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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the 24 weeks ended 02 March 2013, Associated British Foods plc revenues increased 10% to L6.33B. Net income increased 23% to L307M. Revenues reflect Retail segment increase of 24% to L2B, Primary Food/Sugar segment increase of 10% to L1.32B, Europe, Middle East & Africa segment increase of 19% to L1.85B, United Kingdom segment increase of 8% to L2.68B. Net income benefited from Interest Payable decrease of 8% to L49M (expense). more »

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15th Sep 2013
15th Sep 2014

Price Target: 1,871p (+7.61% above Price) Net Profit EPS DPS Net Profit EPS DPS
Est. Long Term Growth Rate: +10.7% (£) (p) (p) (£) (p) (p)
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Broker Recommendations for Associated British Foods
Recommendation:Strong SellSellHoldBuyStrong Buy
No. of Analysts: 1 4 13 2 1

Named Brokers and Analysts
Jefferies & Company, Inc. Dirk Van Vlaanderen , Credit Suisse Charlie Mills , Sanford Bernstein Andrew Wood , Investec Bank (UK) Plc Martin Deboo , Canaccord Genuity Alicia Forry , Nomura Securities David Hayes , Jefferies International Ltd , Panmure Gordon Graham Jones , Collins Stewart & Co , Mirabaud Securities Julian Lakin , Davy Jack Gorman , Societe Generale Warren Ackerman , Evolution Securities (Hist) , UniCredit Research , Berenberg James Targett , Charles Stanley Rae Ellingham , MF Global (Historical) , Shore Capital Stockbrokers Clive Black Darren Shirley , Day by Day Valerie Gastaldy ,

Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a holding company. The Company is engaged in the processing and manufacture of food worldwide and textile retailing in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The Company operates in five segments: grocery, sugar, agriculture, ingredients and retail. Grocery segment is engaged in the manufacture of grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar and sweeteners, vegetable oils, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic foods, herbs and spices, and meat products, which are sold to retail, wholesale and foodservice businesses. Sugar segment is engaged in the growing and processing of sugar beet and sugar cane for sale to industrial users and to Silver Spoon, which is included in the grocery segment. Agriculture segment is engaged in the manufacture of animal feeds and the provision of other products for the agriculture sector. In July 2012, Premier Foods Plc sold its Elephant Atta ethnic flour business to Westmill Foods, a subsidiary of ABF.

Directors: George Weston (CEO) 49, John Bason (Fin. Dir.) 56, Paul Lister (Secy.) 48,

No. of Employees: 106,243 No. of Shareholders: n/a


Last Annual September 15th, 2012
Last Interim March 2nd, 2013
Shares in Issue 791,674,183
Free Float 338.1m (42.7%)
Sector Consumer Defensives
Industry Food & Tobacco
Index FTSEUROFIRST 300 , E300 ex EURO COR, FTSE 350 Act , FTSE Lower Yield , FT350 Food Prodr , FTSE 100 , FTSE 100 Eod Gbp ,
Exchange London Stock Exchange (Full)
Eligible for an ISA? a SIPP?

Address Weston Centre,10 Grosvenor Street, LONDON, W1K 4QY, United Kingdom
Web http://www.abf.co.uk/
Phone +44 20 73996500
Contact Chris Barrie (IR Contact Officer)
Registrar Lloyds TSB Registrars (Sussex)
Auditors KPMG Audit PLC

ABF SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE ABF QUOTE
ABF Share Price GBp
1761p
Day's Change
18.0  1.0%
Traded 4:58pm · Minimum 15 min delayed

LATEST ABF NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS (delayed)

UPCOMING ABF EVENTS
Thursday 11th July, 2013
Associated British Foods PLC Q3 Interim Management Statement
Monday 9th September, 2013
Associated British Foods PLC Trading Statement
Tuesday 5th November, 2013
Preliminary 2013 Associated British Foods PLC Earnings Release
Friday 6th December, 2013
Associated British Foods PLC Annual General Meeting

Recent ↓
Wednesday 5th June, 2013
Dividend For ABF.L
Wednesday 5th June, 2013
Dividend For ASBFY
Tuesday 23rd April, 2013
Interim 2013 Associated British Foods PLC Earnings Conference Call
Tuesday 23rd April, 2013
Interim 2013 Associated British Foods PLC Earnings Release
Monday 25th February, 2013
Associated British Foods PLC Interim Pre Close Trading Update
Thursday 17th January, 2013
Associated British Foods PLC Q1 Interim Management Statement
Friday 7th December, 2012
ASSOCIATED BRIT FOODS LTD Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 5th December, 2012
Dividend For ABF.L
Wednesday 5th December, 2012
Dividend For ASBFY.PK
Tuesday 6th November, 2012
Preliminary 2012 ASSOCIATED BRIT FOODS LTD Earnings Presentation


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