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Ascential Full Year 2023 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

Ascential (LON:ASCL) Full Year 2023 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: UK£206.4m (down 61% from FY 2022).

  • Net income: UK£4.20m (up from UK£95.5m loss in FY 2022).

  • Profit margin: 2.0% (up from net loss in FY 2022). The move to profitability was driven by lower expenses.

  • EPS: UK£0.01 (up from UK£0.22 loss in FY 2022).

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All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Ascential EPS Misses Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 48% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 5.0% growth forecast for the Media industry in the United Kingdom.

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Performance of the British Media industry.

The company's shares are up 4.3% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Be aware that Ascential is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis and 1 of those makes us a bit uncomfortable...

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