Investing In E-Cig/Vaping Stock

[Neezy206]

Have any of you been following the performance of any vaping/e-cig stocks? I recently inherited some money when my mom passed away in April and I am thinking of investing some of it it in some e-cig stock. But.... I have no idea of any company names of some.

Have any of you done this or considered it? If so, please elaborate

 

[Rickajho]

Other than investing in Lorilard - the owner of Blu - I'm not aware of any other e-cig companies with publicly traded stock. In context of the unknowns of the Federal regulation issues I'd say investment along these lines is a high risk investment anyway. Wouldn't do it myself.

 

[Butters78]

Considering the climate where the FDA is involved I'd say it's very unwise to invest in ecigs.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

I know that njoy maker Soterra was soliciting funds from venture capitalists late last year and early 2013. But I think they've found what they were looking for.

Rick is right--the only other publicly traded company currently producing e-cigs is Lorillard (NYSE:LO).

I own some. The company is well managed and the charts look good.

 

[Neezy206]

Vapor Corp. (VPCO) is the only fully reporting, publicly traded electronic cigarette company in the U.S. and is the one I was considering doing.

I looked at Lorillard too (LO) and it offers a 5.1% dividend and has returned almost 605% the past 10 years. They are maker of Newport cigarettes, and is the third-biggest U.S. tobacco company. I have a problem that its an actual tobacco company. The Vapor Corp. is strictly e-cigs, hence making it much more risky of an investment.

These are the only two I know of though. I'm sure there has to be more. Maybe not tho.

 

[dr g]

That possible menthol regulation would be a major blow to Lorillard ...

 

[Neezy206]

Found this on Vapor Corp too.

Vapor Corp. (OTC: VPCO): Unlike the other companies, this is a direct play on e-cigs. Vapor Corp. designs, markets and distributes e-cigs under the Fifty-One, Krave, VaporX, EZ Smoker, Green Puffer, Americig, Fumre Hookah Stix and Smoke Star brands and is a possible takeover target for big tobacco firms. For 2012, it reported record net sales of $21.4 million, an increase of 33.6% year-over-year. In early January, VPCO tripled from 25 cents to 75 cents and has since sold down to 40 cents.

If I do it, I wont invest too much. Just a little play money to see how it performs. The bulk of my inheritance will be diversified in mutual funds.

 

[ennagizer]

Vapor Corp. (VPCO) is the only fully reporting, publicly traded electronic cigarette company in the U.S. and is the one I was considering doing.

I've been watching VPCO for a while. For the record, I do not now nor have I ever owned VPCO.

Seems to be a very news driven stock. It was dead in the water until Jan 2013 when it jumped from 20 cents to trading between .60 to .80. Drifted down to .40 then suddenly went from .60 to $1.40 under huge volume. Went back below $1 after earnings were reported, but has since been trading over $1 again. Based on their earnings, I see no reason for this to happen other than ecigs being in the news and VPCO being one of the only public ecig companies.

Their last earnings report stated that revenue had gone down due to a decrease in sales to a distributor offset by increased sales to new and other existing distributors, wholesale customers and increased direct to consumer sales. VPCO stated that sales were down 24% for the same quarter last year. That must have been a huge distributor for them. I'm thinking if the distributor isn't buying their product it's probably because the public isn't buying their product. Or, for the conspiracy theorists, BT is muscling in.

So, ecig sales are booming and their sales were down 24%. Not a good sign I think.

VPCO brands include Fifty-One, Krave, VaporX, EZ Smoker, Alternacig, Green Puffer, Americig, Fumare, Hookah Stix and Smoke Star. Ever hear of these brands? Are they sold in your local area? They also design and develop private label brands for some of their distribution customers, but I can't seem to find what these brands are.

 

[Neezy206]

VPCO brands include Fifty-One, Krave, VaporX, EZ Smoker, Alternacig, Green Puffer, Americig, Fumare, Hookah Stix and Smoke Star. Ever hear of these brands? Are they sold in your local area? They also design and develop private label brands for some of their distribution customers, but I can't seem to find what these brands are.

lol nope! I sure havent! I want one that backs egos lol

 

[Neezy206]

I think I'm going to try it. I advised my financial manager to get me a few to play with. I can always sell if it gets ugly

 

[ScottP]

You might also want to ask you financial manager about DRIPs (Dividend ReInvestment Plans).

