Macfarlane Group

Macfarlane Group PLC is a market leading UK packaging company operating three businesses:
•The distribution of packaging consumables
•The design and manufacture of bespoke transit packaging
•The design and manufacture of self-adhesive and resealable labels

Macfarlane Packaging Distribution

Macfarlane Packaging is the UK market leader in the distribution of packaging consumable products. We supply customers on a local, regional and national basis through our 16 UK Regional Distribution Centres and have a market share of circa 20%,

Our objective is to ensure our customers are supplied with the most cost-effective packaging products and services to protect their products during transit and storage.

We do this by providing an extensive product range, un-biased guidance on the most effective choice of packaging and packing systems.

We supply over 20,000 product lines across the following product groups:
•Boxes and Cartons
•Packing Tapes
•Labels
•Postal Products
•Protective Papers
•Cushioning & Void Fill Solutions
•Edge Protection
•Stretch Films
•Polythene Packaging
•Strapping
•Presentational and Retail Packaging
•Packing Machinery
•Automated Packing Systems

Macfarlane Packaging Design and Manufacture

The Design and Manufacture business designs, manufactures and assembles bespoke packaging solutions for customers requiring cost effective methods of protecting higher value products in storage and transport.

Key market sectors supplied are Industrial, Defence, Aerospace, Electronic and Medical sectors.

We use leading design software, an extensive range of packaging materials and a variety of manufacturing and assembly processes to:
•Deliver enhanced levels of protection during transport
and storage.
•Improve cost-efficiency, to help reduce packaging and transport costs.
•Eliminate excess packaging, to reduce waste from shipping operations.
•Respect the environment, using easily recyclable, sustainable materials wherever possible.
•Make packaging easier to use, freeing up labour and storage space for more productive use.

Macfarlane Labels

Employing over 100 people, Macfarlane Labels Ltd designs and manufactures self-adhesive and resealable labels for major fast-moving consumer goods (“FMCG”) customers in the UK, Europe and USA.

The business operates from two production sites in Kilmarnock, Scotland and Dublin, Ireland and a sales and design office in Sweden which focuses on the development and growth of our resealable labels business – Reseal-it™.

This weeks IC - Still trading on just 12 times forward earnings.

Interims Thurs 25 Aug

Half year report

Director Deals - Macfarlane Group PLC (MACF)

Bob McLellan, Non Executive Director, bought 24,028 shares in the company on the 30th August 2016 at a price of 61.80p. The Director now holds 102,819 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Director deals data provided by www.directorsholdings.com

16:20 31/08/2016
Director Deals - Macfarlane Group PLC (MACF)

Graeme Bissett, Chairman, bought 25,000 shares in the company on the 30th August 2016 at a price of 61.00p. The Director now holds 368,750 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Director deals data provided by www.directorsholdings.com

16:20 31/08/2016
Director Deals - Macfarlane Group PLC (MACF)

John Love, Financial Director, bought 25,000 shares in the company on the 30th August 2016 at a price of 61.00p. The Director now holds 800,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Director deals data provided by www.directorsholdings.com

Final results

Ex divi 11 may 1.4p payment 8 June

Final results

Interim results

broker targets , want to see, not enough of them for me, anyone seen more.bb

RNS
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Macfarlane Group PLC
20 November 2018


Interim Management Statement

20 November 2018

Macfarlane Group PLC today provides an update on trading for the period from 30 June 2018 to 31 October 2018.
The momentum achieved in the first half of 2018 has been maintained in the second half of the year with consistent levels of organic growth and benefit from acquisitions. The Board is confident, on the assumption that the Group benefits from the normal seasonal uplift in activity in the final quarter of 2018, that its full year expectations will be met.
Sales growth for the year to date is 13% with 5% achieved from organic growth and the remainder from acquisitions. Accordingly, Macfarlane Group's profit before tax in 2018 to date is well above the corresponding period in 2017.
Bank borrowings were £10.9m at 30 June 2018. The Group will pay £4.0m in deferred consideration for prior year acquisitions in the second half of 2018, reflecting full payments in respect of strong trading by these acquisitions in the earn-out periods. The two most recent acquisitions had a net cash cost of £1.6m at the start of the second half of 2018. These outflows will be largely offset by the Group's traditionally strong working capital inflows in the final quarter.
Stuart Paterson, Chairman of Macfarlane Group, said:
"I am pleased to report that Macfarlane Group's performance in the second half of 2018 has continued to reflect the good progress demonstrated in the first half. The Board remains confident in meeting its full year expectations for 2018."