Member Info for longtimeinvestor

s1
what is your game on this board?

ep
''They have stopped around 29000 potential boat people ''

obviously you still cannot get your brain into gear.
Is that permanently ? did they shoot them? or were they simply freed to try again the following week?

market cap in April was about £73 Billion - a lot of shares have been bought back since then

same market cap with less shares equals a higher per share price.

tt

no, I mean if the market cap remained the same - currently about £90 Billion.
The market determines the share price and hence the market cap on a daily basis.

hd
'' £6 may be a bit ambitious''

Why is that?
At the current rate BP are buying back about 2.5% of shares per quarter, which means that if the market cap remains the same it would be at about £6 in 2 years time. Of course with decreasing debt and increasing dividends along with a bigger market cap,that timeline could be a lot sooner.
Apart from having a very severe recession with very low oil prices what is the argument against?

keep those tranches of buybacks going whilst at attractive price levels - not long to wait for any announcement.

Gin
''Struggling today without the aid of buy backs''

Buybacks don't determine the market cap that the market gives on a daily basis.
The sole aim is to reduce shareholder equity and at the same time increasing per share metrics

band being scrapped (now not) to simplify the tax system with an initial gross cost of £2 Billion, but of course the net cost being much lower or none at all in the longer run - now compare that with an ongoing greater cost of putting immigrants in hotels and other accommodation plus the extras .

J
''I suppose we need to take the view that if we need to contribute a little extra then we should, as long as the bankers are also brought into the equation''

I am of the view that government should set the same corporation tax level for all businesses, and that the more profits that are made the more tax is paid - simple

sm
If you do not wish to keep Shell shares then simply sell at a price that is acceptable to you

average share price now 20.52p

opened at 41.216
now closed at 42.128

ant
''is wearing a bit thin ''

yes - do you comprehend why it is needed?

EP

note - the UK does not control the weather, which influences the capabilities of sewage infrastructure

Ant - i have the answers but unfortunately you cannot comprehend

ep
''filtered again''

comedy gold

so basically EP , stop giving the impression that the UK has a problem with sewage because we are not in the EU.

2016 - get the fk over it

''When something happens (excess sewage on beaches), then stops happening for a couple of decades and then starts again''

I think the UK was in the EU in 2010
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-our-beaches-are-polluted-by-thousands-of-sewage-spills-s0wlkjjb6nz

ep
''Sadly I saw you posted ''

here we go again nonsense.
''all that time (the old sewage system) is not an insurmountable cause.''

https://www.tideway.london/supersewer/#:~:text=The%20super%20sewer%20is%20the%20solution&text=25km%20long%20and%207.2%20metres,least%20the%20next%20100%20years.

https://www.tideway.london/supersewer/#:~:text=The%20super%20sewer%20is%20the%20solution&text=25km%20long%20and%207.2%20metres,least%20the%20next%20100%20years.