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@TheAnswerIsNo – You are so fake, it is hardly worth the effort of highlighting it. < Roll Eyes >
Thankfully, here is one I prepared earlier…
Professor Henry Higgins himself would have been impressed with how you vastly improved your written English in the space of just two years.
TheAnswerIsNo – 25/08/21 – Quote: “Peoples not want electric car. Cloth brain people want electric car. I not buy car which have no engine which cost much. And battery might break! Then more money for non noise from engine. It bad in my opinion.”
TheAnswerIsNo – 08/03/23 – Quote: “Essentially 80% of the cash AML raised has already been vaporized. It’s a spectacular financial accomplishment and they really should name the next model the “Vanish”.”
Unfortunately, after reaching a point where you could make an exquisite play on words with ‘Vanish’, you then ‘somehow’ forgot how to write English coherently and have reverted back to your unique version of pidgin ever since, which must be some kind of first in the world of linguistics.
Alternatively, you forgot which user name you had logged on with and gave the game away. ;-)
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@c2645sg – What a surprize, I’ve highlighted your false/mis-information posts on here and, in return, you desperately change the subject back to me, in the vain hope that no one will notice.
So now I don’t post my average because I’m either too scared or not prepared to stand by it?
Nothing to do with you refusing to answer any questions, but expecting others to answer yours?
Are you sure English isn’t a second language? As you clearly don’t understand the word hypocrisy.
That ‘faith’ quote is from May21 & I’ve shown, with real numbers, 2022 was the year that counts.
However, in good will, I’ll offer you another ‘quid pro quo’ deal, if you what to know my average…
“…please share with the group how many shares I bought in 2022 & how much I paid for them.”
As you might say, simple question, simple answer, we don't need more posts of your guff.
Anyway, I’m off now and will be back on Monday night / Tuesday morning.
Cheers, Paul. :)
PS
@EveryoneElse – Did I mention ‘Brandolini’s Law’?
@c2645sg – So, after highlighting your ‘double standards & hypocrisy’ in Part 6, you believe the best way to bait me into answering your question is to suggest I am “too scared” to reply? < Roll Eyes >
I offered to “show you mine” in return for you showing me where you posted about selling your ‘considerable amount’ of AML shares. So, if you are really that desperate to know, quid pro quo.
Cheers, Paul. :)
PS
@c2645sg - Are you using the Cambridge dictionary definition of ‘guff’?
Guff - noun – Speech or writing that is nonsense.
As you are completely correct that many of your quotes in my posts (“Picciotto was buying millions of shares at £18/19” or “Priced for its 8th bankruptcy now”) definitely meet the definition of ‘guff’.
Part 6 of 6
Let’s round off this series of ‘Facts vs. Fiction’ posts with some double standards and hypocrisy…
@c2645sg is clearly entitled to hold this opinion:
c2645sg – 26/11/21 - Quote: “My shareholding is none of your business AML007”
However, why then is anyone else’s shareholding any of @c2645sg’s business?
E.g. c2645sg – 08/04/24 - Quote: “Noah, whats your average here?”
As I’ve lost count of the number of times that @c2645sg has asked me about my shareholding.
These examples, 3 questions in 9 days, suggests an unhealthy interest, bordering on obsession.
c2645sg – 30/01/24 – “What’s your average now 007?”
c2645sg – 31/01/24 – “Whats your average here 007?”
c2645sg – 07/02/24 – “What's your AML pot average Paul?”
Although, the fact these questions usually come after I’ve highlighted fictional posts may be a clue.
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MarkPatrick – 26/02/24 - Quote: “C26: Wrong. We are not ALL waiting to hear AML007’s average. I for one am waiting to hear if YOU are invested here? Been waiting a long time. Please do tell?”
So, despite @c2645sg keen interest in other people’s AML holdings, @c2645sg will not confirm if they actually own any AML shares themselves, which does seem a rather hypocritical position.
Similarly, @c2645sg expects others to post the details of their AML share sales on here too.
c2645sg – 17/04/24 - Quote: “Let us know when you sell, please?!”
