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September 2023

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  • Epic Code:
  • ESNT
  • Price:
  • 148p
H1 comparisons with the prior year are, of course, distorted by business disposals - so this is best thought of as being a “stub” year for Essentra while management get their ducks in a row to start the M&A roll up.  The group delivered £20.5m of operating cash to leave net debt at £8.3m and acquisitions are going to play a key supporting role in the group’s revitalised prospects with a regular flow of moderate-sized deals to come. These deals, which are going to be invariably financed out of the strong cash flow, either strengthen existing subsidiaries or take the group into new areas with the same niche-dominant high-return characteristics.  Reflecting the fact that most manufacturer customers are being hit by falling ...

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