asos plc

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asos plc Company Information

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Company Number

04006623

Registered Address

greater london house, hampstead road, london, NW1 7FB

Industry

Activities of head offices

 

Telephone

02077561016

Next Accounts Due

February 2025

Group Structure

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Directors

Nicholas Robertson23 Years

Nicholas Robertson23 Years

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Shareholders

undisclosed 58.3%

bestseller a/s (dk) 20.7%

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asos plc Estimated Valuation

£24.8b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASOS PLC at £24.8b based on a Turnover of £3.5b and 6.98x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

asos plc Estimated Valuation

£0

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASOS PLC at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-180.7m and a 11.96x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

asos plc Estimated Valuation

£3.4b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASOS PLC at £3.4b based on Net Assets of £866.7m and 3.95x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Asos Plc Overview

Asos Plc is a live company located in london, NW1 7FB with a Companies House number of 04006623. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in June 2000, it's largest shareholder is undisclosed with a 58.3% stake. Asos Plc is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £3.5b with low growth in recent years.

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Asos Plc Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Asos Plc a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating4.5out of 5
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4 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £3.5b, make it larger than the average company (£21.5m)

£3.5b - Asos Plc

£21.5m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5.4%)

3% - Asos Plc

5.4% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 41.1%, this company has a lower cost of product (33.2%)

41.1% - Asos Plc

33.2% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 7% make it more profitable than the average company (5.7%)

7% - Asos Plc

5.7% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 3352 employees, this is above the industry average (122)

3352 - Asos Plc

122 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £50.7k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£46.3k)

£50.7k - Asos Plc

£46.3k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £1.1m, this is more efficient (£192.2k)

£1.1m - Asos Plc

£192.2k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 2 days, this is earlier than average (45 days)

2 days - Asos Plc

45 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 13 days, this is quicker than average (44 days)

13 days - Asos Plc

44 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 141 days, this is more than average (50 days)

141 days - Asos Plc

50 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 25 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)

25 weeks - Asos Plc

16 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 67%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (56.7%)

67% - Asos Plc

56.7% - Industry AVG

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asos plc Ownership

ASOS PLC group structure

Asos Plc has 3 subsidiary companies.

ASOS PLC Shareholders

undisclosed 58.26%
bestseller a/s (dk) 20.65%
capital group companies inc 7.4%
baille gifford & co ltd 5.42%
n.j. robertson 4.36%
bands capital management llc 3.92%

asos plc directors

Asos Plc currently has 13 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Nicholas Robertson (Jun 2000) and Mr Nicholas Robertson (Jun 2000).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Nicholas Robertson56 years Jun 2000- Director
Mr Nicholas RobertsonEngland56 years Jun 2000- Director
Mr Luke Jensen58 years Nov 2019- Director
Mr Jorgen LindemannSweden57 years Nov 2021- Director
Mr Jose Ramos CalamonteUnited Kingdom52 years Jun 2022- Director
Ms Wei Gao47 years Feb 2023- Director
Mrs Marie Gulin-Merle47 years Feb 2023- Director
Mr Jose Gutierrez54 years Apr 2023- Director
Mrs Natasja Laheij53 years Apr 2023- Director
Mrs Anna Rugarli51 years Jun 2023- Director

