AO World (AO.)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

97.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.20p
  • 52 Week High: 119.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 89.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 580.30m
  • Volume: 202,529
  • Market Cap: £562.89m
  • RiskGrade: 268
  • Beta: 0.02

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 1.9% 3.8%
ROCE 12.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 57.1 17.9
PEG n/a 1.7
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.5
Pr/Book 3.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 9.4% 10.8%
PBT -39.9% 133.3%
EPS -60.4% 244.6%
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-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%
31-Mar-25 1,137.50 20.60 1.70p 56.5 n/a -60% 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-26 1,260.32 48.05 5.86p 16.6 0.1 +245% n/a 0.0%
31-Mar-27 1,346.80 54.50 6.46p 15.0 1.5 +10% n/a 0.0%

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AO World Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 04-Jul-2025 14:35 RNS
Notice of AGM 03-Jul-2025 10:28 RNS
EBT Market Purchase Programme 02-Jul-2025 16:49 RNS

AO World ShareCast News

London close: Stocks finish firmer ahead of Fed,... 18-Jun-2025 ShareCast
AO World posts above-forecast profits 18-Jun-2025 ShareCast
Driector dealings: Kelso Group CEO invests, AO W... 16-May-2025 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
03-Jul-25 Sell John Roberts 96.61p 500,000 £483,029.99
03-Jul-25 Sell John Roberts 96.61p 2,000,000 £1,932,199.95
03-Jul-25 Sell Mark Higgins 96.00p 147,090 £141,206.40

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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 97.00p
Change Today -0.20p
% Change -0.21 %
52 Week High 119.00p
52 Week Low 89.60p
Volume 202,529
Shares Issued 580.30m
Market Cap £562.89m
Beta 0.02
RiskGrade 268

AO World Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
41.88% below the market average41.88% below the market average41.88% below the market average41.88% below the market average41.88% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Price Trend
18.5% below the market average18.5% below the market average18.5% below the market average18.5% below the market average18.5% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth
14.56% above the market average14.56% above the market average14.56% above the market average14.56% above the market average14.56% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
strong_buy
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AO World Dividends

No dividends found

Trades for 04-Jul-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 166,113 @ 97.00p
16:35 457 @ 97.00p
16:35 214 @ 97.00p
16:35 214 @ 97.00p
16:35 215 @ 97.00p

AO World Key Personnel

CEO John Roberts

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