Flowtech Fluidpower plc (GB:FLO)
LSE:FLO
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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
46.00 p
▼(-20.83% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/26/26
The score is held back primarily by weak technicals (price below all key moving averages and negative MACD) and ongoing losses (negative P/E and negative net income across 2022–2025). These are partially offset by improving 2025 operating trends and comparatively strong recent cash generation.
Positive Factors
Cash generation
Consistent positive operating and free cash flow through 2022–2025, with a marked improvement in 2025, provides durable liquidity and funding capacity. This supports working-capital needs, services debt, and enables selective reinvestment without reliance on equity raises, strengthening long-term resilience.
Negative Factors
Persistent losses
Multi-year negative net income shows the business has not yet re-established consistent earnings power. Continued losses limit retained earnings, hinder equity value creation, and constrain strategic investments or dividend capacity, leaving the company dependent on cash discipline to bridge to sustainable profits.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation
Consistent positive operating and free cash flow through 2022–2025, with a marked improvement in 2025, provides durable liquidity and funding capacity. This supports working-capital needs, services debt, and enables selective reinvestment without reliance on equity raises, strengthening long-term resilience.
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Flowtech Fluidpower (FLO) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£36.47M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)122.64K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.66
Revenue Growth-0.25%
EPS Growth-84.33%
CountryUK
Employees582
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Distribution
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.05
Shares Outstanding81,436,380
10 Day Avg. Volume87,223
30 Day Avg. Volume122,638
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.13
Price to Book (P/B)0.93
Price to Sales (P/S)0.31
P/FCF Ratio4.59
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£100.00Price Target Upside72.12% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)0.04
Revenue Forecast (FY)£135.03M
Flowtech Fluidpower Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Flowtech Fluidpower plc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes engineering components and assemblies in the areas of fluid power industry in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, internationally. The company operates through Flowtech, Fluidpow...
How the Company Makes Money
Flowtech Fluidpower makes money primarily by selling fluid power products to industrial customers through its distribution channels. Revenue is generated from (1) product sales of fluid power components and consumables sourced from third-party man...
Flowtech Fluidpower Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
46
Neutral
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 116.92M | 107.28M | 112.09M | 114.77M | 109.11M |
| Gross Profit | 44.54M | 39.95M | 41.26M | 39.94M | 37.44M |
| EBITDA | 7.21M | -20.86M | -6.08M | -468.00K | 7.49M |
| Net Income | -3.32M | -26.41M | -12.98M | -6.25M | 2.14M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 94.96M | 86.02M | 117.02M | 130.41M | 138.63M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.73M | 1.84M | 5.18M | 3.97M | 4.56M |
| Total Debt | 28.55M | 22.35M | 25.43M | 26.68M | 27.07M |
| Total Liabilities | 55.73M | 44.41M | 49.62M | 49.07M | 50.63M |
| Stockholders Equity | 39.23M | 41.60M | 67.40M | 81.34M | 88.00M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 7.94M | 2.43M | 5.99M | 2.23M | -3.09M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 9.15M | 3.98M | 8.20M | 4.09M | -988.00K |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.79M | -5.81M | -2.08M | -1.79M | -1.58M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.50M | -6.22M | -4.89M | -3.88M | -2.02M |
Flowtech Fluidpower Technical Analysis
Negative
58.10
Price Trends
52.65
Negative
52.99
Negative
58.18
Negative
Market Momentum
-2.52
Positive
28.89
Positive
42.64
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:FLO, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 58.1 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 49.24, above the 50-day MA of 52.65, and below the 200-day MA of 58.18, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -2.52 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 28.89 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 42.64 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GB:FLO.
