Mothercare Share Discussion Threads

[jimmyloser] 04/12/2023 18:28

They are more likely bed and isa. If they were buys they would have had the share price zinging.Nevertheless, positive.AppliedHave you stopped taking the Kalms? ?Jimmy

[applied1] 04/12/2023 18:07

Hello all ,someone's picking up stock here 2 x 250k buys just published !!

[applied1] 01/12/2023 13:21

Still seems to be holding above 5p

[jimmyloser] 01/12/2023 12:59

Hi Applied,
I am good, thanks.
Sorry, I have no idea. There have been numerous trades this last week that have left me scratching my head

Why following a sell trade, do they increase the bid?

[applied1] 01/12/2023 12:39

OK Jimmy. What was that 480 k late trade yesterday .054?

[jimmyloser] 29/11/2023 16:11

Hi Applied,
Good spot. I have been buying today on here. Just I was about to type, a sizeable sell has gone through.

[applied1] 29/11/2023 15:51

Some nice buys going over on "AQUIS"market I think. ?

[gepetto100] 27/11/2023 17:16

In case you can't open the linkBoots has agreed to transfer £4.8bn of pension obligations to insurer Legal & General in a deal that paves the way for a potential sale of the UK's largest pharmacy chain by owner Walgreens Boots Alliance.The FTSE 100 insurer will take on the assets and liabilities of the scheme, which covers 53,000 current and future retirees, in one of the largest-ever such transactions in the UK.By offloading the pension liabilities, Boots has removed one obstacle to Walgreens selling the business. Last year, the US company abandoned an attempt to sell the chain, pointing to an "unexpected and dramatic change" in market conditions. 

[gepetto100] 27/11/2023 17:12

https://www.ft.com/content/b348fe64-c9de-4a88-9c03-a6b1af48e382So Boots offloads its pension scheme that saves the way for a potential sale of UKs largest pharmaceutical chain by owner Walgreens Boots AllianceInteresting who will buy and affect the MTC concession store space

[applied1] 27/11/2023 13:33

Hello Jimmy ,its either that or "directory buys,I think it's "Lombard"increasing it's stake.

[jimmyloser] 27/11/2023 13:31

Am I alone in expecting a holdings RNS?

[applied1] 24/11/2023 14:50

May be more news soon on the other passed promises.

[clocktower] 24/11/2023 14:43

That is a unexpected turn up, if indeed it is director buying and not short covering.

[applied1] 24/11/2023 13:28

Think we are going to here more director buying soon ,just seen what's been declared

[applied1] 24/11/2023 09:41

I would say so,big spread again now .

[jimmyloser] 24/11/2023 09:34

This wasn't an 'outlook' statement. I guess that they are doing all of the things that they advised us about in September.
For me this is a case of 'fingers crossed'. To achieve a paper profit with that drop in revenue took some doing I would say.

I suspect that our Chairman wants a CEO/COO in place as much as we do, if not more.

[applied1] 24/11/2023 09:09

Are they looking for anew CEO.do they mention that or have I missed that .

[jimmyloser] 24/11/2023 09:05

Clearly tough days and as fenner stated nicely glossed. I expected the share price to fall but I suppose that as these are interims and are 'profitable' we have to wait (longer) for the various items of possible newsflow.

Clearly they are working very hard against head winds.

[applied1] 24/11/2023 08:55

Jimmy ,you there ?

[clocktower] 24/11/2023 07:30

They want to keep their salary and can hardly be expected to admit what a bunch of failures they all are.

How long have they spent paying out ridiculous rates of interest on almost £20 million?

GBB have them by the short and curlies and are just slowly milking the poor cow dry for as long as it takes.

They have been talking about new territories for so long but cannot find anyone that is interested.

[fenners66] 24/11/2023 07:24

Crippling interest rate (19.2%) borrowings have increased and cash has declined £4.5m
They know they have to start shovelling cash into the pension deficit which gets worse over time
and not surprisingly since they are working for the lender they have had covenants waived.

Renegotiate the debt ?

LOL that one has been talked about for long enough now - lender will be happy where they are
and no one else has touched this...

Declining sales. Is this the definition of a zombie company ?

[fenners66] 24/11/2023 07:16

So there are interims .
Reading the words at the top you might think they have done something positive.....

But get to the " Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income
For the 26 weeks ended 23 September 2023 "

And there the spin begins to unravel

"Total comprehensive expense for
the period wholly attributable to
equity holders of the parent (11.6) "

Err that's a LOSS to you and me

Leaving the Balance sheet
Total equity (13.3) 1.2 (1.8)

Yes Negative 13.3m going deeper into the red from positive last year to small negative to deep sh*t !

Don't you just love how these directors portray everything is fine and ignore altogether the bad news ?