But @c2645sg never posted on here when they sold their ‘considerable amount’ of AML shares.
c2645sg – 27/10/20 – Quote: “More proof that long term thinking is better than short term. Forget wave theories. Buy a company that has this kind of potential and let it run. I won’t be selling ANY of the considerable amount I have for at least 3 years or anything under £1.50.”
For context, an AML SP target of £1.50 = £30 post the 20:1 consolidation in Dec.20.
After all, @c2645sg (falsely) claims to have called the 2021 SP peak, so it stands to reason that they would have posted something along the lines of ‘this is as good as it will get, so I’m selling now’.
@c2645sg – Tell you what, if you show me your “I sold” posts, then I’ll show you mine. ;-)
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@EveryoneElse – Apologies for the sheer length of these posts, but please see ‘Brandolini’s Law’.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law
Cheers, Paul. :)
Part 5 of 6
These were factual statements:
AML_007 – 25/03/23 - Quote: “I stopped posting details on here.”
AML_007 – 21/01/24 - Quote: “I have already made money from my AML shareholding.
Yes, I bought shares at high prices, but I also bought shares at low prices, that’s what an average is!
My experience was similar to that of Michael de Picciotto / St.James Invest SA.”
Although, in reality, I had a few (very) small advantages over de Picciotto / St.James:
- Over 90% of my original AML holding was bought in 2022 vs. 84% of de Picciotto’s.
- I also bought over 60% of my total AML holding via a SIPP pension scheme.
- Therefore, the UK Government directly paid for some of my AML shares, at zero cost to me.
- The UK Govt. also gave me cash back, via a tax refund, reducing my AML share costs still further.
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The following are just a small selection of fictional statements about my AML average:
c2645sg – 21/01/24 - Quote: “your average above £15”
c2645sg – 19/02/24 - Quote: “Paul/AML007, hurry up with that AML average, otherwise you might not be able to claim(lie) you are in profit (haha) much longer.... ;)”
c2645sg – 16/04/24 - Quote: “Zero chance of agreeing with me if you can't even agree with yourself.
Bet you wish you had sold at £15 and bought at £1.50 now, huh? 90% destruction in wealth.”
c2645sg – 17/04/24 - Quote: “Then they try to tell you they are up. They can't even be honest with themselves never mind anyone else.”
c2645sg – 26/04/24 - Quote: “I guess that's not an issue to you because when you have lost so much money, it gets to the point where it really doesn't matter any more?”
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c2645sg - 07/03/24 – Quote – “You keep trying to weave a false narrative, it won't work.”
Based on the facts vs. friction highlighted above, who is the one trying to weave a false narrative?
@c2645sg regularly quotes my 2020/21 buys, but always refuses to answer my simple question:
“…please share with the group how many shares I bought in 2022 & how much I paid for them.”
@2645sg also never mentions de Picciotto / St.James buying 5.8 million shares in 2022 @ £1.06 avg.
The simple mathematics of AML shareholding averages shows that 2022 was the year that counts.
End of Part 5…
Part 4 of 6
Back to the fact checking…
c2645sg – 09/03/23 - Quote:
“Directors were buying close to £20 and it fell to 90p. They are heavily in loss, just like most on here.”
@c2645sg - There is a big difference between being down on paper & actually incurring a loss.
de Picciotto / St.James were ‘down’ £13.6m when the SP was 90p, but they did not make a loss.
Which would have happened, if they sold based on your (false) claim the company was going bust.
Instead, they didn’t lose £13.6m by selling & made £1m+ when they sold some of their AML shares.
So, yes, de Picciotto / St.James are ‘down’ today, but they will not lose/make money until they sell.
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This was actually the full quote used in Part 2 above:
c2645sg – 23/12/22 - Quote: “Pociotto was buying millions of shares at £18/19. If he was that bright and knew the company so well, why was he buying near the top?”
Which begs this paraphrased question for @c2645sg based on the second part of their quote…
‘If you was that bright & knew the company so well, why were you buying near the top?’ ;-)
c2645sg – 11/06/21 – Quotes:
09:17 – “Even I topped up over £22, but quickly sold again when I realised what was going on.”
11:11 - “Doyezee, I saved myself 13% by selling.”
