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HAT H&t Group Plc

640.00
2.00 (0.31%)
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
H&t Group Plc LSE:HAT London Ordinary Share GB00B12RQD06 ORD 5P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  2.00 0.31% 640.00 10,046 09:46:46
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
638.00 640.00 640.00 638.00 638.00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Finance Services 265.37M 22.23M 0.5053 12.67 280.64M
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
10:30:52 O 800 638.14 GBX

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Posted at 20/6/2025 09:20 by H&t Daily Update
H&t Group Plc is listed in the Finance Services sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker HAT. The last closing price for H&t was 638p.
H&t currently has 43,987,934 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of H&t is £281,522,778.
H&t has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 12.67.
This morning HAT shares opened at 638p
Posted at 05/6/2025 17:33 by lord loads of lolly
Did anyone else tune into today's RFX presentation?

I found it interesting how - proportionately - their pawnbroking division forms a much smaller part of the whole business.

Interestingly, they referred to the current gold price multiple times, saying their current budgeting assumed it would eventually drop. Though Peter Kenyon (CEO) did also admit he'd got gold price assumptions wrong multiple times before! It backed up my view that a premium-priced takeover-induced exit from H&T when gold is at/near historical highs might prove to be quite timely for shareholders. There again, gold could just carry on rising.....

The presentation also suggested Ramsdens share price had been boosted by H&T's takeover bid, in which case I suspect this
may prove to be temporary. But again, who knows?

I found Peter's style confident (almost to the point of slight arrogance/complacency at times). Certainly a very different character from Chris G. He didn't feel FirstCash's takeover deal would have any negative impact on Ramsdens. I'm not so sure. FirstCash is well funded and US companies have a tendency to be far more ruthless, expansionary & impatient in their growth strategies.

Overall, it reinforced my view that there will likely be better entry points for RFX some time in the future. It just feels a bit frothy to me right now, buoyed both by the high gold price & (to me, unlikely) takeover speculation.
Posted at 04/6/2025 13:58 by sigmund freud
i'm leaving the cash in HAT, happy to sit on it
i increased my holding in bakk which got a bid around a similar time. that offer is partly based on the gnc price, which has been increasing, i'd put more cash there rather than here. but i have plenty and enough of both, having an excellent year so far. lots of my smaller cap stocks have done well
as long as nothing sends the HAT deal off, i am chilled. the wider market could fall so i am treating this a bit like cash in the bank atm
i don't hold ramsdens but that share price has also been motoring up
Posted at 02/6/2025 15:13 by lord loads of lolly
Only a couple of days to wait before H&T's Scheme Document is due out.

Presumably - amongst other things - this will set out their bid timetable.

As things stand, just over 2% separates the FirstCash deal (650p) from H&T's current share price. If the timetable to completion is relatively short, some may consider it worth adding now to gain the extra 2%+ in a month ot two's time. But of course that 2% reflects the perceived risk (low, yet feasible) that something crops up in the meantime to derail the whole process.

I might just be prepared to take that risk, but will wait to see the timetable first.
Posted at 26/5/2025 23:25 by lord loads of lolly
Wad - I’m not convinced the share price WILL fall that much on 29th.

Or even if it does, that it’ll stay at that lower level for long.

But we’ll see soon enough.
Posted at 14/5/2025 13:18 by bend1pa
Multiple offers rejected since December 2024???
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Are you serious? I don't know of any bid offers for HAT until today's news. And if there had been previous bids then this would have had to have been disclosed under the Takeover Code rules. Furthermore the share price behaviour of HAT until recently has been persistently disappointing - not the kind of performance you'd expect from a share where bid offers have been happening. So no, I don't buy that.
Posted at 14/5/2025 11:59 by lord loads of lolly
wad collector - that thought's crossed my mind too.

The fact the SP's risen so close to the deal terms suggests to me investors doubt any significant CMA resistance or delay.

It sounds as though FirstCash plan to run H&T similarly to the current management (though they would say that wouldn't they!). And it's not like they're merging two firms to create a larger player with huge market share.

I think I'll hang on and hope for no unforeseen hiccoughs. Either way, might be best to wait until 30th May for anyone thinking of selling in advance of deal completion. That way, if the worst were to happen and the deal fell through, at least you'd still have qualified for the final 11p divi. Scant consolation though that would then be!

What do others think?
Posted at 14/5/2025 08:57 by bend1pa
This is the result when the market values such a good company at a stupid price.'
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What's stupid is that FirstCash (Bidco) would probably have got their hands on HAT at a much cheaper price only 3 short months ago when the share price was in the doldrums, not that I'm complaining.
Posted at 09/5/2025 08:23 by lord loads of lolly
sigmund - yes, an OTC deal of that size could easily affect the share price.

