Marks And Spencer Share Discussion Threads

[rubberbullets] 24/12/2015 09:54

Shooting up

[philanderer] 23/12/2015 20:30

Evening EI , that`s got to change . Pretty obvious that the big city boys are not happy with the way the company is being run. Short odds now for Bolland being replaced.

I shall be checking out the M&S stores in Budapest over the holiday period ;-)

[essentialinvestor] 23/12/2015 20:14

Depends on margins, food is strong, non food performance is woeful
and how directors can collect multi million £ salaries on that is shocking imv,
however that is the way it is.

[marcu saurelius] 23/12/2015 19:42

TILLS TAKING LOADS OF MOOLAH IN LOCal MKS

[smicker] 23/12/2015 18:52

2 hour queues

[philanderer] 23/12/2015 17:34

Much better , on the week:

MKS - 3p

FTSE100 + 188pts
FTSE250 + 286pts


'Marks & Spencer senior director extends maternity leave'

Laura Wade-Gery was due to return to work in January, but will now take a full year’s leave, as the retailer’s shares slip on Christmas trading worries

One of Marks & Spencer’s most senior directors has extended her maternity leave by eight months having previously stated she would return to the business in early January.

The retailer said on Wednesday that Laura Wade-Gery, executive director, multichannel, will now return to the firm on 1 September, taking her full one-year entitlement to maternity leave.

M&S initially informed the stock market of Wade-Gery’s impending absence in August.

Until her return, Helen Weir, the firm’s chief financial officer, will maintain responsibility for e-commerce distribution, while Sacha Berendji, director of retail, and David Walmsley, director of M&S.com, will continue to report to the chief executive, Marc Bolland.

Wade-Gery has been tipped in the past by some as a possible successor to Bolland, although her star waned somewhat last year when M&S’s new online platform got off to a shaky start.

Shares in M&S have fallen 12% over the past month due to Christmas trading concerns. A second poor Christmas in a row is expected to put Bolland’s position in question after five years in the job.

M&S is due to publish a third-quarter trading update on 7 January.

[philanderer] 22/12/2015 23:28

Yep, that was opened last friday, 18th december


Karen Morgan ‏@kaylmor Dec 19

Frenzied excitement in Beijing yesterday as we got our first Marks and Spencer!

[onjohn] 22/12/2015 22:42

M&S food has reported 24 straight quarters of growth.

In non food, gross margin is important. Not sales growth per se.

Marks & Spencer to open first Beijing store on Friday


Thank you.

[philanderer] 22/12/2015 16:30

Yep much better today , just -6p... corner turned.


And top of the league:

FTSE100 Fallers

Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 440.10p -1.68%
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 563.00p -1.14%
RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 425.30p -0.70%
Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 6,067.00p -0.64%
ITV (ITV) 269.80p -0.63%
Whitbread (WTB) 4,367.00p -0.61%
Centrica (CNA) 209.00p -0.57%
Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 258.30p -0.50%
Tesco (TSCO) 144.60p -0.48%
GKN (GKN) 294.30p -0.44%

[rubberbullets] 22/12/2015 16:03

Up she goes, come to pappa

[rubberbullets] 22/12/2015 15:41

nice. Plety of room for change and pleasant surprises. Super!

[philanderer] 22/12/2015 15:40

The dividend doesn`t cover anywhere near the capital loss. Buybacks are an admission of defeat when you can`t increase your EPS through trading as the company you`re supposed to be.

The clothing is outdated , outmoded call it what you want. The womens clothing just seems to be aimed at the over 50`s . The company is stuck in a time warp. It needs to reinvent itself clothing wise starting with a new CEO.

[essentialinvestor] 22/12/2015 15:28

The buy back is a tiny % of the share count.

[rubberbullets] 22/12/2015 15:27

only a loss when its taken and meanwhile enjoy the FAT dividend

have you noticed theyve stopped totalling the shares buyback - prob cos its going to add 5% to the EPS forecast....

[philanderer] 22/12/2015 15:24

But you`re losing your investment capital daily ! 20% down in 6 weeks.

They`re supposed to be selling food and clothes and they`re not selling any clothes

[rubberbullets] 22/12/2015 15:16

nice 190,000 buy back last night

Great thing is that it probably made £4m cash overnight so can carry doing more buybacks

[philanderer] 22/12/2015 11:50

HSBC reiterated their buy rating on shares of Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON:MKS) in a research report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a GBX 700 price target on the retailer’s stock

[philanderer] 22/12/2015 11:33

Just back from M&S uxbridge , food hall as usual very busy , mens and womens` clothing departments virtually empty.

I`d go along with your 400p target... and in short order.

[dealer1972] 22/12/2015 10:14

looking very oversold at this level. It's closed the gap at 444.10p from 5th November last year. Question is whether the trend will continue to close the gap lower down at 404.7p from the 4th November. RSI at 21, hasnt been lower than 26 since July 2008! I would imagine a bounce in the short term with potential to continue trend down to 400p level afterwards.

[philanderer] 22/12/2015 08:39

Another day , another cut for this pile of cr@p.

Nomura retains 'buy' cuts from 600p target to 565p.

Top ftse100 faller , nothing new for this company


Marks & Spencer Group 442.05 -1.24%
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[philanderer] 21/12/2015 17:15

This should get the shares moving ;-)

'M&S hopes Christmas shoppers will splash out on super-sized prosecco'

[philanderer] 21/12/2015 09:30

RBC cuts from top pick to outperform... target from 700p to 600p.


..........The bank remains positive on Marks & Spencer shares but said it was mindful of soft clothing like-for-like sales and subdued international demand in the near term.

It said M&S' online execution has been stronger this year and strong buying gains should extend into next year, while the company's food offer should continue to outperform.

In addition, the valuation is undemanding, with strong cash generation providing scope for multi-year cash returns, RBC said.

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