Marks & Spencer’s interim fiscal 2027 results included food sales growth of 13.9% with an operating margin of 5.6%, ahead of market expectations. Its fashion segment’s revenue grew 17.5%, with an operating margin of 7.5%. Shares rose around 3% in early trading on Nov. 4.
Its joint venture with Ocado should enable M&S to expand its online presence.
The execution of the transformational program has only recently begun to bear fruit, and lasting success could be challenged by the fiercely competitive underlying clothing and food markets.
Metric | MKS | SBRY | TSCO |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 16.07 | 15.19 | 18.00 |
Price/Book Value | 2.79 | 1.40 | 2.96 |
Price/Sales | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.47 |
Price/Cash Flow | 6.67 | 4.64 | 9.09 |
Metric | MKS | SBRY | TSCO |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.52 | 0.17 | 0.40 |
Current Ratio | 0.87 | 0.59 | 0.62 |
Interest Coverage | — | 2.69 | 4.17 |
Metric | MKS | SBRY | TSCO |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | — | — | 5.05% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | — | 17.80% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | — | — | 9.18% |
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| Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd ADR RYKKY | — | LOCK|cmyk< | $17B | |||
| Marks & Spencer Group PLC MAKSF | — | LOCK|bW | $12B | |||
| Marks & Spencer Group PLC ADR MAKSY | — | LOCK|#Nq | $12B | |||
| Shoprite Holdings Ltd SRHGF | — | LOCK|@!p | $11B | |||
| Shoprite Holdings Ltd ADR SRGHY | — | LOCK|ZN | $11B | |||
| SM Investments Corp SVTMF | — | LOCK|NP& | $10B | |||
| Macy's Inc M | LOCK|drL?&L | LOCK|fr | $7B | |||
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