13:12 - “Nice, hit my limit order of 1910. Keeping some in reserve in case it goes lower.”
c2645sg – 19/07/21 - Quote – “I am down a fair chunk today”
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So, @c2645sg saved money by selling at £22 & re-buying at £19 in Jun.21.
But were then ‘down’ in Jul.21, because the SP had dropped still further by then.
As per above, being down is not the same as making a loss, as they hadn’t sold.
However, it makes a complete mockery of their repeated (false) claims to have call the AML SP top.
Covered in more detail here:
https://www.lse.co.uk/ShareChat.asp?ShareTicker=AML&share=Aston-Martin-Lagonda&page=2&thread=16EB0448-6072-4769-97F8-D38F96A7BA54
End of Part 4…
Part 3 of 6
Back to Michael de Picciotto / St.James Invest SA and ‘Part 1’ ended with…
31/12/22 – Grand Total = 6,993,787 shares - Total Cost £20,133,986 - Avg. £2.88
25/05/23 - de Picciotto / St.James / Yew Tree Consortium sold some AML shares to Geely.
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AML/substantial-investment-in-aston-martin-by-geely-q94k6aqturtuixu.html
Clearly, this was a strategic decision and not the final ‘cashing out’ of their AML investment.
Still, they did sell 2,333,127 shares, at £3.35 per share = £7,815,975.
Compared to the £6,716,697 cost of those 2.3m shares (based on the average cost of £2.88).
Which gives a £1,099,279 gross profit / 16% return, excluding fees, taxes, etc.
Obviously, a £3.35 selling price is lower than the cost of each share bought in 2020 & 2021.
But the sheer number, and significantly lower prices, of their 2022 buys more than covers this.
That £1m profit compares to a potential £5m loss from selling those 2.3m shares @ 90p in Oct.22.
Meaning de Picciotto/St.James were £6m better off after ignoring @c2645sg’s bankruptcy warning!
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With £1,099,279 gross profit already banked, their AML balance became…
01/06/23 – Grand Total = 4,660,660 shares, Cost £13,417,290, Avg. per share = £2.88
Aug.23 - de Picciotto / St.James were part of the cash raise.
03/08/23 - 900,000 shares @ £3.71 = £3,339,000 cost
Sep.23 – Part of Stroll/Yew Tree building up their controlling percentage.
28/09/23 – 725,000 shares @ £2.57 = £1,863,250 cost
31/12/23 – Grand Total = 6,285,660 shares, Cost £18,619,540, Avg. per share = £2.96
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Sources:
https://www.lse.co.uk/DirectorsDeals.html?shareprice=AML&share=Aston-Martin-Lagonda
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AML/
https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/shares-search-results/a/aston-martin-lagonda-ord-10p/director-deals
AML Annual Accounts – 2021 to 2023
End of Part 3…
Part 2 of 6
Before continuing with Michael de Picciotto / St.James Invest SA, let the fact checking begin…
c2645sg – 23/12/22 - Quote: “Picciotto was buying millions of shares at £18/19.”
#Facts - Picciotto didn’t buy a single share at £19 & just 130,715 shares in the £18 range.
Those £18 shares from 2021, made up less than 2% of their 31/12/22 total holding of 6.99m shares.
Funny how @c2645sg never mentions the 5.8 million shares bought in 2022, with a £1.06 avg.
Which were all a matter of public record when @c2645sg posted their fiction on 23/12/22.
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c2645sg – 15/04/24 - Quote:
“Half the board were buying shares over £15, and they were all completely wrong.”
Based the working in Part 1, which had the biggest influence on de Picciotto‘s overall AML average:
- Was it the 2% of 6.99m shares bought for around £18 in 2021?
- Or was it the 83% of 6.99m shares bought for an average of £1.06 in 2022?
Which is the whole point of talking about an average, that includes high & low prices paid.
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c2645sg – 13/10/22 – Quote: “Priced for its 8th bankruptcy now.”
At the time @c2645sg claimed AML was about to go bust, de Picciotto / St.James had 6.3m shares.
