My understanding of these relationships is that x-stream takes a cut of the turnover originated through their gateway.
Regarding Dixons price performance:
Current Price Change Open High Low Volume Units Bid Offer
1287. -32. 1308. 1319. 1283. 2132062 GBX
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Fundamental Data for Dixons Group PLC - (DXNS) Fri Jul 9 19:14:58 1999
Activities in brief: Retail sale of consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related services; property development
Operational Activities: Specialists in the sale of high technology consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related financial and after sales services through the Dixons, Currys, PC World, and The Link formats. The group also undertake property development, mainly in Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and France more activities
Products: Future products - Advanced Photographic System; Vacuum cleaners; Wide screen televisions; Digital video cassette camcorders; Mobile phones; Digital still cameras; Coloured kitchen appliances; Palmtop computers
Prev. Close Shares/Issue (m) Mkt Cap (m) Employees REM
1319.0000 434.307 5728.509 21,519 294.900
PE Ratio EPS (Norm) FRS3 EPS Annual Div Div Yield Div Cover
34.0500 38.740 38.200 15.3000 1.1600 2.5300
Yr high (curr) Yr low (curr) Yr high (prev) Yr low (prev)
1564.00 797.50 845.50 472.50
Key Dates
next AR year end 30 Apr 99 int xd (2.90p) 26 Jan 98
year end 2 May 98 annual report 8 Jul 98
fin xd (9.80p) 20 Jul 98 agm 9 Sep 98
int results 13 Jan 99 int xd (3.50p) 1 Mar 99
prelim results 7 Jul 99 fin xd (11.8p) 19 Jul 99
Last Dividend Announcement
Type Amount per share Announce. date Ex Div Payment date
Prelim 11.8000 07 Jul 1999 19 Jul 1999 04 Oct 1999
3 Year Financials
year ended 30 April 1996 1997 1998
turnover (£m) 1,920 2,443 2,774
pre tax profit (£m) 102 200 219
norm earn per share (p) 23.7 29.0 34.8
FRS3 earn per share (p) 15.7 32.1 35.4
div per share (p) 8.75 10.5 12.7
intangibles (£m) - - -
fixed assets (£m) 208 269 327
fixed investments (£m) 16.7 15.4 13.5
stocks (£m) 411 425 428
debtors (£m) 117 214 245
cash, securities (£m) 550 550 649
creditors short (£m) 493 599 645
creditors long (£m) 450 357 377
prefs, minorities (£m) 9.30 14.9 15.7
ord cap, reserves (£m) 352 502 624
mkt capitalisation (£m) 1,986 2,196 2,483
Geographical Analysis of Activities (98AR)
activity turnover % profit % region turnover % profit %
Retail 96.95 97.77 UK 96.95 97.77
Property 3.05 2.23 Europe 3.05 2.23
Executive Sir Stanley Kalms (ch) [R], M Souhami (dch) [R], J C Clare (gce), I P Livingston (fd), D Gilbert, D Hamid
Non-Executive J A H Curry CBE [RA], Sir A Chessells [RA], Karen Cook [RA]
Major Shareholders ( 8 Jul 99): 434.31m 10p Ords - Mercury Asset Management 12.09%, Merrill Lynch & Co Inc 11.99%, Capital Group Companies Inc 7.03%, Prudential Corp Grp of Co's 4.02%, Standard Life Assurance Co 3.85%, Other Dirs 0.59%.
HEAD & REGISTERED OFFICE: Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7TG
Tel: (01442) 353000 Fax: (01442) 233218
Registrar: IRG plc, Ilford Tel: (0181) 639 2000
Currency Sector EPIC NSIN Segment Nominal Value
GBP General Retailers DXNS 272304 SET1 0.1000
Activities in full: Specialists in the sale of high technology consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related financial and after sales services through the Dixons, Currys, PC World, and The Link formats. The group also undertake property development, mainly in Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and France
Sorry about the format
Regards
Jon C
PS:
If you think that X-stream are being secretive try telephoning Dixons head office and asking them similar questions. Almost certainly there will be no response. |
