Julia
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Did any of you holders consider getting out when it rallied to $16 ish and waiting until there is some sort of definite uptrend again?
Seems pretty risky to be hanging in there in the hope of SUN becoming a takeover target.
They have to start to increase earning to maintain the dividend but I'm pretty sure they can maintain 2009 divi at 107 cents due to low pay out figures in previous years.
More than happy to hold....today's ann was somewhat expected by the market, and subsequent
price action was pretty much a confirmation of the support at around $11...today's lows were
about the same as we saw 4 months ago.
We have seen the worst for SUN and it wasn't that bad....for those of us that got in cheaply
in the last 5 months or so.
And this doesn't send warning bells for you?
Todays ann was somewhat expected by the market?
That's why the sp closed down by over 13%? If the market was expecting that there is no way the reaction would have been as bad as it was today.
Right so a 50% fall in profits equals a 13% fall in the share price?
No it don't...so the market had already factored most of it in, jezz and i posted a
chart and all...we are back to where we were 4 months ago, back to support.
Garpal u say 8.80...i say bollocks, good luck waiting for that order to get filled.
We will have to agree to disagree on this.
Look at the gap down today, to me that isn't factored into the sp. Stocks that drop 13% in a day on a bad ann don't have it factored in imo.
A 50% fall in profit doesn't have to equate to a 50% fall in the sp.
SUN said:The update follows a review of preliminary unaudited financial information and completion of actuarial valuations in the general insurance and life risk businesses.
The Group now expects to be at the top end of the previous profit forecast for its banking business.
SUN said:Suncorp‟s banking business expects to increase full year profits before bad debts, tax and one-off items
SUN said:The full year bad debts expense is expected to be between $70 million and $75 million.
Right so a 50% fall in profits equals a 13% fall in the share price?
No it don't...so the market had already factored most of it in, jezz and i posted a
chart and all...we are back to where we were 4 months ago, back to support.
Garpal u say 8.80...i say bollocks, good luck waiting for that order to get filled.
this is starting to look like great value. One of the best div yields going. Garpal this is heading down the path you predicted. how much further do people think it will go?
this is starting to look like great value. One of the best div yields going. Garpal this is heading down the path you predicted. how much further do people think it will go?
There was some interesting (and rather bearish) commentary on Suncorp's loan book in todays Australian which spouted some alarming figures. Their loans in construction and development rose 42% this year and as asset valuations get written down across the board, that $6.2bn exposure could start to become worrying. A 1% rise in their impaired loans will wipe out the 09 profit and a 2% rise will slash profits for the entire group.
I do own shares in Suncorp for the impressive div yield but that could get wiped out in the not too distant future.
Date: 15/9/2008
Author: James Chessell
Source: The Australian Financial Review --- Page: 54
Insurance analysts are expected to scrutinise the financial performance ofSuncorp-Metway in mid-September 2008. Speculation has increased about a takeoverof Suncorp-Metway by large Australian insurance companies and banks due,predominantly, to a note issued by a Citigroup insurance analyst. Nigel Pittawayquestions the company's equity position among other matters
Date: 11/9/2008
Author: Anthony Hughes
Source: The Australian Financial Review --- Page: 22
It will be difficult for Suncorp to fund its asset growth program, but CFO ChrisSkilton said on 10 September 2008 that it is achievable. Suncorp has alreadyraised $A1 billion of the almost $A4.5 billion required, with a sale of $A444million of mortgage-backed bonds. Skilton admits that opportunities for newbanking customers may come from the merger of the Westpac and St George banks
I have family with most of their cash in SUN term deposits. Are such instruments at risk here too.
Your deposit should safe, unless suncorp goes belly up (low probability)
you get all your money before all the share holder.
Fear and panic can drive stock to historic low but as long as it run a profitable business than all thing should be ok.
I am still surprised people are still harping that Suncorp is cheap. On what basis? Maybe if it was taken out by a bidder. If you paid $12 a few months ago you are down over 20%! No matter what that is quite a large loss to take.
The company seems to be a text book example of the exact kind of stock to avoid.
That is just my opinion and we all have our own
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