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RNS Number : 0757O Coral Products PLC 08 January 2026
CORAL PRODUCTS PLC
("Coral" or the "Group")
Interim Results
Coral Products plc, a specialist in the design, manufacture and supply of
plastic products, announces its unaudited interim results for the six months
to 31 October 2025.
Financial headlines Six months to % Change
31 October Six months to
2025 31 October
2024(unaudited, as restated)
Group sales excluding Interco sales £19.2 million £15.8 million +21.5%
Group sales including Interco £21.1 million £16.3 million +29.4%
sales
Gross profit £6.7 million £4.8 million +39.5%
Reported profit / (loss) before taxation £0.1 million £(1.3) million +108%
Underlying reported profit /(loss) before taxation * £0.4 million £(0.5) million +180%
Underlying basic earnings / (loss) per share * 0.74p (0.48)p +254%
Underlying operating profit* £1,310,000 £28,000 +4,579%
Underlying EBITDA * £1,776,000 £727,000 +144.3%
* The financial headlines disclosed as underlying represent the reported
metrics excluding separately disclosed items (being share based payment
charges, amortisation of intangible assets and other one-off costs in each
period), see note 7.
H1 '26 Financial Highlights:
• Group Revenue increased by 21.5%
• Group sales including £1.9 million of intercompany sales
increased by 29.4% in line with its vertical integration strategy
• Gross profit increased by £1.87 million compared to H1 2024
• Operating profit increased by £1.28 million compared to H1 2024
• EBITDA increased by £1 million compared to H1 2024
• Underlying Earnings per Share improved by 1.22p compared to H1
2024
H1 '26 Strategic Highlights:
• Intercompany sales increased by £1.31 million year on year to
£1.9 million, representing a growth of 225% reflecting the successful and
targeted integration of Group businesses and capabilities
• Structural and performance improvements of the Manplas Ltd
business is starting to deliver financial improvements
• Arrow Film & Foil Converters Ltd is performing in line with
expectations
• Group 2025 full year outlook remains positively unchanged
H1 '26 Operational Highlights:
• Continued focus on manufacturing optimisation is delivering both
efficiencies and gross margin improvements
• Further success in increasing recycled content across targeted
products across the Group
• rPET extrusion line for Alma Products slightly delayed and will be
commercialised and supporting new business from Jan '26
• New bag machine investment installed at Film & Foil to
strengthen the range and support new identified business opportunities for H2
and beyond
Outlook:
• Senior leadership team continue to make structural improvements
across the Group
• Evolving new business wins from H1 2026 combined with expected new
business wins to start in H2 2026 reflects customer trust and competitive
offering
About Coral Products:
Coral Products Group is a specialist producer of technical and added value
polymer products produced from both rigid and flexible substrates that combine
to offer customers the widest choice of products and packaging solutions.
Based in the UK with 5 manufacturing facilities and 2 distribution locations
the business is trusted by leading UK brands and companies across food
packaging, retail, personal care, household, construction, automotive and
tele-communication sectors.
Ian Hillman, Chief Executive, commented:
"We recognise this as very positive set of results, delivered despite a soft
and challenging economy. We view the achievement as further endorsement of the
business capability and strengthened product portfolio, made possible
through our hard working and dedicated employees. Whilst we see progress and
momentum in all areas of the business, we remain focussed on returning all
Group businesses to profitability, strengthen our balance sheet and optimise
our cash generation through our trading performance.
"With good revenue momentum and incremental gross margin improvements, our H2
prospects and outlook remain positive."
For further information, please contact:
Enquiries: www.coralproducts.com
Coral Products plc
David Low Non-Executive Chairman 0161 946 9460
Ian Hillman Group Chief Executive Officer 0161 507 9302
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP NOMAD and Broker 020 7213 0880
Sandy Jamieson / Ludovico Lazzaretti
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Coral undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
statement contained within this announcement, regardless of whether those
statements are affected because of new information, future events or
otherwise, save as required by law and regulations.
Chief Executive's Statement:
The progress and momentum of the business from FY'25 and throughout H1 of FY
'26 is an important step in building confidence and trust in our ability to
deliver consistent results.
Strategy & Markets:
The significant sales growth is attributed to both new business wins and the
Arrow Film & Foil Converters Ltd acquisition (1st April 2025).
