Tag: Equity Research
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Direct Line Group – A Special Case
Last week Direct Line Group released it’s quarterly results. Compared to the first half of last year here are the main points highlighted on page one of the results statement, along with the reasons given by the board in (): Gross written premium fell 5.1% (“disciplined underwriting”…yeah right!) Operating profit fell 13.1 (claims from bad…
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Unilever PLC – Buy
Dove soap, Hellmans mayonnaise, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Surf detergent, CIF cleaner, Lipton tea are just a few of the household goods brands that Unilever owns. There’s a very good chance there are several Unilever products in your home right now. I’ve been looking at the stock for a while now and believe now…