Slide 1: Essentra plc Full Year Results 2025
Essentra plc Full Year Results 2025 17 March 2026
Slide 2: Welcome and Overview
Welcome and Overview Scott Fawcett CEO 2
Slide 3: Agenda
Agenda 1 2025 summary 2 Financial performance 3 Regional updates 4 Strategic update 5 Outlook 6 Q&A 3
Slide 4: 2025 summary
2025 summary FY 2025 performance in line with expectations • Revenue £302.0m, +2.5% constant currency growth, with strong H2 of +6.4% • Robust gross margins of 43.7% in mixed market conditions • Adjusted 1 operating profit £32.0m with 10.6% margin, including partial build back of variable compensati
Slide 5: Financial performance
Financial performance Rowan Baker CFO 5
Slide 6: 2025 Financial performance
2025 Financial performance Total revenue Adjusted 1 operating Adjusted 1 operating Adjusted 1 Earnings profit profit margin per Share £302.0m £32.0m 10.6% 6.1p 2024: £302.4m 2024: £40.1m 2024: 13.3% 2024: 8.5p Net debt to adjusted Return On Invested Adjusted 1 operating Dividend per share EBITDA 1,2
Slide 7: Income statement
Income statement • Gross margin in line with £m 2025 2024 expectations. Led by geographic sales mix, Turkish inflation and Revenue 302.0 302.4 temporary investment in service Gross profit 131.9 137.1 recovery following ERP implementation Gross margin 43.7% 45.3% Adjusted operating profit 1 32.0 40.1
Slide 8: Revenue bridge
Revenue bridge +2.5% constant currency 1 • 2.5% constant currency 1 revenue 3.1% growth: 2.0% APAC • EMEA +2.6% 2.6% Americas (2.6%) • Americas +2.0% £302.4m EMEA FX £302.0m • APAC +3.1% • - 1.1% constant currency decline in H1, recovering to +6.4% in H2 • H2 improvement reflects pricing actions, al
Slide 9: Adjusted operating profit margin bridge
Adjusted 1 operating profit margin bridge • Agile pricing has offset tariff impact • H2 pricing actions in EMEA are 13.3% carrying through to 2026 Volume Cost Variable and Service efficiencies comp. regional Other • Cost efficiencies through mix FX 10.6% footprint optimisation, operational improveme
Slide 10: Adjusting items
Adjusting items £m 2025 2024 • ERP costs on track in 2025 and Software as a Service (“SaaS”) 9.3 9.6 will complete in early 2027 Acquisitions, disposals and restructuring 2.2 2.5 1 • Acquisitions, disposals and Defined benefit pension scheme charges 1.7 1.8 restructuring includes Reversal of impairm
Slide 11: Excellent operating cashflow and strong balance sheet
Excellent operating cashflow and strong balance sheet 31 December position (£m): 68.2 (12.5) Interest and (6.0) 44.0 Tax Principal lease payments (5.6) (16.6) 12.9 M&A (9.3) 60.7 0.6 68.2 Adjusting items Relating to Shareholder FX FY25 legacy business returns Adjusted operating FY24 cashflow 138% £3
Slide 12: Unchanged capital allocation policy
Unchanged capital allocation policy 1. Organic investment • Capital investment remains core to strategic growth, driving future efficiencies Cash Net debt to • Capex guidance between 4 – 5% of sales Conversion EBITDA 2. Innovation • Digitalising the customer experience • Sustainable new product deve
Slide 13: 2026 guidance
2026 guidance • Group revenue growth: c.3 - 4% • Modest levels of margin expansion: sharp focus on targeted gross margin improvement through pricing and cost efficiencies which will be partially offset by a further build back of variable compensation • Final full year of ERP - related adjusting item
Slide 14: Regional update
Regional update Scott Fawcett CEO 14
Slide 15: EMEA
EMEA Return to growth whilst navigating mixed market recovery 2025 2024 Revenue 163.8 163.3 • +2.6% constant currency revenue growth with strong H2 acceleration (H1 - 4.5%; H2 +10.8%) Gross Profit 79.2 84.0 Gross Margin % 48.4% 51.4% • Turkey outperformed EMEA, driven by faster - growing Numbers pre
Slide 16: Americas
Americas Robust performance with commercial and operational progress 2025 2024 • +2.0% constant currency revenue growth (H1 Revenue 97.6 98.8 +0.7%; H2 +3.3%) Gross Profit 37.5 38.0 Gross Margin % 38.4% 38.5% • Tariff cost inflation fully offset through pricing Numbers presented on a reported basis
Slide 17: APAC
APAC Improving customer mix with margin expansion in H2 2025 2024 Revenue 40.6 40.3 • +3.1% constant currency growth with a softer H2 due to one - off large 2024 customer projects (H1 Gross Profit 15.2 15.1 +9.5%; H2 - 2.6%) Gross Margin % 37.4% 37.5% Numbers presented on a reported basis • China de
Slide 18: Strategic update
Strategic update I E JESSENTRA 18
Slide 19: Driving growth through target market focus and strategic investment
Driving growth through target market focus and strategic investment 1• We are a global service - led business with breadth and depth of manufacturing expertise 2• Our focus is on end - market sectors with strong structural growth fundamentals 3• We win customers through our product expertise and gro
Slide 20: Breadth and depth of product expertise across target markets
Breadth and depth of product expertise across target markets • We bring together a unique depth of product expertise into a single proposition, and serve a breadth of end - markets • Our products are low - cost, but mission critical, where customers typically value service over price • Opportunities
Slide 21: Increasing our focus on faster growth end-markets
Increasing our focus on faster growth end - markets Machine and automation Other 15% • Our organic growth strategy is focused on five key end - market sectors, balancing 27% exposure to more traditional end - markets Energy 47% 13% transformation revenue driven • Mid - single digit growth in target
Slide 22: Strong customer sentiment enabling market share gains
