Ascential (ASCL)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 250

322.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.60p
  • 52 Week High: 323.00
  • 52 Week Low: 188.30
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 445.79m
  • Volume: 1,240,463
  • Market Cap: £1,437.24m
  • RiskGrade: 204

Income Statement - Unadjusted

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19 31-Dec-18
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 191.20 349.30 229.90 380.30 348.50
           
EBITDA 23.10 24.70 (189.10) 2.40 88.20
Depreciation & Amortisation (117.30) (51.40) n/a n/a (46.80)
           
Operating Profit/(Loss) (94.20) (26.70) (189.10) 2.40 41.40
Interest Payable (27.10) (20.10) n/a (14.80) (13.70)
Interest Receivable/Investment Income 8.40 9.70 n/a 4.50 0.60
           
Group Profit after Interest 28.00 (37.10) (189.10) (7.90) 28.30
Share of Assoc Cos/JV Profits (3.20) (2.50) n/a n/a 0.60
           
Profit Before Tax 24.80 (39.60) (189.10) (7.90) 28.90
Tax 11.30 1.60 36.50 1.40 (8.90)
           
Profit After Tax 16.80 (38.00) (152.60) (6.50) 20.00
           
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax (122.50) 261.90 13.00 14.60 189.20
           
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD (105.70) 223.90 (139.60) 8.10 209.20
           
Attributable to:          
Equity Shareholders' Earnings (96.40) 223.10 (140.30) 7.90 209.20
Minority interests (9.30) 0.80 0.70 0.20 n/a
           
Equity Dividends cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a


Per Share Record - Unadjusted 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19 31-Dec-18
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 3.80p (9.30p) (38.20p) (1.60p) 5.00p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 3.80p (9.30p) (38.20p) (1.60p) 4.80p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic (21.90p) 53.50p (35.00p) 2.00p 52.20p
Earnings per Share - Diluted (21.60p) 53.50p (35.00p) 2.00p 51.40p
           
Dividend per Share n/a n/a n/a 1.80p 5.80p


Key Financals 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19 31-Dec-18
Shares in Issue (millions)          
Shares in Issue - Year End 440.21 439.21 402.79 403.27 401.00
Weighted Average 440.00 417.30 400.80 401.40 400.30
Diluted 440.00 417.30 400.80 401.40 405.50
           
Performance Ratios          
Continuing Operations          
Operating Margin (49.27%) (7.64%) (82.25%) 0.63% 11.88%
Tax Rate (40.36%) 4.31% 19.30% 17.72% 31.45%
Return on Capital Employed 19.85% n/a n/a 2.26% 38.64%
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations          
Return on Equity (ROE) (13.01%) 0.29% (37.30%) 1.42% 36.48%
           
Financial Status          
Continuing Operations          
Interest Cover 1.92 (0.97) n/a 0.47 3.11
Revenue per Share 43.45p 0.84p 57.36p 94.74p 87.06p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 5.64p (0.096p) (47.18p) (1.97p) 7.22p
           
Market Data          
Continuing Operations          
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic n/a n/a n/a n/a 72%
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -23% n/a n/a -3% 13%
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted n/a n/a n/a n/a 71%
PE Ratio - Adjusted 27.6 42.4 n/a 25.9 24.3
PEG - Adjusted n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.9
Dividend Cover n/a n/a n/a 8.39 2.67
Continuing Operations & Discontinued Operations          
Earnings per Share Growth - Basic n/a n/a n/a -96% 1,060%
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 10,290% -94% -89% -3% 3%
Earnings per Share Growth - Diluted n/a n/a n/a -96% 1,068%
PE Ratio - Adjusted 15.6 3,241.1 182.9 20.8 19.5
PEG - Adjusted 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 6.5
Dividend Cover n/a n/a n/a 10.44 3.33
           
Market Capitalisation £ (Millions) 887.47 1,767.40 1,546.73 1,580.03 1,511.77
Dividend per Share n/a n/a n/a 1.80p 5.80p
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 1.5%
Dividend per Share Growth n/a n/a n/a (68.97%) 3.57%

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Includes preference dividends

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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.

 

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