Zotefoams (ZTF) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: £175.63M
• Dividend Yield: 2%
• Average Volume (3M): 76.93K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 8.7
• Beta (1Y): 1.25
• Revenue Growth: 15.56%
• EPS Growth: -92.94%
• Country: UK
• Employees: 590
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Sector Strength: 58
• Industry: Chemicals - Specialty
• EPS (TTM): 0.26
• Shares Outstanding: 49,246,235
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 64,297
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 76,930
• PEG Ratio: >-0.01
• Price to Book (P/B): 1.51
• Price to Sales (P/S): 1.24
• P/FCF Ratio: 9.14
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: £632.50
• Price Target Upside: 52.41% Upside
• Rating Consensus: Moderate Buy
• Number of Analyst Covering: 2
• EPS Forecast (FY): 0.39
• Revenue Forecast (FY): £191.61M

• Rating: 70 Outperform
• Price Target: 419.00 p ▲(0.96% Upside)
• Action: Upgraded Date: 03/19/26
• Date: Action: Upgraded 03/19/26

The score is driven primarily by attractive valuation (low P/E with a ~2% yield) and a solid financial rebound in 2025 with moderate leverage. These positives are tempered by weak technicals, with the stock trading below key moving averages and bearish momentum indicators.

Positive Factors

Specialist product niche

Zotefoams manufactures high-performance closed-cell crosslinked foams sold into diverse industrial end markets. That technical differentiation and multi-sector exposure support durable demand, pricing power in engineered applications, and customer stickiness that underpins repeat sales and margin resilience over months.

Negative Factors

Earnings volatility

Profitability has shown sharp swings (2024 loss despite revenue growth), indicating sensitivity to cost inflation, product mix or non-recurring items. Persistent earnings volatility complicates capital allocation, long-term budgeting and supplier/customer negotiations, raising execution risk over the medium term.

Zotefoams Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Zotefoams plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells polyolefin block foams in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through Polyolefin Foams, High-Performan...

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Zotefoams plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells polyolefin block foams in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through Polyolefin Foams, High-Performan...

How the Company Makes Money

Zotefoams makes money primarily by manufacturing and selling high-value polymer foam materials and related products to business customers. Its revenue model is predominantly product-sales driven: it produces foam blocks and other forms of foam mat...

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Zotefoams makes money primarily by manufacturing and selling high-value polymer foam materials and related products to business customers. Its revenue model is predominantly product-sales driven: it produces foam blocks and other forms of foam mat...

Zotefoams Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	158.49M	147.79M	126.97M	127.37M	100.75M
Gross Profit	52.90M	46.13M	41.05M	38.73M	26.57M
EBITDA	31.26M	12.28M	23.41M	22.16M	15.67M
Net Income	22.64M	-2.75M	9.24M	10.01M	4.38M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	227.09M	174.75M	175.61M	170.36M	159.38M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	13.98M	10.53M	6.29M	10.59M	8.05M
Total Debt	57.01M	43.56M	37.86M	38.41M	42.40M
Total Liabilities	97.02M	65.39M	59.85M	60.82M	61.60M
Stockholders Equity	130.08M	109.36M	115.76M	109.54M	97.78M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	21.54M	11.35M	-702.00K	14.03M	3.83M
Operating Cash Flow	35.50M	25.00M	7.78M	21.12M	10.90M
Investing Cash Flow	-36.93M	-13.34M	-8.29M	-7.09M	-6.98M
Financing Cash Flow	4.92M	-7.41M	-3.73M	-11.53M	-4.34M

Zotefoams Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Negative
• Last Price: 415.00
• 50DMA: Negative
• 100DMA: Negative
• 200DMA: Negative
• MACD: Negative
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:ZTF, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 415 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 364.10, above the 50-day MA of 399.62, and above the 200-day MA of 388.22, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -14.91 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 42.63 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 79.20 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GB:ZTF.

Zotefoams Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
ZTF	70 Outperform	£175.63M	8.69	18.25%	2.00%	15.56%	-92.94%
VCT	70 Outperform	£507.65M	22.53	6.40%	9.48%	0.58%	61.58%
CRDA	66 Neutral	£4.03B	60.70	6.17%	3.45%	2.36%	-13.99%
Sector *	61 Neutral	$10.43B	7.12	-0.05%	2.87%	2.86%	-36.73%
ELM	58 Neutral	£849.14M	-28.06	-6.85%	1.34%	-11.78%	-92.61%
SYNT	51 Neutral	£69.84M	-1.25	-8.05%	―	-4.41%	2.29%
ESNT	46 Neutral	£249.62M	131.42	0.79%	2.44%	-4.71%	86.21%

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