Essentra (ESNT)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

99.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      9.30p
  • 52 Week High: 118.60p
  • 52 Week Low: 89.70p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 284.77m
  • Volume: 915,876
  • Market Cap: £283.63m
  • Beta: 0.00

Essentra 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.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 2.8% 10.1%
ROCE 4.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 14.8 15.4
PEG n/a 1.3
Pr/Revenue 0.9 1.0
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.1% 3.4%
PBT -91.2% 6185.0%
EPS -28.2% 13.1%
DPS -28.6% 14.4%

Essentra Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-21 301.70 (7.10) 5.30p 65.1 n/a n/a 6.00p 1.7%
31-Dec-22 337.90 (29.10) 1.90p 124.5 n/a -64% 3.30p 1.4%
31-Dec-23 316.30 8.40 10.60p 16.0 0.0 +458% 3.60p 2.1%
31-Dec-24 302.40 5.70 8.50p 15.6 n/a -20% 2.80p 2.1%
31-Dec-25 302.00 0.50 6.10p 15.8 n/a -28% 2.00p 2.1%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Essentra Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-26 312.21 31.43 6.90p 13.1 1.0 +13% 2.29p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 327.27 36.71 8.25p 10.9 0.6 +20% 2.73p 0.0%

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Essentra Company Announcements

Directorate change 17-Mar-2026 10:30 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 17-Mar-2026 10:28 RNS
Results for the Full Year Ended 31 December 2025 17-Mar-2026 07:00 RNS

Essentra ShareCast News

Essentra buoyant for coming year, shares spark 17-Mar-2026 ShareCast
Essentra to meet market forecasts with 2025 resu... 15-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Total Voting Rights 02-Jan-2026 ShareCast

Essentra Top Newspaper Links

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Filtrona cheers market with profit rise and poin... 31-Aug-2006 Telegraph
Filtrona boosted by 'DNA for packaging' licence ... 31-Aug-2006 The Independent

Latest Essentra Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
17-Mar-26 Buy Steve Good 93.08p 40,000 £37,232.00

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Note 2: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 3: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 4: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Essentra Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 99.60p
Change Today 9.30p
% Change 10.30 %
52 Week High 118.60p
52 Week Low 89.70p
Volume 915,876
Shares Issued 284.77m
Market Cap £283.63m
Beta 0.00

Essentra Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
27.22% above the market average27.22% above the market average27.22% above the market average27.22% above the market average27.22% above the market average
52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average52.94% above the sector average
Price Trend
64.25% below the market average64.25% below the market average64.25% below the market average64.25% below the market average64.25% below the market average
61.29% below the sector average61.29% below the sector average61.29% below the sector average61.29% below the sector average61.29% below the sector average
Income
28.21% below the market average28.21% below the market average28.21% below the market average28.21% below the market average28.21% below the market average
14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average14.81% below the sector average
Growth
54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average54.2% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
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Essentra Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 14-May-26 18-Sep-25
Paid 03-Jul-26 24-Oct-25
Amount 1.20p 0.80p

Trades for 17-Mar-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
12:56 76 @ 98.80p
12:56 100 @ 99.50p
12:31 17 @ 99.60p
12:31 1,000 @ 99.60p
12:19 1 @ 99.60p

Essentra Key Personnel

CEO Scott Fawcett
CFO Rowan Baker

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