Ascential (ASCL)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 250

305.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 312.60
  • 52 Week Low: 188.30
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 445.61m
  • Volume: 497,044
  • Market Cap: £1,359.12m
  • RiskGrade: 204

Ascential Overview

Ascential is a business-to-business media business specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services. It organises large scale exhibitions, congresses and festivals where customers come together to form business relationships and transact. In Information Services, it provides high quality, industry-specific business intelligence and forecasting via digital subscription products.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a 19.1
Op Mrgn 14.9% 17.0%
ROCE 4.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 59.6 19.6
PEG n/a 0.1
Pr/Revenue 6.6 2.2
Pr/Book 2.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.9% 208.1%
PBT -57.3% 922.1%
EPS -30.1% 180.4%
DPS n/a n/a

Ascential Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-19 380.30 (7.90) 15.10p 25.9 n/a -3% 1.80p 0.5%
31-Dec-20 229.90 (189.10) (3.10)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-21 349.30 (39.60) 9.50p 42.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-22 191.20 24.80 7.30p 27.6 n/a -23% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-23 206.40 10.60 5.10p 57.5 n/a -30% n/a 0.0%

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

Ascential Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-24 635.87 108.35 14.30p 21.3 0.1 +180% 0.75p 0.0%
31-Dec-25 688.89 119.12 18.24p 16.7 0.6 +28% 0.84p 0.0%

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Ascential Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 28-Mar-2024 14:25 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 28-Mar-2024 11:33 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 27-Mar-2024 12:02 RNS

Latest Ascential Director Deals

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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.

 

Ascential Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 305.00p
Change Today 1.00p
% Change 0.33 %
52 Week High 312.60
52 Week Low 188.30
Volume 497,044
Shares Issued 445.61m
Market Cap £1,359.12m
RiskGrade 204

Ascential Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
18.17% below the market average18.17% below the market average18.17% below the market average18.17% below the market average18.17% below the market average
27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average
Price Trend
71.31% above the market average71.31% above the market average71.31% above the market average71.31% above the market average71.31% above the market average
82.98% above the sector average82.98% above the sector average82.98% above the sector average82.98% above the sector average82.98% above the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth
95.74% below the market average95.74% below the market average95.74% below the market average95.74% below the market average95.74% below the market average
95.45% below the sector average95.45% below the sector average95.45% below the sector average95.45% below the sector average95.45% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
buy
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Ascential Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 29-Aug-19 16-May-19
Paid 27-Sep-19 14-Jun-19
Amount 1.80p 3.90p

Trades for 28-Mar-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
15:42 98 @ 305.00p
15:42 69 @ 305.00p
15:42 680 @ 305.00p
15:42 189 @ 305.00p
15:42 2,025 @ 305.00p

Ascential Key Personnel

Chair Scott Forbes
CEO Duncan Painter
CFO Mandy Gradden

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