Kcom Share Discussion Threads

[cockneyrebel] 18/1/2013 13:05

Nice chart imo:

[germalene] 09/1/2013 11:34

Ok Skinny, thanks.

[skinny] 09/1/2013 11:30

Trading update on the 31st.

[germalene] 09/1/2013 11:25

Hello.......

Just wondering why there's a nice hike in KCOM share price today, anyone know?

[mrthomas] 02/12/2012 03:17

Have a buy if get to around 65p brought in the past have been suprised at the drop
Any reason results were that bad expect for the debt bite

[choppa] 01/12/2012 09:32

Alot of weakness in the share price recently certintly looks like some stock overhang imho.

[realcooltrader] 27/11/2012 08:51

That contract win is mentioned in passing - "Rail Settlement Plan", more here:



As for the results, they were well flagged in the Trading Statement, so no real surprises.

[skinny] 27/11/2012 07:09

Highlights

· Revenue and EBITDA in line with our expectations, representing a solid
performance in challenging conditions

· Profit before tax of £27.6 million, up 2.2%

· Net debt increased to £94.3 million, comfortably below 1.5x EBITDA

· Successful completion of the initial deployment of super-fast fibre based broadband, passing 15,000 homes and businesses in Hull & East Yorkshire

· Continuation of roll-out of fibre broadband to a further 30,000 customers by 2015 announced today

· Growth in multi-year order backlog

· Increase in interim dividend of 10%, to 1.47p

[realcooltrader] 26/11/2012 17:39

Well, it's a find in my eyes as I would never have found it, because I don't read the Times! Anyway, thanks for posting.

Logical to announce the contract win tomorrow.

[grahamburn] 26/11/2012 17:10

Hardly a "find" - read the Times every day!!!

But surprised the article did nothing to the share price, though it did affect the volume considerably with a flurry of buys.

[realcooltrader] 26/11/2012 16:57

Nice find graham, thanks.

[grahamburn] 26/11/2012 16:43

From Times Business News today - looks EXCELLENT news (if true):

The smart answer to beating queues at the ticket office

Queues at railway ticket collection desks may soon be a thing of the past after operating companies signed a deal that will allow rail users to access tickets from a smartphone or tablet.

KCom, the Hull-based telecoms company, will reveal this week that its Smart421 consulting division has won a contract with the Association of Train Operating Companies to move railway ticket purchases into "the cloud".

About 800 million tickets are prepurchased and collected at the station every year, generating £1.8 billion. The new system is expected to increase the capacity to a billion fares a year.

Steve Howes, managing director at the Rail Settlement Plan, which provides common services across the rail network, said that KCom's tender represented "excellent value for money".
KCom is famous for its creamcoloured phone boxes. It was the only regional telecoms company in Britain not to be subsumed by BT when the national operator was formed and enjoyed a spell in the FTSE 100 during the technology boom.

The company has restructured in recent years and hopes to grow its business by winning contracts to supply government departments and public companies with telecoms services.

KCom will report first-half results tomorrow, when it is expected to announce the next portion of its fibreoptic investment plan. It has already connected 15,000 premises to superfast broadband. JP Morgan expects KCom to report revenue of £186 million, a 6 per cent fall from last year, for the sixmonth period.

Shares in KCom surged from 68p to 85¼p between May and September, although recent weakness in the sector triggered a slide back to 71½p on Friday.

[mumbys] 20/11/2012 12:22

Thanks fells, need to sell these once the dividend is paid in Dec. Been holding them on/off for over a decade but need the cash for a house move .... 85pence would have been ideal but you can't win em all.

[fireman bob] 19/11/2012 14:55

xd mid december

[solarno lopez] 19/11/2012 12:34

July and February

[mumbys] 19/11/2012 12:32

Anyone know when are the dividends due ?

[paulfrance] 16/11/2012 22:09

Down again

[mrthomas] 05/10/2012 21:33

brought in to these shares early this year and then sold them. So will buy into again if the price falls which i expected given the problem in Europe but feel this is a good company with a strong B/S which is what needed these days.

[skinny] 05/10/2012 09:47

I've bought in this morning.

Espirito Santo Execution Noble retains it's Buy TP 100p

Oriel Securities Reiteartes it's Hold TP 85p

[realcooltrader] 05/10/2012 09:25

Hmm, a note of caution there, and the share price has reacted accordingly. At least they're holding their divi promise.

[fireman bob] 21/9/2012 17:30

Don't know Skinny, it's got a bit momentum behind it and looks to be pushing through the high, trading statement on 5th Oct and Interims on 27th Nov to look forward to as well. Last 3 times the 50 crossed through the 200 on your chart there was a decent rally, much more than we've just had, imo

[skinny] 20/9/2012 10:16

Double top - any views?