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Im in just under 195p - very difficult to call the bottom right, but were not far off here imo what price you in?

However, early winter 2010/11 and summer 2011 trading has started positively, said TUI Travel. Bookings for the seasons over the last four weeks are up four per cent when compared to 2009.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - While the short-term looks a little gloomy, tour operator TUI Travel is adamant it is well-placed for medium-term prosperity. Meanwhile, the collapse of Goldtrail Travel has cut capacity and highlighted the benefits of fully protected package holidays. The 10% fall in the shares — down 22½p to 203.1p — could also prompt TUI, the German shipping group that owns 54% of the shares, to pounce on the rest. Hold says the Times.

here - fingers crossed i think the ash cloud did the damage- hopefully once in a lifetime event

rise in gross profit margin in 2009 !

Your name is apt !! ATB - but myself, I wouldnt short these

Galiform, which emerged out of the old MFI Furniture business, made an underlying pretax profit of 68.7 million pounds in 2009. That compared with analyst forecasts of 62-64 million pounds, according to a company poll, and 74.3 million pounds in 2008. Group revenue fell 4.5 percent to 770 million pounds but gross margins rose 3.1 percentage points to 56.2 percent. The company ended 2009 with net cash of 2.4 million pounds, having had net borrowings of 61.2 million pounds at end-2008. As was the case last year no dividend is being paid.

If GB economy starts recovering, these are a sure fire winner!! Why are you so negative?

at end of 2009 only £12.3m. 2010 P/E ratio is 6.7 - far too low for a compnay lookimg to expand its market share and operations So im buying more!!

Shares in the group, which have increased nearly six-fold over the last year as trading improved, were down 5.43 percent at 83 pence at 1133 GMT as investors booked profits, valuing the business at about 509 million pounds ($766.6 million). Analysts at Investec Securities said consensus profit forecasts for 2010 of 72 million pounds were unlikely to change. Chief executive Matthew Ingle blamed a prolonged cold snap for the poor start to 2010. "You only need bear in mind that these guys (builders) can't mix cement once it goes below 4 degrees," he told Reuters. Ingle said the true underlying state of trade was "probably flat" but does not anticipate economic conditions improving any time soon. Ingle did, however, expect Galiform to grow its current one-fifth share of the British kitchen market as the company benefits from growth of depots yet to reach maturity and opens new outlets. Some 20-30 openings are slated for 2010 with the CEO seeing scope for over 600 in the long term.

* Cautious on 2010 outlook, expects market share gains * 2009 pretax profit 68.7 mln stg, vs forecast 62-64 mln stg * Howden Joinery current like-for-like sales down 4.1 pct * CEO says true underlying state of trade "flat" * Shares down 5.43 percent (Adds detail, CEO, analyst comment, shares) By James Davey LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - British kitchen supplier Galiform (GFRM.L) expects to win market share in 2010 despite a slow start to the year when trade was dented by heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. The owner of Howden Joinery, which supplies kitchen units to small builders from 462 British depots, beat forecasts with a 7.5 percent fall underlying profit in 2009 and said on Thursday same store sales fell 4.1 percent in the eight weeks to Feb. 20.

Traded Action Notifier Price Amount Value 24-Mar-10 Buy Matthew Ingle 80.40p 104,340 £83,889.36 24-Mar-10 Buy Mark Robson 80.40p 69,074 £55,535.50

im really passionate about GFRM I really think there's a 20% short tem upside here!

back on the upwards path 90p come on!!

BUY BUY BUY imo

and a good buying opportunity here!!

76.7-76.95

GFRM - solid property related stock!

time here !!

of rises - shows recovery strength here!!