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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$4.15bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$72.4m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$87.8m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$604.3m

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$4.15bn$3.79bn$3.43bn$2.61bn$1.75bn$1.11bn$1.59bn$1.44bn$1.30bn$1.19bn
Gross profit$1.00bn$914.1m$814.5m$618.6m$390.5m$248.2m$406.4m$367.0m$329.4m$301.2m
Operating income$153.1m$128.2m$100.9m$85.7m$10.8m−$102.7m$50.8m$48.8m$41.1m$25.0m
Net income$72.4m$55.5m$34.6m$27.8m−$4.9m−$82.9m$24.2m$20.4m$14.4m$3.0m
Diluted earnings per share1.571.210.760.73-0.12-2.280.780.680.520.11

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$2.03bn$1.86bn$1.71bn$1.51bn$1.07bn$974.3m$1.01bn$732.4m$687.7m$633.5m
Cash and short-term investments$121.0m$114.7m$49.9m$158.8m$115.2m$193.3m$140.2m$42.4m$41.5m$32.9m
Total liabilities$1.42bn$1.32bn$1.25bn$1.10bn$723.6m$629.7m$677.7m$423.7m$439.1m$439.8m
Debt$773.4m$728.7m$742.2m$688.6m$415.2m$421.3m$404.3m$278.2m$317.8m$332.5m
Shareholders' equity$604.3m$537.6m$454.7m$401.5m$350.2m$344.6m$335.9m$308.7m$248.6m$193.8m
Shares outstanding46m46m46m38m42m36m31m30m28m27m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$129.2m$153.1m$61.6m$23.1m−$19.9m$42.9m$45.0m$45.1m$31.5m$38.9m
Capital spending−$41.4m−$49.5m−$57.4m−$45.8m−$38.8m−$7.0m−$16.1m−$19.8m−$12.3m−$16.6m
Free cash flow$87.8m$103.6m$4.2m−$22.7m−$58.7m$35.8m$28.9m$25.3m$19.2m$22.3m
Dividends paid——−$2.1m−$69,000—−$100.0m−$1.5m———

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$1.17bn$1.06bn$1.14bn$1.02bn$1.03bn$950.7m$1.03bn$931.5m
Gross profit$292.9m$257.4m$276.6m$247.2m$254.3m$226.0m$251.0m$224.7m
Operating income$58.6m$33.1m$51.2m$38.9m$40.2m$22.7m$46.5m$31.9m
Net income$33.8m$17.4m$21.7m$19.1m$21.2m$10.3m$23.9m$14.1m
Diluted earnings per share0.730.380.470.410.460.220.510.30
Cash from operations$58.0m$38.0m$73.0m−$8.0m$14.0m$49.0m$73.0m$19.0m
Capital spending−$9.0m−$7.0m−$8.0m−$11.0m−$9.0m−$12.0m−$8.0m−$8.0m
Free cash flow$49.0m$31.0m$65.0m−$19.0m$5.0m$37.0m$65.0m$11.0m
Total assets$2.03bn$1.99bn$2.03bn$1.92bn$1.91bn$1.84bn$1.86bn$1.77bn
Cash and short-term investments$135.5m$122.7m$121.0m$65.1m$96.9m$116.5m$114.7m$50.7m
Debt$749.0m$775.4m$720.3m$711.7m$690.2m$681.1m$688.7m$666.6m
Shareholders' equity$648.2m$608.6m$604.3m$576.6m$557.7m$541.6m$537.6m$480.3m

Financial ratios

Data as of 25 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin24.2%24.1%23.7%23.7%22.4%22.3%
Operating margin3.5%3.4%2.9%3.3%0.6%-9.2%
Net margin1.7%1.5%1.0%1.1%-0.3%-7.5%
Return on equity12.0%10.3%7.6%6.9%-1.4%-24.1%
Return on assets3.6%3.0%2.0%1.8%-0.5%-8.5%
Free cash flow yield3.5%4.2%2.5%1.7%0.4%1.3%
Revenue growth9.4%10.5%31.4%49.7%57.0%-30.2%
Earnings growth30.4%60.4%24.6%-663.7%-94.1%-442.7%
Current ratio2.05x2.04x1.89x2.54x2.39x3.43x
Debt to equity1.28x1.36x1.63x1.71x1.19x1.22x
Equity ratio29.8%28.9%26.7%26.7%32.6%35.4%
Interest coverage3.49x2.63x2.22x1.96x0.61x-4.90x
Buybacks as a share of market value-0.1%-0.4%-20.8%9.3%-15.2%-16.5%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue16.7%30.1%14.6%
Operating income21.3%—14.3%
Net income37.6%—16.1%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin24.1%24.0%23.7%24.2%
Operating margin3.5%3.3%2.2%2.5%
Net margin1.6%1.4%0.6%0.8%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings39.740.939.045.5-282.7-11.249.046.839.7142.4
Price to sales0.70.60.40.50.80.80.80.70.40.4

Market value over time

30 Nov 2016 to 23 Oct 2026, in USD

$336.7m$4.88bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return33%62%-13%12%25%-38%21%54%28%2%

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