ASOS PLC financials

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Asos Plc's latest turnover from September 2023 is £3.5 billion and the company has net assets of £866.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Asos Plc has 3,352 employees and maintains cash reserves of £353.3 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Sep 2023Aug 2023Aug 2022Aug 2021Aug 2020Aug 2019Aug 2018Aug 2017Aug 2016Aug 2015Aug 2014Aug 2013Aug 2012Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Turnover3,549,500,0003,549,500,0003,936,500,0003,910,500,0003,263,500,0002,733,500,0002,417,300,0001,923,600,0001,444,900,0001,143,000,000975,470,000769,396,000238,023,000494,957,000339,691,000222,999,000
Other Income Or Grants0-115,900,00000000000000000
Cost Of Sales2,090,500,0001,974,600,0002,219,000,0002,134,100,0001,716,100,0001,399,200,0001,180,200,000965,300,000722,700,000569,900,000490,463,000370,816,000117,892,000242,987,000173,042,000129,863,000
Gross Profit1,459,000,0001,459,000,0001,717,500,0001,776,400,0001,547,400,0001,334,300,0001,237,100,000958,300,000722,200,000573,100,000485,007,000398,580,000120,131,000251,970,000166,649,00093,136,000
Admin Expenses1,707,500,0001,210,500,0001,727,300,0001,586,300,0001,396,300,0001,299,200,0001,135,200,000878,700,000680,100,000520,700,000438,361,000344,125,000106,789,000220,771,000150,742,00072,825,000
Operating Profit-248,500,000248,500,000-9,800,000190,100,000151,100,00035,100,000101,900,00079,600,00042,100,00052,400,00046,646,00054,455,00013,342,00031,199,00015,907,00020,311,000
Interest Payable58,000,00053,200,00023,000,00013,200,0009,500,0002,000,000200,00000057,00068,00097,000850,000215,0000
Interest Receivable9,800,00016,907,500900,000200,000500,0000300,000400,000700,000300,000312,000283,0000016,00039,113
Pre-Tax Profit-296,700,000-296,700,000-31,900,000177,100,000142,100,00033,100,000102,000,00080,000,00042,800,00052,700,00046,901,00054,670,00013,245,00030,349,00015,705,00020,339,000
Tax73,600,00073,600,0001,100,000-48,700,000-28,800,000-8,500,000-19,600,000-15,900,000-8,100,000-11,700,000-10,313,000-13,744,000-3,341,000-8,070,000-4,856,000-5,759,000
Profit After Tax-223,100,000-223,100,000-30,800,000128,400,000113,300,00024,600,00082,400,00064,100,00034,700,00041,000,00036,588,00040,926,0009,904,00022,279,00010,849,00014,580,000
Dividends Paid0000000000000000
Retained Profit-223,100,000-223,100,000-30,800,000128,400,000113,300,00024,600,00082,400,00064,100,00024,400,00036,800,00036,950,00040,928,0009,904,00022,279,00010,849,00014,580,000
Employee Costs170,000,000170,000,000199,700,000214,900,000227,700,000223,100,000201,100,000136,100,000112,600,00089,900,00065,588,00059,958,00016,505,00032,679,00026,639,00022,632,000
Number Of Employees3,3523,3523,2593,0173,8244,7554,2663,1642,3811,8921,6271,164993842657547
EBITDA*-180,700,000341,400,000140,000,000325,600,000268,500,000106,400,000156,500,000121,900,00052,600,00075,500,00062,007,00067,939,00018,395,00039,273,00020,839,00023,414,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Sep 2023Aug 2023Aug 2022Aug 2021Aug 2020Aug 2019Aug 2018Aug 2017Aug 2016Aug 2015Aug 2014Aug 2013Aug 2012Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Tangible Assets708,400,000690,600,000759,000,000672,600,000621,600,000296,100,000245,400,000147,900,00090,500,00064,600,00055,806,00038,935,00035,404,00037,570,00041,770,00019,566,000
Intangible Assets700,500,000700,500,000683,900,000652,200,000348,000,000326,200,000258,000,000178,000,000113,500,00076,200,00063,901,00039,686,00023,236,00021,019,00010,589,0004,978,000
Investments & Other15,000,000027,000,00013,400,0004,800,000100,0003,800,0001,300,0000200,000406,0002,0000000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)17,800,000000000000000000
Total Fixed Assets1,391,100,0001,391,100,0001,442,900,0001,324,800,000969,600,000622,300,000503,400,000325,900,000204,000,000140,800,000119,707,00078,621,00058,640,00058,589,00052,359,00024,544,000
Stock & work in progress768,000,000768,000,0001,078,400,000807,100,000532,400,000536,800,000407,600,000323,300,000257,700,000193,800,000161,480,000143,348,000100,263,00080,574,00066,094,00037,728,000
