Boot (henry) Share Discussion Threads

[wavering] 20/9/2004 11:39

Suddenly the stock is down 2.6% ( ie 18p ) at 11.40am. Anybody any insight into this?

[johnmolnar] 14/9/2004 12:45

Boots pulls out of dentistry and other healthcare provision. They never should have gone in.

[bigboyo] 14/9/2004 11:19

bitten the bullet

the only thing this company makes money on is pharma -- either dispensing or manufacturing

in the long term the new pharam contract may not be such good news for boots as they have to provide more service for the same renumeration from the NHS

[21tigers] 01/9/2004 17:01

Short from 686 just moved though 200 ma and it shouldn't
stay up there to long (i hope).

[rob mack] 09/8/2004 10:44

Brent Crude.. Going Down,... Opened at 40.50 dropped to 40.29!

Large Volume bars on sells.. small volume bars on Buys.

I think many people will have been watching what would happen with Oil this morning..

Oil going down will be good for equities! (except perhaps for Oils Stocks)

To see the volume bars on the chart. click on the chart and tick the OSC box.

[moonblue] 05/7/2004 22:36

another bad call from hopi

[abhai] 25/6/2004 12:26

This one perfect for shorting ...(IMHO) ... although many have sentiments for this stock ... but I can see it coming down to 670 - 665 in next few days!

[aldasoa] 06/6/2004 18:48

ab, according to advfn it is Wednesday 9 June.

[andrewhbruce] 05/6/2004 12:28

anyone know when boots go ex div? is it first thing mon??

thanks ab

[pineapple1] 28/5/2004 11:25

Whoever bought 5.8m this morning probably hopes so to.Roughly half of todays volume intra day.
Long from 6.65 and looking for a move back up to £7.40 in the long term.

[brain smiley] 27/5/2004 16:14

hjs

Lets hope so.

All the best,Keith Mumfitz.

[hjs] 27/5/2004 16:12

Could Boots be the next bid target after today's likely bid for Marks?

[the knowing] 27/5/2004 15:12

Watch for the day traders to exit

[zulu001] 27/5/2004 10:55

No.

If you bought the shares before the 9th you would get "a nice tidy payout" but the share price should fall by the equivalent amount on the 9th.

If you hold the shares in an ISA, you could consider SELLING the shares (before the 9th) and buying them back later - taking a capital gain (which is exempted from tax in an ISA) rather than suffering income tax on the dividend (from which ISA's no longer offer protection).

There are some nuances here - briefly computer buy/sell programs usually dont know about shares going XD and merely buy/sell in relation to moving averages etc. So the fall in share price MAY not be as large as the dividend AND/OR the price may rise back quite quickly - the specific price-performance of shares going XD is the subject of several websites. Suffice it to say that utility shares (high divs) are the most interesting in this respect.

In relation to Boots, it closed at 630p on Tuesday 17/6/03 and at 609p (XD) on Wednesday 18/6/03 but was 637p a week later even though the FTSE index was lower.

[sure] 27/5/2004 10:45

Thanks Stormy

So am i right in saying that by buyin shares on the 10th and then selling them on the 12th, you will get a nice tidy payout?

sure

[onlyonestorm] 27/5/2004 10:28

sure - 27 May'04 - 09:09 - 181 of 182
Hi guys
Can anyone please help me?????? What date did the shares have to be purchased on to qualify for the divi?

SURE - IT HAS BEEN POSTED BUT HERE IS THE INFO RE - DIVI AGAIN!!!

The directors have proposed a final dividend of 21.0p per share that amounts
to approximately #158.6m. If approved the total dividends for the year will
be 29.8p per share (2003 28.6p per share). The proposed final dividend if
approved will be paid on 20th August 2004 to shareholders registered on 11th
June 2004. Most shareholders (excluding those in Canada and the USA) will
have the opportunity to reinvest their cash dividend in existing shares
bought on the London Stock Exchange through a dividend reinvestment plan.
The company's registrars must receive all applications to join that plan or
amend existing instructions under it by 17.00 on 23rd July 2004.

STORMY

[tony5505] 27/5/2004 10:19

Zulu just mentioned it, 11th June.

[sure] 27/5/2004 09:09

Hi guys

Can anyone please help me?????? What date did the shares have to be purchased on to qualify for the divi?

cheers

[zulu001] 27/5/2004 08:58

Boots Group PLC year to March 31 2004
Sales on continuing ops - 5.33 bln stg vs 5.09 bln
Pretax profit - 581.0 mln stg vs 492.4 mln
Pretax profit on continuing ops before exceptionals - 544.6 mln stg vs
530.4 mln
Operating profit on continuing ops - 550.1 mln stg vs 519.1 mln
EPS before exceptionals - 48.2 pence vs 45.0
EPS - 52.9 pence vs 35.8
Final div - 21.0 pence
payable on 20/08/04 to shareholders registered on 11/06/04
Total div - 29.8 pence vs 28.6

Strong Group Performance
*5% increase in sales from continuing operations to #5,326m (#5,087m)

*6% increase in operating profit from continuing operations including
joint ventures to #550.1m (#519.1m). Includes #16m rationalisation costs
brought forward due to acceleration of the head office voluntary redundancy
programme. This is a timing issue which will benefit costs for 2004/05

*3% increase to #544.6m in profit before tax and exceptionals from
continuing operations (#530.4m)

*7% increase in basic earnings per share before exceptionals to 48.2p
(45.0p), 48% increase in basic eps to 52.9p (35.8p)

* 4% increase in full year dividend to 29.8p (28.6p)

*Up to #700m share buyback planned over two years with an ongoing
intention to return surplus cash to shareholders

Strong Sales Growth Continuing
*Boots The Chemists delivers seven consecutive quarters of higher like for
like sales growth all above the BRC average. Like for like growth for the
year was 3.9%

*Boots Healthcare International sales up 8% in local currency with all
major brands delivering strong sales growth

Good Progress at Boots
*Concentration on Retailing Basics to meet customer demand for more
convenience. Progress made on longer opening hours, faster pharmacies,
clearer signage, product availability and shorter queues

*Growth plan for BTC based on additional space in new locations, expert
people, products only available at Boots, value for money and greater
efficiency

[corpbull] 14/5/2004 11:56

psps
Forget about the div. take the profit is better.
Will we be seeing a rise soon??? 6.30 by Tuesday?
I have put a price to just break even and will be happy if it I can achieve it!

[psps] 13/5/2004 21:38

TheCoxwellin,
thanks

[barry11] 13/5/2004 21:05

Must be an error on ADVFN as the accounts state record date was 14/6/02

[thecoxwellinn] 13/5/2004 17:24

I am assuming it will be 2nd or 3rd week in June, (based on previous years):

18/06/03
12/08/02 (anyone know why this was later than other years?)
13/06/01
14/06/00

Nonetheless it seems a little early for the price hike today (15 points)if it is just divi seekers. Anyone know of any other reason for the increase?

[psps] 13/5/2004 16:35

you are a great HELP arent you.