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Coral ProductsLSE:CRU +4.65% Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.29% as of Oct. 2025, which is 38% below its 10-year median of 6.88. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 389 Packaging & Containers companies, Coral Products ranks better than 94.09% on this metric.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Coral Products's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was £0.14 Mil. Coral Products's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was £3.36 Mil. Therefore, Coral Products's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 4.29%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Coral Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:CRU'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -18.52 Med: 6.88 Max: 48.52
Current: 48.52
During the past 13 years, Coral Products's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 48.52%. The lowest was -18.52%. And the median was 6.88%.
LSE:CRU's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than 94.09% of 389
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 5.91
vs LSE:CRU: 48.52
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Coral Products Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Coral Products Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Coral Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
LSE:CRU vs SW, PKG, IP: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Coral Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Coral Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Coral Products's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Oct. 2025) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.29% mean?
Coral Products (LSE:CRU) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.29% as of Oct. 2025. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Coral Products and its competitors. This is 38% below median its historical median of 6.88. According to the industry distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #23 out of 389 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, placing it in the top 5.9%.
Is Coral Products' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Coral Products' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.29% is 38% below median its 10-year median of 6.88. The Packaging & Containers industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 5.91. Coral Products' value of 4.29% is 27.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #23 out of 389 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Coral Products' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to SW and PKG?
According to the Packaging & Containers industry distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #23 out of 389 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places Coral Products in the top 6% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 5.91. Coral Products' value of 4.29% is 27.4% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 6.88 vs. the industry median of 5.91, Coral Products has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for a Packaging & Containers company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Packaging & Containers companies is 5.91, based on 389 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Coral Products's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.29% is 27.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Coral Products and its competitors. For the Packaging & Containers industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 5.91 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Coral Products's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.29%, which is 38% below median its own 10-year median of 6.88. 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.29%, which is 38% below median its 10-year median of 6.88 and 27.4% below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 5.91. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Coral Products (LSE:CRU), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.29% 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 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.
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