Halfords Share Discussion Threads

[stupmy] 10/7/2019 15:58

I increased my position at 218

[poikka] 07/7/2019 09:32

Kendo - did you receive answers to all those questions?

[gswredland] 07/7/2019 09:25

Also looking stup
Not brave enough yet!
Juicy dividend tho ex 25th

[stupmy] 03/7/2019 16:24

I've just bought a few at 220. I have tentative signs of a rise to come. I've been watching it from a technical perspective for weeks and have just started to trade it. I closed my WMH positions at 164 in the hope that I'd get a better return starting with HFDs. We'll see.

[kendonagasaki] 12/6/2019 23:55

Matt Davies I think is still the chairman at N Brown,He needs to come back out of retirement and do what he does best.Inspire.Motivate.Engage.Lead.Deliver!

[scobak] 05/6/2019 12:29

Agree. Matt Davies was if not excellent, then very good.No wonder he was poached.
Could do with someone like him again with people skills, knowledge of customer wants and positive plans to bring efficiency to this business.

[21ant] 04/6/2019 12:20

Kendo your post is spot on. They’ve created a hierarchy that puts people off the agenda. Pretty much the opposite to the Matt Davies days. Cost cutting will inevitably hit heads and I am hearing constantly of good people leaving.
That in itself will do more harm in the medium term.
Sad to see I’m afraid but as you say it will only get so bad before they have to look elsewhere for yet another change at the top

[toffeeman] 04/6/2019 11:29

They should be coining it with e-bikes bit they just ain't

I have no suggestions!

[kendonagasaki] 04/6/2019 11:18

Well Toffee old chap,Do you have any suggestions then?I give Mr Stapleton 12 more months and i'm sure if he's not delivered by then we shall see another new face.Someone with 'turn around' experience perhaps?

[toffeeman] 04/6/2019 09:27

Come on Kendo - they can't keep changing CEOs - can they? Aren't they on the fourth in three years?

[kendonagasaki] 04/6/2019 01:34

IMO, based on the Graham Stapleton's recent communications to the city via the last 18 months, it appears he is either rather ambitious and aloof or just plain arrogant.He lacks a certain likeable persona when communicating to the city and his cold hard steely stance will simply not work when we seek simple clarification to a simple agenda.Halfords is not an electrical goods retailer or a mobile phone store....I'm a afraid it's different horses for different courses old bean.?Ambitious cost cutting and trimming all meats to the bone will indeed get you so far indeed to pay our dividend but alas I feel longevity of the company will not be protected as a number one priority, imo as humble as it may be?The CEO as I hear is distant from his people and lacks credential skills of simple acknowledgement and motivation on the front line.....?Share price at a 7 year low!Issues with sacking the it dept..system failure for 3 days?Have been to a few stores and queried why all bike departments seem to have no stock at present..?Have also queried why they had no new dash cameras for 3 weeks?Have also been into store and have queried why they have no Tom Tom and Garmin units on display ?Have also asked why they seem to be launching a new promotion every week?IMO it stinks of desperation and does not resonate to their consumer or clarify any clear indication of price integrity either?They now have a new hit man on board aka one "Kieth Lemmon" an ex Virgin man or so I'm duly led to believe.Virgin is 20 years behind the curve of any current business models currently in play.I doubt the great "KIETH" will get any long term tangible results...however if he is like Mr Stapleton I'm sure that he knows where to aim a pistol for a head shot and what questions will follow based towards the longevity around ones career?Tough spot to be in for all middle management at Halfords imo weather they are fields or central based.Imo this is going to go lower before it goes hgher, This ship seems rudderless at present.New rudder or a new Captain?Either may suffice?

[kendonagasaki] 03/6/2019 13:06

I heard all thier systems went down last week...?Something to do with them sacking all thier in house i.t. dept and sourcing a third party provider to do it??Cost cutting continues, lets hope its the right move.

[gswredland] 01/6/2019 08:47

Nearly 7 year low and dividend looks to be secure

[kendonagasaki] 28/5/2019 15:17

Business is going to get tougher here.Struggling going forward, think ot has lower to fall here.

[argylerich] 21/5/2019 18:46

Liberium buy, price target 325.

Dividend cover is now far nearer to 1.

[gswredland] 17/5/2019 17:29

Advfn has dividend cover at 1.54 - is it really that good? Well over 1!!

[poikka] 02/5/2019 18:00

"Outdoors retailer Halfords Group PLC said on Thursday FIL Ltd now holds a 6.5% stake, after a deal on Tuesday this week.

Prior to the transaction, Bermuda-based FIL's stake was not given. Halfords shares closed 1.7% lower late Thursday at 237.40 pence each."

[sicker] 15/4/2019 16:01

21 May 2019
FY19 preliminary results

[kendonagasaki] 15/4/2019 15:01

When are results due?

[21ant] 11/4/2019 10:05

Who knows Kendo. At this rate it's not out of the question.
There's no way Halfords have had a good quarter with the lack of winter and how long before they have to cut the Divi. That will send the price plummeting.
New CEO in less than 18 months I would say