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Greene King - Gains since recommendation: 88%

June 2013

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Pub retailer, Greene King announced a solid update covering the 51 weeks to 21 April. The managed pubs side grew like-for-like sales 2.2%, which included a 2.2% jump in food like-for-like sales and 3.1% rise in room sales. The figures were boosted by a strong Easter, while the estate's bias to the South East also helped. Meanwhile the tenanted division saw average EBITDA per pub up 4.6%. Like-for-like EBITDA was level with last year. Greene King has continued to expand the thriving retail division, adding an extra 33 retail outlets to take the total to 987 by the year-end. At the same time it has shrunk the tenanted side by 108 to 1272 sites. The shares have inched to a new high of 782p, leaving the gain since our or ...

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Nichols

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Greene King - Organic growth slows (September 2015)

Greene King (December 2014)

Greene King (August 2014)

Greene King - Large disposal of non-core pubs (June 2014)

Greene King - Shares heading for Â£10 (February 2014)

Greene King - Scorching summer boosts trade (October 2013)

Greene King - Heat wave should boost pub sales (August 2013)

Greene King - Shares hit new high of 675p (February 2013)

Greene King (October 2012)

Greene King - Shares hit three-year high (August 2012)

Greene King (June 2012)

Greene King (March 2012)

Greene King - Shares finally wake up (February 2012)

Greene King - Managed pubs doing well (October 2011)

Greene King (September 2011)

Greene King - 4.9% jump in managed pub like-for-like sales (August 2011)

Greene King - 8.2% jump in like-for-like sales (June 2011)

Greene King - Best in class pubs firm offers strong medium-term growth opportunity (April 2011)

Greene King - Acquires Cloverleaf (March 2011)

Greene King - To expand managed pubs business (August 2010)

Greene King (June 2010)

Greene King - Strong Christmas trading (March 2010)

Greene King - Managed pubs growing well (January 2010)

Greene King - Trading more upbeat (October 2009)

Greene King - Resilient final results (August 2009)

Greene King - 3:5 rights issue at 270p (May 2009)

Greene King - Well financed pubs operator over-sold on prospective PE of 6.3 (March 2009)

Greene King - Well run pub operator on PE of just 5.4 (December 2008)

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