Associated British Foods (ABF)

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1,185.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,188.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 940.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 791.67m
  • Volume: 594,832
  • Market Cap: £9,381m
  • RiskGrade: 76
  • Beta: 0.49

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 2.1% 2.3%
Div Cover 3.0 3.1
Op Mrgn 7.3% 7.9%
ROCE 13.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.0 13.9
PEG 6.4 0.9
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 1.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 8.8% 8.3%
PBT -0.8% 25.3%
EPS 2.5% 15.0%
DPS 4.0% 11.1%

Associated British Foods Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
15-Sep-07 6,800.00 508.00 52.90p 15.0 3.7 +4% 19.50p 2.5%
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%

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-12 11,988.34 948.54 85.44p 13.9 0.9 +15% 27.50p 2.3%
30-Sep-13 12,666.99 1,030.36 92.78p 12.8 1.5 +9% 29.51p 2.5%

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Associated British Foods Company Announcements

Interim Management Statement 19-Jan-2012 07:00 RNS
Director Shareholding 16-Jan-2012 15:35 RNS
Result of AGM 12-Dec-2011 10:11 RNS

Associated British Foods ShareCast News

Broker tips: Oil stocks, Diageo, AB Foods 20-Jan-2012 ShareCast
Broker snap: UBS raises target for AB Foods 20-Jan-2012 ShareCast
Friday broker round-up -UPDATE 20-Jan-2012 ShareCast

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

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
13-Jan-12 Buy Dividends John Bason 1,144.00p 231 £2,642.64
21-Nov-11 Sell John Bason 1,073.00p 82,827 £888,733.67
21-Nov-11 Sell George G Weston 1,073.00p 68,712 £737,279.73

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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 1,185.00p
Change Today 6.00p
% Change 0.51 %
52 Week High 1,188.00p
52 Week Low 940.00p
Volume 594,832
Shares Issued 791.67m
Market Cap £9,381m
Beta 0.49
RiskGrade 76

Associated British Foods Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.87% below the market average90.87% below the market average90.87% below the market average90.87% below the market average90.87% below the market average
95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average95% below the sector average
Price Trend
79.14% above the market average79.14% above the market average79.14% above the market average79.14% above the market average79.14% above the market average
65.85% above the sector average65.85% above the sector average65.85% above the sector average65.85% above the sector average65.85% above the sector average
Income
48.79% below the market average48.79% below the market average48.79% below the market average48.79% below the market average48.79% below the market average
72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average
Growth
15.01% above the market average15.01% above the market average15.01% above the market average15.01% above the market average15.01% above the market average
22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average22.22% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 1
Neutral 13
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 23
buy
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Associated British Foods Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 07-Dec-11 08-Jun-11
Paid 13-Jan-12 08-Jul-11
Amount 16.85p 7.90p

Trades for 09-Feb-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 8,111 @ 1,182.75p
16:35 157,967 @ 1,185.00p
16:29 73 @ 1,184.00p
16:29 254 @ 1,184.00p
16:29 43 @ 1,184.00p

Associated British Foods Key Personnel

CEO George G Weston
Finance Director John Bason

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