Share (LON:SHRE) - Challenges faced head on
Aug 08th 2012 - Edison Investment Research today published a report on Share (SHRE.L, LSE:SHRE, LON:SHRE) entitled "Challenges Faced Head On". In summary, the report says:
Falling market volumes and continued regulatory charges make Share plc’s core business challenging. Its business mix is less sensitive to trading commissions than many peers but trading is important. It has met this challenge through a combination of diversifying product ranges, acquiring an additional portfolio of customers and managing costs. Despite these actions the underlying EPS fell from 0.6p to 0.4p and we have reduced our 2012 earnings from 1.16p to 0.86p. A return of investor confidence in the market would quickly reverse these cuts.
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