Gross margins have been steadily improving throughout the first half of the
year with further improvement potential into H2.
Divisional performance overview:
Division Net Sales Oct 25 Intercompany Sales - Oct 25 Gross Sales - Oct 25 Net Sales - H1 Oct 24 Intercompany Sales- H1 Oct 24 Gross Sales - H1 Oct 24
Flexible £10,294K £536K £10,831K £6,428K - £6,428K
Rigid £5,597K £1,359K £6,956K £6,029K £548K £6,576K
Distribution £3,340K - £3,340K £3,350K - £3,350K
Total £19,231K £1,895K £21,126K £15,807K £548K £16,355K
Flexible Division:
The Flexible division has performed well during the period and has seen the
successful integration of Arrow Film & Foil Converters Ltd, acquired in
April 2025, into the wider Flexible Division. The immediate focus for the
Arrow business has been sustainable profitability rather than revenue. Whilst
the Arrow business has delivered revenue in line with management expectations,
we have successfully created a profitable platform that now allows us to focus
on optimising capacity and unlocking further growth in H2 and beyond.
Rigid Division:
The Rigid division has recorded solid revenue growth versus the same period
last year, with gross margin improving steadily from operational efficiencies
and strengthened cost controls. Substantive progress has been made to
improve the financial performance of the Manplas Ltd with further improvements
expected in H2. The Rigid Division remains well-placed to deliver in line with
management expectations in H2 and beyond.
Distribution Division:
The Distribution division continues to perform well, with deeper customer
penetration and increased cross-selling across the wider Group customer
base. Recent success securing commercial orders for the 'single polymer
lotion pump', that was the subject of product development starting in 2022.
The introduction of a 'Heavy Duty Grid' is in the early phase of design and
development to support the continued growth of the Eco-deck brand and
business, whilst it is unlikely to contribute to any revenue in FY 26 it will
support future growth in FY27 and beyond. The distribution division remains a
key part of the Group's integrated value proposition, helping to deliver the
short lead time expectations and service breadth.
Dividend:
The Board continues to review capital allocation and believes that
prioritising investment, debt reduction and cash generation is the most
appropriate use of capital, therefore, no interim dividend has been declared
for the period ending 31st October 2025. The Board will keep the payment of
dividends under review, taking into account the Group's financial performance,
cash generation, working capital requirements and financing arrangements.
Outlook:
Trading since the period end has continued to be robust across all
divisions.
In the second half of the year, revenue is expected to be marginally higher,
despite the adverse seasonal effect on revenue in December and January, the
improvement in revenue is primarily driven by the continued phasing of new
business wins. The benefits from the operational restructuring and other
initiatives underway at our Manplas Ltd business is expected to bring this
business back into profitability on a consistent and sustainable basis.
The Board's expectations for the Group's year-end performance remain unchanged
and reflecting the management of some legacy issues across the Group.
GROUP INCOME STATEMENT
Note Year to
Six months to Six months to 30 April
31 October 31 October 2025
2025 2024 (audited)
(unaudited) (unaudited, as restated) £'000
£'000
£'000
Revenue 19,231 15,807 29,831
Cost of sales (12,548) (10,997) (20,124)
Gross profit 6,683 4,810 9,707
Operating costs
Distribution expenses (862) (697) (1,386)
Administrative expenses before separately disclosed items (4,511) (4,100) (8,469)
Other separately disclosed items 3 (588) (758) 1,345
Administrative expenses (5,099) (4,858) (7,124)
Operating profit/(loss) 722 (745) 1,197
Finance costs (604) (526) (981)
Profit/(loss) before taxation 118 (1,271) 216
Taxation 4 (46) 82 421
Profit /(Loss) for the period 72 (1,189) 637
Earnings per ordinary share 5
Basic and diluted (pence) 0.08 (1.34) 0.72
Underlying basic (pence) 0.74 (0.48) (0.80)
GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Note Year to
Six months to Six months to 30 April
31 October 31 October 2025
2025 2024 (audited)
(unaudited) (unaudited, as restated) £'000
£'000
£'000
Profit/(loss) for the period 72 (1,189) 637
Total other comprehensive (loss)/profit - - (9)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period 72 (1,189) 626
GROUP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 October 31 October
2025 2024 30 April
Note (unaudited) (unaudited, as restated) 2025
£'000 (audited)
£'000 £'000
Non-current assets
Goodwill 3,973 3,973 3,973
Intangible assets 6 4,568 1,831 4,829
Property, plant and equipment 7,722 5,922 7,093
Right of use assets 2,840 2,350 3,239
Total non-current assets 19,103 14,076 19,134
Current assets
Inventories 5,923 4,361 4,848
Trade and other receivables 10,032 6,993 7,489
Current tax receivable - 32 -
Cash and cash equivalents 543 858 788
Assets held for sale - 1,300 -
Total current assets 16,498 13,544 13,125
Current liabilities
Other borrowings 7 (5,814) (6,435) (6,060)
Lease liabilities 7 (948) (1,194) (904)
Trade and other payables (7,658) (5,332) (6,332)
