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Ascential LSE:ASCL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£5.67

Market Cap

UK£1.2b

7D

0.3%

1Y

157.0%

Updated

08 Oct, 2024

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Ascential plc

LSE:ASCL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.2b

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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

ASCL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 17.47% per year

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (17.4%) are lower than last year

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the UK market


Ascential plc Competitors

4imprint Group

LSE:FOUR

UK£1.4b

YouGov

AIM:YOU

UK£525.4m

Next 15 Group

AIM:NFG

UK£415.7m

M&C Saatchi

AIM:SAA

UK£231.7m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Ascential
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£5.67
52 Week HighUK£5.87
52 Week LowUK£2.09
Beta1.22
11 Month Change-0.35%
3 Month Change60.26%
1 Year Change157.03%
33 Year Change44.57%
5 Year Change56.98%
Change since IPO183.50%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Revenues Tell The Story For Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) As Its Stock Soars 33%

Jul 24
Revenues Tell The Story For Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) As Its Stock Soars 33%

Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Ascential (LON:ASCL)

Jul 21
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Ascential (LON:ASCL)

We Think Ascential's (LON:ASCL) Healthy Earnings Might Be Conservative

Mar 29
We Think Ascential's (LON:ASCL) Healthy Earnings Might Be Conservative

Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Mar 22
Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Is There Now An Opportunity In Ascential plc (LON:ASCL)?

Dec 21
Is There Now An Opportunity In Ascential plc (LON:ASCL)?

Does Ascential (LON:ASCL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 18
Does Ascential (LON:ASCL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Are Investors Undervaluing Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) By 41%?

Oct 31
Are Investors Undervaluing Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) By 41%?

Returns On Capital At Ascential (LON:ASCL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Oct 02
Returns On Capital At Ascential (LON:ASCL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 87% Above Its Share Price

Jul 12
Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 87% Above Its Share Price

At UK£2.59, Is It Time To Put Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) On Your Watch List?

Apr 27
At UK£2.59, Is It Time To Put Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) On Your Watch List?

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Full-Year Report

Apr 02
Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) Full-Year Report

Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dec 08
Ascential plc (LON:ASCL) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Ascential (LON:ASCL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Oct 06
Ascential (LON:ASCL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Ascential (LON:ASCL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 02
Ascential (LON:ASCL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is There An Opportunity With Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) 44% Undervaluation?

Jan 06
Is There An Opportunity With Ascential plc's (LON:ASCL) 44% Undervaluation?

Shareholder Returns

ASCLGB MediaGB Market
7D0.3%4.3%2.2%
1Y157.0%12.2%9.0%

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

Is ASCL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ASCL volatility
ASCL Average Weekly Movement9.1%
Media Industry Average Movement5.3%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1887700Phil Thomaswww.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

How do Ascential's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ASCL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£1.16b
Earnings (TTM)UK£39.80m
Revenue (TTM)UK£228.10m

29.1x

P/E Ratio

5.1x

P/S Ratio

Is ASCL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ASCL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£228.10m
Cost of RevenueUK£86.20m
Gross ProfitUK£141.90m
Other ExpensesUK£102.10m
EarningsUK£39.80m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.19
Gross Margin62.21%
Net Profit Margin17.45%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did ASCL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison