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Toby Thorrington

Low & Bonar - Slow trading start to FY19, disposals underway

May trading newsflow causes us to lower earnings estimates significantly. Improvements to operational performance and further de-leveraging are firmly on management’s agenda and the disposal of the construction fibres operation will help in the latter regard. Metrics point to attractions for deep-value investors.
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LOW & BONAR PLC

Low & Bonar manufactures and supplies performance materials commonly referred to as technical textiles. Co.'s business units are: Building and Industrial, which supplies technical textile solutions for applications in air and water filtration, building and roofing; Civil Engineering, which supplies woven and non-woven geotextiles and construction fibers used in infrastructure projects, including road and rail building, land reclamation and coastal defense; Coated Technical Textiles, which supplies a range of technical coated fabrics; and Interiors and Transportation, which supplies technical fabrics used in transportation, interior carpeting, resilient tiles and decorative products.

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Toby Thorrington

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