Treatt is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of flavour, fragrance and cosmetic ingredients. Our diverse product portfolio is the result of over 125 years of technical expertise and experience in the global sourcing of flavour and fragrance raw materials. Through our cosmetics division, Earthoil, we also offer naturally-derived cosmetic ingredients, specialising in organic and fair trade, reflecting our commitment to ethical and sustainable practices.

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Director Deals - Treatt PLC (TET)

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Richard Hope, Financial Director, bought 10,552 shares in the company on the 11th July 2013 at a price of 575.00p. The Director now holds 26,372 shares.

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Reassuring that the FD seems to agree! Price seems to have recovered all last week's drop.

Dated last Friday, may be of interest for those invested in Treatt


Treatt FD treats himself to large helping of shares

Fri, 12 July 2013

Date: 16:58


Richard Hope, Group Finance Director of flavour and fragrance specialist Treatt, has forked out almost £61,000 on shares in the company as it looks to begin a new chapter.

On Thursday Hope purchased 10,552 shares at a price of 575p per share, increasing his stake by two thirds to 0.25%, not long after it touched an all-time high.

Changes are afoot at FTSE Fledgling-listed Treatt, with new Chief Executive Officer Daemmon Reeve at the helm for just over a year now, and the Bovill family having just sold almost all their 29% stake.

On Wednesday, the Bovills, which have been associated with the company since 1924, and fellow shareholders Bjornstad & Jendal, a Norwegian ingredients company, placed their combined third of the company’s shares with institutional investors at a price of 520p per share.

Giles Bovill, sales director at the company, has retained a small stake of 21,999 shares.

Chairman Tim Jones said: "The board is delighted that this matter is resolved and the company can concentrate on delivering the benefits of its new strategy."

New broom Reeve has put in place a new focus on customers and products that offer long term sustainable profit growth, together with investment in research and development, and resources to support growth.

According to a recent analyst note from Investec - issued after an encouraging trading update from the firm - many investors in the consumer space will not have come across Treatt, as it is classified by the FTSE in chemicals sector.

“The new strategy has been successfully employed in Treatt’s US operation, where returns have responded favourably in recent years”, says analyst Nicola Mallard.

“Pushing this across the broader group has brought some early wins and resulted in the board’s confidence on the 2-3 year outlook.

Mallard has predicted “steady top line growth, stable margins and good overhead control”.

Shares in the company have been as low as 305p in the last 12 months but today closed 3.52% higher at 588.5p

Interim Management Statement

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1 August 2013



TREATT PLC

Q3 Interim Management Statement for year ending 30 September 2013

Treatt PLC (the 'Group'), the manufacturer and supplier of conventional, organic and fair traded ingredient solutions for the flavour, fragrance and consumer goods industries today publishes its Q3 Interim Management Statement. This statement relates to the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 July 2013.

Following the trading update published on 28 May 2013, the Board is pleased to confirm that trading in Q3 was strong, with sales up 14% compared to the same quarter last year and, as expected, Group sales for May 2013 reached an all-time high.

Order books for the remainder of the financial year remain healthy, with the total Group order book being 11% up on a year ago. The Board therefore remains confident that the Group is on course to meet its expectations for the year ending 30 September 2013.



Strategically, the Group continues to benefit from transitioning its focus towards delivering value-added ingredient solutions for the beverage and consumer goods markets with the greatest opportunities for growth coming from multi-national consumer goods companies. This, coupled with a heavy emphasis on cost control, is putting the business in very good shape as it looks ahead to FY14.



Treatt Plc's results for the year ending 30 September 2013 will be announced on 9 December 2013.

1 Aug Investec 640.00 Hold

Ex dividend Wed 11 Sept 5.5p

Final Results

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9 December 2013



TREATT PLC


FINAL RESULTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2013






Treatt plc (the 'Group'), the manufacturer and supplier of conventional, organic and fair trade ingredients for the flavour, fragrance and consumer goods industries, announces today its results for the year ended 30 September 2013.






