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On the face of it the metrics look poor although the board seem more positive. Ozzies doing well and its looking like things might be turning a tad in the uk. Tax as expected taken a big hit lets hope the cma outcome is favorable.
Yes, more buyers than sellers.
ANYONE KNOWS THE REASON FOR THE RISE
If you red the article Ladbrokes was a 2015 tip, this year they're tipping 888 in the sector. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/our-2016-ten-to-follow-for-share-success-and-eight-top-tips-from-the-professionals-a6793581.html
Tips for this year independent
Cannot find that Betfred is quoted. Apparently it owns the TOTE now? Do you have info?
Betfred eyes pickings from £2.3bn bookie merger Fred Done, the billionaire owner of Betfred, is positioning the bookie to swoop on shops that Coral and Ladbrokes are likely to be forced to sell By Ben Martin 8:00PM GMT 05 Dec 2015 The billionaire owner of Betfred is positioning himself to buy as many as 500 betting shops that he believes will be sold by Ladbrokes and Coral as part of their £2.3bn merger.
Bookie Ladbrokes loses £54m gamble on tax avoidance scheme, as tribunal finds in favour of HMRC 2 December 2015 9:10pm by Hayley Kirton
8:31pm WORLD HMRC chalks up win in £54m Ladbrokes case Tribunal rules against bookmaker’s use of tax loophole
‘Kaiser’ loses Ladbrokes battle but vows war will go on Dominic Walsh Published at 12:01AM, November 25 2015 Dermot Desmond has vowed to continue his fight against “a deal too far for Ladbrokes shareholders”, despite investors voting overwhelmingly in favour of a £3.2 billion merger with Gala Coral. The Irish billionaire, who has a 2.8 per cent stake in the bookmaker, appeared at yesterday’s extraordinary meeting in the City to outline his concerns over a deal that he claimed last week was tantamount to a reverse takeover by Gala Coral. Addressing the meeting, Mr Desmond said he was particularly concerned at two aspects of the deal: the potential scale of the shop disposals required by the Competition and
Over 96% vote in favour of merger. Won't go through to end of July at earliest.
Irish billionaire and Ladbrokes (LAD) investor Dermot Desmond has urged shareholders to reject the bookmaker’s planned merger with rival Coral. Peel Hunt analyst Nick Batram retained his ‘buy’ recommendation and target price of 135p on Ladbrokes, which were flat at 109.5p yesterday. ‘Dermot Desmond’s open letter to shareholders, calling on them to vote against the Coral merger, is founded on some valid points,’ he said. ‘It is contradictory in places and doesn’t really put forward much of an alternative plan – other than putting the group up for sale. ‘However, it could just act as a catalyst to encourage others to join the fray, and a competitive situation should be good news for shareholders. We retain our “buy” believing the upside potential from either plan A or plan B is greater than the downside.’ Desmond has objected to the deal based on a number of reasons, including the potential disposal of up to 1,000 shops, arguing the lost profits from those shops would outweigh synergies.
If you're all shareholders Id be asking why customer services are so inept. It often takes 3-5 days for an email response, most bookies are the same day and some are less than one hour, and when you get a response it is often incorrect or hasn't answered the query. As for live chat..... its as if you're on a 2-3 minute delay Worst by a mile
ladbrokes makes £6million profit
Strong results? What company are you looking at? To see strong results and how a gambling company should be run look at Paddy Power. Lads is not especially cheap and there are other better value counters eg GVC, 32red & Bet-at-Home
yes Mick this has caught my eye too - was expecting a little dip today finishing slightly down then a worthwhile push up tomorrow. overall trend is getting some attention now too.
LAD ladbrokes SP nicely up this morning on strong results which also take like for like with last years world cup. Merger with Corals , ON track. http://content.screencast.com/users/mickkipper/folders/Default/media/7ad5895b-4746-4449-86a9-d417db18378c/lad%201.jpg
BRIEF-Ladbrokes says Q3 in line, proposed merger with Coral on track<LAD.L> 22-10-2015 07:05 Oct 22 (Reuters) – Ladbrokes Plc <LAD.L> Group net revenue down 0.7 percent in q3, excluding world cup up 2.0 percent Q3 group ebit (2) £14.3m Performance in line with our expectations Proposed merger with coral is on track and, after raising £1.35 billion bank debt to finance merged group, we will shortly be issuing shareholder circular. Source text for Eikon: [ID:nRSV0399Da] Further company coverage: [LAD.L] (Reporting By UK Bureau) ((uk.online@reuters.com;) © Thomson Reuters Limited. Click for restrictions
Citigroup upgrades Ladbrokes, says shares have fallen far enough Tue 13 October 2015 14:01 | A A A No recommendation No news or research item is a personal recommendation to deal. Hargreaves Lansdown may not share ShareCast's (powered by Digital Look) views. (ShareCast News) - Citigroup upgraded Ladbrokes to 'neutral' from 'sell' and raised its price target to 110p from 100p, saying the shares have now fallen far enough. Register for Ladbrokes Plc share research updates It said the new target price represents the mid-point between the upside potential it sees under a deal scenario and the downside risk under a no-deal scenario. Citi estimated the share price upside potential from a merger with Gala Coral at around 30% and the downside risk if no deal emerged also at around 30%. "The competition authority investigation will rumble on for several more months, dampening any need to take a strong view in the shorter term," the analysts said. Citi added that the two key catalysts that could drive a more positive view were trading updates citing an online pick-up, with a rise in active customers and net gaming revenues, and CMA deal clearance arriving earlier than the bank's mid-2016 expectation. At 1407 BST, Ladbroke shares were down 0.8% at 105.10p.
Been a fantastic World cup with a myriad of betting opportunities normally over 150 different permutations for each match. Bookies should be clearing up.Nothing whatsoever received from Ladbrokes through the mailbox.Crazy
No private but not for long methinks owned by the Coates family from Stoke Started Bet365 when they sold their Provincial Racing betting offices to Corals .Suspect that someone somewhere is eyeing them up so there would be no surprise if they get taken on by someone .Certainly have outgrown their original "moniker" as Bet £3.65 on the basis that was usually the max bet they took before moving the price!
I dont know how low they will go but suspect that they will over swing before things get better. 85p area will give a 3.5% yield whilst you wait for a turnaround and merger. Still the competitors appear to be doing well and doing their own deals so some money can be made. Can LAD become a part of it? Some useful comments from actual users of both services, hopefully the management might cotton on. Still if the turnaround and cash generation remains on track, under a pound might seem a bargain if things take hold after all the SP is down here because things don't look good. The deal might improve things somewhat and whilst it will take time to get the debt under control it should result in an improvement for the SP.It looks like this will be a growth stock rather than a divi income for a few years.
SAin - your post is spot agree with all your comments. Are BET 365 listed?
Ladbrokes BODS must be cringing with embarrassment every time one of their competitors posts their results.As someone who used their online service regularly and continue to use their competitors services Not once have they tried to make contact or offer any form of incentive to get me back Do they think that their customer has suddenly stopped gambling dont they raelise their is no loyalty without rewards.Inept BET 365 have a great little scheme when they bang in a fiver into your account on a loyalty basis every now and again or give your money back on a loser if its close .Little gestures are much appreciated.Ladbrokes take heed Sold out before the merger talks Thought I had missed out LOL Even a £1 is starting to look expensive
Well the old talk became fact although its pushing back above this nice round number now. I thought it might go lower than it did. Well there is always next time.