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How to buy Mitchells & Butlers shares

Mitchells & Butlers shares have increased 1.86% from yesterday's closing price (161p). Learn how to easily invest in Mitchells & Butlers shares.

Mitchells & Butlers PLC (MAB) is a publicly traded restaurants business based in the UK. On 15 March Mitchells & Butlers shares plunged 8.24% to a closing position of 151.5p. Over the last 12 months, Mitchells & Butlers's share price has fallen by 28.82% from 230.4p. Mitchells & Butlers is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 46,844 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.

How to buy shares in Mitchells & Butlers

  1. Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
  2. Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
  3. Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  4. Search the platform for stock code: MAB in this case.
  5. Research Mitchells & Butlers shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your Mitchells & Butlers shares. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.
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Fees for buying 100x Mitchells & Butlers shares with popular platforms

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Degiro Share Dealing logo ★★★★★ £0 £0.01 £1.77
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Is it a good time to buy Mitchells & Butlers stock?

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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.

Is Mitchells & Butlers 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 Mitchells & Butlers P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Mitchells & Butlers's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 80x. In other words, Mitchells & Butlers shares trade at around 80x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, Mitchells & Butlers's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the restaurants industry or those of similar companies.

Mitchells & Butlers's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 12.1. 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 Mitchells & Butlers'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 Mitchells & Butlers's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

Mitchells & Butlers's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £330 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Mitchells & Butlers'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.

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