Finance – Page 286
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NewsJack raises Spirit TP
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has increased his Target Price for Spirit Pub Company from 100p to 110p after this morning’s Q1 interim management statement
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NewsSpirit Q1 Managed lfls grow 4.3%; Leased returns to growth
Spirit Pub Company has reported a 4.3% rise in like-for-like net sales in its Managed arm in the 20 weeks to 4 January - including growth of 7% over Christmas - while its Leased estate returned to like-for-like net income growth
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NewsAnalysts upbeat on Greene King
Leading analysts have given a positive response to Greene King’s Q3 trading update yesterday, in which it reported a 5% rise in like-for-like sales at its managed sites in the past six weeks, with managed like-for-likes up 6.3% in the two weeks over Christmas and the New Year
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Jim Beam producer sold for $16bn
Beam Inc, the producer of the Jim Beam drinks brand, is to be bought by Japanese drinks manufacturer Suntory for c$16bn (£9.7bn)
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NewsGreene King managed lfls rise 6.3% over festive fortnight
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 5% rise in like-for-like sales at its managed sites in the past six weeks, with managed like-for-likes up 6.3% in the two weeks over Christmas and the New Year, including sales on Christmas Day up 12%
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Everards eyes six acquisitions in 2014
Everards managing director Stephen Gould has told M&C Report he hopes to add around six sites this year, as the company reports a 1.7% rise in profit before tax and exceptionals to £1.6m in the year to 30 September
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Peach eyes acquisitions as festive lfls grow 7.1%
Peach, the Oxfordshire-based multiple pub operator, says it’s looking to secure one or two more new sites this year as it reports a 7.1% rise in like-for-like sales in December
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NewsHall & Woodhouse secures £20m loan
Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset-based brewer and pub operator, has secured a £20m, three year loan from M&G Investments to help it acquire and and invest in new pubs
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NewsSugar campaigner: Responsibility Deal is 'crazy'
The chairman of the new campaign group that aims to reduce sugar in foods has told M&C Report he favours a voluntary approach, but if that doesn’t work “we’ll have to legislate” or push for a “sugar tax”
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Analyst corner
Simon French at Panmure Gordon looks ahead to next week’s trading updates from Greene King and Spirit Pub Company
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NewsRollo: M&B expected to report c1% lfl growth
A leading analyst has said that he expects Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to only report c.1% like-for-like sales growth despite what should be a strong festive season when it updates the market at the end of this month
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Cineworld to double estate with £503m Polish acquisition
Cineworld, the UK’s largest cinema operator, is to double its estate to 201 sites with the acquisition of Cinema City International (CCI), which runs 99 cinemas in East Europe and Israel, for £503m
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NewsTRG: Trading, expansion, economy
M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group (TRG) chief executive Andrew Page about the trading environment, its 2014 openings pipeline, the performance of Coast to Coast and the current economic climate. We also round-up the response of the leading analysts to the group’s pre-close trading update
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FY EBITDA up 5% at Gusto and Blackhouse
Gusto and Blackhouse, the Living Ventures-owned restaurant brands, reported a 5% rise in EBITDA for the year to 31 March 2013 to £2.4m, as turnover climbed 7% to £27.3m
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NewsD&M turnover up 2.4%
Drake & Morgan has reported a 2.4% rise in turnover on a like-for-like basis to £4.1m for the three months to the end of June
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Cerberus to acquire further pub portfolio
Cerberus Capital Management is understood to be in advanced talks to acquire a 134-strong portfolio of pubs in a deal valued at £200m
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NewsCollyer: Expects buoyant trading updates
A leading analyst has said that private company performances over the festive season underpin trading expectations for listed companies and that he is expecting a “collection of buoyant trading updates”
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NewsEQT plans SSP listing
EQT Partners, the private equity firm behind SSP, is accessing its options for the leading travel concessions operator, with the group tipped for a flotation on the London Stock Exchange toward the second half of this year
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NatWest/RBS launch £250m storm fund
NatWest and RBS have launched a £250m UK Storm Business Fund to provide short term, interest free financing to speed recovery for businesses affected by recent floods and gales
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NewsGreggs could make 410 redundancies
Greggs says it could make 410 redundancies by decommissioning in-store bakeries and restructuring its management and support teams, which it says could save the company £6m per year from 2015