I know there's an existing thread for TEP, but I'm blowed if I can find it.
Anyway, things aren't looking too good for this share at the moment. Been on a downward spiral for some weeks, after hitting over 4.
Very low volume today, and sells seem to equal buys, so why the continuing drop? Seriously thinking of getting rid, and taking what is now a very small (and I mean small!) profit.

Any experts on TEP like to add their two pennorth?

Princess

10p+ drop - anyone any comment ? p/271

AGM Friday i think, see what happens. Not looking good at the moment

Telecom Plus is a multi-utility provider offering telephony, gas, electricity and internet access to consumers, who benefit from lower prices, particularly as they add more utilities from the company. The shares took a hit after the company warned first last December and again in June that it would see continuing losses in its gas business as a result of rising gas prices. As a new entrant, it said, it had not been able to fully hedge against this yet.

However, charismatic chief executive Charles Wigoder, who prior to Telecom Plus founded Peoples Phone, which he sold to Vodafone for 77 million, told Citywire that building the energy business substantially de-risks the business for the longer term. He points to the major energy companies' ability to return margins of 6-7% year after year. The company is also able to acquire new customers at a low cost using a large network of distributors who basically sign up friends and family to the services.

In June we advised investors to take a two-year view on the stock, which still applies.

http://www.citywire.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?VersionID=76869&MenuKey=News.Home&NewsPage=4

The chart doesn't inspire!

Big fall recently due worries about gas prices. Fell as low as 120p but has been making a steady return. Barclays have increased their holding (got to be a good sign). Looks like the fall may have been overdone. dyor and be careful because you may miss the boat. 130p mid this morning.

I think a 2year period of watching TEP is sensible. Owning shares in it questionable.

Although Projected yield is juicey if they pay it.

and still going!

Fred - i bought the other day at 120 and hopefully wont be long before im selling not questionable to me.

I am a customer with telephone, gas and electricity and have been very pleased with savings over past two years. They have however, recent increased charges quite substantially. Surely this along with increasing customer base offsets increase in charges for gas etc to Utility Warehouse.

I have also been a gas/electric/mobile phone customer with them and I am leaving them for everything! The October tariff increases were absurdly high and, doing my research, I am moving to save 25% of my annual fuel charges. Fifteen months ago, when I moved to them, they were the cheapest for me.
If all their customers do their homework and can save such sums as I will be doing, their customer base will surely fade away?
I just can't understand why they have done it!

Wow schiff - 25% is some saving - may I ask where you are going. Colder winters seem on the cards as we become more involved with the North Atlantic Oscillation Cycle.

and still up, that puts me right up - unquestionable, the question is when do i sell?

Hi - I've migrated to London Energy Online who put their rates up on 31/10/2005 (so possibly less likely to raise again in the near future). With T+ my electric (on their new tariff) will be 234 pa. With LEO 183. For gas with T+ 363 pa, with LEO 301.
Actually a saving of 19% rather than 25% - sorry about that! I did the switch via energyhelpline and they pay 12.50 for transferring via them.

I have difficulty believing this and I may have to wait for the early bills to check it out but IN ADDITION (their booklet tells me) I get 50.40 pa discount for taking both fuels from them and paying by monthly direct debit. I can't believe that this is not factored into their unit prices (though these are covered in a separate leaflet) - but let's wait and see!

Also a nice young lady told me that if I send them my quarterly readings via their website I get a 3.80 discount each time I do it!

They are also tied in with the Nectar card and you can get 3200 points pa (worth 16) just for being a customer and paying by monthly DD - in addition. I am a bit worried though that registering for Nectar points blocks part of the 50.40 discount and I'm currently looking into this.

Having only gone to them because they were cheaper than T+ purely on their rates, all these other things come as nice little surprises - if they work out. At the moment it feels like a win/win/win etc situation!

I'm sorry to those of you to whom this won't sound like good news for T+.

Thanks for that schiff - I will take a close look. However, having bought more TEP at 111.75p I am currently in profit to the tune of a years fuel bills anyway - down a little this morning on very low volumns makes me think that the MMs are after some more. I too may buy again in view of Dividend in early Jan.

The Business Small-Cap Investor column rates Telecom Plus TEP a speculative buy.

looking to buy in on the next dip any new views from a month ago.