Agree Couta. While not a supporter of companies splashing money around I think in this case ATM has done the right thing
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Jayne/Geoffrey might have moved the market the day they said Jayne was sacked
Still about the same price as a day or two after that announcement
Maybe market doesn’t think Geoffrey is the man even though it’s a caretaker role.
Board says they like Jaynes strategy and will stick with it ...yeah right
A year or so in limbo until the new CEO comes up with a new strategy is not a good place to be for a growth company
I think we’re in for a couple of disappointing years.
The H1 will be OK because that’s Jaynes doing and we already know the answer - H2 will be telling
Looks like China's GDP is going to take a big hit from the measures taken to contain the coronavirus.
What do people do when they have to tighten their belts?
First thing they do is to cut down on non-essentials (ATM is okay here as it is an essential) but second thing they do is to substitute premium products for cheaper products.
ATM could feel the impact badly under the second scenario.
Doesnt worry me, I've had many XXOS sized red arrows over the years with this company and have still made a lot of profit at the end of the day, sure I would have liked to have obtained my latest holding at a cheaper price but nothing is certain and the future isnt always knowable. One thing I do know is no shorters/downrampers/doom and gloom merchants or the like will get one of my many shares.
Oneday shorters will get burn like Tesla's shorters
substituting premium product only for those with financial constraints. Others will be panic buying and guarantee all stock on the shelves will be snapped up. Daigou shoppers will be working overtime as people will be prepared to pay a premium.
Also the saving grace for A2 is their product has a good shelf life, it will be the more perishable products that have trouble. We are seeing that already with crayfish, meat products and I guess that the fruit will have a few set backs as well.
Manuka honey might do well too with it's claimed anti-bacterial properties. One thing for sure we will learn a lot about human behaviour in the coming weeks and months.
With the incubation period of the coronavirus, some folk in China may wish to buy a milk product for their young and vulnerable, that hasn't been packed by people in China. Of course, how the people in China may react is random to me.
Any idea who sold/bought the 400,000 shares at close on Friday?
Another short play coming up next week ?
All in the perception - supermarkets in some parts of Auckland have run out of dettol because of the perception that it kills coronavirus!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12305141
Then, there's the run on face masks globally even though face masks are really only effective at keeping the virus in when a person is already infected.