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William Hill (WMH)     

rolling - 04 Nov 2003 14:05

Where do you think they will go to or should i sell now

HARRYCAT - 11 Feb 2015 17:34 - 391 of 472

William Hill will announce its final results for the 52 weeks ended 30th December on 27th February 2015.

HARRYCAT - 16 Feb 2015 08:00 - 392 of 472

StockMarketWire.com
888 and William Hill have terminated their talks due to a significant difference of opinion on value with a key stakeholder. 888 confirmed on 10 February that it had received an approach regarding a possible offer for the company by William Hill but that there was no certainty that any firm offer would be made nor as to the terms on which any firm offer might be forthcoming.

888 says the board and the representatives of the principal shareholder trusts, together with their respective advisers, have had a number of discussions with William Hill and its advisers concerning a possible recommended offer, valued at 200 pence plus a 3 pence dividend per share.

But it says: "Due to a significant difference of opinion on value with a key stakeholder, it has not been possible to reach agreement on the terms of a possible offer and the board of the company has agreed with William Hill to terminate discussions."

Chief executive Brian Mattingley said: "The Company is in good health and continues to trade comfortably in line with expectations. The Company will announce its full year results on 24 March 2015 and the Board of the Company looks forward to the future with confidence."

HARRYCAT - 27 Feb 2015 07:48 - 393 of 472

StockMarketWire.com
William Hill has booked a FY pretax profit of £233.9m, down 9% from £257.0m. Net revenue rose 8% to £1.61bn, from £1.49bn. Its dividend per share was 12.2p, form 11.6p.

CEO James Henderson said 2014 was a record year for William Hill, with good operating profit growth benefiting from the continued digital and international diversification of the company's revenue streams, and from a record-breaking World Cup performance.

"I am particularly pleased with the progress in our three strategic areas of focus: differentiation through technology; continued internationalisation; and maximising the omni-channel opportunity of Retail and Online.

"Online has delivered 21% compound annual net revenue growth since 2009 and is competitively at the leading edge in this market. Internationally, we have reshaped our Australian business and are moving it to the William Hill brand, enhancing its competitiveness in this attractive market.

"Our US operations continue to progress strongly and we are well positioned in the event of regulatory change. Retail remains resilient and, with the largest number of betting shops in the UK and as the leading UK digital operator, we are moving closer to a 'one customer' proposition to deliver a seamless experience for our customers across our channels.

"We are committed to working with the industry and the regulator to promote responsible gambling. We have put better tools in the hands of customers, increased awareness of the importance of responsible gambling and helped establish mechanisms for independent scrutiny of the industry.

"The RGT's ground-breaking research programme is an invaluable body of data and analysis, which will support what we all strive for - evidence-based decision-making.

"Excluding one significant loss-making week driven by customer-friendly football results, the sum of the remainder of the first eight weeks of Q1 2015 to 24 February 2015 has been in line with internal revenue expectations, benefiting from gross win margin growth.

Whilst inclusion of the loss-making week leaves us behind internal expectations for the period as a whole, the Board's view is that this volatility in sporting results is now a normal part of the Group's trading given the increased proportion of accumulator football betting in Online as well as Retail. Therefore, the Board remains confident in its expectations for 2015."

Key financial highlights:
· Record operating profit with continuing successful diversification: 40% of Group net revenue from our digital channels3 (2013: 36%) and 18% from international markets (2013: 15%)

· Strong net cash inflow from operating activities of £368.2m and reducing debt levels (1.4x net debt to EBITDA for covenant purposes)

Key operational highlights:

· Continued strong growth in Online Sportsbook: turnover up 28%, mobile wagering up 55% and record-breaking World Cup

· Online gaming net revenue up 17%: 117% growth in mobile driven by proprietary Vegas platform

· Strong growth in net revenue in Italy and Spain, up 39% and 64%, respectively

· Retail net revenue flat and operating profit1 down 2%, with the impact of less favourable sports results partly mitigated through effective cost control

· Australian business substantially reshaped, delivering improvements in key performance indicators, net revenue4 growth of 11% and operating profit1,4 growth of 121%

· William Hill brand launched in Australia in February 2015

· Strong US performance ahead of expectations: net revenue +31% and operating profit1 up 98%

· Significant progress in encouraging responsible gambling with implementation of ABB Code, launch of independent Senet Group, ground-breaking Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) research and inaugural GambleAware Week

Chris Carson - 27 Feb 2015 08:56 - 394 of 472

Profit taking on results. Watching chart for a bounce of 25DMA

cynic - 27 Feb 2015 09:14 - 395 of 472

now's your chance then .... or at least sp has now slipped through 25 dma

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=WMH&Si

Chris Carson - 27 Feb 2015 09:19 - 396 of 472

Slipping through 25DMA isn't bouncing of 25DMA cynic is it. Watching.

cynic - 27 Feb 2015 09:29 - 397 of 472

but no hurry yet, as market in general is having a steady down day

Chris Carson - 19 Apr 2015 18:52 - 398 of 472

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=WMH&Si



This Thursday 23/04 Trading Statement, the following Thursday 30/04 Ex-Divi 8.2p.
Chart isn't very inspiring. Has bounced of 370p three times since end of Feb, more solid support at 360p. Needs to turn up rapidly to be worth a punt long Target 400p.

