Wetherspoon ( J.d.) Share Discussion Threads

[darrin1471] 26/1/2024 07:47

Good to see JDW buying again. I hope this will keep the upward price momentum going.
The mandate has been there for at least the last 7 years so JDW are unlikely to use the full mandade IMO.

[gwatson56] 26/1/2024 07:05

Looks like the new base for purchases is £8.35 …. 310,000 bought yesterday. Quite a few more to buy if the full mandate is taken up by JDW.

[gozzie2] 25/1/2024 22:28

Paddy went into Spoons today and asked how much the bitter was ?The barman said its 2 pound a pint and 7 pounds for a pitcher ?Paddy replied " il have a pint but I'm not photogenic"?

[claret dragon] 25/1/2024 19:26

Off to Spoons later to celebrate Burns night.

[tongosti] 25/1/2024 11:48

Out completely. Time to hear the cash register ring.

[luderitz] 25/1/2024 09:52

8 quid a pint what a ripoff.

[isis] 24/1/2024 16:55

I think even the most stubborn Remainer who drinks Real Ale would have trouble not having a Sniff of one of these @£1.99 - £2.49 jeezz, probably some Pubs charging treble that round here!

Below is a full list of real ales that will be available at the festival:

Spring Frenzy (Daleside Brewery) 3.4% ABV
Skip Intro (Exmoor Ales) 4.0 ABV
Five Generations 5G (Batemans Brewery) 4.2% ABV
Ask Twice (Moorhouse’s Brewery) 3.8% ABV
Grizzly Bear IPA (Shepherd Neame) 6.0% ABV
Disco Macaw (Redpoint Brewing, Taiwan) 4.5% ABV
Crafty Fox (Hook Norton Brewery) 4.4% ABV
Evergreen (Sambrook’s Brewery) 4.3% ABV
Otter Dark (Otter Brewery) 3.8% ABV
Atlantic Red (Theakston Brewery) 4.3% ABV
Bite the Bullet! (Oakham Ales) 5.0% ABV
Bingo Lady (The Lost Abbey Brewing Company, USA) 5.0% ABV
Aquila (Saltaire Brewery) 4.5% ABV
Kodiak (Mad Squirrel Brewery) 4.7% ABV
Magnus (Redemption Brewery) 5.0% ABV
Butcombe Brewers Strength Original (Butcombe Brewery) 4.8% ABV
Parts and Labour (Rooster’s Brewery) 5.4% ABV
Red Dragon (Brains Brewery) 5.0% ABV
Copper and Stars (JW Lees Brewery) 5.6% ABV
Lairig Brew (Cairngorm Brewery,) 4.0% ABV
Boulder Beach (Orkney Brewery) 4.4% ABV
Jester (Adnams Brewery) 4.8% ABV
Chocolate & Vanilla Stout (Titanic Brewery) 4.5% ABV
Liberation Guernsey Street (Liberation Brewery) 4.6% ABV
White Stout (Nethergate Brewery) 4.5% ABV
King Dark Tide (Greene King Brewery) 4.7% ABV
Chocolate Ale (Leikeim Brewery, Altenkunstadt, Germany) 5.6% ABV
Parts and Labour (Rooster’s Brewery) 5.4% ABV
Germain (Brouwerij De Bock, Belgium) 3.5% ABV
Roasted Nuts (Rebellion Brewery) 4.6% ABV
Falstaff (Birrificio Gregorio, Italy) 4.8% ABV

[tongosti] 24/1/2024 16:37

Price action continues to be decent. Scaled out a few and raised trailing higher. Been a good earner in only a matter of weeks

[gozzie2] 24/1/2024 15:55

That's what I've said about the APP before ?You can send a drink to someone if you know they are at a particular table and pub .All of a sudden a random drink could turn up ?That kitty fella could decide to send one to my table tomorrow? LolCheers ?

[isis] 24/1/2024 15:08

Blimey - first I've heard of this - It's even in the Wall Street Journal!

530,000 Members!

[isis] 24/1/2024 14:53

Got a new trial via Google. :)

'Sir Tim Martin raised a glass to strong Christmas trading this morning as he reiterated that reaching 1,000 pubs remained a target for his JD Wetherspoon chain.

At its peak in 2015, the company had 951 pubs and its founder talked boldly of reaching 1,000 one day. Yet today, on the back of rising taxes, soaring staff costs, the pandemic and a cost of living crisis, the company has a trading estate of only 814 pubs.

Announcing a strong first-half trading update, the newly knighted chairman said that, despite the disposal or closure of 137 pubs over that period, he remained convinced the group can still reach four figures.'

[isis] 24/1/2024 14:32

According to the Times Tim wants to increase the number of Pubs to 1000!

Unfortunately the article locked me out as Free Trial ended today! lol

[isis] 24/1/2024 11:12

Given they are spending £100m on refurbs and Pub openings plus the Share buybacks it's no bad thing that the debt won't be rising!

Meanwhile back at the Bar :-))

[darrin1471] 24/1/2024 10:55

Does anybody have any year end 2024 debt figure expectations before today's £642m ?
MarketScreener had JDW debt rising from £642m to £918m.

[darrin1471] 24/1/2024 10:54

Does anybody have any year end 2024 debt figure expectations before today's £642m ?
MarketScreener had JDW debt rising from £642m to £918m.

[isis] 24/1/2024 08:46

I think they run the business very well so the buybacks aren't a problem and have enhanced the share price thus far.
They don't really advertise their Hotels enough imo. No mention of the Haven tie up and numerous refurbs either, but Tim Martin does understate generally.

[darrin1471] 24/1/2024 08:33

Share price up 15% since JDW started the share buy back in early December breaking the flat trend since April 2023

[gipps] 24/1/2024 08:20

Should they be paying off some debt rather than spending money on buy backs ?

[darrin1471] 24/1/2024 08:20

MarketScreener had JDW debt rising from £642m to £918m in 2024. FCF £58m

[chester9] 24/1/2024 08:00

Debt will disappoint better was expected.

[darrin1471] 24/1/2024 07:45

"Wetherspoon currently expects an outcome for the financial year in line with market expectations"

"Debt levels at the end of FY24 are currently expected to be broadly in line with the level reported at the end of FY23 (GBP642m)." (share buybacks?)

Expectations and debt may disappoint but the LFL sales are the best I've seen.

[johnwise] 24/1/2024 07:45

Wetherspoons cheers rise in first-half sales


Like-for-like sales in the 25 weeks to January 21 rose 10.1% on an annual basis. Bar sales increased by 11.8%, food by 7.9% and slot/fruit machines 10.4%. Hotel room sales were up 3.1%, the company said on Wednesday.

It added that LFL sales in the last 12 weeks were 11.1% higher than the same period a year ago, while total sales had grown by 8.4% in the year to date.

[darrin1471] 24/1/2024 07:40

"Wetherspoon currently expects an outcome for the financial year in line with market expectations"

"Debt levels at the end of FY24 are currently expected to be broadly in line with the level reported at the end of FY23 (GBP642m)." (share buybacks?)

Expectations and debt may disappoint but the LFL sales are the best I've seen.