Ha ha, you can tell it is a quiet news day. Auckland anniversary day. Australian day. No news. So let's attack the ATM CEO. Golly what a nerve she has to take time off and watch the Australian Tennis open - even sitting beside the Australian Prime Minister (not sure which one, 'cos they keep changing.)
Makes you wonder why people invest in ATM. Perhaps if we look beyond the CEO and personalities, we will see some reasons.
The following table shows what an investment in ATM means for a long term investor who first invested when the ATM SP was 50c
$0.50c to $9.00 = 1800% return
$0.50c to $10.00 = 2,000% return
$0.50c to $11.00 = 2,200% return
$0.50c to $12.00 = 2,400% return
$0.50c to $13.00 = 2,600% return
At around $9.00 I recall many investors saying that ATM was no longer a great investment because 'ATM had achieved its main growth stage, and from hence forth growth would be less,' however, since the $9.00 level the long term investor has made another 600%.
Sure I know not everyone is a long term investor, and my arithmetic isn't always the best, but you get the idea, and just maybe this answers some of the posters above worrying about their investment and the CEO. This example also talks to the benefits of thinking long term, not short term with a growth share such as ATM.
(Disc - LT holder, and not great at maths so DYOR)