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LRE Broncomaniac 08 Sep 2015

Re: takeover Well there goes any hope I had for getting into LRE at 550p.

GENL LuxInvest 08 Sep 2015

the price action is actually pretty scary considering the payments process! All analysts are still optimistic with 21 buy ratings, also of big banks like GS and JPM, average target price 660, why does this share price continue to be so weak???

CNE Bantam Spirit 08 Sep 2015

Re: Bernstein maint 340p tgt ...and I am buying some more todayBantam...and why not!

SHG Andy Reilly 08 Sep 2015

Re: Back on track... raji - lets hope in the longer run your buy works out, but TA suggest waiting for a trend reversal signal, rather than taking a view that the stock is 'good value'. The SP could have put in a bottom recently at 4.25p, but until it makes a decisive break out to reverse the down trend, buying is always a gamble.It means that you wont always buy at the lowest price, but waiting for that signal makes your chances of a successful buy much higher.The downtrend for gold since it peaked had been relentless, which is why they say the trend is your friend, and for gold and Shanta it has been warning to avoid for a good while. Lets hope 2016 sees the start of a recovery. ARPS - I sold out at a tiny profit (or loss - cant remember now) a good while ago as I thought prospects looked very poor for the sector based on the charts. I got some very uncharitable comments for my bearish view, but events have supported my longer view, but the sector will recover at some point, but I feel its best to wait for some solid TA signal its on its way.

DGO Anne999 08 Sep 2015

Re: Payment Hi, I rejected the first offer and today my TDW account shows that the shares are worthless and the value of the shares has been wiped from my account. Any idea when payment will be made? As this was in my ISA will I lose the ISA status on these funds?Anne

HSS spankaroo 08 Sep 2015

Re: Good entry point From memory Exponent paid £158m for HSS in 2012, thus the intangible - it still retains 37.5% Management have around 3.5%. The BS is weak, but its an operationally geared company and trading at the EBITA is where the management must focus and Exponent won't be happy with its performance - expect heads to roll. As the debt is well structured in HSS favor, I'm not to bothered about the BS. The sector is robust and HSS should be able to turn the situation around. A merger with Speedy Hire wouldn't be a daft idea? Worth a flutter at these levels on a 12 mth view, so picked some up at 57p

CAZA uniformtango 08 Sep 2015

Caza testing 2p... ...as if on cue...Steve

BET Punilux 08 Sep 2015

UK Company? Have I got this right ? The merged company will be H'Q ed in Eire but will have a secondary, overseas listing on the Dublin Stock Exchange because, I suppose, it wants a FTSE 100 position. The merger will be ratified by the Irish legislature but will be subject, solely, to English and Welsh law.. The annual accounts will be merged into Betfair's financial statements. As there does not appear to be any formulae for ROE will they be in Euros, and if so, will the dividends follow ? The companies will continue to be marketed as separate entities and so advertising etc. costs may actually rise. Anyone wish to tell me which bit I've got wrong?

AML II Editor 08 Sep 2015

NEW ARTICLE: Amlin plc Soars By A Third On 670p-Per-Share Takeover Offer "Shares in Amlin (LSE:AML) are around a third higher today after the company became the subject of a 670p per share all-cash takeover offer from Japanese sector peer, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company. The deal values Amlin at around £3.5bn and ..."[link]

IGAS eltelex 08 Sep 2015

about eight licences for IGAS This is going to happen chaps.getting in now is cheap.

CAZA uniformtango 08 Sep 2015

Re: A view Hi IndyGreat to be able to review your wise postings below. I've survived the "blood on the streets" of recent times, by a little judgement and a lot of luck!I trust you are ok yourself.It is almost as if Caza acts as a barometer for oil price movements; it creeps up when there is some positivity in the air, and plunges when there isn't! Of course, I realise its a lot more complex than that, but the share price movement of this fascinating little minor oilie seems to act as a marker. Time will, of course, tell. Caza may have its day, perhaps in the medium term future.I'd rather nor see Caza down at a penny, but if I do, I shall think of you and smile!Seriously good to hear from you again.Steve (the elder)

AVM nht 08 Sep 2015

Finance director has resigned ...seems to me the situation must be worse than we imagine ! What i don't understand is why he doesn't have to work his contracted notice period which i'd have thought to be a minimum of 6 months.

