Performance of the METRO share

After the capital markets’ positive development and growth achieved over the 2017 trading year, the economic conditions took a negative turn during the course of 2018. The increasing uncertainty caused by political and geopolitical risks, especially the trade dispute with the United States, resulted in fluctuations on the stock markets. Financial year 2017/18 saw the DAX falling 5%, from 12,903 to 12,247 points, between 1 October 2017 and 30 September 2018. While the MDAX showed little movement, the EURO STOXX took a similar development as the DAX.

The METRO share finished financial year 2017/18 with a closing price of €13.50 in Xetra trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This corresponds to a decline of 24%. After a fairly constant price development ahead of the Annual General Meeting in February 2018, the share price started to decline after the adjusted forecast in April and reached its lowest closing price of €10.08 on 26 July 2018. The stock price recovered in the fourth quarter. The preference share traded at €12.61 on 30 September 2018.

Development of the METRO share price (%)

Development of the METRO share price (%) (graphic)
METRO share

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017/18

1

Subject to the resolution of the Annual General Meeting.

 

Data based on Xetra closing prices

Source: Bloomberg

Closing price

 

Ordinary share

 

 

13.50

 

Preference share

 

 

12.61

High

 

Ordinary share

 

 

18.00

 

Preference share

 

 

17.69

Low

 

Ordinary share

 

 

10.08

 

Preference share

 

 

9.93

Dividends

 

Ordinary share

 

 

0.701

 

Preference share

 

 

0.701

Dividend yield
based on closing price

 

Ordinary share

 

%

 

5.21

 

Preference share

 

%

 

5.61

Market capitalisation (billion)

 

 

 

 

4.9

Data on the METRO share

 

 

Ordinary share

 

Preference share

Stock market symbol

 

B4B GR

 

B4B3

German Securities Identification Number

 

BFB001

 

BFB002

ISIN code

 

DE000BFB0019

 

DE000BFB0027

Reuters code

 

B4B.DE

 

B4B3_p.DE

Bloomberg code

 

B4BGR

 

B4B3GR

Number of shares

 

360,121,736

 

2,975,517

Stock market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

 

Prime Standard

 

Prime Standard

Stock exchange

 

Frankfurt, Luxembourg

 

Frankfurt, Luxembourg

Retail
The Real sales line of METRO AG operates in the food retail sector and is a leading hypermarket operator in Germany with 279 stores.
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