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Stagecoach eyes further European Megabus expansion http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/13945176.Stagecoach_eyes_further_European_Megabus_expansion/
How do I report Liberium Capital to the Financial Services Authority?
As a long-term holder of SGC I have always been concerned by the North American activities. From J. Arthur Rank to Tesco many, many British companies have fallen flat, at heavy cost, in the USA. Basically the Americans are insular tribalists who do not welcome interlopers, and it is a serious mistake to imagine that the USA represents a land of milk and honey for UK companies, and often these American excursions are vanity projects. The other side of the coin is that many lazy complacent UK boardrooms have sold out decent UK companies for a quick but meagre profit. My Hold Opinion is with the caveat, for the moment.
http://sleekmoney.com/analysts-recent-ratings-changes-for-stagecoach-group-plc-sgc/353931/
Stagecoach buoyant despite petrol price fall: Transport giant Stagecoach rode out plunging petrol prices that sent many passengers back to their cars to still edge up underlying pretax profits to £185 million in its latest financial year.
Stagecoach on track for dividend income: Stagecoach has had a bumpy ride recently, but full year results showed the transport group is now well positioned to pay an inflation-beating dividend. The company’s shares suffered in the run-up to the general election, after the Labour Party pledged to set up a national rail operator and increase state control of the network. Stagecoach also warned in December that profits at its bus operations would be lower than expected. The payout is forecast to increase by about 10% a year for the next two years, and the final dividend goes ex-dividend on August 26, payable on September 30. The dividend should be supported by the solid performance in the group’s rail operations, where like-for-like sales rose 8.7% in the year to April 30. Stagecoach owns a 49% stake in Virgin Rail, which will operate the West Coast rail franchise until at least 2017. The joint venture was also awarded the East Coast rail franchise until at least 2023. Stagecoach’s other area of difficulty was its bus service in the U.S., where falling oil prices have made car travel cheaper, leading to fewer people taking inter-state coaches. Revenue here slipped 1% and operating profits fell 7.1%. Stagecoach’s shares gained 2.5% to hit an all-time-high of 417p. Questor wouldn’t expect them to deliver fantastic capital gains from here, but trading on 13.8 times forecast earnings for April 2016, falling to 12.3 next year, they look like a solid place for inflation-busting income. Stagecoach at 417p+10.4p. Questor Says “Hold”.
They do hedge, but the fuel they are using now was hedged a year ago when prices were high. Where we will see the benefit is when the fuel prices rise and they will be able to use the cheap fuel they are hedging now. ATB.
I didnt see any bus fares going down with the oil price. I dont know if they hedge like airlines but I expect it to be beneficial to sgc
U.K. rail fares on long distance routes rise 71% in 10 years: Rail fares on long distance routes in the U.K. have risen by an average of 71.2% in the past 10 years, or by more than 30% after adjusting for Retail Price Inflation, despite patchy service and poor punctuality
Souter to auction bus maker Dennis: Sir Brian Souter, the multimillionaire Founder and Chairman of transport group Stagecoach, is plotting a £300 million sale of Scottish bus and fire engine builder Alexander Dennis.
Nothing will happen until after the election. The City chaps will want their Oxbridge chums to stay in power but Brian and the boys are heading down to London town to rattle Georgie Porgie and his luvvies. They don't like it up em Captain Mannering!! We'll sorry in fact i think they do!! OOOOO matron
ghost town here
Can anyone explain the sharp rise this morning?
Sir Brian Souter to take over as Icas Chief: Transport tycoon Sir Brian Souter is on track to become President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (Icas) after emerging as the sole nominee for the position of vice-President on the accounting trade body .
Firstgroup has made a deal with the Department for Transport to operate the First Great Western rail franchise until 1 April, 2019. The deal could be extended an extra year if the department sees fit and will involve the largest fleet upgrade seen on that route in a generation
http://www.dakotafinancialnews.com/stagecoach-group-plc-price-target-raised-to-gbx-437-sgc/87720/
We have lift off! There was no reason why SGC was stuck at such a low price. Eventually the normal rules of range trading had to kick in.
http://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2015/03/03/should-you-buy-these-5-mid-caps-pace-plc-laird-plc-stagecoach-group-plc-tullett-prebon-plc-and-travis-perkins-plc/ Stagecoach Today’s results from transport company, Stagecoach (LSE: SGC), were robust, showed that it is delivering upbeat growth in its top-line and that, most importantly, it is on-track to meet its full-year guidance. And, looking ahead, it could prove to be a surprisingly strong performer, with Stagecoach having impressive growth prospects forecast for the next couple of years. For example, it is expected to increase profit by 20% in the current year, followed by a rise of 12% next year. This growth rate puts Stagecoach on a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of just 0.8, which indicates that its shares could perform well over the medium to long term.
LOL!! ATB.
First Group bought a new mop and bucket
Stagecoach invests £80 million in buses: Transport group Stagecoach rolled out plans to invest more than £80 million in hundreds of new buses, most of which will be built by Alexander Dennis of Falkirk.
If they are as manky as their Glasgow buses i wouldn't worry. They have no respect for their passengers
FirstGroup seeks to compete with Virgin on East Coast main line: FirstGroup is squaring up to Virgin Trains with a plan to run services on the East Coast main line that would be cheaper and faster than the incumbent’s existing operations
Madness. No reason for this. 2 Broker ratings with BUY recommendations yesterday as well
Anyone have any idea what's going on here?? Didn't realise good news make a company plummet...