Kingfisher (KGF)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

249.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.40p
  • 52 Week High: 262.60
  • 52 Week Low: 201.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,874.40m
  • Volume: 5,642,429
  • Market Cap: £4,674.76m
  • RiskGrade: 158

Jefferies reaffirms 'buy' rating on Kingfisher following Wesfarmers UK exit

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Friday 25 May 2018

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Following the sale of Homebase by Australia's Wesfarmers, analysts at Jefferies saw "materially supportive" consequences for not only B&Q and Kingfisher but the British DIY market as a whole.
Jefferies welcomed Wesfarmers move to sell its Homebase/Bunnings UK unit to turnaround specialist Hilco for £1, confirmed overnight, which will see the removal of the Bunnings brand from the UK.

Wesfarmers' most recent updates detailed a mid-teens decline in like-for-like sales at, and a contraction in its operating margins of close to 20%, after the Australian group "significantly weakened" its presence in the showroom categories in favour of aggressively pursuing the harder end of the DIY market.

Jefferies said that, ultimately, the major risk had been that Wesfarmers would be "irrational" and back a significant investment to rebrand Homebase stores into Bunnings. However, Friday's news should see B&Q's biggest competitor, and arguably the "only alternative" to retail customers in the UK large-sheds DIY market, become much more sensitive to short, and mid-term, margin and cash flow challenges.

All in all, Jefferies reiterated its price target and 'buy' rating on the UK firm.

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Kingfisher Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 249.40p
Change Today 3.40p
% Change 1.38 %
52 Week High 262.60
52 Week Low 201.20
Volume 5,642,429
Shares Issued 1,874.40m
Market Cap £4,674.76m
RiskGrade 158

Kingfisher Star Ratings

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average
94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average94.74% above the sector average
Price Trend
31.31% above the market average31.31% above the market average31.31% above the market average31.31% above the market average31.31% above the market average
41.46% above the sector average41.46% above the sector average41.46% above the sector average41.46% above the sector average41.46% above the sector average
Income
72.51% above the market average72.51% above the market average72.51% above the market average72.51% above the market average72.51% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
93.91% below the market average93.91% below the market average93.91% below the market average93.91% below the market average93.91% below the market average
70% below the sector average70% below the sector average70% below the sector average70% below the sector average70% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 7
Sell 5
Strong Sell 1
Total 16
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Kingfisher Dividends

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  Final Interim
Ex-Div 16-May-24 12-Oct-23
Paid 25-Jun-24 17-Nov-23
Amount 8.60p 3.80p

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Kingfisher Key Personnel

Chair Andrew Cosslett
CEO Thierry Garnier
CFO Bernard Bot

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