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AO World (AO.)

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108.60p

	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)	£ (Millions)
	31-Mar-24	31-Mar-23	31-Mar-22	31-Mar-21	31-Mar-20
Continuing Operations
Revenue	1,039.30	1,138.50	1,368.30	1,660.90	1,026.40

EBITDA	60.50	41.50	21.20	61.10	10.80
Depreciation & Amortisation	(24.30)	(29.00)	(28.70)	(24.60)	(21.10)

Operating Profit/(Loss)	36.20	12.50	(7.50)	36.50	(10.30)
Interest Payable	(6.40)	(7.80)	(5.60)	(13.80)	(5.60)
Interest Receivable/Investment Income	4.50	2.90	2.60	4.30	10.50

Group Profit after Interest	34.30	7.60	(10.50)	27.00	(5.40)
Share of Assoc Cos/JV Profits	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Profit Before Tax	34.30	7.60	(10.50)	27.00	(5.40)
Tax	(9.60)	(1.20)	7.20	(3.10)	0.10

Profit After Tax	24.70	6.40	(3.30)	23.90	(5.30)

Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax	n/a	(8.80)	(26.80)	n/a	n/a

PROFIT FOR PERIOD	24.70	(2.40)	(30.10)	23.90	(5.30)

Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company	24.70	(2.60)	(30.40)	24.50	(5.00)
Minority Interests	n/a	(0.20)	(0.30)	0.60	0.30

Equity Dividends	_cn/a	_cn/a	_cn/a	_cn/a	_cn/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year	_c24.70	_c(2.60)	_c(30.40)	_c24.50	_c(5.00)

Per Share Record - Normalised	31-Mar-24	31-Mar-23	31-Mar-22	31-Mar-21	31-Mar-20
Continuing EPS
Earnings per Share - Basic	4.28p	1.13p	(0.75p)	5.15p	(1.06p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted	4.13p	1.10p	(0.74p)	5.08p	(1.05p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted	4.29p	1.13p	(6.33p)	5.15p	(1.08p)
Continuing and Discontinued EPS
Earnings per Share - Basic	4.28p	(0.47p)	(6.35p)	0.052p	(1.06p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted	4.13p	(0.46p)	(6.26p)	0.051p	(1.05p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted	4.29p	(0.48p)	(0.75p)	5.15p	(1.08p)

Dividend per Share	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Key Financals	31-Mar-24	31-Mar-23	31-Mar-22	31-Mar-21	31-Mar-20
Shares in Issue (millions)
Shares in Issue - Year End	578.60	576.90	479.40	479.40	477.90
Weighted Average	577.18	548.95	478.56	475.63	472.46
Diluted	598.24	564.46	485.59	481.96	477.32

Performance Ratios
Continuing Operations
Operating Margin	3.48%	1.10%	(0.55%)	2.20%	(1.00%)
Return on Capital Employed	20.72%	7.49%	n/a	0.24%	n/a
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations
Return on Equity	17.43%	(2.37%)	(40.05%)	0.24%	(6.74%)

Financial Status
Continuing Operations
Interest Cover - Continuing	6.36	1.97	(0.88)	2.96	0.04
Revenue per Share	180.06p	207.40p	285.92p	3.52p	217.25p
Pre-Tax Profit Per Share - Continuing	5.94p	1.38p	(2.19p)	0.057p	(1.14p)

Market Data
Continuing Operations
Earnings Per Share Growth - Basic	279%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Earnings Per Share Growth - Diluted	276%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
PE Ratio - Company Adjusted	23.6	57.1	n/a	57.2	n/a
PEG - Company Adjusted	0.1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dividend Cover	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations
Earnings per Share - Company Adjusted	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Earnings per Share - Diluted	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
PE Ratio - Company Adjusted	23.6	n/a	n/a	5,664.0	n/a
PEG - Company Adjusted	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dividend Cover	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Market Capitalisation £ (Millions)	583.23	372.10	418.76	1,411.83	322.58
Dividend per Share	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dividend Yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Includes preference dividends

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

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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: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.