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May 23rd - Heat wave ahead if, ( a big word ) we get something like a good summer, and with the world cup ahead I am opptomistic of seeing £o.60 ish again

With a reasonable summer, the world cup in football ( longer opening hours) and financial prudence I can see a £0.60 - £0.65 per share, Irrespective 0f what the Orange one does !!!!

Peteret, How dare you talk about Lloyds on a Lloyds chat board, - You aught to be ashamed of yourself !!!!!

Harmonica, Yes I cleared out all my holding ,all 27,252 of them

Sold 27k worth at 5.111 yesterday, a bit light I know but even if BP hits 5.25 there are potentially some very cheap options out there as alternatives.Looking at a 6 months forward view point . Trump has very little wriggle room now as the Iranians have raised two fingers up to him and in my opinion he can only walk away and loose face or put troops on the ground and see body bags returning to " Good Ole U.S.A, " interesting conundrum n,est pas !!!

Invstrat, Theend game nearly always comes with un-intended consequences, Putins involvement at some stage is not a bad shout as he already has a pupet in Russia who used to run Syria and is looking for gainful employment !! The sweet apple that it would present would be Putin controlling the Straits of Hormuz, It is great to fantasize - n,est pas???

You killed my father & Mother, my brother & uncles too, Yes Mr Trump I will go deeply into the desert and contemplate my navel because you have said that the war is nearly over !!!!!! Bo****cks

Good Dividend roughly 5.6% and a six to nine month timescale on the Castrol sale will reduce interest charges significantly, looking for £5 by October, Keep the faith !!!!!

Good post Peakyblinder, world cup should be very interesting commercially along with possible attractive rates review and of course a possible interest rate reduction ! The business is in revival mode, unlike six months ago when it was in the sick bay, a further reduction in debt would go a long way vis-a-vie the share price, I am a little less bullish for this year and would be content with 0.80 - 0.85p at year end - Hold.

Irrespective of the profit warning , the budget has done nothing for the High Street and especially the minimum wage !! As soon as staff reach 21 years old they are then on £12.21 Per hour + employers N.I. Increasing to £12.71 in April 2026 on top of Rent, Rates ,Electricity, Insurance all increasing. The High Street is in a death spiral where only cheap Chinese garbage will survive. Look at all the Profit warnings from Marks & Spencers , Green King, Wetherspoons, B &Q and now Card Factory, costs carry a problem that no amount of good management can overcome in the short term . Personally I have a lot of skin in Card and am kicking myself for not reacting earlier, but I did think that the problem would show after Xmas and not before !!

Where are Fairdealer & Barchild ??? Come on lads its only a game, no offence taken but we all miss your rhetoric, we are all interested in the wellfare of Marstons so come on speak up - next moovement up or down ???

Frustration, Fustration, Fustration, Son in law owns 2 gift shops which major on greetings cards as well as other commodities, He is rushed off his feet and has to open Sunday mornings to be able to cope !! Card , in contrast , sees the share price weaken virtually every day and now languishes in the low 90 "s

I Expect it to improove as we near Xmas but i dont desire waiting until the New Year to discover our fate !!!! Looking for £ 1.10 minimum

Its that perennial ramper here, Nice to be right once in a while but I dont expect any plaudits off Barchild with or without Ian Durey, anyway ,back to being serious , MARS should slowly improve from here as long as the precent formula is repeated by the board and a steady course is taken - £0.60 - £0.65 by next year, £0.50 is only a start

As one of the so called rampers that Barchild seems to enjoy deriding so much, I must confess that I am disappointed with the Share Price of Mars as I genuinley thought that a corner could be turned and as such gave an honest oppinion of where I thought the price could go !!! Well it appears that for the immediate future I was a little mistaken but I was prepared to pin my colours to the mast , unlike dear Barchild who seems to delight in being all knowledgable after the event, Oh for the gift of hindsight !!!!!

Well the hoped for "Stonking Summer" has begun and families seem to be slowly returning to leisure activities, Mars should benefit quite considerably by the improvement and begin to be more profitable ! The clever trick is to keep the momentum flowing by offering " Special deals" on certain items , especially for kids, as budgets are still tight. I Would favour all profits, after usual expenses to be attributed to debt reduction on the estate, in the hope that an interest rate reduction will be available in the near term as well. I am still looking for £0.55 a share by the end of this year, but would be content with £0.50 ish . Any constructive thoughts are obviously more than welcome.

Have I missed something ? Iwas under the impression that an interim Dividend was to be paid on 04/06/2025, but no show Pourquoi ??

As an addendum to my earlier post, the properties that are mortgaged or leased will come into their own at great speed one day. Mortgages will be minimal or negligable, and leases will be re - defined according to the trading patterns of the time , Marsdens took a bold decision in buying or leasing the Welsh estate, then came Covid and the slowdown, both unforseen, but the next year will be critical if insomuch that Mars can hold their position and slowly reduce costs then they can certainly hit £0.55 by the end of this year and every chance of £0.75 for end of 2026 !! After that the future is looking interesting providing that there are no more calamities. Just hope for a stonking summer and lots of families going to our Public Houses to eat and drink, if you find my opinions too optomistic then remember that you bought the shares as well !!!!!!! Just a punt.

Got out about 3 weeks ago at 0.43p to show a reasonable profit o a small tranch of 13000 shares, Frankly I am amazed at the re - bound in the share price just lately, and I suppose it is a lot to do with the superb weather of late . I still hold a core investment of 10000 which I am underwater with bought just after the bid failed, The point that I am coming to is I now feel that 0.55 or even o.60 is now achievable as the bad news is now fading into the distance!! As an individual I will re - invest , hoping to achieve the goal around Septemberish - Not a recomendation, just a punt

Well perceived to all those who sold only three days ago and pocketed a cool 10 % in buying back today, unfortunatly I was not among their number as I was influenced by the general cackle of the over excited majority. Lesson learnt and will be content for now with a very reasonable dividend and a chance to capitalize maybe nearer Xmas, but be under no illusion , the High Sreet is faltering and although CF has delivered reasonable returns profit wise, there is a more than even chance that next years returns could be adversly affected , Dont say we havent been warned !!!

Bricks & Mortar are great assets to own providing you have the financial income to sustain the viability , with the recession now starting to bite , with staff costs soaring , buisness rates double inflation , and beer at £5.00 a pint, you need to either have a large cash pile or alternativly dispose of assets ! The BOD have a large dilemma as the indebtidness is already large, I fear for the future as the major decissions appear out of their hands. Good Luck to all Shareholders