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Sorry LOL was not for what happened to the poor lady but to your sill suggestion that the accident would cause the SP to drop over 5% easpeially if you had done your reasearch the lady died on Monday. What The Brokers SayStrong Buy 7 Buy 0 Neutral 2 Sell 0 Strong Sell 0 Total 9 Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.
LOL,wtf,some poor lady has died and you put LOL,FFS you think about your share price at a time like this,you need help.
Environmental health officers in Bristol have launched an investigation after a woman was crushed to death by a forklift truck at a wholesalers. Annie Brennan who was in her 40s, was found trapped underneath the vehicle – unconscious and not breathing – by emergency crews at Booker Cash and Carry in Avonmouth. Police confirmed that no arrests had been made, but Bristol City Council’s environment health department announced yesterday it was investigating the incident. Police, firefighters and paramedics came to Booker Cash and Carry at about 12.45pm on Monday following a series of 999 calls. Booker, which has a number of different outlets across the country, started sponsoring the Man Booker Prize – for the best novel – in 1968. Emergency crews found Ms Brennan pinned under the forklift at the wholesalers on Avonmouth Way, before she was resuscitated by medics. A spokesman for Great Western Ambulance Service said: “On arrival we found the woman trapped underneath the forklift. She was unconscious and not breathing. All the teams worked together and when she was transported to hospital she was breathing.” This accident would not bring share price down by over 5% if it did BP share price should have gone down to 0 after their accident.
LOL as if.
I think the share price dropped because a member of staff died after being trapped by a fork lift truck in their Bristol store.
Really strange, I couldn't find any news anywhere, but as you say very good buys after close.
What happened. No news, no RNS, nothing. Big buys shown after 16.30 looks like someone knows something, or the MM's are up to something. I have searched everywhere to no avail. Let's hope it was some kind of mistake and rectified on Monday.
Does anyone know what the bad news is that's devastated the share price today?
Can anyone explain why on the Booker share news,the headline is" Barclays starts Booker with overweight trading". I have tried to find out what this is about but to no avail,can anyone explain.Thanks in advance.
Can't answer your question but that was an impressive buy at 16.35 of just under half a million shares
Can anyone explain why so many shares sold. We had good results.
60 + buy`s
This is gona rocket today....
Booker non-exec shops for shares A non-executive director of FTSE 250-listed Booker, a cash and carry firm, has bought £39,315 worth of shares in his first purchase. Stewart Gilliland bought 50,000 shares at 78.63p each, having previously had none, just one week after the firm announced a 22% rise in its pre-tax interim profits. 54-year-old Gilliland joined the board at the end of last year having recently retired as chief executive of Muller Dairies UK and Ireland.
Another good set of results. BOK just keeps on delivering.
Cash-and-carry business Booker managed to surprise the market with its interim figures yesterday, and analysts were left upgrading their forecasts for the full year, says the Tempus column in the Times. Halfway profit before tax was 22 per cent ahead at £45 million in the 24 weeks to September 9. The halfway dividend is raised by the same rate, to 0.33p. But the company’s huge cash generation has turned £400 million of debt in 2005 into cash balances of £60 million, and its low level of spending on existing assets and acquisitions means this sum can only increase as the year progresses; even if dividends continue to be raised at this rate, this will not have much impact on the cash pile. Some sort of enhanced dividend looks possible; for now, the market appreciates the strength of the business, and the shares sell on about 18 times earnings for this year, which makes them no more than a hold, the Times says.
Outlook Group turnover in the second half to date is ahead of the same period last year. Working capital levels and costs are in line with plan. Overall, Booker continues to trade in line with management expectations. Commenting on the results, Charles Wilson, Chief Executive of Booker, said, "Our plan to Focus, Drive and Broaden Booker Group is on track. We improved choice, price and service for our customers, which increased sales by 8.5%. Ritter Courivaud and Classic, the two businesses we acquired last year, have fitted nicely into the Group and the internet and India are making good progress. In a challenging business environment, Booker continues to advance."
Operating Highlights · Customer Satisfaction has improved which has driven like-for-like sales · Conversion of another 11 branches into the 'Extra' format, taking the total number of 'Extra' branches to 126. An additional 10 are planned for the second half · Internet sales +22.6% to £300.0m (2010: £244.8m) · Ritter Courivaud and Classic, the two businesses we acquired last year, are performing well · Our branch in Mumbai is performing well and we have opened in Pune · We are building a more sustainable business with waste to landfill down 9%
This announcement contains the interim results of Booker Group plc ('Booker') for the 24 weeks ended 9 September 2011. Financial Highlights · Total sales £1.8 billion, +8.5% · Like-for-like sales in the half were: - non-tobacco +5.1% (2010: +5.1%) - tobacco +8.8% (2010: +5.7%) - total +6.5% (2010: +5.3%) · Like-for-like sales to caterers were 5.7% (2010: +6.4%) and to retailers +6.9% (2010: +4.8%) · Operating profit +17.1% to £45.9m (2010: £39.2m) · Profit before tax +22.0% to £45.0m (2010: £36.9m) · Profit after tax +19.1% to £36.1m (2010: £30.3m) · Basic earnings per share +15.8% to 2.35 pence (2010: 2.03 pence) · Net cash £58.7m (2010: £10.1m) · Interim dividend up 22.2% to 0.33 pence per share (2010: 0.27 pence)
http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201110130700100789Q
DOuble top breakout today. :-)
They had been one of my best shares never gone down .Good results and dividends Good Luck
Evolution Securities has maintained its "buy" stance on Booker Group (BOK), and price target of 80p, as the wholesaler's second quarter results smashed the broker's profit and debt forecasts. Total second quarter sales and like-for-like sales were up 7.6% and 5.6%, significantly higher than Evolution's respective estimates of 5% and 3%. Booker remains the broker's top pick in the sector, offering stable growth, quality management and a strong focus on cash and returns
arbymore - yes good potential here - when the sentiment returns, we should see significant upside - that may take a while though in the current climate
We've been buyers of Booker since November last year, when the shares were worth around 53p, according to the Investment Column in the Independent. The investment in the cash-and-carry wholesaler has, we are pleased to say, worked out well. So, is it time to bank profits? Firstly, yesterday's results showed that the business remains strong, with total sales in the twelve weeks to 9 September rising by "7.6 per cent on the same period last year". Total sales in the 24 weeks to 9 September were up by 8.5 per cent. The strong trading performance, and the international expansion, makes us think that the stock offers scope for upside gains. No need to sell, according to the Independent, which keeps its buy rating.