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Scapa

December 2020

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Scapa continues to track ahead of its Covid plan with revenues for the six months ended 30 September in industrial tapes and healthcare said to be only 22% and 23%, respectively, below last year. It’s quickly reduced costs while net debt has fallen to £21.8m, down from £54.4m at FY’20, helped by the £31.6m raised by the placing.Numis notes improving market conditions in the industrial side, offset by expected subdued woundcare performance in healthcare. Interestingly, it says most of Scapa’s industrial peers, such as 3M, Nitto Denko and Intertape Polymer, are back trading at pre-Covid levels, reflecting the resumption of construction and industrial manufacturing activity around the world. However ...

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Scapa - Revenues ahead of plan (October 2020)

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Scapa - Another acquisition (November 2018)

Scapa - Another broker upgrade (August 2018)

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Scapa - Numis has three year target price of £8 (February 2018)

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Scapa - Industrial tapes and healthcare group planning acquisition push (August 2017)

Scapa - Gain to date: 493% (June 2017)

Scapa - Gain to date: 380% (February 2017)

Scapa - Shares register new high of 304p (December 2016)

Scapa - Shares briefly hit high of 295p (August 2016)

Scapa - Shares hit new high of 252p (June 2016)

Scapa - Healthcare enjoys 20% profit growth (January 2016)

Scapa - Another upgrade sends shares over Â£2 (July 2015)

Scapa - Shares soar to over 170p (June 2015)

Scapa - Acquires First Water (April 2015)

Scapa - Industrial and medical tapes business forecast to grow eps 46% by 2017 (January 2015)

Scapa - N+1 Singer upgrades forecasts (July 2014)

Scapa - Healthcare side growing rapidly (February 2014)

Scapa - Medical tapes grew profits 53% (July 2013)

Scapa - New 5.1p eps forecast for 2014 (July 2012)

Scapa - Self-help measures drive another upgrade to forecasts (May 2012)

Scapa - Industrial tape firm expanding into higher margin medical markets (March 2012)

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Scapa

December 2020

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