Yell Group Share Discussion Threads

[reallyrich] 27/7/2012 08:25

yes, i agree. Did anyone raise these points at the agm? I would have, but could not make it.

[reallyrich] 27/7/2012 07:46

the number of shorts has not really dropped for the past 2 weeks which I find suprising. still shows above 300 million.

[kulvinder] 27/7/2012 07:44

I thought you had to inform the market if you intend to buy back your own shares prior to actully buying back?

[bingowing] 27/7/2012 07:42

Nando, when they reach the tgt they have to announce.

[warwick69] 27/7/2012 07:42

what value the business with hardly any debt??? thats the question we need to ask then even with massive dilution net result may be beneficial for existing shareholders and shorts will still need to cover.

you could have substantially more shares in issue but with Market cap much higher due to no debt then share price would not neccessarily be lower?

[nando01] 27/7/2012 07:40

Could they have already bought shares but not announced it? The allowance they had for last year, I am surprised they didn't use that, or did they but haven't made it known yet. Is that possible or is there a timescale in which it has to be made known?

[warwick69] 27/7/2012 07:40

1.2 was big resistance two days ago looks to be same again here.... so many sellers still dont see any hope in their prospects with talk of dilution by the board?

[ceebsy] 27/7/2012 07:39

he needs to do something warwick, at the current share price yell could buy itself entirely from it's current account.

[warwick69] 27/7/2012 07:37

ceesby yes that would put cat amongst Pidgeon and scare the shorts he needs to get price up before any d4e in my mind if done at this level shareholders seriously diluted ?

[ceebsy] 27/7/2012 07:28

c'mon Bates, use £6 million measley quid to buy back 20% of shares in issue and cancel them

[bingowing] 27/7/2012 07:27

to test 1.3 today i think.

[sikhthetech] 27/7/2012 07:04

I'll have double hibu n moonfruit please.. :-)

[comedy] 27/7/2012 06:59

bloody hell we are busy this morning:)

right orders coming up:)

[bingowing] 27/7/2012 06:58

Jamrol, don't think steaks on the menu.


Oh... i get it..

[plinytheelder] 27/7/2012 06:57

wonder if we could see Warren Buffett take a stake? YELL/HIBU is a global brand


if that happened this could reach 50p in a day!

[plinytheelder] 27/7/2012 06:56

2 americanos for us here, please

[jamrol] 27/7/2012 06:55

wonder if we could see Warren Buffett take a stake? YELL/HIBU is a global brand

[bingowing] 27/7/2012 06:53

Bacon & eggs please! *slaps comedy on the bottom*

oh and another chocolate milkshake please---thirsty work taking candy from babies...

[plinytheelder] 27/7/2012 06:52

doyouwantfries 27 Jul'12 - 07:48 - 74002 of 74011

Look on the bright side.

At least none of us will be holding YELL shares from Monday morning



post of the day!

[comedy] 27/7/2012 06:51

Why Warren Buffett Still Buys Newspapers as the Industry Sinks
Jun 4, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

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But the Media General deal shows Buffett still knows how to kick the tires. As newspaper analyst Ken Doctor has pointed out, the Oracle of Omaha is getting a 10.5 percent return on a $400-million loan to the company, along with a fifth of Media General-which includes valuable television stations and real estate. And Buffett bypassed one of the chain's largest papers, the Tampa Tribune, which is locked in competition with the Tampa Bay Times.

The bottom line is that Buffett doesn't plan to throw good money after bad newspapers. "I don't believe in running them at a permanent loss," he says. "I can't do that with the shareholders' money."

Nor does he believe in the slash-and-strip-the-assets approach of some other out-of-town landlords. "I think it's crazy to shrink the news hole. You're selling information."

And Buffett won't be micromanaging his properties or dictating editorial policy. "I will not be running these papers," he tells me. "I won't know the names of the editors at the smaller ones."

As the conversation winds down, Buffett looks ahead to a time when he is no longer running Berkshire Hathaway. Just in case his successor doesn't share his enthusiasm for newspapers, he has structured the deals so the papers will remain part of the company. In short, says Buffett, "I'm boxing him in."