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AO World plc (AO.L)

GBp91.30 +0.30 (+0.33%)
GB LSE Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
Address AO, 5A The Parklands BL6 4SD
Bolton, GB
CEO John Roberts
IPO 2014-05-07
ISIN GB00BJTNFH41

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · AO.L (GBp) Other OTC · AOWDF (USD)
Description

Operating across the United Kingdom and Europe, AO World plc functions as an online retail giant for a diverse range of domestic appliances and consumer electronics. Its extensive product catalog includes major white goods such as refrigerators, freezers, ovens, and washing machines, alongside audiovisual equipment, computing devices, mobile phones, and gaming products. Beyond sales, the company also offers logistics and transportation services. AO World plc is further engaged in investment activities and undertakes the recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Customers can purchase its offerings directly through its own proprietary websites or via various third-party online platforms. Established in 2000, the company's headquarters are located in Bolton, UK.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp91.30 +0.30 (+0.33%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
625.0K
Beta
1.22
Float Shares
304.61M
Free Float %
54.8%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
-2.09% +0.34% +1.60% +1.02% -18.65% -21.38% -6.51% +5.08% -63.82% -43.71% -62.13%
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Financial Growth (CAGR)

Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
91.30
DCF (Unlevered) 41.53 -54.5%
DCF (Levered) 48.87 -46.5%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 100% Bullish
Rating 2026-06 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 3 0
Hold 0 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
6.67
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
9 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
3 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
A-
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
5 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Specialty Retail: +6.4%
    +11.3% Q1'26: +22.1% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Specialty Retail: +20.6%
    +245.2% Q1'26: +63.8% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Specialty Retail: +29.3%
    +5.9% Q1'26: +3.3% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Specialty Retail: +5.4%
    +3.9% Q1'26: +4.7% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Specialty Retail: +6.5%
    +22.1% Q1'26: +57.4% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Specialty Retail: +0.1%
    -1.0% Q1'26: -7.1% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Specialty Retail: 0.14×
    0.82× Q1'26: 0.35× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.22) × ERP
WACC = 89% × Ke + 11% × Kd (8.5%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 78.75 Current price: 91.30
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Mar 2015
actual
Mar 2016
actual
Mar 2017
actual
Mar 2018
actual
Mar 2019
actual
Mar 2020
actual
Mar 2021
actual
Mar 2022
actual
Mar 2023
actual
Mar 2024
actual
Mar 2025
actual
Mar 2026
4 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
2 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
476.66M
est: 476.66M (+0.0%)
599.20M
est: 598.80M (+0.1%)
701.20M
est: 705.79M (-0.6%)
796.80M
est: 792.78M (+0.5%)
902.60M
est: 896.08M (+0.7%)
1.05B
est: 1.08B (-3.3%)
1.66B
est: 1.66B (+0.1%)
1.56B
est: 1.56B (0.0%)
1.14B
est: 1.13B (+0.8%)
1.04B
est: 1.04B (0.0%)
1.14B
est: 1.12B (+1.5%)
1.27B
1.25B – 1.29B
+13.1% YoY
1.35B
1.35B – 1.36B
+6.8% YoY
1.44B
1.43B – 1.45B
+6.3% YoY
1.50B
1.49B – 1.51B
+4.1% YoY
EBITDA
1.50M
est: 18.11M (-91.7%)
-1.60M
est: 22.75M (-107.0%)
100.0K
est: 26.82M (-99.6%)
-4.90M
est: 30.12M (-116.3%)
3.00M
est: 34.05M (-91.2%)
26.90M
est: 41.12M (-34.6%)
49.30M
est: 63.08M (-21.8%)
23.70M
est: 59.18M (-60.0%)
44.50M
est: 42.93M (+3.7%)
63.30M
est: 39.51M (+60.2%)
51.30M
est: 49.88M (+2.8%)
56.41M
55.70M – 57.57M
+13.1% YoY
60.26M
60.18M – 60.37M
+6.8% YoY
64.07M
63.81M – 64.50M
+6.3% YoY
66.70M
66.52M – 66.99M
+4.1% YoY
EBIT
-2.44M
est: 8.01M (-130.4%)
-6.40M
est: 10.07M (-163.6%)
-5.90M
est: 11.86M (-149.7%)
-13.00M
est: 13.33M (-197.6%)
-15.60M
est: 15.06M (-203.6%)
5.20M
est: 18.19M (-71.4%)
24.70M
est: 27.90M (-11.5%)
-5.60M
est: 26.18M (-121.4%)
15.40M
est: 18.99M (-18.9%)
39.00M
est: 17.48M (+123.1%)
24.20M
est: 24.25M (-0.2%)
27.42M
27.08M – 27.99M
+13.1% YoY
29.29M
29.26M – 29.35M
+6.8% YoY
31.15M
31.02M – 31.36M
+6.3% YoY
32.43M
32.34M – 32.57M
+4.1% YoY
Net Income
-2.52M
est: -3.56M (+29.3%)
-6.00M
est: -12.45M (+51.8%)
-6.60M
est: -6.47M (-2.1%)
-13.40M
est: -15.54M (+13.8%)
-17.50M
est: -8.46M (-106.8%)
1.70M
est: -865.7K (+296.4%)
17.70M
est: 39.49M (-55.2%)
-30.40M
est: -24.57M (-23.7%)
-2.60M
est: 7.67M (-133.9%)
24.70M
est: 25.48M (-3.1%)
10.50M
est: 32.35M (-67.5%)
36.85M
35.24M – 39.35M
+13.9% YoY
42.22M
39.47M – 44.09M
+14.6% YoY
47.73M
45.91M – 48.94M
