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Dyson - Strategic review to focus on power

July 2008

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  • Epic Code:
  • DYS
  • Price:
  • 95p
One analyst emerging from the company presentation chuckled that following this month's news, Dyson (DYS;95p) "has gone from being bloody awful to maybe not so hopeless." And indeed we often find that analysts who have been longstanding followers sometimes retain their tainted views even after the situation shows signs of changing for the better. It is of course easy to see where the analyst is coming from with Dyson having a fragmented portfolio of businesses. The company has been around since 1815 when it was set up in Sheffield to supply linings for blast furnaces and kiln furniture. Those legacy businesses still exist within Dyson but now account for only a quarter of the £64m sales, with the lion's share now coming from high ...

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