Biffa Share Discussion Threads

[watwungyi] 14/3/2007 12:24

retroz
what i did is i buy in chunk. today i have already made three purchase, as my broker charges in percentage, it suits me well for this one. if you have dma access, it's better for this sort of stock because of large spread.

[luderitz] 14/3/2007 11:19

Back in as I don't want to be caught out -):

[retroz3] 14/3/2007 11:01

I sold my 16,000 shares yesterday at 3.41 but intend to buy back in when the market settles. The question being is this a shake-out or are further drops on the way. I still think Biffa is an excellent buy and will not remain independent for long as there is major consolidation happening in the industry and Biffa is a prime takeover target.

[luderitz] 14/3/2007 10:58

I thought yesterdays AFX added some more weight to the possible takeover speculation surrounding BIFF.

[watwungyi] 14/3/2007 09:58

Another lovely day I must say.

[watwungyi] 13/3/2007 20:07

I have faith in Tate, the band. Even if splenda sales disappoint, there are other strong areas and EPS for the whole year would, I estimate, be slightly less than 50p. So current price is a huge discount to it. Also their capital expenditure has been impressive over the years. There is one particular ratio, I use, the ratio of cap-ex to depreciation, which indicates the company will be going well in the long run. We are talking about a couple of months drop. I am down roughly 10% with Tate, but I accept the current negative sentiment around the splenda slaes. So I am holding on to it. I may underwrite covered call options to compensate for and for a bit of extra income.
It's good news for those who haven't bought anything today. Dow was terribly battered. There would, I think, be further fall as the yen unwinds. Yesterday, Japanese govt announced they have to raise interest rates 'quite a few times'. So further fall should be expected.

[theband] 13/3/2007 19:52

The thing is WAT, i'm loathe to get back in something youre in after the tate & Lyle debacle, but I'll forgive you this once. The thing is, this is looking strong, and since the cory deals gone through seems a no brainer for revaluation in a northerly direction. I just wish the yanks were out of the equation, wall st. down 220 as i post, but whats that, a p... in the oceon. Maybe I'll get lucky and Biffs marked down 1st thing.

[warranty] 13/3/2007 17:26

"Steel" yourselves for a predator!!

[mitzis] 13/3/2007 13:26

hard to say retroz but I like what I see.

[retroz3] 13/3/2007 11:34

Volume seems to be holding up well when compared to the market in general. Are investors buying BIFF as a defensive stock or could this be the beginning of someone building a stakehold?

[prankster2] 13/3/2007 11:28

It's showing good strength considering the market is still some 250 points off the recent top.

[watwungyi] 13/3/2007 11:25

Nice and easy. Good to see this rise when ftse down half of a percent.

[mitzis] 12/3/2007 08:33

Morning all .
Noticed someone bought 17 shares.

[mitzis] 10/3/2007 10:14

No problems Bounty.. still holding VPC which has recovered nicely and Biffa which is worth 500p on a take-over..cheers.

[bountyhunter] 10/3/2007 10:12

it's certainly doing well with an attractive growth rate although personally I'm trying to reduce AIM exposure currently (except for Oilexco!) hence my investments in stocks like biff but good luck

[mitzis] 10/3/2007 09:57

morning bounty:

Its HSP.

[bountyhunter] 10/3/2007 09:54

morning Mitzis whats the ticker code pls; tia I'll have a look

[mitzis] 10/3/2007 09:45

off topic

Bounty Hargreaves finally reached chart break-out on Friday and have doubled since ipo worth a look..
I hold both.

[bountyhunter] 10/3/2007 09:33

don't think so it's only a small drop and as powerbook indicated the markets were turbulant Fri afternoon

[beaudelaire] 10/3/2007 09:27

Is that the reason for a sudden drop ?
A few million shares thrown into the market ?

08 March 2007

Biffa Plc

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 2,685,340 ordinary shares of 10p each of Biffa
Plc to be admitted to the Official List. 1,218,476 Ordinary Shares of 10p each
fully paid to be issued pursuant to the Biffa Long Term Incentive Plan and
1,466,864 Ordinary Shares of 10p each fully paid to be issued pursuant to the
Biffa Sharesave Scheme.

[powerbook] 09/3/2007 17:11

It's just the markets man. Support at 300p-310p. Unless that fails I'm not bothered.

[watwungyi] 09/3/2007 16:45

IT'S STRANGE.

[luderitz] 09/3/2007 16:19

Anyone any idea about the sudden drop at 3pm' ish this afternoon?

[wynmck] 08/3/2007 12:12

And the article is headed "Quality Street:20 Stocks you need to own"
BIFFA:The shares lost more than 20p at one point last week-the first big dip in Biffa since it floated last year.Prior to the mkt downturn,the waste management outfit has been a terrific performer.
Investors now have a great chance to get in,as the shares are likely to come flying out of the traps once the mkt turns.
Biffa is seeing massive demand for its services and is also a firm bid target.

[mitzis] 08/3/2007 07:20

Shares mag out today rates them as a safe bet in present market.