Discover Leisure Share Discussion Threads

[whatlp] 28/5/2008 19:28

Foxy, I hate to say "I told you so" but I told you so. Where are you now sir?

[8trader] 28/5/2008 14:11

He's moved onto the next pump and dump Curry :-))

Rnvo.

[currypasty] 28/5/2008 10:00

i wonder if the results means the end of our new found freinds on here ?

i think we have some way to go till a proper recovery, ill keep holding, see how they go

[currypasty] 28/5/2008 09:14

Discover Leisure loss widens, says meeting Q4 expectations a challenge UPDATE




(Update adds background, detail from statement)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Caravan and motor home dealer Discover Leisure
Plc. said meeting trading expectations in the final three months of the year
will be challenging due to the economic conditions.
Announcing a pretax loss of 1.8 million pounds for the six months to end
February, widening from 788,000 pounds the previous year, and revenue up to 51.8
million pounds from 10.1 million, the group said its first half was in line with
expectations. However, it added that the outlook for the second six months, in
which it generates the majority of its sales, is more uncertain.
The operator of 16 branches across the United Kingdom said the normal
seasonal uplift was depressed by an early Easter and worse than average weather
which led to lower than expected results in March and April. The group added
that better weather in May heralded a clear uplift with higher volumes in all
areas which were closer to expectations.
Discover Leisure said it estimates the value of the United Kingdom caravan,
motor home and camping equipment sector at more than 1.6 billion pounds a year
and the outdoor clothing and equipment market at more than 1.2 billion pounds.
It added, while touring caravan sales to retailers increased 6 percent in the
year to end February, there is anecdotal evidence that retail orders in the
latter part of the year were weaker than the previous year due to reduced
consumer confidence and a switch to motorhomes.
The group added that the smaller but more profitable motorhome business
resumed its steady upwards trend in the second half of 2007 with the United
Kingdom maintaining its position as the second fastest growing market in Europe
behind France. New motorhome registrations rose 7 percent over the year.
The caravan holiday home market followed similar trends to the touring
caravan market, the group said. Sales increased 10.9 percent in the year but
retail enquiry levels were also weaker towards the end of the period.
Discover Leisure said it has completed a review of its 13 freehold
properties and been advised that over a third of the total 35 acres has planning
potential for redevelopment for housing. It said it is the board's intention to
discuss the potential for re-siting selected operations with the planning
authorities during the second half of 2008. It added that the high value land
may be saleable for residential development with some of the proceeds then being
available for the development of further of the larger sites.

[bill_blow] 26/5/2008 11:36

Great analysis by fingers, looks like breakout here is confirmed with results and update wednesday..

[bill_blow] 26/5/2008 11:35

Analysis and confirmation of a strong breakout by Fingers on the £1 thread...


LINK TO THE FULL ANALYSIS BELOW

[8trader] 23/5/2008 11:47

Didnt take you long to set up another username did it :-))

[bill_blow] 23/5/2008 10:32

Then everyones taking their tourers to blackpool not inverness...

[badtime] 23/5/2008 09:09

lets hope they arent on diesel

[bill_blow] 23/5/2008 08:46

DISL arent afraid of expanding in this market , their latest acquisition looks excellent..This is way undervalued.. can see 20p plus here.

ACQUISITION OF CANNOCK BASED MOTOR HOME DEALERSHIP
FOR £2.66 MILLION


* Earnings enhancing in first year of acquisition
* Extends motor home sales within the group
* Further strengthens coverage of UK market

[bill_blow] 23/5/2008 08:38

Looks like they are moving off the bottom here...if there is any sniff of good things ahead this year for DISL in the results, which i am sure there will be, then it wont be long before we are back trading above 20p..

[whatlp] 22/5/2008 21:50

Foxy, I don't mean to p!ss on your bonfire but a presentation to analysts is not unusal for DISL and you should not read anything into it. There was a presentation after full year results on 10Dec2007 and the share price promptly dropped. You really shouldn't ramp a share when you don't know what you are talking about sir.

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 16:35

c u in the morning girls and boys.

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 16:21

think we are gonna enjoy all the trading days to results next wed guys.

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 15:56

delayed buys filtering through

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 15:23

whispers of good news coming on incagold/igd.dyor

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 14:56

you can now buy 75k 1st time its opened up today.

[5dally] 22/5/2008 14:48

As I said check out the management's history, that's why I bought and topped up along the way, this group of guy's go back a long way and if they do a repeat of what they did before we will be quids in but DYOR

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 14:48

only time will tell philjeans this volume does not come alone.

[philjeans] 22/5/2008 14:47

Foxy - now you're being silly.

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 14:42

and another 11 before close

[philjeans] 22/5/2008 14:41

Eleven visible price step increases - TODAY!

[philjeans] 22/5/2008 14:40

It's come a long way back from 30p!

And a long way back up there!

Recent acquisitions will be profit enhancing this year and they did very well from the floods last year, supplying hundreds of caravans. It's an ill wind.

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 14:34

this is a big miss by pi,s.think presentation and results the same day and massive volume 8 days prior.no brainer

[foxy16] 22/5/2008 14:18

presentation is key curry.2.5 mill buy on monday and 100k regular today.buy limits slashed big buyer big rise.what,s coming a bid.imho 20p+ by wed