Essentra

ESNT · Main Market · Industrial Goods and Services · mcap £314m · 115.0p

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Financials · LTM to 30 Jun 26

Source: results 28 Jul 26 ↗

Revenue: £316m
Operating profit: £10.4m
Net income: £7.1m
Free cash flow: £7.5m
Net debt: £72.1m
Market cap: £327m
EV / EBIT: 38.4×
FCF yield: +2.3%
Price / book: 1.2×

Latest half-year · H1 26 vs H1 25 results 28 Jul 26 ↗

Revenue: £166m
Operating profit: £7.2m
Net income: £5.3m
Cash from operations: £11.1m

Extracted automatically from the company's results announcements; check the source before relying on a figure. Not investment advice.

Income statement Cash flow Balance sheet

Annual Half-yearly

Latest report: H1 26 (six months to 30 Jun 26), published 28 Jul 26 · read the results ↗

£m unless stated · newest first · italic = calculated (LTM, H2 = FY − H1) · hover a value for its source

	LTM Jun 26	FY 25
Revenue	315.7	302.0
Gross profit	136.8	131.9
Adjusted operating profit	33.6	32.0
Operating profit	10.4	8.5
Depreciation (owned assets)	10.0	9.9
Depreciation (right-of-use)	6.4	6.2
Amortisation	12.4	12.8
Share-based payments	1.6	1.7
Finance costs	(10.5)	(15.0)
Profit before tax	2.3	0.5
Tax	3.1	1.6
Net income (owners)	7.1	2.1
EPS basic	2.5p	0.7p
EPS diluted	2.5p	0.7p

	H1 26	vs H1 25	H2 25	H1 25
Revenue	166.1	+9%	149.6	152.4
Gross profit	71.4	+7%	65.4	66.5
Adjusted operating profit	18.1	+10%	15.5	16.5
Operating profit	7.2	+36%	3.2	5.3
Depreciation (owned assets)	5.1	+2%	4.9	5.0
Depreciation (right-of-use)	3.3	+6%	3.1	3.1
Amortisation	5.9	−6%	6.5	6.3
Share-based payments	0.8	−11%	0.8	0.9
Finance costs	(5.3)	−46%	(5.2)	(9.8)
Profit before tax	3.1	+138%	(0.8)	1.3
Tax	0.5	n/m	2.6	(1.0)
Net income (owners)	5.3	n/m	1.8	0.3
Discontinued operations	1.7	–	–	–
EPS basic	1.9p	–	0.6p	0.1p
EPS diluted	1.9p	–	0.6p	0.1p
Dividend per share	0.9p	–	–	0.8p

	LTM Jun 26	FY 25
Cash from operations	25.7	25.4
Interest paid	(8.7)	(9.3)
Tax paid	(4.2)	(3.5)
Capex (PP&E)	(10.4)	(10.6)
Capex (intangibles)	(1.4)	(0.4)
Lease principal paid	(6.4)	(6.0)
Dividends paid	–	(6.7)
Share buybacks	(2.9)	(2.6)

	H1 26	vs H1 25	H2 25	H1 25
Cash from operations	11.1	+3%	14.6	10.8
Interest paid	(4.1)	−13%	(4.6)	(4.7)
Tax paid	(1.7)	+70%	(2.5)	(1.0)
Capex (PP&E)	(3.6)	−5%	(6.8)	(3.8)
Capex (intangibles)	(1.4)	+250%	0.0	(0.4)
Lease principal paid	(3.3)	+14%	(3.1)	(2.9)
Share buybacks	(1.2)	+33%	(1.7)	(0.9)

	Latest Jun 26	FY 25
Property, plant & equipment	64.5	64.5
Inventories	73.8	68.7
Trade receivables	72.0	52.6
Cash	42.5	36.2
Current assets	189.4	158.9
Total assets	499.7	474.7
Trade payables	66.4	57.6
Borrowings, current	0.7	–
Lease liabilities, current	7.0	7.5
Current liabilities	81.4	72.1
Borrowings, non-current	113.9	98.5
Lease liabilities, non-current	21.4	20.8
Total liabilities	231.3	208.7
Total equity	268.4	266.0
Net cash / (debt) ex leases	(70.7)	–
Net cash / (debt) incl. leases	(99.1)	(89.0)
Shares in issue	287.4m	288.3m
Treasury shares	3.5m	3.1m
Undrawn facilities	161.9	176.0

	H1 26	H2 25	H1 25
Property, plant & equipment	64.5	64.5	60.5
Inventories	73.8	68.7	66.2
Trade receivables	72.0	52.6	67.0
Cash	42.5	36.2	41.3
Current assets	189.4	158.9	176.9
Total assets	499.7	474.7	490.7
Trade payables	66.4	57.6	60.5
Borrowings, current	0.7	–	–
Lease liabilities, current	7.0	7.5	7.6
Current liabilities	81.4	72.1	75.5
Borrowings, non-current	113.9	98.5	110.4
Lease liabilities, non-current	21.4	20.8	19.2
Total liabilities	231.3	208.7	225.5
Total equity	268.4	266.0	265.2
Net cash / (debt) ex leases	(70.7)	–	(68.7)
Net cash / (debt) incl. leases	(99.1)	(89.0)	(95.5)
Shares in issue	287.4m	288.3m	–
Treasury shares	3.5m	3.1m	–
Undrawn facilities	161.9	176.0	–

Line items extracted automatically from each results announcement; when a later report restates a period, the later figure is shown. LTM and H2 are calculated from reported periods. Check the source before relying on a figure.

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