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So revenue / income was poor and all they could do was bump the figures up...........not smart for a big company like BT. They need to employ hungry execs from less privileged backgrounds, fat cats just need to buy shares and stop ruining companies as they are super lazy and dumb!

CNA issues loads of shares as divi so Conn can keep the Ponzi going all the way to zero!

I worry more about growth, regulation and intensive competition in the sector. The debt is manageable if prices can be increased without losing a big chunk of customer accounts, regulators back-off and other companies stop driving down prices just to gain customers.
I am not too sure about the cable tv business but Comcast paid a lot for sky so there must be some value left. One thing that baffles me is that even though online streaming, gaming, social media use has exploded......the telecoms sector that supports this huge growth has declined.

Two failed takeovers, that means the book had been over cooked. Real debt ratio must be close to 80%. Anyways let’s hope shopping malls can be turned into fulfilment lock ups for online stores........ or better still, crypto exchanges can move in and sell their ponzi. Shopping malls can become offices too so plenty of uses, the only problem is real debt level and real market valuation of the properties.

Nice lift this week, hoping to jump out at break even! I would stay longer if we get a proper CEO. Liberty will not buy this backward looking business so stop dreaming.

DJ,
traders gotta trade.......I am content that we are above 140p. We need a good run up above 150p!

True stuff, conn and the dumb Chairman couldn’t be bothered to talk about shareholder value destruction and fake dividends that is subtracted instantly from the sp.
The divi itself is a CON, Cna starting to act like DEB and CLLN as nobody is saying the obvious about conn’s performance.
Debt holders are the real owners not the shareholders, should have bought bonds instead of shares.

200p would be a good start but I’ll take less just to get out of this share. The new CEO has zero clue when it comes to advertising and media, itv made a mistake and should have appointed an American ex-exec from Netflix, Disney, liberty media or amazon video instead of the entitled dame.

Shame the owners need to go this low to try and rip off independent shareholders.........no point taking up the open offer as the company is worthless and will cease trading soon with the way it is run.
The company should be sold to competent people who can run a restaurant instead of dodgy people who are using the company as a cash cow...........most of its costs goes to a related party. They turned the last money raised into dust in less than 3 years so this will go up in smoke in just 3 months!

We need a new ceo to replace our current con artist. Sickening to see the current BOD get bonuses, LTIPs for failing big time. They keep losing customers, rubbish customer service, losing money with hive consistently........a clear out is needed better still a takeover is in the best interest for every stakeholder.

Banks and funds prefer buying bonds or other secure debt which technically means they own the company via the backdoor.....no stamp duty to pay while having access to the company’s real financial data. This gives banks and hedgefunds the ability to short stocks. Banks technically own most of the U.K. houses via mortgages provided without paying stamp duty or other fees involved.
The MCBs were not offered to us shareholders or general public yet it got snapped up instantly!

Djones,

Things are different now, looking at what happened to Deb, Clln and irv.........the CEO along with the BOD only have one duty and it is to look after bondholders who are technically the real owners.
The bondholders make money shorting the stock while dictating standstill tactics to the BOD in return for bonuses and hedged LTIPs.

Just my opinion so better have yours or give guidance if wiser................moving into IG rated corporate bond ETF / broad equity ETF trading after this nonsense! Most private investors should shun individual shares if possible.

Conn is being paid and supported by hedgefunds who both own most of CNA’s bonds and shorted the shares. It’s a win win and yes Conn deserves a pay rise for delivering great profit to the real owners of the company - bondholders!

Yes, switch to better run companies like John Lewis & partners as they share profit with every worker. The BOD need to be arrested for fraud in a normal world but hey it’s Wild West Britain where dumb guys make money buy ruining companies. Easier to ruin a company than compete with amazon and others.........that’s the British way! Complain and moan instead of reforming the E.U but nope better retreat.

Any shareholder who approves this Ponzi being done by Conn is an insider shorter. Conn guides the company into abyss to allow hedgefunds make money. The guy is not fit to run a market stall but he’s entitled so nothing can be done. Conn should be worried about his job in a normal scenario but he’s getting huge reward for losing over 60% in SP while performance keeps getting worse and can’t even keep up with the competition. One thing he knows how to do is to buy useless companies with no intrinsic value or brand power.

That 44% rise was to compensate his phony share purchases, dodgy bastards ruin companies by loading them with debt, dumb and friendly acquisitions, overpay themselves, allow bondholders short the hell out of the stocks then watch the company go into administration / liquidation. Banks won’t issue me bonds, you know why........my company is not floated so they won’t be able to short and screw me.

I chose to add more VOD while overlooking LLOY, TW. & BDEV.........on the bright side it kept me away from buying RMG.

Aw100,

Looking at the MCBs and possible expiry dates on big options, I just think big guys will always win when it comes to “patience”. If no bid comes in, no great improvement in telecoms sector is expected, M&A activity in the sector is heavily regulated too so the MMs and hedgefunds are in control.
India and other EMs with weak currencies didn’t help but shouldn’t have impacted the SP so much. VOD buying up liberty’s cable assets is good for revenue but not sure about the value in a streaming world.

Virgin is about to lose her virginity by opening up and allowing SKY and others in. BT and OR needs to wake up, monopolistic approach needs to end. Fake job for life for people who do sweet F all needs to end and stop firing consumer facing workers / engineers.

The market makers will let this rise in 2021, too much money to make at the moment shorting. I guess we retail investors hold too many shares.
No need to moan guys, we could have gone all in Ocado last year............it’s our fault.