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FY2025

Revenue

£100.5m

FY2016FY2025

Net income

−£1.2m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

£5.7m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

£33.1m

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue£100.5m£123.4m£122.6m£176.4m£140.0m£108.9m£120.4m£106.2m£115.3m£121.0m
Gross profit£26.4m£32.8m£32.8m£41.4m£40.4m£30.2m£41.6m£36.3m£37.5m£38.3m
Research and development——£2.2m£1.8m£1.7m£1.9m£1.7m£1.7m£2.0m£2.1m
Operating income£4.4m£6.5m£5.3m£11.4m£13.2m£5.0m£11.6m£11.7m£13.6m£13.3m
Net income−£1.2m£5.0m£3.5m£9.4m£12.2m£3.2m£7.9m£9.6m£10.1m£10.8m
Diluted earnings per share-0.070.260.180.480.570.150.370.4510.190.69

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets£65.2m£74.1m£71.3m£93.0m£86.9m£68.8m£88.1m£77.4m£69.9m£71.3m
Cash and short-term investments£13.3m£14.6m£10.9m£26.6m£35.9m£22.3m£30.0m£34.6m£28.8m£28.6m
Total liabilities£32.1m£35.5m£32.0m£54.1m£42.1m£34.8m£54.0m£45.6m£43.1m£48.4m
Debt£1.4m£2.3m£2.0m£7.9m£1.5m£5.3m£23.5m£19.1m£17.2m£21.6m
Shareholders' equity£33.1m£38.6m£39.4m£38.9m£44.9m£34.4m£34.6m£31.8m£26.8m£22.9m
Shares outstanding18m19m19m20m21m21m21m21m1m16m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations£6.8m£12.0m−£3.0m£3.6m£25.5m£17.6m£7.9m£10.7m£12.8m£8.2m
Capital spending−£1.1m−£2.2m−£4.2m−£3.5m−£8.7m−£2.3m−£449,000−£326,000−£249,000−£247,000
Free cash flow£5.7m£9.8m−£7.1m£107,000£16.7m£15.3m£7.4m£10.4m£12.5m£8.0m
Dividends paid−£2.6m−£3.6m−£3.5m−£3.3m−£1.9m−£3.2m−£5.3m−£4.4m−£3.6m−£2.8m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Feb 2026Aug 2025Feb 2025Aug 2024Feb 2024Aug 2023Feb 2023Nov 2022
Revenue£48.3m£47.4m£53.0m£65.8m£57.6m£64.7m£57.9m£28.9m
Gross profit£15.3m£10.9m£15.5m£17.1m£15.7m£17.2m£15.6m£7.8m
Operating income£2.2m−£1.2m£2.0m£4.0m£2.5m£4.5m£298,000£234,000
Net income£1.9m−£3.6m£2.4m£3.1m£1.8m£3.7m−£164,000−£82,000
Diluted earnings per share0.11-0.200.130.170.100.19-0.01-0.00
Cash from operations£4.0m—£6.0m£4.0m£7.0m£2.0m−£5.0m—
Capital spending—————−£1.0m−£2.0m—
Free cash flow—————£1.0m−£7.0m—
Total assets£52.5m£65.2m£52.4m£74.1m£54.2m£71.3m£56.5m£56.5m
Cash and short-term investments£13.9m£13.3m£16.3m£14.6m£13.4m£10.9m£10.8m£10.8m
Debt£713,000£1.1m£969,000£1.9m£833,000£1.8m£779,000£577,000
Shareholders' equity£33.4m£33.1m£38.7m£38.6m£38.7m£39.4m£37.1m£37.1m

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-17.1%-1.6%0.1%
Operating income-27.5%-2.6%-10.0%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin26.4%25.5%26.4%29.6%
Operating margin4.9%5.3%5.9%8.1%
Net margin1.7%3.2%4.1%6.0%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings-33.910.516.19.011.028.911.012.00.47.4
Price to sales0.40.40.50.50.90.80.71.10.00.7

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 16 years. Last went ex-dividend on 15 Jan 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year0.030.270.190.180.250.090.150.25

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