that 'good' expectation is not reflected in volume trade, at NSE things happen before announcement, anyway I'm in and too I'm hoping they are superb

The blood in the streets is starting to excite me now. Will do my due diligence and decide whether to start buying or wait for more bleeding. It would be wiser to wait for the results first and then make a sure decision, just that I dont know whether I will catch it on its way up if they are great results. Watu wa exchange bar saidieni hapa!!

No way, this time the results will be superb,at almost 1billion

As i said earlier,the volumes dont portray any scared big fish for the last weeks so i believe big money has taken position and waiting to turn with kk

Might be today after 4:00 pm

I want to believe you. ill be very interested in the fuel sales they are making, that must have gone down drastically. after they clear the skeletons, they should concentrate on the core business... improve stations infrastructure, better service, more services etc. ahem like shell and total. the brand image needs to change. and I'm sure the retail margins are better now than 1-2 yrs ago.

Lafarge needs cash to lower cashflow levels ahead of merger but also complete acquisitions in asia.

Despite what folks think, Bamburi is a small part of LaFarge's global business. And within Africa, it is not the largest business unit either and has other factories including in Nigeria (LaFarge Wapco), Zambia (LaFarge Chilanga), etc so I am sure a Shs 6/share dividend is not going to make a huge difference to them. They claim 6/- for the 60 years. Perhaps that is true.

Many firms accumulate cash as a defensive mechanism but if you retain cash, it reduces your ROE.
Warren Buffett has said that when BH cannot deploy the cash to earn a 'positive' [higher than average] return then he will distribute the excess cash.
I am not sure where Bamburi lost the plot but it stopped growing unlike ARM among others (new firms) in Kenya. I think it planned a takeover of EAPCC but politics killed the deal.
So Bamburi doesn't need the cash to expand at the moment. If GoK gets its act together, it may buy out Bamburi's stake in EAPCC which means more cash in hand.

Capex: Bamburi has already SPENT the majority of the capex it needs to maintain its current production in Mombasa, Nairobi and Uganda (Hima). Perhaps all it needs is cash for maintenance but that is covered by operating profits.

EAC: I believe LaFarge may see expansion in TZ to be a better bet just as ARM has done. Eventually, the TZ economy will be bigger than Kenya but LaFarge has the capacity to invest in TZ and wait.

Trades: LaFarge cannot buy more shares in any one year beyond their current holdings without an exemption from CMA. Refer to the 'exemption' from the Takeover Rules that Chris Kirubi applied for.