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Marshalls PLC
LON:MSLH
Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls is the UK's leading manufacturer of superior natural stone and innovative concrete hard landscaping products, supplying the construction, home improvement and landscape markets. The Group operates its own quarries and manufacturing sites, as well as 12 service centres and 14 offices throughout the UK Marshalls is traded in the ISDX Exchange HERE
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FTSE 100 moves higher as BT leads risers; Oil prices jump
The FTSE 100 climbed on Monday as calm returned to the market
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Market movers: Castings shares jump as demand for trucks remains strong
A look at some risers and fallers on the market today.
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Marshalls warns on profit as cost-of-living crisis hits landscaping demand
The paving specialist has seen a “marked softening” of demand for private housing market repair, maintenance and improvement
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Marshalls sees full year in line even as cash-strapped Brits spend less on their gardens
The building materials company saw revenue grew 17% and operating profit 15% in the first half of the year
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Marshalls sees full-year in line with market forecasts as Marley acquisition boosts first-half revenue
On a like-for-like basis, revenue climbed by 7% in the first half
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Marshalls warns of more uncertain trading environment even as revenue grows
The Construction Products Association predicted 2.8% growth in construction output this year, revised down from the 4.3% growth forecast three months ago
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Marshalls takes Tesco's place on Unite's naughty step
The union said that in the past 18 months many companies - including profitable ones - have attempted to use the pandemic as an excuse to fire and rehire the workforce on reduced pay
Used car prices rising at record rate, inflation data highlights
Values of dealers such as Marshall Motors have risen to five-year highs
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Marshalls plans to pay final dividend after returning to growth
Domestic revenues rose 9% in the second half but the much larger Public Sector & Commercial business declined 6%
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Marshalls skips interim dividend after slumping to loss due to restructuring
The paving group laid off 15% of its employees and permanently closed certain sites
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Marshalls completes permanent site closures without affecting capacity
Revenue for the six months ended June 30 dropped 25% to £210mln
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Marshalls plans jobs cuts after sales hit by coronavirus
“We are reopening our plants as demand returns,” the paving slabs maker said
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Marshalls gets extra bank support as factories shut during pandemic
“Our operational planning continues to be dynamic and capable of reacting to the changing environment”
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Paving slab group Marshalls hints at full-year earnings beat
After a 14% jump in first-half profits and a “strong” start to the second half, chief executive Martyn Coffey and his team are “increasingly confident of at least achieving its expectations for 2019”
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Marshalls’ shares dented as Berenberg cuts its rating for the paving group to ‘hold’ on valuation grounds
Berenberg’s analysts said that with Marshalls’ shares up 44% since December - 28% in the year-to-date - and now trading on 20.4 times 2019 price/earnings, they believe the stock is now “fairly valued”
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Marshalls defies Beast from the East to deliver 2018 earnings growth
Sales are up 16% in the first two months of 2019, boosted by the acquisition of concrete brick maker Edenhall
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FTSE 100 closes higher as no deal Brexit fears ease
Footsie closed around 26 points higher at 7,185, while FTSE 250 added around 103 points at 19,283
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Thursday's Brexit fallout likely to overshadow Capita and Savills results
Brexit and the latest vote will likely be the main talking point, but there will be financial results too!
Peel Hunt adjusts ratings in UK building materials and merchanting sector after cutting estimates, targets
Peel Hunt said it upgraded all ratings for Ferguson PLC, Keller Group PLC, and Volution Group PLC to ‘add’ from ‘hold’
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Marshalls buys Edenhall, ups annual earnings guidance
The landscaping group said it was focusing on acquisitions in parts of the market where higher levels of growth were anticipated, including new build housing, road, rail and water management
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Marshalls shares jump as it hikes interim dividend and reports strong revenue growth
Marshalls said recent trading has been "very strong" with June and July revenues up 21% against the previous year
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Marshalls highlights revenue growth, but Beast from East dented domestic customer sales
Snow and ice shut the group's factories for a number of days and saw a drop in sales to domestic customers
FTSE 100 closes higher, boosted by oil stocks
President Donald Trump decided to abandon a key Iran nuclear deal, sending oil prices higher
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Beer and pasties to provide sustenance, with updates due from Wetherspoons and Greggs
Day Ahead includes trading updates from pubs operator JD Wetherspoon and bakery chain Greggs, plus interims from blue chips cigarettes firm Imperial Brands and travel group TUI
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Rate hike unlikely from May Bank of England policy meeting after recent dull UK data
Aside from the latest Bank of England interest rate decision, the week ahead includes updates from Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Next, BT Group, ITV, and William Hill ...
