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AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances and ancillary services in the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridges and freezers, laundry products, and dishwashers, as well as smart tech, computing, and TV and entertainment products through its e-commerce platforms. The company also engages in the production of content, including imagery, videos, how-to guides and lifestyle contents, and energy efficiency ratings; and operation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and plastics recycling facilities, as well as distribution centers. In addition, the company offers musicMagpie, a reverse supply chain platform that provides customers options to train in tech and to buy second-life products. Further, it provides logistics and transport services. The company sells its products through its website, marketplaces, and third-party websites. AO World plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bolton, the United Kingdom.
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AO World is an online retailer of household appliances and consumer electronics operating mainly in the UK and Germany with e-commerce-led delivery, installation and after-sales services. Long-term growth may be supported by rising online penetration of large appliances, expansion in Germany and higher-margin services. Investors may find the company attractive for its digital platform and potential margin improvement from scale and recurring services.
Principal risks include strong competition from established retailers and marketplaces, sensitivity to consumer spending and margin compression, and execution or logistics failures that could constrain growth.
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| Breakdown | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
| Income before tax | 20.60M | 34.30M | 7.60M | -37.20M | 20.20M |
| Minority interest | - | 0.00M | -0.20M | -0.30M | -1.30M |
| Net income | 10.50M | 24.70M | -2.60M | -30.40M | 17.70M |
| Selling general administrative | 187.70M | 115.00M | 226.40M | 302.30M | 263.60M |
| Selling and marketing expenses | 44.40M | 92.70M | 38.00M | 132.60M | 116.00M |
| Gross profit | 276.00M | 243.30M | 238.30M | 269.40M | 292.50M |
| Reconciled depreciation | 27.10M | 24.30M | 29.00M | 32.20M | 24.60M |
| Ebit | 24.20M | 39.00M | 14.10M | -30.50M | 24.50M |
| Ebitda | 51.30M | 63.30M | 43.10M | 1.70M | 49.10M |
| Depreciation and amortization | 27.10M | 24.30M | 29.00M | 32.20M | 24.60M |
| Operating income | 21.10M | 36.20M | 12.50M | -32.30M | 29.70M |
| Other operating expenses | 1116.50M | 1003.10M | 1126.00M | 1588.30M | 1631.20M |
| Interest expense | 5.30M | 6.40M | 6.50M | 5.40M | 4.50M |
| Tax provision | 10.90M | 9.60M | 1.20M | -7.10M | 3.10M |
| Interest income | 4.40M | 4.50M | 2.90M | 2.60M | 3.40M |
| Net interest income | -1.00M | -1.90M | -4.80M | -3.80M | -3.00M |
| Income tax expense | 10.90M | 9.60M | 1.20M | -7.10M | 3.10M |
| Total revenue | 1137.60M | 1039.30M | 1138.60M | 1557.30M | 1660.90M |
| Total operating expenses | 255.00M | 207.10M | 225.70M | 300.40M | 262.80M |
| Cost of revenue | 861.50M | 796.00M | 900.30M | 1287.90M | 1368.40M |
| Total other income expense net | -0.50M | -1.90M | -9.40M | -3.00M | -11.70M |
| Net income from continuing ops | 9.70M | 24.70M | 6.40M | -30.10M | 17.10M |
| Net income applicable to common shares | - | - | -2.60M | -30.40M | 17.70M |
| Breakdown | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
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| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
| Total assets | 426.60M | 441.80M | 460.30M | 549.20M | 615.70M |
| Intangible assets | 13.10M | 9.60M | 9.60M | 12.20M | 15.60M |
| Other current assets | - | 27.80M | 171.60M | 171.60M | 167.20M |
| Total liab | 282.10M | 304.00M | 354.60M | 476.80M | 519.30M |
| Total stockholder equity | 144.50M | 137.80M | 105.70M | 73.40M | 97.70M |
| Other current liab | 0.50M | 0.60M | 29.00M | 65.70M | 21.50M |
| Common stock | 1.50M | 1.40M | 1.40M | 1.20M | 1.20M |
| Capital stock | 1.50M | 1.40M | 1.40M | 1.20M | 1.20M |
| Retained earnings | -22.80M | -36.50M | -63.30M | -60.70M | -33.10M |
| Other liab | - | - | 8.60M | 8.90M | 12.50M |
| Good will | 25.60M | 28.20M | 28.20M | 28.20M | 28.20M |
| Other assets | -0.10M | -0.10M | 101.60M | 101.40M | 90.90M |
| Cash | 27.40M | 40.10M | 19.10M | 19.50M | 67.10M |
| Total current liabilities | 227.60M | 243.90M | 278.50M | 379.60M | 432.90M |
| Current deferred revenue | - | - | -27.80M | -65.30M | -21.40M |
| Net debt | 35.90M | 30.80M | 76.20M | 134.10M | 28.20M |
| Short term debt | 18.70M | 17.10M | 27.80M | 65.30M | 21.40M |
| Short long term debt | 0.20M | 0.20M | 10.00M | 45.00M | 0.00M |
