Avast (AVST)

Sector:

IT Services

Index:

FTSE 100

518.80p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.80p
  • 52 Week High: 645.40p
  • 52 Week Low: 474.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,041.41m
  • Volume: 1,687,273
  • Market Cap: £5,403m
  • RiskGrade: 159

Avast Overview

Avast generates shareholder value through a combination of consistent growth, high profitability and strong cash flow. Our proven strategy, including our freemium business model and diversified product portfolio with exposure to highly profitable segments, provides multiple avenues for long-term growth.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.6% 2.4%
Div Cover 2.4 2.3
Op Mrgn 41.9% 44.6%
ROCE 296.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.4 18.9
PEG 1.9 n/a
Pr/Revenue 6.9 7.0
Pr/Book 4.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.4% -31.6%
PBT 90.6% -36.3%
EPS 8.6% -8.6%
DPS n/a -35.7%

Avast Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-17 652.90 (28.90) 30.00¢ n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-18 808.30 182.50 30.00¢ 11.5 n/a n/a 8.60¢ 2.5%
31-Dec-19 871.10 314.60 33.00¢ 16.6 1.7 +10% 14.70¢ 2.7%
31-Dec-20 892.90 236.30 35.00¢ 18.6 3.1 +6% 16.00¢ 2.5%
31-Dec-21 941.10 450.30 38.00¢ 19.3 2.1 +9% 16.00¢ 2.2%

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

Avast Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-22 778.53 347.14 28.26p 18.4 n/a -9% 12.44p 2.4%
31-Dec-23 818.65 380.56 30.68p 16.9 2.0 +8% 13.19p 2.5%

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Avast Company Announcements

Form 8.3 - Avast plc Amendment 01-Jul-2022 16:56 RNS
Form 8.3 - Avast plc Amendment 01-Jul-2022 16:34 RNS
Form 8.3 - Nitro Bidco Ltd (NortonLifeLock Inc.) 01-Jul-2022 15:54 RNS

Avast ShareCast News

Berenberg lowers target price on Avast 11-May-2022 ShareCast
Avast predicts slowing annual revenue growth 03-May-2022 ShareCast
CMA takes NortonLifeLock-Avast merger investigat... 25-Mar-2022 ShareCast

Latest Avast Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Avast Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 518.80p
Change Today 1.80p
% Change 0.35 %
52 Week High 645.40p
52 Week Low 474.00p
Volume 1,687,273
Shares Issued 1,041.41m
Market Cap £5,403m
RiskGrade 159

Avast Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
89.28% below the market average89.28% below the market average89.28% below the market average89.28% below the market average89.28% below the market average
26.32% below the sector average26.32% below the sector average26.32% below the sector average26.32% below the sector average26.32% below the sector average
Price Trend
15.38% above the market average15.38% above the market average15.38% above the market average15.38% above the market average15.38% above the market average
41.28% above the sector average41.28% above the sector average41.28% above the sector average41.28% above the sector average41.28% above the sector average
Income
39.86% below the market average39.86% below the market average39.86% below the market average39.86% below the market average39.86% below the market average
41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average41.18% above the sector average
Growth
11.69% above the market average11.69% above the market average11.69% above the market average11.69% above the market average11.69% above the market average
30.69% above the sector average30.69% above the sector average30.69% above the sector average30.69% above the sector average30.69% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 6
buy
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Avast Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim Interim
Ex-Div 24-Feb-22 09-Sep-21
Paid 03-Mar-22 15-Oct-21
Amount 11.20¢ 4.80¢

Trades for 01-Jul-2022

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 746 @ 520.60p
16:45 746 @ 520.60p
16:35 477,558 @ 518.80p
16:29 26 @ 520.00p
16:29 24 @ 519.40p

Avast Key Personnel

Chair John Schwarz
CEO Ondrej Vlcek

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