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[cheshire pete] 10/9/2018 22:11

18/09/2018 Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

[onjohn] 10/9/2018 11:11

is this the turn upwards

[gomore] 01/9/2018 13:29

Short tracker shows no evidence of any meaningful shorts. https://www.shorttracker.co.uk/ Countless what do you base your assertion on? Looking at the candle formation on the last 2 days there is some evidence it may go upwards for a short period. The interims are usually declared in early September and that result will have a huge effect on the direction. Any clues anyone?

[countless] 01/9/2018 07:12

Shorters have started to take a positions here and sentiment has changed.

[tugwil] 31/8/2018 21:27

I have had dual fuel smart meters with EON for a long time now with no problems at all, and have no intention of ever changing supplier, life’s too short.Esp if a politician tells me it’s what I should do. Get all the info I need from my older solar panel read out in colour. Just had a payment of over £200 for the last three sunny months, and although am underpaid for what I put onto the grid, am saving much so happy. Of course, was one of the last lucky ones to get solar panels and 20 year Payment contract before the Government slashed subsidies 2015/16. Have seen my 3.2 kw system give out 3.6 for a short period in the middle of a summer day if the sky is clear. Probably won’t be around when electric cars are everywhere, you can’t have everything but who knows.

[mfhmfh] 22/8/2018 09:04

contract win announced

[growthinvestor2001] 27/7/2018 08:58

The issue about not being able to move supplier is a valid one. I had smart meters installed by one supplier. I then switched to British Gas to get a better deal. The meter is not compatible with them so now I have to take meter readings from my smart meter (!) or get British Gas compatible smart meters installed. This would certainly put people off and I am now annoyed I got them fitted in the first place. If you plan to switch regularly (the main way to save money) then smart meters are not an option until they are generic.

[croquetman] 23/7/2018 10:53

I just had my own smart meter fitted on Friday. Loving it and already spotting where £ can be saved. The guy who fitted it said one thing that put people off was concerns about being able to move supplier. However I understand this is nor really an obstacle at all. Also why don't we have smart Water meters. I'm sure great savings could be made there.

[davidbirkett] 23/7/2018 10:42

17d chart climbed 60 pc last year from 500p To 800p49d time to move to 900p159d 800p a whisper awayImpressed

[opodio] 23/7/2018 09:19

yawn old news

[davidbirkett] 23/7/2018 09:09

'Reason for the drop weekend bad publicityPlagued by delays' Benefits of smart meter rollout risk being SLASHED by repeated issuesA PARLIAMENTARY report has warned that the roll-out of smart meters across the UK risks being seriously delayed and may fail to deliver the cost benefits the project had previously promised.The British Infrastructure Group of Parliamentarians (BIG) warned that the £11 billion project to distribute 53 million smart meters to 30 million homes and businesses by 2020 had been "plagued by repeated delays and cost increases".Grant Shapps, Conservative MP and the BIG chairman, said: "Although the entire programme has been funded by customers through higher energy bills, unlike energy suppliers themselves, they are not presently guaranteed to see the majority of the savings that do materialise."This report calls on the UK Government to immediately review the progress of roll-out, and intervene to tackle its points of failure and risk."The BIG report warned that benefits of the programme were "likely to be slashed even further" and the roll-out plans were "almost certain" to miss the 2020 deadline.

[andy mack] 12/7/2018 13:01

Looks unlikely atm :( Hopefully it's just drifting as no news and will start to head northwards as soon as some hits

[opodio] 06/7/2018 22:26

chart climbed 60pc last july from 500p to 800p hope for repeat

[countless] 02/7/2018 23:25

More to this than meets the eye. Now holding.

[cheshire pete] 02/7/2018 22:32

Yes countless, and could there also be scope for households with solar panels using the power created to charge their electric cars and still sell surplus back to the grid, all measured by smart meters?

[countless] 30/6/2018 13:16

This is a fascinating concept that will give the big expensive electricity producers a run for their money hxxp://brooklynmicrogrid.com. Nothing like disrupting an expensive market, which could create a new non-centralised market for anyone who can produce electricity from solar panels/ farms etc . I can see metres playing a central role when selling electricity back to the grid or in years to come perhaps to the village up the road!

[cheshire pete] 11/6/2018 07:36

Full page article in S Tel. p20 addressing some of the concerns raised previously about the security of SMs. A number of myths debunked. Concluding sentence...'Not only are smart meters hard to hack, there would be no point in doing it anyway'.

[its the oxman] 07/6/2018 08:06

Why the fall?

[onjohn] 04/6/2018 15:26

From memory 26 pound broker target

[opodio] 04/6/2018 09:01

Time to move to 900p now

[wjccghcc] 13/5/2018 16:19

It was 30% of his stake and followed an approach by an institutional investor.

[countless] 13/5/2018 11:11

The CEO sold £14m recently at an average of £8 a pop

[3rd eye] 04/5/2018 13:35

SMS Smart Metering Systems.........gapped up on the open and looking strong today. Wonder if its been tipped. lovely bowl chart with first target share price resistance at 890-900p. Trades on a forward P/E to 2019 of just over 25 and a PEG of 0.36. EPS forecast to rise 70.5% 2019. Ive dipped in. INVESTMENT RATIOS 2017 (A) 2018 (E) 2019 (E) EBITDA £40.03m £49.80m £82.42m EBIT £23.82m £27.60m £39.20m Dividend Yield 0.55% 0.74% 0.86% Dividend Cover 3.98x 3.16x 4.58x PER 45.57x 43.08x 25.27x PEG 10.28f 7.47f 0.36f Net Asset Value PS 185.98p p p

[aishah] 19/4/2018 10:53

Thx. The £150m raise last year reduced net debt and allowed for a big increase in capital expenditure. Energy suppliers need to get their skates on to install smart meters by the 2020 deadline. Panmure has 1060p target.

[cheshire pete] 13/4/2018 20:53

Welcome aboard AISHAH. Have held SMS for over 5 years and enjoyed the ride. Still excited about the prospects.