Dignity Share Discussion Threads

[x1] 21/9/2005 17:18

Yes, you can certainly rest in peace with this share.

[comingindry] 16/9/2005 16:54

You would be wrong to assume that bird flu will effect the old and infirm,infact the young and healthy are more likley to become infected.
Looks like I chose the wrong year to give up smoking.

[mandible] 16/9/2005 15:07

It's clear to me now that the duty of any true investor is to fall on his sword for the greater good!
M

[davpat] 16/9/2005 14:48

This is becoming infectious. Yes, there's more life to dying than I thought!
DAVPAT

[shoee62] 16/9/2005 12:40

Like the announcement the other day, plenty of black humour in there, including:
"We continue to grow the core areas of our business organically"

"and a 1.7% increase in the estimated number
of deaths in Great Britain, which was slightly ahead of expectations"

[melody9999] 16/9/2005 11:44

life after death?

[gswredland] 16/9/2005 11:04

The share price is really motoring for DTY this morning..normally so sedate!

[m.t.glass] 16/9/2005 11:00

"...an epidemic would generally kill the old and infirm - all you are doing is bringing forward the deaths by a few years. You would get a few more this year but would lose some over the next few - net effect, not much..."

True. But in terms of cashflow and growth, pulling the gains forward generates early surpluses that can be invested sooner. Momentum pushes the company up the rankings where it might benefit from greater institutional (or even predatory) interest ;o)

[woodsman2004] 16/9/2005 10:52

Technical glitches me thinks!! I am innocent!

[india93] 16/9/2005 10:52

woodsman - are you sure you are not the one in a home ? lol

[chester] 16/9/2005 10:49

Woodsman ....Was it worth saying 3 times ? LOL

[woodsman2004] 16/9/2005 10:28

As it happens, I am not sure that sudden epidemics such as bird flu really help that much.

Such an epidemic would generally kill the old and infirm - all you are doing is bringing forward the deaths by a few years. You would get a few more this year but would lose some over the next few - net effect, not much.

What really matters is the underlying death rate and population change. Given that the population is relatively stable, the death rate is affected by population age distribution and life expectancy rates. These change only very slowly over time.

As it happens, the next 20 years or so should be pretty good as the baby boomer generation moves into the departure lounge. My family are in old folks homes and we are already staring to see the effect.

This is of course bad news for us tax payers, but should be good for DTY!

[melody9999] 16/9/2005 09:47

Yep - agree good thread - isn't it easy to see after the event - but positive results, combined with technical ascending triangle and I did not add for the break out. we might see 420 fairly quickly here before consolidation for a spell.

Oh well - as a long term holder I look forward to another 30% this year..... and with low risk what more can you ask?

[davpat] 16/9/2005 09:36

And a calm sensible BB thread to complement it!
DAVPAT

[m.t.glass] 16/9/2005 09:08

A company for whom even the threat of a bird flu epidemic is good news(!)

[chester] 16/9/2005 09:05

Up nicely again today.

[chester] 15/9/2005 16:19

Agree with all that has been said. Looks great to me .

[woodsman2004] 15/9/2005 15:57

absolutely gswredland,

however i have been waiting for a decent sized dip for over a year and have had a chance yet!

[gswredland] 15/9/2005 12:18

yes woodsman i agree...hold on and buy more on the dips. when the market starts to drop this will be a good un to hold

[woodsman2004] 15/9/2005 12:10

As I keep on telling anyone who will listen, this is the ultimate defensive play for all those economic bears out there!

[gswredland] 15/9/2005 10:52

think the institutions are in already when they floated...they need to buy more!