You have to be prepared to dig deeper than the house magazine to find the fundamentals of a company-
ie. JKX Oil & Gas
EPS 2004 6.74; 2005 14.15; 2006 20.85; 2007 30.42; 2008 Forecast 45.52.
Dividend 2004 0.55; 2007 4.4
I'm not saying that this is a share to buy. I picked it at random from Sharescope, (which costs about 15 quid per month, after 75 entrance fee)) and there is much more research to be done before a decision can be made, yet. Political uncertainty being a major consideration.
It is to show what to start looking for when buying into a company.
If Royal has not been paying a dividend over four years, why buy it when there are others to be had, which are listed on the major exchanges?
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