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BSS Group - Builders merchant making record profits

April 2005

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

  • Epic Code:
  • BTSM
  • Price:
  • 1100p
Throwing a dart at a selection of shares in the building merchants sub-sector would have been a sure-fire way of making big gains in the last few years, as low interest rates plus rampant government spending on schools and hospitals fuelled bumper profits. Long-term subscribers will recall our success with Travis Perkins, 1745p, which has risen nearly 135% since being tipped at 743p in October, 2001. Another company which has the makings for a similarly spectacular performance is Leicester-based BSS, which distributes "lightside" building products related to heating and plumbing for the industrial and domestic markets. If BSS meets its forecast for the year ending 30 March then its earnings will have soared more ...

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