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FY2026

Revenue

£358.3m

FY2017FY2026

Net income

−£5.4m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

£1.5m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

£131.1m

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue£358.3m£380.0m£368.7m£371.5m£350.9m£308.0m£362.9m£382.8m£303.6m£248.7m
Gross profit£85.9m£92.1m£93.0m£87.3m£87.0m£48.1m£70.2m£87.3m£74.2m£66.9m
Operating income£23.8m£32.0m£12.5m£39.3m£43.0m£5.7m£37.2m£38.3m£34.2m£33.2m
Net income−£5.4m£14.4m−£5.3m£23.0m£25.5m−£4.6m£18.6m£25.8m£24.4m£23.7m
Diluted earnings per share-0.140.37-0.130.580.64-0.110.470.650.610.60

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets£453.3m£455.2m£440.0m£469.4m£464.5m£444.4m£508.0m£458.3m£433.4m£315.0m
Cash and short-term investments£21.3m£12.7m£6.1m£11.1m£13.6m£15.9m£20.1m£29.0m£18.2m£15.1m
Total liabilities£322.1m£304.8m£286.9m£294.4m£297.9m£291.3m£338.1m£289.5m£279.0m£177.7m
Debt£233.8m£216.6m£193.2m£204.0m£201.9m£194.7m£251.8m£197.1m£197.4m£114.0m
Shareholders' equity£131.1m£150.4m£153.0m£174.9m£166.6m£153.1m£169.9m£168.9m£154.4m£137.3m
Shares outstanding40m40m40m39m40m40m39m40m40m40m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations£61.4m£80.7m£89.6m£66.3m£76.7m£104.9m£84.9m£79.9m£63.3m£62.4m
Capital spending−£59.9m−£73.7m−£72.3m−£63.3m−£68.7m−£46.6m−£54.7m−£74.6m−£71.6m−£64.6m
Free cash flow£1.5m£7.1m£17.3m£3.0m£8.0m£58.3m£30.2m£5.3m−£8.3m−£2.2m
Dividends paid−£15.6m−£15.4m−£15.0m−£14.5m−£14.1m−£8.7m−£12.1m−£10.9m−£9.0m−£7.6m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Mar 2026Sept 2025Mar 2025Sept 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sept 2023Jun 2023
Revenue£169.9m£188.4m£187.5m£192.5m£177.8m£88.9m£190.9m£95.5m
Gross profit£34.8m£47.4m£41.2m£50.9m£71.5m£35.8m£49.6m£24.8m
Operating income£3.2m£16.9m£588,000£24.4m−£12.3m£22.0m£24.8m£12.4m
Net income−£13.2m£7.8m£171,000£14.3m−£19.7m−£9.8m£14.4m£7.2m
Diluted earnings per share-0.330.200.000.36-0.50-0.250.360.18
Cash from operations£25.0m£36.0m£44.0m£35.0m£47.0m£23.0m£41.0m£20.0m
Capital spending−£17.0m−£42.0m−£31.0m−£42.0m−£38.0m−£18.0m−£34.0m−£16.0m
Free cash flow£8.0m−£6.0m£13.0m−£7.0m£9.0m£5.0m£7.0m£4.0m
Total assets£453.3m£483.0m£455.2m£451.7m£440.0m£440.0m£471.8m£471.8m
Cash and short-term investments£21.3m£24.9m£12.7m£9.0m£6.1m£6.1m£9.2m£9.2m
Debt£188.4m£198.6m£168.8m£181.8m£147.6m£16.3m£158.7m£65.9m
Shareholders' equity£131.1m£148.3m£150.4m£155.6m£153.0m£153.0m£177.8m£177.8m

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue-1.2%3.1%5.6%
Operating income-15.3%33.2%-2.1%
Net income—3.4%—

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin24.1%24.2%23.1%23.4%
Operating margin7.6%7.3%7.3%9.0%
Net margin1.2%1.8%2.2%4.5%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings-36.214.8-42.110.910.6-80.516.814.516.115.0
Price to sales0.60.60.60.70.81.20.91.01.31.4

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 36 years. Last went ex-dividend on 18 Jun 2026.

FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paid in the year0.280.3950.390.380.3650.3550.220.304

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