tucows stock up 30% today

[YNOT]

Hey ... look at this stock tucows ... why did it go up so much? I remember there was a discussion that tucows was coming out with their own version of Snapnames auction. Is this true? Any news on this yet?

 

[clemzonguy]

Word must be out regarding Tucows new ability to auction drops.

You can make money in domains faster than in the stock market.

 

[KwelX]

You can make money in domains faster than in the stock market.

So true.
Please don't let that secret get out to everyone : )

 

[eSology]

I just got off the phone with Tucows and they said that this isn't in place yet.

 

[YNOT]

I read they also own 7% of Afilias .... same guys who register .info domains. Can anyone confirm ... is this the reason the stock is up so much?

 

[worldengine]

There doesn't appear to be one single reason for the stock's rise today. In general, TCOW has remained undervalued for years as their business and outlook have steadily improved. There have been a few recent mentions of Tucows in some investment articles, plus this may have something do to with the "January effect" whereby small cap stocks experience a substantial rise in January.

Tucows owns 7.38% of Afilias according to their most recent quarterly filings.

I follow this stock obsessively. I will post some additional information later tonight for those interested.

 

[YNOT]

Please follow up ... I need more info before purchasing.

 

[worldengine]

Here is an email that I recently sent to a writer who was recommending Register.com (RCOM), in my opinion a lousy investment. Tucows has consistently delivered where Register.com has failed, however Tucows has suffered from the lack of visibility which comes from being listed on the OTC Bulletin Board as opposed to the Nasdaq.

My email points out most of the problems with RCOM hits most of the high points about TCOW. Sometimes I tend towards hyperbole. Follow the links to many valuable resources.

As always, invest with caution, do your own research, but this is a good starting point.

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Dear Sir:

I saw that you had profiled Register.com (RCOM) as one of your low priced stock stocking stuffers. http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary04122302.htm?source=mppromo Register.com has been steadily losing domain registrations http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/REGISTER.COM in the midst of the biggest domain name registration boom since 2000. http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3442231 Register stubbornly clings to a premium pricing business model while the rest of the industry has long ago moved towards wholesale. http://www.register.com/pricing/index.cgi Very late in the game, Register decided to pursue the strategy of offering value added services in addition to domain registrations. Compared to the global growth for these services, Register's growth has been anemic and their service offerings still lag other providers. A little over a year ago, Register completed a $120 million self tender. http://pressroom.register.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=117546&releasetype=Financial In my opinion the self tender was nothing more than a shameless maneuver to allow insiders and majority shareholders to sell a substantial portion of their holdings without significantly affecting the share price. The company is sitting on $4 per share in cash simply because they have run out of ideas. Management is best described as listless, unfocused, and uninspired.

On the other hand, little known Tucows Inc. (TCOW.OB) http://resellers.tucows.com/about/investor/ has kept an impressive 9% market share of the global domain name registration market by pursuing a strategy of delivering high security and exceptional customer service. http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/TUCOWS.COM Tucows has consistently delivered solid financial results. The company has shown a profit for the past nine consecutive quarters, while achieving steady double digit revenue growth. Positive cash flow from operations was over $1 million for the most recent quarter. Tucows has $13 million in cash and zero debt. (current market cap is $40 million) http://resellers.tucows.com/about/investor/pdfs/factsheet_q3_2004a.pdf Where Register has shown little progress in selling additional value added services, Tucows has proved high effective by leveraging their network of more than 6,000 active resellers to sell services such as email, spam protection, website building tools, and digital certificates. It seems that recently Tucows has been discovered by some notable value seeking investors (CBS Marketwatch). http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yho...o&guid={2FFC30A4-5EF1-441C-A877-34AD3E59C45B} (FindProfit.com) http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=TCOW&read=326 The company is headed by Elliot Noss, the CEO since May 1999. His leadership and vision has helped transform Tucows from an online content provider, to a domain registration powerhouse, to a thriving internet services business. The company is miles ahead of where they were a few years ago, but the share price has lingered due to its low profile. From a technical standpoint, the stock is showing a very bullish cup with handle formation spanning three years. http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/qu...sp?symb=tcow&sid=0&o_symb=tcow&freq=2&time=11 2005 will be known as "The Year of Tucows." Will you be a part of it?

 

[jojoyohan]

Nice. Sounds like someone did their homework.

 

[Steen]

Nice. Sounds like someone did their homework.

indeed!

 

[YNOT]

Anyone purchased this stock ... your inflating the prices today!!!!

 

[dmyre]

WOW, up 30.95% today....

http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?shownav=true&symb=TCOW

Is buying OTC stocks the same as others, or do you need special brokers?

 

[YNOT]

No special brokers needed. I did my trade online ... its cheaper than calling my broker.

 

[Theo]

Sounds like a pump and dump deal.

 

[worldengine]

http://www.nypost.com/business/38085.htm

 

[Theo]

I hope noone buys on those silly notes. Stock down 10% today

 

[Theo]

More signs of pump and dump
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=TCOW.OB&t=5d

 

[YNOT]

Reviving this old thread ... i'm still a buyer of tucows stock and its jumped recently on news:

Tucows Introduces First Wholesale Premium Domain Name Service
Tuesday June 19, 1:00 pm ET
Makes Finding and Buying a Great Domain Name Easier


TORONTO, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC), a leading provider of Internet services to web hosting companies and ISPs worldwide, has unveiled its Premium Domains service - the first such offering at the wholesale level.
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Partnering with Domain Distribution Network (Fabulous.com) and NameMedia's Afternic Domain Listing Service (DLS), Tucows now offers over 600,000 premium domains for sale through its network of over 7,000 service providers worldwide.

