Essentra plc (FLRAF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of Essentra plc $0.46, price $1.45, upside -68.3%, quality 56 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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- Good quality? Yes
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Essentra plc
FLRAF · USStretched ValuationStrong overvaluation with only moderate quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $1.10 – $8.04 · fair‑value band $0.2900 – $0.5000 · the $1.45 price screens above the $0.4600 fair value. As of Sep 24, 2026.
Company profile
Essentra plc engages in the manufacturing and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded, and metal items in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific.
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Essentra plc engages in the manufacturing and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded, and metal items in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers electronic products, such as cable management, PCB hardware, fiber management, cable ties and clips, and motion control and power transmissions; and fasteners, including nuts and washers, rivets and panel fastening, rods and screws, spacers and standoffs, and point of sale products. It also provides machine and hardware products comprising workholding products; feet, castors, and glides; handles, grips, and knobs, clamping handles and indexing levers; handwheels and cranks; and industrial pins, plungers, and lanyards. In addition, the company offers caps, plugs, pipe and flange protection, high temperature masking, and hose protection, as well as tube plugs, insert and glides. It serves automotive and EV charging, renewable energy, medical devices, construction and agriculture, automation, telecoms, consumer equipment, and other industrial equipment industries. 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 headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Essentra plc (FLRAF) currently trades at $1.45, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $0.4600, 68.3% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Asset-Based group reads highest at a median of $0.8400 per share, and 1 of the 24 models we run sit above the $1.45 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $0.0800, and 23 of the 24 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: $0.2900 (bear) to $0.5000 (bull), the price of $1.45 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 56/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue is shrinking: the last year, the last three and the last five years are all negative.
Essentra plc reported revenue of £302M in FY2025 versus £302M in FY2021, a compound +0.0%/yr. Reported net income was £2.1M in FY2025, compounding −47.1%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $418M · P/E ratio 145.0 · P/S ratio 1.01 · EPS (TTM) $0.0100 · Dividend yield 1.4% · Net margin 0.7% · Return on equity 0.8% · Return on assets (EBIT) 1.7%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 42 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −39% fair-value upside, at −68%, FLRAF screens richer than that median.
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Of which business quality 55 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 32
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Specialty Chemicals · 699 stocks
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