ESNT Stock Overview

Manufactures and distributes plastic injection and vinyl dip moulded, and metal components worldwide. More details

ESNT fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Trading at 21.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 2.25% per year

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Dividend of 2.76% is not well covered by earnings

My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

Essentra plc Competitors

Zotefoams

LSE:ZTF

UK£149.2m

Itaconix

AIM:ITX

UK£20.9m

Synthomer

LSE:SYNT

UK£252.5m

Treatt

LSE:TET

UK£312.9m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Essentra
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£1.30
52 Week High	UK£1.92
52 Week Low	UK£1.26
Beta	1.18
1 Month Change	-13.07%
3 Month Change	-11.89%
1 Year Change	-21.45%
3 Year Change	-59.88%
5 Year Change	-69.91%
Change since IPO	-43.79%

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sep 20

Recent updates

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sep 20

We Think You Should Be Aware Of Some Concerning Factors In Essentra's (LON:ESNT) Earnings

Mar 27

Essentra (LON:ESNT) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.012

Aug 19

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Shares Could Be 26% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 03

Essentra (LON:ESNT) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Dec 24

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Essentra plc (LON:ESNT)

Nov 03

Essentra's (LON:ESNT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 11

Shareholder Returns

	ESNT	GB Chemicals	GB Market
7D	-7.3%	-2.6%	-2.6%
1Y	-21.4%	-25.9%	2.4%

Return vs Industry: ESNT exceeded the UK Chemicals industry which returned -25.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ESNT underperformed the UK Market which returned 2.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ESNT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ESNT volatility
ESNT Average Weekly Movement	3.1%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement	5.9%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.7%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: ESNT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: ESNT's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2005	3,000	Scott Morgan Fawcett	www.essentraplc.com

Essentra plc manufactures and distributes plastic injection and vinyl dip moulded, and metal components worldwide. The company offers cable ties and conduit, and accessories; grommets, strain relief, and blanking plugs; cable glands and accessories; caps and plugs; card guides and pullers; circuit board hardware products; EMI suppression ferrite cores; fan accessories comprising filters and fan mounting accessories; screws and nuts; rivet and panel fasteners; barbed and push-fit fasteners; binder screws and snap fasteners; washers; spacers; brushes; feet; fibre management; and furniture fittings. It also provides gasketing, toggle clamps, and enclosure accessories; handles, knobs, and positioning components; masking tapes, hooks, and bags; hose clamps, O-rings and O-ring kits, and hose protection products; LED mounting, light pipes and lens; LED spacers; locks, latches, catches, and hinges; pipe and flange protection essentra products; tube inserts, connectors, and ferrules; and vibration mounts, dampers, and slide bearings, as well as handwheels.

Essentra plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Essentra's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ESNT fundamental statistics
Market cap	UK£374.06m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£600.00k
Revenue (TTM)	UK£309.70m

623.4x

P/E Ratio

1.2x

P/S Ratio

Is ESNT overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ESNT income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£309.70m
Cost of Revenue	UK£166.80m
Gross Profit	UK£142.90m
Other Expenses	UK£142.30m
Earnings	UK£600.00k

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.0021
Gross Margin	46.14%
Net Profit Margin	0.19%
Debt/Equity Ratio	41.2%

How did ESNT perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.8%

Current Dividend Yield

1,759%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 03:01
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Essentra plc is covered by 21 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Calum Battersby	Berenberg
James Bayliss	Berenberg
Michael O'Brien	Canaccord Genuity

ESNT Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Essentra plc Competitors

LSE:ZTF

UK£149.2m

AIM:ITX

UK£20.9m

LSE:SYNT

UK£252.5m

LSE:TET

UK£312.9m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

High number of new directors

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 24%

Price target decreased by 9.5% to UK£2.38

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.013 per share

Recent updates

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

High number of new directors

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 24%

Price target decreased by 9.5% to UK£2.38

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.013 per share

Essentra plc Announces CFO Changes, Effective November 5, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 24%

First half dividend increased to UK£0.013

Essentra plc Declares 2024 Interim Dividend, Payable on 25 October 2024

Essentra plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Jul 30, 2024

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Essentra plc Announces Board and Committee Changes

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.024 per share

Chief Executive Officer recently sold UK£97k worth of stock

New minor risk - Earnings quality

We Think You Should Be Aware Of Some Concerning Factors In Essentra's (LON:ESNT) Earnings

Dividend of UK£0.024 announced

Essentra plc Announces Retirement of Jack Clarke as Chief Financial Officer, No Later Than 31 March 2025

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Essentra plc (LSE:ESNT) acquired Bmp Srl.

Essentra plc (LSE:ESNT) agreed to acquire Bmp Srl for €37 million.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.012 per share at 1.5% yield

Essentra (LON:ESNT) Is Reducing Its Dividend To £0.012

Essentra plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Year 2023, Payable on 27 October 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.026 (vs UK£0.034 loss in 1H 2022)

Essentra plc Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.01 per share at 1.6% yield

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.30 per share at 2.9% yield

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Shares Could Be 26% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Essentra plc Announces Special Dividend, Payable on 27 April 2023

Essentra plc, Annual General Meeting, May 03, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Essentra plc Announces CEO Changes

Essentra plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 22, 2023

Essentra (LON:ESNT) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Essentra plc Appoints Kath Durrant as a Non-Executive Director with Effect from 3 January 2023

Centaury Management Limited completed the acquisition of Filters business from Essentra plc (LSE:ESNT).

Essentra plc (LSE:ESNT) acquired Wixroyd Holdings Limited for £36.5 million.

Price target increased to UK£3.46

Consensus forecasts updated

Less than half of directors are independent

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Essentra plc (LON:ESNT)

Essentra plc, Annual General Meeting, Nov 09, 2022

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 16%

Centaury Management Limited entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Filters business from Essentra plc (LSE:ESNT) for £220 million.

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (WBAG:MMK) agreed to acquire ESNT Packaging & Securing Solutions Limited and Essentra Packaging US Inc from Essentra plc (LSE:ESNT).

Price target decreased to UK£3.37

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.023 per share

Essentra's (LON:ESNT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 24%

Essentra (LON:ESNT) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.023

First half 2022 earnings released: UK£0.019 loss per share (vs UK£0.066 profit in 1H 2021)