Ascential PLC Fundamentals Datasheet and Stock Analysis

Profile

Ascential plc is an international business-to-business media company. The Company is focused on essential products that connect and inform business professionals. It operates through two segments: Exhibitions & Festivals, and Information Services. The Exhibitions & Festivals segment organizes large-scale exhibitions, congresses and festivals, where customers come together to form business relationships and transact. Its brands include Cannes Lions, Spring/Autumn Fair and Money20/20. The Information Services segment provides industry-specific business intelligence and forecasting through digital subscription products. Its brands include WGSN and Groundsure. The Company operates a focused portfolio of approximately 20 product lines. The Company serves customers in over 150 countries through exhibitions, festivals and information services.

Current Price:
344.00p
Industry:
Consumer Services
Sector:
Media
ISIN:
GB00BYM8GJ06
Market Sector:
MAIN
Main Indices:
FTSE 250, FTSE-350, FTSE All-Share, FTSE All-Share
Country of register:
Great Britain
Currency:
N/A
Shares in Issue:
403m
Market Cap:
£1,379m
Date Listed:
09/02/2016

Operation Breakdown

Geographical
Product

Geographical - by origin (turnover)

Product (turnover)

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Company Information

CEO: Duncan Painter CFO: Mandy Gradden Chairman: Scott Forbes Senior Independent Director: Rita Clifton CBE Independent Non-Executive Director: Gillian Kent, Olufunke Ighodaro, Joanne Harris, Judy Vezmar, Charles Song Suzanne Claire Baxter Chief Operating Officer: Paul Harrison

Registrars:
Address:
The Prow, 1 Wilder Walk, London, United Kingdom
Phone:
+44 (0)207 516 5000
Website:
http://www.ascential.com/

Analysis

Composite Ranking: 72

Historic EPS Ranking: 66

Forecast EPS Ranking:

Price Relative Strength: 40

Industry Strength: A

SMR Ranking: D

ROCE Ranking: F

Accumulation/Dist: C

Mkt Accumulation/Dist: D

Unbroken Annual EPS: D

Unbroken Interim EPS: C

PEG Current Ranking: A

PEG Forecast Ranking: A

PE Current Ranking: A

PE Forecast Ranking: H

Margin Current Ranking: H

Margin Forecast Ranking: C

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Fundamentals

Full Year
Interim
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

		2014	2015	2016	2017		2018E	2019E	2020E
Day/Month		31/12	31/12	31/12	31/12		31/12	31/12	31/12
Revenue	£m	312.70	319.10	299.60	375.80	£m	346.74	411.42	300.27
Operating Profit/(loss)	£m	22.60	32.40	32.10	44.50	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
Profit Before Tax	£m	(5.40)	8.40	(1.80)	33.10	£m	78.18	93.91	(3.26)
Profit After Tax	£m	19.80	16.10	11.60	22.10	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
Profit After Tax (from discontinued operations)	£m	0.00	0.00	4.00	(4.10)	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
Overall Profit for the Period	£m	19.80	16.10	15.60	18.00	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
EPS Growth	%	0.00	(18.59)	(20.60)	68.75	%	(16.00)	13.00	(92.00)
Earnings Per Share	p	4.95	4.03	3.20	5.40	p	15.37	17.58	1.52
Op. Cash Flow P/S	p	16.20	19.68	25.42	24.63	£	0.00	0.00	0.00
Cash Flow P/S Grth	%	0.00	21.48	29.17	(3.11)	%	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Cash Flow P/S	p	0.00	54.99	17.06	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
Tax Rate	%	0.00	(134.52)	788.24	0.00	%	0.00	0.00	0.00
P/E Ratio	x	0.00	0.00	62.80	85.60	x	25.30	21.00	262.70
P/E Growth	£	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.90	£	(1.50)	1.60	(2.90)
Turnover Per Share	£	0.00	408.06	82.56	0.00	£	0.00	0.00	0.00
Pre-Tax Profit / Share	£	0.00	10.74	(0.50)	0.00	£	0.00	0.00	0.00
Operating Margin	%	7.23	10.15	10.71	11.84	%	0.00	0.00	0.00
ROCE	%	4.48	(2.34)	1.14	4.01	%	0.00	0.00	0.00
ROE	%	15.90	0.00	33.84	5.11	%	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mkt Cap	£m	0.00	0.00	1,081.06	1,544.00	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
Dividend Per Share	p	0.00	0.00	4.70	5.60	p	5.94	6.22	0.63
DPS Growth	%	0.00	0.00	0.00	19.15	%	0.00	0.00	0.00
Dividend Yield	%	0.00	0.00	1.70	1.50	%	1.50	1.70	0.20
Dividend Cover	x	0.00	0.00	3.17	3.29	x	0.00	0.00	0.00
Shareholder Funds	£m	136.50	149.90	361.40	343.00	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Borrowings	£m	(19.80)	382.60	224.10	(45.80)	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Assets	£m	136.50	149.90	361.40	343.00	£m	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Assets P/S	£	0.00	(650.64)	(79.97)	0.00	£	0.00	0.00	0.00

