MGAM

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

Industrial Goods and Services First-pass screen £605m

380/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 25

Operating leverage 25% 52

Valuation 25% 38

Downside protection 15% 47

First-pass take

Advanced materials manufacturer with cyclical end-market exposure (semiconductors, industrials down 3-11% organically) and no AI strategic positioning. Executing cost restructuring but headline margin contracted 210 bps despite £24m efficiency gains; portfolio review suggests weak division. Semiconductor assets impaired £15.6m as China supply-chain shifts.

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