Balfour Beatty Share Discussion Threads

[dekle] 20/3/2020 12:17

Are projects likely to be delayed because the government will no longer have the funds available?

[badtime] 20/3/2020 10:52

Ords recovered strongly from yesterday's intraday low

[badtime] 19/3/2020 13:50

Ords down heavily

[essentialinvestor] 12/3/2020 11:19

bad market? - we have entered abear market, there's a difference, Almost everything lower.

[bmwman3] 12/3/2020 07:57

Strong finish yesterday boded well for this morning even on a bad market in general da! Good luck all, buy and hold!

[bmwman3] 11/3/2020 16:04

Should be some great reading in the Nationals tomorrow!

[bmwman3] 11/3/2020 15:53

Great day and more tomorrow! This is a re rate I feel!

[pugugly] 11/3/2020 14:20

While budget delivered increase in infrastructure and housing the rise here seems to be company specific - most in the same sector have barely moved and some such as FORT- Bricks a key component have fallen.

[dekle] 11/3/2020 09:47

I'm thinking there could be a boost in building projects. Also I'm expecting investment in research for a vaccine for the viru

[dekle] 11/3/2020 09:02

I'm not keen on buybacks. They rarely improve the share price. A juicy dividend has a far greater impact in my opinion. Current situation suggests they might be better using the funds to get discounts from suppliers for immediate payment or other methods of improving profit.

[nw99] 11/3/2020 07:22

8% rise in underlying profit. Rise in net cash and div

[smurfy2001] 10/3/2020 23:08

Balfour Beatty delays buyback amid virus turmoil The construction group's board had been poised to announce a £200m share buyback this week, Sky News learns. hTtps://news.sky.com/story/balfour-beatty-delays-buyback-amid-virus-turmoil-11954682

[nw99] 10/3/2020 20:53

UK will get it after the recent troubles in China

[essentialinvestor] 10/3/2020 18:31

Yup, but the Chinese are reportedly angling for business.

[nw99] 10/3/2020 18:27

The government will promise to raise infrastructure spending to its highest in decades in Wednesday's Budget.

[brummy_git] 18/2/2020 17:41

FYI - All the latest infrastructure contractor & building services multiples & KPIs can be access here, including BBY https://twitter.com/CapitalPmh/status/1229812722335875084

[undervaluedassets] 17/2/2020 11:04

All looking very positive. HS2 go-ahead providing a big sentiment boost ... which makes sense

[essentialinvestor] 12/2/2020 13:20

So let's say around £20-£30 million on pre tax. With the rumoured huge cost overruns on HS2, would hope their bidding process has been watertight and they are not on the hook for any additional costs?.

[nw99] 12/2/2020 06:52

Estimated 1.7b of work on hs2 the Times this morning

[essentialinvestor] 11/2/2020 17:17

Yes that's true, think there was at least some anticipation in advance though, reflected in the multi month share price rise.

[dekle] 11/2/2020 16:17

It wasn’t in their order book

[essentialinvestor] 11/2/2020 14:50

In the price already?