The Animalcare Group Plc Board is to declare an interim dividend of 2.2 pence per share, up 10% on the prior period. The interim dividend will be paid on 14 November 2025 to shareholders whose names are on the Register of Members at close of business on 17 October 2025. The ordinary shares will become ex-dividend on 16 October 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
Revenues increased 18.5% at actual exchange rates ("AER") to £43.8m (H1 2024: £36.9m), or 20.8% on a constant exchange rate ("CER") basis
Underlying EBITDA grew 39.5% to £9.2m (H1 2024: £6.6m) with underlying EBITDA margins improving to 21.1% from 18.0%
Significant contribution from Randlab to both revenue and underlying EBITDA growth, underpinned by its high gross margins
Organic growth of 1.3% at AER (2.4% at CER) reflecting resilience in varied end-market conditions
Underlying profit after tax from continuing operations of £6.7m (H1 2024: £3.5m); reported profit after tax was £3.3m (H1 2024: £5.1m)
Underlying continuing basic EPS increased by 67.2% to 9.7 pence (H1 2024: 5.8 pence); reported basic EPS was 4.7 pence (H1 2024: 31.2 pence) with the prior year boosted by the disposals of Identicare and STEM
Cash conversion rate of 70.6%, in line with expectations and on track with FY25 guidance of 80%
