50.5 million and US$13.1 million on September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively. This
increase in working capital is primarily a result of the cash generated during the first nine months 1999 from operations. They are making
money folks.

Buy Talk.com (TALK:Nasdaq) under US$25. As I write this it is trading at US$18. My 12-month price target is US$45. This is a real deal on
a solid, growing company with proven, innovative management that is trading at a substantial (120%) discount to its peers. I urge you to buy some
today.
"

[web2000]

Auszug aus Steve Harmon`s"global Internetinvestor e-mailbag" vom 20.03.00`



Hello Mr. Harmon, What do you think of Talk.com and Lycos?
Thanks.

Harmon: Talk.com (TALK) looks interesting at these levels -- $937
million market cap -- and latest quarter revenue of $148.8 million
with $16.7 million net income. Talk.com`s long-distance and telecom
services seem strong but I would like to see it partner with more
than just AOL for consumer reach for its $0.05 per minute
long-distance rate service.

nachzulesen bei www.e-harmon.com
Er scheint nicht ganz auf dem laufendem zu sein ,oder ???!!!

Marketing Partnerschaften außer AOL: First USA Bank,E*Trade,Metris,CDNow,Prodigy,DSI und Compuserve

Regards
Steve

[me_phisto]

Wenn diese Aktie so ein Renner sein soll, warum trabt sie dann wie ein lahmer und blinder Gaul in die falsche Richtung? Nachrichten sind positiv, grosse Katastrophen stehen auch nicht bevor, oder habe ich etwas überlesen?

Wenn mich mal bitte jemand erleuchten könnte

[me_phisto]

ICh möchte ja nicht wie ein aufgeschrecktes huhn klingen, aber der jetzige Kurs von 14,20 macht mich langsam nervös. Gibt es irgendeine Erklärung? Wäre für eine Antwort sehr verbunden.
thx, me_phisto

[Laurin]

bin schon seit einer Weile in TALK und auch hier in den US-boards weiss keiner so recht, was los ist. Allerdings ist ja selbst eine Sprint (FON) Aktie saubillig (bei 58$ und das bei "garantiertem" 76$ Tausch, wenn der WCOM merger durch geht; - geht er nicht durch, umso besser, denn dann kommt die Tante DT und bietet noch mehr als 76 $!!!). Ich habe auch schon oft gedacht, dass TALK eine schoene billige Sache fuer die DT waere, aber vieleicht kennen die die ja gar nicht....

Also hoffen wir weiter.... es ist (mir) leider unmoeglich, zu entscheiden, ob TALK jetzt bei unter 15$ eine gute Nachkaufgelegenheit ist oder nicht.... kann auch nur Ratlosigkeit beisteuern. Was sagt denn der BO-Guru O.Weber zur Situation bei TALK? Hatte der TALK nicht mal in der deutschen BO empfohlen?

Gruss aus USA --- Laurin

[me_phisto]

hab was neues von meinem ungeliebten Stiefkind:

TALK.com Unveils Keyboard Calling(SM) - A Free Online To Offline Message Service
Automatically Converts PC Text & Voice Messages Directly Into Phone Calls Via Standard Phone Lines
RESTON, Va., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- TALK.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: TALK - news), the leader in leveraging the power of the Internet to bill, service and market telecom services to its growing customer base -- today unveiled: Keyboard Calling(SM). This innovative program allows anyone online to send free text or voice messages via PC to a friend, family member or co-worker. Text messages are automatically converted into a voice message and delivered over a standard phone line at the preferred time.

How Does Keyboard Calling Work?

With a standard PC and Internet connection, an individual simply logs on to the TALK.com website (www.Talk.com), registers for a user ID and password, types a text message and indicates the phone number of the person to receive the message. In addition, senders can select from either a male or female voice to ``deliver`` their messages, which are sent free over a standard phone line. The sender immediately receives an e-mail notification that the message was delivered and when the ``called`` party receives this message, it will state whom the message is from and allow the recipient to replay the message up to five times -- all at no cost to the consumer. In addition, the sender can also select the ``voice-to-phone`` option and record their voice message directly into the PC, indicate a phone number and select a time to deliver the message. Users will need certain hardware (microphone, speakers, sound card) in order to operate this function and deliver a free message.

Commenting on the rollout of Keyboard Calling, TALK.com`s Chairman, President and CEO Gabe Battista stated, ``Telecom customers are increasingly turning to TALK.com for innovative, cost-effective and dynamic new ways to combine high-quality telecom services with the reach and power of the Internet. We anticipate that Keyboard Calling will provide online consumers with another added convenience by delivering free messaging without leaving your computer. This product was designed to more closely link telephone subscribers to our web site and to encourage frequent site visits as well as bridge Internet savvy consumers with offline individuals. Building consumer experiences is what TALK.com is all about. We will continue to set the standard for exceptional quality, service, and convenience -- at extremely competitive industry prices.``

How Will Keyboard Calling Be Used?