HIGHLIGHTS for the year:




· Group revenue steady at £74.1 million (2012: £74.0 million)


· Group operating profit increased by 23% to £6.9 million (2012: £5.6 million)


· Adjusted EBITDA* up 20% to £8.3 million (2012: £6.9 million)


· Adjusted profit before tax* increased by 23% to £6.2 million (2012: £5.1 million)


· Dividend increased 19% to 18.5p per share (2012: 15.5p)


· Adjusted basic earnings per share* up 26% to 43.2p (2012: 34.4p)


· Net assets per share increased to £2.62 (2012: £2.48)




Commenting on the results, Group CEO Daemmon Reeve said:

"These figures show clear improvements in Treatt's performance as a result of the new strategy of focusing on core markets and value-added products. Early signs for the current year are encouraging but there remains a lot to do; driving growth, bearing down on costs and creating efficiencies across the business."



* excluding exceptional items - see note 4

9 Dec Investec 685.00 Buy

Edison - Valuation: An attractive investment opportunity
At 12.4x calendarised 2015 P/E, Treatt is at a c 19% discount to its peer group of ingredients companies, and a two-year EPS CAGR (FY13-15e) of 7.8%. There is scope for upgrades if the benefits of the strategies for both top-line growth and margin come to fruition, driven by higher value added contract wins, continued operational savings and synergies from operating from one cross-functional global platform. As a result, we believe that Treatt’s current share price is undemanding and reflects an attractive investment opportunity.

Climbing -

No need for panic - five for one share split takes effect today. Seems to have encouraged some buyers ahead of half year results to end of March due soon.

Half Year Results

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TREATT PLC

HALF YEAR RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014



Adjusted earnings per share increased by 37% as the Group continues to make progress towards long-term objectives



Treatt PLC, the manufacturer and supplier of ingredient solutions for the flavour, fragrance and consumer goods industries announces today its half year results for the six months ended 31 March 2014.



HIGHLIGHTS of our half year:

· Revenues for the six months up 11% to £37.1 million (H1 2013: £33.6 million)

· Adjusted EBITDA1 up 27% to £3.8m (H1 2013: £3.0m)

· Adjusted profit before tax1 rose by 39% to £2.8m (H1 2013: £2.0m)

· Adjusted basic earnings per share1 increased by 37% to 3.87p (H1 2013 restated2: 2.82p)

· Interim dividend raised by 13% to 1.24p (2013 interim dividend restated2: 1.10p)



Commenting on the results, Group CEO Daemmon Reeve said:

"We continue to focus our efforts on long term success. Our strategy is gaining good traction and, coupled with the effort and focus of our teams across the globe, the results are both translating into profits today and laying the groundwork for opportunities tomorrow."



1 excluding exceptional items - see note 6

2 restated following five for one sub-division of share capital - see note 9

I hope the charts above are wrong!

5 for 1 split Skinny. It would be nice if one of the clever chaps on these boards could change the charts. This company has really lived up to its name last few years and is still quite small, with lots of potential imo, but always dyor.

Partridge - see the managed bugs thread - the above was an attempt at humour! :-)

Thanks Skinny. Thought it unlike you - I really am becoming a grumpy old man!

Investec Hold 158.50 154.50 143.00 150.00 Reiterates

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Treatt shares are full of zest and can bear fruit

By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail On Sunday

Published: 22:02, 31 May 2014 | Updated: 22:02, 31 May 2014


Tasty: Profits rose 250 per cent in the US under Daemmon Reeve



Treatt makes ingredients that add flavour and fragrance to food, drinks and toiletries. Controlled by a single family for nearly a century, the firm has emerged from its shell and is keen to expand at home and abroad. The shares are 158½p and should go far.


Treatt’s ingredients go into products from craft beer to yogurt and scented soap to hypoallergenic perfume.


In 1886, essential oils trader Richard Court Treatt founded the business in Bond Street, Central London, and it soon developed links around the world, importing lavender oil from Spain, clove oil from Zanzibar, bitter orange oil from East Africa and cinnamon leaf oil from the Seychelles.


The firm then moved from trading oils to blending and distilling them, working with a range of other ingredients, such as low-calorie sweeteners.


Some of its products are natural, some are produced with additives to create smoky flavours or particular aromas. In every case, however, Treatt has developed a way of making its flavours and fragrances taste and smell the same, even though the raw ingredients – citrus fruit, nuts, flowers – vary naturally from season to season.


