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JDW

LSE:JDW · GB0001638955
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureMedium

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27
EV / EBIT56
Price / Owner Earnings60
Owner Earnings Yield67
Dividend Yield40
Price/Sales91
EV / Gross Profit12
Price/Book60
Return on Capital58
Cash Return on Capital53
Return on Equity77
EBIT Margin41
Gross Profitability9
Cash Conversion51
Accruals55
Owner Earnings Margin51
Sales growth44
Profit Growth42
Long-Term EPS Growth67
Owner Earnings Growth71
Reinvestment37
Price momentum30
Debt load17
Refinancing23
Debt Payback26
Liquidity34
Analyst ratings17
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside18
Market mood26
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

JDW clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1983
Employees3,925
ISINGB0001638955
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Description

J D Wetherspoon plc operates a chain of public houses offering a diverse range of food and beverage choices. The company's core mission is to deliver high-quality products at reasonable prices, ensuring an enjoyable and consistently pleasant environm…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

J D Wetherspoon plc is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 11.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -1% yearly growth; analysts expect 5%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
12
2023202420252026

All-time high

30

Jan 2024

All-time low

4

Jan 2023

Average rank

15

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
91
67
79
82
Price/Earnings
54
67
53
57
Price/Book
60
62
52
45
Dividend Yield
40
53
1
41
Value (overall)
67
79
40
66

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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