Card Factory Share Discussion Threads

[al h] 23/1/2018 09:16

LOL ... MM's

[hammers976] 23/1/2018 08:45

What are monkeys?

[tsmith2] 23/1/2018 08:19

Any figs to prove this?

[al h] 22/1/2018 14:31

Monkeys seem to be offering to buy much larger volumes now, running short ?

[luderitz] 22/1/2018 13:43

Is that Artemis Investment Adding this morning?

[woodhawk] 22/1/2018 12:35

Just like so many others recently - complete overkill. Fantastic capital gains when it recovers (like IGG, PFC, GSK, BAB, recently) and/or great divis to be locked-in.

Now down a whopping 45% from the September high.

[al h] 22/1/2018 12:14

Because it's being shorted

[tsmith2] 22/1/2018 12:05

constant selling. No holdings statement

[yump] 21/1/2018 11:44

They're probably still puzzling how on earth poundland has done so well, although its such a simple formula. I just bought some sellotape on one of those easy holders from Tesco, selling them off at 20p each. I bet those are £1 at poundland; buying cost 2p each.

[al h] 20/1/2018 22:18

Odd that the city shorters should target this in particular off the back of poor retail sales data. Surely discount shops are the ones to benefit when people are tightening their spending. Guess that's the city spivs for you.

[bargainbob] 20/1/2018 21:50

Card buying is dying in the UK .

[cflather2000] 19/1/2018 22:13

Yeah, I think you're right. I just checked card this morning, not the whole market. Retail's having a tough time!

[luderitz] 19/1/2018 13:40

Most retailers seem down today, so sector driven I suspect.

[cflather2000] 19/1/2018 13:10

4% drop today as of 13:09. On no new news. How much further can this go?

[al h] 19/1/2018 10:05

Monkeys are absorbing the buying (O trades) whilst directing sells though SETS by refusing to offer to sellers. share price doesn't stand a chance, the book just sees loads of AT sells and few AT buys. Even the O buys are being misreported as sells, actually more buying. Tedious old game, easy for them when volumes are low, move the share price where they like.

[tsmith2] 19/1/2018 09:16

same again today. BOTs

[marksp2011] 19/1/2018 09:00

Woodhawk

350==>210

More importantly for me, a LT Bonus Plan that kicks in at 1% growth. Doesn't look so hot for the future

[eeza] 18/1/2018 13:45

Dumping usually starts at 1500hrs.

[haroldthegreat] 18/1/2018 12:13

In fact some cards are more expensive but priced on the back and near other shelves with special offer prices marked on them so the customer might find their bargain not such a bargain.

[haroldthegreat] 18/1/2018 12:08

The problem for the business of poundland was the £1 price. With inflation that meant shrinkflation or reduced profits. Now they intermingle £2 items up to £5 with the £1 they have got over that problem.
The problem for the customer in a hurry is that pound bargain might not be £1 !

[yump] 18/1/2018 11:55

How come poundland is so successful ?

I really don't know why anyone who decides to invest on the market, doesn't read up about market segmentation. Without that, might as well forget about understanding anything that happens that might affect a business.

I'm still on the fence here. imo no reason for any significant share price growth above a rating of about a p/e of 10 if there's no profit growth, but there's a very good case for taking the dividends. The share price might go up if funds buy for the dividends of course - they can push ratings up even in companies that are not growing profits, as long as the dividends are reliable.

That's my middle ground as I don't feel the need to split neatly into good and bad.

[haroldthegreat] 18/1/2018 10:04

At Xmas the local shop was full of stock to over capacity. Bearing in mind that it is peak sales time one can see why ! Perhaps some more upmarket cards at a higher price point might improve margins ?
I am sure they must have designed their ranges around their perceived target market
My criticism is that the first time I went in and picked up an offer ,something like 79p each or 2 for 99p ,I was charged full price.the new girl didn't.do something on the till to get the correct price. She shouldn't have to , it should be automatic without any extra staff input.
The local branch does not see that busy to me. There are now 2 supermarkets,3 charity shops and now 3 other shops selling cards. We are the cheapest and only dedicated card shop. We are the quietest when I walk past.
The growth area is nail shops.we have3 and they are always packed.