Simply Biz SBIZ11 Sep 2018 08:49
Looks very good on the surface
· Group Revenue up 13.7% to £24.2m (H1 2017: £21.3m)
· Adjusted EBITDA* up 22.0% to £5.4m (H1 2017: £4.4m)
· Adjusted EBITDA* margin increased to 22.2% from 20.7%
· Operating profit of £1.2m (H1 2017: £3.9m) after inclusion of IPO related costs of £3.6m
· Adjusted profit before tax* increased 60.8% to £4.5m
· Adjusted profit after tax* increased 61.7% to £3.6m
· Adjusted earnings per share (EPS)* increased by 61.7% to 4.68p
· Net debt reduced from £1.6m at date of listing to net cash of £1.2m at 30 June 2018 (30 June 2017: net debt of £24.7m, 31 December 2017: net debt of £23.0m)
· Maiden interim dividend of 0.98p per share, in respect of the nine months trading to 31 December, post IPO, as per the stated intention in the admission document