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Coats - Cost cuts to deliver another US$50m profit by FY’24

July 2022

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  • Epic Code:
  • COA
  • Price:
  • 72.5p
Coats is  the world’s largest manufacturer of industrial threads and zips with its products found in clothing & apparel such as shirts, shoes, trousers, dresses and protective clothing. As CFO Jackie Callaway, who I met with over the month, notes, the company is positioned at the premium end of the market and focuses on innovation such as providing the elastic that needs to stretch in Lululemon pants. Other key clients include Gap, Adidas and Inditex.  Critics might baulk at the growth opportunities here given the rag trade’s tough history but as Callaway says, Coats has successfully differentiated itself including through its scale and global footprint, reliability (lack of breakdowns) of its manufacturing facilities and its ...

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