Weekly outlook: Can Ocado deliver?
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 27 February
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 27 February
Neil Woodford-backed ITV saw shares fall 6% today, making it the worst performer in the FTSE 100 index, after it posted its full-year results for 2017.
Neil Woodford has added media giant ITV to his income focus fund claiming its current value is an “attractive entry point”.
Markets responded positively to ITV’s results on Wednesday, despite the British broadcaster’s prediction of lower advertising revenues in the near term.
Shares were down 2.5% to 4,461.5p late Thursday morning, following reports the pharmaceutical group’s pre-tax profits had slipped 29%.
Although, ITV’s Q1 report shows a growth in revenue and audience share, it is still struggling to recover from its 20% fall in share price since February.
Cash flow remains the focus for Nigel Thomas, as worries over growth and the lack of policy tools persist.
Broadcasting company ITV saw its shares fall despite reporting a 6% rise in annual pre-tax profits of to £641m.
A company can giveth as easily as it can taketh away so it is not enough to identify a high dividend yield as its dividend sustainability is arguably an even more important factor.
ITV is now the top holding in Nigel Thomas’ AXA Framlington UK Select Opportunities Fund, part of a preference for stocks which he says are aligning themselves with total shareholder returns.