Associated British Foods (ABF)

Sector:

Food

Index:

FTSE 100

1,847.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      12.50p
  • 52 Week High: 2,018.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,237.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 786.25m
  • Volume: 1,620,271
  • Market Cap: £14,526m
  • RiskGrade: 161

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 2.4% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 2.7
Op Mrgn 6.3% 7.0%
ROCE 8.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 14.1 15.1
PEG 0.2 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.9 0.8
Pr/Book 1.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 22.4% 10.4%
PBT 48.4% 22.3%
EPS 63.7% -7.6%
DPS 63.7% 2.6%

Associated British Foods Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
15-Sep-18 15,574.00 1,279.00 134.90p 16.6 2.8 +6% 45.00p 2.0%
14-Sep-19 15,824.00 1,173.00 137.50p 17.0 8.5 +2% 46.35p 2.0%
12-Sep-20 13,937.00 686.00 81.10p 23.9 n/a -41% n/a 0.0%
18-Sep-21 13,884.00 725.00 80.10p 23.6 n/a -1% 26.70p 1.4%
17-Sep-22 16,997.00 1,076.00 131.10p 10.1 0.2 +64% 43.70p 3.3%

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-23 18,760.94 1,315.91 121.18p 15.2 n/a -8% 44.83p 0.0%
30-Sep-24 19,464.98 1,473.90 136.89p 13.5 1.0 +13% 48.42p 0.0%
30-Sep-25 20,255.03 1,619.22 153.31p 12.1 1.0 +12% 53.43p 0.0%

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Associated British Foods Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 26-Jan-2023 17:30 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 25-Jan-2023 17:32 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 24-Jan-2023 17:23 RNS

Associated British Foods ShareCast News

Primark sales rise 15% over Xmas as customers hi... 24-Jan-2023 ShareCast
Deutsche Bank upgrades Associated British Foods ... 23-Jan-2023 ShareCast
AB Foods says input cost volatility has diminished 09-Dec-2022 ShareCast

Associated British Foods Top Newspaper Links

MARKET REPORT: ABF star Primark set to earn US s... 28-Nov-2014 Express & Star
Primark piles on pressure on high street rivals ... 05-Nov-2014 The Independent
Primark profits surge 30% after ‘magnificent year’ 05-Nov-2014 Guardian

Latest Associated British Foods Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
13-Jan-23 Buy Dividends John Bason 1,806.60p 3,590 £64,856.94

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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 1,847.50p
Change Today 12.50p
% Change 0.68 %
52 Week High 2,018.00
52 Week Low 1,237.00
Volume 1,620,271
Shares Issued 786.25m
Market Cap £14,526m
RiskGrade 161

Associated British Foods Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
34.66% below the market average34.66% below the market average34.66% below the market average34.66% below the market average34.66% 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
Price Trend
17.21% above the market average17.21% above the market average17.21% above the market average17.21% above the market average17.21% above the market average
6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average6.67% below the sector average
Income
8.49% above the market average8.49% above the market average8.49% above the market average8.49% above the market average8.49% above the market average
62.5% below the sector average62.5% below the sector average62.5% below the sector average62.5% below the sector average62.5% below the sector average
Growth
2.79% above the market average2.79% above the market average2.79% above the market average2.79% above the market average2.79% above the market average
58.62% above the sector average58.62% above the sector average58.62% above the sector average58.62% above the sector average58.62% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 5
Neutral 13
Sell 2
Strong Sell 0
Total 21
neutral
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Associated British Foods Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 15-Dec-22 09-Jun-22
Paid 13-Jan-23 08-Jul-22
Amount 29.90p 13.80p

Trades for 26-Jan-2023

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 84,900 @ 1,834.76p
17:03 3 @ 1,836.54p
17:03 33 @ 1,836.51p
17:03 2 @ 1,836.38p
17:01 2 @ 1,836.88p

Associated British Foods Key Personnel

Finance Director John Bason
CEO George G Weston
Chair Michael McLintock

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