Marks & Spencer: Under Review
We are taking a fresh look at our underlying assumptions for Marks & Spencer. We're placing the shares under review while we reexamine our thesis, model, and moat rating.
Marks & Spencer Group PLC MKS
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Its joint venture with Ocado presents an opportunity for M&S to expand efficiently in one of the fastest growing channels in the U.K. grocery market and extend its product range beyond fresh and prepared meals.
Bears
M&S in in need of a radical and urgent business model reset, which will take time to complete.
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Trading Information
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Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 14.82
- Price/Sales
- 0.60
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 0.80%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 0.80%
- Total Yield
- 1.89%
Company Profile
M&S is a British multichannel retailer with stores across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The company sells into more than 60 countries from thousands of stores and several websites around the world and offers predominantly own-brand luxury food, clothing, and home products with the majority of sales coming from its U.K. operations. Marks & Spencer operates three business models—owned, franchise, and joint venture—in the U.K. and internationally. The online business globally is delivered through localized owned and franchised websites and partnerships. The food segment includes value products, convenient ready-made meals, and healthy items. The clothing and home division sells own-brand and high-quality womenswear, lingerie, menswear, kidswear, beauty, and home products.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Department Stores
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 65,848
- Website
- https://www.marksandspencer.com
Competitors
Valuation
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MKS
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ABF
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TSCO
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 14.82 | 13.65 | 15.14 |
Price/Book Value | 2.67 | 1.58 | 2.15 |
Price/Sales | 0.60 | 0.89 | 0.38 |
Price/Cash Flow | 7.51 | 8.48 | 7.24 |
Price/Earnings
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ABF
TSCO
Financial Strength
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Metric
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MKS
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ABF
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TSCO
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.50 | 0.85 | 0.30 |
Current Ratio | 0.86 | 1.79 | 0.81 |
Interest Coverage | 4.40 | 6.26 | 3.47 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Metric
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MKS
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ABF
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TSCO
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 5.48% | 6.91% | 3.59% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 17.41% | 11.72% | 14.01% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 8.84% | 8.74% | 7.75% |
Return on Assets
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