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STV Group 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 summary25 Sep, 2025

Executive summary

  • H1 2025 revenue held steady at £90.0m, with Studios growth offsetting a 10% decline in advertising revenue and adjusted operating profit falling 37% to £6.7m due to lower high-margin advertising and inflationary pressures.

  • Leadership transition announced, with Clive Wiley appointed as new Chair, supporting the Fast Forward to 2030 strategy.

  • No interim dividend proposed due to ongoing market uncertainty and a difficult UK unscripted market.

  • Studios order book at end of August stood at £40m, with £19m revenue expected in FY25 and £21m in FY26.

  • STV Player achieved record H1 viewing, and Studios secured up to 30 new commissions year to date.

Financial highlights

  • Total revenue flat year-over-year at £90.0m; adjusted operating profit down 37% to £6.7m, mainly due to lower high-margin advertising revenues.

  • Studios revenue increased 13% to £42.2m, offsetting declines in other segments.

  • Total digital revenues grew 5% to just under £11m, driven by VOD.

  • Net debt at half-year was £35.7m, with leverage at 1.6x, expected to rise to £45–50m by year-end.

  • Adjusted EPS dropped 54% to 7.1p; adjusted operating margin declined to 7.4% from 11.7%.

Outlook and guidance

  • FY25 revenue guidance maintained at £165–180m, with group adjusted operating margin expected at approximately 7%.

  • Q3 total advertising revenue expected to decline 8% year-over-year, with October forecasted to be similar.

  • Studios' 2026 performance expected to be broadly in line with 2025, given ongoing market difficulties.

  • Cost saving expectations for the full year reaffirmed at £2.5m.

  • World Cup in 2026 anticipated to boost ad revenues by 3–5% on a full-year basis.

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