Barclays PLC (BCS)

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  • commenter
    Sep 04 01:01 AM
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    couldashoulda,

    Yeah, that's usually the case...a high yield results (at least in large part) from a falling price. The "trick" is trying to figure out whether the falling price is due to the "baby being thrown out with the bathwater"...(sto... in a sector thats being hammered), or whether there are serious problems with company. Also, are the problems only a quarter, or two of setback, or is the business model really "broken"?

    The only way to tell is by crunching the numbers.....and DS might read 'em one way.....you or I might read them another....sorry, no "free lunch", :-)
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  • commenter
    Sep 03 06:34 PM
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    DS
    Thanks for the fine analysis. One worry --- Some of these have a high(er) Div yield because the stock has dropped significantly over the past x months. Is there anywhere someone might have insight on this potential problem other than doing the homework you identify.
    I'm lazy. Thanks again
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    Arturo,

    Actually BLX didn't make the cut because of its erratic dividend history, it wasn't included in the Mergent's International Dividend Achievers list.
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  • commenter
    Sep 03 11:46 AM
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    Forgot to put BLX on the list Reply
  • commenter
    Sep 02 02:09 PM
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    This news item, just reported , is exactly the type of growth I was talking about in my last post...

    www.guardian.co.uk/bus...


    On Sep 02 11:13 AM Menachem Ben Yakov wrote:

    > HSBC hit a low on Feb.11th and I doubled my position on that date
    > at $69.50/ADR. The low on that day was $69.25/ADR. Those shares have
    > subsequently paid dividends totaling $3.75/ADR. I do not expect the
    > share price to return to those levels ever.
    > In my opinion the ADR share price will close the year at or about
    > $120/ADR. That price may seem overly optimistic to some but the fundamentals
    > support my analysis. I also expect new revenue streams out of Korea
    > and China as ventures in those areas begin to show results. It is
    > also quite possible that there will be an announcement in the second
    > quarter of 2009 that no further provisions for write downs will need
    > to be made as they have been fully accounted for.
    > Just my opinion of course and folks should do their own homework.
    >
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  • commenter
    Sep 02 12:52 PM
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    Similar comment on BCS as Menachem Ben Yakov's comment on Lloyds TSB. Per Yahoo Finance, BCS has paid dividends of $1.755 and $0.895 during the 12 months preceeding its 8/29/08 close of $25.70. Assuming my data and math are correct, that produces a dividend of 10.31%. Reply
  • commenter
    Sep 02 11:13 AM
    By How Much Have Foreign Bank Stocks Fallen? [view article]
    HSBC hit a low on Feb.11th and I doubled my position on that date at $69.50/ADR. The low on that day was $69.25/ADR. Those shares have subsequently paid dividends totaling $3.75/ADR. I do not expect the share price to return to those levels ever.
    In my opinion the ADR share price will close the year at or about $120/ADR. That price may seem overly optimistic to some but the fundamentals support my analysis. I also expect new revenue streams out of Korea and China as ventures in those areas begin to show results. It is also quite possible that there will be an announcement in the second quarter of 2009 that no further provisions for write downs will need to be made as they have been fully accounted for.
    Just my opinion of course and folks should do their own homework.


    On Sep 02 10:42 AM andyn wrote:

    > with Britain weak, HSBC should go down to less than 70
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  • commenter
    Sep 02 10:42 AM
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    with Britain weak, HSBC should go down to less than 70 Reply
  • commenter
    Sep 02 08:45 AM
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    Yields net of tax would be useful for non-US stocks, as tax rates on non-US stocks vary quite substantially. Reply
  • commenter
    Sep 02 08:38 AM
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    May I suggest that you include in your screen some consideration of payout ratio dividend growth? Reply
  • commenter
    Sep 02 08:06 AM
    By How Much Have Foreign Bank Stocks Fallen? [view article]
    The British banks have serious dividends ( at this price level ), and also do not suffer dividend withholding tax.
    Is it time to get a few shares?
    Or are we waiting for armageddon?
    I already messed with BCS too early, but it should come right bye and bye.
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  • commenter
    Sep 02 03:39 AM
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    holy crap. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 31 08:46 PM
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    Actually about XOM they do very little research other than to look for oil. Yes they buy back stock. It was pointed out on the radio that the CEO of XOM makes more money than they spend on researching for alternate energy sources. Also the spend more money advertising that they are searching for altenate energy than they spend on alternate energy research. I like the article I am in Candian Royals for my higher yields. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 31 07:41 PM
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    re: Lloyds TSB


    www.telegraph.co.uk/mo...
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  • commenter
    Aug 31 07:40 PM
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    www.telegraph.co.uk/mo...


    On Aug 31 04:46 PM Menachem Ben Yakov wrote:

    > Lloyds TSB pays a 12.91% (TTM) dividend at an ADR/Share price of
    > $22.05.
    > Many folks err in computing the dividends on U.K. banks because they
    > pay variable dividends. The computer generated stock screens take
    > only a multiple of the last dividend paid and don't compute the yields
    > properly.
    > There is no substitute for pencil and paper and the writer should
    > double check his facts before publishing incorrect information.
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