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Goldman Sachs reinstates Greene King at 'buy', sees consolidation driving margins

Wed, 29th Jul 2015 14:48

(ShareCast News) - Goldman Sachs reinstated its 'buy' rating on Greene King with a 1,060p price target, saying it expects the company to deliver consistent earnings growth given its exposure to accelerating UK consumer discretionary spending, execution of synergies post its Spirit acquisition and investment in its estate.The bank also said it reckons earnings before interest and tax margin expansion from consolidation should more than offset cost headwinds, particularly increased minimum wage inflation due to the introduction of the UK National Living Wage from April next year.GS expects the company to achieve £37.5m in synergies from its acquisition of Spirit over the next three years, around £12m of which will be from a reduction in corporate overhead and £26m from procurement savings.It noted that the stock trades at a discount to pub peers despite above-average growth.It added that while Greene King's returns are slightly below peers, this differential should continue to compress over time.Goldman also highlighted the stock's attractive dividend yield and 25% upside to the bank's 12-month price target."Greene King's leverage is already the lowest of its asset-based pub peers, and we expect it to fall further, with excess cash being used largely for dividends," said GS.At 1355 BST, Greene King shares were 0.6% higher at 318.50p.
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2 Feb 2017 09:34

BUZZ-Mitchells & Butlers: Bottom of FTSE 250 after Barclays cuts PT, rating

** Pub operator Mitchells & Butlers' shares down 4.7 pct, bottom of the FTSE 250, after Barclays cuts to "underweight", slashes PT to 220P from 375P ** Barclays concerned much of lfl sales growth is being achieved by either capex or price rises ** Analysts add although the National Li

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25 Jan 2017 08:52

UPDATE 1-Restaurant Group sales fall, UK cost warning hits shares

(Adds details, context, share price fall) Jan 25 (Reuters) - Restaurant Group's sales fell last year and the owner of the Frankie & Benny's chain warned on Wednesday that a hike in Britain's minimum wage will drive costs higher in 2017. Shares in Restaurant Group, which operates more

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19 Jan 2017 06:45

Restaurants and pubs enjoy strong festive trading, Coffer Peach finds

(ShareCast News) - UK pubs and restaurants enjoyed an equal uplift in trading over the Christmas and New Year period, as a bumper six weeks for London drove a second consecutive month's improvement. Data on the largest managed pub and restaurant groups over the six weeks to January 8 found a collect

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15 Dec 2016 09:48

Pubs and restaurants bounce led by London, Coffer Peach survey finds

(ShareCast News) - London led a rebound for the eating and drinking out sector in November, with good growth in pub sales and a return to annual growth for restaurants, but it was a case of glass-half-full outside the capital. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker found November like-for-likes sales gre

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14 Dec 2016 20:59

CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Heineken in bid battle for Punch Taverns

(Corrects to show Heineken splitting portfolio with investment partner Patron; paragraphs 1, 10, 11) * Heineken, Patron vs Alan McIntosh in $400 mln takeover * Heineken already has a pub business with good margins * Suitors have until Jan. 11 to make official bids By Marti

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7 Dec 2016 09:33

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Credit Suisse Raises Rio Tinto And Cuts BHP

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1 Dec 2016 09:31

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Credit Suisse Raises BP To Outperform

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30 Nov 2016 08:23

Greene King's consumer and cost worries overshadow pub profits

(ShareCast News) - First half profits at Greene King bubbled higher thanks to tasty organic growth and the first seven weeks from the acquired Spirit pubs business, but the brewer served up a side order of caution about rising consumer and cost pressures. As well as noting the "demand challenges" of

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30 Nov 2016 07:53

TOP NEWS: Greene King Says Spirit Pub Synergies Year Ahead Of Schedule

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23 Nov 2016 16:10

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Next 7 Days

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13 Oct 2016 14:41

Thursday newspaper share tips: Marston's, Greene King, Monks

(ShareCast News) - Investors' worries about the impact which inflation will have on Marston's and Greene King are overstated and the shares are cheap, The Times's Tempus said. They are well-positioned in the market, well-funded relative to their peers and their brewing operations are proving success

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15 Sep 2016 09:27

Pubs outdo restaurants again in August, Coffer Peach data shows

(ShareCast News) - UK large pub and restaurant groups enjoyed better sales in August as Britain took advantage of better weather to eat and drink out. There was a 0.6% increase in like-for-like (LFL) sales at managed pubs, bars and restaurants, up from 0.3% last month, according to the monthly Track

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13 Sep 2016 12:50

Greene King to move Spirit pub employees away from zero-hour contracts

(ShareCast News) - UK based pub retailer and brewer Greene King has announced that it is going to move workers from its acquired Spirit pubs off zero-hour contracts, according to a report by The Guardian. The company had already moved its staff away from zero-hour contracts before acquiring Spirit i

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9 Sep 2016 16:24

Britain's FTSE sees biggest weekly decline since May

* FTSE 100 down 1.2 pct * Broad-based decline across most sectors * Banks extend post-ECB rally * Bunzl, Burberry fall after downgrades * Mid-cap pub operators in focus after results (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets

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9 Sep 2016 11:35

UPDATE 1-Wetherspoon upbeat as Greene King delivers post-Brexit warning

(Recasts, adds Wetherspoon Chairman comment, analysts, share price reaction, context) By Rahul B Sept 9 (Reuters) - Pub operator J D Wetherspoon gave an upbeat evaluation of its post-Brexit prospects on Friday, even as a trading update from rival Greene King cast a nervous eye towards

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