| Short long term debt total | 63.30M | 70.90M | 95.30M | 153.60M | 95.30M |
| Other stockholder equity | 165.80M | 172.90M | 61.90M | 59.50M | 31.90M |
| Property plant equipment | - | - | - | 119.30M | 107.10M |
| Total current assets | 218.50M | 234.70M | 230.60M | 288.10M | 373.90M |
| Net tangible assets | - | - | 67.90M | 33.00M | 53.90M |
| Short term investments | - | -0.10M | - | - | - |
| Net receivables | 102.60M | 115.20M | 137.80M | 171.60M | 138.60M |
| Long term debt | 1.70M | 1.90M | - | - | 0.00M |
| Inventory | 88.50M | 79.50M | 73.10M | 97.00M | 139.60M |
| Accounts payable | 207.70M | 225.60M | 249.50M | 313.90M | 411.40M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | - | 64.40M | - | - | - |
| Common stock total equity | - | - | - | - | 1.20M |
| Non currrent assets other | 0.10M | 90.10M | -0.10M | 0.10M | -0.10M |
| Non current assets total | 208.20M | 207.10M | 229.70M | 261.10M | 241.80M |
| Capital lease obligations | 61.40M | 68.80M | 85.30M | 108.60M | 95.30M |
| Breakdown | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
| Investments | -13.50M | -7.60M | 7.70M | -9.60M | -9.10M |
| Change to liabilities | - | - | -43.00M | -101.80M | 162.00M |
| Total cashflows from investing activities | -13.50M | -7.60M | 7.70M | -9.60M | -9.10M |
| Net borrowings | -19.40M | -7.90M | - | 20.70M | -39.50M |
| Total cash from financing activities | -57.20M | -33.00M | -32.30M | 14.40M | -45.30M |
| Net income | 10.90M | 24.70M | 6.40M | -30.10M | 17.10M |
| Change in cash | -12.70M | 21.00M | -0.40M | -47.60M | 60.20M |
| Begin period cash flow | 40.10M | 19.10M | 19.50M | 67.10M | 6.90M |
| End period cash flow | 27.40M | 40.10M | 19.10M | 19.50M | 67.10M |
| Total cash from operating activities | 58.00M | 61.60M | 24.40M | -52.40M | 114.60M |
| Issuance of capital stock | -11.00M | 0.30M | 41.10M | 0.10M | 0.60M |
| Depreciation | 27.10M | 24.30M | 29.00M | 32.20M | 24.60M |
| Other cashflows from investing activities | 1.00M | -1.80M | 9.80M | -1.00M | -1.00M |
| Change to inventory | -4.20M | -6.40M | 9.00M | 41.20M | -67.60M |
| Change to account receivables | 18.30M | 28.80M | 14.70M | -10.80M | -35.90M |
| Sale purchase of stock | - | - | - | - | 0.60M |
| Other cashflows from financing activities | -26.80M | -7.00M | -73.40M | 14.30M | -24.00M |
| Change to netincome | - | - | 17.30M | 14.70M | 13.80M |
| Capital expenditures | 8.90M | 8.30M | 2.20M | 9.60M | 9.10M |
| Change in working capital | -9.40M | -3.20M | -19.30M | -68.90M | 59.40M |
| Stock based compensation | 7.30M | 6.70M | 5.30M | 5.80M | 3.30M |
| Other non cash items | 22.10M | 9.10M | 4.90M | 3.80M | 9.50M |
| Free cash flow | 49.10M | 53.30M | 22.20M | -62.00M | 105.50M |
Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Specialty Retail
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| AO Ao World |
-0.70 0.75% |
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-0.30 0.21% |
145.50 | 11.14 | 9.32 | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.23 | 4.07 |
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2.00 0.83% |
243.00 | 11.08 | 11.11 | 0.57 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 5.13 |
AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances and ancillary services in the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridges and freezers, laundry products, and dishwashers, as well as smart tech, computing, and TV and entertainment products through its e-commerce platforms. The company also engages in the production of content, including imagery, videos, how-to guides and lifestyle contents, and energy efficiency ratings; and operation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and plastics recycling facilities, as well as distribution centers. In addition, the company offers musicMagpie, a reverse supply chain platform that provides customers options to train in tech and to buy second-life products. Further, it provides logistics and transport services. The company sells its products through its website, marketplaces, and third-party websites. AO World plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bolton, the United Kingdom.
| Name | Title | Year Born |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. John Roberts | Founder, CEO & Exec. Director | 1974 |
| Mr. Mark Higgins | Group CFO & Exec. Director | 1978 |
| Ms. Cynthia H. Alers | Director of Investor Relations | NA |
| Ms. Julie Finnemore | Director of Group Legal & Company Sec. | NA |
| Mr. David Ashwell | Managing Director of Expert Logistics | 1968 |
| Mr. John Roberts | Founder, CEO & Executive Director | 1973 |
| Mr. Mark Higgins | Group CFO, COO & Executive Director | 1978 |
| Ms. Julie Angela Louise Finnemore | Director of Group Legal & Company Secretary | 1980 |
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