Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Zotefoams PLC stock £6.12, price £4.62, upside +32.5%, quality 67 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £2.15 – £5.45 · fair‑value band £4.39 – £8.28 · the £4.62 price screens below the £6.12 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Zotefoams plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells foam materials in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, and Asia.
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The company offers AZOTE, a polyolefin foam under the Plastazote, Evazote, and Supazote brands; various high-performance technical foams manufactured from polyvinylidene fluoride, fluoropolymer, and thermoplastic elastomers under the ZOTEK brand; and Ecozote foams.
It also provides T-FIT, an insulated piping solution. In addition, the company manufactures, purchases, and distributes cross-linked block foams.
It primarily serves aerospace, automotive, other transport, industrial packaging, medical, footwear, sports and leisure, construction and insulation, and other industries. Zotefoams plc was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) currently trades at £4.62, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £6.12, implying the stock looks roughly 25% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of £6.65 per share, and 17 of the 26 models we run sit above the £4.62 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at £0.8650, and 9 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: £4.39 (bear) to £8.28 (bull), the price of £4.62 sits inside 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 67/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Zotefoams PLC reported revenue of £158M in FY2025 versus £101M in FY2021, a compound +12.0%/yr. Reported net income was £22.6M in FY2025, compounding +50.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap £234M Small · P/E ratio 9.1 · P/S ratio 1.33 · EPS (TTM) £0.5100 · Dividend yield 1.7% · Net margin 13.9% · Return on equity 19.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 6.7% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 65 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 8% below its 52-week high and 40% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −43% fair-value upside, at 32%, ZTF screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear£4.39Fair Value £6.12Bull£8.28
Price £4.62 · Upside +32.5%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then (£0.3687 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.100/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+7.2%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.6%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.9%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +11.4% a year
Revenue growth 33 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.9%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) (mathematically smoothed) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Smoothed = median of all growth paths between the years of the window (trend line on the logarithm of earnings per share): a single extreme year cannot distort the rate. The reported figure stays in the tooltip.
+29.5%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+27.8%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.7%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.25.1% vs 15.2%, picking up
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.11% → 14%
2025 sits 132% above its own trend. The rate follows the median trend of the last 5 years, not that single year.
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and about what analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+6.4%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+8.9%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (UK: IMF forecast 2.3% a year to 2030, 3.3% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +4.0% a year for the price and +6.4% for the forecasts.
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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 · 728 stocks
Beats the industry median on 12/13 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score67 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+32.5% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)19.0% · Top 25%
Return on assets10.0% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)13.9% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)16.2% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)23.0% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)1.7% · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Specialty Chemicals median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)9.1× · Cheapest 25%
P/B1.80× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.33× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)10.9× · Cheaper than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £6.12 versus a price of £4.62, about +32% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of ZTF?
Our model-based fair value for Zotefoams PLC is £6.12 (as of Nov 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: £4.62.
What is the quality score of ZTF?
Zotefoams PLC has a Quality Score of 67/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of £6.12 (as of Nov 8, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario £4.39, optimistic scenario £8.28. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Zotefoams PLC stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at £6.12, about +32% upside versus a price of £4.62 (undervalued). Cautious scenario £4.39, optimistic scenario £8.28. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
Zotefoams PLC reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about £176M (latest available figure, as of Nov 8, 2026).
Does Zotefoams PLC pay a dividend?
Zotefoams PLC currently shows a dividend yield of 1.73% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 8, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Zotefoams PLC pays a dividend of £0.08 per share a year, a dividend yield of 1.7%. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 3, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 1995. The payout ratio is 15.7% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 5.46 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Zotefoams PLC would have to grow free cash flow by +6.4 % per year for five years (discount rate 12.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +13.9 % per year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of ZTF use?
Our models discount Zotefoams PLC at 12.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 1.20, country premium for United Kingdom. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Zotefoams PLC that is +6.4 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (12.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Zotefoams PLC grew +13.9 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +6.4 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Zotefoams PLC (+6.4 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 9.19 %: that much free cash flow Zotefoams PLC produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (12.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Zotefoams PLC it is £6.12 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026), against a price of £4.62. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Zotefoams PLC stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 8, 2026, ZTF trades below its calculated fair value: price £4.62, fair value £6.12, a gap of about +32% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of ZTF?
No. The price is what the market pays today (£4.62); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (£6.12). For Zotefoams PLC the two are £1.50 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Zotefoams PLC worth?
The market values Zotefoams PLC at about £234M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 8, 2026). Per share that is £4.62; our models calculate a fair value of £6.12 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about ZTF?
Our models span a range for Zotefoams PLC: cautious scenario £4.39, base £6.12, optimistic £8.28 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026, price £4.62). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of ZTF?
Zotefoams PLC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.1 (as of Nov 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of £6.12 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings: 26.0. Other multiples: P/B 1.8, P/S 1.3, EV/EBITDA 6.5.
How solid is the balance sheet of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
Balance-sheet figures for Zotefoams PLC (as of Nov 8, 2026): return on equity 19.0%. They feed the Quality Score of 67/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is ZTF from its 52-week high?
Zotefoams PLC trades at £4.62, about 8% below its 52-week high of £5.00 and 40% above the low of £3.30 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of £6.12 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Zotefoams PLC?
From the same area (Basic Materials) we also value Linde plc, Ecolab Inc, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Zotefoams PLC stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 8, 2026: price £4.62, calculated fair value £6.12 (+32%), Quality Score 67/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of ZTF calculated?
We run Zotefoams PLC through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of £6.12 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Zotefoams PLC currently trades 25% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was £4.62. Our model-based fair value is £6.12, about +32% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Zotefoams PLC right now?
Solid quality (67/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality. A fairly wide model range (£4.39 to £8.28) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) come from?
Earnings per share at Zotefoams PLC grew +12.8 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +9.7 %, EBIT margin +1.2 %, tax rate +2.0 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.4 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Zotefoams PLC
How large is the market capitalisation of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The market capitalisation of Zotefoams PLC is £234M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Zotefoams PLC is 1.33 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
Earnings per share at Zotefoams PLC are £0.5100 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 9.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The dividend yield of Zotefoams PLC is 1.7% (payout 15.7%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The net margin of Zotefoams PLC is 13.9% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Zotefoams PLC is 19.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Zotefoams PLC is 6.7% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
The operating margin of Zotefoams PLC is 16.2% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
Revenue at Zotefoams PLC is growing +23.0% versus a year earlier (3y avg +7.6%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)?
Earnings per share at Zotefoams PLC are growing +17.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Zotefoams PLC (ZTF) carry?
The net debt of Zotefoams PLC is £43.0M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 2.0 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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Broad data
Nov 8, 2026