Conventional wisdom is that, when faced with bankruptcy, you should sell your shares for ‘something/anything’, rather than keeping holding & risk getting nothing when the company folds.
If they had sold those 6.3m shares in Oct.22, around the 90p mark, they would have lost £13m!
(Ignoring the fact that selling 6.3m shares would have lowered the SP & increased the loss.)
Instead, they bought more shares in Nov.22 and lowered their average from £3.06 to £2.88.
End of Part 2…
Part 1 of 6
@advocate1973 – Apologies, later than promised, but I needed the 2023 accounts to complete this.
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Here is a worked example of an average AML share price calculation, using real share dealings.
Michael de Picciotto / St.James Invest SA
29/06/20 - 4,000,000 shares @ £50p per share = £2,000,000 cost
09/12/20 - 1,240,784 shares @ £50p = £620,392 cost
2020 Buys = 5,240,784 shares, Cost £2,620,392, Avg. per share = £0.50
14/12/20 - 20:1 Share Consolidation
31/12/20 - Total = 262,039 shares, Cost £2,620,392, Avg. per share = £10.00
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02/03/21 - 50,000 shares @ £18.98 = £949,110 cost
07/05/21 - 50,000 shares @ £18.48 = £924,175 cost
28/06/21 - 30,715 shares @ £18.71 = £574,678 cost
05/11/21 - 100,000 shares @ £17.44 = £1,744,000 cost
26/11/21 - 25,000 shares @ £14.60 = £365,000 cost
02/12/21 - 25,000 shares @ £13.99 = £349,750 cost
15/12/21 - 79,679 shares @ £12.00 = £956,148 cost
16/12/21 - 20,321 shares @ £12.32 = £250,355 cost
2021 Buys = 380,715 shares, Cost £6,113,215, Avg. per share = £16.06
Sub-Total 2020 + 2021 Buys = 642,754 shares - Cost £8,733,607 - Avg. £13.59
The above covers share purchases, but de Picciotto / St.James also had AML warrants:
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AML/directorpdmr-shareholding-replacement-0mnk1fkv814s1tf.html
AML’s 2021 Accounts list the de Picciotto / St.James holding as 1,150,000 shares on 31/12/21.
Therefore, an extra 507,246 shares were added by way of exercising these warrants.
(As part of the total of 1,525,926 warrants exercised in 2021, in three batches.)
Share Cost = $0.38 per warrant (paid in Dec.20), plus £10 per share option price = £10.28.
2021 Warrants – 507,246 shares @ £10.28 = £5,214,489 cost
31/12/21 - Grand Total = 1,150,000 shares - Total Cost £13,948,096 - Avg. £12.13
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28/09/22 - RI - 4,800,000 shares @ £1.03 = £4,944,000 cost
28/09/22 - RI Rump - 378,787 shares @ £1.32 = £499,999 cost
Sep.22 Buys = 5,178,787 shares, Cost £5,443,99, Avg. per share = £1.05
30/09/22 – Grand Total = 6,328,787 shares - Total Cost £19,392,095 - Avg. £3.06
03/11/22 - 114,000 shares @ £0.90 = £102,822 cost
03/11/22 - 118,797 shares @ £0.96 = £114,225 cost
04/11/22 - 237,500 shares @ £1.11 = £264,075 cost
07/11/22 - 95,743 shares @ £1.29 = £123,655 cost
08/11/22 - 95,000 shares @ £1.38 = £131,525 cost
09/11/22 - 3,960 shares @ £1.41 = £5,590 cost
Nov.22 Buys = 665,000 shares, Cost £741,891, Avg. per share = £1.12
Total 2022 Buys = 5,843,787 shares, Cost £6,185,890, Avg. per share = £1.06
31/12/22 – Grand Total = 6,993,787 shares - Total Cost £20,133,986 - Avg. £2.88
End of Part 1…
C2645sg – 25/04/24 - Quote:
“260k's of shares sold in 3 big transactions yesterday, who is selling so many?
Almost 50k shares sold today in 2 tranches, too.”
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@c2645sg – Why do you continue to make mountains out of mole hills?
260k sold = 0.032% of 823m+ AML shares in circulation & 50k = 0.006% of 823m.
