Basic Materials
Essentra plc(FLRAF)
Live Price
Offline$1.21
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-11.03%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $240.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -0.1%
- EPS Growth
- -80.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.8%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Essentra plc (FLRAF) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $240.00M and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $1.21 and down 11.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.1%, EPS growth of -80.0%, a dividend yield of 2.8%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.1%, EPS -80.0%, free cash flow -55.0% with operating margin 5.4% and ROIC 4.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 113.3 and price/sales 0.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines FLRAF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
-0.1% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+5.4% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report was closer to in-line
2026 was reported on Mar 17, 2026 with revenue below estimates by -0.4%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.1% and EPS is at -80.0%, with operating margin around 5.4%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 28, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -6.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Mar 17, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | -18.0% | -18.7% |
2025 Jul 29, 2025 | -96.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Mar 17, 2025 | -29.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +15.4% |
Benchmark Edge
FLRAF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
FLRAF
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
FLRAF Max Drawdown
-25.48%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for FLRAF and SPY.
Company Overview
Essentra plc
Other OTC
Essentra plc provides essential components and solutions worldwide. The Components division manufactures and distributes plastic injection molded, vinyl dip-molded, and metal items for equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, and construction industries; and component solutions comprising caps and plugs, wire and cable management products, flange protection products, knobs, handles and grips, PCB and electronics hardware, and tools and precision instruments for a range of applications and industries that are used in protection and finish products. The Packaging division provides cartons, leaflets, self-adhesive labels, and printed foils for use in blister packs; and packaging and authentication solutions to the health and personal care sectors. The Filter division offers filters and packaging solutions to the roll own segments; analytical laboratory services; and e-cigarette and heat not burn solutions for next generation products. The company was formerly known as Filtrona plc and changed its name to Essentra plc in June 2013. Essentra plc was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.
- Leadership
- Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett
- IPO Date
- Feb 7, 2012
- Employees
- 2.9k
- Street Address
- Avebury House
- Mailing
- Oxford, MK9 1AU
- Region
- Oxford, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 19 0835 9100
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 113.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.8
- Price/Sales
- 0.8
- Price/Book
- 0.9
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.1%
- EPS
- -80.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -55.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 45.9%
- Operating Margin
- 5.4%
- Net Margin
- 0.7%
- ROE
- 0.8%
- ROIC
- 4.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.48
- Current Ratio
- 2.20
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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