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Essentra plc (ESNT.L)

GBp84.20 +0.40 (+0.48%)
GB LSE Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty
Address Avebury House MK9 1AU
Oxford, OX, GB
CEO Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett
IPO 2005-06-05
ISIN GB00B0744359

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · ESNT.L (GBp) Other OTC · FLRAF (USD)
Description

Essentra plc is a global enterprise specializing in crucial components and comprehensive solutions. Its Components division manufactures and distributes diverse items, including plastic injection-molded, vinyl dip-molded, and metallic products. These are supplied to key sectors such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, and construction. This division offers a broad spectrum of component solutions like caps, plugs, wire and cable management systems, flange protectors, knobs, handles, grips, PCB and electronics hardware, and precision tools, all designed for protective and finishing applications. The Packaging division provides cartons, leaflets, self-adhesive labels, and printed foils, particularly for blister pack usage, alongside developing packaging and authentication solutions primarily for the health and personal care industries. Essentra's Filter division supplies filters and packaging solutions for the roll-your-own market, offers analytical laboratory services, and develops next-generation products, including e-cigarette and heat-not-burn solutions. Incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, the company operated as Filtrona plc until its rebranding to Essentra plc in June 2013.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp84.20 +0.40 (+0.48%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
785.3K
Beta
0.83
Float Shares
257.07M
Free Float %
90.5%
Price Performance
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+0.34% +3.52% +9.08% -16.29% -9.29% -7.97% -7.78% -51.79% -71.55% -89.29% -61.68%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
84.20
DCF (Unlevered) 252.34 +199.7%
DCF (Levered) 84.38 +0.2%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 86% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 5 -1
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
3.64
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
3 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Chemicals - Specialty: +4.7%
    -0.1% Q4'25: -0.3% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Chemicals - Specialty: +13.2%
    -80.1% Q4'25: -18.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Chemicals - Specialty: +44.1%
    +9.6% Q4'25: +2.2% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Chemicals - Specialty: +8.8%
    +7.0% Q4'25: +7.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Chemicals - Specialty: +5.6%
    +5.9% Q4'25: +7.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Chemicals - Specialty: +0.1%
    -0.5% Q4'25: +0.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Chemicals - Specialty: 0.18×
    2.54× Q4'25: 1.24× (vs Q4'23)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.80) × ERP
WACC = 67% × Ke + 33% × Kd (7.6%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 252.34 Current price: 84.20
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2005
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Dec 2026
7 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
7 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
7 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Revenue
513.70M
est: 514.29M (-0.1%)
517.10M
est: 559.15M (-7.5%)
494.20M
est: 531.33M (-7.0%)
431.70M
est: 525.46M (-17.8%)
444.00M
est: 454.01M (-2.2%)
489.60M
est: 491.94M (-0.5%)
540.70M
est: 538.12M (+0.5%)
663.40M
est: 657.98M (+0.8%)
798.10M
est: 824.18M (-3.2%)
865.70M
est: 881.79M (-1.8%)
1.10B
est: 1.13B (-2.9%)
998.50M
est: 1.12B (-10.8%)
1.03B
est: 1.02B (+0.4%)
1.03B
est: 1.03B (-0.7%)
974.10M
est: 971.95M (+0.2%)
896.50M
est: 903.23M (-0.7%)
301.70M
est: 970.08M (-68.9%)
337.90M
est: 344.78M (-2.0%)
316.30M
est: 309.70M (+2.1%)
302.40M
est: 301.93M (+0.2%)
302.00M
est: 300.63M (+0.5%)
311.99M
303.52M – 315.08M
+3.8% YoY
327.47M
320.07M – 334.66M
+5.0% YoY
343.00M
342.99M – 343.01M
+4.7% YoY
EBITDA
80.10M
est: 58.32M (+37.3%)
80.90M
est: 71.21M (+13.6%)
81.00M
est: 67.28M (+20.4%)
76.00M
est: 66.26M (+14.7%)
66.20M
est: 61.09M (+8.4%)
96.70M
est: 42.58M (+127.1%)
98.20M
est: 86.63M (+13.4%)
116.30M
est: 97.82M (+18.9%)
157.30M
est: 120.62M (+30.4%)
170.70M
est: 125.07M (+36.5%)
164.60M
est: 174.76M (-5.8%)
11.70M
est: 135.94M (-91.4%)
63.20M
est: 3.15M (+1,905.6%)
126.00M
est: 144.11M (-12.6%)
151.50M
est: 75.72M (+100.1%)
104.50M
est: 111.02M (-5.9%)
35.40M
est: 118.41M (-70.1%)
20.20M
est: 124.31M (-83.8%)
39.60M
est: 76.97M (-48.6%)
44.80M
est: 75.01M (-40.3%)
49.90M
est: 74.72M (-33.2%)
77.54M
75.44M – 78.31M
+3.8% YoY
