AFO2 Stock Overview
Operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Associated British Foods plc Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£24.60 |
| 52 Week High | UK£32.00 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£24.60 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| 1 Month Change | -6.82% |
| 3 Month Change | -7.52% |
| 1 Year Change | -9.56% |
| 3 Year Change | 3.36% |
| 5 Year Change | -18.54% |
| Change since IPO | 128.84% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| AFO2 | DE Food | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.9% | -4.5% | -2.6% |
| 1Y | -9.6% | -13.7% | 6.9% |
Return vs Industry: AFO2 exceeded the German Food industry which returned -13.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AFO2 underperformed the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AFO2 volatility | |
|---|---|
| AFO2 Average Weekly Movement | 3.6% |
| Food Industry Average Movement | 3.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: AFO2 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: AFO2's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 138,000 | George Weston | www.abf.co.uk |
Associated British Foods plc operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide. It operates through five segments: Retail, Grocery, Ingredients, Sugar, and Agriculture. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer women’s, men’s, and kids wear, as well as beauty, homeware, and accessories.
Associated British Foods plc Fundamentals Summary
| AFO2 fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €18.16b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €1.75b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €24.19b |
10.4x
P/E Ratio0.8x
P/S RatioIs AFO2 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AFO2 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£20.07b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£18.24b |
| Gross Profit | UK£1.84b |
| Other Expenses | UK£381.00m |
| Earnings | UK£1.46b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 14, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.98 |
| Gross Margin | 9.15% |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.25% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 5.4% |
How did AFO2 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
4.4%
Current Dividend Yield33%
Payout RatioDoes AFO2 pay a reliable dividends?
See AFO2 dividend history and benchmarks| Associated British Foods dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Dec 13 2024 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jan 27 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 10 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 35 days |
Does AFO2 pay a reliable dividends?
See AFO2 dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 16:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/14 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/14 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Associated British Foods plc is covered by 44 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Rebecca McClellan | Banco Santander |
| Alexandra Oldroyd | Barclays |
| Nicolas Ceron | Barclays |