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My view is there is still a long way to go for DC. The hardware side of things have still to benefit from the lack of competition in the high street. Prices are very competitive still and for many products they are cheaper at PC World than online retailers. Then you have the mobile side of things with the major independent competitors going out of business as mobile phone companies want to sell direct for their own products rather than allowing price competition. Has the dividend been restored? That will also have another boost on the share price. Indications are still very good.
You know high streets? They often have one of each Dixons and Carphone warehouse. Now do you really eed to premises when you can sell from one? They duplicate tablet space. They duplicate support staff. There are so many efficiency savings that can be made - on the shop floor as well as support and backoffice. Mose of the store's profits come from tablet sales - well it is one of the largest selling items. So it makes sense for both organisations - efficiency for Dixons and diversification for Carphone Warehouse.
Look at what they say and have a good laugh. Them and Oldman Sachs seem to be ones who have their money on the short side. It won't happen guys. I'm not selling my shares on the cheap. Xmas will be a stormer for Dixons. I will look at the share price the other side of christmas.
The clue is in the name "Advent tablet". The same with the Pioneer TV. They are produced by someone else and may or may not be rebadged by dixons. With the tablet most definitely; with the TV who is going to buy an unbranded Dixons tv. Pioneer is a ready made recognisable brand. Advent isn't - it is a downmarket brand producing low cost low spec items. It needs to have higher spec than the Tesco hudl and at the same price point (which is easily doable as it is a later product). The price point is at a very competitive level as there are well priced products at just a little bit more - Nook HD. The profit margin on these devices must be quite high for everyone wanting to get in on the act.
It was a long time ago that pioneer had a reasonable reputation - certainly in the hi-fi area. However they chose the path of lower cost and started producing abysmal products just before their name virtually disappeared. And rightly so. That Pioneer tuner I bought was one of the worst purchases I ever made - it destroyed my enjoyment listening to the radio - at least the suitcase I bought on holiday disintegrated before I set foot home. I had to endure that tuner for years. Sometimes newer is shockingly worse. I won't be glad to see Dixons selling under the pioneer brand and would be wary of purchasing that brand for something that should last a long time.
Look at it the correct way. Dixons has more than tripled in price since I first invested here 14 to 46.8. Home retail has only gone from 122 to 159.50. There is no comparison. The same with future share price movements. Where are you going to get Home group doubling in price? They already pay a dividend. Dixons have yet to announce they will be re-instating it. Dixons has the greater potential.
If the recent broker ratings are anything to go by. Most of the other broker ratings appear to be just hopeful guesses to try and achieve their short positions. All failed miserable as even at its worst this share only goes down to the 140s. Onwards and upwards
From my point of view nothing much has changed in terms of the group between me purchasing the shares at 120p over a year ago and now. The share is one of the most shorted, probably on the basis that it acts like a recovery stock but is not really. It is expected to preform poorly, but hasn't. It is performing ok and continues to earn a decent profit. Its performace is not great but not as bad as expected. The good news which led to the sudden bounce was that it did not perform as badly as the market expected. Still holding as it pays a dividend and has given me a 30% rise since I purchased (which was too high but that was the price when I had money). So overall its been a sound investment for me and still has plenty of scope for improvement.
Looks like this issue does not go away. Home retails shares are some of the most borrowed (for shorting). I'm not sure why. There are much better candidates. Maybe they are guessing bad weather = bad return for Homebase? look out for posters proselytizing doom gloom and woe is me.
Unfortunately its always quiet here. If it wasn't for the doom and gloomers there'll only be me and some other lonely souls. Not sure why. There are plenty of holders, far too many shorters though. Once they realise there is no money to be made shorting Home maybe they'll go away. If you haven't got it yet: GO AWAY, THERE'S NO MONEY TO BE MADE SHORTING HERE!!
Its not the weather you have to worry about, its the economy. With these afflicted disastros in government any business doing well is doing so despite the lack of help of the Condemn pack. Most businesses are struggling look at the likes of Dixons and PFD etc. They have yet to make a profit despite years of cuts, reorganisations and othe cost saving measures. A cycle of eve reducing income. Something has to change to get the economy out of this rut. When it does Home Retail looks ready to benefit.
No-one has provided evidence of bad news only the premise that there may be bad news. And guess what? They were wrong. All is very good with Home Retail. The bad news is substantially better than expected. The good news is substantially better than expected. This year will be substantially better than expected. May the good times roll - and keep holding!
This share is making me feel good. It has finally Shot past my buy in price at 122 and headng towards where I expect it to be - around 200 plus. Only a poor mediocre xmas looks like stopping this and I really do not expect that. The massive amount of shorters are clearly advised to close their positions and get out because their positions are losing ones.
That doesn't sound too bade. If you want a very poor shopping experience try buying a phone at Vodafone. No prices shown. You have to ask a member of staff who will take you to a terminal and get you the different price plans. The price plans are probably the most expensive of all the mobile phone operator on the high street. Also even if other stores have the same phone on a cheaper contract next door VOdafone wont move from their prices. No wonder there were very few people in the store and no-one was buying. Compare that the all the other mobile phone operators, including EE and you would guess that Vodafone are a dying company. They better hope no-one goes after their corporate market as they seem incapable of competing.
HSBC has been provided consistantly good (optimistic) targets for this share. So I have no reason to doubt that with a good xmas this is attainable. Argos seem well placed this xmas. They offer Good prices for their technology products and as long as the stock keeps arriving they will keep getting sold. Their adverts are prominant and they provide a suitable shopping experience - order on-line then collect. Much quicker than traipsing endless shops and then not buying anything.