81.39M
79.55M – 83.18M
+5.0% YoY
85.25M
85.25M – 85.25M
+4.7% YoY
EBIT
55.40M
est: 11.57M (+378.9%)
59.30M
est: 60.88M (-2.6%)
58.90M
est: 57.68M (+2.1%)
54.80M
est: 57.26M (-4.3%)
43.20M
est: 53.31M (-19.0%)
70.80M
est: 45.83M (+54.5%)
83.80M
est: 78.76M (+6.4%)
85.30M
est: 88.77M (-3.9%)
96.70M
est: 108.22M (-10.6%)
108.70M
est: 103.78M (+4.7%)
84.40M
est: 141.58M (-40.4%)
-48.80M
est: 82.01M (-159.5%)
5.00M
est: -46.34M (+110.8%)
48.20M
est: 5.56M (+767.2%)
81.00M
est: 44.62M (+81.5%)
30.10M
est: 74.63M (-59.7%)
6.50M
est: 79.60M (-91.8%)
-6.80M
est: 83.57M (-108.1%)
8.40M
est: 45.38M (-81.5%)
15.40M
est: 44.23M (-65.2%)
21.00M
est: 44.06M (-52.3%)
45.72M
44.48M – 46.17M
+3.8% YoY
47.99M
46.90M – 49.04M
+5.0% YoY
50.26M
50.26M – 50.27M
+4.7% YoY
Net Income
31.60M
est: 43.40M (-27.2%)
34.50M
est: 34.36M (+0.4%)
34.10M
est: 32.78M (+4.0%)
35.00M
est: 33.72M (+3.8%)
11.80M
est: 30.50M (-61.3%)
47.70M
est: 12.79M (+273.1%)
43.10M
est: 52.18M (-17.4%)
52.20M
est: 52.70M (-0.9%)
60.10M
est: 65.38M (-8.1%)
71.00M
est: 64.30M (+10.4%)
67.90M
est: 92.39M (-26.5%)
-40.30M
est: 66.21M (-160.9%)
114.30M
est: -37.35M (+406.0%)
24.30M
est: 115.51M (-79.0%)
38.40M
est: 22.97M (+67.2%)
-3.30M
est: 35.82M (-109.2%)
26.90M
est: 38.21M (-29.6%)
-35.30M
est: -17.40M (-102.9%)
5.40M
est: 600.0K (+800.0%)
10.60M
est: 24.19M (-56.2%)
2.10M
est: 17.65M (-88.1%)
18.70M
17.49M – 19.91M
+6.0% YoY
21.67M
19.40M – 23.93M
+15.8% YoY
25.05M
22.38M – 27.71M
+15.6% YoY
SGA
1.10M
est: 81.62M (-98.7%)
1.30M
est: 88.74M (-98.5%)
1.60M
est: 84.32M (-98.1%)
est: 118.97M (-100.0%)
est: 108.95M (-100.0%)
est: 114.86M (-100.0%)
est: 124.15M (-100.0%)
est: 148.44M (-100.0%)
186.50M
est: 188.51M (-1.1%)
201.00M
est: 199.43M (+0.8%)
156.30M
est: 262.34M (-40.4%)
200.0K
est: 262.61M (-99.9%)
-5.20M
est: 266.65M (-102.0%)
168.00M
est: 294.99M (-43.0%)
142.90M
est: 291.26M (-50.9%)
125.90M
est: 268.49M (-53.1%)
55.40M
est: 286.36M (-80.7%)
66.00M
est: 300.64M (-78.0%)
86.70M
est: 40.45M (+114.3%)
est: 39.44M (-100.0%)
est: 39.27M (-100.0%)
40.75M
39.64M – 41.15M
+3.8% YoY
42.77M
41.81M – 43.71M
+5.0% YoY
44.80M
44.80M – 44.80M
+4.7% YoY
EPS
0.14
est: 0.15 (-6.5%)
0.16
est: 0.16 (-1.4%)
0.16
est: 0.17 (-7.3%)
0.17
est: 0.18 (-8.1%)
0.06
est: 0.15 (-60.5%)
0.23
est: 0.21 (+10.0%)
0.21
est: 0.25 (-15.2%)
0.25
est: 0.31 (-19.7%)
0.26
est: 0.38 (-31.7%)
0.30
est: 0.40 (-25.0%)
0.26
est: 0.40 (-34.3%)
-0.15
est: 0.31 (-148.6%)
0.44
est: 0.20 (+124.9%)
0.09
est: 0.20 (-54.1%)
0.15
est: 0.18 (-18.9%)
-0.01
est: 0.11 (-110.6%)
-0.02
est: 0.15 (-113.5%)
-0.12
est: 0.06 (-312.4%)
0.02
est: 0.00 (+781.9%)
0.04
est: 0.08 (-56.1%)
0.01
est: 0.06 (-87.9%)
0.07
0.06 – 0.07
+7.4% YoY
0.08
0.07 – 0.08
+17.5% YoY
0.09
0.08 – 0.10
+15.2% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-28 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-27 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-26 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-22 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-21 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-20 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-19 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-18 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-15 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-14 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-08 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-07 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-06 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-05 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-01 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-30 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-29 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-28 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-57.74M
OE per share TTM
-0.20
Owner's Yield
-22.73%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
386.22%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
38.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 10 ETFs in our universe

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
7.3K
Shares Outstanding
284.13M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett Chief Executive Officer, MD of Components Division & Executive Director 767.0K male
Rowan Clare Baker CFO, Interim Company Secretary & Director 588.0K female
Christopher Brooks Managing Director of Americas male
Emma Reid Head of Governance female
Jennifer Spence ESG Director
Lucy Yank Group Communications Director female
Richard Sederman Managing Director of APAC male
Sam Edwards Chief Digital Information Officer male
Shaun Laubscher Chief People Officer male
Aamir Mohiuddin Director of Investor Relations
Tim George Deputy Company Secretary male
Chris Butler Site Operations Director of Essentra Kidlington
ESG Score History

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