Mitchells & Butlers plc (MAB) is a leading restaurants business based in the UK. In the week up to 15 September Mitchells & Butlers shares plunged 8.26% to a closing position of 257.8p. However, over the last 12 months, Mitchells & Butlers's share price has risen by an impressive 94.45% from 140.6p. Mitchells & Butlers is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 42,551 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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Since the stock market crash that started in February 2020, Mitchells & Butlers's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was 256.2p, which is 38.63% down on its pre-crash value of 417.4999p and 177.57% up on the lowest point reached during the March 2020 crash when the shares fell as low as 92.3p.
If you had bought £1,000 worth of Mitchells & Butlers shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £323.50 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 £640.50.
| Open | 268p |
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| High | 275.6p |
| Low | 268p |
| Close | 273.4p |
| Previous close | 271.6p |
| Change | 1.8p |
| Change % | 0.6627% |
| Volume | 860,873 |
| 52-week range | 103.771p - 340p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 280.7222p |
| 200-day moving average | 298.0187p |
| Wall St. target price | 274.17p |
| Dividend yield | 5p (2%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | -38.5p |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of 273.4p
| 1 week (2021-09-13) | 0.96% |
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| 1 month (2021-08-20) | -4.07% |
| 3 months (2021-06-18) | -2.98% |
| 6 months (2021-03-19) | -13.48% |
| 1 year (2020-09-18) | 94.45% |
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| 2 years (2019-09-19) | -26.31% |
| 3 years (2018-09-19) | 5.15% |
| 5 years (2016-09-19) | 2.70% |
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.
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 £54 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.
| Revenue TTM | £655 million |
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| Gross profit TTM | £89 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -3.6% |
| Return on equity TTM | -10.01% |
| Profit margin | -25.95% |
| Book value | 3.828p |
| Market capitalisation | £1.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend yield: 2% of stock value
Mitchells & Butlers has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 2.00% of its share value annually.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 December 2017 (the "ex-dividend date").
Mitchells & Butlers's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.
Mitchells & Butlers's shares were split on a 34:41 basis on 18 October 2006. So if you had owned 41 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 34 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Mitchells & Butlers shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20.6% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Mitchells & Butlers shares which in turn could have impacted Mitchells & Butlers's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Mitchells & Butlers's shares have ranged in value from as little as 103.771p up to 340p. 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 Mitchells & Butlers's is 1.5245. This would suggest that Mitchells & Butlers'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 Mitchells & Butlers's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
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