Dick Smith goes into administration

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  1. MTR

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    Electrical retailers are run on the razors edge due to ultra tight margins in their products,weakened Aussie dollar wouldn't have helped them either.
     
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    For someone that speaks softly ,and the way he carefully conveyed humility,even when he saw the way one of the Leyland Brothers was not doing too well,he left a 10k cheque in the letter box,but this was on the cards from the start,and the selloff late last year was maybe a signal the axe was about to fall..
    http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20151208/pdf/433n73bms6bw51.pdf
     
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    A few weeks back they had 16GB USB drives selling at 2 for $22 - individual price $9.98. That was a printed sign, the same sign at several branches at least.

    A company that's bad at maths isn't going to do well.
     
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    Once private equity got involved this was inevitable particularly for a locally based retailer.

    Hopefully the business can be restructured and many of the jobs (direct and indirect) preserved.
     
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    Isn't it owned by Woolworths or something?
     
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    Was bought by PE firm Anchorage.

    Read my link for details.

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    very sad day indeed. Hope they can recover. It's tough for retail businesses, but these ones have been around for years.
     
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    watching this had no idea, how can this happen?
    Apparently it was never really a great business, what a scam
     
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    All above board. Creative Accounting at its very best.

    pinkboy
     
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    Back in the day when it was like a Jaycar it had real authenticity and a special vibe to it. Those electronic kits and gadgets were awesome.
    Nowadays its confusingly a Harvey Norman, Kmart and JB all rolled into one.
     
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    Once the lipstick was wiped off...yep it was a pig!!
     
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    The news article said net profits were down from $XXM to $47M or something like that.

    I'm confused
    Net profit is profit after paying all costs. Ie "positively geared". Why are they going into receivership if making a profit?
     
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    It was my favourite shop 25-30 years ago.

    Who else remembers those build your own electronic circuit boards which you had to screw together for example a beer powered radio or flashing lights? There was a booklet full of different circuit diagrams...Hours of entertainment and an early insight into electronics.
    I actually wanted to become an electrician or some type of electronic technician after it.
     
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    Unable to pay their debts when they became due - probably.
     
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    Service in the local store was terrible - to the extent that I no longer even went into the store. By comparison JB Hifi along the road always seem to have staff on hand to serve who were very well versed in the products they sell and friendly.
    No real surprise to me that this has happened.
     
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    Dont confuse profit with balance sheet and/or cash flow.

    Many profitable business goes broke simply because they run out of cash.

    Its like saying my property should be worth 10% more because the median price in the suburb went up 10%. Median price is one measure of many which can be used, and can be a smoke screen for a bigger picture.
    'Profit' is a snapshot in time, and doesnt tell you the whole story in isolation. Its just one peice of a bigger picture.

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