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ASK FUNDING LIMITED (AKF)

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General Information
Company Name: Ask Funding Limited
Stock Code: AKF
Website: www.1800justask.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Other Diversified Financial Services
Market Cap ($M): 10
Equiv. Shares (M): 66

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.145 $ 0.000 $ 0.000 $ 0.000 $ 0.145 0 0%

Company Overview

Business Description:
Ask Funding Limited (AKF) is a legal lender, providing pre-settlement financing and offering a funding for various legal cases in Australia. Loan types include: Injury Loans and Settlement Express Loans.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2011  A -10.0 -15.2 NaN 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A 1.0 1.5 -72.2 17.4 0.4 1.4 100.0
2009  A 3.5 5.4 28.6 4.4 1.3 5.4 100.0
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2009 A 2010 F 2011 F 2009 A 2010 F 2011 F 2009 A 2010 F 2011 F
Ask Funding (AKF) $9 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 -- --
Challenger (CGF) $2,468 M 0.1261 0.0726 0.0820 9.2931 8.6645 8.0079 0.0369 0.0412 0.0443
IOOF (IFL) $1,273 M 0.1448 -0.0745 0.0908 11.5273 12.4550 11.4180 0.0776 0.0759 0.0831
Macquarie Group (MQG) $8,711 M -0.1307 -0.1025 0.2041 9.0576 10.0917 8.3814 0.0744 0.0590 0.0726
Platinum Asset Mgmt (PTM) $1,993 M 0.1281 -0.1577 0.0117 13.4878 16.0126 15.8270 0.0704 0.0563 0.0606

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
AKF -- -- 0.70 --
Market 1.21 11.1 1.09 1.30
Sector 0.68 10.10 1.14 2.25

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Russell Eric Templeton Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 16 November 2004
Ms Alison Hill Chief Finance Officer,Company Secretary,Alternate Director for Russell Templeton 26 June 2009
Mr Kenneth Rowland Rich Non-Executive Chairman 24 January 2005
Mr Antony James Love Non-Executive Deputy Chairman 17 May 2010
Mr Misha A Collins Non-Executive Director 11 October 2010
Mr Gavin John Partridge Non-Executive Director 01 September 2009

Management
Name Position
A Hill Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
B Gebauers General Manager, Compliance and Special Projects

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
9,885,525 (14.99%) Thistle Custodians Pty Ltd
3,495,684 (5.30%) Wilson Management Group
6,575,299 (9.97%) Insight Capital Management Pty Ltd
3,758,255 (5.70%) James Graham & Jennifer Edna London
3,549,625 (5.38%) Telstra Super Pty Ltd ATF Telstra Superannuation Scheme

Calendar of Events
Date Event
25 October 2012 Report (Annual)
28 February 2012 Report (Interim)
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