Coats Group
Market Cap
UK£885.5m
Last Updated
2021/01/28 02:08 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Coats Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies industrial threads worldwide. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
High growth potential with adequate 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 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: COA's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.0%
COA
-2.5%
GB Luxury
-2.4%
GB Market
1 Year Return
-18.8%
COA
-16.2%
GB Luxury
-8.0%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: COA underperformed the UK Luxury industry which returned -16.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: COA underperformed the UK Market which returned -8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| COA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.0% | -2.5% | -2.4% |
| 30 Day | -10.2% | -4.8% | -0.5% |
| 90 Day | 8.3% | 25.3% | 18.1% |
| 1 Year | -18.8%-18.8% | -16.2%-16.2% | -4.4%-8.0% |
| 3 Year | -18.4%-20.8% | -37.1%-40.3% | 3.7%-9.0% |
| 5 Year | 189.2%176.4% | -19.5%-27.2% | 43.1%15.6% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Coats Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is It Time To Consider Buying Coats Group plc (LON:COA)?Valuation
Is Coats Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
31.84x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: COA (£0.62) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£0.33)
Significantly Below Fair Value: COA is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: COA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (31.8x) compared to the XE Luxury industry average (30.7x).
PE vs Market: COA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (31.8x) compared to the UK market (22.9x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: COA is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.7x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: COA is good value based on its PB Ratio (3.7x) compared to the GB Luxury industry average (3.8x).
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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?
44.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: COA's forecast earnings growth (44.5% per year) is above the savings rate (1%).
Earnings vs Market: COA's earnings (44.5% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (24% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: COA's revenue (9.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (6.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: COA's revenue (9.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% 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 (29.5%)
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Past Performance
How has Coats Group performed over the past 5 years?
12.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: COA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: COA's current net profit margins (3.1%) are lower than last year (5.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: COA's earnings have grown by 12.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: COA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: COA had negative earnings growth (-46.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Luxury industry average (-33.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: COA's Return on Equity (15.8%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Coats Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: COA's short term assets ($506.7M) exceed its short term liabilities ($301.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: COA's short term assets ($506.7M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($522.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: COA's debt to equity ratio (83.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: COA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 120.8% to 83.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: COA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (41.6%).
Interest Coverage: COA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Coats Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.46%
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?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Rajiv Sharma (53 yo)
4yrs
Tenure
US$3,284,948
Compensation
Mr. Rajiv Sharma is a Non Executive Director at Senior plc since January 1, 2019. Mr. Sharma has been the Group Chief Executive at Coats Group Plc and Coats Group Limited since January 1, 2017. Mr. Sharma ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Rajiv's total compensation ($USD3.28M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.75M).
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 | 4yrs | US$3.28m | 0.28% $ 2.5m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 4.5yrs | US$2.23m | 0.021% $ 184.5k | |
| 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 | 2.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Supply Chain Officer | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Coats Global Services and Group Director of Strategy & M&A | 6yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Performance Materials | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Apparel & Footwear | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Business Operations | 3.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Head of Innovation | 2.75yrs | no data | no data |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: COA's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 4yrs | US$3.28m | 0.28% $ 2.5m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 4.5yrs | US$2.23m | 0.021% $ 184.5k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 6.75yrs | US$336.14k | 0.12% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 0.25yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 0.67yr | US$102.24k | 0.076% $ 676.5k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.75yrs | US$99.07k | 0.035% $ 307.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.25yrs | US$99.33k | 0.0017% $ 15.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.83yrs | US$98.40k | 0.0028% $ 24.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.08yrs | US$81.98k | 0.0010% $ 9.2k |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: COA's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 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£885.453m
- Shares outstanding: 1.44b
- 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...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/28 02:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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