FY17 results clearly demonstrate that Coats Group’s industrial operations have good momentum and a transformation plan is to enhance this further over the next couple of years. Group earnings and free cash generation were both up by double-digit percentages in FY17. While partly anticipated in the current rating, we believe that Coats is focusing on faster-growing segments and, having clarified group pension requirements, has the financial capacity to achieve this in a number of ways.
06 Mar 2018
Coats Group - Building Industrial momentum
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Coats Group - Building Industrial momentum
Coats Group plc (COA:LON) | 80.4 -1.2 (-1.8%) | Mkt Cap: 1,284m
- Published:
06 Mar 2018 -
Author:
Toby Thorrington -
Pages:
6
FY17 results clearly demonstrate that Coats Group’s industrial operations have good momentum and a transformation plan is to enhance this further over the next couple of years. Group earnings and free cash generation were both up by double-digit percentages in FY17. While partly anticipated in the current rating, we believe that Coats is focusing on faster-growing segments and, having clarified group pension requirements, has the financial capacity to achieve this in a number of ways.