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Investment news: Ophir Energy, Tesco, Sainsbury, Dunelm & more

02 Wednesday Oct 2013

Posted by theinvesmentman in Africa, Andor Technology, banks, BG Group, Business, china, China Resources Enterprise, Get rich quick, Ghana, investment, KeyBank, London, Manchester, Ophir Energy, Patron Capital, Sainsbury, Soco International, Tanzania, Tesco, Uncategorized, United States, usa, Wolfson Microelectronics

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Today’s market overview

Investors are taking the opportunity to bank some recent profits with shares down sharply in London in early trading but The Trader Dominic Picarda remains convinced that we are merely consolidating ahead of a final quarter rally.

IC TIP UPDATES:

Ophir Energy (OPHR) has announced appraisal and flow test results from the Pweza-3 well offshore Tanzania, of which it owns 40 per cent withBG Group (BG.) holding the balance. The well flowed 150m cubic feet of gas a day and the work completed is likely to reduce the number of development wells required on the block, improving its economics. We keep our buy on Ophir.

Development Securities (DSC) confirms that its joint venture with Patron Capital has entered into an agreement to sell the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester although no further details will be released until the deal is completed. Buy.

German property specialist Sirius Real Estate (SRE) says that trading remains bang in line with expectations after demand from its core Small and Medium Enterprise market in Germany remained solid. The company is also making progress on its refinancing and repaying its various loans. We maintain our buy recommendation.

KEY STORIES:

Tesco (TSCO) has announced underwhelming results for the half year to 26 August with underlying pre-tax profits down by 7.4 per cent year on year to £1.47bn. Performance in the UK stabilised with total sales up by 1.7 per cent excluding petrol and like for like food sales up 1 per cent in the second quarter. But a slower expansion programme and changes to the general merchandise offering held back overall performance. Overseas markets were mixed with several European markets proving very tough. Tesco has also announced the formation of a joint venture in China with China Resources Enterprise which will fold Tesco’s 134 Chinese stores into CRE’s 2,986-strong estate. Tesco will also contribute £185m now, a further £80m on completion and another £80m in a year’s time in return for a 20 per cent stake.

In contrast, Sainsbury (SBRY) has continued to take market share in the UK grocery market. In a trading statement today it reported 5 per cent total sales growth in the second quarter with like for like sales up by 2.1 per cent, giving 1.5 per cent like for like sales growth for the whole of the first half. The company opened 31 convenience stores and five supermarkets in the period.

Pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond (ABM) says that talks with largest shareholder EZCORP over underwriting a fundraising to refinance its stretched balance sheet have failed. The company will now have to redouble its efforts to negotiate changes to its covenants with its banks having already agreed a 1 month extension to a 30 September covenant test which it would have failed. A chief restructuring officer will be appointed by 10 October.

Domino’s Pizza (DOM) traded well through the summer months, reporting UK sales up 10.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to 29 September. Year to date like for like sales are up 5.6 per cent in the UK with digital sales now accounting for more than 60 per cent of sales, almost half of which come from mobile phones. Operations in Ireland also performed well, like for like sales are up 5.2 per cent year-to-date, and the smaller German and Swiss businesses also solid like for like sales growth.

Homewares specialist Dunelm (DNLM) surprised the market with a reversal in like for like sales growth as it struggled during the recent warm weather and against strong comparatives. The 13 weeks to 28 September saw like for like sales dip by 5.3 per cent with the first few weeks particularly weak before like for like sales growth resumed on a week by week basis later in the period.

Wolfson Microelectronics (WLF) has said that the cancellation of orders from a major customer coupled with other orders slipping into next year means that revenues for the final quarter will be in the $40m-$50m range.

OTHER COMPANY NEWS:

Soco International (SIA) confirmed the positive performance of its test wells at the TGT-10XST1 exploration well offshore Vietnam, which flowed 27,600 barrels of oil per day.

Andor Technology (AND) expects to results for the year to 30 September in line with expectations. A restructure of its sales operations also appears to be bearing fruit with the company expecting to report record full year order intake, although timing of delivery remains uncertain.

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Investment News: Ithaca Energy, Thorntons, Tesco & more

11 Wednesday Sep 2013

Posted by theinvesmentman in Africa, Azerbaijan, banks, Barratt Developments, Business, Eastern Europe, Fresh Easy, Get rich quick, Ghana, investment, Ithaca Energy, Revenue, Ron Burkle, Ronald Burkle, Sport Direct, Tesco, Thorntons, Trader Dominic Picarda, Uncategorized, United States, US, usa, Yucaipa, Yucaipa California

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Today’s market overview

Equities have started the day flat, but The Trader Dominic Picarda views the price moves of the past couple of sessions as confirmation that the bulls are back in charge.

IC TIP UPDATES:

Ithaca Energy (IAE) has issued a positive flow test result from the first Stella field development well which flowed 10,835 barrels of oil per day and was only limited by the capacity of the equipment available. Undersea infrastructure work is also progressing well and the drilling equipment will now move to the second development well. We maintain our buy recommendation.

Sell recommendation. Kingfisher (KGF) continues to struggle in tough end markets for the DIY retailer. The 26 weeks to 3 August saw total sales edge ahead by 1.5 per cent in constant currency terms but like for like sales dipped by 0.8 per cent. Adjusted pre-tax profits dipped by 1.6 per cent but reported profits were up by 10.2 per cent. During the period the company has acquired 15 stores in Romania and opened a net 29 new stores across the UK, France, Poland, Spain and Turkey.

Simon Thompson recommendation. Thorntons (THT) has posted pre-exceptional profits of £5.6m, up from £900,000 last year, from just a 1.8 per cent uplift in revenues as management continues its turnaround plan. Management has closed 35 stores and will close more this year as the refocus on the fast moving consumer goods segment continues.

Location intelligence technology specialist Ubisense (UBI) grew revenues by 3.6 per cent to £12.4m in the six months to June with recurring revenues up to 26.8 per cent of the total. The company’s order book is up 38 per cent to £14.1m with a further order announced today to deploy its Smart Factory system with an existing European automotive manufacturer for a factory in Eastern Europe. We maintain our buy rating.

Alkane Energy (ALK) more than doubled revenues in the six months to June as it increased its coal bed methane output capacity and its standby power offering to an installed capacity of 81MW by the period end. Cash profits rose by 54 per cent to £3.3m. We keep our buy recommendation.

KEY STORIES:

Tesco (TSCO) has finally announced its exit from the US grocery market after sealing a deal which will see the retail giant pay a loan of £80m to the buyer, Yucaipa Group of Companies, as well as incur further costs for the closure of non-core stores. Yucaipa, owned by US billionaire Ron Burkle, will take on the Fresh & Easy business as a stand alone chain. Tesco will receive warrants which, dependent on success of the business, could see it end up with a 32.5 per cent share of the business.

The continued acceleration of the housing market is reflected in full year results from Barratt Developments (BDEV) which showed revenues up 12.2 per cent in the year to June and pre-tax profits before exceptionals up 73.7 per cent to £192.3m. Since the period end this performance has accelerated with a 29.4 per cent rise in net reservations per week and a 44.4 per cent increase in forward sales to £880.4m.

Fellow housebuilder Redrow (RDW) has announced a new, increased four year banking facility worth £250m as it looks to increase its output.

Retailer Sports Direct (SPD) continues its dominant performance of the sporting sector on the high street posting an 18.2 per cent rise in group sales for the 13 weeks to 28 July and a 23.2 per cent uplift in gross profit.

African Barrick Gold (ABG) has announced the abrupt departure of its chief operating officer Marco Zolezzi.

OTHER COMPANY NEWS:

Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) grew revenues by 11 per cent to £27.4m and profits by 33 per cent to £6m in the six months to June.

Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ) enjoyed its best month of gold production at the Gedabek mine in Azerbaijan on record in August after the recently completed Agitation Leaching Plant helped push production to 7,600 ounces. An updated resource estimate for Gedabek is expected before the end of this month. Meanwhile, progress is being made at Gosha, 50km away from Gedabek, where the first trial batch of ore has been mined.

