essensys PLC (GB:ESYS)
LSE:ESYS
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Rating:47Neutral
Price Target:
16.50 p
▲(13.79% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:01/07/26
The score is held back primarily by ongoing losses and weakening recent revenue, despite improved 2025 cash generation and a relatively low-leverage balance sheet. Technical signals are also strongly bearish (below major moving averages, negative MACD, very low RSI), and valuation support is limited due to negative earnings and no dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Recurring SaaS and services revenue
essensys operates a multi-product model combining recurring SaaS, on-site connectivity and managed services. This creates durable recurring revenue, cross-sell opportunities and higher customer stickiness with operators, supporting revenue visibility and long-term contract value retention.
Negative Factors
Persistent unprofitability
essensys has reported net losses and negative operating profit since 2021, indicating the business has not achieved sustainable profitability. Long-term losses erode equity, limit reinvestment capacity, and require clear margin expansion or scale benefits to restore durable shareholder returns and financial health.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring SaaS and services revenue
essensys operates a multi-product model combining recurring SaaS, on-site connectivity and managed services. This creates durable recurring revenue, cross-sell opportunities and higher customer stickiness with operators, supporting revenue visibility and long-term contract value retention.
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essensys PLC (ESYS) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£10.73M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)38.95K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.34
Revenue Growth-27.27%
EPS Growth-106.30%
CountryUK
Employees116
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.03
Shares Outstanding64,856,026
10 Day Avg. Volume33,226
30 Day Avg. Volume38,946
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)1.41
Price to Sales (P/S)0.84
P/FCF Ratio8.98
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)-0.04
Revenue Forecast (FY)£17.00M
essensys PLC Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
essensys plc provides software-as-a-service platforms and on-demand cloud services to the workspace industry in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The company's products include Connect, a software platform for multi-site operato...
How the Company Makes Money
essensys makes money primarily by selling its workspace technology platform and related services to operators of flexible workspaces/coworking locations. Key revenue streams typically include: (1) recurring subscription/SaaS fees for access to its...
essensys PLC Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
64
Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 16.60M | 19.18M | 24.13M | 25.25M | 23.30M | 21.98M |
| Gross Profit | 5.98M | 6.90M | 13.74M | 14.91M | 14.11M | 14.23M |
| EBITDA | -1.31M | -1.30M | -637.00K | -10.46M | -7.81M | 681.00K |
| Net Income | -5.30M | -5.57M | -3.31M | -15.71M | -10.80M | -3.34M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 13.76M | 16.18M | 22.72M | 27.52M | 47.33M | 52.20M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 946.00K | 1.78M | 3.10M | 7.86M | 24.12M | 36.90M |
| Total Debt | 446.00K | 673.00K | 1.44M | 1.57M | 3.13M | 1.94M |
| Total Liabilities | 4.46M | 4.68M | 5.96M | 6.93M | 11.85M | 7.27M |
| Stockholders Equity | 9.30M | 11.50M | 16.76M | 20.58M | 35.48M | 44.92M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.21M | 1.80M | -3.18M | -14.31M | -12.43M | -1.39M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.69M | 2.25M | -1.07M | -9.84M | -6.80M | 1.89M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.17M | -2.55M | -2.09M | -4.14M | -5.53M | -3.28M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -659.00K | -999.00K | -1.54M | -2.00M | -1.04M | 29.82M |
essensys PLC Technical Analysis
Negative
14.50
Price Trends
16.60
Negative
15.92
Positive
17.76
Negative
Market Momentum
0.05
Negative
53.24
Neutral
40.48
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:ESYS, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 14.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 16.49, below the 50-day MA of 16.60, and below the 200-day MA of 17.76, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.05 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 53.24 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 40.48 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GB:ESYS.
