ASCENTIAL PLC |
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5-day change | 1st Jan Change | ||
| 314.8 GBX | +1.22% |
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+0.70% | +7.29% |
| Apr. 04 | Ascential fleshes out GBP850 million shareholder return proposals | AN |
| Apr. 04 | Shares rise despite US interest rate unease | AN |
Valuation
| Fiscal Period: December | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitalization 1 | 1,577 | 1,545 | 1,767 | 885.7 | 1,301 | 1,400 | - | - |
| Enterprise Value (EV) 1 | 1,747 | 1,774 | 1,840 | 1,102 | 1,619 | 1,513 | 1,480 | 1,448 |
| P/E ratio | 206 x | -11.3 x | 7.52 x | -9.21 x | -6.73 x | 2.34 x | 23.2 x | 20.7 x |
| Yield | 1.48% | - | - | - | - | 2.31% | 1.24% | 1.36% |
| Capitalization / Revenue | 3.79 x | 5.86 x | 5.06 x | 1.69 x | 2.22 x | 6.51 x | 6.19 x | 5.89 x |
| EV / Revenue | 4.2 x | 6.73 x | 5.27 x | 2.1 x | 2.76 x | 7.04 x | 6.54 x | 6.09 x |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.6 x | 35.5 x | 20.7 x | 9.1 x | 13.3 x | 21.4 x | 19.5 x | 18.1 x |
| EV / FCF | 25.4 x | -110 x | 90.7 x | 30.5 x | 18.5 x | 43.6 x | 35.9 x | 31.7 x |
| FCF Yield | 3.93% | -0.91% | 1.1% | 3.28% | 5.41% | 2.29% | 2.78% | 3.15% |
| Price to Book | 2.96 x | 4.09 x | 2.16 x | 1.21 x | 2.46 x | 15.8 x | 9.52 x | 7.8 x |
| Nbr of stocks (in thousands) | 402,413 | 402,392 | 439,000 | 439,357 | 443,497 | 444,692 | - | - |
| Reference price 2 | 3.918 | 3.840 | 4.024 | 2.016 | 2.934 | 3.148 | 3.148 | 3.148 |
| Announcement Date | 2/24/20 | 3/15/21 | 3/2/22 | 3/30/23 | 3/21/24 | - | - | - |
1GBP in Million2GBP
Estimates
Income Statement Evolution (Annual data)
| Fiscal Period: December | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales 1 | 416.2 | 263.7 | 349.3 | 524.4 | 586.3 | 214.9 | 226.2 | 237.9 |
| EBITDA 1 | 128.5 | 50 | 88.9 | 121.1 | 122 | 70.83 | 75.74 | 79.98 |
| EBIT 1 | 105.8 | 6 | 69.4 | 95.4 | 99.8 | 65.73 | 70.45 | 74.52 |
| Operating Margin | 25.42% | 2.28% | 19.87% | 18.19% | 17.02% | 30.58% | 31.15% | 31.33% |
| Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 | 10.2 | -184.3 | -39.6 | -116.1 | -219.6 | 25.5 | 48.2 | 53.8 |
| Net income 1 | 7.9 | -136.1 | 223.1 | -96.4 | -191.3 | 2.4 | 33.4 | 37.4 |
| Net margin | 1.9% | -51.61% | 63.87% | -18.38% | -32.63% | 1.12% | 14.77% | 15.72% |
| EPS 2 | 0.0190 | -0.3400 | 0.5350 | -0.2190 | -0.4360 | 1.348 | 0.1355 | 0.1520 |
| Free Cash Flow 1 | 68.7 | -16.2 | 20.3 | 36.2 | 87.6 | 34.7 | 41.2 | 45.7 |
| FCF margin | 16.51% | -6.14% | 5.81% | 6.9% | 14.94% | 16.14% | 18.21% | 19.21% |
| FCF Conversion (EBITDA) | 53.46% | - | 22.83% | 29.89% | 71.8% | 48.99% | 54.4% | 57.14% |
| FCF Conversion (Net income) | 869.62% | - | 9.1% | - | - | 1,445.83% | 123.35% | 122.19% |
| Dividend per Share 2 | 0.0580 | - | - | - | - | 0.0727 | 0.0392 | 0.0429 |
| Announcement Date | 2/24/20 | 3/15/21 | 3/2/22 | 3/30/23 | 3/21/24 | - | - | - |
1GBP in Million2GBP
Estimates
Income Statement Evolution (Quarterly data)
| Fiscal Period: December | 2019 S2 | 2020 S1 | 2021 S1 | 2022 S1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales 1 | 180 | 144.3 | 175.1 | 260.7 |
| EBITDA 1 | - | 20.1 | 47.7 | 67.2 |
| EBIT 1 | - | 8.7 | - | 54.6 |
| Operating Margin | - | 6.03% | - | 20.94% |
| Earnings before Tax (EBT) | - | - | - | - |
| Net income | - | - | - | - |
| Net margin | - | - | - | - |
| EPS | - | - | - | - |
| Dividend per Share | - | - | - | - |
| Announcement Date | 2/24/20 | 7/27/20 | 7/26/21 | 8/1/22 |
1GBP in Million
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Balance Sheet Analysis
| Fiscal Period: December | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Debt 1 | 171 | 229 | 73.8 | 217 | 318 | 114 | 80.3 | 48.6 |
| Net Cash position 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leverage (Debt/EBITDA) | 1.328 x | 4.586 x | 0.8301 x | 1.789 x | 2.607 x | 1.603 x | 1.06 x | 0.6078 x |
| Free Cash Flow 1 | 68.7 | -16.2 | 20.3 | 36.2 | 87.6 | 34.7 | 41.2 | 45.7 |
| ROE (net income / shareholders' equity) | 14% | 1.67% | 8.92% | 7.52% | 7.08% | 14.6% | 39.3% | 32.7% |
| ROA (Net income/ Total Assets) | 6.49% | 0.67% | 4.09% | 3.76% | - | - | - | - |
| Assets 1 | 121.8 | -20,274 | 5,459 | -2,563 | - | - | - | - |
| Book Value Per Share 2 | 1.320 | 0.9400 | 1.860 | 1.660 | 1.190 | 0.2000 | 0.3300 | 0.4000 |
| Cash Flow per Share 2 | 0.2100 | 0.0200 | 0.1000 | 0.1600 | 0.2900 | 0.1400 | 0.2100 | 0.2300 |
| Capex 1 | 18.5 | 24 | 23.3 | 35.9 | 41.2 | 5.75 | 6.06 | 6.22 |
| Capex / Sales | 4.44% | 9.1% | 6.67% | 6.85% | 7.03% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.61% |
| Announcement Date | 2/24/20 | 3/15/21 | 3/2/22 | 3/30/23 | 3/21/24 | - | - | - |
1GBP in Million2GBP
Estimates
EPS & Dividend
Year-on-year evolution of the PER
Year-on-year evolution of the Yield
Change in Enterprise Value/EBITDA
Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
C+
Sell
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
5
Last Close Price
3.148
GBP
Average target price
3.225
GBP
Spread / Average Target
+2.45%
EPS Revisions
Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise
| 1st Jan change | Capi. | |
|---|---|---|
| +7.29% | 1.74B | |
| +24.29% | 27.88B | |
| +10.84% | 18.78B | |
| +8.39% | 13.65B | |
| -3.58% | 11.88B | |
| +7.89% | 10.86B | |
| +7.47% | 4.45B | |
| -12.44% | 3.74B | |
| +35.03% | 3.4B | |
| +16.26% | 3.31B |
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