Low & Bonar PLC operates in the Fabricated rubber products sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Low & Bonar PLC with three other
producers of rubber products (except tires) in Europe:
Societe Internationale de Plantations d'Heveas SA
of France
(2018
sales of 297.04 million Euro [US$327.50 million]
of which 94%
was Rubber),
James Halstead plc
(£249.51 million [US$319.48 million]
of which 100%
was Flooring), and
Sanok Rubber Company SA
which is
based in Poland
(1.02 billion Polish New Zlotys [US$264.82 million]
of which 60%
was Automotive Industry).
Sales Analysis.
Low & Bonar PLC reported sales of £431.90 million (US$553.01 million)
for the
fiscal
year ending
November of 2018.
This
represents
a
decrease of 3.3%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were £446.50 million.
The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Low & Bonar PLC had sales
of £403.10 million.
Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 23.9% decline
in Civil Engineering, from £102.00 million to £77.60 million.
.
However, these declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of
Coated Technical Textiles (up 0.4% to £138.80 million)
and
Interiors and Transport (up 4.5% to £125.70 million)
and
Building and Industrial (up 4.5% to £89.80 million)
.