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CRU Coral Products Plc

6.25
0.00 (0.00%)
Last Updated: 08:00:00
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Coral Products Plc LSE:CRU London Ordinary Share GB0002235736 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 6.25 0.00 08:00:00
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
6.00 6.50 6.25 6.25 6.25
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Plastics Products, Nec 30.99M -914k -0.0103 -6.07 5.57M
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
- O 0 6.25 GBX

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Coral Products (CRU) Most Recent Trades

Trade Time Trade Price Trade Size Trade Value Trade Type
2025-02-04 13:42:456.40150.96O
2025-02-04 12:03:116.1423,4741,441.30O

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Posted at 05/2/2025 08:20 by Coral Products Daily Update
Coral Products Plc is listed in the Plastics Products, Nec sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker CRU. The last closing price for Coral Products was 6.25p.
Coral Products currently has 89,168,957 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Coral Products is £5,573,060.
Coral Products has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of -6.07.
This morning CRU shares opened at 6.25p
Posted at 14/10/2024 11:50 by base7
Massive volume today ,relatively ,& an ideal opportunity for Directors to demonstrate their support ,or otherwise ,for CRU
Posted at 14/10/2024 08:39 by clocktower
If they were to do a raise, then they would not want the share price to be high, and be forced to show a huge discount to obtain support.

I suggest they would like the share price to slide to closer to the level of the raise.

So if it was at 3p I guess they would like the share to trade at no more than 5p as it would destroy confidence even further if the discount was larger impo.
Posted at 14/10/2024 06:14 by clocktower
Another mistake by Joe I regret to say but it seems he doesn’t learn from past mistakes.

Since this guy has arrived the share price has plummeted, sales have fallen short, and losses are coming, as per RNS.

£3 million invested and he has got to wait until the economy improves he says.

Placing the blame everywhere except on himself.

Debt is bound to rise and unless there is new management quickly, I envisage that the end of CRU is in sight within a couple of years at most.

DYOR
Posted at 28/9/2024 09:43 by valuschmalu
Revisiting my post from earlier in the year (3544), my fears over the quality of recent acquisitions ('dash to splash the cash') have been partially confirmed with the recent writedown. I hope LB is allowed to get on with managing the company as he sees fit without interference from JG who may think he is entitled to meddle with his large shareholding. That includes selling any subsidiary he feels doesnt fit with his strategy (and not just getting rid of unprofitable business).

I would get rid of the Director responsible for M&A. The company is too small to have one, the track record is 'mixed' and I dont see the balance sheet being able to handle another acquisition anytime soon especially with a distressed share price and high net debt ratio.

I would also hold the line with the 0.5p annual dividend. 1p+ was too high given earnings vol history with this company. If we make surplus profits, these should be distributed via a special dividend. The focus should be getting net debt down to a sensible range for a capex heavy company such as this eg 2x rather than the current 3(+) x.
Posted at 17/9/2024 07:49 by clocktower
So base7 even if you take that as a reduction in net debt by those two sums, you are still left with a higher debt level than the previous year, and less assets to cover the debt.

The money spent on new machines will of course increase the depreciation this year but if they are not running at a high capacity level they will not be earning their keep.

You can over invest only to find out your sales still keep falling because of market shifts, poor sales teams, no inovation of product, conflict within the ranks.

The businesses that CRU purchased - part in shares, are those owners now happy with the direction Joe has driven the business?

What will they do?
Posted at 17/9/2024 07:12 by clocktower
Normally when the price drops and Joe wants to show confidence he buys, will he buy a load down here or not?

If there was a raise what discount to share price do you think CRU could raise at now?

25% discount or more?