Trade Debtors55,700,00028,000,00040,700,00026,200,00021,100,00019,000,00014,100,0007,200,0004,800,0008,700,0007,956,0004,653,0002,665,0001,425,000888,000831,000
Group Debtors000000000000791,000788,000523,0000
Misc Debtors25,700,000047,500,00031,500,00039,200,00053,800,00028,500,00021,400,00010,200,0009,300,00012,429,00013,767,00015,610,00017,290,0008,711,0000
Cash353,300,000353,300,000323,000,000662,700,000407,500,000042,700,000160,300,000173,300,000119,200,00074,340,00071,139,00027,884,00024,315,0004,679,00015,645,000
misc current assets22,400,00022,400,00041,400,00023,500,00019,600,00011,000,00010,700,0002,300,00006,100,0004,457,000225,000425,0002,018,0005,714,00018,000
total current assets1,234,500,0001,234,500,0001,554,000,0001,559,700,0001,019,800,000623,200,000503,600,000514,500,000446,000,000337,100,000260,662,000233,132,000147,638,000126,410,00086,609,00058,226,000
total assets2,625,600,0002,625,600,0002,996,900,0002,884,500,0001,989,400,0001,245,500,0001,007,000,000840,400,000650,000,000477,900,000380,369,000311,753,000206,278,000184,999,000138,968,00082,770,000
Bank overdraft0000015,500,0000000000000
Bank loan0000075,000,00000000005,000,00000
Trade Creditors 71,300,00071,300,000351,300,000394,400,000353,200,000285,400,000234,300,00075,500,00056,100,00058,300,00027,399,00059,948,00041,696,00028,184,00023,407,00017,850,000
Group/Directors Accounts0000000000000000
other short term finances1,500,0001,500,0001,400,0003,800,00025,400,00012,700,0005,300,000000000000
hp & lease commitments25,300,000024,300,00023,900,00022,300,00000000000000
other current liabilities617,100,0000663,000,000575,900,000416,900,000383,600,000318,400,000468,700,000372,500,000179,000,000158,140,00092,004,00058,595,00056,580,00043,441,0000
total current liabilities715,200,000715,200,0001,040,000,000998,000,000817,800,000772,200,000558,000,000544,200,000428,600,000237,300,000185,539,000151,952,000100,291,00089,764,00066,848,00037,292,000
loans1,950,500,00001,672,200,0001,532,400,000604,400,0007,100,0004,000,0009,100,00021,000,0000000000
hp & lease commitments303,700,0000355,800,000305,000,000290,800,00000000000000
Accruals and Deferred Income0000000000000000
other liabilities0000000000000000
provisions136,400,0000200,200,000169,000,00095,400,00025,200,00016,400,000006,600,0002,786,00000000
total long term liabilities1,043,700,0001,043,700,000942,000,000852,500,000361,300,00019,700,00010,200,0009,100,00021,000,0003,300,0001,393,00000000
total liabilities1,758,900,0001,758,900,0001,982,000,0001,850,500,0001,179,100,000791,900,000568,200,000553,300,000449,600,000240,600,000186,932,000151,952,000100,291,00089,764,00066,848,00037,292,000
net assets866,700,000866,700,0001,014,900,0001,034,000,000810,300,000453,600,000438,800,000287,100,000200,400,000237,300,000193,437,000159,801,000105,987,00095,235,00072,120,00045,478,000
total shareholders funds866,700,000866,700,0001,014,900,0001,034,000,000810,300,000453,600,000438,800,000287,100,000200,400,000237,300,000193,437,000159,801,000105,987,00095,235,00072,120,00045,478,000
Sep 2023Aug 2023Aug 2022Aug 2021Aug 2020Aug 2019Aug 2018Aug 2017Aug 2016Aug 2015Aug 2014Aug 2013Aug 2012Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit-248,500,000248,500,000-9,800,000190,100,000151,100,00035,100,000101,900,00079,600,00042,100,00052,400,00046,646,00054,455,00013,342,00031,199,00015,907,00020,311,000
Depreciation67,300,00092,900,00061,000,00061,100,00057,400,00025,300,00017,000,00013,700,00010,500,0008,300,0005,860,0007,005,0002,542,0004,937,0003,290,0003,103,000
Amortisation500,000088,800,00074,400,00060,000,00046,000,00037,600,00028,600,000014,800,0009,501,0006,479,0002,511,0003,137,0001,642,0000
Tax73,600,00073,600,0001,100,000-48,700,000-28,800,000-8,500,000-19,600,000-15,900,000-8,100,000-11,700,000-10,313,000-13,744,000-3,341,000-8,070,000-4,856,000-5,759,000
Stock-310,400,000-310,400,000271,300,000274,700,000-4,400,000129,200,00084,300,00065,600,00063,900,00032,320,00018,132,00043,085,00034,169,00014,480,00028,366,00037,728,000
