AO World (LSE:AO.) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

AO. Stock Overview

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany.

About the company

AO. fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 6.51% per year

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

AO. passed our risk checks.

AO World plc Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for AO World
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£0.90
52 Week High	UK£1.02
52 Week Low	UK£0.50
Beta	0.82
1 Month Change	7.72%
3 Month Change	-3.17%
1 Year Change	52.54%
3 Year Change	-74.75%
5 Year Change	-26.23%
Change since IPO	-76.19%

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For AO World's (LON:AO.) Returns On Capital

Oct 25

Recent updates

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For AO World's (LON:AO.) Returns On Capital

Oct 25

AO World plc's (LON:AO.) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 40% Above Its Share Price

Nov 24

Should You Be Adding AO World (LON:AO.) To Your Watchlist Today?

Oct 28

AO World's (LON:AO.) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Sep 30

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At AO World (LON:AO.)

Jun 20

Returns On Capital - An Important Metric For AO World (LON:AO.)

Mar 16

AO World (LON:AO.) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A Whopping 318% Share Price Gain

Feb 17

We Think AO World's (LON:AO.) Statutory Profit Might Understate Its Earnings Potential

Jan 27

We Think AO World (LON:AO.) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Jan 06

AO World plc's (LON:AO.) Stock Is Going Strong: Is the Market Following Fundamentals?

Dec 16

Will The ROCE Trend At AO World (LON:AO.) Continue?

Nov 25

Shareholder Returns

	AO.	GB Specialty Retail	GB Market
7D	4.6%	2.5%	-0.6%
1Y	52.5%	2.0%	-5.2%

Return vs Industry: AO. exceeded the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned 3.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AO. exceeded the UK Market which returned -5.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AO.'s price volatile compared to industry and market?
AO. volatility
AO. Average Weekly Movement	5.5%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement	5.5%
Market Average Movement	5.1%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	12.1%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: AO. is not significantly more volatile than the rest of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.

Volatility Over Time: AO.'s weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2000	2,921	John Roberts	https://www.ao-world.com

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services.

AO World plc Fundamentals Summary

How do AO World's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AO. fundamental statistics
Market Cap	UK£518.76m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£26.70m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£1.07b

19.4x

P/E Ratio

0.5x

P/S Ratio

Is AO. overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
AO. income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£1.07b
Cost of Revenue	UK£829.20m
Gross Profit	UK£244.70m
Other Expenses	UK£218.00m
Earnings	UK£26.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.046
Gross Margin	22.79%
Net Profit Margin	2.49%
Debt/Equity Ratio	1.9%

How did AO. perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

AO. Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

AO World plc Competitors

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UK£327.5m

AIM:VIC

UK£291.7m

AIM:MRK

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UK£88.7m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.016 (vs UK£0.021 loss in 1H 2023)

AO World plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 18, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

AO World plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Nov 21, 2023

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For AO World's (LON:AO.) Returns On Capital

Non-Executive Director recently bought UK£238k worth of stock

Recent updates

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.016 (vs UK£0.021 loss in 1H 2023)

AO World plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 18, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

AO World plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Nov 21, 2023

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For AO World's (LON:AO.) Returns On Capital

Non-Executive Director recently bought UK£238k worth of stock

AO World plc Announces Directorate Change

Price target decreased by 8.3% to UK£0.84

What AO World plc's (LON:AO.) P/S Is Not Telling You

Group CFO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£105k worth of stock

AO World plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 27, 2023

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Price target increased by 19% to UK£0.85

Are Investors Undervaluing AO World plc (LON:AO.) By 20%?

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Non-Executive Director recently bought UK£330k worth of stock

Now 20% undervalued

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of AO World plc (LON:AO.)

AO World plc to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jul 05, 2023

Now 22% undervalued

Now 20% undervalued

Price target increased to UK£0.70

AO World (LON:AO.) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

Now 20% undervalued

First half 2023 earnings released: UK£0.021 loss per share (vs UK£0.004 loss in 1H 2022)

AO World plc Appoints Sarah Venning as Non-Executive Director

AO World plc Appoints Sarah Venning as Non-Executive Director

Ao World plc Announce CFO Changes

AO World plc Appoints Peter Pritchard as Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Effective 1 October 2022

AO World plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 28, 2022

Consensus forecasts updated

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

AO World plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Aug 18, 2022

AO World plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £40.334538 million.

Price target decreased to UK£0.86

AO World plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year to 31 March 2022

Now 25% undervalued after recent price drop

Price target decreased to UK£1.13

Insufficient new directors

Estimating The Fair Value Of AO World plc (LON:AO.)

Investors Will Want AO World's (LON:AO.) Growth In ROCE To Persist

These 4 Measures Indicate That AO World (LON:AO.) Is Using Debt Extensively

AO World plc(LSE:AO.) dropped from FTSE 350 (Ex Investment Companies) Index (GBP)

Insufficient new directors

AO World plc's (LON:AO.) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 40% Above Its Share Price

First half 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Price target decreased to UK£2.85

Should You Be Adding AO World (LON:AO.) To Your Watchlist Today?

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

AO World's (LON:AO.) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Consensus forecasts updated

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.037 (vs UK£0.004 in FY 2020)

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At AO World (LON:AO.)

Returns On Capital - An Important Metric For AO World (LON:AO.)

Price target raised to UK£4.44

New 90-day low: UK£2.95