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Marston's LSE:MARS Stock Report

Last Price

UK£0.43

Market Cap

UK£273.3m

7D

1.2%

1Y

25.7%

Updated

18 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

MARS Stock Overview

Operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. More details

MARS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Marston's
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£0.43
52 Week HighUK£0.47
52 Week LowUK£0.26
Beta1.68
1 Month Change19.02%
3 Month Change12.11%
1 Year Change25.72%
3 Year Change-40.45%
5 Year Change-66.23%
Change since IPO-73.33%

Recent News & Updates

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Revenues Yet

Dec 05
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Revenues Yet

Recent updates

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Revenues Yet

Dec 05
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Revenues Yet

Marston's PLC (LON:MARS) Surges 26% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Jul 28
Marston's PLC (LON:MARS) Surges 26% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Marston's (LON:MARS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 12
Marston's (LON:MARS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Marston's PLC (LON:MARS)?

Nov 04
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Marston's PLC (LON:MARS)?

Marston's (LON:MARS) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Dec 15
Marston's (LON:MARS) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Is There An Opportunity With Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) 40% Undervaluation?

Nov 27
Is There An Opportunity With Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) 40% Undervaluation?

Shareholder Returns

MARSGB HospitalityGB Market
7D1.2%-1.4%-1.4%
1Y25.7%13.2%4.6%

Return vs Industry: MARS exceeded the UK Hospitality industry which returned 13.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MARS exceeded the UK Market which returned 4.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MARS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MARS volatility
MARS Average Weekly Movement6.0%
Hospitality Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: MARS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: MARS's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
183410,000Justin Plattwww.marstonspubs.co.uk

Marston's PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston's PLC in January 2007.

Marston's PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Marston's's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MARS fundamental statistics
Market capUK£273.35m
Earnings (TTM)UK£17.50m
Revenue (TTM)UK£898.60m

15.7x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MARS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£898.60m
Cost of RevenueUK£746.90m
Gross ProfitUK£151.70m
Other ExpensesUK£134.20m
EarningsUK£17.50m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 28, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.028
Gross Margin16.88%
Net Profit Margin1.95%
Debt/Equity Ratio208.0%

How did MARS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 18:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2024/09/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Marston's PLC is covered by 31 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Julian EasthopeBarclays
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Nicholas ThomasBofA Global Research