Dimension Data Share Discussion Threads

[sc000008] 20/11/2006 13:12

eagle eye is watching hmmmm the people are playing arbitrage at the moment the trades are almost exact in nature and timing between sa and uk...large mop up volume on friday was encouraging, no fall off from results very good, technically holding at this level is great, slow move up being controlled to mop up the last of the stragglers(noeasymoney)....market risk could be a nasdaq pull back...but then ddt has not run accordingly since the nasdaq run but history tells me this doesnt matter in this share.. all in all great progress and consildation just my ramblings

[spec2] 20/11/2006 13:02

finess,

Quite so , I detect a new tack for DDT , Hope they get a second wind, and don't end up in the " Doldrums ". Watching !

[finess] 18/11/2006 13:58

spec 2
I think a very small divi has something to do with helping the credit rating, the fact they have one is important. The rules may have changed .

[thunders] 17/11/2006 17:09

What a resistance to 40p. hope stays this way so we can move forward.

[spec2] 16/11/2006 08:38

Anybody,

Is that 1c dividend in US$ ? or SA Rand ?

[sravi] 15/11/2006 16:42

Dissapointing finish today.

[thunders] 15/11/2006 15:54

As long as it stays over 40p we will move towards next leg up to 50p

[sravi] 15/11/2006 14:10

LONDON (SHARECAST) - South African IT services group Dimension Data slipped back despite its first ever dividend as problems in Europe, especially its UK call centre business, continued to mount.

Profit before tax in the year to September jumped from $44.8m to $65.9m on revenues up 15% at $3.07bn, as DiData said its operations in Africa, Asia, the United States and Australia all performed well.

Operating profit in Europe, though, crashed from $14.8m to $1.5m with its UK-based Merchants call centres sliding into a loss of $3.4m. Management has been changed but the company is not expecting a quick turnaround.

"We are starting to see early signs of improvement (in Europe) but we need to stay focused on that," chief executive Brett Dawson told reporters.

Earnings per share in the year to end September rose to 2.7c from 1c, with the dividend set at 1c per share.

[stevi1111] 15/11/2006 09:06

Date 15/11/2006 Source COM Related Stories N/A
Time 08:07

LONDON (AFX) - South African software company Dimension Data Holdings PLC posted a 50 pct rise in full-year adjusted operating profit, with four of its five operating regions reporting 'excellent' earnings growth.

Adjusted operating profit rose to 85.0 mln usd for the year ended Sept 30 from 56.7 mln in the previous year. Revenue grew almost 16 pct to 3.1 bln usd while pretax profit increased to 65.4 mln usd from 44.8 mln a year ago.

The company also declared a maiden dividend of 1 cent a share.

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[ards] 15/11/2006 08:39

15 Nov 2006 08:24 GMT


DJ MARKET TALK: Dimension Data's FY Beat Altium's Estimates
0824 GMT [Dow Jones] Dimension Data's (DDT.JO) preliminary results beat Altium estimates at both the top and bottom line. Cites strong revenue growth together with an increase in gross margin for the outperformance. Sees an encouraging market outlook for network services in general and believes DDT is now back on track. Warns however that the operating margin is still only 2.8%. Notes much of the improvement has been factored into the current price. Maintains hold rating, but expects to move back to a positive stance following the analyst meeting. Shares trade -1.2% at 41p. (KHO)

[ards] 15/11/2006 08:30

think they should return some of the cash pile as one off dividend.

[spec2] 15/11/2006 08:13

ards,

Can you believe it a dividend of 1c , well I suppose as they say it's better than nothing, a positive sign from DDT management at last !

[ards] 15/11/2006 08:08

Dimension Data FY opg profit up 50 pct to 85 mln usd; maiden div of 1 cent
LONDON (AFX) - South African software company Dimension Data Holdings PLC posted a 50 pct rise in full-year adjusted operating profit, with four of its five operating regions reporting "excellent" earnings growth.

Adjusted operating profit rose to 85.0 mln usd for the year ended Sept 30 from 56.7 mln in the previous year. Revenue grew almost 16 pct to 3.1 bln usd while pretax profit increased to 65.4 mln usd from 44.8 mln a year ago.

The company also declared a maiden dividend of 1 cent a share.

[spec2] 15/11/2006 08:06

stevi1111

Quite right ! today.

I hope you have oxygen ready, as you have probably been holding your breath a bit ! Let's wait and see what this management have done this time .



Well not bad ! Operating profit up 50% : 150% up on EPS, etc, Could they actually be getting their act together at last !

[ards] 15/11/2006 08:06

looks like a bit ahead of expectations eps of 2.7 v 2.2 expected. may be some profit taking though.

[silent_angel] 15/11/2006 07:58

Cant believe i sold this and didn't get back after the last dip, i was trying to get back in at 36p but that didn't happen.. now im kicking myself.... Ouch!!

[stevi1111] 14/11/2006 17:05

You mean tomorrow Thunders! (or did you forget results are out tomorrow!!)

[thunders] 14/11/2006 16:16

by the time of result I am hoping this will reach 45p

[spec2] 14/11/2006 14:29

Thunders

You have done your homework on this one, looks like it is doing it's predictable Nov/Dec jump up, 60 p would be nice ! doesn't look bad really for them overall, though they should ditch that European unit, or downscale it or what ever, as it never performs as it should .

[thunders] 14/11/2006 13:12

Result never problem for this company. look at the last three results. all are good.
LONDON (AFX) - Technology services company Dimension Data Holdings PLC
reported a 27 pct rise in half-year profit, as strong sales across most of the
group offset a weak European business.
"We continue to see good demand in the market segments in which the group operates," the company said in a statement.
"Good double digit growth was achieved in four of the five regions in which
the group operates, while Europe continues to perform below our expectations."

[finess] 14/11/2006 09:20

Closed at 0.40p, and locked in a bit of profit, dont what to be a prophet with the Inter, Results coming up

[finess] 13/11/2006 18:26

Yep chart looks OK and should go up to another level around the 0.50p mark and then onwards. This was a £4.00 share sometime ago and the company has weathered the Tech downturn. There is always something that screws up the predictable, huge sell off etc. Lets hope things carry on in a positive fashion.
MACD going positive always agood sign

[thunders] 13/11/2006 16:28

lots of buy today. looks good

[thunders] 13/11/2006 14:57

waited quite long for this