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Hey Roofer mate, you have made a mistake with this week winner!
The real winner should be Exil, he predicted 69.5p, which was only 0.34p difference from the closing SP. Mary predicted 68.75p, which the difference was 0.41p. you need to go back to school, lol...🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hope that you don't mind me joking Roofer mate.😂😂😂
End of Year Prophecy , will be revealed 29th Dec , weekly Prophecy start again 2nd Jan 24..atb
Vod closing Sp 22nd Dec 69.16p
MaryB 68.75p winner
KiwiTwo 62.5p
Gary59 60.6p
Jax05 56p
Talatum 68.50p
Newsid 69.6p
Tars 73.14p
SteveBT 71p
Android 100p
George 71.15p
Exil 69.5p
Beo1 67.5p
Roofer 67.90p
No Prophecy next week ( short week)
Have a wonderful Christmas ...atb Roofer
Dan, well it's going in the right direction and that's good of course, let's hope the uptrend will keep going for us next year
Not from the Valleys btw, much further west near the beaches, what part of England are you, just say North or South
Nadolig Llawen to you and a Happy new year, and to all new and long suffering Vodafone holders lol
Fleccy. In the Welsh valleys they do things at a slower pace boyo, than us city folk, so they need 7 days ahead of us! Only joking of course robleo, have a great Christmas & new year Amigo.
Rob. In two & half days, the sp will be??? 73+ Happy new year. " In vod we trust" Miracle on wall st. !!
Fleccy, oops, thanks for correcting that, i should have said last day before xmas :-)
Rob, today isn't the last trading day of the year. 27th, 28th are full trading days and Friday 29th has half a day trading.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
22nd December 2023 the IrishTimes
[Vodafone narrows losses despite rising energy costs Mobile phone group ‘cautious’ about outlook
as it plans €500m spend on network upgrades]
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/12/22/vodafone-narrows-losses-despite-rising-energy-costs/
22nd December 2023 [Three Ireland launches 5G standalone with Ericsson]
Three Ireland became the latest operator to launch a 5G standalone (SA) service in collaboration with Ericsson, although the technology will initially only be available on a trial basis to select corporate customers.
The CK Hutchison-owned operator nevertheless claims to have achieved a first in Ireland, beating both former state incumbent Eir and Vodafone Ireland to the 5G SA post.
Vodafone might beg to differ, as it has been offering 5G SA-based mobile private networks (MPN) to enterprise customers since 2021, also with Ericsson. In August this year, Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland partnered to install a 5G SA MPN for the Irish rugby team ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in September.
However, Three Ireland emphasized that it is offering 5G SA capabilities on a public network for the first time in Ireland. It also said it has partnered with Technological University Shannon (TUS) to trial 5G SA technology and begin “showcasing its capabilities in real-life scenarios.”
2023 saw more 5G SA launches, but far from a deluge
Three Ireland also joins a slowly expanding cohort of mobile network operators (MNOs) that have launched or are about to launch 5G SA, many of which on a fully commercial basis.
Recent announcements have come from Deutsche Telekom, which confirmed it will deploy the technology in 2024. It is the last of the three incumbent German MNOs to launch 5G SA since rival operators Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) and Vodafone Germany have already deployed the technology for businesses and consumers.
https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/three-ireland-launches-5g-standalone-ericsson
VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED-326967 Form B1C -
Annual Return General Date return made up 19-Dec-2023 -
Signature Documents by Company Director Brian Kavanagh and Company Secretary Sinead Grimes
Download a free pdf copy here https://smallpdf.com/result#r=78e7bc6ca53537bd7ab104c87fcf849a&t=share-document
Nice to finish the year on a high, hopefully more to come in 2024
Seasons greetings to you all and a happy and prosperous new year
22nd December 2023
Turnover at Vodafone Ireland rose to nearly €1 billion in the 12 months to the end of March with the company forecasting continued growth across all of the core areas in which it operates.
