Coral Products (LSE:CRU) ROCE %: 7.24% (As of Oct. 2025)

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What is Coral Products ROCE %?

Coral Products LSE:CRU +4.65% ROCE % is 7.24% as of Oct. 2025. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review.

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Coral Products's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 7.24%.

Coral Products  (LSE:CRU) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

Coral Products ROCE % Related Terms

Coral Products ROCE % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Coral Products's ROCE % 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 ROCE % Chart

Coral Products Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
ROCE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.41 10.42 10.54 -0.77 6.70

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
ROCE % 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 12.98 -15.29 -9.19 22.78 7.24

Coral Products ROCE % Calculation

Coral Products's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

ROCE %=EBIT/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(A: Apr. 2025 )  (A: Apr. 2024 )(A: Apr. 2025 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(A: Apr. 2025 )  (A: Apr. 2024 )(A: Apr. 2025 )
=1.197/( ( (30.168 - 13.156) + (32.259 - 13.557) )/ 2 )
=1.197/( (17.012+18.702)/ 2 )
=1.197/17.857
=6.70 %

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

ROCE %=EBIT (1)/( (Capital Employed+Capital Employed)/ count )
(Q: Oct. 2025 )  (Q: Apr. 2025 )(Q: Oct. 2025 )
=EBIT/( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)+(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )/ count )
(Q: Oct. 2025 )  (Q: Apr. 2025 )(Q: Oct. 2025 )
=1.444/( ( (32.259 - 13.557) + (35.601 - 14.42) )/ 2 )
=1.444/( ( 18.702 + 21.181 )/ 2 )
=1.444/19.9415
=7.24 %

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

* 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 ROCE % →
What does a ROCE % of 7.24% mean?
Coral Products (LSE:CRU) has a ROCE % of 7.24% as of Oct. 2025.
Is Coral Products' ROCE % too high?
Coral Products' current ROCE % is 7.24%. The Packaging & Containers industry median ROCE % is 7.12. Coral Products' value of 7.24% is 1.7% above this industry median.
How does Coral Products' ROCE % compare to SW and PKG?
Coral Products' ROCE % of 7.24% can be compared against companies in the Packaging & Containers industry. The industry median ROCE % is 7.12. Coral Products' value of 7.24% is 1.7% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good ROCE % for a Packaging & Containers company?
The median ROCE % among Packaging & Containers companies is 7.12, based on 394 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a ROCE % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, ROCE % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Coral Products's current ROCE % of 7.24% is 1.7% above 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 ROCE % mean?
A high ROCE % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. For the Packaging & Containers industry, the median ROCE % is 7.12 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Coral Products's current ROCE % is 7.24%. 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 ROCE % is 7.24% and 1.7% above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 7.12. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is ROCE % calculated?
ROCE % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Coral Products (LSE:CRU), the current ROCE % is 7.24% 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.