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Introduction
I will prepare a presentation on how to invest about £10,000 in equities or bond of Tesco and Sainburry. In this report I will look at how I can maximize the returns of my investment within a month or should I invest in similar bonds within United Kingdom.
Profile of the Companies
Tesco,
This is the largest retailer of food in Britain and third largest globally which commenced in 1914 in the markets of East End found in London. Here, Jack Cohen started selling groceries. As a brand name, Tesco firs emerged on tea packets during the 1920s. The year 1929 witnessed the establishment of Tesco’s first store in Burnt Oak, Edgeware (TESCO, 2016).
J Sainsbury plc
This is a multinational corporation which operates the second largest chain of supermarkets in United Kingdom commanding about 16.9% of the market share. Sainbury’s was started in 1869 by John James Sainbury. Its headquarter is at Holdorn, London. It is a public limited Company listed in London Stock Exchange (Financial Times, 2016B).
Findings
Share Price movement for Tesco Plc and J Sainsbury plc (SBRY.L).
For the last one month the share price movement is illustrated by both the table and graph below.
Figure 1: Share price movement for the two companies. Source: Respective websites
From figure 1 above, it can be noted that the share price was not that much volatile with short decline around mid of June and three days after the UK’s referendum to leave EU. This is because the referendum caused uncertainty in the market in which the investors speculated that both the Tesco and Sainsbury’s plc operations could be affected negatively. Any negative market information is likely to make investors to keep off from investing in the listed companies which I believe is case of the UK’s economy following the referendum to leave EU.
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Annualized Returns
The annualized return is the common comparison for the share price movement for both the Tesco plc and J Sainsbury plc. In order to compute the annualized returns we use the using the formula, Rt = (Pt/Pt-1 - 1)*12. Form this analysis it can be noted that all the two companies’ share prices declined over the month of June 2016 as indicated by negative returns (Financial Times, 2016A).
Figure 2: Joint annualized returns for June 2016. Source: Respective websites
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Table 1: Joint share price and annualized returns movement
Currency in GBp
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Annualized Returns
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Date
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Tesco PLC (TSCO.L)
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J Sainsbury plc (SBRY.L).
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Tesco PLC (TSCO.L)
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J Sainsbury plc (SBRY.L).
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6/30/2016
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174.9
|
232.3
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2.46%
|
1.09%
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6/29/2016
|
170.7
|
229.8
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6.39%
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3.51%
|
6/28/2016
|
160.45
|
222
|
4.43%
|
1.93%
|
6/27/2016
|
153.65
|
217.8
|
-5.33%
|
-4.14%
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6/24/2016
|
162.3
|
227.2
|
-3.28%
|
-7.83%
|
6/23/2016
|
167.8
|
246.5
|
0.81%
|
0.74%
|
6/22/2016
|
166.45
|
244.7
|
1.40%
|
-0.33%
|
6/21/2016
|
164.15
|
245.5
|
1.67%
|
0.41%
|
6/20/2016
|
161.45
|
244.5
|
4.60%
|
5.57%
|
6/17/2016
|
154.35
|
231.6
|
1.11%
|
0.48%
|
6/16/2016
|
152.65
|
230.5
|
0.96%
|
-0.56%
|
6/15/2016
|
151.2
|
231.8
|
2.61%
|
0.35%
|
6/14/2016
|
147.35
|
231
|
-1.47%
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-3.02%
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6/13/2016
|
149.55
|
238.2
|
-1.32%
|
-1.49%
|
6/10/2016
|
151.55
|
241.8
|
-4.02%
|
-2.30%
|
6/9/2016
|
157.9
|
247.5
|
-1.65%
|
-1.24%
|
6/8/2016
|
160.55
|
250.6
|
2.39%
|
1.58%
|
6/7/2016
|
156.8
|
246.7
|
-1.51%
|
-0.36%
|
6/6/2016
|
159.2
|
247.6
|
-1.73%
|
0.57%
|
6/3/2016
|
162
|
246.2
|
-4.42%
|
-4.17%
|
6/2/2016
|
169.5
|
256.9
|
1.53%
|
0.00%
|
6/1/2016
|
166.95
|
256.9
| ||
Mean
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0.27%
|
-0.44%
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Source: Respective companies’ websites
The dividend history tables for the last two years shows that Tesco plc has been paying higher dividend that its competitor.
Table 2: Dividend history for the two companies for last two years
Tesco PLC (TSCO.L)
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J Sainsbury plc (SBRY.L).
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Date
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Dividends
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Date
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Dividends
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5/12/2016
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8.1
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10/30/2014
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1.16
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11/19/2015
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4
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5/14/2015
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8.2
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11/20/2014
|
5
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Source: Respective companies’ annual reports
Investment ratios (Refer ratio List) for both companies
This part will compare the following ratios; Gross profit ratio, Net profit ratio, Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), Current Ratio, Liquid ratio, gearing Ratio, PE ratio, Dividend yield ratio and EPS ratio.
The formula for computing these ratios are as follows.
Gross profit ratio = gross profit / sales
Net profit ratio = Net profit / sales.
ROCE = EBIT / Capital Employed.
Table 3: Profitability ratios for the two companies
Profitability Ratio
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Tesco PLC
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J Sainsbury plc
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Analysis
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Gross Profit Ratio
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5.24%
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6.19%
|
Sainsbury Plc. has higher Gross profit ratio of 6.19% as opposed to Tesco Plc. of 5.24% (Financial Times, 2016A).
|
Net Profit Ratio
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0.40%
|
2.00%
|
Sainsbury Plc. has higher Net Profit Ratio of 2.00% as opposed to Tesco Plc. of 0.4% (Financial Times, 2016B).
|
ROCE
|
0.89%
|
4.74%
|
From this computation, Sainsbury Plc. has higher ROCE ratio of 4.74% as opposed to Tesco Plc. with 0.89%.
|
Sources: Respective companies’ annual reports
Liquidity Ratio
Current Ratio = Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities
Quick Ratio = (Total Current Assets – Inventory) / Total Current Liabilities
Table 4: Liquidity for the two companies
Liquidity Ratio
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Tesco plc
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J Sainsbury plc
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Analysis
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Current Ratio
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0.7522
|
0.6567
|
The current ratio for Tesco plc is 0.7522 while that of Sainsbury plc is 0.6567. The higher ratio is an indication that Tesco is more liquid than Sainsbury.
|
Quick Ratio
|
0.6289
|
0.5127
|
The current ratio for Tesco plc is 0.6289 while that of Sainsbury plc is 0.5127. The higher ratio is an indication that Tesco is more liquid than Sainsbury.
|
Gearing Ratio
|
0.6111
|
0.2749
|
This is the measure of a company’s debt proportion in relation to its equity. From this computation, The current ratio for Tesco plc is 0.6111 while that of Sainsbury plc is 0.2749.
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Source: Respective companies’ annual reports
Table 5: Valuation ratios for the two companies
Valuation Ratios
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Tesco plc
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J Sainsbury plc
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Analysis
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P/E Ratio
|
6.96
|
10.6
|
Sainsbury has higher P/E ratio than Tesco Plc indicating that the former is offering higher return than the later.
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Dividend Yield Ratio
|
0.00%
|
50.54%
|
Sainsbury has higher return in terms of dividend while Tesco has no dividend returns.
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EPS Ratio
|
103.98p
|
357.73p
|
Sainsbury plc earned more net income per share of the outstanding stock compared to Tesco plc.
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Source: Respective companies’ annual reports
The economic climate in which these companies operate is prone to changes. Political and economic environment changes will affect the performances of the two companies. Investing in these shares faces the risks of negative changes in operating environment. Investing in bond is better because shares gave negative return for last month.
Conclusion
Based on this analysis, it can be noted that the S Sainsbury Plc has been paying dividends and has higher profitability than Tesco Plc. On their two companies’ shares for the last month, S Sainsbury Plc has performed better than its competitor. I will choose to invest in S Sainsbury Plc for both short term and long term investments. This is because S Sainsbury Plc has been paying dividends than the Tesco Plc.
References
TESCO., 2016, Profile TESCO. Retrieved from http://innovationleaders.org/tes_company_profile.html
Financial Times., 2016A, J Sainsbury PLC (SBRY: LSE). Retrieved from http://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/summary?s=SBRY:LSE
Financial Times., 2016B, Tesco PLC (TSCO:LSE). http://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/financials?s=TSCO:LSE
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