Marks & Spencer Group Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: GB0031274896
GBP
3.54
-0.06 (-1.53%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Marks & Spencer Group Plc ?

1
With a growth in Net Sales of 8.27%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 2,234.7 MM
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 255.26 MM has Grown at 1,724.54%
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 364.2 MM has Grown at 155.4%
2
With ROE of 8.04%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.39 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -3.38%, its profits have fallen by -16.4%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 17.87% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -3.38% returns
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Marks & Spencer Group Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Marks & Spencer Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Marks & Spencer Group Plc
-3.38%
1.85
30.57%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.54%
EBIT Growth (5y)
50.24%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.84
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.64
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.63
Tax Ratio
39.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.04%
ROCE (avg)
17.28%
ROE (avg)
8.73%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.39
EV to EBIT
13.52
EV to EBITDA
5.78
EV to Capital Employed
2.42
EV to Sales
0.42
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.18%
ROCE (Latest)
17.90%
ROE (Latest)
8.04%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 2,234.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 255.26 MM has Grown at 1,724.54%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 364.2 MM has Grown at 155.4%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 9,331.3 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 846.5 MM

0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for Marks & Spencer Group Plc

Net Profit
At GBP 255.26 MM has Grown at 1,724.54%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 2,234.7 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 364.2 MM has Grown at 155.4%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 9,331.3 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 846.5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 400.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Depreciation
At GBP 400.8 MM has Grown at 25.68%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (GBP MM)