FCSE

[terabemo]

Last month FCSE CEO said that he expects 30% revenue growth in 2006 at the Roth Capital Conference. This after a over 28% revenue growth in 2005. The CEO also esimated that gross margins will increase to 40% in 2006 from 36% in 2005.

Here is the February 21, 2006 presentation at Roth Capital Partners:

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/roth7/fcse/

FCSE is in high growth areas and the future seems to be bright for this company. FCSE engages in the design, development, and marketing of video technology solutions. The company offers solutions in semiconductors and video systems areas.

Its future engine growth is UWB (ultrawide band). This is potentially a multi-billion dollar market.

FCSE recently sold 10M shares at $1 each to help complete the UWB project.

Insiders have been buying as well as institutuions:

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/invsub/ownership/ownership.asp?Symbol=fcse

http://www.secform4.com/insider/showhistory.php?cik=fcse

There seems to be very little risk and a lot of upside from today's prices.


do your DD


 

[wrangler]

FCSE : just bought @1.04
Real good PR has come in and chart shows investors are jumping in. I see a new uptrend forming and could become a good money maker.

Press Release Source: Focus Enhancements

Focus Enhancements Ships New FireStore FS-100 DTE Recorder for the Panasonic DVCPRO HD P2 Handheld Camera-Recorder
Wednesday April 19, 8:38 am ET

FireStore FS-100 Represents Industry's First Recorder to Support Panasonic's DVCPRO HD Format -- Records Up to 100Mb/s Directly From AG-HVX200 Camera

CAMPBELL, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 19, 2006 -- Focus Enhancements Inc. (NasdaqSC:FCSE - News), a worldwide leader in video production and conversion technology, today announced the availability of its highly anticipated FireStore FS-100 portable Direct To Edit® (DTE) DVCPRO HD disk recorders for Panasonic's AG-HVX200 P2 Handheld Camera-recorder.
Source: Focus Enhancements

 
As an official Panasonic P2 partner, the FS-100 is optimized for use with the Panasonic AG-HVX200 P2 camera recorder and can also be used with any Panasonic DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50 or DVCPRO HD equipment featuring an IEEE-1394 interface. It features the unique ability to record DVCPRO HD or DVCPRO 50 in Panasonic's widely supported P2 MXF format or DV/DVCPRO in up to 10 different native NLE file formats. The FS-100 provides a real-time digital back-up to P2 card content and extends the overall recording duration by 100 minutes.

The FireStore FS-100 enables videographers to record drop-out free DV/DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50 or DVCPRO HD video streams via FireWire while in the field. Users can then connect directly to a Mac or PC to edit content directly from the FireStore or ingest clips to P2 supported applications -- eliminating the need to digitize footage. In DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO 50 mode, clips are recorded to disk in the MXF P2 format. In DV and DVCPRO mode, users can choose from the most popular NLE formats including Avid OMF, QuickTime, Canopus AVI, Matrox AVI and more.

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[wrangler]

Up in pre-market trading. Had excellant news to come out Sunday and this morning along with quarterly earnings and looks to move up.

Press Release Source: FOCUS Enhancements

Focus Enhancements Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2006 Revenue and Raises Full Year 2006 Revenue Guidance
Monday April 24, 8:30 am ET

CAMPBELL, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 24, 2006 -- Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NasdaqSC:FCSE - News), a worldwide leader in video production and conversion technology, announced preliminary revenue results for the first quarter of 2006 and raised its revenue guidance for the full 2006 calendar year.

First Quarter 2006 Preliminary Comments

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2006 is expected to be approximately $7.0 million, compared to prior guidance of $6.7 million and revenue of $5.5 million recorded in the first quarter of 2005. This represents a 27 percent increase in quarterly revenues year-over-year. Contributing factors to the higher revenue during the quarter were increased sales of the company's FireStore product line and video convergence chips.

