Ascential plc (LON: ASCL)

London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBp
567.50
+0.50 (0.09%)
Inactive · Last trade price on Oct 8, 2024
152.20%
Market Cap 1.46B
Revenue (ttm) 228.10M
Net Income (ttm) 312.50M
Shares Out n/a
EPS (ttm) n/a
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE n/a
Dividend n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Volume 4,860,525
Open 567.00
Previous Close 567.00
Day's Range 567.00 - 568.00
52-Week Range 312.50 - 586.50
Beta n/a
Analysts n/a
Price Target n/a
Earnings Date Oct 30, 2024

About Ascential

Ascential plc provides specialist information, analytics, and e-commerce optimization platforms in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company operates through four segments: Digital Commerce, Product Design, Marketing, and Retail & Financial Services. It offers industry-specific business intelligence, insights, and forecasting through data and digital subscription tools. The company was formerly known as Trident Floatco PLC and changed its name to Asce... [Read more]

Founded 1887
Employees 700
Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol ASCL
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2023, Ascential's revenue was 206.40 million, an increase of 7.95% compared to the previous year's 191.20 million. Losses were -191.30 million, 98.4% more than in 2022.

Financial Statements

News

Cannes Lions and Possible Purchases Reflect Growing Optimism in the Ad Industry

Two of the largest conferences in the advertising and media circuit, Cannes Lions and Possible, were both acquired this week, the latest sign of the burgeoning value of business-to-business events. Th...

5 months ago - Adweek

Informa CEO hopes Ascential acquisition will drive further growth

Stephen Carter, CEO of Informa, discusses the firm's half-year results and its acquisition of Ascential.

5 months ago - CNBC

Events firm Informa to buy rival Ascential for £1.16bn

FTSE 100 firm Informa told shareholders on Wednesday it had agreed to buy its rival for 568p per share.

5 months ago - Evening Standard

Nigeria, Russian consortium in talks to revive Ajaokuta Steel

The Nigerian Government is in talks with a Russian consortium to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). President Bola Tinubu's aide on media, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Friday in a st...

8 months ago - The Guardian Nigeria

Ascential reveals £850m shareholder payout after £1.2bn Digital Commerce and WGSN disposals

Ascential shares rose on Thursday after the events, intelligence and advisory group unveiled a capital return of £850m to shareholders after beating analysts' forecasts for last year.

9 months ago - This is Money

Can Ascential shares continue their ascent with events focus?

Ascential share price is up more than 50% in two months as it concentrates on its events core following the sale of two-thirds of its business

1 year ago - The Armchair Trader

Ascential shares roar ahead as Cannes Lions organiser sells off businesses for £1.4 billion

Cannes Lions organiser shares surge on £1.4 billion sale of two businesses

1 year ago - Evening Standard

Omnicom Agrees $835 Million Deal to Buy Ascential’s Ecommerce Business

Agency network Omnicom has agreed to pay around $835 million (?688 million) to Ascential, the owner of Cannes Lions, to acquire its digital commerce division, including cloud-based ecommerce division ...

1 year ago - Adweek

London stocks kick start week higher; Ascential jumps

The UK's FTSE 100 inched higher on Monday supported by gains in mining stocks, while information and analytics firm Ascential led midcap stocks higher after announcing a $1.70 billion deal for selling...

1 year ago - Reuters

UK's Ascential to sell digital commerce, product design units in $1.7 bln deal

Information and analytics firm Ascential said on Monday it would sell its digital commerce business to Omnicom Group and product design business to Wind UK Bidco 3 Ltd for a combined enterprise value ...

1 year ago - Reuters

Omnicom Buys E-Commerce Shop Flywheel Digital for $835 Million

Flywheel aims to help brands sell on digital marketplaces and is part of Ascential, owner of the Cannes Lions ad festival.

1 year ago - The Wall Street Journal

Cannes Lions festival firm Ascential targeted by private equity-backed buyout giant

Ascential organises Cannes Lions, the largest gathering of advertising executives in the world which attracts celebrities like Paris Hilton (pictured).

1 year ago - This is Money

Consortium in pursuit of Ascential’s Cannes Lions arm

A consortium of strategic and financial investors has approached Ascential, the FTSE 250 data and technology group, with a bid to take over its Cannes Lions and other events operations.

1 year ago - Sky News

Apax in exclusive talks to buy WGSN from London-listed Ascential

A major buyout firm is in talks to buy WGSN, a provider of consumer data, in a deal that would mark the start of a break-up of its FTSE 250 parent company.

1 year ago - Sky News