Marston's PLC (MARS) is a leading restaurants business based in the UK. It opened the day at 87.35p after a previous close of 86.6p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 85.6p to a high of 88.4358p. The latest price was 85.6p (25 minute delay). 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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Since the stock market crash that started in February 2020, Marstons's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was 81.5p, which is 23.62% down on its pre-crash value of 106.7p and 342.93% 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 £767.42.
| Open | 87.35p |
|---|---|
| High | 88.4358p |
| Low | 85.6p |
| Close | 85.6p |
| Previous close | 86.6p |
| Change | -1p |
| Change % | -1.1547% |
| Volume | 3,723,761 |
| 52-week range | 42.1395p - 105.5p |
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| 50-day moving average | 78.2764p |
| 200-day moving average | 87.3698p |
| Wall St. target price | 100.4p |
| Dividend yield | 4.8p (6.36%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | -20.9p |
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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.
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.
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.
| Revenue TTM | £227.3 million |
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| Gross profit TTM | £195.2 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -2.19% |
| Return on equity TTM | -68.8% |
| Profit margin | -58.21% |
| Book value | 0.76p |
| Market capitalisation | £482.4 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend yield: 6.36% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 20.75% of stock value
Marstons has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 6.36% of its share value annually.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").
Marstons's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.
Marstons's shares were split on a 4:1 basis on 9 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.
Over the last 12 months, Marstons's shares have ranged in value from as little as 42.1395p 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 1.7029. 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.
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