By Michele Maatouk
Date: Wednesday 18 Sep 2024
LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of Marshalls on Wednesday with a 'sector perform' rating and 370p price target.
It noted that Marshalls outperformed the FTSE 250 by 10x and traded at 18x average price-to-earnings, a premium of around 40% to peers from 2013 to 2021.
RBC said earnings per share and return on capital employed increased by around 3x.
"Enter Marley, a transformational deal which coincided with a cyclical downturn in 2022. 2024e adjusted EPS is over 50% below 'normalised' levels," it said.
Marshalls bought pitched roof tile specialist Marley Group for £535m.
"Prior CEO Martyn Coffey departed and now we await a new midterm strategy. We think a pathway back towards pre-Marley ROCE and above market earnings growth is needed to justify prior valuation levels. Marshalls' premium remains in-tact despite lower adjusted EPS growth and ROCE."
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| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 173.80p |
| Change Today | 1.60p |
| % Change | 0.93 % |
| 52 Week High | 323.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 162.00 |
| Volume | 124,615 |
| Shares Issued | 252.97m |
| Market Cap | £439.66m |
| RiskGrade | 148 |
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| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 2 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 8 |

| Latest | Previous | |
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| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 23-Oct-25 | 05-Jun-25 |
| Paid | 01-Dec-25 | 01-Jul-25 |
| Amount | 2.20p | 5.40p |
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