Strong customer sentiment enabling market share gains 12- month rolling cross - sell Net Promoter Score Employee Engagement 43 40 40 83 82 85 81 34 2022 2023 2024 2025 2022 2023 2024 2025 Unlocking new business wins across Customers continue to value Sustained industry leading our target growth mark
Slide 23: Strong foundations with opportunities to drive margin expansion
Strong foundations with opportunities to drive margin expansion Manufacturing Footprint optimisation Technology advancements and cost efficiency All regions continue to invest Costa Rica closure and 90% of EMEA sites now live on in manufacturing efficiency transfer of operations to D365 as part of c
Slide 24: Strategically aligned acquisition
Strategically aligned acquisition In December, Essentra acquired Device Technologies, a US - based designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty cable protection devices for an initial cash consideration of $6.7m ✓ High - quality good margin business ✓ Strong track record of revenue growth ✓ E
Slide 25: Unchanged c.18% medium-term adjusted operating margin target
Unchanged c.18% medium - term adjusted operating margin target c.10% total Revenue CAGR • Pricing discipline and ongoing cost optimisation M&A • Enhanced operating leverage and Market scale through focus on footprint, growth product and end - markets Variable Market comp. share • Efficiencies includ
Slide 26: Outlook
Outlook I E JESSENTRA 26
Slide 27: 2026 expectations unchanged
2026 expectations unchanged To date 2026, the Group is trading in line with Board expectations • We are mindful of recent geopolitical events and remain well - positioned with agile supply chains and operational capacity • Investing in margin enhancements, well - set to deliver operating leverage •
Slide 28: Q&A
Q&A Essentra plc Full Year Results 2025 17 March 2026
Slide 29: Appendices
Appendices I E JESSENTRA 29
Slide 30: Strong business model supporting delivery of medium-term targets
Strong business model supporting delivery of medium - term targets Supplier of low cost but essential components, where service is the key customer purchasing criteria History of organic & inorganic growth resulting in diverse Revenue Growth c. 5% organic customer, product and geographic mix (c.10%
Slide 31: Our investment proposition
Our investment proposition Global presence Differentiated product Focused strategy and scale offering for growth • 14 manufacturing sites • Breadth and depth of product • Organic growth strategy focused • Regional sales presence across expertise across a diverse range of on faster growth end - marke
Slide 32: Driving growth through market focus and targeted strategic investment
Driving growth through market focus and targeted strategic investment Breadth and depth of product expertise Our strong balance sheet enables disciplined across low - cost components : investment in future growth through: Protection New Product Introductions Electronics hardware Sustainable products
Slide 33: Global presence and scale
Global presence and scale • Local - for - local, service - led manufacturing with regional management structure • Diverse footprint and well - positioned supply chains • We continue to review and optimise our footprint, whilst retaining capacity to take advantage of market recovery Access hardware I
Slide 34: Revenue diversification
Revenue diversification Revenue by end - market Revenue by product expertise Machine building Fastening Other solutions Other 1% 15% Machine and 11% automation Energy 25% 27% transformation 47% 13% 22% revenue driven Access 53% by growth hardware end - markets Metal 14% 9% Specialist 24% fabrication
Slide 35: Revenue diversification
Revenue diversification Revenue by offer type Revenue by channel Custom 13% Configured Distributors 32% 21% End Standard customers 66% SME 68% customers 8% Large 24% consumer manufacturers Industrial 68% manufacturers Revenue by customer size 35
Slide 36: We maintain an active pipeline of value-enhancing M&A
VALUE ENHANCING M&A We maintain an active pipeline of value - enhancing M&A • We continue to apply a disciplined approach to deal rationale • Focus on expanding our product offering and targeting new product capabilities • ESG considerations increasingly included within selection process • Rigorous
Slide 37: ESG Framework
ESG Framework Planet Culture Communities Components Customers Driving resource and A safe, supportive Working with suppliers Developing innovative Providing a hassle - free energy efficiency, work environment that to ensure ethical products using service that helps Our Planet reducing emissions and
Slide 38: Sustainability as a source of competitive differentiation
Sustainability as a source of competitive differentiation Innovative product design and material choices • Global expansion of trials : 68 bio - based alternative trials completed in 2025 including materials approved for commercial use in Italy, Spain and Thailand • Product introductions: +7.5% incr
Slide 39: Income Statement – Reported basis
Income Statement – Reported basis 2025 2024 £m £m Adjusted operating profit 32.0 40.1 Intangible amortisation of acquired assets (11.0) (11.5) Adjusting items (12.5) (14.0) Reported operating profit 8.5 14.6 Net finance charge (8.0) (8.9) Profit before tax 0.5 5.7 Net income tax credit 1.6 5.9 Net i
Slide 40: Banking facilities
Banking facilities • Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF") totalling Type Amount Interest Rate Maturity £200.0m (£24.0m drawn 31 December 2025) RCF £200.00m Floating July 2030 • $102.5m of long dated US Private Placement debt (“USPP”). Average coupon rate of 3.8% USPP $32.80m 3.62% July 2028 • Covenants
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Slide 42: Essentra plc Full Year Results 2025
Essentra plc Full Year Results 2025 17 March 2026