Associated British (UK) Today
| ABF Stock | 1,920 4.50 0.23% |
PerformanceVery Weak
| Odds Of DistressLow
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Associated British is trading at 1920.50 as of the 24th of March 2025, a 0.23 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 1900.5. Associated British has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 24th of December 2024 and ending today, the 24th of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Food, Beverage & Tobacco | Category Consumer Defensive | Classification Consumer Staples |
Associated British is entity of United Kingdom. It is traded as Stock on LSE exchange. The company has 721.3 M outstanding shares. More on Associated British Foods
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| Business Concentration | Packaged Foods & Meats, Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Defensive, Processed Foods, Natural Foods, Consumer Staples, Food Products, Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors) | ||||
| Excise Tax Activities | Animal Testing | ||||
Associated British's financial strength is of vital concern to both outside investors and internal stakeholders. Efficiency and cost control are keys to Associated British's success, along with its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay bills, repay debt, and make a consistent year-to-year profit. | |||||
Debt LevelsAssociated British can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Associated British's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Associated British's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Associated British Foods (ABF) is traded on London Exchange in UK and employs 138,000 people. Associated British is listed under Packaged Foods & Meats category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 13.88 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate Associated British's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by Associated British's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. Associated British Foods operates under Food Products sector and is part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 721.3 M outstanding shares.
Associated British generates positive cash flow from operations, but has no cash available
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Ownership AllocationAssociated British holds a total of 721.3 Million outstanding shares. Associated British Foods retains significant amount of outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a CEO, other corporate executive, director, or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. Since such a large part of the company is owned by insiders, it is advisable to analyze if each of these insiders have been buying or selling the stock in recent months. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Associated British Foods Risk Profiles
Although Associated British's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Associated British's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 1.09 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.43 | |||
| Variance | 2.04 | |||
| Risk Adjusted Performance | (0.06) |
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Associated British Corporate Management
Elected by the shareholders, the Associated British's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Associated British inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Associated. The board's role is to monitor Associated British's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Associated British's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Associated British's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| George Weston | CEO Director | Profile | |
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| Paul Marchant | Chief PrimarkPenneys | Profile | |
| Paul LLB | Company Secretary | Profile |
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