Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment
Market Cap
UK£320.6m
Last Updated
2021/02/28 20:02 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited is a close-ended equity fund of funds launched and managed by Aberdeen Emerging Capital Limited. More Details
Rewards
Snowflake Analysis
Share Price & News
How has Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: AEMC is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: AEMC's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-6.4%
AEMC
-1.8%
GB Capital Markets
-2.3%
GB Market
1 Year Return
25.9%
AEMC
15.7%
GB Capital Markets
1.1%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: AEMC exceeded the UK Capital Markets industry which returned 14.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AEMC exceeded the UK Market which returned 1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| AEMC | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -6.4% | -1.8% | -2.3% |
| 30 Day | -1.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| 90 Day | 6.9% | 11.3% | 5.5% |
| 1 Year | 30.7%25.9% | 19.4%15.7% | 7.2%1.1% |
| 3 Year | 25.6%12.3% | 51.9%34.7% | 9.8%-3.3% |
| 5 Year | 100.4%74.8% | 113.6%78.0% | 36.9%10.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
12.29x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate AEMC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate AEMC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: AEMC is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.3x) compared to the GB Capital Markets industry average (20.9x).
PE vs Market: AEMC is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.3x) compared to the UK market (23.9x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AEMC's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: AEMC is good value based on its PB Ratio (1x) compared to the GB Capital Markets industry average (1.5x).
Future Growth
How is Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
24.4%
Forecasted Diversified Financials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment performed over the past 5 years?
-15.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: AEMC has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: AEMC's current net profit margins (87.8%) are lower than last year (90.2%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AEMC has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -15.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: AEMC's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: AEMC had negative earnings growth (-31.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (-3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: AEMC's Return on Equity (8.1%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AEMC's short term assets (£9.6M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£13.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: AEMC has no long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AEMC's debt to equity ratio (3.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if AEMC's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AEMC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (240%).
Interest Coverage: AEMC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (125.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
3.30%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: AEMC's dividend (3.3%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.49%).
High Dividend: AEMC's dividend (3.3%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.57%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, AEMC has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AEMC's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 4 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (38.8%), AEMC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
8.8yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 20.33yrs | UK£27.20k | no data | |
| Chairman | 8.83yrs | UK£32.50k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 8.83yrs | UK£27.50k | no data | |
| Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director | 8.83yrs | UK£30.00k | 0.065% £ 209.3k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 8.67yrs | UK£27.50k | no data |
8.8yrs
Average Tenure
73yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AEMC's board of directors are considered experienced (8.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: AEMC insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited
- Ticker: AEMC
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 1998
- Industry: Asset Management and Custody Banks
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Market Cap: UK£320.607m
- Shares outstanding: 45.97m
- Website: https://www.advance-emerging.com/funds/private-investor-products.aspx
Location
- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited
- Bow Bells House
- 1 Bread Street
- London
- Greater London
- EC4M 9HH
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEMC | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jun 1998 |
Biography
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited is a close-ended equity fund of funds launched and managed by Aberdeen Emerging Capital Limited. The fund invests both directly and through other funds ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/02/28 20:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/02/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/10/31 |
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.