AO World (AO.)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

97.70p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.70p
  • 52 Week High: 119.00
  • 52 Week Low: 89.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 580.30m
  • Volume: 54,655
  • Market Cap: £566.96m
  • RiskGrade: 268

AO World Overview

Founded by John Roberts in 2000 after a bet in a pub, AO World is an online electrical goods retailer based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, which also has a presence in the Netherlands and Germany. The company, which floated on the London Stock Exchange in February 2014, offers a range of ancillary services, such as customer finance options, an unpack and recycle service, product care packs, and disposal and connection services.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a n/a
Op Mrgn 3.5% 3.9%
ROCE 23.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 22.6 18.6
PEG 0.1 0.9
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.5
Pr/Book 4.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -8.7% 8.6%
PBT 351.3% 28.7%
EPS 279.6% 20.1%
DPS n/a n/a

AO World Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 1,026.40 0.60 (1.08)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-21 1,660.90 20.20 5.15p 57.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-22 1,368.30 (10.50) (6.33)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-23 1,138.50 7.60 1.13p 57.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-24 1,039.30 34.30 4.29p 23.5 0.1 +280% n/a 0.0%

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

AO World Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-25 1,128.95 44.13 5.15p 18.8 0.9 +20% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-26 1,225.59 49.76 5.85p 16.6 1.2 +14% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-27 1,307.12 57.85 6.57p 14.8 1.2 +12% n/a 0.0%

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AO World Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 17-Apr-2025 13:30 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 25-Mar-2025 14:09 RNS
Trading Statement 25-Mar-2025 07:00 RNS

AO World ShareCast News

London close: Stocks firmer ahead of Spring Stat... 25-Mar-2025 ShareCast
AO World sees FY profit at top end of guidance 25-Mar-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks mixed as US payrolls beat e... 06-Dec-2024 ShareCast

AO World Top Newspaper Links

MORNING MEETING: German business for AO World 27-Nov-2014 Express & Star
AO World launch drains profits 26-Nov-2014 The Herald
AO World chief defends lacklustre flotation 06-Jun-2014 Guardian

Latest AO World Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Apr-25 Sell John Roberts 94.17p 1,000,000 £941,699.98

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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.

 

AO World Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 97.70p
Change Today 0.70p
% Change 0.72 %
52 Week High 119.00
52 Week Low 89.60
Volume 54,655
Shares Issued 580.30m
Market Cap £566.96m
RiskGrade 268

AO World Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
79.13% below the market average79.13% below the market average79.13% below the market average79.13% below the market average79.13% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average
Price Trend
8.29% above the market average8.29% above the market average8.29% above the market average8.29% above the market average8.29% 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
Income Not Available
Growth
65.96% above the market average65.96% above the market average65.96% above the market average65.96% above the market average65.96% above the market average
77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 7
buy
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AO World Dividends

No dividends found

Trades for 29-Apr-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
11:38 1,110 @ 97.70p
11:38 76 @ 97.90p
11:38 994 @ 97.90p
11:38 10 @ 98.00p
11:35 1,457 @ 98.50p

AO World Key Personnel

CEO John Roberts

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