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B&M European Retail - Shares spike after update

July 2023

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  • Epic Code:
  • BME
  • Price:
  • 532p
The shares have soared to 532p after FY23 results came in towards the top end of expectations, with EBITDA of £573m, down 7% year-on-year, but an impressive 68% higher than the £342m in FY’20 ( a pre-pandemic year). Eps fell 12% to 36.5p. Sales were up 4% to £4,067m at B&M UK  but EBITDA fell 11% to £502m with EBITDA margins down 2% to 12.4% reflecting a tough environment with significant discounting in the gardening / outdoor categories last spring. However, the picture brightened as discounting reduced in H2 while freight costs from Asia significantly fell from Q3 onwards. Average retail trading space increased 4% to 15.2 million sq. feet with 21 gross new stores opened (including 5 relocations). There are now 707 UK stores ...

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