Ab Dynamics PLC Fundamentals Datasheet and Stock Analysis

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AB Dynamics plc is a holding company, which is engaged in the provision of testing systems to the global motor industry. The Company is a designer, manufacturer and provider of testing and measurement products for vehicle suspension, brakes and steering to the global automotive research and development sector. Its geographical segments include the United Kingdom, Rest of the European Union, North America and Rest of the World. It designs and manufactures specialized testing systems to produce equipment for its customers to develop suspension, brake, chassis and steering systems; evaluate vehicle dynamics and safety systems on the track; employ driver in loop simulation for prototyping; develop and evaluate the next generation of safety systems in vehicles; test and evaluate the technology for use in future driverless cars/autonomous vehicles, and carry out end-of-line noise/vibration (NVH) testing of power train assemblies.

Current Price:
1,838.55p
Industry:
Industrials
Sector:
Industrial Goods & Services
ISIN:
GB00B9GQVG73
Market Sector:
AIM
Main Indices:
FTSE AIM, FTSE AIM 100
Country of register:
Great Britain
Currency:
N/A
Shares in Issue:
23m
Market Cap:
£426m
Date Listed:
22/05/2013

Operation Breakdown

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Company Information

CEO: James Routh CFO: Sarah Matthews-DeMers Non-Executive Director: Stephen Neads, Richard Hickinbotham, Louise Evans Dick Elsy Non-Executive Chairman: Anthony (Tony) Best Commercial Director: Klaus Weimart

Registrars:
Address:
Middleton Drive, Bradford on Avon, Wilts, United Kingdom
Phone:
+44 (0)12 2586 0200
Website:
http://www.abd.uk.com/

Analysis

Composite Ranking: 97

Historic EPS Ranking: 84

Forecast EPS Ranking: 96

Price Relative Strength:

Industry Strength: F

SMR Ranking: A

ROCE Ranking: D

Accumulation/Dist: B

Mkt Accumulation/Dist: C

Unbroken Annual EPS: C

Unbroken Interim EPS: C

PEG Current Ranking: D

PEG Forecast Ranking: E

PE Current Ranking: H

PE Forecast Ranking: H

Margin Current Ranking: B

Margin Forecast Ranking: B

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Fundamentals

Full Year
Interim
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019		2020E	2021E
Day/Month		31/8	31/8	31/8	31/8	31/8	31/8	31/8		31/8	31/8
Revenue	£m	12.17	13.85	16.52	20.47	24.57	37.05	57.96	£m	63.09	70.99
Operating Profit/(loss)	£m	1.89	2.65	3.77	4.38	4.41	7.88	10.83	£m	0.00	0.00
Profit Before Tax	£m	1.87	2.68	3.82	4.45	4.47	7.95	11.00	£m	12.98	15.49
Profit After Tax	£m	1.42	2.15	3.25	3.87	3.90	7.01	8.66	£m	0.00	0.00
Profit After Tax (from discontinued operations)	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	£m	0.00	0.00
Overall Profit for the Period	£m	1.42	2.15	3.25	3.87	3.90	7.01	8.66	£m	0.00	0.00
EPS Growth	%	0.00	27.53	50.79	21.89	(7.61)	70.24	20.46	%	(17.00)	19.00
Earnings Per Share	p	9.48	12.09	18.23	22.22	20.53	34.95	42.10	p	46.82	55.55
Op. Cash Flow P/S	p	13.92	(3.79)	22.70	23.66	9.63	44.95	42.58	£	0.00	0.00
Cash Flow P/S Grth	%	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.23	(59.30)	366.77	(5.27)	%	0.00	0.00
Net Cash Flow P/S	p	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	£	0.00	0.00
Capital Exp P/S	£	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	£	0.00	0.00
Tax Rate	%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	%	0.00	0.00
P/E Ratio	x	13.20	12.80	10.80	20.80	27.70	34.60	64.10	x	41.90	33.20
P/E Growth	£	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.30	0.00	0.40	1.00	£	(2.50)	1.80
Turnover Per Share	£	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	£	0.00	0.00
Pre-Tax Profit / Share	£	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	£	0.00	0.00
Operating Margin	%	15.55	19.15	22.82	21.40	17.95	21.27	18.69	%	0.00	0.00
ROCE	%	26.72	25.48	27.16	25.74	15.81	20.54	10.79	%	0.00	0.00
ROE	%	22.06	23.21	27.08	24.86	17.06	21.17	12.65	%	0.00	0.00
Mkt Cap	£m	25.89	37.05	46.67	104.15	130.19	282.92	620.86	£m	0.00	0.00
Dividend Per Share	p	0.00	2.50	2.75	3.02	3.33	3.66	4.40	p	2.67	4.20
DPS Growth	%	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00	10.08	10.21	20.07	%	0.00	0.00
Dividend Yield	%	0.00	1.50	1.30	0.70	0.60	0.30	0.20	%	0.10	0.20
Dividend Cover	x	0.00	5.23	6.97	7.36	6.26	10.41	12.82	x	0.00	0.00
Shareholder Funds	£m	8.22	10.33	13.65	17.52	28.25	38.04	98.81	£m	0.00	0.00
Net Borrowings	£m	(5.99)	(4.90)	(7.97)	(10.40)	(9.62)	(15.94)	(36.22)	£m	0.00	0.00
Net Assets	£m	8.22	10.33	13.65	17.52	28.25	38.04	98.81	£m	0.00	0.00
Net Assets P/S	£	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	£	0.00	0.00

