June 2007 - Posts

• Performance Still Matters

  Research in Motion reported Q1 financial results last night and, to put it mildly, the results were impressive. Sales growth was a whopping 76% and subscription growth was 15%. RIMM stock on the NASDAQ was up an incredible 21% on the day with 2 hours Read More... Posted 29 June 2007 19:26 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations

• How Much Do You Bench?...How Many Analysts?

  How much do you bench? - A stereotypical question asked by beefcakes in the gym. In the investor relations world the equivalent question would be "How many analysts cover your company?" It's strange, and I believe inaccurate, to believe that a company Read More... Posted 28 June 2007 21:47 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts

• Where Have All the IRO’s Gone (CIRI 2007)

  CIRI’s annual conference took place in beautiful Whistler, BC, Canada last week. I have had a few calls from IR professionals asking me what I thought of the conference. While it would be easy for me to simply sum up my thoughts here on my blog I thought Read More... Posted 25 June 2007 21:43 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations

• Priorities

  Shareholders are the owners of a corporation. People often forget that. So, as owners are they automatically the most important constituents in a company? Darcy Rezac , speaker at the CIRI conference in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada had a great anecdote Read More... Posted 19 June 2007 13:34 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Dell Computer and a Guy Named Brian

  Back in the 90’s when I worked in the R&D department at Cognos I worked along side a gentleman named Brian Slepanki. Brian was in charge of the computer lab where I spent many days (and nights). He was addicted to Coca Cola, cigarettes, and video Read More... Posted 18 June 2007 19:24 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Attending CIRI

  I will be attending the CIRI (Canadian Investor Relations Institute) conference which starts this Sunday in Whistler, British Columbia. CIRI is going through some significant changes in personnel as of late. It should be interesting to see if the conference Read More... Posted 14 June 2007 16:00 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations

• Deals, Deals, and More Deals

  When it rains mergers and acquisitions, it pours. The M&A frenzy continues, and today it hit the high tech sector in a big way. Three significant deals were announced or rumored in tech land. Flextronics announced the acquisition of Solectron , rumors Read More... Posted 04 June 2007 15:42 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations