BSS Group Share Discussion Threads

[wad collector] 04/7/2008 09:19

I guess this is waking up to the fact that the whole para-construction sector is diving.Ah well , one year....

[woody6] 04/7/2008 09:13

Any reason for the fall? lol

[alexx] 13/6/2008 15:13

Any reason for the rise?

[wad collector] 11/6/2008 18:03

The directors aren't exactly snapping up these cheap shares.

[daisy15] 04/6/2008 22:34

hi all. looking to tuck some of these away for the longer term as the business seems to me to be doing the right things but the share price action tells me a different story. Anyone got any balanced views on this. Thanks

[wad collector] 30/4/2008 09:35

I think its a bit like phenomenal ,but even better.

[woody6] 07/4/2008 13:39

My mate who works for these says that trading is "phenominal" whatever that may mean.

[wad collector] 07/4/2008 13:04

Its the £5 breakout that would get me excited.One day...

[woody6] 04/4/2008 12:45

spoke too soon

[woody6] 27/2/2008 09:48

400p proving a little resistant.

[wad collector] 08/2/2008 12:26

Interim sounds confident but no real response in share price
Is this share invisible?

[alexx] 24/1/2008 09:21

Anyone know what's happened to this today.

[wad collector] 27/11/2007 18:42

Ahh , some good results , all we need is another pound and we'll be up to the spring peak....

[jeanal] 20/11/2007 19:21

I like this share but when will it stop falling??

[jamesgkenny] 20/11/2007 11:01

false price on minimal trade...tree shaking the CFD holders who are long following the mail on sundays recent buy article....no sense in this market..

[ed 123] 19/11/2007 15:36

That zesty taste is permeating most of the market but the taste is strongest amongst property related stocks. The sea of red is washing over most stocks. Sorry I can't give any advice, I'm struggling to rationalise the movements myself.

[wad collector] 19/11/2007 15:14

That zesty taste is coming to me.

[wad collector] 16/11/2007 16:33

Sinking like a stone today , no news .Hope I haven't chosen another lemon.

[wad collector] 31/10/2007 15:54

Schroder increased their holding (To a hefty 18%)- presuambly the reason for todays hefty 25p rise.

[jamesgkenny] 05/10/2007 14:45

BSS Group sees strong H1 trading with sales and opg profit significantly ahead............28/09/2007

so the reason this is not at least 600p instead of down 10% is?

....answers on a postcard

[jamesgkenny] 19/9/2007 14:01

impressive growth in a narrow market with little competition, the likes of travis perkins and wolseley (plumb centre) must have designs on this, a niche player relatively unrecognised judging by this bb

[wad collector] 12/7/2007 23:37

Now up 25 no announcements.Seems disproportionate to the market , glad I ignored IC.

[mrx9000] 10/6/2007 11:49

An interesting company and I like the fact that there is a lot more demand for their green products. However just of late it has stalled and IMHO it is time to either top slice your profits or move on, as an imminent slowdown in the housing market will have an impact.

Interesting piece in Shares magazine this week...

Further proof has emerged that money can be made from
green products and services. The struggle to be profitable by
such companies as carbon credit firm AgCert (AGC) has
prompted commentators to suggest attention paid to the
green industry amounts to hot air. Yet many support service firms have
proved the sector has become a flourishing business ground, including
the latest beneficiary, industrial components distributor
BSS (BTSM). Weve seen the equivalent of five years worth of growth in
environmentally friendly construction and maintenance products in
the past twelve months, says chief executive Gavin Slark. For us, there
has been a step-change in domestic heating requirements towards
renewable energy.

In the past year, BSS believes renewable energy items have gone from
being niche products to mainstream items. We sold 500 solar heating
units between April 2006 and March 2007, whereas a year earlier we
didnt even stock them because there was no demand, reveals Slark.
BSS is also seeing fast-growing sales in heat pumps that re-use energy
from the ground or air; and biomass boilers that burn wooden pellets of
recycled waste wood. It has also reported an uplift in sales of rainwater
recovery units for new-build construction projects. A filtration system is
fitted to new houses to collect rainwater and recycle it for non-drinking
purposes, such as supplying water for laundry or toilet flush systems.
BSS has reported a 28% rise in full-year pre-tax profit to £47.3 million.
Operating margins advanced to 5.07% from 4.8% in the period and
investors are getting 29% higher dividends. Slark says the success is not
down to clever marketing but rather having a simple business model.
We buy goods and sell them at a higher price. Thats it.
Expansion is eyed from BuckHickman InOne, the loss-making
toolhire business it recently bought from Premier Farnell (PFL) for £27
million. It plans to tighten up operations across its 29-strong branch
network and forecast it will become earnings enhancing by 2009. BSSs
domestic division will also get 30 new branches in the coming year as it
enjoys rising demand in repair and maintenance kit.

The industrial division is also trading well on the back of government
investment in education and infrastructure. It recently opened an office
in Stratford, East London so that it is on the doorstep once Olympic
construction work gets under way.