Gamble of the week: A play for the nimble investor

This electronics maker is going through a rough patch, says Phil Oakley. But a swift-footed investor could turn a profit.

This company makes and sells electronic components. Its customers are concentrated in the transport, industrial, aerospace and medical sectors. A look at its five-year share price chart will frighten off many people.

If history is any guide, then this is not a share that you can even think about buying and holding forever it's simply far too volatile. But it could be one for the more nimble investor who can try to buy low and sell high.

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Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.