As you say, AIM shares can also be volatile for no apparent reason & H&T has previously experienced sudden share price rises & falls.

I think any move to the main market would have been trailed by now. It would likely boost liquidity, but would encourage selling from fund managers who hold AIM shares to protect investors from IHT.
Posted at 22/4/2025 11:46 by sigmund freud
i presume most of the gold they purchase is retail chains / rings etc. i suspect a lot of that is sold for melting down if it isn't easily sellable. they will probably give the best price on ingots and sovereigns which are more standardised. as a shareholder i am happy for them to give as low a price as poss! selling something on ebay is not the same as cash in the hand at a trusted exchange site. if people don't want to sell at a price point, they don't need to.
if you put gold stuff in an envelope and post to a broker, emotionally you aren't going to ask for it back unless the price offered is diabolical. so doubt people get anywhere near the true value that way either.
so if you want exposure to Au then etfs or vaulted gold are a much better bet. HAT is a loans business primarily.

i vaguely remember the early 1980s gold peak and widespread public selling. many were probably fleeced then. public awareness of the high gold price was well beyond where we are now. suspect the Au price has a lot further to go medium term, but is looking toppy just now.

as an aside, i noticed that gold-silver ratio is now 106, gold-platinum well over 3. that ratio is usually a sign that either silver needs to go up or gold needs to come down.
Posted at 09/1/2025 09:56 by sphere25
"Record levels of new customers borrowing from us for the first time".

Ominous signs out there for the economy this year. It ties in with growth continually getting downgraded, confidence getting hammered and what now looks like a flat lining economy at best.

With gilt yields moving the way they are, they were so worried that they have had to come out with a statement yesterday to reassure the markets. The yield still spiked to near 4.9%, and doesn't want to fall away, with it currently sat at 4.86%. With inflation stubborn and expected to rise, how can they cut rates?

It looks like they are going to have to wait for the economy to get hammered and then they're usually slow to move. Firmer talk of taxes having to be put up and spending cut too. Overall that will have all kinds of repercussions for any recovery this year. It could easily be a barrage of profit downgrades before the relief of any rate cuts. Retail updates aren't going down well today.

You would think the market would come in and buy HAT in that sort of environment. It is a mixed update with the strong demand in the last ten weeks and pledge book being ahead of expectations, suggesting a good new year ahead. However, they're also wobbling with material growth expected, but not initially expected - hmmm.

Apparently that is how they expect it.

Sometimes the market looks at statements like that and has a think about whether they can trust the growth to come. The additional NI costs are in the price. A terrible downtrend still in play, but the company looks beaten down enough to entice a few decent buyers at 340p at the moment.

I think these buyers are looking beyond the first half commentary to the stronger aspects mentioned. So some decent blocks hitting the book, but not enough to cause any enthusiasm as yet. As per most, there is usually just a stack of big sellers sat above these levels, weighing heavily on the price.

In light of how illiquid this is and how few orders can be seen on the book, it is easy to believe that HAT should just go flying higher by taking out one or two orders on the offer. Wish it was that easy!

Watching in here to see if the buying does pick up. It looks like it needs someone to keep buying those big blocks to allow a move over that key 360p level.

Volume is at almost 400k - encouraging, but more needed.

So keeping an eye here, BEG and CMCX to see what level of gloom we all have to face this year.

Spew!

All imo
DYOR
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What is the current H&t share price?
The current share price of H&t is 640.00p
How many H&t shares are in issue?
H&t has 43,987,934 shares in issue
What is the market cap of H&t?
The market capitalisation of H&t is GBP 280.64M
What is the 1 year trading range for H&t share price?
H&t has traded in the range of 327.00p to 650.00p during the past year
What is the PE ratio of H&t?
The price to earnings ratio of H&t is 12.67
What is the cash to sales ratio of H&t?
The cash to sales ratio of H&t is 1.06
What is the reporting currency for H&t?
H&t reports financial results in GBP
What is the latest annual turnover for H&t?
The latest annual turnover of H&t is GBP 265.37M
What is the latest annual profit for H&t?
The latest annual profit of H&t is GBP 22.23M
What is the registered address of H&t?
The registered address for H&t is TIMES HOUSE, THROWLEY WAY, SUTTON, SURREY, SM1 4AF
What is the H&t website address?
The website address for H&t is www.handt.co.uk
Which industry sector does H&t operate in?
H&t operates in the FINANCE SERVICES sector

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