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ASCL Stock Overview
Provides specialist information, analytics, and e-commerce optimization platforms in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, China, rest of the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£5.67 |
| 52 Week High | UK£5.87 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£2.09 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.35% |
| 3 Month Change | 60.26% |
| 1 Year Change | 157.03% |
| 3 Year Change | 44.57% |
| 5 Year Change | 56.98% |
| Change since IPO | 183.50% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Revenues Tell The Story For Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) As Its Stock Soars 33%
Jul 24
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Ascential (LON:ASCL)
Jul 21We Think Ascential's (LON:ASCL) Healthy Earnings Might Be Conservative
Mar 29Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Mar 22Is There Now An Opportunity In Ascential plc (LON:ASCL)?
Dec 21Does Ascential (LON:ASCL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Nov 18Are Investors Undervaluing Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) By 41%?
Oct 31Returns On Capital At Ascential (LON:ASCL) Paint A Concerning Picture
Oct 02Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 87% Above Its Share Price
Jul 12At UK£2.59, Is It Time To Put Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) On Your Watch List?
Apr 27Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Full-Year Report
Apr 02Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Dec 08Ascential (LON:ASCL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Oct 06Ascential (LON:ASCL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jun 02Is There An Opportunity With Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) 44% Undervaluation?
Jan 06Shareholder Returns
| ASCL | GB Media | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.3% | -3.9% | -0.3% |
| 1Y | 157.0% | -0.2% | 4.9% |
Return vs Industry: ASCL exceeded the UK Media industry which returned 10.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ASCL exceeded the UK Market which returned 9.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| ASCL volatility | |
|---|---|
| ASCL Average Weekly Movement | 9.1% |
| Media Industry Average Movement | 4.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.6% |
Stable Share Price: ASCL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: ASCL's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 700 | Phil Thomas | www.ascential.com |
Ascential plc provides specialist information, analytics, and e-commerce optimization platforms in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, China, rest of the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, Marketing and Financial Technology. The Marketing segment conducts events, as well as offers intelligence and advisory services for marketing champion activities.
Ascential plc Fundamentals Summary
| ASCL fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | UK£1.16b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£39.80m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£228.10m |
29.1x
P/E Ratio5.1x
P/S RatioIs ASCL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| ASCL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£228.10m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£86.20m |
| Gross Profit | UK£141.90m |
| Other Expenses | UK£102.10m |
| Earnings | UK£39.80m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.19 |
| Gross Margin | 62.21% |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.45% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did ASCL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/10/08 18:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/10/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
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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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Analyst Sources
Ascential plc is covered by 14 analysts. 4 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 |
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| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Nicholas Michael Dempsey | Barclays |
| Nicholas Michael Dempsey | Barclays |