Ratings Ascential plc

Equities

ASCL

GB00BQFH6320

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Summary

  • Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.

Strengths

  • The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
  • With a P/E ratio at 1.96 for the current year and 18.73 for next year, earnings multiples are highly attractive compared with competitors.
  • For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
  • For the past twelve months, EPS forecast has been revised upwards.
  • Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
  • Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.
  • The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

  • As estimated by analysts, this group is among those businesses with the lowest growth prospects.
  • The company's currently anticipated earnings per share (EPS) growth for the next few years is a notable weakness.
  • The company's enterprise value to sales, at 3.65 times its current sales, is high.
  • In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
  • For the last twelve months, sales expectations have been significantly downgraded, which means that less important sales volumes are expected for the current fiscal year over the previous period.
  • The sales outlook for the group was lowered in the last twelve months. This change in forecast points out a decline in activity as well as pessimistic analyses of the company.
  • The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been significantly revised downwards over the last four months.
  • The average consensus view of analysts covering the stock has deteriorated over the past four months.
  • The price targets of analysts who cover the stock differ significantly. This implies difficulties in evaluating the company and its business.

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1st Jan change Capi. Investor Rating ESG Refinitiv
-32.13% 870M
C+
+18.52% 26.52B
A-
+4.13% 17.64B
B+
-2.85% 12.22B
C-
-9.38% 11.16B
B
-1.70% 10.05B
A-
+4.18% 4.32B
A-
-4.35% 3.25B
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-24.16% 3.23B -
C-
+9.17% 3.13B
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Financials

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Consensus

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Business Predictability

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