Investment Case

An investment case for a reliable growth company

Marston’s is growing and evolving, powered by a clear purpose: Shared Good Times. It’s what unites our people, creates lasting memories for our customers, and delivers real value for our shareholders.

This is underpinned by a strong investment case, with powerful value drivers for growth, key points of differentiation to ensure Marston’s wins in a growing market, and clear and consistent metrics to track our success.

With strong momentum and a proven approach, we’re investing and innovating to help our pubs, our people and our business thrive.

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Powerful Value Drivers for Growth

Our investment case is based on our five key value drivers:

  1. 1 Execute a market-leading pub operating model
  2. 2 Capex to create differentiated pub formats
  3. 3 Digital transformation
  4. 4 Expansion of Managed & Partnership models
  5. 5 Leveraging Marston's synergies in targeted aquisitions

Differentiated to win in a growing market

The Marston's Opportunity

  • Suburban dominated locations
  • Flexible estate to evolve at pace
  • Pubs with scope for multi-occasions
  • Expertise in running local pubs

Good times for our Guests

Clear and consistent metrics to track success

Contributing to the transfer of value to shareholders as a result of growth in enterprise value, plus paying down debt

Near to medium-term targets:

LFL

Revenue growth ahead of the market

200 bps

Sustained EBITDA margin expansion
200 - 300 bps

> 30%

Incremental returns on investment Capex

£50m

Of recurring free cash flow generation

Shared Success

Financial Highlights FY2024

Total revenue

£898.6m

2023: £872.3m

Underlying total earnings/ (loss) per share

5.2p

2023: 3.5p

Underlying EBITDA

£192.5m

2023: £170.3m

Profit/ (loss) before tax

£14.4m

2023: £(30.6)m

Total earnings/ (loss) per share

2.8p

2023: (3.0)p

Underlying profit/ (loss) before tax

£42.1m

2023: £25.6m