Associated British Foods released its fourth-quarter 2026 trading update (ending Sept. 12), with estimated like-for-like retail sales down 3%. The firm’s full-year projections are mostly unchanged, except that it now expects weaker profitability in grocery and sugar. Shares fell 8% on Sept. 9.
Primark is in the expansion phase, and new store additions will contribute to growth for years to come.
The lack of an online retail business represents a potential hindrance to long-term growth, as Primark stands to miss out on about 50% of consumers’ budget allocation to the channel by 2030.
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 11.97 | 11.54 | 18.51 |
Price/Book Value | 1.13 | 2.07 | 6.40 |
Price/Sales | 0.67 | 0.56 | 1.15 |
Price/Cash Flow | 6.09 | 4.32 | 7.20 |
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Quick Ratio | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.59 |
Current Ratio | 1.51 | 1.82 | 1.13 |
Interest Coverage | 5.37 | 18.11 | 8.57 |
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 6.02% | 10.03% | 7.76% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 10.35% | 33.73% | 33.64% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 7.85% | 13.24% | 14.90% |
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