I guess one is a long term investor and the other is a trader! |
The quality is not as good as moonpig, Clintons etc. That says it does the job and as the competition goes bust it becomes the standard. It's the survival of the fittest and they are fit. Ask your missus for Valentines or her birthday Clintons or Card if you dare. For everyone else Card is spot on. |
Yeah, me too. They could easily raise prices 10pc |
The prices do seem ridiculously low, I would have happily paid 50% more than I paid yesterday as that would still have easily been the cheapest available in the High Street for me. |
According to statistics, those that forget they have shares are the best investors. Those that actively manage their investments are the worst. |
I totally forgot that I hold these. I had some cash appear in the ISA and saw that it came from CARD! Thanks CARD! |
I was in card factory in isle of man store today, and it was packed!! 10 minutes queing for me.
When I left, the shop next door shoezone, had no one in it.
I think card factory pricing on cards is a saviour for consumers who feel the inflation costs at mo in the UK.
My local coop even selling cheap cards now, £1.59 . Not as cheap as card factory. |
I visited Card Factory today and bought a box of Xmas cards and a page a day office diary all for less than £3! £3.50 in Poundland for just the office diary of the same size but a page per week! (Of course I didn't waste any time checking Moon's prices.) There was a queue but I didn't have to wait long but with a constant stream of people buying cards etc. |
chubb - if i may -as i live in slovenia - what would you say about customers behaviour - time spent at the card regal and the time spent on the gifting, celebration merchandize.
that proportion of the time spent while in the shop is imho very significant. i know the revenue numbers but psychology of the customer behaviour is crucial.
as card bought gifting business in the us, not the card business. which was a surprise to me.
thank you sir for your input |
We've hit PBT stretches a few years in a row. I think that's more important to the committee and he shareholders but obviously it's a thing that they recommend. |
So no problem not meeting the guidance then, and they will be topped up by option awards no doubt. It's the timing of the recent director purchases which is significant in my view. |
Current value of Darcy shares is 664k. 250 percent of fy25 base salary is 1,229k. So current holding is currently less than guided target. Whilst purchase is v positive, it's useful to note the externality imposed by board on the ceo here. |
Isn't it a bit more nuanced. There is no contractual obligation but there is a strong expectation, and arguably it is not truly voluntary - but of course the timing is significant. You buy when you think the shares are cheap so to that extent it seems significant. |
Yes, so they both were not required to make their recent purchases and made them because they think the shares are cheap basically, which they are. I'm not sure why this is a topic? |
"Executives are expected to build up and maintain a beneficial holding of shares in the Company defined as a percentage of salary, which is currently 250% of base salary for the CEO and 200% of base salary for the CFO.Executive Directors will normally be required to retain shares that vest from future Bonus and Restricted Share awards until the shareholding guideline has been met." |
It's not a requirement; it's a recommendation, from memory |
Page 90 annual report CEO expected to build up a holding of shares equal to 250% of his basic (is basic being £490k). This can be achieved over time, and includes share awards as and when they vest. I still think of this as very positive as obviously he has discretion as to when these purchases are made. |
Where did you see that? It's not something I've ever seen or been aware of, could be related to hanging on to awarded options. Regardless as you say it's a positive given the timing of both director purchases. |
But very positive to purchase outside incentive plans either way |
Haven't looked but is this above required purchases from CEO and CFO? I recall seeing they need to maintain a shareholding equivalent to 200% of their base salary. Haven't done the math on whether they've hit this level yet. 5 year target to do so I believe |
CEO buy is significant. |
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