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Winner, Winner: The Chicken McNugget Story
How a 1940s breeding contest, a Cornell food scientist, and a hedge by Ray Dalio helped McDonald's turn the Chicken McNugget into a fast-food icon.
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Made Tech Group H2 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.H2 2026 earnings summary29 Sep, 2026
Executive summary
FY26 revenue rose 26.8% to £58.9m and Adjusted EBITDA increased 69.0% to £5.9m; year-end cash was £14.5m with no debt.
Operating leverage lifted Adjusted EBITDA margin to 10.0% from 7.5%, while public-sector client expansion drove growth.
Financial highlights
Gross profit increased 20.4% to £17.9m; gross margin fell 160 bps to 30.4%, reflecting competitive conditions and investment in specialist talent.
Operating profit rose to £4.5m from £1.7m; statutory profit before tax increased to £4.7m from £2.0m.
Profit for the period was £3.4m versus £1.4m; basic EPS was 2.29p versus 0.94p.
Sales bookings were £50.7m versus £81.3m; contracted backlog at year-end was £83.5m versus £93.4m.
Outlook and guidance
FY27 revenue guidance was upgraded in August to £63m–£66m, with Adjusted EBITDA of £6.3m–£6.6m; guidance includes a materially lower Health & Life Sciences contribution.
Backlog reached ~£115m at 31 July 2026 after a record ~£40m contract award; H1 FY27 is expected to be the strongest half-year bookings performance.
FY27 trading was described as strong to date, with priorities including pipeline conversion, higher utilisation and margins, recurring revenue, software and managed services.
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Latest events from Made Tech Group
- June wins of ~£11m underpin maintained FY25 guidance and expected positive cash flow.MTEC
Trading update - Record bookings and a larger backlog underpin an FY26 outlook ahead of expectations.MTECTrading update
- Strong H1 performance lifts FY26 outlook significantly above market expectations.MTECTrading update
- Revenue and adjusted EBITDA beat consensus as contract momentum supports FY27 visibility.MTECTrading update
- Margin gains and FY25 bookings offset softer FY24 revenue and cautious guidance.MTECH2 2024
- Bookings reached £42.0m, lifting backlog to £80.8m and underpinning upgraded FY25 expectations.MTECH1 2025
- Bookings rose 128% and backlog reached £92.2m, supporting FY26 expectations.MTECH2 2025
- Revenue and adjusted EBITDA grew strongly; FY26 adjusted EBITDA is expected ahead of consensus.MTECH1 2026
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