How to buy Marstons (MARS) shares

Marston's PLC (MARS) is a leading restaurants business based in the UK. In the week up to 12 July Marstons shares plunged 9.27% to a closing position of 85.6p. However, over the last 12 months, Marstons's share price has risen by 40.91% from 60.75p. Marstons is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 13,095 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.

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How has coronavirus impacted Marstons's share price?

Since the stock market crash that started in February 2020, Marstons's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was 94.7p, which is 11.25% down on its pre-crash value of 106.7p and 414.67% up on the lowest point reached during the March 2020 crash when the shares fell as low as 18.4p.

If you had bought £1,000 worth of Marstons shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £240.30 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth £891.71.

Marstons share price (LSE:MARS)

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Is Marstons under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.

PEG ratio

Marstons's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.25. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Marstons's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Marstons's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

• Mitchells-and-Butlers (MAB.LSE): 12.10
• Whitbread (WTB.LSE): 2.27

EBITDA

Marstons's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £36.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Marstons's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

• Loungers (LGRS.LSE): £2.6 million
• Revolution Bars Group (RBG.LSE): £2.5 million
• The City Pub Group (CPC.LSE): £1.6 million
• Young-and-Co-s Brewery P-L-C (YNGA.LSE): £2.9 million
• J D Wetherspoon (JDW.LSE): £92.4 million
• Mitchells-and-Butlers (MAB.LSE): £54 million
• The Restaurant Group (RTN.LSE): £29 million
• Fuller Smith-and-Turner P-L-C (FSTA.LSE): £4.1 million
• Whitbread (WTB.LSE): £631 million

Marstons share dividends

• Dividend yield
• Forward yield

Marstons has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 5.91% of its share value annually.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 December 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").

Marstons's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.

• Loungers (LGRS.LSE): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)
• Revolution Bars Group (RBG.LSE): 0.16%
• The City Pub Group (CPC.LSE): 2.31% (2.8% forward annual dividend yield)
• Young-and-Co-s Brewery P-L-C (YNGA.LSE): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)
• J D Wetherspoon (JDW.LSE): 0.71% (1.38% forward annual dividend yield)
• Heineken N-V (0O26.LSE): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)
• Mitchells-and-Butlers (MAB.LSE): 1.86%
• The Restaurant Group (RTN.LSE): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)
• Fuller Smith-and-Turner P-L-C (FSTA.LSE): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)
• Whitbread (WTB.LSE): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)
• Ei Group (ETINY.US): 0.00% (does not pay dividend)

Have Marstons's shares ever split?

Marstons's shares were split on a 4:1 basis on 8 January 2007. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 4 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Marstons shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 75% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Marstons shares which in turn could have impacted Marstons's share price.

Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Marstons's shares have ranged in value from as little as 36.02p up to 105.5p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Marstons's is 1.6896. This would suggest that Marstons's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put Marstons's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

• Loungers (LGRS.LSE): 2.3561
• Revolution Bars Group (RBG.LSE): 3.488
• The City Pub Group (CPC.LSE): 2.2902
• Young-and-Co-s Brewery P-L-C (YNGA.LSE): 1.3574
• J D Wetherspoon (JDW.LSE): 1.5423
• Mitchells-and-Butlers (MAB.LSE): 1.5244
• The Restaurant Group (RTN.LSE): 2.623
• Fuller Smith-and-Turner P-L-C (FSTA.LSE): 0.7709
• Whitbread (WTB.LSE): 1.2443
• Ei Group (ETINY.US): 0.4782

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Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Marstons is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.141% of Marstons shares are held by insiders and 62.331% by institutions.

• How many people work for Marstons?

  Latest data suggests 13,095 work at Marstons.

• When does the fiscal year end for Marstons?

  Marstons's fiscal year ends in September.

• Where is Marstons based?

  Marstons's address is: Marston's House, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, WV1 4JT

• What is Marstons's ISIN number?

  Marstons's international securities identification number is: GB00B1JQDM80