Logotype for Speedy Hire Plc

Speedy Hire (SDY) investor relations material

Speedy Hire H1 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
Logotype for Speedy Hire Plc
H1 2026 earnings summary28 Nov, 2025

Executive summary

  • Achieved significant strategic and operational progress, with the Velocity Strategy's enable phase concluding this year and a transformational commercial agreement with ProService, the largest in company history, now live.

  • Secured over £90 million in annualized revenue opportunity through new long-term contracts, including ProService, providing greater revenue visibility.

  • Maintained resilient H1 performance despite subdued market conditions, with an interim dividend of 0.30p per share recommended.

  • Gained market share and secured major long-term contracts, including a new framework with Thames Water.

  • Divested non-core and loss-making operations to focus on core business.

Financial highlights

  • Revenue increased 0.8% year-over-year to £205.2m for the six months ended 30 September 2025; hire revenue declined 1.7-1.8% while services revenue (excluding fuel) rose 10.6%.

  • Adjusted EBITDA declined 12.4% to £38.7m, with margin down to 18.9% from 21.7%.

  • Operating profit (EBITA) fell to £3.6m from £9.3m, with EBITA margin down to 1.8% from 4.6%.

  • Free cash flow improved to £3.7m from a £1.6m outflow; net debt increased to £118.9m, with leverage at 2.2x.

  • Gross margin slightly declined to 54.8% due to product mix; overheads increased by 4%.

Outlook and guidance

  • Board expectations for FY2026 remain unchanged, with a strong second half weighting to revenue and profits anticipated.

  • Recent contract wins, including ProService and Thames Water, are expected to offset subdued market conditions.

  • Anticipate meaningful deleveraging over the next 12-24 months, targeting leverage in the 1.0-2.0x range.

  • Free cash flow for the full year expected at £7-8 million.

  • October and November trading in line with expectations; group is well positioned for market recovery.

How does ProService deal drive market share gains?
Quantify Enable phase ROI beyond ProService deal
Capital allocation strategy for varied sector growth
Partial view of Summaries dataset, powered by Quartr API
Research faster. Power your platform.

Next Speedy Hire earnings date

Logotype for Speedy Hire Plc
H2 202624 Jun, 2026
Your earnings 
season toolkit.
Download
Free on both iOS & Android.

Next Speedy Hire earnings date

Logotype for Speedy Hire Plc
H2 202624 Jun, 2026

The essential earnings season companion

The #1 app for qualitative research. Live earnings calls, AI chat, transcripts, and more. All for free.

Live calls and transcripts

Listen to earnings calls, CMDs, investor conferences, and more – with a podcast-like experience.

Find what you need faster

Search for any keyword across all transcripts simultaneously.

Easily store key findings

Capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.

Your watchlist. Your dashboard.

Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates.

Be the first to know

Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned.

Consensus estimates

Access analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segments splits.

All IR material in one place

The easiest way to stay updated during earnings season.

Global coverage

All events from public companies. Live and recorded.

Just click and listen

No webcast links. No manual registrations.

Research anytime, anywhere

Built for professionals. Loved by everyone. Try our free mobile app.

excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
play-store-avatar
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
anuj283App Store
excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
play-store-avatar
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
anuj283App Store
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
x-avatar
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
x-avatar
@theshortbearx.com
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
x-avatar
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
x-avatar
@theshortbearx.com

Frequently asked questions

Speedy Hire Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides tools and plant hire services to the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company hires a range of tools and accessories including access, lighting, lifting, rail, survey and safety equipment as well as compressors, generators and pumps. Speedie Hire also hires Heating, Ventilation & Cooling equipment.

Quartr provides global coverage of all investor relation material from public companies.

  • Mobile app: Research anytime, anywhere with the #1 app for live earnings calls, transcripts, analyst estimates, and more. All for free.

  • Desktop (Quartr Pro): The leading platform for qualitative research, used daily by top firms and financial institutions.

  • Quartr API: Build custom solutions powered by live earnings calls, live transcripts, filings and reports, slide presentations, and more.

Yes, the Quartr mobile app is free on both iOS and Android.

Yes. Quartr provides global, industry-leading live coverage of company events such as regular earnings calls, capital markets days, M&A announcements, and investor conferences. Live with zero delays. Just click and listen.

Yes, capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.

Yes. Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates, a tailored earnings calendar, and instant alerts when earnings calls go live.

Yes. Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned, regardless of who's talking.

Explore our global coverage