Watching.

Chris Carson - 19 Apr 2015 18:59 - 399 of 472

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=WMH&Si

Chris Carson - 19 Apr 2015 19:01 - 400 of 472

Latest broker views


Date

Broker

New target

Recomm.


9 Apr Barclays... 390.00 Equal weight
20 Mar JP Morgan... 400.00 Neutral
18 Mar Jefferies... 400.00 Hold
16 Mar Nomura 455.00 Buy
5 Mar Deutsche Bank 425.00 Buy
4 Mar Credit Suisse 455.00 Outperform
2 Mar Barclays... 390.00 Equal weight
2 Mar Beaufort... N/A Buy
2 Mar JP Morgan... 355.00 Underweight
27 Feb Panmure Gordon 400.00 Hold

Broker Recommendations for William Hill

cynic - 19 Apr 2015 19:51 - 401 of 472

not exactly bullish
apart from generally queasy market conditions, lots of new regs and taxes to be levied on the industry
i'm glad to have banked my profits already

Chris Carson - 19 Apr 2015 20:00 - 402 of 472

Correct cyners, stating the bleedin obvious as usual :o) Looks like a screaming short, who knows?

cynic - 19 Apr 2015 20:14 - 403 of 472

imo, it's easier/better and more profitable to short the markets than specific stocks

Chris Carson - 19 Apr 2015 20:26 - 404 of 472

I agree.

Chris Carson - 20 Apr 2015 08:11 - 405 of 472

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=WMH&Si

Chris Carson - 21 Apr 2015 09:08 - 406 of 472

Positive start to the week so far, just needs volume to push on and get above 25 & 50DMA, lower indicators turning up.

Chris Carson - 23 Apr 2015 07:14 - 407 of 472

First quarter operating profits at William Hill down 19%

StockMarketWire.com

Chris Carson - 23 Apr 2015 07:25 - 408 of 472

WILLIAM HILL PLC Q1 2015 TRADING UPDATE

23 April 2015

William Hill PLC (LSE: WMH) (William Hill or the Group) announces a trading update for the 13 weeks from 31 December 2014 to 31 March 2015 (Q1) (unaudited). The reported comparator period is the 13 weeks ended 1 April 2014 (Q1 2014).

Key highlights:

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Group net revenue up 1%. Operating profit1 down £16m (-19%) following additional £20m cost from Point of Consumption Tax (POCT) and increased rate of Machines Games Duty (MGD)
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Sports betting revenues impacted by largest ever loss-making week in January
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Continued strong growth in mobile gaming, up 48%, to 37% of gaming net revenue
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William Hill brand launched in Australia: migration of Sportingbet customers successfully completed
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William Hill US continues to deliver strong wagering growth
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Gaming machine '£50 journey' implemented as planned by 2 April 2015
Q1 summary results on a statutory basis





Retail
Online
Australia
US
Group
Sports betting amounts wagered
-4%
+16%
-22%
+42%

Gross win margin
17.6%
7.0%
10.2%
6.8%

Gross win margin change
0.0 ppts
-0.1 ppts
+1.5 ppts
-1.9 ppts

Net revenue
-2%
+9%
-11%
+10%
+1%
- OTC / Sportsbook
-4%
+11%



- Machines / Gaming
+1%
+8%



Operating profit1
-0%
-38%
-39%
+1%
-19%

Claret Dragon - 23 Apr 2015 09:50 - 409 of 472

Machines Games Duty. How complicated is that piece of legislation? Governments just cant stop tinkering. I have noticed that participation on these computerised mugging machines has decreased. At least where I waste some of Saturday mornings.

Chris Carson - 01 Aug 2015 20:50 - 410 of 472

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=WMH&Si



Watching, see how it opens on Monday, may be worth a punt leading up to Interim this Friday 7th August. Looking at the chart attempting to breach 50DMA for second time. Lower indicators moving up. Buy order (on the spreads) @ 411p if triggered initial target 430p tight stop 401p.
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