Ascential plc

LSE:ASCL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.2b

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Ascential Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Ascential does not currently pay a dividend.

Key information

0%

Dividend yield

27.5%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield27.5%
Future Dividend Yield1.6%
Dividend Growthn/a
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUK£0.0986
Payout ratio0%

Recent dividend and buyback 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?

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ASCL's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ASCL's dividend payments have been increasing.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Ascential Dividend Yield vs Market
How does ASCL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (ASCL)0%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.7%
Industry Average (Media)3.6%
Analyst forecast (ASCL) (up to 3 years)1.6%

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ASCL's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ASCL's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: ASCL is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as ASCL has not reported any payouts.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/10/08 09:09
End of Day Share Price 2024/10/08 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* 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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays