Associated British Foods (ABF)

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1,912.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      26.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,031.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,167.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 791.67m
  • Volume: 303,478
  • Market Cap: £15,137m
  • RiskGrade: 138
  • Beta: 0.77

Associated British Foods Overview

Associated British Foods is the Weston family's UK arm. The Westons still own over 50% and through their careful husbandry it now owns a raft of the UK's best-known brand names including Twinings tea, Ovaltine, Primark and British Sugar.

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Associated British Foods Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.5% 1.7%
Div Cover 3.1 3.1
Op Mrgn 6.9% 7.9%
ROCE 13.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 21.6 19.6
PEG 1.2 1.8
Pr/Revenue 1.2 1.1
Pr/Book 2.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 10.7% 7.1%
PBT 0.5% 36.1%
EPS 17.8% 10.8%
DPS 15.2% 10.9%

Associated British Foods Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
13-Sep-08 8,235.00 527.00 54.90p 14.1 3.5 +4% 20.25p 2.6%
12-Sep-09 9,255.00 495.00 57.70p 14.5 2.9 +5% 21.00p 2.5%
18-Sep-10 10,167.00 763.00 72.20p 14.5 0.6 +25% 23.80p 2.3%
17-Sep-11 11,065.00 757.00 74.00p 15.1 7.6 +2% 24.75p 2.2%
15-Sep-12 12,252.00 761.00 87.20p 14.6 0.8 +18% 28.50p 2.2%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Associated British Foods Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-13 13,125.65 1,035.56 96.51p 19.5 1.8 +11% 31.61p 1.7%
30-Sep-14 13,972.64 1,141.81 106.77p 17.7 1.7 +11% 34.71p 1.8%

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Associated British Foods Company Announcements

Dividend Declaration 23-Apr-2013 07:01 RNS
Half Yearly Report 23-Apr-2013 07:00 RNS
Pre-Close Trading Update 25-Feb-2013 07:00 RNS

Associated British Foods ShareCast News

Monday broker round-up UPDATE 20-May-2013 ShareCast
London close: FTSE 100 hits new multiyear highs ... 17-May-2013 ShareCast
Sector movers: Food stocks fall on readacross fr... 17-May-2013 ShareCast

Associated British Foods Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

Primark-Owner Associated British Foods Plc Lifts... 2013--23 Motley Fool
3 FTSE 100 Shares For The Week Ahead: Associated... 2013--18 Motley Fool
3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs 2013--28 Motley Fool

Associated British Foods Top Newspaper Links

FOREIGN BOOST FOR ASOS SALES 15-Jul-2011 Express & Star
Retailers battle through the gloom 15-Jul-2011 The Independent
Primark and Asos buck the retail gloom 15-Jul-2011 Telegraph

Latest Associated British Foods Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Associated British Foods Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,912.00p
Change Today 26.00p
% Change 1.38 %
52 Week High 2,031.00
52 Week Low 1,167.00
Volume 303,478
Shares Issued 791.67m
Market Cap £15,137m
Beta 0.77
RiskGrade 138

Associated British Foods Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.98% below the market average91.98% below the market average91.98% below the market average91.98% below the market average91.98% below the market average
73.68% below the sector average73.68% below the sector average73.68% below the sector average73.68% below the sector average73.68% below the sector average
Price Trend
83.99% above the market average83.99% above the market average83.99% above the market average83.99% above the market average83.99% above the market average
69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average69.23% above the sector average
Income
74.27% below the market average74.27% below the market average74.27% below the market average74.27% below the market average74.27% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Growth
5.93% above the market average5.93% above the market average5.93% above the market average5.93% above the market average5.93% above the market average
5.56% above the sector average5.56% above the sector average5.56% above the sector average5.56% above the sector average5.56% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 0
Neutral 12
Sell 0
Strong Sell 4
Total 20
neutral
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Associated British Foods Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 05-Jun-13 05-Dec-12
Paid 05-Jul-13 11-Jan-13
Amount 9.35p 20.00p

Trades for 20-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
13:15 220 @ 1,912.00p
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13:15 28 @ 1,912.00p
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13:15 59 @ 1,911.00p

Associated British Foods Key Personnel

CEO George G Weston
Finance Director John Bason

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