Trading Update Trading update will be issued on 30 Nov 2016.
Re: going higher ? Bought 4 days ago at 73p, I should have bought them 3 years ago when the Share Centre recommended them at 54p. I usually buy to keep long term.
going higher ? jeffries raises target price to 84p .no reason to sell here....plenty left in the cycle
Re: Valuation and growth of Breedon Aggregat... can't access the linkcould you summarise its contents pls?
Valuation and growth of Breedon Aggregates The EPS growth is expected to be 28%. ([link] Anyone believe the analysts?
Good contract win [link]
Tipped for 2016 Breedon has been tipped by the telegraph for 2016....
NEW ARTICLE: Big-spending Breedon blasts off "Operating quarries and running cement and ready-mixed concrete plants is dirty work, but where there's muck there's brass, and £700 million LSE:BREE:Breedon Aggregates is certainly throwing the cash about. Paying £336 million for rival Hope ..."[link]
Trading Update & Hope Aquisition Plan Trading update of today looks solidly positive. Planned acquisition of Hope Materials should significantly increase aggregates business plus add concrete opportunities. I plan to add to my existing modest holding. DYOR Kuz
Re: Bought in another Jim Slater rec coming good .i think i shall let this one run a bit
Re: Bought in Very happy with this investment: bought mainly to avoid IHT but up more than 30% in two months.
Bought in Bought 66,000 at 54.045.
Re: all looks good Local coverage in Scotland:[link] from Geoff Foster:"Star fund manager Neil Woodford is a major shareholder of Breedon Aggregates and must have been delighted with the strong interims which helped the shares touch 57.5p and close 1p up at a years peak of 53.5p.First-half pre-tax profits surged 92 per cent to £17.5m on revenues of £160.5m, up 28 per cent. The board is confident it will beat expectations for the full year. Net debt fell to £58.3m from £63m."[link]
all looks good [link]
Breedon Set To Beat Full Year ...... (ShareCast News) - Breedon Aggregates posted a 92% rise in first-half pre-tax profit amid growing revenue, as the company said it looks set to beat market expectations for the full year.Pre-tax profit for the six months to 30 June came in at £17.5m from £9.1m the previous year, on revenue of £160.5m, up 28% from £125.2m.Underlying basic earnings per share came in at 1.29p from 0.73p, while net debt fell to £58.3m from £63m.The company said it had enjoyed a strong trading performance, with 4.5m tonnes of aggregates sold versus 3.6m in the same period in 2014, 0.9m tonnes of asphalt sold compared with 0.7m and 0.4m cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete versus 0.3m.Executive chairman Peter Tom CBE said: "Trading during the first half was strong, with both the underlying business and recent acquisitions performing ahead of our expectations. March was a record month for the group, with exceptional performances from both England and Scotland."Assuming that current trading conditions continue through the second half of 2015, we believe that market expectations for the year will be exceeded."At 14:48, shares were up 1.9% at 53.50p.