Ashtead Share Discussion Threads

[2flatpack] 06/1/2015 16:43

01.04.14 URI acquired National Pump who supply pumps to the gas and oil industry.
This would seem to be the problem for URI but why it should effect AHT is beyond me.
Cheers

United Rentals Completes Acquisition of National Pump

Date : 01/04/2014 @ 21:30
Source : Business Wire
Stock : United Rentals, Inc. (URI)

United Rentals Completes Acquisition of National Pump

Becomes the second largest pump rental provider in North America

Expands specialty rental business and supports strategic focus on high-margin, high-return assets

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of National Pump1 for a combined asset purchase price of approximately $780 million.

The purchase price was comprised of approximately $765 million in cash, funded through newly issued unsecured debt, and approximately $15 million in stock. The transaction structure also provides for additional cash consideration based on the achievement of certain financial targets. The stock consideration has been granted as awards to certain new employees in the form of unregistered restricted shares. The total number of unregistered restricted shares of the company’s common stock was 153,619.2

The acquisition makes United Rentals the second largest provider of pump rentals in North America, a sector characterized by rapid growth and superior margins. The assets acquired include 37 branch facilities operating in the United States and Canada.

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[bracke] 06/1/2015 15:48

'The firm cited a Q4 construction equipment dealer survey that indicated the sharp decline in oil and commodity prices will adversely impact energy investments, and thus construction.'
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I understand the oil price adversely impacting energy investments and construction related to energy but not if the construction is unrelated to energy.

[schober] 06/1/2015 15:28

hmmm .............. looks like slightly tenuous evidece - one could equally argue the opposite way
uri close to target, so time to buy some more?

[clarky5150] 06/1/2015 12:23

1100 also provides a support albeit just one bounce off it in recent weeks. Personally a 250 point drop from recent high would see me buying strongly.

[bracke] 06/1/2015 11:43

Good day Disco

Even AHT unable to avoid the market antics and a chunky gap to fill.

It will do well if it avoids dropping to 1000 and maybe to the Daily SMA 200 currently at 964.

I have the Weekly uptrend line at 950 which is just below the Daily SMA 200. A drop to this zone is a fair probability.

Unfortunately I have not traded much since mid December due to other commitments.

[bones] 06/1/2015 09:15

Thanks James97. So say shale sector scales back 20%, that might impact on 2% of Sunbelt's business which is not all of AHT's interests. Seems a 9% drop is excessive!

[james97] 06/1/2015 09:12

bones:

About 10% of Sunbelt's business relates to the shale oil sector. The question was raised in the presentation after the results.

[bones] 06/1/2015 08:42

Appears that Evercore in USA downgraded an AHT competitor, United Rentals Inc, to sell, citing effect of oil plunge on construction there.

Does AHT have a large exposure to that industry? The company made no reference to oil-related issues on 10th December when they guided higher.

[bones] 05/1/2015 22:53

AHT does its business in Uncle Sam's backyard. Hence the afternoon rise as American funds piled in (perhaps on the broker upgrade) even as the Dow tanked after slipping on Oil and Greece.

[discodave4] 05/1/2015 19:59

Dow down 1.8% so far and URI down............10%!!.Bracke - Any bets on a drop tomorrow?, any guru insight off the charts?......short opened today Mr B?.GLDD

[bracke] 05/1/2015 17:52

kilgallp

The market is running scared because of Greece.

AHT sails through it all like a graceful swan.

[kilgallp] 05/1/2015 17:02

I understand your point re: satisfaction! But I guess I'm satisfied, my profits now outweigh my losses of years ago. That said,, I tried to lock in some profits some time ago, only to watch them soar onwards! I suppose I should have more of 'a plan'!

Been out most of the day, so don't know what's been causing the fluctuations with AHT.....that said, I'm not sure I'd have been any the wiser if I'd been online watching all day!

