Next 15 Group plc maintain their interim dividend of 4.75p (six months ended 31 July 2024: 4.75p) per ordinary share to be paid on 21 November 2025 to shareholders listed on the register of members on 17 October 2025. Shares will go ex-dividend on 16 October 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
- Net revenue marginally down at £230.8m, a reduction of 3.6% (5.3% on a constant currency basis), reflecting an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, US tariffs, particularly affecting discretionary marketing spend.
- Strong performance within Retail Media and public sector Digital Transformation (which increased by more than 50%) partially offsetting a continued decline in technology client spend.
- Adjusted operating profit of £32.7m, down 3.1%, with margin maintained at 14.2% due to focus on costs and simplification.
- Statutory profit before tax reduced to £2.8m, principally due to the write-downs in Mach49 (£10.0m) and related advisory costs (£4.4m).
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share of 21.4p, up 2.9% on last year, driven by a reduction in minority interests and settling earn-outs with cash.
- Net cash inflow from operating activities increased against last year to £5.6m, with net debt of £45.3m as at 31 July 2025. The Group is now seeing the benefit of improved working capital management processes with a positive inflow of cash from working capital of £4.3m compared to an outflow of £31.9m last year.
