ABF.L ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC OR
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
20.25
+0.45%
About the company
Associated British Foods plc engages in the food, ingredients, and retail businesses worldwide. It operates through five segments: Retail, Grocery, Ingredients, Sugar, and Agriculture. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer women's, men's, and kidswear, as well as beauty, homeware, and accessories. The Grocery segment manufactures grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic food and meat products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses. The Ingredients segment manufactures yeast and bakery ingredients, specialty ingredients focused on enzymes, procession extracts, health and nutrition, and pharmaceutical delivery systems. The Sugar segment is involved in growing and processing sugar beet and sugar cane. The Agriculture segment manufactures specialty feed ingredients, premix, and compound animal feed; and other products and services for the agriculture sector. The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Associated British Foods plc operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited.
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Dividend deep dive
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC OR (ABF.L) operates in the Packaged Foods industry. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 3.07% in GBP, which is near its 5-year average of 2.88%, falling between its 5-year high of 3.78% and low of 1.92%. Its dividend safety is rated as "at_risk". The company shows a price momentum score of 7.0 and a value score of 3.3, indicating a stronger price trend than its value proposition.
Dividend history
The company has no current dividend increase streak, indicating a break in consecutive annual increases. The 3-year dividend CAGR is 12.967%. A 5-year dividend CAGR is not available. Historically, dividends per share were 0.32 GBP in 2013, 0.34 GBP in 2014, 0.35 GBP in 2015, 0.3675 GBP in 2016, 0.41 GBP in 2017, 0.45 GBP in 2018, and 0.4635 GBP in 2019. After a break, dividends were 0.405 GBP in 2021, 0.437 GBP in 2022, 0.60 GBP in 2023, and are projected at 0.90 GBP for 2024 and 0.63 GBP for 2025.
Dividend safety
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC OR's dividend safety is categorized as "at_risk." The payout ratio stands at 47.37% based on its earnings per share of 1.33 GBP and dividend per share of 0.63 GBP.
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