Four great value plays

Every issue, a professional investor tells MoneyWeek where he'd put his money now. This week, Peter Webb of Unicorn Asset Management shares four good value stocks from his portfolio.

Every issue, a professional investor tells MoneyWeek where he'd put his money now. This week, Peter Webb of Unicorn Asset Management shares four good value stocks from his portfolio.

Abacus (ABU), Europe's fifth-largest distributor of electronic parts, is a real value play. Industry data confirm that a strong recovery is underway in its core UK market, of which it has a 14% market share, comprising 50% of turnover. Recent acquisitions Axess Technology and Deltron mean the group has an even stronger platform on which to build its European operations, so its target market share of 5% in all major European countries looks achievable. Abacus's strong operational gearing is likely to mean earnings upgrades in due course. At a share price of 195p, it is on a prospective p/e of 10.7 and yield of 3.8% for the year to September.

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