Current tax payable - - -
Provisions - - (261)
Total current liabilities (14,420) (12,961) (13,557)
Net current assets/(liabilities) 2,060 583 (432)
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 7 (4,252) (1,490) (1,771)
Lease liabilities 7 (3,371) (1,835) (3,489)
Deferred taxation (1,500) (954) (1,436)
Total non-current liabilities (9,123) (4,279) (6,696)
NET ASSETS 12,058 10,380 12,006
Shareholders' Equity
Share capital 903 903 903
Treasury shares (206) (186) (186)
Retained earnings 8 11,361 9,663 11,289
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 12,058 10,380 12,006
GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Share Treasury shares Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
At 1 May 2025 903 (186) 11,289 12,006
Total comprehensive loss - - 72 72
Purchase of treasury shares - (20) - (20)
At 31 October 2025 903 (206) 11,361 12,058
For the six months to 31 October 2024 (unaudited, as restated)
Share Treasury shares Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
At 1 May 2024 903 (170) 11,104 11,837
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - (1,189) (1,189)
Debit for share based payment - - (29) (29)
Purchase of treasury shares - (16) - (16)
Dividend paid - (223) (223)
At 31 October 2024 (as restated) 903 (186) 9,663 10,380
For the year ended 30 April 2025 (audited)
Share Treasury shares Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
At 1 May 2024 903 (170) 11,104 11,837
Profit for the year - - 637 637
Other comprehensive income for the year - - (9) (9)
Total comprehensive income for the year - - 626 626
Credit for share based payment - - 2 2
Purchase of treasury shares - (16) - (16)
Dividend paid - - (445) (445)
At 30 April 2025 903 (186) 11,289 12,006
GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Six months to Six months to Year to
31 October 31 October 30 April
2025 2024 2025
(unaudited) (unaudited, as restated) (audited)
£000 £000 £000
Cash flow from operating activities
Profit / (Loss) for the period after tax 72 (1,189) 637
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 397 336 723
Depreciation of right of use assets under IFRS16 399 378 722
Amortisation of intangible assets 254 126 255
Share based payment (credit)/charge - (29) 2
Gain on bargain purchase - - (2,578)
Profit on disposal of assets - - (33)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration - (15) (15)
Change in provisions - - 261
Interest payable 604 517 981
Taxation charge/(credit) 46 (82) (421)
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital 1,772 42 534
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (1,075) 102 (60)
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables (2,542) (349) (574)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables 1,353 90 200
Net cash generated from operating activities (492) (115) 100
Cash flow from investing activities
Cash outflows on business combination (net of cash acquired) - - (675)
Proceeds from disposal of building - - 1,899
Net cash on disposal of property, plant and equipment - 676 1,794
Acquisition of subsidiaries, payment of earn-out (250) (100) (170)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (1,019) (50) (869)
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities (1,269) 526 1,979
Six months to Six months to Year to
31 October 31 October 30 April
2025 2024 2025
(unaudited) (unaudited, as restated) (audited)
£000 £000 £000
Cash flow from financing activities
Interest paid on bank borrowings and invoice discounting (371) (454) (750)
Interest paid on lease liabilities (233) (72) (202)
Dividends paid - (223) (445)
Repayments of obligations under lease liabilities (452) (430) (889)
New lease liabilities - - 998
Repayments of bank borrowings (253) (278) (2,758)
Purchase of treasury shares (20) (16) (16)
New bank loans raised 477 313 -
Movements on invoice discounting facility 2,368 (407) 757
Net cash from financing activities 1,516 (1,567) (3,305)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (245) (1,156) (1,226)
Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the period 788 2,014 2,014
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 543 858 788
Operating cash flow for the period was a net outflow of £492,000. The primary
cause of the outflow was an increase in working capital following the
acquisition of Arrow: trade receivables relating to the Arrow were £2.8
million and inventories by approximately £1.1 million. The Group financed
these working-capital requirements through new invoice discounting
arrangements at approximately £2.3 million. The proceeds are represented
within financing activities in the Group Statement of Cash Flows.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of preparation
The financial information set out in these interim consolidated financial
statements for the six months ended 31 October 2025 is unaudited. The
financial information presented are not statutory accounts prepared in
accordance with the Companies Act 2006, and are prepared only to comply with
AIM requirements for interim reporting. Statutory accounts for the year ended
30 April 2025, on which the auditors gave an audit report which was
unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 498(2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 2006, have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.
2. Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies applied by the Group in these condensed consolidated
interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its
consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.
Reporting standard
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with international
accounting standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the United Kingdom ("UK") insofar
as these apply to interim financial statements. The interim consolidated
financial statements have been prepared using consistent accounting policies
as those adopted in the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.
The interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in sterling, which
is the functional currency of the Group. Monetary amounts in these interim
consolidated financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis,
modified to include the revaluation of certain financial instruments at fair
value.
Basis of consolidation
The Group financial statements consolidates those of the parent company and
the subsidiaries of which the parent has control. Control is established when
the parent is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement
with the subsidiary and has the ability to affect those returns through its
power over the subsidiary.
Where a subsidiary undertaking is acquired/disposed of during the year, the
consolidated profits or losses are recognised from/until the effective date of
the acquisition/disposal, being the date on which control is obtained or lost.
All inter-company balances and transactions between Group companies have been
eliminated on consolidation. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the
financial information of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used
into line with those used by the Group.
The Group applies the acquisition method of accounting for business
combinations enacted after the date of creation of the Group, as detailed
further below. The consideration transferred by the Group to obtain control of
a subsidiary is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair value of
assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group to the
former owners of the acquiree and the equity interest issued by the Group.
Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred. The Group recognises identifiable
assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination regardless
of whether they have been previously recognised in the acquired subsidiary's
financial information prior to the acquisition. Assets acquired and
liabilities assumed are measured at their acquisition-date fair values.
Going concern
As at 31 October 2025 the Group had net assets and cash. In preparing the
interim financial statements, the directors have considered the principal
risks and uncertainties facing the business, along with the Group's
objectives, policies and processes for managing its exposure to financial
risk. In making this assessment the directors have considered cash flows for
the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the expected
date of approval of the interim financial statements. They have also
undertaken activities to understand the usage of cash in recent financial
periods to better understand the future cash risks to which the Group is
exposed.
Having taken all the above factors into consideration, the directors have
reached a conclusion that the Company and the Group are able to manage their
business risks and operate within existing and future funding facilities for a
period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial
statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in
preparing the annual report and financial statements.
3. Underlying profit and separately disclosed items
Underlying profit before tax, underlying earnings per share, underlying
operating profit, and underlying earnings before interest, tax and
depreciation are defined as being before share based payment charges,
amortisation of intangibles recognised on acquisition, acquisition and
disposal costs, reorganisation costs, compensation for loss of office,
goodwill impairment, gain on bargain purchase and stock write down due to
goods which had been contaminated. Collectively these are referred to as
separately disclosed items. In the opinion of the Directors the disclosure of
these transactions should be reported separately for a better understanding of
the underlying trading performance of the Group.
Six months to Six months to Year to
31 October 2025 31 October 2024 30 April 2025
(unaudited) (unaudited, as restated) (audited)
£'000 £'000 £'000
Operating profit/(loss) 722 (730) 1,197
Separately disclosed items within administrative expenses:
Share based payment charge/(credit) - (29) 2
Amortisation of intangible assets 254 128 256
Gain on bargain purchase - - (2,578)
Reorganisation costs 63 674 703
Insurance income - - (250)
Inventory impairment 271 - 537
Change in fair value of contingent consideration - (15) (15)
Total separately disclosed items 588 758 (1,345)
Underlying operating profit 1,310 28 (148)
4. Taxation
The taxation charge for the six months to 31 October 2025 is based on the
effective taxation rate, which is estimated will apply to earnings for the
year ending 30 April 2026. The rate used is below the applicable UK
corporation tax rate of 25% due to the utilisation of tax losses in the
period.
