MicroSalt plc (GB:SALT)
LSE:SALT
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Rating:44Neutral
Price Target:
39.00 p
▼(-11.36% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/31/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial quality—large ongoing losses, thin gross margins, persistent cash burn, and high leverage. Technicals also look poor with the share price below major moving averages and very weak momentum indicators. Valuation is not a clear positive because the negative P/E reflects unprofitability and there is no dividend yield support.
Positive Factors
Rapid revenue growth
Sustained sharp revenue growth indicates improving commercial traction and product adoption. Over the next 2-6 months this trend supports a larger addressable customer base, better operating leverage potential, and a clearer pathway to scale that can underpin future margin expansion if costs are controlled.
Negative Factors
Persistent cash burn
Ongoing negative operating and free cash flow is a durable risk: it forces frequent external financing, dilutes shareholders, and constrains investments in sales, R&D, and manufacturing scale. Without a clear cash-flow inflection, growth may be unsustainably dependent on capital markets.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Rapid revenue growth
Sustained sharp revenue growth indicates improving commercial traction and product adoption. Over the next 2-6 months this trend supports a larger addressable customer base, better operating leverage potential, and a clearer pathway to scale that can underpin future margin expansion if costs are controlled.
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MicroSalt plc (SALT) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£20.49M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)35.93K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.64
Revenue Growth167.81%
EPS Growth52.16%
CountryUK
Employees5
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryPackaged Foods
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.05
Shares Outstanding56,143,894
10 Day Avg. Volume61,176
30 Day Avg. Volume35,928
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.10
Price to Book (P/B)144.27
Price to Sales (P/S)14.69
P/FCF Ratio-8.55
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)£4.50M
MicroSalt plc Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
MicroSalt Plc is involved in the creation and manufacturing of both sodium salt and snack food products. The company's core mission centers on actively reducing the sodium levels in its diverse range of food items, applying this aim to both curren...
How the Company Makes Money
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MicroSalt plc Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
18
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
22
Negative
Cash Flow
14
Very Negative
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.11M | 750.00K | 574.00K | 638.00K | 33.00K |
| Gross Profit | 88.82K | -438.00K | -150.00K | 197.00K | -63.00K |
| EBITDA | -3.19M | -5.81M | -3.34M | -2.41M | -1.15M |
| Net Income | -3.57M | -6.13M | -3.48M | -1.94M | -907.00K |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 4.26M | 2.54M | 2.27M | 667.00K | 428.00K |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.91M | 261.00K | 117.00K | 91.00K | 18.00K |
| Total Debt | 2.87M | 2.75M | 2.52M | 170.00K | 860.00K |
| Total Liabilities | 4.05M | 4.09M | 4.27M | 335.00K | 914.00K |
| Stockholders Equity | 215.08K | -1.55M | -2.00M | 62.00K | -786.00K |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -3.63M | -6.34M | -2.78M | -2.09M | -1.29M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -3.47M | -5.93M | -2.59M | -1.97M | -1.28M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -223.59K | -399.00K | -189.00K | -116.00K | -9.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 5.37M | 6.47M | 2.80M | 2.16M | 1.30M |
MicroSalt plc Technical Analysis
Negative
44.00
Price Trends
46.63
Negative
50.26
Negative
52.76
Negative
Market Momentum
-2.89
Negative
23.01
Positive
19.92
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:SALT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 44 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 39.02, below the 50-day MA of 46.63, and below the 200-day MA of 52.76, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -2.89 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 23.01 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 19.92 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GB:SALT.
MicroSalt plc Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | £2.93B | 18.61 | 14.99% | 2.06% | 9.52% | 17.22% | |
68 Neutral | £13.16B | 14.03 | 8.44% | 2.98% | -2.16% | -24.87% | |
65 Neutral | £2.45B | 24.95 | 6.17% | 5.27% | 15.55% | 42.40% | |
64 Neutral | £71.99M | 5.92 | 50.02% | 3.14% | ― | ― | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
44 Neutral | £20.49M | -9.89 | 520.55% | ― | 167.81% | 52.16% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
GB:SALT
MicroSalt plc
36.50
-46.00
-55.76%
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1,880.50
-90.12
-4.57%
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3.42
2.52%
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5,470.00
264.63
5.08%
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554.00
55.23
11.07%
MicroSalt plc Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresPrivate Placements and Financing
MicroSalt triples revenue as major food groups drive low-sodium salt rollout
Positive
May 28, 2026
MicroSalt reported a near-tripling of revenue to US$2.1 million for 2025, driven mainly by higher B2B sales and recurring bulk orders across North America, Canada, and Mexico, while narrowing its net loss to US$3.2 million. The company strengthene...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
MicroSalt launches dual-action fibre-enriched low-sodium ingredient
Positive
Apr 28, 2026
MicroSalt has launched MicroSalt Fibre, a patented dual-action ingredient that combines its existing low-sodium salt with functional fibre, allowing food manufacturers to cut sodium and boost fibre in a single component. Designed for snacks, baked...
Business Operations and Strategy
MicroSalt Wins First UK B2B Contract With Seasoning Manufacturer
Positive
Mar 5, 2026
MicroSalt has secured its first UK business-to-business commercial sale, winning a purchase order from a UK-based seasoning manufacturer that is part of a leading European natural flavours, colours and ingredients group with more than €250 m...
Business Operations and Strategy
MicroSalt Wins First UK B2B Deal With Seasoning Manufacturer
Positive
Mar 5, 2026
MicroSalt has secured its first UK business-to-business commercial sale, winning a purchase order from a UK-based seasoning manufacturer that is part of a European flavours and ingredients group with more than €250 million in revenue and ove...
Business Operations and Strategy
MicroSalt tops one billion servings as low-sodium push gathers pace
Positive
Mar 2, 2026
MicroSalt has surpassed one billion servings of its low-sodium salt consumed worldwide, marking a significant validation of its technology across multiple product categories and geographies. The company says this scale of deployment shows its ingr...
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