Homeserve Share Discussion Threads

[19bells] 28/4/2016 08:25

Oh look 24 units as the first trade

[19bells] 26/4/2016 08:04

Do we have 24 units as the first trade of the day?

[19bells] 25/4/2016 08:41

Another 26 unit at the start

[casino444] 19/4/2016 06:31

500p,600p.700p, the futures bright the futures homeserve !!

[hotorcold] 13/4/2016 23:39

By the sounds of it Honeserve could be in a bit of trouble. Im hearing from there main contractors that thousands of pounds of payments have not been made the last few weeks. This adds up nationally to millions of pounds owed to contractors. Not looking good.

[19bells] 13/4/2016 08:05

Famous twenty something sell first trade 24

[topvest] 31/3/2016 20:01

Looks to be a good deal today. If the US business starts to gain critical mass then this could be a game changer.

[19bells] 31/3/2016 09:20

Another 26 unit sell at the start. Why?

[19bells] 07/3/2016 08:44

How many times do we see the first trade of the day to be 24 or 26 units?

[19bells] 09/12/2015 08:32

Divi tomo!

[19bells] 02/11/2015 08:00

Opening spread 402 - 412.9

[19bells] 30/10/2015 08:01

Opening spread 402-412

[19bells] 29/10/2015 08:02

Opening spread 402-414First trade of the day a sell 26 units @ 415

[19bells] 27/10/2015 08:05

Opening spread 410-428

[19bells] 26/10/2015 08:04

Opening spread 414.4-427.5

[19bells] 23/10/2015 08:06

So someone sells at 422 then the share price drops down to 415 buy and 413 sellWhy ?????

[19bells] 23/10/2015 08:04

Anyone noticed the first trade is usually 27 units and also on opening the spread is quite high

[dmf] 17/7/2015 09:39

Special dividend

Subject to shareholder approval at the AGM, the Board proposes the payment of a special dividend of 30 pence per existing ordinary share. Payment would be made to shareholders who are on the register of members at 5.00pm on 17 July 2015. The special dividend is expected to be paid to shareholders on 24 July 2015.

Share consolidation

It is proposed that the payment of the special dividend be accompanied by a consolidation of the Company's ordinary issued share capital. The consolidation will replace every 14 existing ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each with 13 new ordinary shares of 2(9) /(13) pence each. Fractional entitlements arising from the share consolidation will be aggregated and sold in the market as soon as practicable on behalf of the relevant shareholders. The net proceeds of the sale, after the deduction of expenses of the sale, are expected to be paid in due proportion to the relevant shareholders on 24 July 2015, except that individual amounts of GBP3 or less will be donated to Marie Curie Cancer Care, the Company's charity partner.

At the close of business on 5 June 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of the Shareholder Circular), when there were 331,332,902 existing ordinary shares in issue, the total amount of the special dividend was equivalent to approximately 7 per cent of the market capitalisation of the Company. The effect of the share consolidation will be to reduce the number of existing ordinary shares in issue by approximately the same percentage.

As all ordinary shares will be consolidated, each shareholder's shareholding as a proportion of the total number of issued ordinary shares in the share capital of the Company will be the same immediately before and after the implementation of the share consolidation (save in respect of fractional entitlements).

The expected timetable for the final dividend, AGM, special dividend and share consolidation is set out below:

[casino444] 17/7/2015 08:10

I thought this was going ex div on the 16th was expecting the share to drop around 30p ,

[shekari] 09/6/2015 22:37

Homeserve
This plumbing, heating and electrical emergencies and repairs group counts renowned fund manager Neil Woodford among its major shareholders. In addition to its UK business, Homeserve has established operations in the US, France and Spain.
Directors have been buying in numbers since the company released its annual results on 19 May. The details of the dealings are shown in the table below.
Director Date of purchase No. of shares Price per share Total investment
Mark Morris (non-exec) 2 June 15,312 435.3p £66,653
Stella David (non-exec) 21 May 10,450 430.6p £44,998
J M Barry Gibson (chairman) 20 May 40,000 419.4p £167,760
Ben Mingay (non-exec) 20 May 20,000 419.6p £83,920
Homeserve's shares are trading at 428p, as I write, which puts the company on a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.5, compared with 18.8 for the FTSE 250 index. However, Homeserve's premium may be merited, because the growth opportunity in the US is tremendous. Also, there is a hefty dividend in the price (until the ex-dividend date of 2 July): an 11.5p ordinary and a 30p special, giving a yield of 9.7%.

[scotch broth] 18/11/2014 08:35

Profits up,dividend maintained,return of capital in second half.
Valuation already high but should at least maintain its present price of 340.

[topvest] 04/11/2014 21:27

It looks like Homeserve are having a real push in the US. This bodes very well for the future in my opinion. All looks pretty encouraging.

[tiptv1] 18/7/2014 15:09

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[topvest] 20/5/2014 16:41

Results seem to have gone down well. They are doing a good job in turning the UK problems around. It was never going to be easy, but the rot has stopped. They could grow significantly in their overseas markets. I'm very happy to hold these at it is a very good company.