Aberfth.Smll.Co

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Company name:	Aberfth.Smll.Co
EPIC:	ASL	Trading Currency:	GBX
Market Sector:	25FS	ISIN:	GB0000066554
Market Segment:	STMM	Share Type:	DE
WWW Address:	http://www.aberforth.co.uk	Description:	ORD 1P
Industry Sector:	EQUITY INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS

Price	Price Change [%]	Bid	Ask	Open	High	Low	Volume
845.00	5.0 [0.60]	842.50	847.00	835.50	845.00	835.50	22,851
Market Cap. [m]	Shares In Issue [m]	Beta	EPS	DPS	PE Ratio	Yield	52-Wks-Range
807.46	95.56	1.09	26.07	22.25	32.41	2.63	845.00 - 547.00

Aberforth Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.	807.46	m
Shares In Issue	95.56	m
Prev. Close	840.00
PE Ratio	32.41
Dividend Yield	2.63	%
EPS - basic	26.07	p
Dividend PS	22.25	p
Dividend Cover	1.17
Cash Flow PS	23.76	p
Return On Equity (ROE)	3.26	%
Operating Margin	89.17	%
PEG Factor	4.03
EPS Growth Rate	8.04	%
Dividends PS Growth Rate	7.23	%
Net Debt	47.00	m
Gross Gearing	5.80	%
Quick Assets	2.12	m
Net Working Capital	1.54	m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets	-	%
Turnover PS	29.37	p
Pre-Tax Profit PS	26.19	p
Retained Profit PS	4.85	p
Cash PS	0.27	p
Net Cash PS	-0.33	p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *	803.89	p
Net Asset Value PS	802.76	p
Spread	4.50 (0.53%)
* Calculation based on Ordinary Capital figure as contained in last annual report, and the most recent shares in issue figure. Therefore the ratio might be exposed to inaccuracies.

Aberforth Balance Sheet

Aberforth Share Price

Sample Period ^†	High	Low
1 week	845.00	819.50
4 weeks	845.00	784.00
12 weeks	845.00	728.50
1 year	845.00	547.00

Aberforth Share Price (5 years)

Aberforth Historic Returns

Giorni da oggi ^†	Open	Change	%	Open Avg.	Avg. Daily Vol [m]	Total Vol [m]	VWAP
1 week	821.00	24.00	2.92	829.60	0.11		828.36
4 weeks	785.00	60.00	7.64	812.82	0.09		814.61
12 weeks	791.50	53.50	6.76	803.38	0.11		803.92
26 weeks	663.00	182.00	27.45	757.30	0.10		760.35
1 year	583.50	261.50	44.82	688.22	0.08		699.11
3 years	501.50	343.50	68.49	627.68	0.09		626.27
5 years	596.00	249.00	41.78	567.65	0.12		551.14
† periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months

Aberforth Key Management Ratios

Aberforth Investment Ratios

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio	2.06
PE Ratio	32.41
Tobin's Q Ratio	1.09
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)	1.09
Dividend Yield	2.63	%
Market-to-Book Ratio	1.05
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS	32.26
Price-to-Retained Profit PS	174.21
Price-to-Cash Flow PS	35.56
Price-to-Sales PS	28.77
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS	1.05
Price-to-Cash PS	3,117.62
Net Working Capital PS	1.61
Price Pct to Working Capital PS	524.67	%
Earnings Yield	3.09	%
Average PE	25.83
Years in average	5
PE to PE average	125.49	%

Aberforth Financial Ratios

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio	5.73	%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.06
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)	0.06
Debt-to-Equity Market Value	0.06
Net Gearing	5.76	%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	5.76	%
Gross Gearing	5.80	%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	5.80	%
Gearing Under 1 Year	0.07	%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)	0.07	%
Assets/Equity	1.06
Cash/Equity	0.03
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets	0.19	%
Current Ratio	3.67
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)	3.67
Liquidity Ratio	0.45
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets	12.24	%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value	853.89	m
CFO/Sales	0.81
CFO/Attributable Profit	0.91
CFO/Assets	0.03
CFO/Debt	0.48
Total Debt/Equity Market Value	0.06
Total Debt/Sales	1.68
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit	1.89
Total Debt	47.26	m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets	30.71	%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth	12.91	%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth	2.76	%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth	8.44	%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs	2

