B&M European Value Retail/£BME
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About B&M European Value Retail
- Ticker
- £BME
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 39,054
- Headquarters
- Saint Helier, Jersey
- Website
- www.bandmretail.com
BME Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£2.5B
15.23
£0.16
1.09
£0.10
3.87%
Price and volume
Market cap
£2.5B
Beta
1.09
52-week high
£2.62
52-week low
£1.40
Average daily volume
4.5M
Dividend rate
£0.10
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.424
Quick ratio
0.434
Long term debt to equity
2.784
Total debt to equity
3.065
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
81.10%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.43%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
469
Gross margin (TTM)
36.45%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.84%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.48%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
27.75%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£150,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.86%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.16%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
15.231
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.432
Price to book
3.16
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-10.37
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
4.199
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
23.81%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.591
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.87%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
3.66%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-48.73%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.04%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
10.99%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-22.26%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.77%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-13.04%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.18%
What the Analysts think about BME
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for B&M European Value Retail stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of B&M European Value Retail stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
B&M France is becoming a meaningful growth engine. First-quarter revenue rose 14.6% and like-for-like sales rose 5.3%, following FY26 growth of 13.4%; the group is still targeting at least 15 new French stores a year. (B&M European Value Retail, B&M European Value Retail)
There are early signs that the UK operational reset is gaining traction. General-merchandise like-for-like sales returned to growth in May and June, its margin was higher than last year, and seasonal inventory ended at normal levels after clearance work. (B&M European Value Retail)
B&M has financial capacity to fund the turnaround. FY26 post-tax free cash flow was £321m, net debt fell to £656m and leverage ended at 1.4 times EBITDA, keeping the balance sheet within the group's target range. (B&M European Value Retail, B&M European Value Retail)
B&M UK, the core profit engine, remains under pressure: first-quarter like-for-like sales fell 2.3% while total revenue rose only 0.3%. The UK FMCG margin was still below last year as the group invested in prices. (B&M European Value Retail, Reuters)
The recent earnings reset shows how exposed B&M is to small changes in costs and pricing. FY26 adjusted EBITDA fell 25.9% to £459m and adjusted profit before tax fell 37.7% to £284m, while the EBITDA margin dropped to 8.0% from 11.1%. (B&M European Value Retail, Morningstar)
Competition could make the UK recovery harder than management expects. Analysts cited stronger supermarket loyalty schemes and discounting, while also warning that saturation in some retail-park locations could lead to store cannibalisation and weaker like-for-like growth. (Morningstar, The Grocer)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Sept 2026.
BME Financial Performance
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BME Earnings Performance
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Funds containing BME
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | £BME weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30€EXSH | €1.4B | 5.20% |
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Retail€EXH8 | €11M | 4.20% |
iShares UK Dividend£IUKD | £1.3B | 0.85% |
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £661M | 0.83% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.6B | 0.74% |
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