Domain names are extremely important to businesses and individuals looking to establish an Internet presence. They provide a crucial part of corporate identities and create memorable online brands that are easy to market and remember.

With the explosion of interest and profitability of Internet marketing, high quality descriptive domains have become a rare commodity, and as with anything rare, a market has developed to offer these assets for resale in a secondary exchange.

"The domain name market is about to undergo its greatest change since Tucows entered as the first true wholesaler in 1999," said Elliot Noss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tucows Inc. "The addition of Premium Domains will be important for our service provider customers who excel at servicing small and medium-sized businesses, those most likely to benefit from Premium Domains. By redefining the domain search process to include names from the aftermarket, it makes it possible for people to find that perfect domain name."

Premium names are not a new idea. They have been bought and sold for the last decade. However, what has been missing until now was a simple way to connect buyers with sellers in a seamless exchange that manages the transaction in real time. Tucows has changed the market by facilitating near-instant transfers via its wholesale network. This is the start of a new era for the domain name market.

"In the past, when you wanted to transfer a domain from one registrant to another, the whole process could take days," said Adam Eisner, Product Manager for Domains, Tucows. "The real beauty of our Premium Domains service is that it gives our network of service providers a way to sell a large range of high-quality domains to their customers nearly instantly, as if they were new registrations."

Tucows is partnering with AfternicDLS and Domain Distribution Network to enable a one-stop-shopping approach giving business users purchase access to over 600,000 premium names in a single search. Premium Domains from Tucows will also include selections from the Tucows domain portfolio.

"As the world leader in secondary market domain names sales, NameMedia looks forward to providing Tucows customers with an unmatched breadth of domain quality and choice," said Peter Lamson, senior vice president and general manager of NameMedia's domain name marketplace. "AfternicDLS members will also benefit as we continue to expand the distribution channels for our Domain Listing Service, giving domain sellers an easy choice for where to list their names to get the best exposure to potential buyers."

The Domain Distribution Network believes partnering with Tucows is a winning proposition. "We're very excited to be working with Tucows," said Dan Warner, Chief Strategy Officer of Fabulous.com. "Their extensive network of resellers provides domain owners access to an untapped market of people who traditionally didn't have the capability to buy many domains which had been 'off the market.'"

Visit http://services.tucows.com/services/domains/ for more information.

Elliot Noss will be discussing the domain name economy as part of a panel discussion, "Dark Matter: Are We Missing the Real Internet Economy?" on Thursday June 21, 2007 at Supernova 2007 in San Francisco, CA.

About Domain Distribution Network (DDN)

The Domain Distribution Network is an essential aftermarket domain distribution service. It acts as the centralized source of domain "stock" for high quality registrars and other high profile resellers. The domain stock consists of high quality generic domains that are highly suited for small to medium enterprise businesses. DDN doesn't compete with registrars. It acts as a technology partner to allow registrars a clean and efficient means to monitor, maintain, and transact in the complex aftermarket channel of the domain space.

Through the Domain Distribution Technology, registrars enable users to purchase and control a domain within a matter of seconds by utilizing a safe and efficient streamlined sales and transfer process. DDN offers registrars a means to authenticate ownership of domains; allows open communication with a wide community of domain owners and other registrars in real time; and prevents fraud and trademark abuse. DDN has become the stock exchange technology servicing the aftermarket domain channel.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is the industry leader in Direct Search and the marketplace for premium domain names. The company leverages the power of Direct Search through a proprietary publishing platform that creates revenue-generating search destinations, including the company's network of vertical online properties. NameMedia also has the industry's largest marketplace for buying and selling premium domain names. NameMedia is a privately-held, venture-backed company headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.namemedia.com.

About Tucows

Tucows is the largest Internet services provider for hosting companies and ISPs. Through our network of over 7,000 service providers around the world we provide millions of email boxes and manage over seven million domains. Tucows is an accredited registrar with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Tucows remains one of the most popular software download sites on the Internet. For more information please visit: http://about.tucows.com.

and more news:

Tucows Sells 2,500 Domain Names
Tuesday June 19, 2:34 pm ET


TORONTO, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) today announced that it has sold approximately 2,500 domain names from its portfolio of domain names for US$3.0 million in a private transaction. Tucows may earn up to an additional US$1.2 million if certain performance criteria are met. Any additional payment will be payable in one year's time.
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"This sale indicates some of the latent value of our domain name portfolio," said Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows Inc. "As I have stated in the past, we will continue to be opportunistic with our domain name assets. While, this transaction does contain revenue-generating assets, we felt that the sale was appropriate. This transaction also provides us with an opportunity to step back and evaluate some operating possibilities. Accordingly, while we now believe our cash flow from operations for 2007 will likely be at the top end of the US$10 million to US$12 million range, we do not expect to be discussing any possible change in guidance until our next conference call at the earliest."

This release may contain forward-looking statements, relating to the Company's operations or to the environment in which it operates, which are based on Tucows Inc.'s operations, estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions concerning future conditions that may ultimately prove to be inaccurate or differ materially from actual future events or results. A number of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Consequently, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on Tucows Inc.'s current expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation and are based upon the information available to Tucows Inc. at this time. Tucows Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Tucows

Tucows Inc. is the largest Internet services provider for hosting companies and ISPs. Through our network of over 7,000 service providers around the world we provide millions of email boxes and manage over seven million domains. Tucows is an accredited registrar with ICANN (the Internet Corporate for Assigned Names and Numbers). Tucows remains one of the most popular software download sites on the Internet. For more information please visit: http://about.tucows.com.

 

[BobDiGiTaL]

What are stocks? and do they make as much money as domains?

 

[hugegrowth]

I have Tucows on my watch list. I like that they are involved in internet services and have a nice collection of domains. Also nice to hear they are partnered with Afternic, more exposure for my domains there.