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FY2025

Revenue

£1.06bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

£28.3m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

£42.7m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

£9.5m

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue£1.06bn£1.10bn£1.09bn£1.09bn£1.11bn£1.16bn£1.47bn£1.53bn£1.59bn£1.91bn
Research and development—£400,000£200,000£300,000£400,000£400,000£600,000£1.4m£1.4m£1.8m
Operating income£41.3m£40.0m£38.3m£32.4m£35.8m£35.5m£21.2m−£30.0m£41.7m£48.9m
Net income£28.3m£25.5m£25.1m£23.4m£26.3m£12.0m−£31.5m−£47.0m£36.6m£33.4m
Diluted earnings per share0.110.110.100.090.100.05-0.13-0.190.150.14

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets£174.0m£179.6m£195.3m£189.4m£186.2m£232.4m£212.7m£208.5m£339.9m£417.9m
Cash and short-term investments£8.2m£7.0m£37.3m£35.3m£19.3m£50.6m£24.0m£18.0m£5.5m£9.1m
Total liabilities£164.5m£182.9m£211.6m£221.4m£243.9m£314.0m£287.0m£254.4m£314.8m£404.9m
Debt£32.2m£48.5m£63.4m£74.7m£100.5m£163.5m£97.8m£101.3m£88.5m£150.8m
Shareholders' equity£9.5m−£3.3m−£16.3m−£32.0m−£57.7m−£81.6m−£74.3m−£45.9m£25.1m£13.0m
Shares outstanding250m240m251m252m254m245m246m246m246m245m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations£46.6m£18.1m£36.4m£49.8m£41.4m£23.4m£23.0m£37.5m£51.2m£58.2m
Capital spending−£3.9m−£3.4m−£3.4m−£2.0m−£2.4m−£9.3m−£8.6m−£8.5m−£18.8m−£13.9m
Free cash flow£42.7m£14.7m£33.0m£47.8m£39.0m£14.1m£14.4m£29.0m£32.4m£44.3m
Dividends paid−£17.4m−£10.8m−£9.8m−£6.1m−£1.2m−£2.4m−£2.4m−£24.1m−£23.6m−£22.7m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Feb 2026Aug 2025Mar 2025Aug 2024Feb 2024Aug 2023May 2023Feb 2023
Revenue£515.7m£527.6m£536.4m£563.9m£539.8m£541.8m£270.9m£550.1m
Operating income£18.1m£19.8m£20.0m£21.4m£18.7m£18.4m£7.7m£20.3m
Net income£12.2m£14.8m£13.5m£13.9m£11.6m£11.8m£5.9m£13.3m
Diluted earnings per share0.050.060.050.060.050.050.020.05
Cash from operations£24.0m£27.0m£18.0m£9.0m£11.0m£26.0m—£5.0m
Capital spending—−£1.0m−£1.0m−£1.0m−£1.0m−£1.0m—−£2.0m
Free cash flow—£26.0m£17.0m£8.0m£10.0m£25.0m—£3.0m
Total assets£169.6m£174.0m£173.1m£179.6m£181.9m£195.3m£195.3m£187.0m
Cash and short-term investments£10.5m£8.2m£6.3m£7.0m£16.5m£37.3m£37.3m£23.6m
Debt£6.2m£26.6m£23.8m£23.1m£48.9m£45.1m£48.5m£50.0m
Shareholders' equity£5.9m£9.5m−£1.9m−£3.3m−£13.9m−£16.3m−£16.3m−£25.7m

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-0.8%-1.8%-5.5%
Operating income8.4%3.1%1.3%
Net income6.5%18.7%2.8%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin3.8%3.5%3.4%2.3%
Net margin2.5%2.4%2.1%1.0%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings6.76.35.35.03.66.0-2.8-2.24.26.2
Price to sales0.20.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 6 years. Last went ex-dividend on 4 Jun 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2018
Paid in the year0.0560.0520.0450.0420.0370.0050.010.098

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