Robert Sutherland Smith

Greggs (GRG): Food For Thought

There is an old saying that ridiculously overvalued shares can get even more ridiculously overvalued. Competitive markets may be perfect…

Barclays (BARC) – Discounting the risks?

Barclays Bank (BARC) saw a 60% fall in underlying earnings in the year to 31st December 2013, which was modestly…

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – Q1 results have Biblical flavour

The first quarter results and statement from GSK has a biblical flavour. We are exalted to raise our gaze unto…

Associated British Foods – a business camouflaged in sugar and Ovaltine

Technically interesting perhaps but still very highly price on near term earnings estimates. My last words on this magnificently highly…

Ladbrokes – the eyes of the cobra

It was a mere fifty days or so ago - yes, as little time as that – when I last…

BP: holed just above the waterline

BP’s first quarter results come from a rather battered company that looks (in my imagination) a bit like one of…

IAG at 574p – the influence of profits, the pound and oil prices

The International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) share price has turned south in recent weeks but is still showing on the radar…

Tesco – After the Kitchen Sink

Everyone has heard the bad news but what does it mean and how much of it has been discounted by…

GlaxoSmithKline: a share supported by a good yield, a potential special shareholder return and potentially supportive news flow.

GlaxoSmithKline: a share supported by a good yield, a potential special shareholder return and potentially supportive news flow.   When I…

Robert Sutherland-Smith Sticks with Shell after BG Bid

In my recent musings about the relative charms of BP (BP.) and Shell (RDSB) equity, I concluded that I preferred…