Beta (60-Mnth)	Beta (36-Mnth)
1.0936	1.0788

Alpha (60-Mnth)	Alpha (36-Mnth)
0.0046	0.0066

Aberforth Operating Ratios

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)	3.07	%
Return On Assets (ROA)	3.36	%
Net Profit Margin	89.11	%
Assets Turnover	0.04
Return On Equity (ROE)	3.26	%
Return On Investment (ROI)	3.37	%
Dividend Payout Ratio	85.35	%
Plowback Ratio	14.65	%
Growth from Plowback Ratio	0.53	%
Net Income Of Revenues	16.52	%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover	0.04
Fixed Assets Turnover	0.04
Current Assets Turnover	11.59
Net Working Capital Turnover
Inventory Turnover	-
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales	26.51
Debtors-to-Sales	7.90	%
Debt Collection Period	28.84	Days

Aberforth Dividends

Announcement Date	Type	Curr.	Dividend Amount	Period Start	Period End	Ex Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividend Amount
29 Jan 2013	Final	GBX	15.25	12/31/2011	12/31/2012	02/06/2013	02/08/2013	02/28/2013	22.25
18 Jul 2012	Interim	GBX	7.00	12/31/2011	12/31/2012	08/01/2012	08/03/2012	08/23/2012	-
25 Jan 2012	Final	GBX	14.30	12/31/2010	12/31/2011	02/01/2012	02/03/2012	02/24/2012	20.75
20 Jul 2011	Interim	GBX	6.45	12/31/2010	12/31/2011	08/03/2011	08/05/2011	08/26/2011	-
26 Jan 2011	Final	GBX	13.00	12/31/2009	12/31/2010	02/02/2011	02/04/2011	02/25/2011	19.00
20 Jul 2010	Interim	GBX	6.00	12/31/2009	12/31/2010	03/10/2010	03/12/2010	04/02/2010	-
26 Jan 2010	Final	GBX	13.00	12/31/2008	12/31/2009	02/03/2010	02/05/2010	02/26/2010	19.00
22 Jul 2009	Interim	GBX	6.00	12/30/2008	06/30/2009	07/29/2009	07/31/2009	08/21/2009	-
27 Jan 2009	Final	GBX	13.00	12/31/2007	12/31/2008	02/04/2009	02/06/2009	02/27/2009	19.00
18 Jul 2008	Interim	GBX	6.00	12/30/2007	06/30/2008	07/30/2008	08/01/2008	08/21/2008	-
23 Jan 2008	Final	GBX	10.50	12/31/2006	12/31/2007	01/30/2008	02/01/2008	02/21/2008	15.20
18 Jul 2007	Interim	GBX	4.70	12/30/2006	06/30/2007	07/25/2007	07/27/2007	08/23/2007	-
22 Jan 2007	Final	GBX	9.15	09/30/2005	09/30/2006	01/31/2007	02/09/2007	03/07/2007	13.40
19 Jul 2006	Interim	GBX	4.25	12/30/2005	06/30/2006	08/02/2006	08/04/2006	09/01/2006	-
19 Jan 2006	Final	GBX	7.85	12/31/2004	12/31/2005	02/08/2006	02/10/2006	03/07/2006	11.85
13 Jul 2005	Interim	GBX	4.00	12/30/2004	06/30/2005	08/03/2005	08/05/2005	09/02/2005	-
20 Jan 2005	Final	GBX	7.25	12/31/2003	12/31/2004	03/04/2005	02/04/2005	02/02/2005	11.00
15 Jul 2004	Interim	GBX	3.75	12/30/2003	06/30/2004	08/04/2004	08/06/2004	09/03/2004	-
21 Jan 2004	Final	GBX	6.60	12/31/2002	12/31/2003	02/04/2004	02/06/2004	03/05/2004	10.10
17 Jul 2003	Interim	GBX	3.50	12/30/2002	06/30/2003	08/06/2003	08/08/2003	09/05/2003	-
21 Jan 2003	Final	GBX	6.20	12/31/2001	12/31/2002	02/05/2003	02/07/2003	03/07/2003	9.50
16 Jul 2002	Interim	GBX	3.30	12/30/2001	06/30/2002	08/07/2002	08/09/2002	09/06/2002	-
22 Jan 2002	Final	GBX	5.90	12/31/2000	12/31/2001	01/30/2002	02/01/2002	03/01/2002	9.10
17 Jul 2001	Interim	GBX	3.20	12/30/2000	06/30/2001	08/08/2001	08/10/2001	09/07/2001	-
23 Jan 2001	Final	GBX	5.65	12/31/1999	12/31/2000	02/07/2001	02/09/2001	03/02/2001	8.65
18 Jul 2000	Interim	GBX	3.00	12/30/1999	06/30/2000	07/31/2000	08/04/2000	09/01/2000	-
25 Jan 2000	Final	GBX	4.75	12/31/1998	12/31/1999	01/31/2000	02/04/2000	03/03/2000	7.60
13 Jul 1999	Interim	GBX	2.85	12/30/1998	06/30/1999	07/19/1999	07/23/1999	09/03/1999	-
19 Jan 1999	Final	GBX	4.55	12/31/1997	12/31/1998	01/25/1999	01/29/1999	03/05/1999	7.30
14 Jul 1998	Interim	GBX	2.75	12/30/1997	06/30/1998	07/20/1998	07/24/1998	09/04/1998	-

