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Crest Nicholson H1 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H1 2025 earnings summary12 Jun, 2025

Executive summary

  • Trading performance for H1 2025 was in line with expectations, with early benefits from transformation and strategic repositioning visible in financial, operational, and customer metrics.

  • Project Elevate launched to support the mid premium strategy, driving operational and cultural transformation.

  • Progress made across all four strategic pillars: product quality, customer journey, operational/commercial efficiency, and land bank optimization.

  • Fire remediation remains a key operational and regulatory focus, with significant progress on assessments and recoveries.

  • Regained 5-star HBF customer service rating and received four Premier Guarantee Excellence Award nominations.

Financial highlights

  • Revenue for H1 2025 was £249.5m, down 3% year-over-year; housing revenue rose 3% to £233.2m, offset by a fall in land sales.

  • Adjusted operating profit rose 92% to £11.9m, driven by improved margins and lower overheads.

  • Adjusted gross margin improved to 14.2% (HY24: 12.0%).

  • Adjusted basic EPS was 2.2p (HY24: 0.7p); interim dividend increased to 1.3p per share.

  • Net debt at period end was £71.5m, better than expected, aided by a £30m reduction in inventory.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year guidance unchanged: open market units 1,050–1,150; bulk/affordable units 650–750; adjusted PBT £28m–£38m; net debt £40m–£90m.

  • Forward orders for FY25 at end of May totalled 763 units.

  • Anticipates further performance improvements in H2 as transformation initiatives embed.

  • Medium-term targets include 20% gross margin and 2,300 units, requiring outlet growth towards 50.

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Crest Nicholson Holdings plc is a residential property development company that focuses on designing and building sustainable homes and communities across the United Kingdom. The company specializes in the development of a wide range of properties, including apartments, houses, and mixed-use developments, targeting both private buyers and affordable housing sectors. The company is headquartered in Surrey, United Kingdom, and its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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