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Associated British Foods PLC (ABF)

Rank #24 of 100 - Consumer Non-Cyclicals - UK Equities

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Associated British Foods PLC

ABF.L·Consumer Non-Cyclicals·Market Cap £12.9b

Rank #24 of 100

Data from Excel Model · 100 Stocks Analysed

£18.33

-13.49% YTD

Target: £18.70(+2.0%)

52W: £17.29 - £23.59

Score Analysis

Associated British Foods PLC is ranked #24 out of 100 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

47/100

Average Score

Liquidity

Excellent25/100

Valuation

Good36/100

Profitability

Good31/100

Solvency

Good30/100

Asset Efficiency

Weak61/100

Mkt Trading

Weak86/100

Technical

Fair58/100

1. Valuation

Score: 36/100

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

5/5

valuation criteria met

✓

FY26e P/E Ratio

11.5xRank 26/100

✓

FY27e P/E Ratio

10.8xRank 27/100

✓

Price-to-Book

1.28xRank 20/100

✓

Price-to-Tangible Book

1.54xRank 22/100

✓

EV/EBITDA

6.5xRank 22/100

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E

13.8x

Price-to-Earnings

FY26e P/E

11.5x

Forward estimate

FY27e P/E

10.8x

Forward estimate

P/B Ratio

1.28x

Price-to-Book

P/TBV

1.54x

Price-to-Tangible Book

EV/EBITDA

6.5x

Enterprise Value

FY26e EV/EBITDA

6.2x

Forward estimate

FY27e EV/EBITDA

6.2x

Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price

£18.33

Consensus Target

£18.70

Potential

+2.0%

Target

Bloomberg Median Target: £19.25

2. Profitability

Score: 31/100

How profitable is ABF relative to its peers?

1/6

profitability criteria met

✓

TTM Profit Margin

4.9%Rank 27/100

–

Current ROE

9.2%

–

Current ROA

N/A

✗

FY26e EPS

1.64Rank 58/100

–

TTM EPS

1.61

–

Net Income Growth

N/A

Profit Margin

4.9%

ROE

9.2%

FY27e ROE

9.8%

ROA

N/A

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 30/100

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

0/4

solvency criteria met

–

Debt-to-Equity

33.0%

–

Interest Coverage

N/A

✗

Debt/EBITDA

Rank 70Rank 70/100

–

Altman Z-Score

3.30

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio

0.72

Below 1.0

Cash Ratio

1.54

Debt/Equity

33%

FCF Margin

1.3%

Altman Z-Score

3.30

Safe Zone

01.812.995+

4. Asset Efficiency

Score: 61/100

How efficiently does ABF deploy its assets and intellectual capital?

1/2

asset efficiency criteria met

–

Intangible/Asset

Intangible assets as a proportion of total assets — lower indicates more tangible, capital-efficient operations

N/A

✓

R&D/Sales

Research & development spend relative to revenue — balanced R&D investment signals sustainable growth

Rank 25/100

Overall Asset Efficiency Rank

Rank within sector peers#61/100

Best (1)Worst (100)

What This Measures

Intangible/Asset — a lower ratio suggests the company's value is backed by tangible assets rather than goodwill or intangibles, reducing balance sheet risk.

R&D/Sales — captures the proportion of revenue reinvested into research and development, indicating innovation intensity and future growth investment.