+13.0% YoY
52.26M
52.07M – 52.56M
+9.5% YoY
SGA
89.80M
est: 88.40M (+1.6%)
116.50M
est: 111.05M (+4.9%)
142.40M
est: 130.89M (+8.8%)
159.80M
est: 147.02M (+8.7%)
159.70M
est: 166.18M (-3.9%)
174.00M
est: 200.68M (-13.3%)
248.20M
est: 307.85M (-19.4%)
272.70M
est: 288.85M (-5.6%)
226.40M
est: 209.51M (+8.1%)
207.70M
est: 192.83M (+7.7%)
232.10M
est: 221.56M (+4.8%)
250.56M
247.42M – 255.72M
+13.1% YoY
267.65M
267.31M – 268.15M
+6.8% YoY
284.59M
283.42M – 286.52M
+6.3% YoY
296.27M
295.46M – 297.57M
+4.1% YoY
EPS
-0.01
est: -0.01 (+0.0%)
-0.01
est: -0.02 (+31.4%)
-0.02
est: -0.01 (-44.0%)
-0.03
est: -0.03 (-11.5%)
-0.04
est: -0.01 (-165.0%)
0.00
est: 0.00 (+346.7%)
0.04
est: 0.07 (-44.0%)
-0.06
est: -0.04 (-53.3%)
0.00
est: 0.01 (-136.3%)
0.04
est: 0.04 (-0.3%)
0.02
est: 0.06 (-66.6%)
0.06
0.06 – 0.07
+13.9% YoY
0.07
0.07 – 0.08
+14.6% YoY
0.08
0.08 – 0.08
+13.0% YoY
0.09
0.09 – 0.09
+9.5% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-06-17 A- 4/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 3/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-16 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-15 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-12 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-11 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-10 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-09 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-08 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-05 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-04 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-03 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-02 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-06-01 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-29 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-28 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-27 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-26 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-22 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-21 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-20 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-19 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-18 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-15 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-14 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-13 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-12 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-11 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-08 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-07 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-06 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-05 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-01 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-30 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-29 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-28 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-27 B- 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-24 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-22 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-21 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-20 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-17 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-16 B- 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 2/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
140.41M
OE per share TTM
0.24
Owner's Yield
27.40%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
44.90%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
7.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 64 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L 0.10% 64.5K 0.09%
2 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.09% 35.7K 0.15%
3 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.09% 2.45M 0.10%
4 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.09% 2.45M 0.10%
5 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.09% 32.6K 0.12%
6 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.09% 765.8K 0.40%
7 iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF EWUS 0.08% 32.0K 0.59%
8 iShares MSCI UK Small Cap UCITS ETF CUKS.L 0.08% 99.9K 0.58%
9 UBS MSCI United Kingdom IMI Socially Responsible UCITS ETF GBP dis UKSR.L 0.03% 287.9K 0.23%
10 State Street SPDR MSCI Europe Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETF EUR Acc ZPRX.DE 0.03% 212.3K 0.30%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
17.4K
Shares Outstanding
555.60M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
John Roberts Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 1M male
Mark Higgins Group Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director 1M male
David Ashwell Managing Director of Expert Logistics male
Julie Angela Louise Finnemore Director of Group Legal & Company Secretary female
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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