Newly filed accounts show the firm reported a 4.8 per cent increase in revenues to €981.1 million last year, up €44.6 million or 4.8 per cent on 2021. It attributed the rise in sales to increased mobile and fixed line revenues.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (ebitda) totalled €149 million, versus €155.1 million in the prior year.
Pre-tax losses edged lower, falling to €28.3 million from €29.8 million a year earlier.
“The telecommunications market in Ireland remains competitive and we expect this to continue into the future. The company expects growth across core areas of the business driven by continued investment and expansion across mobile and fixed broadband services,” it said.
Vodafone employed 956 people locally in 2022, up from 980 in the prior year. Staff costs, including wages and salaries, totalled €90.3 million with directors’ remuneration coming in at €1.75 million.
The telco last year paid out €48.3 million after securing 160Mhz of spectrum across 4 bands in an auction held by the communications regulator, ComReg.
Vodafone’s accounts show it was due €78.5 million from Siro, the joint venture it has with ESB at the end of the reporting period.
“Vodafone Ireland delivered a positive performance in the last financial year, and continues to lead in consumer and business markets,” said Amanda Nelson, chief executive.
“The €500 million investment we announced earlier this year is a testament to our commitment to our customers, our networks and Ireland. We are not only investing in our network's modernisation programme but investing in the future of Ireland’s digital economy, paving the way for a new era of connectivity.”
Read the above article for free here: https://www.businesspost.ie/tech/revenues-near-e1bn-mark-at-vodafone-ireland/
VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED COMPANY NUMBER: 326967
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
This is a paid company report that was submitted by (Auditor: Ernst & Young) to the IRISH ww.CRO.IE website
on the 19th Dec 2023 on behalf of Vodafone Ireland. Download it here a copy now -->> https://smallpdf.com/result#r=85e0f704eb7461ddd4843c1830a4700f&t=share-document
Accolade this week goes to MaryB well done
Vod closing Sp 22nd Dec 69.16p
Speech Speech and thoughts MaryB
Full list will follow
Merry Christmas to everyone on board May 2024 be prosperous
To all all vod shareholders.
I'd say it's looking a bit like a stroke victim and I'll be laughing on the other side of my face when it rises.
Back into profit on this trade yay
I’m not a Doctor, but my Apple Watch says that Vodafone has atrial fibrillation looking at recent charts….
Yes, merger more likely I think.... and needed ...Italy cannot exactly go on with everyone in the sector unable to achieve margins above the cost of capital invested ... and the sector is too important to be allowed to fall back in terms of future investment Italy is a bit of an economic basket case and with 143% Public debt/GDP and an ever ageing population ... it is facing some considerable challenges going forward IMO
Get a deal done ..... everyone realises some sort of consolidation will have to happen
I think merger is best option and should underpin div policy.
Outright sale is better at the top of the economic cycle imo
Technical analysis is distorted on shares that drop due to going ex dividend, so TA definitely doesn't work on VOD which is a high paying duv yield stock. I would stick with analysts recommendations
If this https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/ck-hutchison-eyes-deals-fast-moving-italian-mobile-market is true, then vod should opt for a merger rather than sale. Total number of players to go from 5 to 3, leading to less cannibalisation.
The issue and concern is if the regulators will approve if 3 is also keen to do what vod is aiming for.
Yes gwm121, investing is truly very hard indeed. Greatland Gold? I bought it many years ago @6p. Then it went up to nearly 40p. I was sitting on a paper profit of almost £70k, but was greedy wanted more. Eventually sold, when it fell to @25.5p with only just over £30k profit. Duh! Well, still better than holding on to them until now though, hahahaha 😂😂😂
Now I still got two AIM stinkers: KOD (bought @0.41p, now 0.38/9p), BCE (bought 0.165p, now 0.085p), ouch! But luckily, these two were only for casino fun, very small amount invested (KOD £4k and BCE £1.5k). It won't hurt me much.
Anyway, have a nice day and Merry Christmas my friend.
IMO we are set for upwards trend 2024.
Markets close early today.