Christmas turkeys fit for roasting

Article Abstract:

A number of businessmen and companies qualify for the Golden Boost awards for having been involved in reprehensible, reckless or irrational actions. They include Ann Iverson, paid nearly 3 million pounds sterling including bonuses for two and a half years at Laura Ashley, during which time the company lost nearly 100 million pounds from its stock market value. Diageo qualifies in the category of silly name changes for companies, and is the new name of GrandMet and Guinness, which are merging.

Achievements and awards, Corporations, Businessmen

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Crack the code of company reports

Article Abstract:

Company reports are important for UK investors who can relate stock prices to factors such as dividends and profit to assess whether shares are fairly valued. The price/earnings ratio is one way of assessing share prices. Stock yields can be compared to market yields. Gearing relates to the amount of debt a company has and highly geared companies should have the type of assets that will allow them to repay debt easily. Long-term track records are important in assessing performance.

Financial statements

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All you ever wanted to know about UK plc

Article Abstract:

Companies may not always give information that investors need in a way that investors can understand. Company reports may imply that data appears somewhere in the report when it does not, and long reports do not necessarily contain more useful information than short reports. Comparisons may be misleading since they may not be comparing like-for-like, but have additions which flatter the figures. Private investors sometimes seek simple recommendations and the key facrs.

Surveys, Stock price indexes, Financial Times Industrial Share Index

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