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Old 6th Jul 2008, 23:28
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Merged: Virgin Blue Share Price - how low can it go and for how long?

With the VB share price below 50 cents (after floating at close to $2.40) how low can this share price plummett before the inevitable?

I spoke recently with an analyst with Standard and Poors who by the way give companies their credit ratings worldwide.
He stated that unless VB cuts something like 35% of its fleet, concentrates on primary trunk routes primarily with a higher yield and/or raise their prices by up to 30% they wont survive.

Also suggested was the idea of dumping the B777's to the USA which would incur losses for a few years that VB just cant afford.
Those preliminary figures were apparently costed at a jet fuel price of US$95 per barrel and the losses to the USA could skyrocket even further with jet fuel at around US$160 per barrel!

To make matters worse Mr Godfrey recently purchased a large number of shares at around 75 cents per share.
His vote of confidence didnt seem to impress anyone else.

Any takers?
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