• Focus Enhancements' HD Direct To Edit Tapeless Acquisition Is "Talk of NAB" With Demonstrations by Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony
Market Wire (Mon 7:55am) 
• NAB-HD News Crew Selects Focus Enhancements' FireStore Direct To Edit HD Disk Recorders for Onsite Show Broadcasts and Exhibition
Market Wire (Sun 2:25pm) 
• NAB 2006: Focus Enhancements Showcases High Definition Video Workflow Solutions for Broadcast Professionals
Market Wire (Sun 1:55pm) 
• Focus Enhancements Ships New FireStore FS-100 DTE Recorder for the Panasonic DVCPRO HD P2 Handheld Camera-Recorder
Market Wire (Wed, Apr 19) 

[wrangler]

It's holding steady in the 1.02 and 1.04 range I was hoping for more of a run but sometimes slow is good when forming a new uptrend. Will continue to hold.

[wrangler]

Some more PR out today on FCSE.
AP
Focus Enhancements Up on Lifted 1Q View
Monday April 24, 12:33 pm ET 
Focus Enhancements Shares Soar on Lifted 1st-Quarter Outlook

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Focus Enhancements, a Campbell, Calif.-based maker of integrated circuits used in IPTV set-top boxes and portable media players, shot up in midday trading on Monday after the company lifted its first-quarter outlook.

Before opening bell on Monday the company said it expected $7 million in first-quarter revenue, 27 percent higher than the year-ago quarter's $5.5 million in revenue, and up from previous guidance for $6.7 million in sales.

For the full year, the company now expects $34 million in revenue, up from previous projections for $32 million.

W.R. Hambrecht analyst Daniel Amir, who reiterated a "Buy" rating on the stock, said the company is poised to benefit from the second-quarter rollout of ultrawide band development (UWB) kits.

"We are reiterating our Buy rating on Focus shares because: 1) UWB development kits should start shipping in the second quarter; Focus Enhancements remains the only public company to play the exciting growth of the UWB market," Amir wrote in a note.

UWB is a type of wireless data transmission that transmits ultra low-power radio signals across all frequencies. It's believed to use less power and is expected to deliver higher speeds than 802.11 or Bluetooth technologies.

Amir also added that Focus Enhancements can grow its business in the digital asset and digital signage markets, which may potentially grow 40 percent, year-over-year.

Shares of Focus, which have traded between 57 cents and $1.10 over the last year, were up 6 cents, or 6.2 percent, at $1.03 in midday trading on the Nasdaq. The stock is up 66 percent since the start of the year.

[wrangler]

FCSE : has made some more gain today. Hoping for closing price to be close to the high of the day.

[wrangler]

FCSE : earnings date, does anubody know which one is right
Yahoo says May 11th
Starmine says May 15th

[dhiraj19]

I dont know, but after reading your analysis earlier with Terabamo also, I bought it @1.07.

Earnings date: May 11th, according to Ameritrade and Etrade.

Applaud to both.

- Dhiraj

[wrangler]

Hi dhiraj19
Hope us all goodluck
I don't like holding till earnings release so I'll be looking for an exit between now and then. Holding till earnings release is risky and if a good report comes out then would be a good time to re-enter to ride it up some more. Whatever you decide to do I hope you the best with it.
Goodluck trading

[wrangler]

Posting a weekly 2 year chart to show the muti-year breakout that is about to happen. Should be an interesting next two weeks till earnings

[wrangler]

Boy, did the M&M's play with this one today. I wonder how many stop losses they grab in their manipulation of making it drop today but as you can see it couldn't stay down . Bulls are in controll.
Goodluck to all holding,if any is still holding
Still holding mine and plan to. Haven't figured out trading plan yet but I will before earnings is released.

[dhiraj19]

Wrangler,
This question is specific to you. What do you say about FCSE? What are it's potential run targets and estimated time to run them? TA appreciated.
Thanks,
Dhiraj

[wrangler]

