All Analysts articles – Page 25
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Jack: Momentum strong at Spirit
A leading analyst said he expects tougher LFL comps (Q4: 4.1% / Q1-3: 0.7%) for Spirit Pub Company, which should reduce LFL sales to c.2% in Q4
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Jack upgrades Greene King to Buy
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded his recommendation for Greene King to Buy to reflect faster expansion and progress with the company’s repositioning towards food-led managed pubs
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M&C20 experiences slight uptick
The M&C20 Leisure Index witnessed a slight uptick this week after the previous week’s impressive performance
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Analyst corner - Essenden
Jeffrey Harwood at Oriel Securities and Andrew Blain of Cenkos have both issued Buy recommendations for Essenden, the ten-pin bowling operator, pointing to the turnaround of the business in recent years in addition to strong trading momentum and scope for significant growth
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Punch restructure 'will grow equity value by 17%'
The proposed reduction in Punch Taverns’ debt under its restructure proposals would grow the equity value of the company by 17%, or 1.7p per share, a leading analyst has said
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Analyst corner: Sahil Shan on TRG
Sahil Shan at N+1 Singer looks ahead to the H1 results update from The Restaurant Group (29 August)
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Batram: Another solid delivery expected for TRG
A leading analyst has said that he expects a further continuation of the consistent double-digit earnings growth when The Restaurant Group (TRG) reports interim numbers
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Rollo: Outlook on margins key at JDW
A leading analyst has said he expects JD Wetherspoon to report a solid pre-close update, and therefore expects no surprises with its full-year results
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Jack: Growth prospects remain substantial for Domino’s
A leading analyst has said that the growth prospects for Domino’s Pizza UK remain substantial
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Jack: TRG H1 to be strong, H2 stronger
A leading analyst has said that he expects The Restaurant Group’s first half performance to have been strong and that its second half will be even stronger
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Analyst corner: Jamie Rollo on Whitbread
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks ahead to Whitbread’s Q2 interim management statement on 9 September, predicting “solid” like-for-like sales growth of 6% for the leisure group, with a slowdown in the Hotels and Restaurants division but an acceleration at Costa
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Cineworld to have 'slow start' to summer box office
Leading analyst Nicholas Batram says current trading is likely to be “tough” for Cineworld, with an apparent “slow start” to the summer box office, although he’s more positive about the group’s longer term performance
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Collyer: ETI on its way to rehabilitation
A leading analyst has said that in the context of Enterprise Inns recent history, positive growth for four consecutive quarters should not be underestimated
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Jack: Still much to do to turn ETI around
A leading analyst has said that despite making progress in many areas, there is still much to be done to turn Enterprise Inns around
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Analyst corner: Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley comments that tenanted pub operators are seeing their sales performance gap close with their managed counterparts
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Rollo: Trading across Spirit Leased to be solid
A leading analyst has said that expects Q4 trading at Spirit to have slowed across its managed pubs in-line with other operators
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Burns reiterates Buy for Eclectic
Leading analyst Karl Burns has reiterated his Buy recommendation for Eclectic Bar Group following yesterday’s pre-close trading update, forecasting double digit profit growth at the premium bar operator, although he adjusted down his pre-tax profits and earnings per share estimates due to slightly higher interest and depreciation charges
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Domino's: expansion, food costs, digital, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results for Domino’s Pizza Group for the 26 weeks to 29 June, talks to new chief executive David Wild and reports from a presentation to analysts
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Collyer: M&B 'supertanker' is turning the corner
The Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) ‘supertanker’ is “slowly but perceptibly turning the corner”, according to a leading analyst who says it will take the company just over two years to deliver the “fully loaded” profits from its acquisition of 173 Orchid pubs
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M&C20 continues to bounce back
The M&C20 Leisure Index continued to climb this week as it finished 15 points up at 1,175 with the majority of companies in the index experiencing growth