Financials

Income & Efficiency
Valuation
Growth

	Latest	Forecast
Div Yield	0.2%	0.1%
Div Cover	12.8%	17.5%
Op Margin	18.7%	20.6%
ROCE	17.2%

Director Deals

Latest
Largest

Traded	Action	Notifier	Price	Amount	Value
01-Jun-20	Sell	Mat Hubbard	1,690.00p	10,600	£,179,140
01-Jun-20	Exercise of option	Mat Hubbard	395.00p	16,162	,363,839.90
19-Mar-20	Buy	Anthony (Tony) Best	950.00p	9,000	,385,500
19-Mar-20	Buy	James Routh	901.66p	2,213	,319,953.74
02-Mar-20	Exercise of option	Mat Hubbard	395.00p	41,363	£,163,383.85
16-Dec-19	Sell	Mat Hubbard	2,321.51p	40,000	£,928,603.97
25-Sep-19	Exercise of option	Stephen Neads	395.00p	23,756	,393,836.20
25-Sep-19	Exercise of option	Mat Hubbard	395.00p	7,594	,329,996.30
05-Sep-19	Sell	Stephen Neads	2,765.00p	10,000	£,276,500
04-Sep-19	Sell	Anthony (Tony) Best	2,750.00p	100,000	,632,750,000

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Shareholders

23m Major: 34% Director: 26%

Directors
Major Holders

Notifier	Holding	Value
Anthony (Tony) Best	5,926,107	l,954,443.14
Stephen Neads	95,742	,760,264.59

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Gearing & Cover

News

Regulatory
Calendar Events
Activity

News Title	Date	Time	Source
Exercise of Options and Dealing by a Director	04-May-20	12:43	RNS
Second Price Monitoring Extn	22-Apr-20	09:05	RNS
Price Monitoring Extension	22-Apr-20	09:00	RNS
Half-year Report	22-Apr-20	07:00	RNS
Second Price Monitoring Extn	07-Apr-20	16:42	RNS
Price Monitoring Extension	07-Apr-20	16:36	RNS
Appointment of Non-Executive Director	03-Apr-20	07:00	RNS
Second Price Monitoring Extn	24-Mar-20	11:05	RNS
Price Monitoring Extension	24-Mar-20	11:00	RNS
Second Price Monitoring Extn	23-Mar-20	14:05	RNS

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Broker Opinion

Latest
History
Views

Date	Broker Name	Rec	Price	Old Price Target	New Price Target	Broker Change
20-May-20	Berenberg Bank	Buy	1585.00p	0.00p	2050.00p	Reiteration
02-Sep-19	Liberum Capital	Buy	2795.00p	0.00p	2750.00p	Reiteration

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