Coral Products (LSE:CRU) EBIT: £2.66 Mil (TTM As of Oct. 2025)

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What is Coral Products EBIT?

Coral Products LSE:CRU +4.65% EBIT is £2.66 Mil as of Oct. 2025. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review.

Coral Products's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Oct. 2025 was £0.72 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2025 was £2.66 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Coral Products's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 4.71%. Coral Products's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 8.55%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Coral Products's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 14.14%.

Coral Products  (LSE:CRU) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Coral Products's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Oct. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Apr. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2025 ))/ count )
=2.112 * ( 1 - 38.98% )/( (27.282 + 27.4)/ 2 )
=1.2887424/27.341
=4.71 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Apr. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=32.259 - 5.409 - ( 0.788 - max(0, 13.557 - 13.125+0.788))
=27.282

Invested Capital(Q: Oct. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=35.601 - 7.658 - ( 0.543 - max(0, 14.42 - 16.498+0.543))
=27.4

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Oct. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Coral Products's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Oct. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Apr. 2025  Q: Oct. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=1.444/( ( (10.332 + max(4.585, 0)) + (10.562 + max(8.297, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1.444/( ( 14.917 + 18.859 )/ 2 )
=1.444/16.888
=8.55 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Apr. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(6.33 + 4.848 + 0) - (5.409 + 0 + 1.184)
=4.585

Working Capital(Q: Oct. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(10.032 + 5.923 + 0) - (7.658 + 0 + 0)
=8.297

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Oct. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Coral Products's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Oct. 2025 )
=2.664/18.839
=14.14 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Coral Products EBIT Related Terms

Coral Products EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Coral Products's EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Coral Products EBIT Chart

Coral Products Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.21 1.41 1.71 -0.14 1.20

Coral Products Semi-Annual Data
Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24 Apr25 Oct25
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.32 -1.46 -0.75 1.94 0.72

LSE:CRU vs SW, PKG, IP: EBIT Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Coral Products's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Coral Products EV-to-EBIT vs Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Coral Products's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coral Products's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


Coral Products EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £2.66 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBIT →
What does a EBIT of £2.66 Mil mean?
Coral Products (LSE:CRU) has a EBIT of £2.66 Mil as of Oct. 2025. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Coral Products.
Is Coral Products' EBIT too high?
Coral Products' current EBIT is £2.66 Mil.
How does Coral Products' EBIT compare to SW and PKG?
Coral Products' EBIT of £2.66 Mil can be compared against companies in the Packaging & Containers industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBIT for a Packaging & Containers company?
A good EBIT depends on the Packaging & Containers industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBIT mean?
A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Coral Products. Coral Products's current EBIT is £2.66 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coral Products stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coral Products (LSE:CRU) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.12, compared to a current price of £0.06 — trading 53.1% below its estimated fair value. The current EBIT is £2.66 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBIT calculated?
EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Coral Products (LSE:CRU), the current EBIT is £2.66 Mil as of Oct. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Coral Products Business Description

Address Southmoor Road, Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Wythenshawe, Manchester, GBR, M23 9DS
Coral Products PLC is a curated group of businesses, each a specialist plastic products design house and UK manufacturer, by UK brands and companies who are household names, to provide customised, cost-efficient, and sustainable solutions for the food packaging, personal care, household, transport, construction, and communication sectors. The Group reports four segments: Distribution (Global One-Pak and Ecodeck), Rigids (Manplas and Tatra), Flexibles (Alma, Film & Foil, and Arrow), and Central (Parent Company and unallocated overheads). It operates in the UK, the Rest of Europe, and the Rest of the World. It generated the majority of its revenue from the UK.