How to buy McColls Retail Group shares

McColls Retail Group Plc (MCLS) is a publicly traded grocery stores business based in the UK. It opened the day at £37 after a previous close of £38. During the day the price has varied from a low of £36.747 to a high of £38.8. The latest price was £38.8 (25 minute delay). McColls Retail Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 6,403 staff. All prices are listed in British Pound.

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Buying shares in just one company can leave you more exposed to unexpected swings in the market than if you have a range of investments - a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend having a broad mix of assets and funds that hold a ready-made portfolio of at least 50 different companies' shares, on the basis that drops in the value of some will be offset by rises elsewhere.
McColls Retail Group is a major part of the LSE index, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy McColls Retail Group stock?

Only you can make the decision on the time to leap. The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Use our graph to track the performance of MCLS stocks over time.
Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, McColls Retail Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as £0 up to £0. 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 McColls Retail Group's is 2.3466. This would suggest that McColls Retail Group's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

2 years (2021-05-28)	10.43%
3 years (2020-05-29)	-13.50%
5 years (2018-05-31)	-82.91%

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Is McColls Retail Group 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. Check out the McColls Retail Group P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

McColls Retail Group EBITDA

McColls Retail Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £26.7 million.

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

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Forward yield

Forward annual dividend yield: 7.65% of stock value

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 August 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").

McColls Retail Group dividend history

Dividend	Type	Ex-dividend date	Payment date
£0.013	Interim	08/08/2019	06/09/2019
£0.006	Final	25/04/2019	06/06/2019
£0.034	Interim	09/08/2018	07/09/2018
£0.069	Final	19/04/2018	01/06/2018
£0.034	Interim	10/08/2017	08/09/2017
£0.068	Final	04/05/2017	24/05/2017
£0.034	Interim	11/08/2016	09/09/2016
£0.068	Final	28/04/2016	31/05/2016
£0.034	Interim	06/08/2015	04/09/2015
£0.068	Final	30/04/2015	29/05/2015
£0.017	Interim	30/07/2014	29/08/2014

Currently 32.545% of McColls Retail Group shares are held by insiders and 49.437% by institutions.

It's as easy to sell McColls Retail Group as it is to buy! Here's how to sell McColls Retail Group that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your McColls Retail Group shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Financials

Revenue TTM	£1.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	1.06%
Gross profit TTM	£300.9 million
Return on assets TTM	1.39%
Return on equity TTM	-37.96%
Profit margin	-0.65%
Book value	£0.138
Market capitalisation	£4.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

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How to buy McColls Retail Group shares

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