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B&M European Retail - Fast-growing discount retailer comes to market

August 2014

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  • Epic Code:
  • BME
  • Price:
  • 264p
Following the successful float of Poundland, 332p, fellow discount retailer B&M European Retail has also been introduced to the Full List in a placing at 270p, which raised £50m net to the company. Market cap at the placing price is £2.7bn. Like Poundland, B&M boasts a formidable recent record with turnover rising from £764m to £1,272m and EBITDA almost doubling from £62.8m to £112.7m in the two years ended 29 March 2014. Most importantly, B&M wants to kick on and has big plans to more than double the size of its estate from 373 to 850 stores in the UK. The strong growth in demand for discount retailing as well as an experienced Board, led by former Tesco supremo, Sir Terry Leahy, gives us confidence that B&M will h ...

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