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RWS Rws Holdings Plc

187.60
2.60 (1.41%)
28 Mar 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Rws Holdings Plc LSE:RWS London Ordinary Share GB00BVFCZV34 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  2.60 1.41% 187.60 185.90 186.80 190.00 183.90 186.00 564,047 16:35:18
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Business Services, Nec 733.8M -27.7M -0.0738 -25.19 697.44M
Rws Holdings Plc is listed in the Business Services sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker RWS. The last closing price for Rws was 185p. Over the last year, Rws shares have traded in a share price range of 180.00p to 325.00p.

Rws currently has 375,170,883 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Rws is £697.44 million. Rws has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -25.19.

Rws Share Discussion Threads

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DateSubjectAuthorDiscuss
14/6/2011
10:37
...and higher
phillis
10/6/2011
17:54
heading inexorably higher
phillis
09/6/2011
08:58
Recommended buy in today's Shares magazine
mrangry2
03/6/2011
16:07
Yes, an interesting article by Growth Company... I hadn't read anywhere else about that possible internet acquisition and its financial implications.

Peel Hunt maintain their buy recommendation and believe the shares are good value. They anticipate upgrading their FY2011E forecasts by 5-10%. They previously had a PT of 420p

robinnicolson
03/6/2011
13:59
GCI piece on RWS
indonesianbachelor
03/6/2011
06:35
...and that will do very nicely
phillis
01/6/2011
17:25
and looking forward to Friday's RNS
phillis
11/4/2011
07:56
v bullish

more divis to come...

phillis
11/4/2011
06:24
encouraging trading update this morning
www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201104110700126113E

alter ego
06/4/2011
17:33
Rather a dramatic e.o.d. adjustment! What was that all about?
jeffian
25/3/2011
14:44
steady as she goes
phillis
24/3/2011
16:40
Nice rise today.
robinnicolson
04/3/2011
16:49
yes, lack of drama suits me fine too.
alter ego
04/3/2011
16:00
No need for much discourse
Everything progressing nicely

phillis
02/2/2011
13:37
Broker upgrade today
nellie1973
18/1/2011
11:43
xd tomorrow
phillis
17/1/2011
18:26
Re buybacks
I own VOD(who knows) GFM and IDOX (small quantities - too early to say) and EXPN
(very successful)
Quite useful in the context of future issues under share options

You pays yer money...

phillis
17/1/2011
17:45
Yes, Brode does already control the business but what sort of signal does this send out? Small caps often have a dominant shareholder but one would hope that as they 'grow up' they would look to dilute this, broaden the shareholder base and enlarge the free float. A dominant shareholder scares off most insti's and makes for an illiquid market in the shares. It may only be an extra 5% (44-49), but it's a move in the wrong direction IMHO.

Some insti's in the past may well have supported share buybacks, but I wonder how many do now in the light in recent experience? Tax inefficient or not, over the long term dividends have provided the lion's share of funds' growth. Share buybacks may mathematically increase NAV and earnings per share but this rarely seems to translate into increased share prices. Indeed, in my personal experience two of the biggest buyback exponents - Enterprise Inns and Drax - have been among the biggest destroyers of shareholder value!

I was surprised this came out of the blue. There was certainly no reference to it in the Preliminary Results announcement of 14/12/10 and many shareholders with Nominee accounts will be unaware.

jeffian
17/1/2011
17:26
jeff
Brode already controls the business
What difference does does the extra 3% make

Brode is nearly 70 and needs an exit shortly but is happy to take good dividends
Institutions generally don't like divis (other than income funds) because they are tax inefficient and thus they prefer buybacks

This looks like a bit of a compromise and suggests the acquisition horizon is limited.

Still you would think that this would be included in an RNS somewhere

phillis
17/1/2011
12:41
jeffian, I too get nervous about controlling interests in few hands. Perhaps we might suggest Mr. Brode sells off some of his holding to maintain equilibrium in the event of a buy back. I'm sure a broker could arrange for any shares he sells to be bought back by the company at market price.
alter ego
17/1/2011
12:19
I don't know how many here get hard copy of the Report & Accounts and Notice of AGM (as opposed to holding in nominee accounts) but I do and I got a bit of a shock when they came this morning. Along with the notice of AGM is a letter from the Senior Non-Exec Director referring to the Resolution granting authority to buy back their own shares which, if effected, would take Executive Chairman Andrew Brode's interest up from 44% to 49% and also seeking a waiver that such an event should trigger a bid under the Takeover Code.

I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I don't remember share buybacks being on the agenda. Where did that come from? I don't like 'em; I understand the theory that reducing the shares in issue pushes up NAV, earnings and dividends on the remainder, but it my experience it just doesn't work like that. The worst example was Enterprise Inns which spent nearly £1BN(!) buying in and cancelling its own shares at up to £7 each and when the crunch came they fell to 39p and cancelled the dividend! How is that a 'return of cash to shareholders'? If they want to return cash, why not pay out higher divs, Special divs or make a return of capital to ALL shareholders?

Besides my natural aversion to share buybacks, I'm also a bit uncomfortable with Executive Directors having controlling interests. I've had 2 bad experiences (Peter Simon at Monsoon and Derek Collin at Brulines) and I would rather see Andrew Brode spreading his shareholding among a wider group of investors than actually increasing his holding.

Am I being paranoid? What does anyone else out there think?

jeffian
05/1/2011
15:14
185/186 - Ooops! Sorry, wrong thread. I was thinking of RPC. (I hold both)
jeffian
05/1/2011
12:35
Broker note out-buy rating
nellie1973
05/1/2011
12:05
What "Rights" are those, jeffian? Dividend maybe (ex div on 19th), but unaware of any rights issue.
grahamburn
05/1/2011
10:26
Just in time to take up your Rights, then!
jeffian
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