Associated British Foods plc
Associated British Foods plc operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide. It operates through five segments: Grocery, Sugar, Agriculture, Ingredients, and Retail. The Grocery segment manufactures and sells grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar and sweeteners, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic foods, and meat products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses. The Sugar segment is involved in growing, processing, and sale of sugar beet and sugar cane to industrial users. The Agriculture segment manufactures and sells animal feeds; and provides other products and services for the agriculture sector. The Ingredients segment manufactures bakers' yeast, bakery ingredients, enzymes, lipids, yeast extracts, and cereal specialties. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer womenswear, lingerie, children's wear, menswear, footwear, accessories, hosiery, beauty, and homeware. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Associated British Foods plc is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited. Show More...
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Website http://www.abf.co.uk
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Sector Consumer Defensive
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Industry Packaged Foods
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Last Quote 2083.00 GBX
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Last Updated 30-05-2025
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Interest Coverage
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2010-08 2011-08 2012-08 2013-08 2014-08 2015-08 2016-08 2017-08 2018-08 2019-08 TTM Earnings Per Share GBP 0.69 0.69 0.7 0.74 0.96 0.67 1.03 1.52 1.27 1.11 0.89 Dividends GBP 0.21 0.24 0.25 0.3 0.32 0.34 0.35 0.38 0.41 0.45 0.46 Payout Ratio % * 31.3 35.0 36.1 36.8 41.6 47.6 37.0 26.4 31.0 38.8 51.8 Shares Mil 788.0 788.0 789.0 790.0 790.0 790.0 791.0 790.0 790.0 790.0 789.0 Book Value Per Share * GBP 6.69 7.26 7.37 7.73 7.66 7.84 8.59 9.86 11.08 11.48 11.4 Free Cash Flow Per Share * GBP 0.56 -0.14 0.67 0.87 1.03 0.56 0.87 0.92 0.62 0.87 Return on Assets % 5.96 5.55 5.43 5.74 7.32 5.13 7.56 9.91 7.6 6.4 4.82 Financial Leverage (Average) 1.75 1.77 1.76 1.69 1.63 1.62 1.61 1.54 1.49 1.46 1.78 Return on Equity % 10.88 9.8 9.58 9.88 12.12 8.33 12.22 15.57 11.48 9.41 7.8 Return on Invested Capital % 9.55 8.68 8.58 8.97 10.96 7.83 11.28 14.44 10.74 8.87 6.43 Interest Coverage 9.87 9.05 4.02 4.71 5.64 4.58 6.48 10.79 9.36 9.15 6.46 Current Ratio 1.31 1.24 1.26 1.36 1.35 1.4 1.41 1.65 1.63 1.82 1.76 Quick Ratio 0.65 0.61 0.59 0.61 0.61 0.63 0.54 0.86 0.81 0.9 0.96 Debt/Equity 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.13 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.4