 

[zoiDman]

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I looked at Lorillard too (LO) and it offers a 5.1% dividend and has returned almost 605% the past 10 years. They are maker of Newport cigarettes, and is the third-biggest U.S. tobacco company. I have a problem that its an actual tobacco company. The Vapor Corp. is strictly e-cigs, hence making it much more risky of an investment. ...

One thing to Remember about the Stock Market... "Past Performance is No Guarantee of Future Success"

I own some Lorillard. I like that it pays Pays a Good Dividend. I don't see why it I couldn't hold it for a Couple of Years.

 

[Butters78]

You might also want to ask you financial manager about DRIPs (Dividend ReInvestment Plans).

I went to the free clinic about a drip. Didn't see much profit from it.

 

[Rickajho]

Found this on Vapor Corp too.

Vapor Corp. (OTC: VPCO): Unlike the other companies, this is a direct play on e-cigs. Vapor Corp. designs, markets and distributes e-cigs under the Fifty-One, Krave, VaporX, EZ Smoker, Green Puffer, Americig, Fumre Hookah Stix and Smoke Star brands and is a possible takeover target for big tobacco firms. For 2012, it reported record net sales of $21.4 million, an increase of 33.6% year-over-year. In early January, VPCO tripled from 25 cents to 75 cents and has since sold down to 40 cents.

If I do it, I wont invest too much. Just a little play money to see how it performs. The bulk of my inheritance will be diversified in mutual funds.

I looked at it and can't find anything to like. It's too new, only recently moved out of penny stock range, and unless I missed something isn't paying dividend. In the FDA climate of things it would be a day trade kind of thing. Even then, the price is too low to bother.

 

[Nermal]

I think I'm going to try it. I advised my financial manager to get me a few to play with. I can always sell if it gets ugly

No, you can't always sell if it gets ugly. I got into a stock in the late eighties, and I remember my broker using the phrase "thinly traded". This might be an okay flyer to a nicely diversified portfolio, but I would try to ease you away from it as your main investment.

 

[Neezy206]

One thing to Remember about the Stock Market... "Past Performance is No Guarantee of Future Success"..... most definitely!

I own some Lorillard. I like that it pays Pays a Good Dividend. I don't see why it I couldn't hold it for a Couple of Years.

I didnt like Lorillard because its an actual tobacco company and I want nothing to do with any type of support for them whatsoever.

VPCO may be cheap and also new but this will only be a few dollars (maybe $200 or so) of play money. If it fact it does takeover big tobacco companies... caching caching! lol

 

[tnash]

Sorry about your mom passing. Good to you for investing carefully and being responsible verses just blowing it. Thats what mom would want.
Can't help with investing decisions except to say that there is a lot to say for the unsexy index funds with a company such as Vanguard.

 

[minimalsaint]

I went to the free clinic about a drip. Didn't see much profit from it.

Ba-ZING!
I also heard that bullybats are a prime investment.

 

[ScottP]

No, you can't always sell if it gets ugly. I got into a stock in the late eighties, and I remember my broker using the phrase "thinly traded". This might be an okay flyer to a nicely diversified portfolio, but I would try to ease you away from it as your main investment.

When your broker said "thinly traded" he was talking about volume. Today VPCO had 814,704 shares traded. While that is not a lot compared with larger companies like Apple, HP, GE, etc., it was significantly more than Uhaul's paltry 25,054 shares today and that is a nation wide known company currently trading at just under $170/share.

That does not necessarily mean I would purchase VPCO, and yes average daily volume should be considered. However if you have a couple hundred dollars to play with, I can see picking up 200 shares of this at $1 and just keeping it until you either get rich or the company goes belly up. $200 isn't a huge risk yet in a few years if it does good you could end up with a tidy profit. If it goes belly up, then you didn't break the bank. I wouldn't even worry about selling if it did a nose dive since the commissions you would pay to sell it would eat into what little you could make back out of it.

 

[Train2]

Fifty One and Krave are the two disposables I tried the first time I ever tried an Ecig, as I had to survive a few nights in a non-smoking convention center. They pretty much sucked, but it got me intrigued.

lol nope! I sure havent! I want one that backs egos lol