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A reliable signal over the decades for a share price turnaround in this type of company has been the cutting of an excessively high dividend. I think this will be announced at the interims. The job cuts a part one of a cost cutting strategy and a sop to institutions. This remains a value trap!
Driftking27, looks like you also haven't kept up with BP and Shell as their divs now are well under 6% given their sp rises in last 2 years !! Agree that Vodafone needs 'kick up the -rse' but feel that the new CEO may be the one doing it. Finance people deal with the raw data and, as long as she allows other disciplines like Marketing and Strategy to have a strong influence, this could be the turning point !!
Now over 9% - xd 8th June
85m shares traded today thus far..Lots of buyers..ive added 84p ish
At 84.8p
Not been on here in over 10yrs.
I vaguely remember nearly 10yrs ago, before split SOCIET GENERAL brokers put 100p on Vodafone. They were so right.
VODA is another awful HIGH Dividend ftse stock, like BP, SHEL, DLG, STANDARD LIFE.
That rule of any stock hovering at 6% is trouble IS SO true ..
I’m just holding, have been since 2005 ( 13410 )
Be better selling maybe and put into an investment trust?
A lot has to change. I got one think Vodafone needs a CEO from outside, not to be promoted from finance ..
" but the major shareholders cannot be impressed with how the value of their holdings is being trashed today. "
I doubt they particularly focus on an individual days movement in a share price..... they are focused on 2024-25 I suspect beyond all this war, economic slump, inflation, and US debt nonsense etc etc
" Announcing 11000 job cuts over the next 3 years just unsettles 89500 staff"
good to be unsettled... the last thing you want is complacency .....besides...the economy needs these displaced workers in other sectors ......help them get new skills if necessary...the economies have too many people working in the wrong areas in terms of the next few years and the transition of job requirements
Perhaps, as a long time employee of Vodafone, MDV should have said
“my performance is not good enough”!
Announcing 11000 job cuts over the next3 years just unsettles 89500 staff - they should all go and get Income Protection Insurance...
The anonymous, cowardly van Boxmeer who was at Voda for 2 years before he engineered, with the help of MDV, a Board vote of no confidence in Read, has yet to bring anything to the party - the view of the city money men/women about him is scathing.
In promoting Read a No 2 to No 1, have they made the same mistake again and created their own LIZ TRUSS?
No doubt with her revised 2024 guidance forecast MDV has created for herself some wriggle room to outperform - we will have to wait and see but the major shareholders cannot be impressed with how the value of their holdings is being trashed today.
Meanwhile, for the BOD there should be no salary increases, bonuses or share performance incentives until the share price is back up over at least £1.25.
This is going to be a long road and any confidence the 3 merger will go through diminishes every day.
Voda is now another FTSE 100 company in the “Basket Case”valuation bucket with all the Banks - welcome to UK Plc.
You can't rule it out though either poker.
A hostile bid isnt much use if you haven't already talked to the key shareholders who are not going to sell at the moment for an underwhelming offer ...waste of time IMO unless some consortium is willing to put together a SERIOUS offer ...and I don't see that at this moment in time
With millions of customers you are always going to get a wide spectrum of experiences .... of no value to pick out any odd ones at either end really.... how fast you get attended to often depends on the demands of any particular day....when the BT share price drops they fill that forum full of bad experiences too.... same with JS or Tesco.... amusing really
Rathgar6 glad to hear it mate but I have to say that's not been my experience with Vodafone.
There's every chance they can turn it around, people have short memories when it comes to broadband and mobiles
I wanna buy
I'm currently not a shareholder but temped on such decent results. I'm also a customer I have 2 mobile contracts, landline and broadband. The service has been superb.
Well done Vodafone!
Illiad were offering €11.6Bn just for Italy. Its like Madoff in reverse. VOD has assets. Instead of Bernie, we have central bankers controlling inflated SP LoL
I thought the SP would remain weak but wasn't expecting quite such a drop and also quite the drop in this years adjusted FCF guidance .... Euroland Q1 GDP 0.1% and US Debt Ceiling deal down to the wire does not help
With a market cap down to £22Bn a takeover - possibly by private equity - can not be ruled out here. A hostile bid may come in.
Etisalat clearly see value and upside potential here. Down the road they may put in a bid given their stake.
Given the comments below, all I can say is my experience with Vodafone is excellent, both mobile and Broadband, I have two accounts, one in Ireland and another in Portugal, my elderly mother and sister are also with Vodafone, the customer experience in the retail stores in Ireland is superb with experienced qualified customer supportive patient staff. in my view, this is a great company, my experience with other telecoms providers is comparatively poor. Suggest there are positives to consider about this Company.
Gary. Having trouble with your medication again I see. You need to calm down mate.
You can't polish a turd.
I said before the bell this morning it was a dog5h(ite) company. Mid - high 70's and it might be worth a punt.. Assuming interest rates have peaked.
Etisalat will be adding here. May go as high as a 25% stake in the company.
Three merger still possible.
Debt will fall further.
There you go.
Listen to Mr Carl.
Ripe for takeover now.
Here’s why Vodafone shares could be ready to soar
Thank you, bought yesterday 😩another mistake