| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
MSLH Overview
Marshalls plc manufactures and supplies hard landscaping products in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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Risk Analysis
MSLH passed our risk checks.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£7.26 |
| 52 Week High | UK£6.10 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£8.57 |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| 1 Month Change | -10.04% |
| 3 Month Change | 0.14% |
| 1 Year Change | 0.14% |
| 3 Year Change | 74.69% |
| 5 Year Change | 169.69% |
| Change since IPO | 164.72% |
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Shareholder Returns
| MSLH | GB Basic Materials | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 1Y | 0.1% | 27.0% | 23.4% |
Return vs Industry: MSLH underperformed the UK Basic Materials industry which returned 23.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MSLH underperformed the UK Market which returned 23.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| MSLH volatility | |
|---|---|
| MSLH Beta | 0.67 |
| Industry Beta | 1.25 |
| Market Beta | 1 |
Stable Share Price: MSLH is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: MSLH's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,500 | Martyn Coffey | https://www.marshalls.co.uk |
Marshalls plc manufactures and supplies hard landscaping products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through Landscape Products and Others segments. It offers interior, garden, and driveways products, including garden paving, driveways, garden paths, kerbs and edging products, and garden walling products; and stone products.
Marshalls Fundamentals Summary
| MSLH fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | UK£1.44b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£47.20m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£557.12m |
30.6x
P/E Ratio2.6x
P/S RatioIs MSLH overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MSLH income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£557.12m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£212.59m |
| Gross Profit | UK£344.54m |
| Expenses | UK£297.34m |
| Earnings | UK£47.20m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.24 |
| Gross Margin | 61.84% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.47% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 18.9% |
How did MSLH perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.3%
Current Dividend Yield38%
Payout RatioDoes MSLH pay a reliable dividends?
See MSLH dividend history and benchmarks| Marshalls dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Oct 21 2021 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Dec 01 2021 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 1 day |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 42 days |
Does MSLH pay a reliable dividends?
See MSLH dividend history and benchmarksValuation
Is Marshalls undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
2.9%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: MSLH (£7.26) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£7.48)
Significantly Below Fair Value: MSLH is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: MSLH is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.6x) compared to the UK Basic Materials industry average (23x).
PE vs Market: MSLH is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.6x) compared to the UK market (21.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: MSLH is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (3.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: MSLH is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (4.5x) compared to the GB Basic Materials industry average (2.4x).
Future Growth
How is Marshalls forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 6 analysts?
8.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: MSLH's forecast earnings growth (8.5% per year) is above the savings rate (0.9%).
Earnings vs Market: MSLH's earnings (8.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (12.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: MSLH's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: MSLH's revenue (4.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: MSLH's revenue (4.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: MSLH's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (18.9%).
Past Performance
How has Marshalls performed over the past 5 years?
-6.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: MSLH has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: MSLH's current net profit margins (8.5%) are higher than last year (2.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MSLH's earnings have declined by 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: MSLH's earnings growth over the past year (243.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (-6.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: MSLH earnings growth over the past year (243.3%) exceeded the Basic Materials industry 24%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: MSLH's Return on Equity (14.8%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Marshalls's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: MSLH's short term assets (£272.3M) exceed its short term liabilities (£175.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: MSLH's short term assets (£272.3M) exceed its long term liabilities (£99.9M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: MSLH's debt to equity ratio (18.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: MSLH's debt to equity ratio has increased from 16.8% to 18.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: MSLH's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (107.3%).
Interest Coverage: MSLH's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (13.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Marshalls's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.29%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: MSLH's dividend (1.29%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.39%).
High Dividend: MSLH's dividend (1.29%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.03%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: MSLH's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MSLH's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (37.9%), MSLH's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: MSLH's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (47.5% payout ratio).
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Martyn Coffey (59 yo)
8yrs
Tenure
UK£1,695,000
Compensation
Mr. Martyn Coffey has been the Chief Executive Officer of Marshalls plc since October 10, 2013. Mr. Coffey is an Officer of the Construction Products Association. He served as the Group Chief Executive Off...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Martyn's total compensation ($USD2.34M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.44M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Martyn's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: MSLH's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: MSLH's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: MSLH insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Marshalls plc's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Marshalls plc
- Ticker: MSLH
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 1890
- Industry: Construction Materials
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: UK£1.443b
- Shares outstanding: 198.76m
- Website: https://www.marshalls.co.uk
Number of Employees
Location
- Marshalls plc
- Landscape House
- Premier Way
- Halifax
- West Yorkshire
- HX5 9HT
- United Kingdom
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/10/19 21:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/10/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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 here.