Synthomer PLC

Chart & Performance

D1W1MN

P/E

—

P/S

7.73

EPS

—

Div Yield, %

—

Shrs. gr., 5y

24.94%

Rev. gr., 5y

6.37%

Revenues

1.99b

+0.81%

Net income

-73m

L+8.36%

CFO

-34m

Dividend

Oct 06, 202220 GBP/sh

Earnings

Aug 11, 2025

Profile

Synthomer plc operates as a specialty chemicals company. It operates through four segments: Performance Elastomers, Functional Solutions, Industrial Specialities, and Acrylate Monomers. The company offers pressure sensitive adhesives, acrylic polymers, acrylic dispersions, saturants, release coatings, and other adhesives; water-based carboxylated styrene butadiene rubber, redispersible powder, flooring adhesive, and additives for construction applications; and impregnation binders, styrene butadiene copolymers, dispersions, polymer binders, and butadiene-based binders for textiles applications. It also provides binders for various carpets; synthetic binders for graphic, packaging, and specialty paper coating applications; paper coating additives and plastic pigments; binders, dispersions, water-based and solvent-borne resins, and other products for various coating applications; foamed bedding products and footwear; elastomeric modifiers for thermoplastics and friction components; reinforcement resins for rubber compounds; and latex for tire cord. In addition, the company offers compounds and aqueous curing pastes for carpets and other applications; acrylic monomers for enhancing the performance characteristics of polymer formulations; antioxidant products; latices for medical examination, clean room, food handling, chemotherapy drug handling, chemical laboratory, and medical device and balloon applications; and nitrile latex, which enhance performance of industrial and fabric-supported gloves. Further, it provides liquid polybutadienes, polyvinyl alcohol suspending agents, polyvinyl acetates, thermosetting resins, butyl ethyl propanediol, and inorganic materials for various industrial applications; and coalescing agents for enhancing the properties of coatings. The company was formerly known as Yule Catto & Co. plc and changed its name to Synthomer plc in 2012. Synthomer plc was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

URL

https://www.synthomer.com/

IPO date

Jan 07, 1986

Employees

4,400

Domiciled in

Incorporated in

Valuation

Order:

Title GBP in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY
Title GBP in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	2024‑12	2023‑12	2022‑12	2021‑12	2020‑12	2019‑12	2018‑12	2017‑12	2016‑12	2015‑12
Income
Revenues	1,986,800 0.81%	1,970,900 -17.32%	2,383,900 11.18%
Cost of revenue	32,700	1,864,200	2,301,600
Unusual Expense (Income)
NOPBT	1,954,100	106,700	82,300
NOPBT Margin	98.35%	5.41%	3.45%
Operating Taxes	(18,800)	(4,500)	(15,300)
Tax Rate
NOPAT	1,972,900	111,200	97,600
Net income	(72,600) 8.36%	(67,000) 106.15%	(32,500) -115.57%
Dividends			(99,500)
Dividend yield
Proceeds from repurchase of equity	(4,900)	265,100	(10,100)
BB yield
Debt
Debt current	136,500	14,500	29,100
Long-term debt	798,100	967,100	1,269,000
Deferred revenue			34,900
Other long-term liabilities	103,300	111,000	120,000
Net debt	700,700	602,800	1,062,300
Cash flow
Cash from operating activities	(33,500)	150,000	135,800
CAPEX	(90,600)	(84,000)	(90,800)
Cash from investing activities	(61,700)	107,700	(850,100)
Cash from financing activities	(45,900)	(90,900)	414,500
FCF	1,924,800	408,200	(515,800)
Balance
Cash	225,800	371,300	227,700
Long term investments	8,100	7,500	8,100
Excess cash	134,560	280,255	116,605
Stockholders' equity	153,700	236,100	411,000
Invested Capital	1,955,140	1,963,200	2,298,895
ROIC	100.70%	5.22%	5.29%
ROCE	92.24%	4.78%	3.22%
EV
Common stock shares outstanding	163,473	85,633	63,441
Price
Market cap
EV
EBITDA	2,050,500	212,000	213,800
EV/EBITDA
Interest	72,100	75,100	46,200
Interest/NOPBT	3.69%	70.38%	56.14%