Dignity Share Discussion Threads

[maniac3] 10/12/2009 05:55

They look like a sound buy here to be fair.

[romi2nikki1] 07/12/2009 13:17

extract from UBS upgrade on FT Alphaville

[hyper al] 04/12/2009 20:56

Do share holders get discounts or an upgrade on death?

[rocheberie] 04/12/2009 18:11

Just have to keep picking up a few more, it's day in the sun will finally come and in the meantime we will be receiving a pretty safe dividend

[undervaluedassets] 03/12/2009 11:14

having said that it is down suddenly

think that this is another of those solid stocks that is being sold to buy gold related stocks.

reminds me of the tech boom... everything got sold to buy tech... for the long termer this is becoming a bargain

this is a safe stock that is becoming safer as the price goes down

[undervaluedassets] 27/11/2009 09:25

rocheberie

don't think it will make you rich

but don't think it will make you poor

wise move

[rocheberie] 26/11/2009 20:41

I picked up a few more just before the close at 578p. Good price as far as I am concerned.

[undervaluedassets] 26/11/2009 16:51

this is looking overdone

[mryesyes] 17/11/2009 14:29

Swine Flu is helping, as is dementia, and care home policy with the "finished" ones, the autumn leaves
Whoae got the Wooton Basset contract and if it is not out to tender we should not simply accept that

[investinggarden] 16/11/2009 11:02

Buy/Hold recommendation from Growth Company Investor

[serratia] 13/11/2009 10:57

I think that's one of its attractions.Continued growth and a predictable sales pattern.Unlikely to suprise either way.

[undervaluedassets] 12/11/2009 09:10

agreed but very slowly

unless the black death returns -unilikely to surprise

[serratia] 10/11/2009 17:30

Profits rising.

[undervaluedassets] 02/10/2009 09:40

one of the problems with this stock is there is no shareholder equity to speak of

it is all owned by the bondholders who will be fully paid off by 2030. this shows up as debt

that leaves just £25 million in shareholder equity.

as investors have been focussing lately on debt and paying it off dignity looks very indebted - er which of course it is.

not saying a bad company as unless death goes out of fashion the income streams are very secure and so debt levels and interest thereon are very manageable.

but it is very indebted.

I think this might have something to do with the decline in share price despite very respectable results

Also results are set to be so pedestrian and predictable (unlikely to surprise to the upside or the down). the market reckons that there are more exciting prospects elsewhere and this i suppose is true


seems like aegon have sold some too

[guy martin] 01/10/2009 09:24

ex-div was yesterday.

[undervaluedassets] 30/9/2009 11:17

hard to fathom drip drip erosion here

can only think this a function of fashion

hang on is it ex div today

[salpara111] 01/8/2009 15:39

Just added to my holding today at 615, in hindsight I should have bailed at 650 as I suggested I would a while back, having said that I am at a loss to understand the huge markdown on the results given that they were just as solid as expected and on a current p/e of circa 12 they are rather safer in my view than most of the retail stocks which have been bid up to double digit p/e ratios over the last six months.

[mike24] 30/7/2009 23:21

I ain't sellin!

[mike24] 30/7/2009 23:21

see evening standard 14/5/09

[eburne1960] 30/7/2009 00:13

According to the Evening Standard KBC Peel Hunt issued a "take profits" note.

[maniac3] 29/7/2009 09:53

As usual the share price dips with good news. Not to worry if they go low enough a good opportunity to top up.

[miata] 29/7/2009 09:46

The funeral services company today posted a 3.2% jump in pre-tax profits to £22.8 million for the six months to 26 June on the back of revenues that were up 5.5% at £95.6 million.

The average spend per funeral rose slightly on last year as chief executive Mike McCollum said that people were refusing to cut back on flowers and memorials despite the recession.

Interim dividend Up 10% to 4.03p per share (2008: 3.66p).

[rochdae] 17/7/2009 17:22

Nothing to do with swine flu. The market is just normalising and equities are attracting funds. Outlook for the next few years is positive for the markets and most quality shares will rise from here on.

Shocking few years we've been through, now it's payback time.