Dignity Share Discussion Threads

[eburne1960] 15/5/2011 20:15

From the annual report:

Dividends

The Board is proposing a final dividend of 8.88 pence per Ordinary Share to be paid on 24 June 2011 to members on the register at close of business on 27 May 2011. This dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 9 June 2011. This final dividend represents a 10 per cent increase on the equivalent dividend paid in the previous year.

This will be the only dividend paid in respect of profits generated in 2010, as an interim dividend was not paid separately, but was instead included within the £1 Return of Value per Ordinary Share paid in October 2010.

so will probably go ex on the 25th

[spencerfrater] 15/5/2011 19:23

Anyone know when the ex-div date is - I had next week pencilled into my diary...

Any guesses on what the divi is likely to be?

[mike24] 11/5/2011 11:35

90 new sites planned, tenner ere we come

edit 9/11 a few cashing in to buy oversold shares elsewhere

[gardenarc] 06/5/2011 09:16

steady as she goes up hopefully.

[gardenarc] 05/5/2011 19:18

Not bad in a dull market this one .

[jebenn1] 28/4/2011 12:26

I've never used charting before but just eyeballing this chart made me buy in when it was last at 6.50
I had been watching for a quite a while before that as I agree with the general sentiment on here that funerals is a failry safe area to be in.
So I am interested to see if it bounces off the top of its increasing band (no idea what the correct term is for this).

Will hold for a good many years now hopefully so it's not important but just interested.
J

[divinausa1] 28/4/2011 00:13

yes resesion proof, dead cert if there was ever was one...

[gardenarc] 27/4/2011 22:03

Nice share this one i thinks.

[rocheberie] 10/3/2011 17:57

Looks like we are back on the way up to £8.00

[gardenarc] 10/3/2011 09:31

A great share to hold div s up also FAB 1.

[philw2009] 10/3/2011 09:28

Underlying operating profit(a) - Up 8% to £61.0 million (2009: £56.4 million)
Underlying profit before tax(a) - Up 11% to £40.4 million (2009: £36.4 million)
Underlying earnings per share(b) - Up 15% to 46.4p (2009: 40.5p)
Cash generated from operations - Up 14% to £74.5 million (2009: £65.3 million)
Operating profit - Up 5% to £60.4 million (2009: £57.5 million)
Profit before tax - Up 6% to £39.8 million (2009: £37.5 million)
Basic earnings per share - Up 12% to 46.9p (2009: 41.8p)
Dividends per share - 8.88p final dividend proposed (2009: interim dividend 4.03p, final dividend 8.07p)
Return of value - £63.9 million, equating to £1 per Ordinary Share returned to shareholders in October

[chickenchowmein] 10/3/2011 09:28

£1 share returned to shareholders

Excellent numbers, look a great long term solid investment

[squash90] 09/3/2011 16:40

last minute buying frenzy results tomorrow???

[chri5 wright] 02/3/2011 13:34

moving nicely back up the trend line ahead of results on the 10th march. fingers crossed, as its one of my lasrgest holdings.

[eburne1960] 09/2/2011 20:44

Maybe a fundraising for this?:

[chri5 wright] 09/2/2011 13:45

why the free fall ?
I hope there is not bad news that the management have forgotten to tell us.....

[jebenn1] 08/2/2011 14:38

Saw a piece on the (poor quality breakfast) news this morning saying that local authorities were putting up prices significantly for crematoria and burial. Figures being talked about were 10-20% increases although there were some higher percentages.

Good news I would assume for DTY but would be please to hear your views.

Bought in to the company yesterday having had my eye on it for a year or two. I have never as far as I remember used charts to influence a buy/sell decision but just eye balling the charts above had me hoping that the share price bounces off the trend line as it has a few times before.

[gardenarc] 07/2/2011 14:33

I remember plantsbroke and great southern had them when the yanks took them over years ago same may happen here..

[chri5 wright] 07/2/2011 13:10

This stock does not sit well as a quoted company, I think this company belongs in the hands of a private equity firm. Which is a pity, as it has a good long term growth plan, I like the taking over of crematoriums from local councils, and it is highly cash generative as a business. I have a large holding.

[gardenarc] 04/2/2011 14:09

Good stock this am holding good for the long run.

[chri5 wright] 04/2/2011 14:02

......another one of my investment bright ideas going to the dogs by the look of things..............

[chri5 wright] 26/1/2011 10:43

After the recent non sensicle nose dive, ive been filling my boots, J P Morgan have too. Nice to be in such good company.

[mike24] 25/11/2010 20:42

the co-op are more worried about the expansion of dignity
than what seems like a crackpot idea from M&S unless a director puts
his job on the line if it goes tugo,
like the disastrous move by boots into hearing aid centres
or the timing of tesco's move into garden centres or
HoF's sale of freeholds, the list is endless
25,000 excess deaths last winter due to neglect
of elderly people, shame dignity in their expansion plans don't seem to be taking
advantage of depressed freehold prices instead renting,

what marc bolland at m&s should be consentrating on is expanding the
the in store money services, from cards ,travel, insurance,loans, into
pensions & currency exchange,one bank said of the 120,000k paid in a pension over 40yrs, 99k in fees were charged, but we are competitive,
the publicity of putting the competition to shame would be priceless


18/4 737p time to take profits?