The Board of Celebrus is today proposing a final dividend, subject to shareholder approval at the 2025 AGM, of 2.32p per share (FY24: 2.23p), which along with the interim dividend of 0.95p per share (FY24: 0.92p) paid in January 2025 brings the full year dividend to 3.28p per share (FY24: 3.15p), an increase of 3.8%. The final dividend is expected to be paid on 26 August 2025 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 25 July 2025.
Other financial highlights:
- The Group results are presented in US Dollars for the first time.
- From 1 April 2025, the Group is introducing a number of changes to its commercial contractual arrangements with customers which will impact accounting for contracts including the definition of cost of sales, the segmentation of revenue type and the move to straight line revenue recognition of future license revenues.
- Annual recurring revenue* (ARR) up 13.9% to $18.8 million (31 March 2024 restated: $16.5 million), as calculated under the new definition.
- Total Revenue of $38.7 million (FY24: $40.9 million), with Software Revenue (excluding third-party hardware) of $30.3 million (FY24: $27.7 million), an increase of 9.4%.
- Gross profit margin of 61.9% (FY24: 52.9%) due to a lower proportion of lower margin third party hardware revenue. Software revenue gross margin of 75.0% (FY24: 72.8%).
- Adjusted profit before tax** of $8.7 million (FY24: $7.6 million), and statutory profit before tax of $7.3 million (FY24: $7.0 million)
- Adjusted diluted EPS of 18.24 cents (FY24: 13.39 cents) and diluted basic EPS of 15.78 cents (FY24: 12.27 cents)
- Year-end cash position of $31.5 million (FY24: $38.5 million), with the lower balance resulting from the unwinding of debtor and creditor positions related to third party hardware.
