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MARS Marston's Plc

41.15
-0.20 (-0.48%)
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Marston's Plc LSE:MARS London Ordinary Share GB00B1JQDM80 ORD 7.375P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -0.20 -0.48% 41.15 1,011,563 16:35:28
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
41.10 41.50 42.40 41.05 41.40
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Malt Beverages 903M -18.5M -0.0280 -14.79 273.06M
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
16:35:28 O 6,660 26.75 GBX

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Posted at 23/6/2025 09:20 by Marston's Daily Update
Marston's Plc is listed in the Malt Beverages sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker MARS. The last closing price for Marston's was 41.35p.
Marston's currently has 660,362,194 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Marston's is £273,389,948.
Marston's has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -14.79.
This morning MARS shares opened at 41.40p
Posted at 13/5/2025 09:51 by careful
A good little well run business, undervalued.
Net assets of 101p underpin the share price.
Much further to go here.
Posted at 08/4/2025 08:58 by diku
It happens all too often in the plc casino markets...when a company rejects a bid for whatever reason be it arrogance or other the share price drifts away in the opposite direction...
Posted at 01/4/2025 16:51 by shbgetreal
Perhaps. Meanwhile, go into almost any Marstons venue and tell me that they don't have something the others don't.

Food offers every day of the week, vast majority of reviews are glowing, good atmosphere, noticeably clean (particularly compared to some of the real grot holes about, which is something a lot of customers comment on), and most importantly, busy, even on week nights.

This is while many other pubs around them are barely getting by.

Share price weakness in the meantime is likely, but people still take their families out even during recessions - not saying there will be a recession, but mentioned for balance.

A solid business with a good offering such as Marstons will pick up where others drop, and when all the sheep come stampeding back into markets shareholders here will clean up.

Just keep some cash ready for those dips.
Posted at 24/1/2025 12:32 by careful
come come fenner, I disagree with you, am no genius.

Yes these trading statements do not mean too much.
Operational profit is not profit.

We need to look at the whole picture.

With an improving debt situation and the disposal selected non performing outlets, hopefully cheaper debt is possible.

As to consumer habits, I think the UK has become polarised. Many well off older people are doing very well and enjoy dining out. Some pubs are doing better by offering quality food at the right price in the right atmosphere.
Not as price sensitive as it used to be.
Post Covid the airlines are also booming, so many travelling abroad.

People like quality and are prepared to pay fair prices.
I have noticed that both quality and prises have increased.

There is great potential with Marston if they get it right, the share price is depressed. A` market cap of £254 says it all, worst case scenario.
Posted at 22/1/2025 11:53 by pj84
Shore Capital toasts a potential rerating at Marston’s

Marston’s (MARS) Marston’s management team have made a confident start to hitting new financial targets, which could pave the way for a rerating, according to Shore Capital.

Analyst Greg Johnson retained his ‘buy’ recommendation on the Citywire Elite Companies + rated brewing and pub group, which was trading down 4% on Tuesday at 40.6p but is still up 22% over 12 months.

At its capital market day last year, the group set out financial targets for revenue to continue growing above the market, ongoing margin expansion, and underlying recurring free cashflow of at least £50m a year.

‘Extrapolating forward five years, delivery of these financial targets, including 3-4% annual revenue growth, coupled with lower interest, earnings per share could build towards 15p,’ said Johnson.

‘Our current and medium-term estimates are set more conservatively, although we are encouraged by the progress being made against targets.’

The shares currently trade on a forward full-year 2025 price-to-earnings ratio of 5 times, an enterprise/Ebitda of 6 times, and a free cashflow yield in the mid-teens.

‘With balance sheet metrics improving, and increasing optionality, successfully executing on its strategy, we would expect to see the shares rerate,’ said Johnson.
Posted at 20/12/2024 23:24 by boozey
If you compare the share prices of Marstons with M&B and JDW, Marstons are now at a two year high while the others are well shy of their highs of recent times. Suggests that MARS has been oversold and that the city are buying into the new business model.
Posted at 03/12/2024 12:18 by llef
The nos below might reflect prev share price performance, but below is the take from one of Bloomberg's reporters today:

"Marston’s shares have now jumped as much as 9% after its results, solidifying its outperformance against other pub stocks this year.

It shares are up 30% in 2024, compared to declines for Mitchells & Butlers, Young & Co and JD Wetherspoon. Marston’s shares are also above their level prior to the UK’s budget announcement.

The budget had weighed on most consumer sectors, particularly hospitality, because of the extra costs that will come from increased national insurance contributions and a higher minimum wage. Marston’s, however, has one of the more the more sanguine reactions to the budget that I’ve seen from the sector thus far:
“Although this puts some additional pressure on costs, the overall package of measures is considered manageable in the context of the group’s CMD targets.”
Posted at 29/11/2024 14:31 by jeff h
I am surprised there has been no comment made regarding last weeks IC article.

The biggest problem for me with Marstons has been poor management, the well respected Ken Lever arriving is most welcome:-

"....The UK market seems to be having more and more difficulty really establishing the values for businesses,” he told investors last month. Lever, a city veteran who previously chaired the boards at Biffa and RPS Group (both of which were taken private in 2023 at decent premiums), argued that the current valuation attached to Marston's makes no sense.

