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Essentra

Current Price 185.70p Bid 185.20p Ask 185.80p Change 1.59%
Last Updated: 09/05/2024 13:35. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

Essentra plc is a FTSE 250 company and a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items.Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Essentra's global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes over 3,000 employees, 13 manufacturing facilities, 24 distribution centres and 33 sales & service centres serving c.74,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/12/2019

Revenue
£974.10m
Operating Profit/Loss
£80.00m
Dividend yield (%)
1.40
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
3.38
P/E Ratio
20.40
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Key Personnel

Mr Paul J Lester
Chairman
Mr Scott Fawcett
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Jack Clarke
Executive Director
Ms Dupsy Abiola
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Adrian Peace
Non-Executive Director
Mr Ralf K Wunderlich
Non-Executive Director
Ms Kath Durrant
Non-Executive Director
Ms Mary Reilly
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
ESNTL
ISIN
GB00B0744359
Shares in Issue
262.38m
Market cap
£487.24m

Analyst Views (6)

Strong Buy
 
66.67%
Buy
 
16.67%
Hold
 
16.67%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
185.70p
Bid Price
185.20p
Ask Price
185.80p
Volume
9,723
Change Today
2.90p
% Change Today
1.59%
Open
184.60p
Previous Close
182.80p
Intraday High
186.00p
Intraday Low
184.40p
52 Week High
206.00p
52 Week Low
142.20p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
974.10
1,025.60
Operating Profit/Loss
80.00
47.20
Net Interest
-14.50
-10.90
Pre-Tax Profit
65.50
36.30
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
41.20
28.10
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
41.20
28.10
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
38.40
24.30
Minority Interests
2.80
3.80
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
20.7000p
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
Basic
14.70p
9.30p
Diluted
14.50p
9.20p
Adjusted
21.30p
23.10p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
20.7000p

Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
319.40
282.20
Intangible Assets
486.30
528.20
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
36.10
42.90
Current Assets
Inventories
113.10
119.70
Trade & Other Receivables
173.90
191.70
Cash at Bank & In Hand
70.40
65.80
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
7.00
0.30
Other Assets
n/a
41.80
Total Assets
1,206.20
1,272.60

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
72.10
0.10
Other Current Liabilities
216.00
246.80
Total Current Liabilities
288.10
246.90
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
288.30
311.20
Provisions
51.30
71.20
Other Non-Current Liabilities
37.70
35.00
Total Non-Current Liabilities
377.30
417.40
Other Liabilities
n/a
4.10
Total Liabilities
665.40
668.40

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
540.80
604.20

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
66.00
66.00
Share Premium Account
n/a
n/a
Other Reserves
154.70
188.30
Retained Earnings
312.40
338.30
Shareholders Funds
533.10
592.60
Minority Interests/Other Equity
7.70
11.60
Total Equity
540.80
604.20

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
16 May 2024
05 Jul 2024
2.40p
Interim
21 Sep 2023
27 Oct 2023
1.20p
Final
18 May 2023
30 Jun 2023
1.00p
Special
20 Mar 2023
27 Apr 2023
29.80p
Interim
22 Sep 2022
28 Oct 2022
2.30p
Final
21 Apr 2022
01 Jun 2022
4.00p
Interim
23 Sep 2021
29 Oct 2021
2.00p
Final
22 Apr 2021
01 Jun 2021
3.30p
Interim
26 Sep 2019
30 Oct 2019
6.30p
Final
25 Apr 2019
03 Jun 2019
14.40p
Interim
27 Sep 2018
31 Oct 2018
6.30p
Final
15 Mar 2018
01 May 2018
14.40p
Interim
28 Sep 2017
30 Oct 2017
6.30p
Final
16 Mar 2017
02 May 2017
14.40p
Interim
29 Sep 2016
31 Oct 2016
6.30p
Final
17 Mar 2016
03 May 2016
14.40p
Interim
24 Sep 2015
30 Oct 2015
6.30p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2018
Dividend growth
-69.57%
n/a%
Dividend yield
1.40%
6.00%
Dividend cover
3.38
1.12


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