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The case for investing in Ahold
Share performance in 2013
Ahold at a glance
Our strategy
Our performance
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Ahold Annual Report 2013
By purchasing Ahold shares, investors gain a stake in an international retailing group with strong local consumer brands in Europe and the United States with:
A workforce of 222,000 employees
Market leading positions
Focus on profitable growth, cash generation and value creation
A strong balance sheet and capital discipline
Attractive shareholder returns
On December 27, 2013, the closing price of Ahold's ordinary share on Euronext Amsterdam was €13.22, a 30% increase compared to €10.16 a year earlier. During the same period, the
STOXX Europe Consumer Services 600 index increased by 26% and AEX index increased by 17%.
In 2013, Ahold shares traded on Euronext Amsterdam at an average closing price of €12.22 and an average daily trading volume of 3.2 million shares. Ahold's market capitalization was €1 3
billion at year-end 2013. The highest closing price for Ahold's shares during 2013 in Amsterdam was €14.10 on November 6, 2013, and the lowest was €1 0.14 on December 312012.
On December 27, 2013, the closing price of Ahold's ADR was $18.21, 37% higher than the closing price on December 31, 2012 ($13.33). In the same period the Dow Jones index
increased by 26%. In 2013, the average daily trading volume of Ahold American Depository Receipts (ADRs) was 128,042.
Ahold share price
in EUR, NYSE Euronext Amsterdam
10 11
13 14 15
Range
Year-end price
Performance of Ahold's common shares on Euronext Amsterdam:
2013
2012
Closing common share price at year-end (in
13.22
10.16
Average closing common share price (in
12.22
9.93
Highest closing common share price (in
14.10
11.05
Lowest closing common share price (in
10.14
9.04
Average daily trading volume
3,167,996
3,315,165
Market capitalization million)
12,989
10,551
Source: Euronext
