Centrica Share Discussion Threads

[diku] 16/5/2019 20:52

Change the marketing company...

[discodave4] 16/5/2019 20:49

Centrica spend £50m a year in the UK on marketing.........to lose 234k energy customers!.......money clearly well spent.

[discodave4] 16/5/2019 20:47

HTTPS://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/interpublic-eliminated-centrica-pitch/1584828

[discodave4] 16/5/2019 20:46

logicianThe update just repeated what was said in February, so good news in as much that their revised reduction in cash flow and revised increase in debt are still on target, pat themselves on the back!.No guidance on revenue or profit are ever given, too difficult for them I guess, so again pat on the back give yourself a 44% pay rise.Okay the update was better than it could have been but a profit warning and substantial divi cut are now more likely IMO given the complete lack of clarity in the update........they needn't have bothered to update, just a repeat of what they said 12 weeks ago.

[discodave4] 16/5/2019 20:39

Have you seen the statutory results and the share price graph?

[1fox1] 16/5/2019 20:06

Jeez.........This and Vodafone look cheap as chips with a five year view money for old rope. Can't see how one can lose

[toon1966] 16/5/2019 16:09

The biggest risk here to investors is listening to Portside1....

[mroalan] 16/5/2019 15:47

very rarely.

[portside1] 16/5/2019 15:41

THE ANSWER IS YES . its way over sold a gift in 3 months you will be sick because you did not add

[the logician] 16/5/2019 15:19

could it be wrong?

[the logician] 16/5/2019 14:59

true. apparently trading at 20-year lows.

[mroalan] 16/5/2019 14:41

Log,you can read it any way you want,all the info you require is in the graph above.

[the logician] 16/5/2019 14:28

it does not read so bad?

[the logician] 16/5/2019 14:26

While a number of the factors leading to the challenging trading environment are temporary in nature, they will impact financial performance in the first half of 2019 and have also put some further pressure on the outlook for the full year. However, with cost efficiency delivery expected to accelerate in the second half of the year and a continued focus on capital discipline, Centrica is maintaining its full-year guidance on operating cash flow and net debt and continues to expect to achieve its 2019 Group targets....

....2019 financial performance remains subject to the usual variables of weather patterns, commodity prices and operational and commercial performance in the balance of the year.

Centrica is due to release its 2019 Interim Results on 30 July 2019. By this time, the Company will have additional clarity on the commodity price environment, UK energy supply market dynamics under the default tariff cap, the planned disposal of its interest in nuclear, the performance of the nuclear fleet and the outcome of its pensions triennial review. It will also have completed an assessment of future performance under a range of scenarios. Accordingly, alongside the Interim Results the Company will present a strategic update which will include reflections on the current business portfolio, updated future expectations for the customer-facing divisions and an update to the Group's financial framework.

[diku] 16/5/2019 14:08

Guidance are only valid for that particular time in moment...a day later or few days later or few weeks later..it might have changed but they are not obliged to tell you...that is the problem...it is a casino...




the logician16 May '19 - 10:37 - 18842 of 18851
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Anyone know why the company maintained guidance, in light of the current state of things?

[essentialinvestor] 16/5/2019 13:39

* won, not one - predictive text!.

[the logician] 16/5/2019 13:35

Are they really allowed to lie about the outlook, until they can also provide the market with some good news as well?

[portside1] 16/5/2019 13:34

rumour or fact MAY TO BE REMOVED AND YES FARAGE ASKED TO REJOIN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY . THIS IS GREAT NEWS IF FACT THEY WOULD WIN AN ELECTION BY 120 SEAT

[mroalan] 16/5/2019 13:21

Log,thats to assume they are being honest, if you can have an audit of your choice anything else is possible.

[essentialinvestor] 16/5/2019 13:15

GE's are primarily won or lost in the key matginals.
There are about 20.000 votes in total that separate the 30 most marginal constituencies, very little in it.

Would agree that another hung parliament is more likely,
however I've never known a time when UK politics was in such a state of flux.

[the logician] 16/5/2019 12:10

mroalan
16 May '19 - 10:58 - 18844


I agree, but they surely have to have good reasons to maintain the guidance. if the outlook has worsened then they surely would have to cut the guidance?

[oldernic] 16/5/2019 11:01

I see the illogical bile about Corbyn continues. First of all he cannot get elected. Why? Because the Labour Party cannot win enough seats. Forget opinion polls, because they measure nationwide. Look at all the individual seats and consider what the real situation is in each. The most likely outcome is a hung parliament and that would preclude any nationalisation.

Secondly nationalisation is already factored in to the current prices, to the extent that it is at all likely.

Far better to consider what Centrica's business is, and whether their managment are professional (which is not the case in most UK industry, hence its decline over the last 100 years). Look at the background of the most influential directors and see if they know what industry they are in, what their market share is, what market share is worth, how they plan to use their position in the market. All the speculation here is about numbers without reference to their strategic approach, if they have one.
Of course if you are buying and selling short term none of the above matters. Unfortunately that is the problem with the UK share market. If you want a steady income buy a German share, like Siemens or Daimler Benz. Or in fact almost any major German company. The appreciation in capital value achieved by professional management makes them a much better investment. Or look at P&G in the US. Believe what Warren Buffet says, you will get rich long term. Day trading is just like operating a slot machine!

[the logician] 16/5/2019 10:56

it seems shares have fallen 33% since the final results on the same guidance?

[excellance] 16/5/2019 10:43

93p now, when will this stop falling?