Hi dhiraj19
FCSE : I think has great potential but it has had been on list for delisting and that alway's makes a stock risky. FCSE has failed to meet NASDAQ Capital Market continued listing requirement(s).  If M&m's can keep this stock under 1.00 to keep it from staying listed on the major exchanges then that would turn into a great short seller play but I'm taking my chances on that because of the new products that it has come out with. It has traded above 1.00 now for about 8 trading days and it takes 10 to show for delisting to be cancelled. If this can stay above and delisting to be cancelled along with the new products coming out and get a good earnings out this stock will be going up.
I don't like to play earnings so I will probably play it till then as long as it stay's above 1.00 with a mental stop loss of .94 and if this play's out I'll put a trailing stop loss in the night before earnings comes out 5 points below previous days low. Reason for mental stop loss is so if M&M's  come in to drive price down to take out stop losses already put in place.
I have already posted a weekly chart on this thread to show it, I'm now posting a daily muti-year chart to show more for my reason's for buying this stock. I use both when looking for a stock to buy.
Goodluck trading

Press Release Source: Focus Enhancements

Focus Enhancements' HD Direct To Edit Tapeless Acquisition Is "Talk of NAB" With Demonstrations by Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony
Monday April 24, 7:55 am ET

FireStore Direct to Edit (DTE) Technology Leads the Industry in Digital, In-the-Field HD and DV Video Acquisition

LAS VEGAS, NV--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 24, 2006 -- NAB2006 -- Focus Enhancements Inc. (NasdaqSC:FCSE - News), a worldwide leader in video production and conversion technology, today announced that its FireStore Direct To Edit® (DTE) digital disk recorders will be one of the more prominent solutions showcased for video professionals at NAB2006 in Las Vegas, April 24 - 27. Industry leaders, including Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Sony, will demonstrate compelling solutions for workflow applications.

The FireStore line-up will also be on display in Focus Enhancements' booth, SL2136, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, south hall, lower level.

"NAB is the premier show for video professionals to find critical solutions that will save time and money, while enhancing their overall production process," said Matt McEwen, senior product manager for Focus Enhancements. "Our unique DTE technology is the leading solution available today for streamlining overall production time, from acquisition to final distribution, regardless of the application. With resounding industry support from the biggest names in the business, FireStore and DTE are evolving into the industry standard for tapeless acquisition and in-the-field back up."

With Focus Enhancements' industry-leading DTE technology, videographers can record drop out-free digital video (HD or DV) directly from their camcorder while in the field. FireStore then connects directly to Mac/Windows-based editing systems through FireWire, allowing video professionals to edit content directly from the device. The FireStore line is proving to be a standard for time-sensitive, in-the-field applications including independent film, sports, news and live events.

FS-3 and DR-DV5000: FireStore FS-3 and DR-DV5000 bring DTE disk recording performance to the field by mounting directly to full-size DV camcorders. The DR-DV5000 is designed specifically for JVC camcorder integration. Both models are ideal for ENG, EFP, videography and other portable applications.

FS-4 HD: The portable FireStore FS-4 HD and FS4Pro HD provide HDV and DV camcorder owners with streamlined workflow from acquisition to editing. Available in 40GB (3 hours) or 80GB (6 hours) models, FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD are the ideal solution for use with popular DV and HDV camcorders from Sony, JVC, Canon, and Panasonic.

FS-100: Panasonic and Focus Enhancements have recently introduced the much anticipated FireStore FS-100 DVCPRO HD DTE recorder. FS-100 extends the record time of the popular Panasonic AG-HVX200 P2 camera/recorder to 100 minutes (200 minutes in DVCPRO 50 mode, 400 minutes in DV/DVCPRO mode) as well as providing a back-up to P2 cards.

FS-C HD: The newly announced FireStore FS-C HD60 and FS-C HD100 portable DTE recorders

[wrangler]

Some more for you to look at
 
business 

Major Companies to Support Canon XL H1 HD Camcorder

Canon's XL H1 High Definition camcorder is generating increasing industry momentum not only among broadcast and pro video professionals, but also among leading production hardware and software solutions developers as a feature rich, yet affordable HD solution. Complementing the cameras renowned open architecture and powerful functionality are new third-party solutions for editing support and workflow efficiency, recording versatility, and live HD production.

The revolutionary XL H1 HD Camcorder features uncompressed HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M) output, genlock synchronization, and SMPTE time code support, as well as three 1440 by 1080 1/3-inch CCD's and a genuine Canon 20x zoom lens for superior image capture.

Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced that Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 will support the Canon XL H1 camcorder using new editing modes that will be downloadable from the Canon Web site in June. Adobe Premiere 2.0 will provide native, real-time capture and editing of 24F, 30F and 60i content from the Canon XL H1 camcorder at full 1440 x 1080 resolution.

CineForm, Inc. have jointly announced comprehensive acquisition and editing support for the Canon XL H1 HD Camcorder, including all of its special operating modes and features such as 24F and 30F. CineForm and Wafian have also collaborated to optimize Wafian's HR-1 for direct-to-disk recording of 24F/30F material from the HD-SDI output of the XL H1 HD Camcorder, resulting in outstanding visual quality to serve independent filmmakers and television professionals.

Special signal analysis software developed by CineForm allows the real-time identification and elimination of redundant fields from the HD-SDI signal to recover the original 24-frame sequence, which is then recorded direct-to-disk as 10-bit CineForm Intermediate files on the Wafian HR-1 recorder. After signal acquisition, CineForm's Prospect HD editing software offers a real-time, multi-stream, 10-bit editing environment using Adobe Premiere Pro software. For those individuals acquiring XL H1 HD Camcorder material on HDV format, CineForm's Aspect HD plug-in offers a similar real-time editing environment using Adobe Premiere Pro, while Connect HD supports the Sony Vegas program.

Canopus Corp. has announced that its EDIUS Pro v3.6 and EDIUS Broadcast video editing solutions will support the Canon XL H1 HD Camcorder. EDIUS Pro 3 and EDIUS Broadcast provide real-time capture and processing of 1440 x 1080 resolution video at 24fps, 30fps, and 60i via an IEEE 1394 interface, making them suited for the 24F, 30F and 60i formats that the XL H1 HD Camcorder is capable of recording. EDIUS Pro 3 and EDIUS Broadcast are also the only nonlinear editing solutions that deliver full-frame-rate real-time HD playback from the timeline directly to an external HD video display when using the company's tightly integrated software and hardware solutions, such as EDIUS NX with HD Expansion, EDIUS SP, and EDIUS HD nonlinear editing systems.

EDIUS Pro 3 and EDIUS Broadcast nonlinear editing software provide real-time, mixed-format editing of uncompressed SD, HD, HDV, DV, MPEG-2, and MPEG-1 formats. EDIUS Pro 3 and EDIUS Broadcast deliver increased quality and real-time performance through the company's acclaimed variable-bitrate Canopus HQ codec, including real-time HQ batch capture from 1080i and 720p HDV cameras and decks.

Focus Enhancements, Inc. will expand its FireStore Direct To Edit (DTE) recorder line with two models designed specifically for the Canon XL H1 camcorder. Designated as the FS-C HD60 and FS-C HD100, both of these ultra portable units include a cradle and mount hardware for direct mounting to the Canon camcorder. The FS-C HD60 and FS-C HD100 (offering 60 and 100 GB of tapeless hard-drive video storage, respectively) can record direct nonlinear HDV or DV streams with or without a tape inserted in the XL H1. Footage is recorded as DTE files, which can be imported and used immediately by most popular nonlinear editing systems, saving time, improving workflow, and providing a digital backup. At a data rate of approximately 13GB per hour for HDV format recording, the FS-C HD60 can provide 4 1/2 hours of recording time; the FS-C HD100, approximately nine hours.

Miranda Technologies has introduced the AMX-800 CAM, a convenient camera-mounted interface that embeds SMPTE time code and four channels of analog audio into the HD SDI or SD SDI data stream of the Canon XL H1 HD Camcorder. The AMX-800 CAM connects the XL H1 camcorder's HD SDI/SD SDI output, SMPTE time code output, LANC jack, and XLR audio connectors and provides live HD recording and/or monitoring from the XL H1 HD Camcorder. The AMX-800 CAM can also be used independently and features two-level control for audio input (one per audio pair) and selectable on-screen display showing time code burn-in and the XL H1HD Camcorder's aspect ratio markers and camera status display.

[dhiraj19]

Thank you so much for putting an exceptional effort for asked analysis. If it becomes FNSR or ARTG, I'll be happy for us.

I was in them when they were starting to breakout and didnt have patience to hold on. 

- Dhiraj