I checked before going out, my portfolio mostly blue, AHT up 26p. Early afternoon, checked and my portfolio mainly red, AHT only 5p up. Got home, red still had the advantage, but AHT up 21p!

Oh well, time to fess up to HL. Just briefly I appeared to be a successful trader!

[bracke] 05/1/2015 15:58

kilgallp

It's a point of honour between AHT and I. I will have satisfaction!

It's odd. '0' is zero but it can make such a difference.......typical AHT trick!

I was looking at my watch list earlier, every one of them was down bar one guess which.

[broadwood] 05/1/2015 15:39

Back to the desks and analysts looking again at those storming results of the 12th Dec.

Panmure now says TP 1457. Havn't checked if this posted before but its worth repeating.

[kilgallp] 05/1/2015 15:07

Bracke, it's not always good to dwell on the past. I lost a shedload on AHT when they disclosed financial irregularities years ago, and the price plummeted, I vowed never to come back. Eventually i did, and it's probably been my most successful investment.

Btw, I did txfr my stocks to HL. Imagine my brief shock when I discovered the shares had arrived, and I had about £400k more than I expected! My AHT holding had an extra 0 on my holding. I'm out currently, and will contact them on my return to rectify matters. 😥

[bracke] 05/1/2015 14:41

2flat

I can be vulgar..........if there's a profit in it!

I do find the 'academic' side interesting.

AHT and I have a 'history'. It done me wrong so it's personal.

This share does like to draw in shorters and then it turns nasty and rips them to bits.

It is my bete noir but one day...............

[2flatpack] 05/1/2015 14:08

Bracke
As an elite guru I assume you are an academic and above vulgar commensalism, who's dream is to short AHT successfully just to prove it can be done.
Cheers

[bracke] 05/1/2015 13:10

2flat

"Without to much point scoring."
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There has been considerable points scoring by fenners.......he has made a ton of money from AHT. I haven't.

[2flatpack] 05/1/2015 10:40

What a great thread
Clear concise exchange of views.
Without to much point scoring .
Cheers

[bracke] 05/1/2015 09:53

Good day fenners


2014 FTSE -183 DOW +1246.

Bearing in mind something like 95% of the profit comes from the US the FTSE is unlikely to have much impact on the share price

There has not been a reversal on the DOW, although it may be argued that the fall in October came close but it did not follow through. It has been a succession of higher highs and higher lows.

Until there is a series of lower highs and lower lows there is no reversal.

As for "raging bulls" the DOW appears to be doing a fair impression of one.

"Hot air and hype" seems very similar to QE and share buybacks to bolster SPs' because the earnings are too low to achieve it own their own.

I don't know when the reversal will come but I think you know as well as I that it will.

[mike740] 05/1/2015 09:09

05 Jan 2015 Ashtead Group PLC AHT Panmure Gordon Buy 1,183.50 1,165.00 - 1,457.00 Reiterate

SP TARGET 1457p

[fenners66] 04/1/2015 11:25

Bracke: "At some point the market will reverse and when the decline gathers momentum the good go with the bad."

Well the FTSE declined 200 points in 2014 so isn't that a market that has already reversed?
Its hardly the trend of a raging bull market.
Which is fine by me as it would seem less like hot air and hype.

[bracke] 03/1/2015 12:47

Some may find the chart below of interest.

The upper green horizontal line is a support zone with another below. If they fail to support there is a good probability of the price dropping to the lower of the three parallel red lines.

If support holds and price rises the target would be the middle of the three parallel green lines.

It's probably fair to say that interest rate will determine price direction.

GBP:USD Weekly

[discodave4] 02/1/2015 23:00

From half year report:"a 1% change in the US dollar exchange rate would impact pre-tax profit by approximately GBP4m".DD

[fenners66] 02/1/2015 22:47

The US $ gained about 2 c on the £ today and what was it £4m extra £ profit per c?
Well that could add £80m to our valuation then.
I guess as trade in the USA continues to grow that £4m per c will increase as well.