Keyboard Calling will provide a major convenience for all types of consumers. It may be used as a quick way for someone online to send a free message to a friend who is offline, as a fun new way to communicate using the Internet, or as a ``reminder service.`` For example, a college student across country may use Keyboard Calling to wish mom a happy birthday, congratulate dad on his new promotion or send a quick joke to a younger brother. Harried working professionals can use Keyboard Calling to send a reminder about an upcoming dentist appointment or schedule a parent-teacher conference.

Keyboard Calling also allows senders the option to specify the time for a voice message to be delivered. As with all of its products and services, usage of Keyboard Calling will be subject to TALK.com`s stringent Privacy Policy.

Concluded Mr. Battista, ``Consumers today are demanding even more capabilities from their telecom provider. During this year, we will be rolling out additional telecom products and services for our subscribers to meet all their communication needs. Consumers want high-quality service at competitive rates coupled with the added simplicity and comfort of the telephone. Keyboard Calling, combined with the recent launch of MatchUp(SM), TALK.com`s dollar-for-dollar rewards program, should expand our current subscriber base and contribute to online revenues.``

Certain conditions do apply. For details, visit the TALK.com website at: www.Talk.com.

About TALK.com

TALK.com is the industry leader in telecommunications that uniquely taps the reach and efficiency of the Internet to market its telecom services and to support its customers. Monthly phone costs are billed automatically via credit card, and billing records are available online in ``real-time,`` allowing residential and business users to closely monitor telecom charges. In August 1999, TALK.com was ranked as one of the highest in customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the global leader in quality and satisfaction measurements. TALK.com broke new ground when it signed its marketing agreement with America Online (NYSE: AOL - news) and further established its leadership position through marketing partnerships with other prominent entities, including Prodigy, Wired Digital, E*trade, CDNOW, Metris, First USA, DSI and ETM Marketing. In addition, the company recently announced it gained accreditation from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to become a registrar of domain names on the World Wide Web. TALK.com achieved another industry first in February 2000 with the introduction of ``MatchUp.`` It is the first and only rewards program that provides customers with dollar-for-dollar gift certificates for every dollar spent on state-to- state long distance minutes.

The Company is further differentiated by its high-end Lucent-switched telephone network, user-friendly interface, proprietary online billing system and convenient service -- all provided for one of the lowest residential long- distance rates in the country. For further information, visit the Company online at: www.Talk.com.

Please Note: Safe Harbor`` Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding TALK.com`s business which are not historical facts are ``forward-looking statements`` that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ``Risk Factors`` in the Company`s Quarterly Report on Form 10-K for the quarter ended September 30, 1999.

SOURCE: Talk.com, Inc.


Kann mich vielleicht jemand auch unterstützen? Ich brauche neuen Glauben an diese Aktie oder sollte ih vielleicht doch verkaufen?
me_phisto

[me_phisto]

es scheint mir ich muss wohl mit mir selbst diskutieren:
Ich bin zu 18,- eingestiegen, jetzt stehen sie bei 14,- und besserung ist nicht abzusehen. Der Branchenprimus ist einfach eine karteileiche und ich kann jedem davon abraten auch nur einzusteigen.
ade

[RolfBraun]

he, mephisto, Du bist nicht allein...

Keine Angst, bist zwar wie ich auch zu hoch eingestiehen (19E), aber das Dingen braucht nunmal gut weile, wenn Du jetzt verkaufst wirst Du Dich im Sommer (wenn die Konsolidierung vorrüber ist) schwarz ärgern.

So ging´s mir mit PC Spezialist, 17,5 gekauft, nix passiert, gar nix.
18.20 verkauft...

So, und dann kommt irgenein Dummschwätzer daher und erzählt irgendetwas von STRONG BUY oder will die Bude übernehmen....

So passiert´s stay investet!

-Rolf-

[me_phisto]

danke rolf, ich brauchte mal ein paar tröstende worte. Also werde ich geduldig warten und hoffen dass wir ein paar positive nachrichten zu Ohren bekommen.
me_phisto

[ararauna]

Der Kursrückgang kommt hauptsächlich von der Charttechnik:
bei c.a. 14$ verläuft die Unterstüzung durch die 200 Tagelinie.
Genau in dieser Zone bewegen wir uns nun aktuell.
Sollte dieses Niveau gehalten werden, besteht wieder Grund zu Hoffnung.
ich selbst war bei 17 1/4$ eingestiegen und werde den Kursrutsch aussitzen, solange fundamental keine schlechten news kommen

Ciao, ararauna

[Ork]

Hallo zusammen

hat jemand von Euch eine Ahnung, warum es heute zu einem Kurssprung
um 25% auf 18€ gekommen ist.
Ich konnte niergendwo eine Meldung finden die diesen Sprung untermauert.

