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FY2025

Revenue

£175.1m

FY2016FY2025

Net income

£21.4m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

£14.7m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

£94.8m

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue£175.1m£172.8m£170.7m£164.9m£144.3m£118.7m£147.0m£142.0m£132.8m£117.3m
Gross profit£80.7m£79.0m£72.2m£71.0m£65.2m£49.6m£70.0m£64.9m£60.6m£59.1m
Research and development——£200,000£200,000£300,000£100,000£100,000£100,000——
Operating income£31.7m£21.5m£22.3m£13.5m−£17.6m£6.6m£32.4m£31.6m£28.7m£30.3m
Net income£21.4m£17.8m£18.4m£11.6m−£22.2m£4.9m£26.8m£25.5m£23.2m£25.5m
Diluted earnings per share0.580.490.500.32-0.600.130.730.690.630.69

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets£131.6m£121.5m£131.0m£122.2m£131.2m£146.0m£156.3m£141.8m£127.4m£117.3m
Cash and short-term investments£55.7m£55.2m£67.0m£56.3m£56.7m£47.3m£40.9m£38.9m£36.1m£39.8m
Total liabilities£36.8m£37.4m£33.6m£33.4m£38.1m£26.1m£31.0m£29.7m£28.1m£31.3m
Debt£4.7m£3.8m£18.1m£2.5m£2.8m£3.7m£3.6m———
Shareholders' equity£94.8m£84.0m£97.3m£88.7m£93.0m£119.9m£125.3m£112.1m£99.3m£86.0m
Shares outstanding37m37m36m36m37m37m37m37m37m37m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations£15.6m£16.9m£20.0m£16.3m£19.9m£21.5m£28.2m£23.3m£17.7m£20.2m
Capital spending−£957,000−£851,000−£479,000−£1.2m−£1.2m−£2.9m−£5.9m−£3.9m−£3.8m−£2.4m
Free cash flow£14.7m£16.1m£19.5m£15.1m£18.7m£18.6m£22.3m£19.4m£13.9m£17.7m
Dividends paid−£11.7m−£31.2m−£10.2m−£9.4m−£6.9m−£10.3m−£14.5m−£12.8m−£11.2m−£9.8m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Dec 2025Jun 2025Dec 2024Jun 2024Dec 2023Jun 2023Mar 2023
Revenue£89.5m£89.6m£85.5m£88.8m£84.0m£85.2m£85.5m£42.8m
Gross profit£39.3m£43.0m£37.7m£42.0m£37.0m£37.0m£35.2m£17.6m
Operating income£14.1m£18.0m£10.4m£15.8m£10.4m£10.8m£11.5m£5.7m
Net income£11.1m£12.9m£8.5m£9.0m£8.9m£9.9m£8.5m£4.3m
Diluted earnings per share0.300.350.230.250.240.270.230.12
Cash from operations£18.0m—£14.0m£9.0m£9.0m£16.0m£5.0m—
Total assets£138.3m£131.6m£129.6m£121.5m£135.7m£131.2m£124.5m£124.5m
Cash and short-term investments£66.2m£55.7m£61.6m£55.2m£70.3m£82.5m£56.1m£56.1m
Debt—£1.1m—£2.1m£5.7m£16.2m—£2.4m
Shareholders' equity£99.1m£94.8m£87.0m£84.0m£100.3m£97.3m£91.9m£91.9m

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue2.0%8.1%4.8%
Operating income33.0%36.9%1.3%
Net income22.6%34.6%-0.4%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin45.9%44.3%44.1%45.5%
Operating margin15.3%13.0%8.2%14.4%
Net margin11.3%10.1%5.5%11.0%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings16.426.022.633.6-24.8102.821.719.824.623.9
Price to sales2.02.72.42.43.84.24.03.64.35.2

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 36 years. Last went ex-dividend on 6 Aug 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year0.3890.3210.3050.2790.2570.1860.280.392
  • 5-for-2 split · 8 Oct 1993

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