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Marstons

March 2011

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  • Epic Code:
  • MARS
  • Price:
  • 103p
Marstons' update for the 16 weeks to 22 January was robust with managed pubs increasing like-for-like sales 2.1%, including 4.4% growth in food and 1.2% in “wet†sales. However, there were stomach churning lurches one way and then the other with high single digit declines in parts of the snowy period offset by a superb 12 day Christmas period (+11.2% like-to-like). In the tenanted side profit trends have continued to improve with like-for-like profits estimated to be 1% below last year, versus the 4% decline in 2010. The improvement primarily reflects the rollout of the franchise style retail agreement, now operating in 160 pubs.Broker Numis expects another 140 retail agreements by the end of this year and believes the e ...

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