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Ian Pollard – BT lines crossed; sacrificial lamb chosen; board saved

BT Group plc BT.A Todays announcement from BT that the Chief Executive is to make an unexpected and unplanned exit illustrates that the Board and the Chairman may have a problem which in turn illustrates that BT has a problem. The problem appears to be that the top management is confused and incapable of expressing […]

Ian Pollard – Autotrader Enjoys Strong Growth

Autotrader AUTO The year to the 31st March was one of strong revenue and profit growth, although the second half felt the effects of broader economic uncertainty. Revenue for the year rose by 7% and profit before tax by10%. A final divided of 4p per share is proposed up from last years 3.5p and making […]

Ken Baksh: June Investment Report….never a dull moment!

June 2018 Market Report During the month to May 31st, 2018, major equity markets displayed mixed performance trends overall, and trading remained volatile on a daily basis against a background of significant geo-political, economic and corporate events.  The European Central Bank appeared to become more “dovish” following some lower than expected consumer confidence indicators, affecting […]

Andrew Hore: Quoted Micro 4th June 2018

 NEX EXCHANGE Stratmin Global Resources which was quoted AIM until August 2017, is expected to join NEX on 6 June.  Stratmin lost the AIM quotation because it failed to complete a reverse takeover, partly due to the fact that it was waiting for a promised investment. Stratmin is still in the process of completing the acquisition […]

Ian Pollard – Second Class Performance From First Group #FGP

First Group plc FGP The year to the 31st March saw adjusted operating profit fall by 10% on a constant currency basis and a statutory loss before tax reflected in part, the onerous provisions of the contracts on Trans Pennine rail franchises, carefully omitting to mention that these onerous provisions were not forced on the […]

Ian Pollard – London market robust for Telford #TEF

Telford Homes TEF produced a strong set of results for the year to the 31st March and the proposed final dividend of 9p per share brings the total for the year to 17p making an increase for the year of just over 8%. Total profit before tax for the year to 31st March, exceeded market […]

Ian Pollard – Dixons fixable, but Greece thrashes UK & Ireland

Dixon Carphone DC has plenty to fix but it is all fixable, claims the new CEO. The first thing which seems to need attention is next years profit which is expected to slump from this years expected £382m to £300m.The dividend for the current year is being maintained at 11.25p per share. Growth in the […]