ASOS (ASC)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

357.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -8.60p
  • 52 Week High: 446.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 333.40p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 119.33m
  • Volume: 538,384
  • Market Cap: £426.50m
  • RiskGrade: 234

Asos slashes debt following Topshop sale

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Wednesday 11 Sep 2024

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Asos has nearly halved its debt, the fast-fashion retailer confirmed on Wednesday, following the sale of its majority stake in Topshop and Topman.
The online-only business said net debt had been reduced by around £150m following the sale and a refinancing of its convertible bonds.

Danish retail billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen agreed to buy Asos's majority stake in its Topshop and Topman brands in a £135m deal struck last week.

Asos acquired both brands, along with Miss Selfridge and activewear brand HIIT, for £265m in 2021, after Philip Green's retail empire Arcadia collapsed into administration.

The online retailer has also completed a refinancing, which saw £253m exchanged into convertible bonds due 2028, from convertible bonds due 2026.

A further £173.4m of the 2026 bonds was accepted for repurchase, while £73.6m remains.

As a result, Asos confirmed it had been able to significantly reduce its debt. At the interim results published in April, net debt in the 26 weeks to 3 March 2024 stood at £348.8m.

As at 0915 BST, shares in Asos were up 2% at 433.8p.

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ASOS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 357.40p
Change Today -8.60p
% Change -2.35 %
52 Week High 446.00p
52 Week Low 333.40p
Volume 538,384
Shares Issued 119.33m
Market Cap £426.50m
RiskGrade 234

ASOS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
14.78% above the market average14.78% above the market average14.78% above the market average14.78% above the market average14.78% above the market average
47.62% above the sector average47.62% above the sector average47.62% above the sector average47.62% above the sector average47.62% above the sector average
Price Trend
23.31% below the market average23.31% below the market average23.31% below the market average23.31% below the market average23.31% 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
63.84% below the market average63.84% below the market average63.84% below the market average63.84% below the market average63.84% below the market average
57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average57.14% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 10
Sell 4
Strong Sell 1
Total 17
neutral
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ASOS Dividends

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Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 194,518 @ 357.40p
16:35 326 @ 357.40p
16:35 1,365 @ 357.40p
16:35 465 @ 357.40p
16:35 499 @ 357.40p

ASOS Key Personnel

CEO José Antonio Ramos Calamonte
CFO Dave Murray

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