Aston Martin Lagonda Glo... Share Discussion Threads

[timanglin] 27/3/2007 09:03

i think they go ex-divi at close of play today - that is just over 15p per share. DYOR.

[beckaroo] 26/3/2007 22:03

It looks like you have to own some shares on the 30th March to qualify, after that everything will be done for you and you'll either get your dividend check or money paid into your account.

[beckaroo] 26/3/2007 22:03

It looks like you have to own some shares on the 30th March to qualify, after that everything will be done for you and you'll either get your dividend check or money paid into your account.

[stockrod43] 26/3/2007 21:02

cheers james unfortunatly still non the wiser.

[jamesjoel] 26/3/2007 01:51

Dividend and balance sheet management

The Board proposes a final ordinary dividend of 7.8p per share and an additional
special dividend of 8.0p per share. This makes ordinary dividends for 2006,
including the interim dividend already paid, of 12.0p per share (2005: 10.2p per
share) and total dividends for 2006 of 20.0p per share. These payments
materially exceed our commitment to pay at least 30% of earnings for 2006.


Both the final and special dividends are to be paid on 30 May 2007, subject to
shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 24 May 2007, in
respect of shares on the register on 30 March 2007. The Company's dividend
reinvestment plan is available to shareholders in respect of both dividends.

[stockrod43] 25/3/2007 19:47

can anyone tell me what u have to do or have done to b entitled to the special divi cheers.

[mustafalee] 23/3/2007 10:18

why this share is not going up there is 15.8 div next week.

[pricemilne5] 22/3/2007 08:02

Nice opening mark up, let's see where it leads to today.

[jamesjoel] 21/3/2007 10:44

Share price seems to be consolidating £3.10- £3.20 area for a few months now.
Only a matter of time before the upward trend continues if trading remains strong!

[paddyfool] 20/3/2007 22:25

Therein lies the problem re aquisition. There are very few obvious targets of any size that are free of encumbances. There is much competition for new business , the banks such as HSBC are after a very large share of the insurance market. Amlin will need to buy into a different market in the UK. The good news is they have cash. I am a little dissapointed that some of it is being returned to shareholders.

[pricemilne5] 20/3/2007 16:16

Also nice to see the tree shake over!

[pricemilne5] 20/3/2007 16:16

Paddyfool,

very informative views. Do you have thoughts as to where they could possibly be looking? I share your short term price target of £4 med term, however if they are taken over this could also be good for the share price. Also they do appear cash rich enough to go shopping, interesting spring / summer ahead me thinks.

[paddyfool] 20/3/2007 15:00

the problem is that there is no growth to be had from their current position. They cannot recive much more busines in their currrent markets. Also this is as good as it gets in terms of the insurance cycle even if this is a super cycle. There are signs of capital entering the market, which is a lead indicator fo rate softening. So to maintain and or exceed this years performance in the near to mid term they must expand into other lines of business. I am almost certain that they will either table big expansion plans or be taken out by the end of teh year.
Near term share price prospects are good as they will announce in the coming months good trading results which means that 2007 will be as good as 2006. However the market doesnt belive that these results are sustainable through 2008 as per my view above. If they did then the shareprice would be through £5 by now. If however they do a QBE and demdisablede a steady profitable aquisition programme things will change. My view is we will see £4 by mid summer early autumn.

[pricemilne5] 20/3/2007 14:31

Well i hadn'd really given that much thought but so long as any acquisition is earnings enhancing. Personally i would like to see them continue as they are for another 6-12 months, i don't want to own shares in empire builders just good growth stocks.

[paddyfool] 20/3/2007 14:08

pricemilne

I was wondering whether you had a view on whether or not they will get taken out or indeed aquire. They do indeed have a lot of cash and there is every lilehood that this year will be similar to last, with policies incepting mid late last year perforing ahead of the previous year. I work in this market myself and Amlins only problem is where next.

[pricemilne5] 20/3/2007 14:02

Divi is due at the end of May i think, ex-div on 30 march. I too expected some buys to be coming in by now, i'm sure they'll be here before the end of the month!

[jamesjoel] 20/3/2007 13:27

Nice to see a bit of activity on this board !
When is the date for the payment of the DIVI ?
Also was expecting plenty of purchases before this divi is payed!

[pricemilne5] 20/3/2007 12:55

Paddyfool,

I would always recommend you DYOR, but in my eyes any company that is so awash with cash that they start returning special dividends says that they are upbeat about their current position and the future. Read their latest resulst / report they are very upbeat!

[paddyfool] 20/3/2007 12:15

Pricemilne any comments on the company itself?

[pricemilne5] 20/3/2007 11:22

Looks like the mm's are giving this one a good old tree shake today!

[pricemilne5] 15/3/2007 11:08

We should see some serious buys coming in ready for the divi at the end of the month!

[ddav] 15/3/2007 10:45

Some chunky buys here ----- ?

[pricemilne5] 13/3/2007 21:27

Lets hope this downward movement doesn't continue with the Dow taking a battering again!

[barius] 13/3/2007 12:12

Got in @ £3.18. Looks very promising to me!

[gurshb] 12/3/2007 11:42

payable on 2008 or 2007?