I bought into these in December last year, primarily for the yield, but also for the potential growth of one of the better companies in their sector.


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At 132.60p MARS is on a PE of around 10.5 a growing well covered divi of 5%+ I reckon it's time to top up.
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Board Appointment


Marston's PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Roberts to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 March 2017. He will also be a member of the Audit Committee.

Matthew brings with him significant experience of both the property and multisite consumer retail and leisure sectors. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of Intu Properties plc (previously Capital Shopping Centres plc), a FTSE100 listed business.

Prior to this, Matthew was Chief Financial officer of Gala Coral Group Ltd from 2004 to 2008.

He held a number of senior roles with The Burton Group from 1989 to 1998, spanning group finance, corporate development and IT, during which time he lead the demerger of Debenhams in 1998. He was Finance Director of Debenhams from 1996 to 2003.

Matthew is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA), having trained with Coopers & Lybrand from 1985 to 1989, where he worked across corporate finance, audit and business service departments before moving into retail.

There are no further details required to be disclosed under LR 9.6.13 of the FCA Handbook.

XD 4.7p on thursday.

Royal Asset sell a few http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=5482523

AGM TRADING UPDATE


Marston's PLC issues the following Trading Update for the 16 week period to 21 January 2017 in advance of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held at noon today.

Trading
Our performance in the financial year to date has been encouraging, including good trading over the Christmas and New Year period despite tough comparatives.

In Destination and Premium, like-for-like sales were 1.5% ahead of last year including like-for-like food sales growth of 0.6%, wet like-for-like sales growth of 1.4% and strong growth in room income. Importantly, operating margins are in line with last year. Our plans to open at least 20 new pub-restaurants and bars and five lodges in the current financial year are on track.

In Taverns, managed and franchise pub like-for-like sales were 1.5% ahead of last year.

In Leased, profits are estimated to be around 2% ahead of last year.

In Brewing, our strong brand portfolio has performed well with own-brewed volume up 3% in the year to date and operating margins slightly ahead of last year.

Since it is still early in the financial year our expectations for the full year are unchanged. We will announce our Interim Results for the 26 weeks to 1 April 2017 on 17 May 2017.

Ralph Findlay, Chief Executive, commented:
"We traded well over the Christmas period with like-for-like sales growth for the fifth successive year despite tough comparatives. In Brewing, we have continued to outperform and once again have achieved good growth with a particularly strong performance in the off-trade."

Looks like a solid update to me from this well run Company.

Agree Stan, wouldn't surprise me if the results turn out to be better than expected.
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Indeed George, time will tell.

Swines!

02 Feb Barclays Capital Underweight 133.65 140.00 130.00 Retains

Absolute cads!

I'll drink to that.

Dimensional Fund advices add.

Peel Hunt Buy 135.20 - 150.00 Initiates/Starts

Berenberg Buy 134.05 - 170.00 Initiates/Starts

Interim results 18th May, looking for continued growth following on from the November finals.

Peel Hunt Add 145.25 150.00 160.00 Downgrades

Figures due tomorrow hope they are better than M&B which are out today

I doubt it very much, M&B have been a useless outfit as long as I've been share shifting.

I don't hold M&B and I've not followed them at all Stan. MARS will have some similarities to M&B re pricing/cost pressures, just have to wait until tomorrow.

Agreed George but in Findlayson (?spelling) MARS have a smart cooky IMHO.