Mfg
Ork

[RolfBraun]

So schnell kann sich alles ändern liebe Freunde...

25% !!!!!!! und das an so einem Tag!

Ihr wisst doch: Heute König oder Gott - morgen Fahrstuhl zum Schafott!

-Rolf-

[otto12]

hey rolf,
netter spruch.
trotzdem bin ich froh ueber die 25% heute - war einfach noetig.
gruesse von otto, dem 12.

[web2000]

hier die News:

Monday March 27, 10:21 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
TALK.com to Acquire Access One for $200 Million
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000--eLEC Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:ELEC - news) announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement between its affiliate, Access One Communications Corp and TALK.com (NASDAQ:TALK - news). eLEC owns approximately 18% of Access One on a fully diluted basis.

Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Access One will receive approximately 14.3 million shares of TALK.com common stock valued at approximately $200 million. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.

eLEC and Access One are both Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (``CLECs``) that utilize the unbundled network elements platform (``UNE-P``). UNE-P is a local telecommunications networking strategy that enables competitive carriers to utilize combinations of unbundled network elements from the incumbent local exchange carriers (``ILECs``) to provide local telecommunications services with ubiquitous coverage and high margins.

``We believe that this transaction will generate a multitude of short and long term benefits for the shareholders of eLEC Communications,`` remarked Chief Executive Officer, Paul Riss. ``The first benefit will be the immediate recognition of the tangible value of our investment in Access One, which currently carries a zero valuation on our balance sheet. Second, this transaction clearly demonstrates the value of our own nationwide UNE-P strategy. Third, we believe that this transaction validates our incubator strategy and expect that it will lead to further recognition of the potential value of our other investments. Finally, this transaction will greatly strengthen our balance sheet, which should enhance our capital availability and allow us to accelerate the growth and development of our businesses.``

``We would also like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the management team at Access One Communications,`` continued Mr. Riss. ``We are pleased with what they have accomplished with relatively limited capital to date and look forward to our investment participation in their future efforts at TALK.com.``

eLEC Communications Corp. is a publicly traded local telecommunications company that is taking advantage of the convergence of the current and future competitive technological and regulatory developments in the Internet and telecommunications markets. The company provides an integrated suite of communications services to small and medium-sized business customers, including local, long distance, dial-up access, dedicated access, xDSL, and Web site design and hosting, and has served as an incubator for emerging growth companies in the telecom and Internet sector.

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company`s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among others, availability of management; availability, terms, and deployment of capital; the Company`s ability to successfully market its services to current and new customers, generate customer demand for its product and services in the geographical areas in which the Company can operate, access new markets, negotiate and maintain suitable interconnection agreements with the incumbent local exchange carriers, and negotiate and maintain suitable vendor relationships, all in a timely manner, at reasonable cost and on satisfactory terms and conditions, as well as regulatory, legislative and judicial developments that could cause actual results to vary in such forward-looking statements.


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Contact:

eLEC Communications Corp.
Paul Riss, CEO, eLEC 203-750-1000



Regards
Steve

[web2000]

27.03.2000

Princeton, New Jersey, March 27 (Bloomberg Data) --
Talk.com Inc. (TALK US) was rated new ``buy`` in new coverage
by analyst Vik Grover at Kaufman Bros. The year-end price target is $35 per share



09.02.2000

Princeton, New Jersey, Feb. 9 (Bloomberg Data) --
Talk.com Inc. (TALK US) was reiterated ``strong buy``
by analysts David Zale and James T. Waggoner at Sands Brothers & Co Ltd. The price target is $55.00 per share.


Die 2.Empfehlung "just to remember"

Good investing
Steve

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[web2000]

Update:Empfehlungen vom 28.3.00`


Talk.com Inc. Reiterated `Strong Buy` at Sands Brothers
By Michael O. Donohue
Princeton, New Jersey, March 28 (Bloomberg Data) -- Talk.com Inc. (TALK
US) was reiterated ``strong buy`` by analyst Andrew M Hornick at Sands
Brothers & Co Ltd. The price target is $55.00 per share.
(man beachte:neuer Analyst zur vorigen Empfehlung)


Princeton, New Jersey, March 28 (Bloomberg Data) -- Talk.com Inc.
(TALK US) was reiterated ``buy`` by analyst Charles A Disanza at
Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. The 12-month target price is $25.00 per
share.

Also Kurszieldurchschnitt 38,3 USD,seit der Mergerankündigung.

Good Luck
Steve

[me_phisto]

Deine Worte in des Bullens Ohren. Na ja ich lehne mich zurück und warte auf die Erfüllung deiner Prophezeiung Rolf.
me_phisto