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BUY KIE by
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Refinanced business with new management team; net cash position at year end (no net debt); increased turnover by 26%; very low 2023 price/earnings (approx p/e of 2). An incredible buying opportunity according to Peel Hunt. Government spending is main source of income - more secure in recessionary environment.
| 11:22:13 19 Jul 2022 |
BUY KIE by
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Share price reversal well underway; hundreds of contract wins over the last 12 months; HS2 going ahead; results due out in 3 weeks.
| 23:10:11 13 Feb 2020 |
SELL DC by
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Imminent recession in the UK; sterling near historic lows - all imported product more expensive, squeezing profits for DC; ex-chairman and founder has sold a quarter of his holding recently; big pension deficit; as far as I can see, practically no cash - the business seems to be operating on cashflow which relies on suppliers waiting a long time to be paid; increasing online competition; a massive and costly bricks&mortar estate; a huge workforce creating high operational costs; very few customers in the shops whenever I've visited; warning from the management of 'more pain' to come due to the change in smartphone purchasing dynamics. From what I can see, there are almost no positives for DC; an outdated business model with huge legacy costs.
| 11:08:30 8 Oct 2019 |
BUY KIE by
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Recovering share price, reducing debt, good cash raising (rights issue and cancelled divi), top contracts winner by value for 2019 so far, results out in 4 weeks.
| 17:24:40 20 Aug 2019 |
BUY KIE by
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New CEO with rationalisation plan; debt is reducing; sale of part of the business (Kier Living) announced; share price has bottomed out due to hedge-fund shorting overshooting the price target -- currently valued at approx one year's earnings and should be 5 or 6 times this value.
| 18:58:33 3 Aug 2019 |