essensys PLC Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | £492.84M | 71.10 | 1.53% | 1.73% | -0.18% | 11.49% | |
68 Neutral | £114.36M | 152.71 | 0.31% | ― | -1.56% | -98.71% | |
66 Neutral | £83.73M | 4.25 | 5.57% | ― | -1.34% | 27.45% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
54 Neutral | £33.42M | -9.99 | 8.83% | 2.44% | -25.62% | -20.46% | |
54 Neutral | £24.84M | -7.14 | -29.25% | ― | -2.84% | 22.22% | |
47 Neutral | £10.73M | -1.52 | ― | ― | -27.27% | -106.30% |
* Technology Sector Average
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essensys PLC Corporate Events
Delistings and Listing ChangesM&A Transactions
Bidco Lifts Essensys Offer Support to Over 60% as Delisting Looms if 90% Reached
Neutral
Apr 21, 2026
Essensys plc has received valid acceptances for its recommended 17p‑per‑share cash offer from Essensys Bidco in respect of 15.48 million shares, equal to 37.59% of its issued share capital that can be counted toward the offer’s a...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Essensys Holds EBITDA Positive Amid Revenue Slide as Founder-Led Takeover Advances
Negative
Apr 17, 2026
Essensys plc reported half-year results to 31 January 2026 showing a 25% drop in revenue to £7.8m and recurring revenue declines, mainly due to the downsizing of a large strategic customer, portfolio rationalisation and churn among smaller an...
Delistings and Listing ChangesM&A Transactions
Bidco Offer for Essensys Reaches 22% Acceptances with Majority Backing Pledged
Neutral
Apr 14, 2026
Essensys Bidco Limited’s recommended cash offer for Essensys plc at 17 pence per share continues to progress, with valid acceptances received for 9,233,090 shares, representing 22.42% of the company’s issued share capital as of 13 Apri...
Delistings and Listing ChangesM&A Transactions
Essensys Bidco Updates Acceptance Levels on Essensys Takeover Offer
Neutral
Apr 7, 2026
Essensys Bidco Limited has reiterated its recommended cash offer of 17 pence per share for Essensys plc, updating the market that by Day 28 of the offer period it had received valid acceptances for 112,106 shares, equal to 0.27% of the issued shar...
Delistings and Listing ChangesM&A Transactions
Essensys Bidco’s Takeover Offer Advances With Majority Support and Delisting Plan
Neutral
Mar 31, 2026
Essensys PLC has received a recommended cash offer from Essensys Bidco Limited to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the company, excluding shares already held or agreed to be acquired by Bidco, at 17 pence per share. The ...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Essensys updates share capital and voting rights after option exercise
Neutral
Mar 19, 2026
Essensys plc has issued 44,690 new ordinary shares following the exercise of employee share options and applied for their admission to trading on AIM, with dealings expected to begin on 20 March 2026. After admission, the company’s issued sh...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Essensys updates share capital after option exercise and confirms voting rights
Neutral
Mar 18, 2026
Essensys plc said 44,690 employee share options have been exercised and applied for admission to trading on AIM, with dealings in the new ordinary shares expected to start on 20 March 2026. Following the admission, the company’s issued share...
M&A Transactions
Essensys Publishes Offer Document for Recommended 17p-per-Share Takeover
Positive
Mar 9, 2026
Essensys Bidco Limited has formally published the offer document for its previously announced recommended cash bid to acquire all issued and to be issued ordinary shares of Essensys plc not already owned by Bidco, at 17 pence per share. The docume...
Business Operations and StrategyDelistings and Listing ChangesM&A Transactions
Essensys Agrees Recommended £11.3m Takeover by Bidco
Neutral
Feb 24, 2026
Essensys PLC, a provider of SaaS-based connectivity and workspace management technology for landlords and flexible workspace operators, has refocused under new leadership on two main offerings: the essensys Platform for enterprise-grade wi-fi and ...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Essensys Wins Brief Extension on Deadline for Potential Founder-Led Takeover Bid
Neutral
Feb 20, 2026
Essensys plc has secured a short extension to the put up or shut up deadline for a potential management-led takeover, as discussions continue with founder and non-executive director Mark Furness over a possible 20 pence-per-share all-cash offer. T...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock BuybackShareholder Meetings
Essensys Shareholders Back All Resolutions at 2026 AGM, Endorsing Board and Capital Flexibility
Positive
Jan 30, 2026
Essensys plc reported that all 12 resolutions put to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting on 30 January 2026 were approved on a poll, including the receipt of the 2025 accounts, endorsement of the directors’ remuneration report, re-ele...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Essensys CFO Greg Price to Depart for Cerillion in April 2026
Neutral
Jan 28, 2026
Essensys plc has announced that Chief Financial Officer Greg Price will resign to take up the same role at Cerillion plc, with his departure scheduled for the end of April 2026 following an orderly handover. Chairman Jon Lee credited Price with st...
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