Bt Share Discussion Threads

[garyjonesltd] 24/1/2017 12:06

Afternoon bounce, particularly once the US are active...

[essentialinvestor] 24/1/2017 12:06

There are estimated to be about 1 million people a week illegally
streaming premiership matches, and it's a rapidly growing number.

Read an article recently where the journalist's 76 year old Dad was watching
that way without a subscription.

[alphorn] 24/1/2017 12:02

Are mobile roaming rules for BT within the EU likely to change after Brexit?

Will this impact income?

[essentialinvestor] 24/1/2017 11:52

Brexit effect should be limited re BT, a growing mass of people spending
half their lives online or mobile.

What it may do is prevent BT from bidding stupid amounts for sports acquisition
rights, which imv are now of limited value with changing viewing habits.

[schofip] 24/1/2017 11:45

To big to succeed. Lack of management and accountability. More evidence that this company needs to be broken up. Wait for the brexit effect to kick in.

[philanderer] 24/1/2017 11:44

Luck with that brando , I got 312.7p

[essentialinvestor] 24/1/2017 11:43

The divi commitment looks a wrong step for me, think the market may have
been happier with BT saying it intends to hold the payment over
2 years. Would be surprised with a 10% annual increase.

[brando69] 24/1/2017 11:40

cheeky sb at 50 a pip at 312 for the DCB

[philanderer] 24/1/2017 11:37

We’ll get more colour on BT’s business on Friday, when it publishes its third-quarter financial results.

Today’s announcement was rushed out once the company had calculated the full cost of its Italian accounting problems.

Under City rules, a company can’t keep a problem of this magnitude to itself.

[wynmck] 24/1/2017 11:36

"we continue to expect to grow our dividend per share by at least 10% in both 2016/17 and 2017/18"

[1fox1] 24/1/2017 11:34

Never mind BT Italia.... I wonder how much fraud goes on within the EU. After all I don't think they ever balance the books do they?

[philanderer] 24/1/2017 11:34

"....Full year profits are now expected to be around £300m lower than had been hoped, with around £500m of 2016/17 free cash flow disappearing. Just about the only guidance that was left unchanged is the dividend, where the group is still targeting at least 10% increases this year and next."

[edmondj] 24/1/2017 11:34

wipo1,

You are presumably in year 1 of a fibre broadband contract and yet to appreciate BT tricks such as tempting you to renew and upgrade from BT Infinity 1 to 2 on a two-year £15 contract (cheaper than renewing Infinity 1) that suddenly sees a £2 price rise but you face £ penalties if you want to switch - all within rules of BT's small print of course.

[alphorn] 24/1/2017 11:29

What were the BT board, finance departments, internal audit, external audit doing? Not very much by the sound of it - these are big numbers. The Tesco fiasco could be said to be sector related at a stretch - but BT is something different.

Incompetence will stick for a while to the organisation.

[srpactive] 24/1/2017 11:25

Probably see another ten percent drop from today's closing price
early tomorrow morning. At which point I might have a quick trade.

dyor

regards

active

[garyjonesltd] 24/1/2017 11:13

wipo, they own EE, dabs.com, openreach etc

[wipo1] 24/1/2017 11:09

I can't see how BT make money, I got unlimited fibre with free bt sports for £10.99 a month and £100 cashback. Ok I am guessing they get a good margin from the line rental but fibre broadband must be running at a loss?

[montyhedge] 24/1/2017 11:04

They could settle down around 280p after Friday. It was not Italy but slowdown in business that worries me. To me disguised profit warning. Let's wait and see.

[mj19] 24/1/2017 10:58

Will they cut divi soon

[kirk2] 24/1/2017 10:58

330p today

[smurfy2001] 24/1/2017 10:55

Profit warnings tend to come in 3's. Given the amount they charge on broadband shocking really. BT needs an efficiency drive.

[lead_balloon] 24/1/2017 10:47

Tip of the iceburg, if mis-selling into the Italian markets then CONSOB will investigate audit findings with heavy penalties to follow!

[ny boy] 24/1/2017 10:44

Interesting to see what the 3 "buy" brokers for this month, come out with now ..jeez!