Atlantic View – Robust housing and maintenance market to support Travis Perkins shares

by John Woolfitt, Atlantic Capital Markets Travis Perkins. Fundamentals & Statement Summary UK based building, construction & home improvement supply giant Travis Perkins (TPK.L) today announced half year results for the 6 months to June 30th, stating it had ‘successfully adapted to unprecedented markets.” Revenues for the period fell 19.3% to £2.78bn, leading to a […]

Atlantic Capital Markets Month Ahead – Keep Your Shorts On In September

Alan Green and John Woolfitt, Director at Atlantic Capital Markets discuss the month ahead. We discuss the US Fed August meeting, and indications from Fed boss Jerome Powell that the administration was prepared to ride with higher inflation around 2%. The markets seems to translate as low interest rates for years to come…John gives his […]

Ian Pollard – #ITV Fall In Advertising Expected To Continue

ITV plc ITV  made good progress in delivering its stategy in the quarter to the 31st March. Online viewing rose by 16% and Family Share of viewing by 4%. Total external revenue was down 4%. ITV Broadcast & Online revenue fared even worse with a fall of 7% at £489m compared to £526m in 2018 […]

Ian Pollard – Lighthouse #LGT Full Year Divi Up By 67%

Lighthouse Group plc LGT claims an excellent set of results for 2018 despite softening market conditions in the second half of the year. With an Interim dividend of 0.20p. per share already paid, a final dividend of 0.50p. per share is now proposed compared to 30p per share in 2017, making a 67% increase for […]

Unilever Ice Cream Sales Melt In Europe

Unilever plc ULVR Reports that emerging markets drove third quarter sales growth with underlying sales up by 2.6% and, over nine months, by 2.8%. Total third quarter turnover however was down by 1.6% after a 5.1 % currency impact. Developed markets were a problem and remained challenging, with turnover, led by of all things, ice […]

Headwinds and Challenges Impact Reckitt Benckiser

Travis Perkins TPK The real truth about the state of the UK economy is beginning to bite. With like for like third quarter sales growth falling to 2% and an uncertain UK outlook, TPK is to close over 30 branches and 10 distribution and fabrication centres. In addition challenging market conditions led to Plumbing & […]

GKN – Headmaster’s Report; Can do Better, Must Do Better

GKN plc GKN The collapse of sterling was to bring a new dawn for what was left of British Industry, lied  Diddy David and the rest of his old Etonian clique of rulers. Well the truth is that it hasnt, at least not yet.  All it has done is help companies to mask performances which are […]