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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Stock Type |
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| Rotala Plc | ROL | London | Ordinary Share |
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| 0.00 | 0.00% | 63.00 | 01:00:00 |
| Open Price | Low Price | High Price | Close Price | Previous Close |
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| 63.00 |
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| TRAVEL & LEISURE |
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Posted at 20/11/2023 23:23 by winston270 Does anyone think ROL could attract a hostile bid from another UK based Transport Group? |
Posted at 29/7/2023 06:51 by andydaf Interims read ok to me and another welcome dividend in august.Public transport seems to me as safe a place as anywhere to shelter if a downturn comes.GLA |
Posted at 26/1/2023 09:51 by winston270 I don't think I'll be taking up the tender offer either. I'm keeping my full ROL holding long term.I'm interested to see how Rotala fair in Tranche 2 & 3 of TfGM's bus franchise bidding & they also seem to be gaining larger Pvr tenders in the West Midlands from TfWM with NXWM not currently bidding due to their on-going driver shortages. NX & Rotala have also rationalized some competing services during November 2022 & January 2023 which has reduced operating costs & should improve profitability, with further services due to be rationalized during April. |
Posted at 04/1/2023 19:46 by xxx Manchester did not work out as expected and whilst time was lost, they did not lose money.I bought in during covid as it is conservatively managed, with sound finances and a number of small but decent acquisitions. The dividend represents the management's genuine intention imv, so I'm happy to be aboard. |
Posted at 29/12/2022 15:45 by rolo7 If and when this breaks out of 36p rol going to fly, debt reduction might have to wait to sept23 for deal to be finalized |
Posted at 07/7/2022 10:59 by cougar99 One of the excuses you have used for Diamond not being able to put in a competative bid to retain the Statford and Warwickshire services was the dead mileage Diamond have to and from Redditch bus depot. I have no experience in bus industry but one of the first things I thought about when it was announced that ROL was taking over the routes was the remoter location of ROL depot compared to the contracted routes. Also how the drivers were going to take breaks as I am "old school" where you consider keeping your staff content even when accountants want otherwise.Then the staff "repay" you by staying "loyal" during the bad periods which usually come even with good companies. Did no one at ROL consider the logistical situation before signing a near GBP 1 million commitment. The X20 is quite long duration round trip. The Johnson drivers on the route used to stop at the Henley garage, which is on the route, to changeover or to take a quick pee whilst still managing to run to reasonable schedule. Given the experience of ROL management that you have mentioned did they not consider this important practical aspect of running a reliable bus service. |
Posted at 07/7/2022 10:05 by cougar99 winston270. Well we'll have to agree to disagree on the future long term prospects for ROL. After the 'insider' information you have given then I won't consider purchasing any ROL shares whatever the price. I will rely on NEX for my investment in public transport sector. Therefore after I have provided a few replies this morning to your posts I will abstain from this thread. Good luck with your ROL work and investment. |
Posted at 05/7/2022 15:03 by cougar99 winston270. Am surprised you haven't made any counter comments to the Stratford Herald article. It seems to indicate that ROL have forgotten that the basic principle for providing a bus service, especially in rural areas, is that buses should be punctual and reliable. I doubt whether many ROL management wait around in Warwickshire towns and villages for a Diamond bus: or do they. Can't beat personal experiences.On the "positive side" then looks like we may be able to pick up NEX shares at below 180p before too long. |
Posted at 01/7/2022 16:08 by winston270 Cougar99,Don't forget First Group (should they drop back a bit from current levels). I previously had ROL & SGC, didn't do that well from the SGC takeover, I ended up only a bit above breakeven in the finish. I was hoping NEX would have come back with a revised offer for SGC & was ultimately hoping to become an NEX shareholder again, but they only had paper to offer. I do like NEX with how diversified they are in terms of a third of the business in US & Canada, third is Spain & remainder in UK (which does appear to be struggling with profitability at present). I've used my SGC proceeds to top up on ROL & I too have buy orders in place for NEX under £1.90, as it seems to be in a downtrend at present. I'm expecting NX group to either attempt another merger / takeover of possibly First Group in the future, or possibly be on the receiving end of a takeover offer themselves. I believe ROL has a strong bright future ahead & will be much bigger group in years to come, there are a number of bus companies that are struggling finanacially & are looking to sell out currently. If you look at the Director Shareholdings, they all have decent sums of money invested in the company, Simon Dunn's share holding is his pension, The Dunn's know what they're doing. Plus there are a number of other sizeable shareholders on board investing their personal wealth. ROL doesn't overpay for anything & is very, very thrifty. They acquired all the Johnson's fleet below market value & the bulk of the acquisition costs were attributed to vehicles, similar to the Claribel's deal. Even with the loss of the Warwickshire CC contracts which were all loss making (pvr 14), they still retain a further 14 pvr employed on TfWM, Worcestershire & a Private Uni contract which they are happy with financially. As regards the proposed Worcester cuts, I don't expect to go through with all those proposed service cuts, I personally think it's designed to make the headlines, so support or funding can be found by Worcestershire CC to retain as many services as possible. hxxp://www.rotalaplc I very much doubt they'll be any issues with Bus Drivers being out of work, there's a National shortage of them currently. NXWM are struggling for bus drivers, are missing journey's as a result of staffing issues, have cut frequencies (but are less noticeable on frequent services) & are making cuts behind the scenes to reduce costs too, all Groups & subsidaires are, Governement reimbursment changes from September this year & all Covid related support vanishes. Unfortunately, times are very different from a decade ago & the good old days... |
Posted at 30/6/2022 19:40 by cougar99 winstow270. Thank you for reply. Since returning to UK recently then decided to look at opportunities for investing in bus companies. Unfortunately already missed the boat with Stagecoach and GoAhead (and Arriva). So that leaves NEX and ROL as far as I can see. If you have any other suggestions?For NEX then share price has fallen below 200p so I will start drip feeding in to that. As to ROL then with recent developments in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Greater Manchester then unfortunately do not feel comfortable in investing in them but looked to thread for views. I am West Midlands based again now and although I have no connection with buses then take an interest in using them from when in UK previously. Claribels were useless for punctuality when they were running the 55 (which didn't follow the NEX 55 route) and 94 routes (and did they also run a 14 service as well). Although at that time Claribels had the advantage of having cheaper bus fares than NEX which seemed to attract a reasonable number of passengers - but now ROL seem to have the same fares as NEX when operating on the NEX routes (excepting the one month introductory flat fare of a pound for 94 mentioned on ROL website). From a decade or so ago then it was always the same Claribels drivers who were cheerful, relaxed and friendly - and would wait for you to get to the stop if they saw you nearby. As regards ROL contraction in routes then I hope that all drivers remain in full-time employment with whatever company they end up working for. Humans are more important that physical vehicles. I remember the 'good old days' of Midland Red (BMMO) buses with their distinctive smell on the rural routes and Guy Arab buses on the Birmingham City Transport routes. Remember well the introduction of OMO with the Guy's being replaced by Daimler Fleetlines that didn't have a protection screen between driver and passengers. The single decker Fleetlines (BCT) and the short double deck Fleetlines (Walsall Corporation) were interesting derivatives. |
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