Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[portside1] 21/2/2019 07:35

A half year dividend of 2.5p per share was paid on 17 September
2018. Barclays declares a full year dividend of 4.0p per share,
resulting in a total dividend of 6.5p per share for 2018
-- Barclays understands the importance of delivering attractive cash
returns to shareholders. Barclays is therefore committed to maintaining
an appropriate balance between total cash returns to shareholders,
investment in the business and maintaining a strong capital position.
Going forward, Barclays intends to pay a progressive ordinary dividend,
taking into account these objectives and the earnings outlook of
the Group. It is also the Board's intention to supplement the ordinary
dividends with additional cash returns, including share buybacks,
to shareholders as and when appropriate

[dr biotech] 21/2/2019 07:25

Results seem decent enough to me. Still “jam tomorrow” though with the shareholder returns. Hopefully the end of PPI but new added brexit costs.

[portside1] 21/2/2019 07:21

Barclays Group profit before tax was GBP3.5bn (2017: GBP3.5bn)
which included litigation and conduct charges of GBP2.2bn (2017:
GBP1.2bn) principally related to a GBP1.4bn settlement with the
US Department of Justice (DoJ) with regard to Residential Mortgage-Backed
Securities (RMBS) and charges of GBP0.4bn (2017: GBP0.7bn) due
to Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) in Q118
-- Excluding litigation and conduct charges, Group profit before tax
increased 20% to GBP5.7bn despite the adverse effect of the 3%
depreciation of average USD against GBP. Income was stable and
operating expenses reduced 2%. The cost: income ratio improved
to 66% (2017: 68%) which included a GBP140m charge to reflect the
estimated increase in pension obligations due to GMP. Credit impairment
charges reduced 37% to GBP1.5bn including updates for consensus-based
macroeconomic forecasts in the UK and US during the year and the
prudent management of credit risk. This improvement was partially
offset by a Q418 GBP150m specific charge for the impact of the
anticipated economic uncertainty in the UK
-- Barclays UK profit before tax increased to GBP2.0bn (2017: GBP1.7bn).
Excluding litigation and conduct, profit before tax decreased 3%
to GBP2.4bn reflecting a 5% increase in impairment charges, due
to a GBP100m charge for the anticipated economic uncertainty in
the UK. Income was stable as lower interest margins were offset
by strong balance sheet growth. Expenses increased 1% reflecting
continued investment to grow the business and improve future operating
efficiency. RoTE excluding litigation and conduct was 16.7% (2017:
17.8%)

[capercaillie] 21/2/2019 07:13

I maintain that there is no need to strip out litigation costs when it is part of the business model.

[alphorn] 20/2/2019 21:55

DrB - many of the clowns here see winners at every turn! LOL's

[diku] 20/2/2019 19:04

Yes I think Barc only up on the coat tails of Lloy...that 6.5p divi news will be the decider tomorrow...

[hades1] 20/2/2019 18:44

The UK pushed the EU into zero car tariffs with Japan as part of trade when we were an active member.
In fact we tried to get this new trade deal rolled for us post our departure- Japan have so far refused.
The UK won the argument.
Please don’t do a ‘brexit’ and try to rewrite recorded history.

[smurfy2001] 20/2/2019 18:04

Well l guess i'll be up early to read the results.

I dunno why but l expect to be disappointed as Barclays never go our of their way to impress.

[wendsworth] 20/2/2019 14:47

SP moving back up today ...Augurs well for tomorrow's results?

[johnwise] 20/2/2019 14:23

Europe and China’s New Diplomatic Collision Course

Written by Frank Maxwell

[johnwise] 20/2/2019 14:21

Good riddance. They only have ONE policy in common. They want to ignore the biggest democratic exercise in British history. They consider that their personal opinion is far more important than that of the British people. The arrogant elite. None of them, Labour or Conservative, have a hope in hell of being re-elected.


TORY SPLIT: Soubry, Allen and Wollaston QUIT as hard Brexiteers ‘now running party'

[portside1] 20/2/2019 14:21

these mps who have left their parties should not be allowed to enter parliament they were elected on their parties manifesto , so have betrayed their voters .


they should be challenged and removed from parliament

[portside1] 20/2/2019 14:17

sid only a low life scum swears so you must be no more athan a piece of scum ,

that is for fact . foul mouthed scum

[warranty] 20/2/2019 10:43

Johnwise, re your post 129652. The worldwide rush to ditch the ICE for electrification is only just starting and will affect all car manufacturers. However, the Honda decision is entirely down to the EU and their trade deal with Japan, removing the 10% tariff on imported cars. Just wait for the same thing with Nissan and Toyota who no longer need a footprint in Europe and will also manufacture from their homeland. The EU must have been totally aware of the damage this would cause to the UK car industry as all but a very small amount of production for Europe is here. Yet another reason why we need to distance ourselves from this self interested Franco/German cabal. Fortunately the EU is on the way to collapse anyway so the issue will be resolved one way or the other, even if the anti democrat MP's in Parliament manage to thwart Brexit.

[johnwise] 20/2/2019 07:48

China Abandons Pledge, Returns to Very Active Hacking of U.S., Report Says

[johnwise] 20/2/2019 07:12

Read this article and defend the EU if you can, they are dictators who are threatening Italy, do as we want or we wreck your economy. They can't do that to the UK because we are financially strong at the moment. If we are forced to stay in they will make damn sure there is no chance of us leaving again. No deal, independence


EU at war! Brussels threatens Italy with RANSOM if it pulls out of French rail project

BRUSSELS has waged war on Italy after threatening to demand huge amounts of cash from the troubled nation should it pull out of a colossal rail project that has divided its coalition government for months.

[diku] 19/2/2019 21:10

If Lloy goes down tomorrow then Barc will be up on Thursday...and if LLoy is up tomorrow then Barc will be down on Thursday...just a hunch...

[bernie37] 19/2/2019 20:58

What's in the Cards for Barclays (BCS) This Earnings Season?

[johnwise] 19/2/2019 13:29

US agencies address foreign recruitment threats

US federal agencies are targeting international talent recruitment efforts such as China’s ‘Thousand Talents’ programme after an increasing number of warnings that the nation’s universities and government research facilities are vulnerable to intellectual property theft by hostile foreign governments.

[mj19] 19/2/2019 13:26

I hope it does tank on Thursday