Builders and building materials
Marshalls' new chair to be Fenner's Murray
As well as Fenner, Murray sits on the board of Bunzl PLC, a FTSE 100 packaging group, and Redrow the housebuilder
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Paving slab maker Marshalls sees sales crack through £400mln in 2017
Sales in the domestic end business – small-scale, local builders and DIYers – jumped by 12% in the year
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes at new high as banks bolster the premier index
The UK blue chip index rose to a new record high on Wednesday
J Sainsbury expected to report sluggish like-for-like sales growth for final quarter of 2017
Deutsche Bank expects Sainsbury’s will report a 0.4% gain in LFL sales from the year before, having revised this forecast down from its previous prediction of a 1.3% increase
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Updates from UK food retailers on the menu, as well as high street stalwart M&S in coming week
Week ahead includes trading updates from supermarkets Wm Morrison Supermarkets, J Sainsbury, Tesco, John Lewis's Waitrose, plus clothing retailer Marks & Spencer
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Marshalls snaps up pre-cast concrete maker CPM for £38mln
The deal is expected to be earnings enhancing in the first full year after completion
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Marshalls reports good growth in first half profit, remains confident of achieving 2017 expectations
The concrete paving manufacturer posted a 16% rise in pre-tax profit to £29.1mln for the six months to June 30, up from £25.1mln a year earlier, as revenue rose 8% to £219.0mln
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Marshalls hikes dividend as it posts growth in full year profit and revenue
Marshalls has recommended a supplementary dividend after achieving a "strong performance" in 2016 with a 31% increase in pre-tax profit
FTSE 100 ends higher before Fed rate decision
FTSE 100 shares ended higher on Wednesday, thanks to buoyancy in the pharma and mining sectors while a US rate card was considered in the bag, priced and sold on the market
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Day ahead: Fed meeting to dominate, although any US rate hike due after London close
Following recent hints from Fed policymakers, most especially chair Janet Yellen, markets are braced for the first US interest rate rise of this year
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Antofagasta closing in on a feasibility study of expansion of Los Pelambres
Big names reporting include Antofagasta, Hikma and Robert Walters.
EasyJet set to fly off the FTSE 100 with Capita and Dixons Carphone in reshuffle
A reshuffle of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices will be announced tomorrow, determined by today's closing prices
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Marshalls sees slight softening in domestic order book
Revenue was up but the order book had slimmed down some
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WEEK AHEAD: The panto season is upon us, and lead villain Mike Ashley is due on stage
He's already told us he's not Santa, but can Mike Ashley deliver a Christmas present for Sports Direct investors?
UK stocks gains after Fed’s Yellen comments, miners dominate after zinc price gains
London stocks closed higher on Friday, feeding off the initial optimism of Wall Street investors over comments from the US central bank’s chief Janet Yellen, while 15-month highs for zinc prices made miners dominate the skyline
FTSE 100 flat as bank holiday and Yellen kept trading light
FTSE 100 was around two points lower at 6,814 as volumes sagged
Week Ahead: Persimmon expected to shrug off Brexit fears
Approvals remained ahead of last year in the run-up to the EU membership referendum but what about after it?
Risers and Fallers, including Randgold Resources, Fresnillo. Dalradian Resources, and Proxama
A selection of some risers and fallers on Brexit Day- June 24, 2016
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Proactive mining highlights: Ariana, Alecto, Breedon, Kibo, Mkango and more...
This week's mining industry news from Proactive Investors.
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Landscape products provider Marshalls hit by softer commercial UK sales
Sales growth is slowing with N+1 Singer suggesting Brexit fears might be to blame
Risers & Fallers: Scancell Holdings, Asian Citrus Holdings and more
Major share price risers and fallers in London at around 3.35pm
Risers & Fallers: Minoan PLC, Forbidden Technologies PLC, Cambian PLC ...
Main share price risers and fallers in London at 4.15pm
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Brokers: Credit Suisse upgrades London’s largest gold stock
Randgold Resources, Glencore, BBA Aviation, Cambian, Marshalls are all in Wednesday’s broker spotlight.
Thursday's agenda - Marshalls to pave the way?
There's a veritable flurry of corporate releases on Thursday......
Week Ahead: MPC unlikely to rock the boat
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to leave its base rate unchanged; the question is, how many committee members will vote for change?
FTSE 100 surrender's the week's (modest) gains
Investors are taking money off the table ahead of the long weekend, and it is hard to blame them after a tumultuous week.
FTSE 100 flat despite gains in the US and Asia
In the UK, the FTSE 100 was 13 points lower at 6,179 as it failed to capitalise on the gains made by markets overnight.
Friday’s agenda – Marshalls to report; Numis upbeat
Marshalls reports interims on Friday and Numis is upbeat......
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London market pares losses as traders await next steps in Greece
Eurozone leaders call emergency summit to discuss referendum response
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European markets shrug off Greek 'no' vote
Greek finance minister Varoufakis resigns after referendum
Footsie drops half a ton as markets mull Greek fall-out
The markets wobbled after the Greek 'no' vote but investors generally held their nerve