GENL LuxInvest 08 Sep 2015

Unfortunately these PKK fools and related Turkish bombings dont help sentiment on the share, company is still basically in a war zone and every news on deteriorating turkish-kurdish relationships is negative for Genel! Payments are good, but know we need continuity and payments of what is still due, which can only happen if oil price rises! Unfortunately I think it will take a long time for the share to recover. What are other opinions on this?

NXR gretel 08 Sep 2015

Tipped in Shares Mag NXR are tipped in this week's Shares Mag as part of a long feature on top brands: "Norcros (NXR) 20.7p It may be the name of Neptune’s largest moon but Triton is almost certainly better known to UK consumers as one the country’s most recognisable marques of electric shower. What they may not realise is that it is a brand owned by listed bathroom fit-out specialist Norcros (NXR). The company would appear to be an obvious beneficiary of the UK’s still nascent economic recovery. Meanwhile, an objective to greatly increase the proportion of revenues generated from outside the country should also help prompt a rerating as the market rewards a more geographically balanced business model. Norcros supplies high quality showers, taps, bathroom accessories, ceramic wall and floor tiles as well as adhesive products. The group’s operations are primarily located in the UK and south Africa. In the UK, Norcros owns Triton, the market-leading shower brand, Johnson Tiles and Norcros Adhesives as well as Vado - a major manufacturer of bathroom controls including taps, mixer showers, bathroom accessories and valves. These are exported to over 60 countries, most notably the Middle east and Africa – a judicious and accretive addition from March 2013. In south Africa, norcros operates under three brands; ceramics retailer Tile Africa; Johnson Tiles South Africa, a manufacturer of ceramic and porcelain tiles; and TAl which manufactures ceramic and building adhesives. The bathroom fit-out specialist is up 14.5% year-to-date and while revenue growth has been muted in the first quarter, we keep faith with a proven management team implementing a sound growth strategy. despite a positive backdrop for construction, The group saw only 0.7% revenue growth in the UK in the year to march 2015. The South African business, by contrast, saw 15.1% constant currency revenue growth but gains have been severely impacted by a weak rand. The more recent first quarter update (22 Jul) trimmed turnover growth in that region back from 12% (constant currency) to 7.9% in sterling terms. The upshot is that first quarter revenues are up 3% (or 4.3% if you discount currency movements) and again, as per final results on 18 June, Norcros flagged a challenging UK retail environment. On the upside, the UK trade segment was a little more encouraging with revenue growing 0.6% in the period as the group benefited from increased activity in the trade segment due to an improving housebuilding and commercial space. The 25 June announcement of the group’s £21.9 million acquisition of Croydex – a designer, manufacturer and distributor of high quality bathroom furnishings and accessories with exposure to both the UK trade and retail segments – is exactly the kind of deal norcros should be doing in order to drive UK growth. ‘The acquisition of Croydex is a compelling fit with our strategic growth criteria, broadening the group’s product offer as well as providing a number of opportunities to drive revenue and procurement synergies,’ said chief executive nick Kelsall. (sFl)"

VELA edcrane 08 Sep 2015

A bit of good block chain press .... UBS Develops ‘Settlement Coin,’ Bringing Block Chain To Financial Markets Bitcoin Research, Fintech, News, World Finance 07/09/2015 by Elliot Maras UBS is working on a block chain based “settlement coin” that financial institutions will use, according to The Wall Street Journal. Unlike bitcoin, the UBS “utility settlement coin” would link to real-world currencies and central bank accounts. Oliver Bussmann, CIO of Switzerland-based UBS, said the coin will help establish the block chain in global finance. The currency, being developed with Clearmatics, a London-based firm that makes clearing machines for OTC markets, could reduce transaction settlement times. The coin could reduce settlement time from two or three days to a matter of seconds. UBS’ new cryptocurrency lab in London is leading the initiative, according to Financial News, a London-based newspaper.