Hamleys Share Discussion Threads

[oaklandsway] 11/11/2002 22:04

Evening Panagos, Hamleys will hit the target of 17.9p eps without need of a bonanza christmas but war on Iraq could undo it. Below is a pharagraph I cut from Investors Chronicle.


Current sales at Hamleys are up 23 per cent. This is remarkable, even taking into account that sales were down this time last year, following the 11 September induced tourist slump. But chairman Simon Burke is keen that investors should not get carried away. "We don't need a bonanza Christmas in order for us to meet our full-year targets," he says. Teather & Greenwood is predicting full-year, pre-tax profits of £6m (£4.1m last year) and EPS of 17.9p (14p).

[oaklandsway] 11/11/2002 18:47

BBC reported an increase christmas spending for children, which surely will benefit toys shops. No wonder if Hamleys reported a growth of 23% in its biggest shop since end of September. The target is pre tax profit of £5.7M with a revenue of over £50M for current fiscal year. I believe the share price will increase significantly soon.


Below is the part of the news from BBC:

Christmas spending looks set to increase in the UK despite talk of a recession and fears of war with Iraq.
According to the debit card Switch, people expect to spend an average of £862 ($1,373) each on presents, cards and Christmas food - £36 more than last year.

A survey of 1,001 adults found that 34% were planning to spend £500 or more just on gifts, buying for between eight and 20 relatives and friends.

Children, of course, will benefit most with more than a third saying their most expensive purchase will be for their children.

[noonoo] 11/11/2002 17:15

excellent - don't forgot your credit cards

[panagos] 11/11/2002 09:05

They have a very nice website, it makes you want to shop, a bit like amazon site.

[noonoo] 11/11/2002 09:00

Nice if fairly unspectacular set of results. I am impressed with the doubling of internet sales. I agree that a good trading Christmas will push these through the 175 level and onto greater heights. I'm looking for the 200 pence level by the full year results and I'm certainly staying long.

[oaklandsway] 11/11/2002 07:32

If the share can't reach £1.75 this month then this should break through it in Dec-Jan because the market should be happy with the fact that "like for like sales growth in Regent Street since the end of September have been very strong at 23%" and "the success in acquisition of the English Teddy Bear Company in which the company expected this division to contribute in the second half of this year".

[noonoo] 08/11/2002 22:34

idioterna - i am holding thanks and very much looking forward to Monday. Do we know what time the results are due out?

[oaklandsway] 08/11/2002 21:41

Looking at the chart below, I believe that if the result can help HYL to break through £1.75 then we should see another new high which I expect around £2. Of course it will depend on the eps & future outlook.

[idioterna] 08/11/2002 19:27

noonoo, probably going to be good results on monday since Simon Cooper has confirmed his appearance on CNBC today. Hope you're holding

[noonoo] 08/11/2002 16:49

dixi - sorry took so long to reply. I don't subscribe so if you could fill me in that would be very kind. My liking of HYL is based on fundamental analysis predominantly but I also like the charts. I am also very intrigued by the number of buys recently especially the huge one yesterday.

[oaklandsway] 08/11/2002 14:12

I wish the result can break through £1.75, where the W formation can be completed, so we will see new high & further bullish. Good luck for Monday.

[dixi] 08/11/2002 09:44

noonoo - got any thoughts on HYL for Monday's results. I know this is covered by t1ps.com - do you subscribe, or have you any other thoughts here from other sources?

Regards.

[dixi] 07/11/2002 18:23

noonoo - thought I'd visit your thread - saw comment on bp.!!

Nobody visits my EVS thread much either - feel like a look - you never know you may like what you see (or after this week maybe not - big seller in EVS last few days unlike HYL's buyer!!)

[idioterna] 07/11/2002 17:00

I don't follow this stock much, but it's probably to do with results on monday 11th. Could be that someone knows they're good (or bad!). Not a bid though imho.

[noonoo] 07/11/2002 16:42

Huge buy just before close today. Bid coming?

[noonoo] 07/11/2002 00:34

Big volume today. Can't access trades as blocked at work. Can anyone advise whether the trade at 12.03 was a buy or sell and what the price was.

[noonoo] 05/10/2002 00:51

The price increase today is just a widening of the spread - I wonder why the spread has increased (could someone know that another abnormal trade is coming? I like the chart and with the busiest time of the year approaching (Christmas) this could be a nice play. Only real concern for me is the lack of general support for the high street following NXT's statement yesterday.

[a.boswood] 05/10/2002 00:12

I've noticed the same large trades recently. There is a short term bearish trend but I think the 1p increase this morning is a signal for a reversal. Teather & Greenwood,Peel Hunt and Seymour Pierce Limited all rate this stock as a strong buy and its been tipped on T1ps.com since the beginning of June. Make your own decisions but over the short to medium term I can see this stock making some tidy gains.

[noonoo] 03/10/2002 22:35

Normally very thin volume on this stock. Anyone know why or who traded two lots of 17,012 and 301,541 shares over the last 2 days? The last trade represents approx 1.44% of market cap. In cash terms, it's not significant but I understand there were take over discussions some time ago. Anyone know anything? PS Don't yet hold but seriously tempted

[andysand] 30/6/2002 00:32

Anyone else following these?

Andy

[andysand] 26/6/2002 22:39

Couldn't help noticing the VERY unusual large trades today. It's certainly cheap enough with a lot of growth potential....we'll see,

Andy

[andysand] 25/6/2002 13:13

This looks like a stunning share. Have recently bought in (with directors). Word has it the 'bear factory' concept is hugely successful. i think we have the beginnings of a huge growth story on our hands:)

Andy

[dave46] 05/6/2002 14:55

Does look good.
Sharescope has it as a strong buy and the graph looks very bullish still
1 Year ago growth in EPS is also 117.9%
Dave

[championismo] 18/5/2002 21:35

Everyone has bought into this stock and came up in one of hemscots searches recently. Director after director buying institutions buying forcast to grow... : ) all looks good!!