Coats Group
Market Cap
UK£748.7m
Last Updated
2020/07/14 20:57 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Coats Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies industrial threads worldwide.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Outstanding track record with excellent balance sheet.
Share Price & News
How has Coats Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: COA's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.1%
COA
-3.5%
GB Luxury
-0.7%
GB Market
1 Year Return
-35.8%
COA
-40.2%
GB Luxury
-15.7%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: COA underperformed the UK Luxury industry which returned -33.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: COA underperformed the UK Market which returned -14.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| COA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.1% | -3.5% | -0.7% |
| 30 Day | -5.9% | -4.2% | 0.6% |
| 90 Day | 23.2% | 10.2% | 11.3% |
| 1 Year | -35.4%-35.8% | -39.8%-40.2% | -11.7%-15.7% |
| 3 Year | -28.0%-30.5% | -40.3%-43.6% | -4.3%-16.1% |
| 5 Year | 106.5%97.4% | -37.7%-44.0% | 13.5%-11.9% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Coats Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Coats Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
7.85x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: COA (£0.52) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£0.51)
Significantly Below Fair Value: COA is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: COA is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.8x) compared to the XE Luxury industry average (17.1x).
PE vs Market: COA is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.8x) compared to the UK market (15.4x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: COA is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: COA is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.3x) compared to the GB Luxury industry average (1.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Coats Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 6 analysts?
12.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: COA's forecast earnings growth (12.4% per year) is above the savings rate (1.2%).
Earnings vs Market: COA's earnings (12.4% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: COA's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: COA's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-0.8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: COA's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-0.8% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: COA's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (22.4%)
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Past Performance
How has Coats Group performed over the past 5 years?
18.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: COA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: COA's current net profit margins (6.9%) are higher than last year (3.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: COA's earnings have grown by 18.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: COA's earnings growth over the past year (75.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (18.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: COA earnings growth over the past year (75.5%) exceeded the Luxury industry -16.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: COA's Return on Equity (33.1%) is considered high.
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Financial Health
How is Coats Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: COA's short term assets ($617.4M) exceed its short term liabilities ($406.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: COA's short term assets ($617.4M) exceed its long term liabilities ($557.6M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: COA's debt to equity ratio (93.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: COA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 104.5% to 93.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: COA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (44%).
Interest Coverage: COA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (11.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Coats Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.52%
Forecast Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate COA's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate COA's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if COA's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if COA's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: COA is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of COA's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the UK market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Rajiv Sharma (53yo)
3.5yrs
Tenure
US$2,480,300
Compensation
Mr. Rajiv Sharma is a Non Executive Director at Senior plc since January 1, 2019. Mr. Sharma has been the Group Chief Executive at Coats Group Plc and Coats Group Limited since January 1, 2017. Mr. Sharma ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Rajiv's total compensation ($USD3.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.21M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Rajiv's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 3.5yrs | US$2.48m | 0.028% $209.2k | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 4yrs | US$1.69m | 0.021% $156.9k | |
| Chief Digital & Technology Officer | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal & Risk Officer and Group Company Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resource Officer | 2.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Supply Chain Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Coats Global Services and Group Director of Strategy & M&A | 5.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Performance Materials | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Apparel & Footwear | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Business Operations | 3.25yrs | no data | no data |
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: COA's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 3.5yrs | US$2.48m | 0.028% $209.2k | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 4yrs | US$1.69m | 0.021% $156.9k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 6.25yrs | US$253.80k | 0.12% $883.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.33yrs | US$77.20k | 0.067% $502.0k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.25yrs | US$74.80k | 0.035% $261.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.75yrs | US$75.00k | 0.0018% $13.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.33yrs | US$74.30k | 0.0028% $20.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.58yrs | US$61.90k | 0.0010% $7.9k |
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: COA's board of directors are considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: COA insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Coats Group plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Coats Group plc
- Ticker: COA
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 1909
- Industry: Textiles
- Sector: Consumer Durables
- Market Cap: UK£748.653m
- Shares outstanding: 1.43b
- Website: https://www.coats.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Coats Group plc
- 4 Longwalk Road
- Stockley Park
- Uxbridge
- Greater London
- UB11 1FE
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COA | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Dec 2002 |
| COAL | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Dec 2002 |
| 4TC | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Dec 2002 |
| GPGR.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | CDI (1:1) | US | USD | Mar 2015 |
Biography
Coats Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies industrial threads worldwide. It provides protective layers for cables/steel replacement composites under the Ultrabloc, Gotex ARG, Gotex FG, and Aptan brands; threads and yarns under the Neophil and Aptan XTRU brands; bedding quilting/tea bags under the Gral and Opti brands; and other technical applications for light/strong/flexible/threads under the Admiral FH, Prolene, and Magellan brands. It serves apparel and footwear, telecoms and energy, personal protection, and automotive industries. The company was formerly known as Guinness Peat Group plc and changed its name to Coats Group plc in March 2015. Coats Group plc was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Uxbridge, the United Kingdom.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/07/14 20:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/07/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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