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News & Tips

09 Friday Aug 2013

Posted by theinvesmentman in América Móvil, banks, Carlos Slim, China Resources Enterprise, Get rich quick, investment, Julian Clarke, KPN, Rupert Murdoch, Tesco, Uncategorized, William Hill

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Today’s market overview

China’s industrial production grew at the fastest pace since February, rising 9.7 per cent in July from a year earlier. The upsurge in industrial production compared to a 8.9 per cent gain in June, and exceeded forecasts for a 9 per cent advance in separate economic surveys published by Reuters and Dow Jones.

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William Hill (WMH)announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Tom Waterhouse NT Pty Ltd, the Australian online betting business, for an upfront cash consideration of A$34m (£20m), together with the assumption of up to $6m of balance sheet liabilities.

KEY STORIES:

Tesco (TSCO)and China Resources Enterprise today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and are in exclusive talks to combine their Chinese retail operations to form the leading multi-format retailer in China.

GDF SUEZ, through its Energy Services business line, has announced the purchase of Balfour Beatty’s (BBY) UK Facilities Management business – Balfour Beatty Workplace.

UK electronics/defence contractor Cobham (COB) has predicted the US will cut its defence and research spending in half over the coming decade and sounded a more pessimistic note about its growth prospects. The US budget is set to shrink by $50bn annually in the next nine years, unless Congress acts to avoid such cuts. Cobham now expects mid-single digit growth after 2014, compared to March, when it forecast expansion towards the high end of the single digit range.

Nestle, the world’s largest consumer food group, revealed that sales and profits are being held back by weak demand in Europe. The company said profits rose 3.7 per cent to 5.1bn Swiss francs in the first six months of 2013.Overall sales growth slowed from 4.6 per cent to 4.1 per cent throughout the half, with Europe providing the worst segmental performance.

OTHER COMPANY NEWS:

The chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia has resigned after 20 months in the job. Kim Williams, who took the role in December 2011, is to be replaced by Julian Clarke.

Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil SAB announced its intention to make a £9bn buyout offer for Dutch carrier Royal KPN NV. America Movil, controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, is aiming to increase its footprint in the European market, which it entered last year with minority stakes in KPN and Telekom Austria AG.

The US government is conducting both civil and criminal investigations into the way JP Morgan Chase sold certain mortgage-backed securities in the run up to the financial crisis, the bank has revealed.

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What Is The Next Scandals?

17 Friday May 2013

Posted by theinvesmentman in bank of england, banks, investment, smart money, TV

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$500 trillion, Andrew Lo, banks, Denis MacShane, Libor, MIT, Oil companies, Politics, Scandals, Supermarkets, Tesco, TV

Scandals.

BanksYou may have heard of the Libor scandal, in which at least three – and perhaps as many as 16 – of the name-brand too-big-to-fail banks have been manipulating global interest rates, in the process messing around with the prices of upward of $500 trillion (that’s trillion, with a “t”) worth of financial instruments. When that sprawling con burst into public view last year, it was easily the biggest financial scandal in history – MIT professor Andrew Lo even said it “dwarfs by orders of magnitude any financial scam in the history of markets.”

Oil companies The three oil companies are all major producers in the international energy industry and contribute data to Platts’ Market on Close (MOC) pricing process, which every day publishes the final trading price for numerous commodities. The EU said it has concerns that some companies may have tried to manipulate the pricing process by colluding to report distorted prices and by preventing other companies from submitting their own prices.

Supermarkets Irish food inspectors announced in mid-January that they had found horsemeat in frozen beefburgers made by firms in the Irish Republic and the UK, and sold by a number of UK supermarket chains, including Tesco, Iceland, Aldi and Lidl.

TV With the current series of X Factor embroiled in rumoured scandals, we take a look at the other television scams that left programmes named and shamed. BBC a the jimmy savile scandal.

Politics the expenses debacle is truly the scandal that just keeps on giving. This year saw Labour MP Denis MacShane instantly disgraced, prompting him to leave parliament. Tory chairman Sayeeda Warsi faced intense scrutiny over her questionable claims, too. And Margaret Hodge, the Luton South ex-Labour MP whose second home was over 100 miles from her constituency, only escaped jail on because of mental health problems. She got a two-year supervision and treatment order instead. These really are all part of the same scandal, which covered the 2005-2010 parliament. Surely it can’t keep on running for another year? Come back in 12 months and find out.

You pay for TV license you have to open a bank account you have to buy food and oil. Why not put your money some were safer and better then home.

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