Views please.
Posted at 25/7/2024 13:27 by this_is_me
Gone exd and the share price up - not usual!
Posted at 24/7/2024 16:51 by foldender
Following the trading update on 11th June and today’s positive news I am surprised that there has not been a share price rise. Lance is making all the right noises and I for one would like to think he will deliver results for 2024/25 reflecting his proactive measures described on 11th June. Being realistic we have to expect some rationalisation costs in the final results when they arrive, probably early September
Posted at 13/6/2024 07:04 by base7
Under our new Ceo we have seen a re set in that he took the prudent view to defer the dividend when announcing that business has slowed down in Jan.The fact that he reinstated 0.25p on announcing the update last week should be viewed optimistically as Lance has already demonstrated a prudent streak & has rationalised & reorganised & sounds confident that the results of his actions are now being seen.If when Finals are announced later this year he recommends a Final of 0.25/0.35,the total will be 0.5/0.6( lower than it has been but still yielding 5% based on current prices)& I presume he will only pay it if he considers we can afford it & it would provide confirmation that FY25 has started positively.
as we have seen in the past, there will always be scope for good value bolt on acquisitions at attractive prices(sometimes based on businesses failing or owner families being keen to exit) which can be absorbed into our existing facilities & it would be a pity to miss any such opportunities which could well arise over the coming months.
Cru is unlikely to ever multi bag & depending on our purchase price but a 5% yield & the possibility of a return to 20p+ makes this a hold for me
Posted at 27/1/2024 09:22 by valuschmalu
Lets revisit my October 23 post. I've added new comments in CAPS
-pace of acquisitions in 2022 raises eyebrows. It may be that these are 'deals of the century' but the counterargument is they got overexcited (again) by being cash rich and spent it too quickly. The prior M&A record is not 100% perfect and I would rather 1-2 a year rather than 4 or so in short order then silence EXPECT SILENCE FOR A WHILE ON THE BUYING FRONT
-the buy and build strategy only works if you buy at a significantly lower multiple to where you are trading. So CRU needs to be trading at 8x EBITDA and buying at 4-6x. SEE ABOVE
-The way to getting to 8x (+) is to generate steadily growing EBITDA over time with minimum volatility. Yes COVID etc hasn't helped but CRU is synonymous with earnings volatility. What it needs to do now is beat last year's EBITDA level and do it again next year etc. The recent trading update will (fairly or unfairly) make a lot of people think 'here we go again' HERE WE GO AGAIN
-Given the above comment about earnings vol, debt is too high at 2x. They need to get it down to 1 to 1.5x. For a stronger more consistent company, 2x leverage is fine but we are not there yet with CRU. We are also in a higher rate environment and what was acceptable leverage last year is no longer the case HENCE DIVIDEND CANCELLED
-The easy way to get leverage down is not to overdistribute via dividends and buybacks. Unfortunately to cut the dividend would smash the share price so I don't think that's the way forward. Deleveraging will have to be done the hard and slow way via earnings retention. That also links into the above comment on M&A. I struggle to see at 2x leverage how they can safely do any more M&A in the short term. The big 'unless' here is unless they sell a subsidiary. Global One-Pak may be an option? I know JG rates it but there has been a lot of earnings vol from this company since acquisition THIS IS THE POTENTIAL SILVER LINING FROM THIS LATEST DISASTER IN THAT IT WILL ALLOW THE NEW CEO TO RESET THE DIVIDEND POLICY TO SOMETHING THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH A BUY AND BUILD STRATEGY. HE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT DIVESTMENTS WHERE THERE ISNT MUCH REMAINING UPSIDE LEFT
-They should appoint a CEO as soon as possible. I expect it will be one of the recently appointed directors but I doubt institutional investors love a 70+ year old being exec chairman (and not having a CEO)TICK (HOORAH)
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Coral Products Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the current Coral Products share price?
The current share price of Coral Products is 6.25p
How many Coral Products shares are in issue?
Coral Products has 89,168,957 shares in issue
What is the market cap of Coral Products?
The market capitalisation of Coral Products is GBP 5.57M
What is the 1 year trading range for Coral Products share price?
Coral Products has traded in the range of 5.05p to 15.00p during the past year
What is the PE ratio of Coral Products?
The price to earnings ratio of Coral Products is -6.07
What is the cash to sales ratio of Coral Products?
The cash to sales ratio of Coral Products is 0.18
What is the reporting currency for Coral Products?
Coral Products reports financial results in GBP
What is the latest annual turnover for Coral Products?
The latest annual turnover of Coral Products is GBP 30.99M
What is the latest annual profit for Coral Products?
The latest annual profit of Coral Products is GBP -914k
What is the registered address of Coral Products?
The registered address for Coral Products is SOUTHMOOR ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, HAYDOCK, MANCHESTER, M23 9DS
What is the Coral Products website address?
The website address for Coral Products is www.coralproducts.com
Which industry sector does Coral Products operate in?
Coral Products operates in the HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS OTHER sector