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- LR Index leisure stockwatch November 2008
- A quick glance at the table below will confirm what you already know, it's been another month of heavy falls for leisure sector stocks. Still, rather than go on about that, let's have a look at some breaking news instead. As Leisure Report went to press, and it's the...
- Research articles 2008-12-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch October 2008
- Well there's clearly not much to cheer about this month, as the ongoing global financial crisis continues to wreak havoc on the UK leisure sector, which seems more and more unfair, given the positive numbers emerging on trading updates and interim management statements. It's a sad but true fact...
- Research articles 2008-11-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch September 2008
- After a month of some respite, UK leisure stocks came under more pressure in September as the collapse of Lehman Brothers and rescue deals for Merrill Lynch and AIG sent shockwaves through the world's financial systems. Adding to the pain came the news that in Las Vegas revenues are...
- Research articles 2008-10-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch August 2008
- From last month's 'Stop all the clocks' stock market misery, what a welcome relief to instead cry 'stop the press!'--but it's true, August has seen an overall improvement in the monthly average, several stocks making significant gains, and some welcome relief for beleaguered investors and chief executives alike. While...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- LR index leisure stockwatch May 2008
- If a week is a long time in politics, a month on the markets must equate to a very long time indeed. But despite last week's comments by Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, which suggested a UK-wide recession was not only unavoidable but imminent, the markets staged...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch March 2008
- I normally leave updating the leisure share table until the very last moment before going to press, to ensure we're bringing you the most up-to-date information possible, but given the continuing downhill slide, I am wondering if it might not be more cheerful, if less accurate, to update the shares...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch February 2008
- Frabjous day, caloo calay, one might be tempted to say, as February's Stockwatch can report a number of rays of sunshine, in keeping with the unseasonably bright weather we've enjoyed. Given the gloom surrounding the financial markets in general, it's pleasing to be able to report that the leisure...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch December 2007
- December normally sees a gradual reduction in the volume of share trading as investors shore up their positions ahead of the festive break, and traders enjoy increasingly long lunches. As a result, share price movements are often skewed and not completely reflective of the wider picture at this time of...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch November 2007
- It is the nature of monthly financial updates to only show a part of the overall picture. Unfortunately, this month's share prices were updated the day after England had crashed out of the European Championship finals, and with them, the last hopes of any home nation representation. The day before,...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch October 2007
- A month of mixed fortunes for stocks on the leisure index saw a few operators buck the downward overall trend, inspired by the ongoing jitters in the credit markets and a raft of data sending mixed signals about the state of the economy. The big news of course came...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch September 2006
- The private equity feeding frenzy for UK leisure firms looks set to continue for the foreseeable, future, and listed firms are all targets, regardless of size. The trend is exacerbated by the continuing underperformance of leisure stocks, which have suffered some heavy losses in recent months. During September, the...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- LR index leisure stockwatch August 2006
- The skies may have clouded over during August, but at least there was a sunnier outlook for listed leisure firms, as bargain-hunters moved quickly to snap up shares in the wake of the sharp falls of the previous couple of months. Whilst the furore over BETonSPORTS sent most of the...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- LR index leisure stockwatch June 2006
- As the heated debate in the US over internet gaming neared its climax it was a predictably tricky month for shareholders of the online gaming stocks. Market leader PartyGaming shed 20% of its value over the course of June, as fears of a ban hit home, and the share...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- LR index leisure stockwatch March 2006
- In another month of mixed fortunes for the overall leisure sector, the LR Index ended the month slightly ahead, thanks to some large gains on the back of interesting bid activity and the end of the main results season. Leading the charge into positive number was Crown Sports, which...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- LR Index leisure stockwatch November 2005
- On the whole the leisure sector fared pretty well during November, with the overall index seeing an average increase of just under 2%, but there were few standout performers in what was a much quieter month in terms of share price activity than that of October. Arena Leisure was...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- Leisure Report LR Index leisure stockwatch October 2005
- October has been a miserable month for listed leisure firms, with the vast majority of companies seeing a slide in their share price. Bucking the downward trend was Parkdean, which received a fillip after the holiday park operator revealed it had received an approach to buy the company. ...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- Leisure Report LR Index leisure stockwatch October 2005
- Results season for the bookmakers and gaming firms in September, and most of the traditional firms came out ahead. Arena Leisure shares gained almost 14% to trade at 43p after its interim results reversed a 500,000 [pounds sterling] loss last time to post a 2m [pounds sterling] profit this time...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- Leisure Report LR Index leisure stockwatch September 2005
- Wembley shares plunged more than 30% throughout the month, on the news that the company was effectively being wound up to return cash to shareholders. The traditionally quiet month of August saw little in the way of trade by volume, and the limited movement in share prices reflected this....
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Leisure Report LR Index leisure stockwatch July 2005
- Georgica shares were one of the most impressive performers among leisure shares last month, gaining just over 16% after the company unveiled plans to refinance through a 60 [pounds sterling]mlong-term floating rate note, to fund expansions and acquisitions. A steady set of figures for the first half in both of...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Leisure Report LR Index leisure stockwatch June 2005
- After losing nearly 50m [pounds sterling] in total value last month, the sector was up 140m [pounds sterling] in June, with none of the leading companies experiencing any significant falls. It was a good month for the coffee sector with both Caffe Nero and Coffee Republic up 12% and...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
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