Aberforth Fundamentals

	31 Dec 2009 (GBP)		31 Dec 2010 (GBP)		31 Dec 2011 (GBP)		31 Dec 2012 (GBP)
turnover	-	-	-	-	26.50	100.00%	28.07	100.00%	m
pre tax profit	16.81	-	17.52	-	23.26	87.77%	25.03	89.17%	m
attributable profit	16.81	-	17.51	-	23.25	87.72%	25.01	89.11%	m
retained profit	-1.60	-	-0.89	-	4.50	16.99%	4.64	16.52%	m
eps - basic	17.35		18.11		24.13		26.07
eps - diluted	17.35		18.11		24.13		26.07
dividends per share	19.00		19.00		20.75		22.25

Aberforth Balance Sheet

	31 Dec 2009 (GBP)		31 Dec 2010 (GBP)		31 Dec 2011 (GBP)		31 Dec 2012 (GBP)


	31 Dec 2009 (GBP)		31 Dec 2010 (GBP)		31 Dec 2011 (GBP)		31 Dec 2012 (GBP)
ASSETS
fixed assets	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
intangibles	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
fixed investments	632.39	99.63%	768.95	99.78%	669.90	99.59%	813.33	99.74%	m
current assets - other	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
stocks	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
debtors	2.01	0.32%	1.62	0.21%	2.58	0.38%	1.86	0.23%	m
cash & securities	0.36	0.06%	0.07	0.01%	0.15	0.02%	0.26	0.03%	m

TOTAL	634.76	100%	770.64	100%	672.63	100%	815.44	100%	m

LIABILITIES
creditors - short	0.15	0.02%	53.85	6.99%	1.66	0.25%	0.58	0.07%	m
creditors - long	-	-%	-	-%	67.88	10.09%	46.69	5.73%	m
creditors - other	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
subordinated loans	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
insurance funds	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	0.15	0.02%	53.85	6.99%	69.54	10.34%	47.26	5.80%	m

EQUITY
ord cap, reserves	634.61	99.98%	716.79	93.01%	603.09	89.66%	768.18	94.20%	m
prefs, minorities	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	634.61	99.98%	716.79	93.01%	603.09	89.66%	768.18	94.20%	m

OTHER
NAV Basic	605.90		743.81		627.31		802.76
NAV Diluted	605.90		743.81		627.31		802.76

Aberforth Cash Flow Statement

	31 Dec 2009 (GBP)	31 Dec 2010 (GBP)	31 Dec 2011 (GBP)	31 Dec 2012 (GBP)
Operating CF	16.83	15.77	18.76	22.71	m
Pre-Financing CF	-2.91	3.36	-15.37	24.38	m
Retained CF	0.36	-0.29	0.08	0.11	m

Aberforth Brokers

Name	Activity	Type	Mnemonic	Code
Canaccord Genuity Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CANA	HOARGB21001
Cenkos Securities Plc	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CNKS	CNKOGB21
Collins Stewart Europe Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CSCS	CSTEGB21
Oriel Securities Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	OREL	ORSNGB21
HSBC Bank plc	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	HSBC	JCAPGB2L
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	JPMS	JPMSGB2L
J.P. Morgan Cazenove Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CAZR	CAZEGB2L
Numis Securities Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	NUMS	RAZHGB2LBIC
UBS AG	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	UBS.	UBSWGB2LEQU
Arbuthnot Securities Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	ARBT	ALESGB31MKT
Winterflood Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	WINS	WNTSGB2LBIC

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