Whitbread Share Discussion Threads

[bestbuddy] 15/2/2012 08:48

looking good

[bountyhunter] 03/2/2012 21:40

and a near golden cross (the 200sma is not quite ascending!)...

[bestbuddy] 03/2/2012 17:45

nice! 1700 taken out

[bountyhunter] 16/1/2012 20:37

very good point re the Olympics and something which I had not thought of

[bigbertie] 16/1/2012 16:33

boonboon - probably right, maybe Costa too? I shall still follow the shares & could buy back later.

[boonboon] 16/1/2012 14:12

Premier Inn should get a big boost from the olympics you would have thought

[bigbertie] 16/1/2012 11:20

Have sold now, after holding varying amounts since October 2008. The price has done very well over that time but my graphs are looking a bit toppy now, after rising from just over 1,400p last August. Costa like growth is slowing and in the recession cheaper chains may erode its position further (Greggs doing very well). Also a lot of focus on dividends now, so investors may move to high-dividend shares with December yearends such as Aviva, and WTB yearend in Feb is close to utilities, some of which yield 6%pa compared to WTB 3%. All just IMHO - good luck to all including holders.

[gbb483] 11/1/2012 08:41

Came through today.

[call-logger] 10/1/2012 16:56

Got mine at 10am

[gbb483] 10/1/2012 16:45

I see the new 'faster payments' initiative doesn't apply to dividend payments.

[bestbuddy] 10/1/2012 09:55

maybe in another life brotha

[boonboon] 10/1/2012 09:53

Bestbuddy, you could always apply for a franchise.

[bestbuddy] 10/1/2012 09:52

Yeh,
Actually as i recently found out it is closer to £2k per day. The costa in the next (small) town makes three times that. Think things have slowed a little in the last few days but nice little earner compared to say clothes retailling.
Great mark up on sales - cup of coffee and cake real cost 50p - retails £5
Minor theft issues - all goods paid for in advance.
Fresh stock every day so can respond instantly to customer trends.
Just wish i had invested my money directly in one of these and not in shares- lol

[gbb483] 08/1/2012 14:46

Known as "money for old tar".

[bestbuddy] 02/1/2012 10:50

New Costa opened up in my tow - very busy.
I believe they have been making around £1000 a day net.

[zeppo] 01/1/2012 17:06

12 user

Thank you for the tips round-up.

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As a wtb holder I Iike to patronise Costa.

I was ripped off in a Starbucks yesterday.

I usually try to avoid them.

£3.30 for their large cappucino - which turned out to be a deep mug of mostly froth.

Never again!

z

[l2user] 01/1/2012 13:17

Sunday newspaper share tips round-up
By THIS IS MONEY REPORTER
Last updated at 12:06 PM on 1st January

[essentialinvestor] 14/12/2011 07:56

I suppose it depends if you think the last few months have been
a correction within a bull market, or whether a new bear market
in underway - this is likely to be clear by January.

[philanderer] 13/12/2011 23:37

bb, I must own up to not spotting that february date.

Now that is weird !!!

[bigbertie] 13/12/2011 20:18

phil (msg 162) the odd thing about the Blackrock RNS is that it says the transaction took place in February but the company was not notified until December. Is it a mistake or did I misunderstand?

[philanderer] 13/12/2011 20:06

EI, agree with that scenario.

Just wondering how much of that is already priced in ? That`s always the tricky one :-)

[essentialinvestor] 13/12/2011 18:32

phil I think Q1 2012 will be bloody for many consumer companies,
March/April time may just be a better opportunity if you can wait -
don't hold me to that, only a personal view as always.
The IMS read well to me given the economic backdrop.

[philanderer] 13/12/2011 17:56

Blackrock reducing but Andy Harrison buying today.

edit:

not holding but tempted at these levels.

[deanroberthunt] 13/12/2011 13:04

aye, forgot about that.