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Marston's PLCLSE:MARS Stock Report

Market Cap UK£303.8m
Share Price
UK£0.48
UK£0.78
38.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y14.3%
7D1.7%
1D
Portfolio Value
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Marston's PLC

LSE:MARS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£303.8m

Marston's (MARS) Stock Overview

Engages in the hospitality business in the United Kingdom. More details

MARS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation6/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 39.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 44.5% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 62%

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Large one-off items impacting financial results


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Marston's PLC Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Marston's
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£0.48
52 Week HighUK£0.69
52 Week LowUK£0.36
Beta0.91
1 Month Change-6.80%
3 Month Change-20.27%
1 Year Change14.29%
3 Year Change57.38%
5 Year Change-49.13%
Change since IPO-70.58%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Nov 29

Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Shares Bounce 29% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Despite an already strong run, Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 29% in the last...
Analysis Article • Nov 26

Is There Now An Opportunity In Marston's PLC (LON:MARS)?

Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw a significant share price rise of 63% in...
Analysis Article • May 14

Marston's PLC's (LON:MARS) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 28% after a shaky period beforehand. The...
Analysis Article • Mar 06

Does Marston's (LON:MARS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Dec 05

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

When you see that almost half of the companies in the Hospitality industry in the United Kingdom have price-to-sales...
Analysis Article • Jul 28

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

Despite an already strong run, Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 26% in the last...
Analysis Article • Jul 12

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

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...
Analysis Article • Nov 04

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

While Marston's PLC ( LON:MARS ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it saw a decent share price...
Analysis Article • Dec 15

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

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article • Nov 27

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

How far off is Marston's PLC (LON:MARS) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...

Shareholder Returns

MARSGB HospitalityGB Market
7D1.7%2.9%-0.3%
1Y14.3%-10.4%18.3%

Return vs Industry: MARS exceeded the UK Hospitality industry which returned -11.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MARS underperformed the UK Market which returned 19.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MARS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MARS volatility
MARS Average Weekly Movement5.5%
Hospitality Industry Average Movement5.7%
Market Average Movement5.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.8%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.1%

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 (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18349,017Justin Plattwww.marstonspubs.co.uk

Marston's PLC engages in the hospitality business in the United Kingdom. Its hospitality business consists of estate of pubs comprising managed, franchised, and tenanted and leased pubs. The company is also involved in the property management, telecommunications, and insurance related businesses.

Marston's PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Marston's's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MARS fundamental statistics
Market capUK£303.77m
Earnings (TTM)UK£74.60m
Revenue (TTM)UK£893.20m
4.1x
P/E Ratio
0.3x
P/S Ratio

Is MARS overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MARS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£893.20m
Cost of RevenueUK£407.50m
Gross ProfitUK£485.70m
Other ExpensesUK£411.10m
EarningsUK£74.60m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 28, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.12
Gross Margin54.38%
Net Profit Margin8.35%
Debt/Equity Ratio160.6%

How did MARS perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/29 18:42
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings2026/03/28
Annual Earnings2025/09/27

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.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Marston's PLC is covered by 21 analysts. 5 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