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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Coats Group plc is a world-leading manufacturer of essential materials and components for the apparel and footwear industries, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1755 and listed as a FTSE 250 company, it specializes in industrial threads, knitting yarns, zips, trims, composites, fabrics, structural components like insoles and reinforcements, and software solutions that enhance product quality, durability, and performance. The company serves key customer segments including Apparel—the largest revenue contributor—Footwear, and Performance Materials, with major operations in China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, India, and the UK. Coats Group plc emphasizes innovation, sustainability, and digital technologies, offering eco-friendly products such as recycled threads, organic cotton cords, and circular materials that reduce environmental impact while supporting high-speed manufacturing. Employing around 16,000 people globally, it delivers value through its extensive product portfolio under brands like Admiral, Epic, and FlamePro, catering to diverse applications from consumer wear and protective gear to automotive and medical uses. As a trusted Tier 2 partner, Coats Group plc plays a vital role in the textile manufacturing sector of the consumer cyclical industry, generating significant revenue—approximately $1.5 billion in 2024—through its global scale and strategic focus on sustainable growth.
£0.79
+£0.01 (+0.77%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
19.69% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 13.22%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue growth slowed to 2.2%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
Net debt of $908M represents 4.7x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
17.9x earnings, 9.5x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$1.46B
▲ +2.2% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$121M
▲ +21.6% YoY
Op. Margin
19.69%
▲ +2.0pp YoY
ROIC
13.22%
▼ -1.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$193M
▲ +174.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$264M
▲ +33.6% YoY
Net Debt
$908M
Cash & Equiv.
$232M
3Y CAGR: +8.9%
3Y CAGR: +60.9%
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At a P/E of 17.9 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 9.5, Coats Group (COA.XLON) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $3.49 per share, so at $0.79 the stock looks undervalued (344.0% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Coats Group scores 71/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.9%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $3.49 per share for COA.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $2.62. At today's $0.79, that puts the stock about 344.0% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Coats Group scores 71 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 19.7% operating margin and a 13.2% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Coats Group pays a regular dividend of about $0.03 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.9% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 44.2% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. Coats Group has grown the dividend at roughly 18.3% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For COA.XLON's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. COA.XLON currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 71/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 2.9%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.