AO World (LON:AO) Announces Earnings Results

AO World (LON:AO - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 1.70 ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. AO World had a return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 2.48%.

AO World Price Performance

LON AO traded down GBX 0.50 ($0.01) on Friday, hitting GBX 94.70 ($1.27). The company had a trading volume of 865,452 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,969. The company has a market capitalization of £550.71 million, a PE ratio of 21.59, a PEG ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 98.94 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 99.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.48. AO World has a 12-month low of GBX 77.15 ($1.04) and a 12-month high of GBX 120.40 ($1.62).

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider John Roberts sold 120,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 98 ($1.32), for a total value of £117,600 ($157,873.54). In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,240,000 shares of company stock valued at $213,290,000. 47.09% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About AO World

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services.

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