This is vital for food, drinks and cosmetics makers, and Treatt’s customers include many of the largest consumer goods groups, such as Nestle and drinks giant Diageo. The group is now based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, but it works with companies in 70 countries and has offices and production sites in China, the US and Kenya.


Though the firm still bears the name of its founder, the family which most influenced the business were the Bovills, who took a seat on the board in 1924 and remained the largest single shareholder until they sold their 29 per cent stake last summer.


The firm is now chaired by social enterprise guru Tim Jones, who was behind the appointment of Daemmon Reeve as boss when the Bovills bowed out. Reeve has worked at Treatt for 20 years, most recently running the US division, where he increased profits by 250 per cent over three years.


Shareholders hope he can repeat this performance across the group. During the Bovill era, the company was run more like a family business than a listed firm, even though it joined the London Stock Exchange in 1989.


Reeve aims to develop closer relationships with large, global customers, particularly in fast-growing areas such as flavoured vodkas, speciality beers, iced tea and low-calorie food.


Early signs are encouraging. Last month the group unveiled a 39 per cent increase in half-year pre-tax profit to £2.8 million on turnover up 11 per cent to £37.1 million.


Brokers expect full-year profits to rise 8 per cent year-on-year to £7 million or more for the 12 months to this September, with turnover rising 5.5 per cent to £78.5 million and the dividend rising nearly 11 per cent to 4.1p.


The cost of some raw materials, particularly citrus oil, has risen sharply this year after poor lemon and lime harvests in Central and South America. As these are key ingredients, this puts pressure on profit margins.


Fortunately, the firm has many suppliers to offset the impact of seasonal volatility. Reeve has also put far more emphasis on cost efficiency than previous management, which is helping to improve earnings.


Midas verdict: Treatt is at the start of a new strategy to deepen relationships with big customers, develop innovative products and keep costs down. The firm is neatly positioned to respond to consumer enthusiasm for natural, healthy ingredients in food, drink and cosmetics and Reeve is determined to show his mettle. Buy.


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Interim Management Statement

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28 July 2014



TREATT PLC



Q3 Interim Management Statement

for year ending 30 September 2014



Treatt Plc (the 'Group'), the manufacturer and supplier of innovative ingredient solutions for the flavour, fragrance and consumer goods industries today publishes its Interim Management Statement as required by the Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency rules. This statement relates to the period from 1 April 2014 to 25 July 2014.



Following on from the half year results announcement published on 20 May 2014, the Board is pleased to confirm that the Group performed well in Q3, which was in line with expectations. Indeed, Q3 in 2013 was particularly strong and therefore to repeat a similar performance in 2014 is encouraging.



The raw material costs of a number of key ingredients (particularly orange, lemon and lime oil) are currently high relative to historical levels. This means that with materially higher order books than at this time last year, year-end inventory levels are expected to be £3-4m higher than previously anticipated. We have also seen a continuation of the weakening of the US Dollar against sterling during the period. Due to the FX hedging policies which are in place, the impact on the reported results for the current year will not be material and will largely relate to the re-translation of Treatt USA's profits at a weaker USD/GBP rate as compared with last year. This translation effect is expected to approximate to a £0.3m lower profit for the current financial year than otherwise would have been the case.Looking to the longer term, the Group is continuing to progress well with its strategic emphasis on product innovation and its focus on added-value manufacturing, with notable progress being made in the year on some exciting new beverage ingredient solutions as the range of flavoured alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages now available in bars, restaurants and supermarkets continues to expand. We are also pleased that, due to increased demand, we are doubling Earthoil's capacity in Kenya for the production of natural oil-based personal care ingredient solutions, and this capacity is expected to come on stream for Earthoil in mid-2015. It should be noted, however, that the impact of higher key raw material prices may present some challenges in terms of maintaining margins over the coming year.



In summary, therefore, with results remaining on track for the current year, the Board remains confident that the Group is on course to meet its expectations for the current financial year ending 30 September 2014.



Treatt Plc's results for the year ending 30 September 2014 will be announced on 9 December 2014.

09 December

Results for Year Announced