As Diginty is new to the martkets and the first funeral services company to be floated, what are your views on its future potential?

There appears to be little data on which to ascertain a valuation.

I don't suppose we are going to run out of dead people!

31 Jul N+1 Singer 1,287.00 Hold

1 Aug Numis 1,625.00 Add

Funeral services group Dignity declined 15p to 1494p on hearing that chief executive Mike McCollum sold 54,614 shares at 1490p.

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Results of Elections and Update on Return of Cash

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4648889

Investec reiterates add on Dignity, target raised from 1530p to 1562p.

2 Sep Numis 1,625.00 Add

15 Oct Goldman Sachs 1,650.00 Neutral

21 Oct: Panmure Gordon upgrades to Buy - TP held at 1600p.

Just had a dabble here - 1350 has been good support this year.

20 Oct: Telegraph mid-cap share tip of the week:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/shares-and-stock-tips/10388865/Mid-cap-share-tip-of-the-week-Dignity.html

Dignity: Investec raises target price from 1562p to 1583p and upgrades from add to buy

Q3 management statement

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4703020

26 Nov: FinnCap: Neutral TP: 1650p. Reiterates.

Pulling back

Final results Wed 5 March.

Preliminary Results


Highlights

· Tenth consecutive year of operating profit growth since flotation in 2004;

· Strong operating performance by all three operating divisions;

· Profits continue to be converted to cash;

· Customer satisfaction remains at very high levels, with 99 per cent of families saying we met or exceeded their expectations and 98 per cent saying they would recommend us;

· £58.3 million invested in the Yew Acquisition and a further £3.4 million on other funeral acquisitions, adding a further 45 funeral locations and two crematoria to the Group's portfolio;

· The Yew Acquisition, completed in January 2013, has performed in line with the Board's expectations;

· 12 satellite locations opened within the funeral business;

· Memorial sales remain robust;

· Another strong year of pre-arranged funeral plan sales, with unfulfilled pre-arranged funeral plans increasing to 323,000; and

· £61.9 million of cash returned to shareholders (£1.08 pence per share) in August 2013.



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Investec Buy 1,502.00 1,487.00 1,588.00 1,660.00 Retains

Questor/Telegraph

Investec rarget of 1660p above the rest.
Investec SDY 100p target also well ahead of the rest.
???

Numis Hold 1,488.50 1,488.00 - 1,575.00 Reiterates