Primary Recommendation

Telecom Plus - Persistent buyer in the market

September 2007

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Telecom Plus, a high growth multi service utility, has seen its share price hold reasonably firm despite the stockmarket turbulence this month. This is partly due to a persistent buyer in the market which is the company itself, spending some of its £33.8m cash pile to buy back its own shares, a move which should be eps enhancing. Telecom Plus (trading as the Utility Warehouse) is a service reseller providing consumers with fixed, mobile and internet services alongside gas and electricity. A typical customer will spend £50 or £60 a month on such services, which might not sound like a lot if you consider one customer in isolation but over time, the cumulative impact of several thousand customers on the group's pr ...

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