Analyst Consensus
Forecasts are on a post IFRS 16 basis and have been gathered from registered investment analysts for Morrisons Plc through Vuma Consensus, an independent website
| Quarter 2 Consensus | 2019/20 |
| Group Like-for-like sales (ex-fuel/ex-VAT) | -2.0% |
| Retail Like-for-like sales (ex-fuel/ex-VAT) | -2.4% |
| H1 Consensus | 2019/20 |
| Profit before tax and exceptional items (£m) | 192 |
| Full Year Consensus | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
| Group like-for-like sales (ex-fuel/ex-VAT) | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| - Low | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| - High | 1.8% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| Profit before tax and exceptional items (£m) | 415 | 450 | 480 |
| - Low | 397 | 437 | 456 |
| - High | 425 | 475 | 532 |
| Earnings per share before exceptional items (p) | 13.29 | 14.45 | 15.44 |
| - Low | 12.58 | 14.01 | 14.74 |
| - High | 13.65 | 15.43 | 17.27 |
| Ordinary dividend per share (p) | 6.76 | 7.34 | 7.82 |
| - Low | 6.29 | 7.01 | 7.43 |
| - High | 7.02 | 7.54 | 8.44 |
| Surplus capital return per share (p) | 5.82 | 5.89 | 6.24 |
| - Low | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| - High | 6.52 | 7.14 | 8.91 |
Published on 29th August 2019
Consensus based on 8 participants
Restated 2018/19 results on a post-IFRS 16 basis were published on 2nd July, and are available on this website
The forecasts in this analysis have been gathered for Morrisons PLC through Vuma Consensus, an independent website, from a number of registered investment analysts. These forecasts are by definition forward looking and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties that may materially affect eventual results. Vuma Financial Limited has had no access to Morrisons internal budgets, forecasts or other information which is not publicly available. Morrisons PLC has not commented on any individual forecast nor does it intend to do so in the future. Nothing in this analysis should be taken as a recommendation to buy or sell shares in Morrisons or to take any other action or place any reliance on the analysis. Morrisons is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority so cannot offer investment advice. Neither Morrisons nor any subsidiary undertaking or any director, officer or employee of Morrisons accepts any responsibility for the accuracy of the forecasts used in this analysis and therefore shall have no liability whatsoever for the consequences of any reliance or actions taken or not taken based on any of the information in this analysis. Morrisons will endeavour to keep this information updated but assumes no obligation to update or revise such information