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the next ex dividend day is the 24th of August
Noticed you were strong sell before now strong buy?
Hi when would I have to be registered to get the dividend? Was looking at buying some of these but need to do some more research
I don't. I think the bottom has been overshot and someone is taking advantage. Laura Ashley have been aggressively gaining market share at the expense of Next, M&S and Debenhams - as per their recent updates. With an RNS due in the next 8 weeks and a 0.5p dividend, this is looking rather attractive IMHO.
My guess is there are stops below 10p.
You might find this IS the bottom..... buying shares on a rise normally means (for the average punter) it is too late!
Lots of stop losses triggered today. Looks like someone is putting a big buy through. Nows the time to buy imho!
Anyone any idea why ?
I sold out at 17p after the profit warning. I`ve just bought a few back thinking that the company is not in danger of going under and so investing for a long term recovery , Hopefully !
A Laura Ashley boss and his former wife embroiled in a multi-million pound divorce case have been told they could live in "considerable comfort" by a judge if they settle their differences. Pauline Chai, 70, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, claims their assets are worth at least £205m and wants half. Khoo Kay Peng, 78, a non-executive chairman of Laura Ashley Holdings, argues she should receive about £9m. Mr Justice Bodley told the couple: "You are not in the first flush of youth." He added: "If arrangements were made, you could live the rest of your lives in considerable comfort." More than £6m has been spent on lawyers since their marriage broke down. The couple, who both come from Malaysia, married in 1970 and have five children. The hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London comes after Ms Chai claimed victory in the fight over jurisdiction for the case, after saying the pair had moved their home to Berhamsted before separating. Dr Khoo had argued that because their marital home was in Malaysia, a judge there should make decisions over money division. He labelled Ms Chai a "forum shopper", believing she wanted to have the hearing in England because an English judge would be more generous. The hearing is due to continue on Wednesday.
Gazza, the isa date is April 4 , isn't it?
Had laura ashley shares for about 3 years now dividends always reinvested - although the mark down hasn't been welcomed by me - I do think its a good little business - although everything does seem to be on sale a lot of the time. Time will tell if I have made the right choice - gutted I only returned from holiday yesterday - I really wanted to get some in my missus isa - but forget to set up a buy before I left!
0.5p announced (interim), plus think we will see 1p (Final). This would give circa 9% at the current rate....... and always "buy when the market capitulates", as we have seen here. One to tuck away in an ISA/SiPP and reap the dividend rewards over the coming years. I did the same in 2009. Best performing share stock appreciation+dividend I've ever held!
Reading through the report, activity on expanding in asia and europe if goes well will give improved future earnings. Pound is likely to stay wesk for a while yet. Will be increasing holding if it stays below 17p. Good call yanar. I took up two retailers, aly down, but gaw well up. So evens for me at the moment.
I saw 16p....... Now I'm in. The fundamentals are very good, just a blip imo.
If price shows further weakness, is it worth increasing my holding in ALY ? Looking back over the yearly reports, they have managed very well, having sorted out a struggling business, the current team have made a profit and paid a dividend every year since 2005. Between 2006 and 2016, it has been no lower than 1p and as high as 3.5p. 2009 to 2010, during the financial crises, they still manged a healthy return and paid 1p in 2010. At 20p per share, it would have still been a healthy 5% dividend at the low point. Full record is 2006 0.5p (Dividend reinstated for first time since 1997) 2007 1p 2008 1.75p 2009 2p 2010 1p 2011 1.5p 2012 2p 2013 2p 2014 3.5p (includes special div) 2015 2p 2016 2.5p 74 wk year due to change of reporting calender.
BRC - Sales rose 1% in December from the year earlier, on a like-for-like basis. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/10/uk-retail-sales-christmas-economy Maffoo, what exactly have you found during research to indicate a likely price last reached as a result of the financial crises when all retailers suffered along with the whole economy ? 2017 forcast is based on a small uptick in inflation (very likely) and a drop in real earnings as wages fail to keep pace (yet to be proved). I do'nt expect any panic selling to pull price down to 16p, let alone 10p unless Laura actual post bad results. It will continue to bounce around 19 to 20p until results are released.
Based on my research of only this morning, I think lower. 10p or so. That seems to be the obvious support that it last bounced off in 2009, and the only other closest thing I could find to support/resistance was 22p, which it burst through. I'm definitely taking a pessimistic view on it too, may be wrong of course.
I have looked from time to time at the web site, and there is always items on sale. So will not get over exited about the same now. Will be good to see the sales update, last one for half year was quite positive. Regarding 2017, forcast for less sales etc was related to drop in the pound and wages not keeping up. Latest press i,ve seen seems to be suggesting it will not be as bad as feared, pound has recovered a little etc. The triggering of article 50 will probably put pressure on again for a while. If it goes below 17p i will get more unless there has been actual bad news as feel results will be reasonable at least against current price.
Looks like Laura Ashley are panicking and starting to discount early this year! Really - 50% off and it's only the 18th of Dec? http://www.lauraashley.com As I mentioned earlier, retail sales are expected to slow across the board next year including ALY. The current share price is predicated on a reasonable xmas, however early discounting would suggest things are not going too well. I can see 16p here.
By growth, i mean retail sales yoy.
2017 forcast is for 2% growth, still a reasonable rate, below long term average but above 2012 to 2013 level. 2016 is well above long term average at 4.8%. And 2017 is based upon expected effect of brexit, something about which all forcast so far have been wrong. Not saying price will not drop, but think outlook is overly pessimistic.
16p price target is predicated on a reasonable winter for ALY and a drop off in retail sales in the first half 2017 (across the entire sector - not just ALY), as per numerous analyst reports, both in the press and by brokers.
There is no basis for any of the price predictions here, just people who want it to fall to lower price. Last UK retail figures were +7.4% YOY, general retail outlook is mixed as usual, but not poor by any means, there is nothing as yet to indicate a drop in sales for Laura Ashley and they have foreign income that will be boosted by the weakness of the pound. This will feed through to higher uk prices eventually, same as for every other retailer. Laura also have income from the boutique hotels, and no reason to see any drop hear. Online presence is also a good point for Laura Ashley showing a 15% YOY increase for last trading report ,and along with little debt I would be very surprised if performance warrants a lower price than what we have no, more likely to be the opposite. Will wait and see what the next trading statement shows.