Hardly AML ‘big’ by any stretch of the definition.
Happy Friday everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
Apparently ‘cavalry’ is the collective noun for the group of 14 x Valkyries on display in this photo.
https://en.wheelz.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ASTONMARTINVALKYRIEWORLDRECORD.webp
Full details here:
https://en.wheelz.me/spectacular-world-record-aston-martin-valkyrie-supercar-parade-thrills-salon-prive-london/
Have a nice day, cheers, Paul. :)
@TinyPie2, @LondonWatcher & @Gkerr – Thanks for the links to the new DBX 707.
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c2645sg – 22/04/24 - Quote: “… chasing management to do the right thing…”
@c2645sg - So, Stroll should listen to small shareholders from LSE Chat, rather than his CEOs?
Who here has better automotive experience than Moers, Felisa or Hallmark? You? < Roll Eyes >
Similarly, Stroll/Yew Tree/Bertarelli, PIF, Geely, Mercedes & Lucid hold 71% of AML shares.
Which means they can’t be out voted, even if all the minority shareholders were united.
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Have a good day everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
@c2645sg – You said “tell me exactly” & then you complain the accuracy of the reply is pedantic?
Are you sure English isn’t a second language for you? ;-)
Anyway, do you still think 2024 Q1 cash is required for the 2023 refinancing fees?
Or does ‘wrong’ mean something else to you as well?
What about evidence that 2024 Q1 sales are “DB12s shipped out as demonstrators/press cars”?
Or your best guess at how many shares I bought in 2022 & how much I paid for them?
Finally, you don’t really believe your response counts as an articulate reply now, do you?
Happy Friday everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
PS
“Someone is selling big chunks the last few afternoons, another 30k and 20k sells this afternoon.”
You do know there are 823m+ AML shares in circulation, don’t you?
Where 30k = 0.004% of 823m.
So, perhaps ‘big chunks’ is another English expression you don’t really understand. < Roll Eyes >
C2645sg – 17/04/24 - Quote:
“When you start dissenting my points articulately, I'll start taking you seriously.
So, tell me exactly what is wrong with anything I have said?
Explain clearly and articulately, without resorting to name calling and swearing.”
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@c2645sg – Are my posts are not clear and articulate enough for you to understand? ;-)
It would take too long to cover “anything”, so let’s just pick two from the last two weeks…
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c2645sg – 06/04/24 – Quote: “…and all that extra cash they need for refinancing fees.”
Wrong - “The proceeds from the offering of the Notes… will be used… to pay expenses and fees in connection with the transactions”
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AML/successful-pricing-of-194163115-billion-refinancing-d5vum9klhftyumb.html
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c2645sg – 17/04/24 - Quote: “Cash raise soon, last one was announced at £4.40 and new shares were priced at £1.03”
Wrong – Last cash raise was announced at £3.95 and new shares were priced at £3.71.
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/AML/result-of-equity-issue-c8j3x74zrxlapmm.html
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@c2645sg – As for not resorting to name calling, well…
c2645sg – 21/01/24 - Quote: “I get the impression Paul doesn’t really exist, but is a cabal of middle aged, passive aggressive, Aston driving, woefully endowed, divorced simpletons, spouting off on Telegram, and pasting the highlights here.”
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As always, so much mis-information and so little time to challenge it all.
Have a nice day everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
@c2645sg – As you well know, I have never denied that I bought AML shares at high prices.
However, the key to me making money from AML in 2023, was all about what happened in 2022.
So, why not simply answer this question, rather than keep going out of your way to avoid it?
“…please share with the group how many shares I bought in 2022 & how much I paid for them.”
Or explain how you think you know anything about my average without that piece of the puzzle?
Cheers, Paul. :)
Quote: “Never take refuge in the false security of consensus…..”
@c2645sg – So, AML’s refinancing rates for a £1bn+ deal should have been set based on some sort of fortune cookie wisdom, rather than professional rating agency assessments? Who knew? ;-)
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Quote - “What’s your average here aml007?”
