Ascential

Data and analytics tools provider that enables smart decision-making for business.

Launch date

1887

Employees

1001-5000 people

Market cap

Enterprise valuation

€1.4b (Public information from Sep 2024)

Company register number 9934451

London England (HQ)

http://www.ascential.com/

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Revenues, earnings & profits over time

GBP	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Revenues	264m	349m	524m	206m	219m	230m	242m
% growth	(37 %)	32 %	50 %	(61 %)	6 %	5 %	5 %
EBITDA	28.8m	90.7m	112m	89.7m	72.4m	77.6m	82.1m
% EBITDA margin	11 %	26 %	21 %	43 %	33 %	34 %	34 %
Profit	(136m)	223m	(96.4m)	(191m)	2.9m	34.1m	38.1m
% profit margin	(52 %)	64 %	(18 %)	(93 %)	1 %	15 %	16 %
EV / revenue	6.7x	5.3x	2.1x	7.8x	5.8x	5.4x	5.0x
EV / EBITDA	61.6x	20.3x	9.8x	18.1x	17.5x	15.9x	14.7x

Date	Investors	Amount	Round
Feb 2016	N/A	N/A	IPO
Jul 2024*	Informa	£1.2b Valuation: £1.2b	Acquisition
Total Funding		-

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By Country

United Kingdom 4 United States 4 Germany 1 China 1 India 1 Singapore 1 New Zealand 1 Brazil 1

By Industry

Marketing 7 Enterprise Software 4 Media 3 Telecom 1

By Round

ACQUISITION 12 GROWTH EQUITY VC 1 EARLY VC 1 SERIES D 1 SEED 1 SERIES A 1

ACQUISITION by Ascential Oct 2005

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