Optima Health shares rise as predicts annual earnings beat

(Alliance News) - Optima Health PLC on Friday said it anticipates annual earnings to exceed market expectations.

Shares in the company rose 4.7% to 188.50 pence each in London on Friday morning.

The occupational health services provider expects its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation for the year ended March 31 to be 10% ahead of market expectations, which it puts at GBP18.1 million.

Its adjusted Ebitda in the prior financial year amounted to GBP17.6 million.

The Sheffield-based company said it has made "strong progress" on its medium-term targets of GBP200 million revenue and GBP40 million in adjusted Ebitda.

Revenue in financial 2025 totalled GBP105.0 million.

The AIM-listed company, which completed the acquisition PAM Healthcare Ltd for around GBP100 million last month, said it would benefit from "significant operational and cost synergies" in order to reach the Ebitda target.

Optima Health also announced that matters relating to its legal claims against the Department for Work & Pensions have now closed. The group said GBP2.3 million was recognised in the first half of financial 2026, with a further GBP2.4 million in the second half.

In February 2025, Optima won an appeal against the DWP which concluded that a contract should have been awarded to Optima during a previous procurement process.

Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Thomas said: "Optima's strong financial performance in H2, ahead of market expectations, reflects the consistent progress we have continued to make against our strategic objectives. The recent transformational acquisition of PAM has further solidified Optima's position in the attractive and growing occupational health market. We look forward to increasing our presence in our core markets, alongside seeking new opportunities, as we continue to accelerate growth."

By Joseph Rodgers, Alliance News reporter

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