Flowtech Fluidpower Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | £2.68B | 8.02 | 11.47% | 3.58% | -2.44% | -6.43% | |
73 Outperform | £7.84B | 38.47 | 14.17% | 1.13% | 11.82% | 42.93% | |
68 Neutral | £1.71B | 13.32 | 8.38% | 3.99% | 5.75% | 5.86% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
62 Neutral | £32.00M | 83.04 | -5.14% | 3.61% | 0.10% | -32.11% | |
60 Neutral | £13.92M | 4.74 | 8.10% | 1.14% | 5.03% | 36.66% | |
50 Neutral | £36.47M | -10.98 | -64.09% | ― | -0.25% | -84.33% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Flowtech Fluidpower Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Flowtech Fluidpower narrows losses as transformation sets stage for growth
Positive
Mar 24, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower reported 2025 revenues of £116.9m, up 9% year on year, with gross margins improving 100 basis points to 39.2% and underlying EBITDA rising 30.5% to £7.7m, while operating losses narrowed sharply to £1m and net de...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Flowtech Fluidpower sets date for FY25 results and investor webcast
Neutral
Mar 18, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower PLC will publish its annual results for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, and will accompany the release with a live presentation outlining financial performance, strategic progress and outloo...
Business Operations and StrategyDelistings and Listing ChangesM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and FinancingShareholder Meetings
Flowtech Fluidpower Completes Acquisition of Q Plus After Share Issue
Positive
Feb 12, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has completed the acquisition of Q Plus, following shareholder approval at a general meeting and the admission of new placing and retail offer shares to trading on AIM earlier in February. The transaction marks a further step i...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Flowtech directors back fundraising with share purchases at placing price
Positive
Feb 9, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has confirmed that several board members and senior managers have bought new ordinary shares as part of the company’s latest placing and retail offer, which were admitted to trading on AIM today. Participants include non-...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and FinancingShareholder MeetingsStock Split
Flowtech Fluidpower Clears Key Shareholder Hurdles for Fundraising, Acquisition and Capital Reorganisation
Positive
Feb 6, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has secured shareholder approval for all resolutions at its general meeting, paving the way for a £9 million institutional placing and a £0.6 million retail offer, with admission of the new shares to trading on AIM ex...
Regulatory Filings and Compliance
Flowtech Fluidpower Corrects Misstated Shareholding Notifications
Neutral
Jan 22, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has issued a correction regarding previously announced shareholding disclosures involving Harwood Capital LLP and Lazard Frères Gestion SAS. The company said both investors had notified it that earlier filings indicating t...
Private Placements and FinancingShareholder Meetings
Flowtech Fluidpower Raises £9.6m Through Placing and Retail Offer on AIM
Positive
Jan 22, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has conditionally raised £0.6 million through a retail offer conducted via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform, issuing 1,180,070 new ordinary shares at the previously announced issue price. Together with an earlier pla...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and FinancingShareholder MeetingsStock Split
Flowtech Fluidpower Issues Circular on Fundraising, Acquisition and Capital Changes
Positive
Jan 21, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has published a shareholder circular detailing its recently announced fundraising, a related acquisition, and a proposed capital reorganisation, alongside notice of a general meeting to seek investor approvals on 6 February 202...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Flowtech Fluidpower Raises £9m in Heavily Backed Share Placing Ahead of Acquisition
Positive
Jan 20, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has conditionally raised £9 million through a placing of 16,981,132 new ordinary shares at 53 pence each, an 11.5% discount to the previous closing price, with strong backing from existing and new institutional investors a...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Flowtech Fluidpower Launches £10m Fundraising to Back Dutch Acquisition and Cut Debt
Positive
Jan 20, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has launched a conditional placing to raise £9 million through the issue of up to 16.98 million new shares at 53p, a discount of about 11.5% to the prior close, alongside a separate UK retail offer of up to £1 million...
Private Placements and FinancingShareholder Meetings
Flowtech Fluidpower Opens £1m Retail Offer Alongside £9m Placing
Positive
Jan 20, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower has launched a retail share offer via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform to raise up to £1 million by issuing up to 1,886,792 new ordinary shares at 53 pence, matching the price of a concurrent £9 million institut...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Flowtech Fluidpower Doubles Down on Benelux With Q Plus Deal as Trading Momentum Builds
Positive
Jan 20, 2026
Flowtech Fluidpower reported an 8.9% rise in 2025 revenue to £116.9m, with underlying EBITDA expected at £7.7m, slightly below market forecasts but showing a strong second-half recovery as EBITDA improved from £3.5m in H1 to £4...
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