5. Earnings per share
Basic and underlying earnings per ordinary share are calculated using the
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial
period of 88,954,974 (31 October 2024 as restated: 89,048,581 and 30 April
2025: 89,041,078).
Six months to Six months to Year to
31 October 2025 31 October 2024 30 April
(unaudited) (unaudited, as restated) 2025
(audited)
£'000 p £'000 p £'000 p
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share
Profit/(loss) for the period after tax 72 0.08 (1,189) (1.33) 637 0.72
Underlying earnings per ordinary share
Underlying profit/(loss) for the period after tax 660 0.74 (431) (0.48) (708) (0.80)
6. Intangible Assets
Customer relationships
£'000 Brands Software Total
£'000 £'000 £'000
Cost
At 30 April 2025 6,544 710 730 7,984
Additions - - 13 13
Disposals (20) - - (20)
At 31 October 2025 6,524 710 743 7,977
Amortisation
At 1 May 2025 2,734 421 - 3,155
Charge in the period 173 43 38 254
At 30 April 2025 2,907 464 38 3,409
Net book value
At 31 October 2025 3,617 246 705 4,568
At 30 April 2025 3,810 289 730 4,829
7. Movement in Net Debt
Net debt incorporates the Group's borrowings and bank overdrafts less cash and
cash equivalents. A reconciliation of the movement in the net debt is shown
below:
Six months to Six months to Year to
31 October 31 October 30 April
2025 2024 2025
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
£000 £000 £000
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (245) (1,156) (1,226)
Net increase in invoice discounting facilities (2,391) (570) (757)
(Increase)/decrease in bank and other loans (224) 2,477 2,758
(Increase)/decrease in lease liabilities 452 (1,630) (2,781)
Movement in net debt in the financial period (2,408) (879) (2,006)
Net funds/(debt) at beginning of period (11,435) (9,430) (9,430)
Net funds/(debt) at end of period (13,843) (10,309) (11,435)
Included within the movement in net debt for the period to 31 October 2025 is
an increase of approximately £2.3 million, representing drawdowns under a new
invoice discounting facility to fund the working capital of Arrow Film &
Foil Converters Limited.
8. Prior period adjustment
The Group has implemented a prior period adjustment to correct the treatment
of an earlier acquisition, including presentation of fair value adjustments,
insurance claims (based on the settlement expectations in place at each
reporting date), and the valuation of contingent consideration which is
composed of amounts payable based on insurance claims and recovery of trade
receivables, where the expectations of these factors had not been correctly
reflected in the interim accounts for 31 October 2024.
A prior period adjustment has also been implemented regarding the treatment of
the sale-and-leaseback of a property. This asset was previously derecognised
with a gain on disposal and accounted for as a new asset. This has been
corrected, as the transaction should not have qualified as a new asset.
The following is a reconciliation of the adjustments made:
Reconciliation of changes
Six months to Prior period adjustment Six months to 31 October 2024 (unaudited, as restated)
31 October £'000
2024
(unaudited, as previously reported)
£'000
£'000
Goodwill 4,074 (101) 3,973
Contingent consideration liability - (320) (321)
Right of use assets 2,713 (363) 2,350
Current lease liabilities (1,233) 39 (1,194)
Non-Current lease liabilities (2,009) 174 (1,835)
Deferred tax liability (986) 32 (954)
Net assets 10,919 (539) 10,380
Reconciliation of changes in loss for the previous period
Six months to Prior period adjustment Six months to 31 October 2024 (unaudited, as restated)
31 October £'000
2024
(unaudited, as previously reported)
£'000
£'000
Revenue 15,807 - 15,807
Cost of sales (10,997) - (10,997)
Gross profit 4,810 - 4,810
Distribution (697) - (697)
Administrative expenses before separately disclosed items (3,956) (144) (4,100)
Other separately disclosed items (775) 17 (758)
Operating loss (618) (127) (745)
Finance costs (517) (9) (526)
Loss before tax (1,135) (136) (1,271)
Taxation 50 32 82
Loss after tax (1,085) (104) (1,189)
A copy of this interim statement is available on the Company's website at:
https://coralproducts.com/investors/reports-presentations/
(https://coralproducts.com/investors/reports-presentations/) .
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