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ABF Associated British Foods Plc

1,869.00
6.50 (0.35%)
06 Feb 2025 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Associated British Foods Plc LSE:ABF London Ordinary Share GB0006731235 ORD 5 15/22P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  6.50 0.35% 1,869.00 1,873.50 1,874.00 1,877.00 1,850.00 1,868.50 1,374,487 16:35:24
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Textile Goods, Nec 20.07B 1.46B 1.9867 9.43 13.64B

Assoc British Foods FY12 Pretax Profit Up, Seen Increase In Commodity Costs

06/11/2012 7:53am

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LONDON--Associated British Foods PLC (ABF.LN), a food and retail company, recorded Tuesday a increase in full year pretax profit and said in recent months have seen an increase in its commodity costs, notably cereals.

MAIN FACTS:

-Revenue for the year ended Sep. 15 GBP12.25 billion (2011: GBP11.07 billion)

-Pretax profit GBP761 million (2011: GBP757 million)

-EPS 70.3 pence (2011: 68.7 pence)

-Dividends per share 28.5 pence

-Net capital investment GBP707 million

-Net debt GBP1.061 billion

-Capital expenditure on Primark reached GBP326 million last year, expect a high level of expenditure on Primark to continue.

-Global economic uncertainty looks set to remain a feature of the new financial year.

-In recent months have seen an increase in some of its commodity costs, notably cereals.

-Expect a reduction in profit from AB Sugar, as a result of lower E.U. production, to be more than offset by further growth at Primark and some recovery in Grocery.

-Expect the group to make some further progress in this new financial year but, in contrast to last year, this will be weighted towards the first half.

-Shares closed Monday at 1366 pence, valuing the company at GBP10.8 billion.

-Write to Mark Shapland at mark.shapland@dowjones.com

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