Report
Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

Wm Morrison Turnaround Efforts Still Bringing Positive Results in 1Q

No-moat Wm Morrison reported positive first-quarter trading results, with like-for-like sales up 3.4% (excluding fuel) due to a 3.0% contribution from retail and 0.4% in wholesale. Following a change of management, the company was in recovery mode last year, and we expect the trend to continue this year. Our fair value estimate is unchanged at GBX 202, with shares trading at a premium.
The company reported positive volume, with the like-for-like number of transactions up 4.6% in the retail segme...
Underlying
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

Morrisons (Wm) Supermarkets is engaged in the grocery retailing in the U.K. Through its subsidiaries, Co.'s principal activities include include the acquisition of food products, property management, maintenance and investment, manufacturing and distributing of food products, insurance captive, preparation and supply of seafood, meat processing, manufacturing of morning goods and bread, produce packer and purchaser, grocery retailer and pharmaecutical license holder. As of Jan 29 2017, Co. operated a total of 491 stores, 334 petrol filling stations, 401 cafes and 118 pharmacies.

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Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM

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