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Coats Group plc

£0.85+£0.03+4.16%

LSE / GBp

Market cap

£1.6B

P/E

20.9

EPS (TTM)

£0.05

Dividend yield

2.86%

Beta

1.26

1Y return

+5.32%

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Financials

The numbers behind the company

Revenue vs net income

RevenueNet income

$1.4B2021

$1.6B2022

$1.4B2023

$1.5B2024

$1.5B2025

Financial health

Gross margin

Operating margin

ROE

ROA

Debt to equity1.51Moderate
Current ratio1.61
Cash ratio0.40
Net margin6.6%
Free cash flow—

Valuation

Is it expensive right now

P/E vs the market

scale 0–50

0153050

COA.L20.9
Industrials sector median22.1
S&P 50022.0

Trades about 5% below its sector, cheaper than its peers on earnings.

Ratios

PEG22.32
Price to book2.95
EPS (TTM)£0.05
Payout ratio5,808%
FCF yield9.97%

Range & risk

£0.58£0.99

Trading in the middle of its 52-week band

Beta1.26

Profile

What Coats Group plc actually does

Coats Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in thread manufacturing, structural components for apparel and footwear, and performance materials worldwide. The company provides threads, yarns, zips, composites, structural components, insoles, fabrics, and trims for use in apparel comprising children's wear, denims, intimate and underwear, ladieswear, leather wear, menswear, sports and activewear, and workwear and uniforms; backpacks, handbags, suitcases, laptop, travel, and trolley bags, as well as travel belts; dress and casual, protective, and sports performance footwear; home textiles, mattresses and bedding, outdoor goods, and sporting goods; cut protection, fire services, healthcare PPE, industrial thermal, and military purposes; automotive, marine, and tyre cord applications; telecoms and energy cables; and tea bags, and medical and filtration purposes. It offers its products under the Admiral, Aptan, Aquamelt, Astra, Atlantis, Brio, Coats Eco-B, Classic, Corus, Dabond, Dolanit, Drybond, Dual Duty, Dymax, EcoCycle, EcoRegen, Eloflex, Epic, Firefly, Flamemaster, Glasmo, Gral, Gramax, Helios, Hemseal, Itero, Linen, Looks, Lucence, Magellan, Match, Monobond, Neophil, Nylbond, Nymo, Polymatic, Prolene, Protos, Pyrostar, Seamsoft, Secura, Signal, Surfilor, Sylko, Team, Terko Satin, Tre Cerchi, Tristar, Trusew, Ultimax, Ultra Dee, Ultra Lock, Armoren, CoatsKnit, FlamePro, Gotex, RecLID Teabag, Stricose FH, Ultrabloc, Webflex, XTRU, Lattice, Synergex, Coats M, Coats P, Coats RT, Coats Pullers, Coats S, Coats Connect, and Coats Signal brands. The company was formerly known as Guinness Peat Group plc and changed its name to Coats Group plc in March 2015. Coats Group plc was founded in 1755 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

CEO

David Paja

Employees

19,000

Headquarters

London, GL

Founded

1988-07-01

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COA.L has a beta of 1.26, which indicates how sensitive it has historically been to movements in its broader market. A beta above 1 suggests higher relative volatility than the market. Beta is based on historical data and does not predict future performance.

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