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.
| Full Year Consensus | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
| Group like-for-like sales | 7.9% | -0.2% | 0.8% |
| - Low | 6.8% | -3.2% | -2.5% |
| - High | 9.0% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Profit before tax and exceptional items (£m) | 200* | 431 | 456 |
| - Low | 179 | 349 | 352 |
| - High | 206 | 464 | 502 |
| Earnings per share before exceptional items (p) | 6.32** | 13.70 | 14.56 |
| - Low | 5.68 | 11.06 | 11.37 |
| - High | 6.59 | 14.93 | 15.68 |
| Ordinary dividend per share (p) | 6.79*** | 7.01 | 7.36 |
| - Low | 5.02 | 5.53 | 5.68 |
| - High | 7.22 | 7.55 | 7.88 |
| Surplus capital return per share (p) | 4.00**** | 4.55 | 4.61 |
| - Low | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| - High | 4.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 |
* After rates payment of £230m, equivalent to £430m pre rates payment. Guidance £420m to £440m
** After rates payment of £230m
*** Guidance : Final 2020/21 dividend to be based on profit before payment of business rates
**** 4.00p special dividend relating to the previously deferred payment for H2 2019/20. Payable on 25th Jan 2021, to those shareholders on the share register as at close of business on 18th Dec 2020
Published on 13th January 2021
Based on 13 participants