RE: Q2 Results29 Jul 2021 10:18
Caspinos
Seem we see the same figures but have different interpretation
"So last year impairment were a reduction to profits of 3818,(ie they set aside that amount against bad debts)"
Correct, ie withheld shareholders funds in fear of bad debt, which fortunately didn't arise !!!
"this year were an addition of 656m (they added profit back because the bad debts were less than expected),"
Correct, so why have they not return those funds to the shareholders !!!
~72bn shareholders x 0.67p = £482m, less than the added impairment !!!
"the major reason for the turn round in the results as actual profits were a tad lower"
Not 'Major reason', only ~20% of today's underlying profit
Underlying profit before impairment..3,409
Impairment..............................................656
Underlying profit (loss).........................4,065