All Analysts articles – Page 5

  • Starbucks greener-Cup-2 web
    Analysis & Insight

    Is Starbucks’ stardust losing its sparkle?

    2019-07-24T07:23:00Z

    Three years ago, Starbucks proudly reported trading results for a “momentous year” in which it made its first profits after 17 years of operating in the UK. Profits after tax for the year ending September 2015 came in at £25.8m after a loss of £9.8m the previous year.

  • Analysis & Insight

    ​GDPR, CVAs, and the fight for lunchtime: RSM’s half year report

    2019-07-17T07:51:00Z

    At the start of the year, RSM made some predictions about challenges and trends that the hospitality sector could expect to see in 2019. As the first six months of the year come to a close, partner Paul Newman reflect on those forecasts and looks at the latest trends and shifts in the market. 

  • Tim Martin JDW
    News

    Analysts corner: Goodbody on JDW

    2019-07-11T08:00:00Z

    On the back of JD Wetherspoon’s latest trading update yesterday, analyst Goodbody gives its views on the pub operator’s performance and said the numbers indicate a good finish to the year.

  • Hungry Horse exterior
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: Greene King

    2019-06-28T07:37:00Z

    Following the brewer and pub operator’s full year results announcement yesterday, leading analysts from Liberum, Peel Hunt and Hargreaves Lansdown give their views on what the results mean.

  • Foxlow
    Analysis & Insight

    The not so fantastic Foxlow

    2019-06-20T07:51:00Z

    Following the demise of Hawksmoor’s secondary brand, MCA director Steve Gotham looks at the sensitivty of spend per head, and how value for money perceptions critically vary at different price points

  • Nick Mackenzie, new Greene King CEO
    News

    Analysts corner: Berenberg on Greene King

    2019-06-14T07:19:00Z

    In advance of Greene King’s new CEO Nick Mackenzie unveiling the company’s full-year results for 2019, the analyst shares its thoughts on the pub operator and brewer’s position in the market.

  • Miller & Carter exterior
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: M&B and Ei Group

    2019-06-07T07:59:00Z

    Berenberg shares its latest thoughts on the performance of M&B and Ei Group, and how it’s affected their ratings.

  • Domino's
    News

    Analysts corner: Domino’s Pizza

    2019-05-23T07:45:00Z

    Looking back at the detail of Domino’s Q1 update early this month, analysts at Berenberg believes a cocktail of conditions is creating a very uncertain long-term outlook.

  • Downing Crowd launches bond
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: Mitchells & Butlers

    2019-05-21T07:12:00Z

    Ahead of its H1 results this Thursday, analyst Goodbody offers up its thoughts on what we could see from the pub, bar and restaurant operator’s update.

  • deliveroo
    Analysis & Insight

    Amazon gives Deliveroo 'capital and kudos'

    2019-05-21T07:10:00Z

    Does Amazon’s $575m lead investment in Deliveroo represent more than just capital? MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany looks at the potential synergies of the partnership, and the implications for restaurant brands. With commentary from MCA’s Steve Gotham, CGA’s Karl Chessell and YFood’s Nadia El Hadery.

  • Deliveroo rider
    Analysis & Insight

    Amazon/Deliveroo: 'The race is now on'

    2019-05-20T07:32:00Z

    Amazon’s re-entry into the food delivery market, leading a fresh round of investment in Deliveroo, piqued the interest of many in the industry. MCA news editor Finn Scott-Delany discusses what the move mean for the key players in the space, and prospects for consolidation.

  • Marston's
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: Marston’s

    2019-05-14T07:32:00Z

    With Marston’s due to release its interim results tomorrow, Goodbody takes a look at what it expects and the key questions it would like answered in the update.

  • Wagamama Flickr needs credit
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: When will the wheels fall off the Waga?

    2019-05-08T07:37:00Z

    Peel Hunt analyst Douglas Jack gives his view on the prospects for The Restaurant Group, which is due to report on Q1 trading next week. He says that while Wagamama’s like-for-like sales are likely to flatter for a while yet, the cost of labour inflation and broadly flat lfls in the rest of the company leaves the brand with little room to slow. He also asks whether it is time for companies like TRG to break out their in-store and delivery revenues and lfl sales.

  • Andy Hornby
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: TRG

    2019-05-03T07:09:00Z

    Analysts at Shore Capital and Goodbody give their views on the appointment of Andy Hornby as the new chief executive of The Restaurant Group.

  • Green King Logo
    News

    Analysts corner: Greene King

    2019-05-01T07:29:00Z

    Following Greene King’s full year results announcement yesterday, analysts from Hargreaves Lansdown and Goodbody give their reactions on the numbers.

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    Opinion

    Analysts corner: Peel Hunt on the modern leisure generation

    2019-04-15T07:10:00Z

    Douglas Jack and Ivor Jones take a deeper look at the leisure industry, the consumer trends making waves and the external influences fuelling upward cost pressures, and theorise about what we might see in the future.

  • Domino's
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: Domino’s

    2019-04-09T07:16:00Z

    Domino’s alleged disputes with its franchisees have been making headlines of late, with chief executive David Wild even accused of misleading the City. Analyst at Berenberg give their views on how the situation may play out for them in terms of future performance.

  • Wagamama
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: The Restaurant Group

    2019-04-08T07:24:00Z

    Berenberg shares its views on how The Restaurant Group is faring at the beginning of what is an important year for the business.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Analysts Corner: Irvine-Fortescue on UK pubs & restaurants

    2019-03-26T09:00:00Z

    Mark Irvine-Fortescue, who recently joined Stifel from Panmure Gordon, writes that in a lacklustre operating environment, pub and restaurant equity performance will be driven by companies’ ability to flex balance sheets, as the US investment bank relaunches coverage of the UK leisure sector.

  • Chiquito fajitas
    Opinion

    Analysts corner: JP Morgan on TRG

    2019-03-15T08:38:00Z

    On the back of The Restaurant Group’s full year results this morning, Alexander Mees at JP Morgan gives his views on what has been a busy few months for the operator.