Debtors11,000,000-60,200,00030,500,000-2,600,000-12,500,00030,200,00014,000,00013,600,000-3,000,000-2,385,0001,965,000-646,0008,944,0009,381,0009,291,000831,000
Creditors-280,000,000-280,000,000-43,100,00041,200,00067,800,00051,100,000158,800,00019,400,000-2,200,00030,901,000-32,549,00018,252,00018,289,0004,777,0005,557,00017,850,000
Accruals and Deferred Income-45,900,000-663,000,00087,100,000159,000,00033,300,00065,200,000-150,300,00096,200,000193,500,00020,860,00066,136,00033,409,00015,154,00013,139,00043,441,0000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-63,800,000-200,200,00031,200,00073,600,00070,200,0008,800,00016,400,0000-6,600,0003,814,0002,786,00000000
Cash flow from operations-197,400,000-357,600,000-85,500,000278,600,000427,900,00063,600,00063,500,000142,400,000168,300,00089,440,00067,970,00063,417,0005,384,00025,258,00027,324,000-3,054,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-33,800,000-41,100,000-267,900,000-490,700,000-464,700,000-190,200,000-232,100,000-164,200,000-73,700,000-44,193,000-56,447,000-33,465,000-11,334,000-14,304,000-32,747,000-27,647,000
Change in Investments-12,000,000-27,000,00013,600,0008,600,0004,700,000-3,700,0002,500,0001,300,000-200,000-206,000404,0002,0000000
cash flow from investments-21,800,000-14,100,000-281,500,000-499,300,000-469,400,000-186,500,000-234,600,000-165,500,000-73,500,000-43,987,000-56,851,000-33,467,000-11,334,000-14,304,000-32,747,000-27,647,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans0000-75,000,00075,000,00000000005,000,00000
Group/Directors Accounts0000000000000000
Other Short Term Loans 100,000100,000-2,400,000-21,600,00012,700,0007,400,0005,300,000000000000
Long term loans278,300,000-1,672,200,000139,800,000928,000,000597,300,0003,100,000-5,100,000-11,900,00021,000,0000000000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-51,100,000-380,100,00051,200,00015,800,000313,100,00000000000000
other long term liabilities0000000000000000
share issue74,900,00074,900,00011,700,00095,300,000243,400,000-9,800,00069,300,00022,600,000-61,300,0007,063,000-3,314,00012,886,00023,963,000836,00015,793,00030,898,000
interest-48,200,000-36,292,500-22,100,000-13,000,000-9,000,000-2,000,000100,000400,000700,000300,000255,000215,000-97,000-850,000-199,00039,113
cash flow from financing254,000,000-2,013,592,500178,200,0001,004,500,0001,082,500,00073,700,00069,600,00011,100,000-39,600,0007,363,000-3,059,00013,101,00023,866,0004,986,00015,594,00030,937,113
cash and cash equivalents
cash30,300,00030,300,000-339,700,000255,200,000407,500,000-42,700,000-117,600,000-13,000,00054,100,00044,860,0003,201,00043,255,00023,205,00019,636,000-10,966,00015,645,000
overdraft0000-15,500,00015,500,0000000000000
change in cash30,300,00030,300,000-339,700,000255,200,000423,000,000-58,200,000-117,600,000-13,000,00054,100,00044,860,0003,201,00043,255,00023,205,00019,636,000-10,966,00015,645,000

P&L

September 2023

turnover

3.5b

-10%

operating profit

-248.5m

+2436%

gross margin

41.2%

-5.79%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

September 2023

net assets

866.7m

-0.15%

total assets

2.6b

-0.12%

cash

353.3m

+0.09%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

asos plc company details

company number

04006623

Type

Public limited with Share Capital

industry

70100 - Activities of head offices

incorporation date

June 2000

age

24

accounts

Group

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

asseenonscreen holdings plc (August 2003)

winsupply public limited company (June 2000)

incorporated

UK

address

greater london house, hampstead road, london, NW1 7FB

last accounts submitted

September 2023

asos plc Charges & Mortgages

A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.

We found 4 charges/mortgages relating to asos plc. Currently there are 1 open charges and 3 have been satisfied in the past.

charges

asos plc Companies House Filings - See Documents

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