@c2645sg – True to form, you desperately drag out that old chestnut in a vain attempt to distract from your fake news posts regarding demonstrators/press cars registered in Q1 2024, Valkyrie recalls, extra Q1 2024 cash needed for refinancing fees (which were already paid in 2023), etc.
Why do you repeatedly expect me to answer your questions, when you refuse to answer mine?
Afterall, I asked you this very simple question on 06/04/24:
“…please share with the group how many shares I bought in 2022 & how much I paid for them.”
The fact you are not prepared to even guess, confirms you have no idea what I did, or didn’t do.
Have a nice day everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
C2645sg – 12/04/24 – Quote:
“Stroll sold a pile of shares on the last rise up, tells you all you need to know.”
@c2645sg – Why do you include the selling in May23, but not the buying in Aug. & Sep.23?
Stroll/Yew Tree actually increased the number of shares they hold/control during 2023.
From 198.6m at the end of 2022 to 208.5m at the end of 2023.
So, what does that tell us that we need to know exactly?
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c2645sg – 12/04/24 – Quote: “I'd say the company is in worse shape (more debt and payables etc) with better cars for sale than when he took over.”
@c2645sg – Well you would , wouldn’t you. < Roll Eyes >
However, the three main, internationally recognised, credit rating agencies all agree that AML has improved under Stroll, even if AML is not 100% out of the woods yet.
Fitch
https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/fitch-assigns-aston-martin-first-time-b-exp-stable-idr-rates-proposed-notes-b-exp-11-03-2024
Moodys
https://www.moodys.com/credit-ratings/Aston-Martin-Lagonda-Global-Holdings-plc-credit-rating-825513888
S&P Global
https://disclosure.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/article/-/view/type/HTML/id/3136380
So, why should your opinion count for more than companies who do this for a living?
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Have a nice day everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
Quote – “3 recalls in a week!”
@c2645sg – Thanks for providing the links to the DBX recalls.
Although, perhaps you forgot this also suggests you were posting fake news about the Valkyrie…
c2645sg – 18/02/22 - Quote - “Just wait til the Valkyrie recall hits the press.”
c2645sg – 11/03/22 - Quote – “Anyone seen a Valkyrie actually working yet?
Me neither, all of them have been recalled due to not starting, oil leaks etc”
I’m happy to stand corrected if you can provide the links to those Valkyrie recalls after all.
Have a good weekend everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
C2645sg – 09/04/23 - Quote:
“Thats because all the DB12s shipped out as demonstrators/press cars were UK registered.”
Son_of_Swiss – 09/04/23 - Quote:
“…All the demos and press cars went out last year…”
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The briefest of brief checks suggests that @Son_of_Swiss’s statement carries some weight…
Press Car - DB12 AEB
https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/aston-martin/db12
Press Car - DB12 ABB
https://www.evo.co.uk/aston-martin/db12
Both cars were first registered in Sep.23, so definitely not part of the 2024 Q1 numbers.
Evidence - UK Government Records:
https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/?locale=en
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c2645sg – 14/12/22 - Quote:
“When you state things then fail to provide evidence, you lose all credibility…
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
@c2645sg – Based on your own standard, please provide evidence for your DB12 statement.
How many demonstrators/press cars were registered in Q1 2024?
Have a good day everyone, cheers, Paul. :)
@chesil356 – I think this is more to do with the pre & post 4:1 Rights Issue in Sep.22 (DYOR).
There were 1,525,926 ‘warrant shares’ exercised/issued in 2021 at the £10 option price.
And 8,990,975 ‘warrant shares’ issued between 3rd & 26th July 2023 at the £1.67 option price.
The SP ranged from £3.17 to £3.72 during those July dates, which was above the £1.67 option price.
To date, no ’warrant shares’ have been exercised/issued in 2024.
Hope that helps, have a good day, cheers, Paul. :)
@c2645sg & @Richard365054 – Thanks for the German and UK numbers respectively.
For the 3 Months to March 2024:
Germany = 76
UK = 385
Q1 Total = 461
And, compared to the 3 Months to March 2023:
Germany = -38
UK = +79
Q1 Total = +41
So, perhaps ‘swings & roundabouts’ is a better way to describe Q1, than “sales plummeting”?