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Marks & Spencer Group(MKS)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£6,580m

Change Today

Price Up13.25p

Share Price

415.00p

MKS Overview

Marks & Spencer, the high street retail chain, first took formation as a retail venture in 1894, becoming a listed company in 1926. The group generates almost all of its revenue from UK clothing and food sales. Marks has a chain of some 400 stores throughout the UK with a further 150 overseas.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.4% 5.5%
Div Cover 2.2 1.9
Op Mrgn 12.2% 11.0%
ROCE 34.0%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 10.3 9.9
PEG 0.4 2.5
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.7
Pr/Book 4.0  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 10.1% 4.8%
PBT 25.6% 6.0%
EPS 28.7% 4.0%
DPS 30.7% 18.5%

MKS Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
29-Mar-03 a8,019.10 a715.70 23.30p 12.4 0.3 +43% 10.50p 3.6%
03-Apr-04 a8,301.50 a781.60 24.70p 11.5 1.9 +6% 11.50p 4.0%
02-Apr-05 7,490.50 505.10 17.60p 19.6 n/a -29% 12.10p 3.5%
01-Apr-06 7,797.70 745.70 31.40p 17.7 0.2 +78% 14.00p 2.5%
31-Mar-07 8,588.10 936.70 40.40p 16.7 0.6 +29% 18.30p 2.7%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

MKS Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-08 9,002.48 993.18 42.03p 9.9 2.5 +4% 21.69p 5.5%
31-Mar-09 9,349.94 913.29 41.34p 10.0 n/a -2% 22.17p 5.6%
31-Mar-10 10,009.99 939.64 42.68p 9.7 3.0 +3% 23.22p 6.0%

Covering analysts: Bernstein Research, Blue Oar Securities, Deutsche Bank Research, Dresdner Kleinwort, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Morgan Stanley, Seymour Pierce, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, Société Générale, UBS

MKS Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-May-2008 10:22 RNS
Re Joint Venture 18-Apr-2008 14:49 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 14-Apr-2008 14:09 RNS

MKS ShareCast News

Week ahead: M&S, British Land, BoE minutes 16-May-2008 ShareCast
Northern Foods to shut plant after M&S talks stall 13-May-2008 ShareCast
London close: Miners and banks weigh 12-May-2008 ShareCast

MKS Top Newspaper Links

Northern Foods to shut M&S factory 14-May-2008 The Independent
Northern Foods to close M&S Fenland factory 14-May-2008 Telegraph
Northern Foods closes factory after M&S row 14-May-2008 Times

Latest MKS Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

MKS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 415.00p Price Up
Change Today +13.25p
52 Week High 743.50p
52 Week Low 352.25p
Volume 14,727,143
Shares Issued 1,585.60m
Market Cap £6,580m
Beta 1.07
RiskGrade 211

MKS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
9.67% below the market average9.67% below the market average9.67% below the market average9.67% below the market average9.67% below the market average
32.43% below the sector average32.43% below the sector average32.43% below the sector average32.43% below the sector average32.43% below the sector average
Price Trend
58.93% below the market average58.93% below the market average58.93% below the market average58.93% below the market average58.93% below the market average
29.27% below the sector average29.27% below the sector average29.27% below the sector average29.27% below the sector average29.27% below the sector average
Income
71.92% above the market average71.92% above the market average71.92% above the market average71.92% above the market average71.92% above the market average
29.63% above the sector average29.63% above the sector average29.63% above the sector average29.63% above the sector average29.63% above the sector average
Growth
5.98% below the market average5.98% below the market average5.98% below the market average5.98% below the market average5.98% below the market average
42.47% above the sector average42.47% above the sector average42.47% above the sector average42.47% above the sector average42.47% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 0
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 3
Total 15
neutral
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MKS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Nov-07 30-May-07
Paid 11-Jan-08 13-Jul-07
Amount 8.30p 12.00p

Trades for 16-May-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
17:10 63,995 @ 413.36p
16:57 85,142 @ 415.00p
16:35 781,380 @ 415.00p
16:29 300 @ 414.00p
16:29 2,730 @ 413.75p

MKS Key Personnel

CEO Stuart Rose
Finance Director Ian Dyson
Chair Terence (Terry) Burns
Chair Lord Burns