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Associated British Foods PLC

ABF·Retail·Market Cap £13.8b

Rank #33 of 48

Data from Excel Model · 48 Stocks Analysed

£19.49

-8.37% YTD

Target: £19.56(+0.4%)

52W: £18.11 - £23.51

Score Analysis

Associated British Foods PLC is ranked #33 out of 48 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

25/48

Average Score

Liquidity

Excellent1/48

Valuation

Excellent7/48

Profitability

Good19/48

Solvency

Weak35/48

Mkt Trading

Weak43/48

Technical

Weak44/48

1. Valuation

Score: 7/48

Is ABF undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

4/5

valuation criteria met

✓

FY26e P/E Ratio

12.0xRank 10/48

✓

FY27e P/E Ratio

10.9xRank 9/48

✓

Price-to-Book

1.26xRank 5/48

✗

Price-to-Tangible Book

1.52xRank 23/48

✓

EV/EBITDA

7.0xRank 15/48

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E

13.8x

Price-to-Earnings

FY26e P/E

12.0x

Forward estimate

FY27e P/E

10.9x

Forward estimate

P/B Ratio

1.26x

Price-to-Book

P/TBV

1.52x

Price-to-Tangible Book

EV/EBITDA

7.0x

Enterprise Value

FY26e EV/EBITDA

6.4x

Forward estimate

FY27e EV/EBITDA

6.0x

Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price

£19.49

Consensus Target

£19.56

Potential

+0.4%

Target

Bloomberg Median Target: £20.00

2. Profitability

Score: 19/48

How profitable is ABF relative to its peers?

2/6

profitability criteria met

✓

TTM Profit Margin

5.3%Rank 10/48

✓

Current ROE

9.2%Rank 15/48

✗

Current ROA

5.4%Rank 25/48

✗

FY26e EPS

1.62Rank 27/48

✗

TTM EPS

1.42Rank 30/48

✗

Net Income Growth

Rank 49Rank 49/48

Profit Margin

5.3%

ROE

9.2%

FY27e ROE

10.3%

ROA

5.4%

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 35/48

How strong is ABF's balance sheet and financial position?

2/6

solvency criteria met

✗

Debt-to-Equity

33.0%Rank 43/48

✓

Altman Z-Score

3.49Rank 19/48

✗

Z-Score Trend

Rank 49Rank 49/48

✗

Amihud Illiquidity

Rank 49Rank 49/48

✗

Intangible/Asset

Rank 49Rank 49/48

✓

R&D/Sales

Rank 11Rank 11/48

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio

0.56

Below 1.0

Cash Ratio

0.26

Debt/Equity

33%

FCF Margin

8.3%

Altman Z-Score

3.49

Safe Zone

01.812.995+

4. Dividend

ABF pays a dividend yield of 3.23%.

Current Yield

3.23%

FY27e Yield

1.81%

FY26e DPS

0.353

FY27e DPS

N/A

Dividend Per Share Forecast

5. Technical Analysis

Score: 44/48

What do the technical indicators say about ABF?

0/4

technical criteria met

✗

CMP vs 52W High

-17.1%Rank 42/48

✗

CMP vs 52W Low

7.6%Rank 47/48

✗

RSI 14 Day

49.5Rank 43/48

✗

MA(50) > MA(200)

No (Bearish)Rank 23/48

RSI (14 Day)

49.5

Bearish

0 (Oversold)50100 (Overbought)

Moving Averages

MA 30-Day£19.23

MA 50-Day£19.72

MA 200-Day£20.97

SignalDeath Cross (Bearish)

MACD1.62

Risk Metrics

Beta

0.78

Lower volatility

3-Yr Std Dev

202.4%

5-Yr Std Dev

300.8%

6. Market Trading

Score: 43/48

How liquid and actively traded is ABF?

0/4

market trading criteria met

✗

5D Avg Volume

731KRank 43/48

✗

3M Avg Volume

713KRank 42/48

✗

Volume Trend

2.5%Rank 49/48

✗

Beta

0.78Rank 34/48

Shares Outstanding

709.6m

Free Float

40.6%

Enterprise Value

$16.6b

Trading Volume

7. Peer Comparison

How does ABF compare to other Retail stocks?

Overall Rank Comparison

Factor Score Comparison

Stock	Rank	Liquidity	Valuation	Profitability	Solvency	Mkt Trading	Technical
ABF	#33	1	7	19	35	43	44
NXT	#14	1	41	45	14	46	26

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