- £264.17m
- £367.07m
- £302.40m
- 66
- 50
- 13
- 34
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 12.2 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 1.02 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 13.62% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 2.92% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 0.98 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 4.01 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 20.48 | ||
Price to Sales | 0.87 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 8.34 |
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Quality
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Return on Capital | 3.46% | ||
Return on Equity | 4.26% | ||
Operating Margin | 4.83% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | £m | 896.5 | 301.7 | 337.9 | 316.3 | 302.4 | 300.42 | 316.18 | -20.86% |
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EPS Growth | % | +297.5 | -91.74 | n/a | n/a | -14.35 | +8.88 | +23.85 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Essentra plc is a United Kingdom-based global provider of essential components and solutions. The Company is focused on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection molded, vinyl dip molded and metal items. The Company’s global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes 14 manufacturing facilities, 24 distribution centers and 33 sales and service centers. The Company’s geographical segments include EMEA, Americas and APAC. It supplies products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy. Its products include protective caps and plugs, access hardware, cable management, plastic fasteners, electronics hardware, other hardware, security seals and others. It caters to business-to-business manufacturers and its core markets range from data cabinet and telecoms station manufacturers to automotive suppliers and manufacturers.
Directors
- Paul Lester NEC (70)
- Paul Forman CEO
- Richard Cammish CIO
- Jonathan Green GCN
- Scott Fawcett MDR
- Oshin Cassidy DHR
- Kathrina FitzGerald OTH
- Nick Pennell OTH
- Iain Percival OTH
- Kamal Taneja OTH
- Dupsy Abiola NED
- Adrian Peace NED
- Mary Reilly IND (67)
- Nicki Demby NID
- Ralf Wunderlich NID (55)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- May 5th, 2005
- Public Since
- June 6th, 2005
- No. of Employees
- 3,061
- Sector
- Machinery, Equipment & Components
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 286,211,244

- Address
- Langford Locks, Kidlington, OXFORD, OX5 1HX
- Web
- https://www.essentraplc.com/
- Phone
- +44 1908359100
- Auditors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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FAQ
As of Today at 20:30 UTC, shares in Essentra are trading at 92.30p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Essentra last closed at 92.30p and the price had moved by -48.44% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Essentra share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -50.46% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Essentra is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Essentra dividend yield is 3.03% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Essentra paid a total dividend of £0.03, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 3.03%.Looking ahead, shares in Essentra are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-05-15 and the next dividend pay date is 2025-07-03.
Essentra are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-05-15 and the next dividend pay date is 2025-07-03. The historic dividend yield on Essentra shares is currently 3.03%.
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As of the previous close price of 92.30p, shares in Essentra had a market capitalisation of £264.17m.
Here are the trading details for Essentra:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: ESNT
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Essentra is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Essentra is 187.40p. That is 103.03% above the last closing price of 92.30p.
Analysts covering Essentra currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.07 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Essentra. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -38.38%.
As of the last closing price of 92.30p, shares in Essentra were trading -33.92% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Essentra PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 12.2. The shares last closed at 92.30p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Essentra's management team is headed by:
- Paul Lester - NEC
- Paul Forman - CEO
- Richard Cammish - CIO
- Jonathan Green - GCN
- Scott Fawcett - MDR
- Oshin Cassidy - DHR
- Kathrina FitzGerald - OTH
- Nick Pennell - OTH
- Iain Percival - OTH
- Kamal Taneja - OTH
- Dupsy Abiola - NED
- Adrian Peace - NED
- Mary Reilly - IND
- Nicki Demby - NID
- Ralf Wunderlich - NID