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Essentra H1 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.H1 2025 earnings summary29 Jul, 2025
Executive summary
Revenue declined 1.1% year-over-year on a constant currency basis to £152.4m, with sequential improvement and new order intake rising across all regions.
Americas and APAC returned to growth, while EMEA contraction eased in Q2.
Adjusted operating profit was £16.5m (margin 10.8%), down 19.8% year-over-year.
Strong cash conversion at 105.5–106% and disciplined cost control underpin a robust balance sheet.
Active M&A pipeline and continued investment in sustainability, new products, and operational initiatives.
Financial highlights
Revenue: £152.4m; adjusted operating profit: £16.5m (margin 10.8%).
Adjusted EPS: 3.4p; interim dividend: 0.8p per share.
Net debt: £68.7m; leverage at 1.5x adjusted EBITDA; return on invested capital: 9.3%.
Gross margin: 43.6%, down year-over-year due to volume, mix, and Turkish wage inflation.
Adjusted free cash flow: £11.9m; overall liquidity at £204.1m after share buybacks.
Outlook and guidance
H2 margins expected to improve, driven by commercial and operational initiatives.
FY25 guidance and medium-term targets (c.18% margin, >85% cash conversion, leverage <1.5x) remain unchanged.
CapEx guidance for the year at 3–4% of sales.
Trading conditions expected to remain mixed, but order momentum and PMIs are improving.
Focus on market share growth, operational excellence, and selective bolt-on M&A.
Assess EMEA's ERP impact on H2 gross margin.
Explain the Costa Rica manufacturing site closure.
Detail APAC's strategy for Japan market share.
Detail pricing agility vs inflation impact.
Quantify EBIT margin benefit from closures.
How will market improvements affect footprint?
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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, construction industries; component solutions comprising caps and plugs, wire and cable management products, flange protection products, knobs, handles and grips, PCB and electronics hardware. The Packaging division provides cartons, leaflets, self-adhesive labels and printed foils for use in blister packs; packaging solutions to the health & personal care sectors; filter solutions for roll-own segment; analytical laboratory services; e-cigarette & heat not burn solutions for next generation products.
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