Morgan Advanced Materials PLC (GB:BA05)
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Morgan Advanced Materials
(LSE:BA05)
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Rating:55Neutral
Price Target:
68.00 p
▼(-13.65% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/02/26
Overall score reflects solid recent cash generation and constructive (but cautious) 2026 guidance for modest growth and margin recovery, offset by the sharp recent profit decline and a moderately leveraged balance sheet. Technicals are notably weak, and the provided valuation metrics are not interpretable, which caps the score.
Positive Factors
Cash generation resilience
Improved operating cash flow and a stronger free cash flow outturn in 2025 provide durable liquidity to fund capital expenditure, ERP and transformation programs, support the dividend and allow targeted debt reduction. This strengthens the company's ability to execute strategic fixes across cycles.
Negative Factors
Exposure to semiconductor cyclicality
Material exposure to semiconductor end markets created a sizable revenue hit and an asset impairment, demonstrating structural cyclicality risk. Continued inventory adjustments and silicon carbide market swings can suppress revenue and margins over multiple quarters and complicate forecasting and recovery.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation resilience
Improved operating cash flow and a stronger free cash flow outturn in 2025 provide durable liquidity to fund capital expenditure, ERP and transformation programs, support the dividend and allow targeted debt reduction. This strengthens the company's ability to execute strategic fixes across cycles.
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Morgan Advanced Materials (BA05) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£571.76M
Dividend Yield608.88%
Average Volume (3M)0.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.18
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUK
Employees8,694
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)N/A
Shares OutstandingN/A
10 Day Avg. Volume0
30 Day Avg. Volume0
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)<0.01
Price to Sales (P/S)0.00396
P/FCF Ratio-0.40
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Morgan Advanced Materials Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Morgan Advanced Materials PLC is a U.K.-based company that manufactures a wide array of specialized and high-specification materials. The company's product line includes high-temperature insulation products used to reduce energy consumption, elect...
How the Company Makes Money
Morgan Advanced Materials makes money primarily by selling engineered components and systems made from advanced ceramics, carbon and composites, along with related design, engineering and manufacturing services. Revenue is generated through (1) pr...
Morgan Advanced Materials Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 03, 2026
(Q4-2025)
| Next Earnings Date:Jul 31, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call balanced clear proactive strategic responses, cost and working capital discipline, and pockets of strong growth (Aerospace/Defense, fire protection) against material near-term challenges: a semiconductor-driven revenue decline, one-off impairments and adjusting items, Thermal Products underperformance under review, and leverage above target. Management provided concrete mitigation actions (simplification benefits, procurement and site optimization, ERP rollout) and 2026 guidance targeting modest revenue growth (1%–2%) and margin recovery to around 10%, indicating stabilization but not yet a full turnaround.Positive Updates
Resilient headline margin and profitability
Headline adjusted operating profit of GBP 99.1m with an adjusted operating margin of 9.6%, showing resilience despite challenging markets; return on invested capital of 14.1% (slightly below through-cycle range).
Negative Updates
Revenue decline driven by semiconductor downturn
Headline revenue GBP 1,030m, down 3.3% on an organic constant currency basis; volume decline ~6.7%; semiconductor revenue decline accounted for around GBP 33m of the fall and was the principal driver of the revenue drop.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Resilient headline margin and profitability
Headline adjusted operating profit of GBP 99.1m with an adjusted operating margin of 9.6%, showing resilience despite challenging markets; return on invested capital of 14.1% (slightly below through-cycle range).
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Company Guidance
The company guided that for 2026 it expects organic constant‑currency revenue growth of 1–2%, adjusted operating profit margin to return to around 10%, capital expenditure of ~£50m (c.1.2x depreciation), net finance charge of ~£24m, an effective tax rate of 27–29% and year‑end leverage of c.1.7x (target ongoing leverage 1.0–1.5x, with a plan to bring leverage to ~1.5x over the next two years), while transform activities are expected to deliver net benefits of c.£11m in 2026 and continued margin uplift (simplification and CI delivered c.1.7pp in 2025 and c.£16m in‑year benefits), ERP spend of ~£20m in 2026 (winding down in 2027), pricing running at c.3.5% versus ~5% COGS inflation, and the board will maintain the dividend (12.2p in 2025) until cover recovers to c.2.5x.Morgan Advanced Materials Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
52
Neutral
Balance Sheet
55
Neutral
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.13B | 996.60M | 1.10B | 1.11B | 1.11B | 950.50M |
| Gross Profit | 134.60M | 700.60M | 813.20M | 120.80M | 244.70M | 207.10M |
| EBITDA | 167.50M | 91.10M | 150.60M | 138.60M | 183.80M | 156.30M |
| Net Income | 69.90M | 21.10M | 50.30M | 47.30M | 88.00M | 73.80M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.05B | 984.80M | 1.08B | 1.02B | 1.03B | 925.40M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 116.60M | 126.50M | 118.60M | 124.50M | 117.70M | 127.30M |
| Total Debt | 387.10M | 360.30M | 393.70M | 356.80M | 318.10M | 223.80M |
| Total Liabilities | 642.10M | 635.90M | 687.80M | 626.10M | 602.30M | 575.80M |
| Stockholders Equity | 374.70M | 316.60M | 353.70M | 360.30M | 389.00M | 310.60M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 48.80M | 50.70M | 17.20M | 18.10M | -37.40M | 74.60M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 131.10M | 117.80M | 113.30M | 78.50M | 20.60M | 106.20M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -81.40M | -52.20M | -86.00M | -64.10M | -57.00M | -13.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -69.30M | -99.50M | -33.00M | -2.00M | 23.40M | -112.20M |
Morgan Advanced Materials Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | £6.38B | 20.02 | 24.91% | 1.29% | -0.32% | -3.96% | |
71 Outperform | £923.68M | 15.43 | 33.12% | 1.01% | 24.42% | 103.25% | |
67 Neutral | £2.62B | 23.57 | 20.10% | 2.04% | 1.93% | -15.07% | |
64 Neutral | £7.27B | 15.58 | 13.46% | 1.93% | -6.93% | 18.57% | |
62 Neutral | £1.10B | 22.48 | 8.58% | 3.30% | -6.95% | -52.08% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
55 Neutral | £571.76M | ― | 6.66% | 608.88% | ― | ― |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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