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Vertu Motors H1 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.H1 2026 earnings summary9 Oct, 2025
Executive summary
Achieved record H1 revenue of £2,510.0m, up 1.4% year-over-year, with market share gains across all vehicle sales channels despite challenging UK consumer conditions and sector headwinds.
High-margin aftersales business contributed over 45% of total gross profit, with robust cost control and continued investment in technology and digitalization, including AI-driven initiatives.
Significant outperformance in BEV sales, with like-for-like BEV new vehicle sales up 82.4% versus market growth of 55.2%.
Management structure enhanced with two new Managing Directors appointed internally, effective January 2026, to increase senior bandwidth and focus on strategy and execution.
Brand consolidation to a single Vertu brand increased prompted awareness from 11% to 19% in September, with further growth expected.
Financial highlights
Revenue increased 1.4% year-over-year to £2,510.0m for H1 FY26, driven by acquisitions, while core revenues declined due to lower new vehicle and Motability sales.
Gross margin improved to 11.2% (H1 FY26) from higher margin aftersales; adjusted profit before tax was £20.0m, down from £22.1m in H1 FY25.
Free cash inflow of £0.4m, with net debt at £78.3m, down year-over-year despite £22.4m spent on acquisitions and £5.6m on share buybacks.
Interim dividend maintained at 0.9p per share; over 19% of issued share capital repurchased since FY17, with £12m buyback program ongoing.
Tangible net assets per share increased to 76.1p.
Outlook and guidance
Excluding the JLR cyber-attack, full-year underlying profit before tax expected to be in line with market expectations (£27.2m consensus), but outlook remains cautious due to weak consumer and business confidence.
Anticipates Motability market recovery from March next year and easier BEV targets in Q4 due to ZEV mandate flexibilities and grants.
Recent government BEV grants expected to boost H2 demand.
Focus remains on maximizing existing portfolio and measured growth, with further outlet expansion and small-scale acquisitions planned.
Update on JLR cyber-attack insurance claim
Chinese BEV brand expansion strategy
FCA/HMRC regulatory impact on costs
JLR cyber-attack: insurance claim progress?
Chinese brands: Vertu's investment criteria?
ZEV mandate: long-term profitability impact?
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