“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out if you’ve got net tangible assets in excess of £1 a share, and the share price trading at around about 40p, even if the net tangible assets were overstated by 30 per cent – which they’re not, I might add – there would still be a significant value opportunity.”

CEO Justin Platt who was Chief Strategy Officer at Merlin Entertainments surprisingly speaks about acquisitions and earning a 30%+ return from capital investment.

This rather surprised me considering debt levels, though they sound confident on future cash generation.

As regards CMBC I recall the supply agreement Marstons has with them is a long term one at arms length and does not preclude Marstons from buying other brewers products.

I have bought some shares in Marstons today for the first time since 2011 when the shares were 90p each lol.

Of course this could be another false dawn for the company like previous management initiatives. Maybe results on Tuesday will give an inkling on if better times are possibly ahead.
Posted at 09/10/2024 08:27 by florenceorbis
Marston’s toasts sales growth as disposals help it slash debt pile

9 October 2024, 08:04



Pub operator exited its brewing operations and sold a swathe of pubs over the last year, in a bid to pay off its debts.

Marston’s has enjoyed a surge in its pub sales over the last year, while also trimming its debt pile by about £300 million after selling off its remaining stake in its historic brewing business.

The London-listed company saw a 4.8% rise in like-for-like sales over the past year, amid strong growth across both its food and drink divisions.

The group, which operates 1,339 pubs across the UK, said sales growth eased during the most recent three months to September 28, amid unusually wet weather during the quarter.


Like-for-like sales grew 3.8% for the most recent 12 weeks as punters continued to drink and dine at its venues despite pressures on consumer budgets.

Analysts had predicted Marston’s would report like-for-like growth of 5% for the year to September.

Net debt has fallen to about £885 million, Marston’s said, down £300 million compared with the same point last year, amid a number of disposals across the business.

The trading update comes amid a transition period for the business, as it fully focuses on pub operations after exiting brewing operations fully.

In 2020, Marston’s agreed to sell part of its brewing business – which makes Hobgoblin and Shipyard – to Carlsberg and form a joint venture with the Danish brewer.

In July this year, it sold its remaining stake in the cask ale brewer, the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC), for around £206 million.

Marston’s said offloading the spin-off will allow it to focus purely on operating its pub chain and will reduce the amount of debt it holds.

The strong revenue performance is very pleasing. This reflects the quality of the experiences we are providing for our guests as well as the continued focus and passion of our team


On top of this, the company has sold off a swathe of pubs over the last year amid a bid to improve its portfolio.

Those include the disposal of 18 pubs to private equity rival Admiral Taverns, and 19 pubs to Red Oak Taverns in a deal in May.

Marston’s said the combination of its sales growth, its pub disposals strategy, the sale of its share in CMBC and a dividend payout for CMBC in the first half of this year helped it slash its debt pile.

Chief executive Justin Platt said: “The strong revenue performance is very pleasing.

This reflects the quality of the experiences we are providing for our guests as well as the continued focus and passion of our team.

“This performance, combined with our recent disposal of CMBC, puts Marston’s in a strong position to drive value for our shareholders as a focused pub business.”

By Press Association
Posted at 09/5/2024 13:34 by gkace
Daily Mail: Marston's: Value £175mShare price down 92pc since peak in February 2007Interest may also be brewing in pub and hotel group Marston's, where shares have almost halved from their peak.Rival Wetherspoons is booming as punters flock in for cheap pints, but rivals such as Marston's are having a much harder time.Having suffered badly during Covid, shares are still languishing well below pre-pandemic levels and are down another 17 per cent so far this year.Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, cited Marston's as a potential target.In 2021, the group snubbed a £666million approach from private equity. At the time it said it significantly undervalued the British pub operator.Marston's – the brewer of Pedigree, Hobgoblin and Lancaster Bomber beer – said this was the firm's third takeover proposal.Marston's first started out as a family business over 180 years ago and today has 1,400 pubs and around 11,000 employees across the UK.
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Marston's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the current Marston's share price?
The current share price of Marston's is 41.15p
How many Marston's shares are in issue?
Marston's has 660,362,194 shares in issue
What is the market cap of Marston's?
The market capitalisation of Marston's is GBP 273.06M
What is the 1 year trading range for Marston's share price?
Marston's has traded in the range of 29.90p to 47.75p during the past year
What is the PE ratio of Marston's?
The price to earnings ratio of Marston's is -14.79
What is the cash to sales ratio of Marston's?
The cash to sales ratio of Marston's is 0.3
What is the reporting currency for Marston's?
Marston's reports financial results in GBP
What is the latest annual turnover for Marston's?
The latest annual turnover of Marston's is GBP 903M
What is the latest annual profit for Marston's?
The latest annual profit of Marston's is GBP -18.5M
What is the registered address of Marston's?
The registered address for Marston's is ST JOHNS HOUSE, ST JOHNS SQUARE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 4BH
What is the Marston's website address?
The website address for Marston's is www.marstonspubs.co.uk/
Which industry sector does Marston's operate in?
Marston's operates in the MALT BEVERAGES sector

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