Financials

Income & Efficiency
Valuation
Growth

	Latest	Forecast
Div Yield	0.0%	1.0%
Div Cover	0.0%	2.5%
Op Margin	-63.1%	11.5%
ROCE	0.0%

Director Deals

Latest
Largest

Traded	Action	Notifier	Price	Amount	Value
25-Mar-21	Sell	Duncan Painter	342.00p	32,933	£,112,630.86
25-Mar-21	Sell	Mandy Gradden	342.00p	20,977	,371,741.34
15-Mar-21	Buy	Suzanne Claire Baxter	364.59p	5,000	,318,229.50
12-Aug-20	Sell	Duncan Painter	300.00p	679,689	,632,039,067
12-Aug-20	Buy	Duncan Painter	307.53p	64,488	£,198,321.88
15-May-20	Buy	Duncan Painter	230.51p	42,951	,399,006.35
30-Apr-20	Buy	Mandy Gradden	204.00p	8,823	,317,998.92
26-Feb-20	Buy	Duncan Painter	204.00p	8,823	,317,998.92
29-Mar-19	Buy	Duncan Painter	348.20p	43,000	£,149,726
28-Sep-18	Buy Dividends	Mandy Gradden	421.00p	3	,312.63

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Shareholders

403m Major: 66% Director: 1%

Directors
Major Holders

Notifier	Holding	Value
Duncan Painter	3,789,271	,936,570.96
Mandy Gradden	804,638	,747,034.08
Suzanne Claire Baxter	5,000	,070

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Gearing & Cover

News

Regulatory
Calendar Events
Activity

News Title	Date	Time	Source
Director/PDMR Shareholding	18-May-20	10:06	RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding	07-May-20	14:44	RNS
Result of AGM	06-May-20	13:35	RNS
Total Voting Rights	01-May-20	11:33	RNS
Covenant amendments and Q1 trading update	29-Apr-20	07:00	RNS
Holding(s) in Company	21-Apr-20	17:02	RNS
Update on 2020 AGM	20-Apr-20	16:38	RNS
Holding(s) in Company	16-Apr-20	17:02	RNS
Holding(s) in Company	03-Apr-20	14:30	RNS
Cannes Lions Cancellation & Other Actions	03-Apr-20	07:00	RNS

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Broker Opinion

Latest
History
Views

Date	Broker Name	Rec	Price	Old Price Target	New Price Target	Broker Change
08-Apr-21	Shore Capital	Buy	341.40p	0.00p	350.00p	Reiteration
08-Apr-21	Liberum Capital	Buy	342.20p	0.00p	410.00p	Reiteration
01-Mar-21	Deutsche	Buy	362.60p	390.00p	440.00p	Reiteration
18-Jan-21	Citigroup	Neutral	355.80p	0.00p	380.00p	Reiteration
03-Jun-20	Barclays	Equal-weight	297.00p	213.00p	265.00p	Reiteration
02-Jun-20	Peel Hunt Limited	Buy	275.00p	350.00p	350.00p	Reiteration
13-Jan-20	HSBC	Buy	409.80p	0.00p	460.00p	Reiteration
12-Sep-19	Berenberg Bank	Buy	377.60p	0.00p	470.00p	Reiteration
12-Jul-19	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	378.80p	0.00p	400.00p	Upgrade
25-Feb-19	Numis	Buy	362.00p	570.00p	570.00p	Reiteration

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