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B&M European Retail

May 2021

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Having announced two special dividends totalling 45p across two forecast beating updates, B&M seemingly can’t put a foot wrong, with the value retailer now saying Q4 (ending 27 March ’21) has remained strong, particularly in the core UK business. As a result, it has raised EBITDA guidance for FY’21 from £540m-£570m to £590m-£620m. The increase would have been even more stratospheric but for its generous decision to forego the business rates holiday totalling £80m. The Arora family have done a great job, but Covid tail-winds (consumer stock-piling) may start to fade with the group shortly to lap its exceptional FY’21 performance. Highlighted last May at 26 ...

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B&M European Retail - Shares spike towards all time high (August 2020)

B&M European Retail - Sales up 22.7% in first eight weeks! (July 2020)

B&M European Retail - Shops designated an essential service with footfall high due to stockpiling (May 2020)

B&M European Retail - Sells loss-making German business (April 2020)

B&M European Retail (December 2019)

B&M European Retail - Q1 sales rise 21% (September 2019)

B&M European Retail (July 2019)

B&M European Retail (February 2019)

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B&M European Retail (September 2018)

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B&M European Retail - Problems at Poundland create new opportunity (February 2018)

B&M European Value Retail - Acquires Heron Foods Group (October 2017)

B&M European Value Retail (September 2017)

B&M European Value Retail - Increases UK store target to 950 (July 2017)

B&M European Value Retail - Value retailer eyes another 300+ stores in UK (March 2017)

B&M European Value Retail - Discount retailer growing like topsy (February 2017)

B&M European Retail (January 2016)

B&M European Retail - To open another 60 stores this year (August 2015)

B&M European Retail (March 2015)

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B&M European Retail - Fast growing discount retailer plans to double store numbers (November 2014)

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