Royal Mail Share Discussion Threads

[muffinhead] 28/2/2020 09:42

FTSE100 currently down 17% from high

[muffinhead] 28/2/2020 09:40

75% down from 615p high

[smartie6] 28/2/2020 08:20

Shorting to below 120p?

[creditcrunchies] 28/2/2020 08:19

divine intervention is coming you can smell it

[creditcrunchies] 28/2/2020 08:17

the FTSE is pretty range bound but it's the closest index to the global economy (which isn't rigged). It's the canary index, it's what is really happening. That's why you can dump half your stock at the highs and buy half at the lows. Bought some these mail dogs right here though at 158 about £10K worth. Now get my prayer mat out lol

[diku] 27/2/2020 23:31

Morale of story is if you are in good profit sell it...don't hang around...long term investing in PLC casino markets is a mugs game if index and share prices are not making any headway...look at BP...those lucky to buy around 320p in 2016 would have been very wise to sell at 500p or above...currently they are getting close to 400p again...





CASSINI
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FTSE has gone nowhere really for 20 years. Makes me wonder why it's falling now!

[careful] 27/2/2020 22:32

RMG not alone with a collapsed share price.
BT, Centrica are similar.

Old fashioned companies with large unionised workforces who took security for granted in the past.
Probably impossible to change the culture quickly enough to adapt to new realities.

Sleepy managements,

[cassini] 27/2/2020 22:28

FTSE has gone nowhere really for 20 years. Makes me wonder why it's falling now!

[creditcrunchies] 27/2/2020 21:49

who'd have thought the FTSE index would be 6K so soon

[creditcrunchies] 27/2/2020 21:45

these look they might be a Penny soon lol so Vince Cable made an absolute killing

[encarter] 27/2/2020 20:06

I know but If they start losing money and the share price falls to a quid then a 5p divi is still a 5% return.

[cassini] 27/2/2020 16:44

encarter
27 Feb '20 - 15:41 - 11267 of 11269
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Could cut divi

They already cut the divi - the guidance for 2020 is now stated as 15p/share dividend.

[srpactive] 27/2/2020 16:17

sdt

Not in here yet, just watching and waiting.

HGM will tickle 250p again soon, then 320p if
we get anywhere near $1800.

dyor

[stevedaytrader] 27/2/2020 15:43

Hey SR! Not bothering here just yet and don't know much about this sector- need to do some research.
Sticking with gold, although out of CEY first thing today and not in HGM at the mo- as I've said before, when the market goes south, gold rises, but HGM and CEY are stocks so can't be assumed to be flying just on gold- both did real well before this virus caused this nutty overreaction. But should correction, turn to recession (which I don't think it will), gold stocks tumble fast too.
Good luck here.

[encarter] 27/2/2020 15:41

Could cut divi

[srpactive] 27/2/2020 15:32

sdt

Hello again.

Waiting for 150p myself.

dyor

[muffinhead] 27/2/2020 15:14

Hey nothing to stop them selling to 150p... be my guest

[cassini] 27/2/2020 14:41

150p would put it back at 10% yield!

[muffinhead] 27/2/2020 14:36

Agree zztop

A few analysts looking for 150p
Don't suppose many buyers around in current market environment so leave them hit their target

Strike ballot next week

[stevedaytrader] 27/2/2020 13:52

Just found this board. I have held stocks since the IPO but luckily only 227 of them and am now ~50% down. I don't really look at them as almost forgot as so low value.
I mention this as I was talking to the postman who is about to retire, and I said when it floated in 2013, what an absolute bargain and wanted more, as with the advent of everyone buying products online, the post bags would be full and they are well placed to capitalise and make an absolute packet by extending into new markets etc not to mention volume overload- well, what can I say, what an absolute management balls up!
Needless to say Mr Postie not happy with the value of his holding, although he had more influence on the price than me...

[zztop] 27/2/2020 13:45

One class stamp 1 pound no second classDelivery to house every 3 days

[muffinhead] 27/2/2020 08:48

Sadly stamp price must go up



1st class stamp equivalent to two mouthfuls of a cafe latte

[muffinhead] 27/2/2020 08:45

Jet fuel price Euro and Dollar

[muffinhead] 27/2/2020 08:32

At least a major expense cost is going in the right direction

Brent Oil price trending lower



From annual report

Commodity price risk management

UKPIL is exposed to fuel price risk arising from operating one of the largest vehicle fleets in Europe - which consumes over 130 million litres of fuel per year - and a jet fuel price risk arising from the purchasing of air freight services. The Group’s fuel risk management strategy aims to reduce uncertainty created by the movements in the oil and foreign currency markets. The strategy uses forward commodity price swaps in US Dollar or Sterling and forward currency purchase contracts to manage these exposures.In addition, the Group is exposed to the commodity price risk of purchasing electricity and gas. The Group’s risk management strategy aims to reduce uncertainty created by the movements in the electricity and gas markets. These exposures are managed by locking into fixed price contracts with suppliers and using forward commodity price swaps in Sterling.

As the GLS business relies on the use of subcontractors, responsible for purchasing their own fuel, GLS has no direct exposure to diesel costs. The only other significant commodity exposure within GLS is electricity, which is fragmented across its European bases. In view of the other highly hedged positions, the Group takes the view that the unhedged exposure arising from the commodities in GLS does not add significant risk to the Group.

[pander45] 26/2/2020 17:04

Turkeys voting for Christmas again I see.