Luxfer Holdings PLC, a materials technology company, designs, manufactures, and supplies high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas-containment devices for healthcare, environmental, protection, and specialty end-markets in Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Gas Cylinders and Elektron. The Gas Cylinders segment manufactures and markets aluminum and composite cylinders and systems, which are used in self-contained breathing apparatus, fire extinguishers, alternative fuels, bulk gas transportation, specialty gases, medical, beverages, scuba, and aerospace applications under the Luxfer Gas Cylinders brand. This segment also designs and manufactures aluminum, titanium, and magnesium plates for use in aerospace, automotive, rail, and medical components and products under the Superform brand. The Elektron segment focuses on specialty materials based on magnesium, zirconium, and rare earths. It develops and manufactures magnesium alloys; magnesium powders; and magnesium, copper, and zinc photoengraving plates. This segment also develops and manufactures specialty zirconium products, including zirconium-based materials, zirconium oxides, fiber-optic fuel cells, and other products under the MEL Chemicals brand. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Manchester, the United Kingdom.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Industrial inorganic chemicals
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorIndustrial Products
SymbolNYSE:LXFR
CUSIPN/A
Phone44-16-1300-0600
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.58%
Current Ratio2.03%
Quick Ratio1.06%
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio14.41
Forward P/E Ratio11.99
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$441.30 million
Price / Sales0.84
Cash Flow$1.6965 per share
Price / Cash8.27
Book Value$6.14 per share
Price / Book2.29
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.95
Net Income$11.50 million
Net Margins2.61%
Return on Equity15.76%
Return on Assets6.08%
Miscellaneous
Employees1,687
Outstanding Shares26,420,000
