anything under 7 cheap cheap cheap. good div. just paid. chart looks sick

MKS PER 15+ NXT PER 19+ ASC PER 120+.... no contest!

% of what?
what sp may or may not have done over the last year(??) is not strictly relevant
we all know "ordinary" high street trade has been dreadful and it is only the on-line and linked stuff that is performing well

yet again, NXT has beaten the odds and its forecasts and more importantly has, i think, the largest on-line uk fashion biz
NXT was also brave enough or strong enough to refuse to be drawn into dumping stock before christmas
NXT designs are now miles better than they ever were, and have strong management - even if they treat their design staff pretty appallingly

what does MKS offer?
as far as i can see, just a continuation of fashion sludge

The thing that struck me was that both DEB & MKS were discounting before Christmas.

So more likely to underperform?

opening more stores is not the way to go, online is the future, locking up cash in bricks and mortar is a recipe for cash flow problems in the future, even TSCO and SBRY have finally realised that.

And that's another question!

in my opinion, a categoric yes
when are their numbers due?

surprised shortie does have this one on his radar

Marks and Spencer Group has been on a slide of late, falling 16% from a November high of 515p to close on 427p yesterday. But today the high street fixture saw its price pick up 16p (3.6%) to reach 443p. There was no news, but the rise comes ahead of a third-quarter update due on 9 January, which should bring us details of Christmas trading.
The year to March 2014 is expected to be flat, earnings-wise, but analysts have a 12% recovery in EPS forecast for the following year, putting the shares on a March 2015 P/E of under 12. With dividends around 4%, M&S must be now be worth a closer look.

cynic source?

seemingly Fool.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance
i just googled marks and this was one of the hits

cynic interesting they are tipping Debenhams as well today.

Out of a wheel barrow?

to be honest, i was searching for the date for their next figures ..... i'm very tempted to short before then

Citigroup Buy 444.00 444.00 575.00 510.00 Reiterates

did they now .... well i hope they're wrong as have just shorted (436.1), albeit at a lower level than i would have liked

trading report on Thursday.

i know

i see that shares mag rated MKS a buy at 466.5 just before christmas ...... so far, that doesn't look too smart a call, and it'll be interesting to see how tomorrow's offerings are greeted

personally, i haven't liked the shop in years; their fashion buyers/designers seem to have no clue at all, and good though their food section may be, it really is horribly o'priced

so will sp react tomorrow like MTC or fly away like some think ASC always will

cynic probably the former, or perhaps if numbers are not too bad remain flat.

i'll vote for the former, but knowing me, i'll have called it wrong ...... certainly there were signs of real desperation with prices being slashed just before christmas

NXT sure got it right (they refused to follow the herd), and from a design point of view, they have left MKS flat in the dust

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