#SSE – appointment of Chief Commercial Officer Martin Pibworth as Chief Executive designate

I guess the average actuary is loving today’s SSE numbers…

As was once observed: “you can really only enjoy life when you're extremely busy”. My brain should have been even more mangled than normal by close of play yesterday, but it was not. What I wanted to write about were the various numbers from the great, the solid and the comically avoidable FTSE 100 names that were reporting yesterday, but it did not happen and I apologise for that. I know I could write about them today, but I always prefer to write live when a company has just given its excuses (or worse). Suffice to say, I am still loving up DCC plc (DCC) even after its 10% plus share price rise yesterday, Imperial Brands (IMB) is still a total return solid play and you still do not need to bother with Vodafone (VOD) shares. For a Wednesday, today is pretty chilled by comparison.

#SSE – H1 adj. EPS -11% YoY to 37p, DPS 20p, FY “reaffirming guidance”

#SSE – Q1 renewables performance “lower than planned”, though currently still expects FY adj. EPS above 150p

#SSE – excessive payments licence breach, to pay £9.78m

#SSE – FY adj. EPS +75%, DPS +13%, emphasises 'Net Zero Acceleration Programme Plus'

#SSE – Q3 update, upgrades FY adj. EPS expectation to “more than” 150p from previous guidance of “at least” 120p

#SSE – agreement to sell 25% of electricity transmission network business, expected cash proceeds of £1.465 billion

#SSE – H1 adj. EPS up to 41.8p, DPS 29p, remains on course for FY

Electricity Purveyor Pledged to Produce Cleaner Power could Please the Punters

Hello Share Munchers. On my mission to find shares with a chance of rising in price in a bear market, I’d like to commend this company to your further research. SSE plc (SSE) is an electricity supplier that’s beefing up its investment in the green revolution.

Cleaner Power Giant Powers On and Could Further Electrify its Share Price

Hello Share Fans. There’s growing support in the City for a big utility. That company is SSE plc (SSE). And the reason for the optimism is that it seems more interested in alternative energy than most other gas and electricity suppliers.

#SSE – “has been no decision to break up”, to update on plans with November results

#SSE – agrees sale of stake in Scotia Gas Networks for £1.225bn

#SSE – agreement to sell share in energy-from-waste ventures for £995m

A Giant Utility Ditching Retail Activity and Gas could Power into a Sparky Future

Hello Share Chasers. Once the Tories surged back into power, you might have expected companies previously threatened by nationalisation to enjoy a big jump in their share prices. Well, there was some improvement, but not exactly a big jump in most cases. So it’s possible that the utilities, for example, could see some more jolly share action before long...

#SSE – today completing EV £500m sale of Energy Services business to OVO Energy, net proceeds to reduce net debt

#SSE – agreement to sell Energy Services business for £500m EV to OVO

#SSE – confirms in discussions with Ovo Group re. possible sale of SSE Energy Services business

Price provides information and incentives

The quote above was said to me by my Economics teacher at the state comprehensive school i attended many, many years ago.  It was probably the wisest sentence uttered to me during my formal education (besting even the wryly amusing comment by my microeconomics lecturer during my undergraduate studies that 'life is a trade-off problem') as it underpins the rationale for the market over any 'the collective knows best' alternatives.  

Headwinds Might Threaten this Gas and Electricity Giant, but the Dividend Still Has Power

Hello, Share Pushers. I suspect not many of us will be over-keen to invest in the bigger power supply companies. The headwinds are worrying. Government caps on prices, big competition from smaller and cheaper companies, fuelled by comparison websites, and the rising oil price. And we could probably think of a few more...