Exactly the message the company and management are communicating to the market - it’s a sea change from STU’s sales at all costs a few years ago which got the company into trouble.
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Aha .. watching with interest .. and nowa few days before their EOY - with still no real Guidance & a Tidbit flung out
I mean they must have some idea on how the show is going with monthly reporting etc - not difficult even if
it is subject to Audit .. ;)
Do they really think investors are idiots ready to swallow anything unquestioning, after STU's past antics ? ;)
I agree with you winner69. The result is going to be a good one. Big margin improvement and with the reduced overheads are going to make for a very good result.
Disc. I have been in the steel industry a long time including at STU . My largest position by far.
this pony does have the low hurdle of what was offered by Fletchers a few years ago
to redeem itself - does it not ? ;)
STU's board may need to learn from & watch the likes of HLG & TRA on how to steadily
grow the SP & appease stakeholders -- after the past chapters of wealth destruction STU
has delivered .. ;)
1) Consensus F21 ebit is 15.4m
And
2) STU guidance is we expect a ‘continuation of current trading performance trends’. H1 Ebit 7.9m
So 1) and 2) sort if says 15m to 16m is going to be it
Disclosure guidelines say say something if result going to be +/-10% previous guidance or market expectations so unless ebit going to be about 18m no need to say something
But STU management read this thread so they’ll pick a good day before mid August to tell us the good news
What we should do though is keep saying things I’ve heard H2 is not that good and full year ebit is going to be about $13m or even less. Enough bad stories and we will get an update pretty quick :)
My guess for what it’s worth is $17.3m
Nztx …year not ended yet …you mentioned HLG - they usually wait until after year end to say anything
Thanks for your thoughts - winner ..
But as all will be aware most if not all listed companies are NOT tin pot companies which throw their box of records
and papers at the Accountant just once a year.
They have finance & accounting staff employed on the deck all the time.
These Companies should and would be aware of what their figures look like - quarterly if not monthly
That is what their Management & Boards would be seeing continuously .. ;)
There is absolutely no excuse for listed companies to leave their stakeholders in the dark
bordering on ongoing failure to adhere to continuous disclosure.
Look at the number of companies issuing trading updates .. it is for the benefit of the company as well
to have the markets see indication direct from the Boards of how trading is going..;)
there are numerous examples of companies doing well on this point of reporting .. along with
another bundle who have a bit to learn on how it's done.. ;)
Given STU's past antics, then Quarterly reporting to the market may well auger well as something
they should impliment .. ;)