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Investor Relations14 Oct 2025
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Wickes Group H1 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.H1 2025 earnings summary10 Sep, 2025
Executive summary
Achieved strong profit growth in H1 2025, with group revenue up 5.6% to £848 million and adjusted profit before tax rising 17% to £27.3 million, driven by volume-led sales in both Retail and Design & Installation segments.
Retail segment attained record market share, supported by 10% TradePro sales growth and mid-single digit DIY growth, while Design & Installation returned to like-for-like growth in Q2.
Productivity initiatives, digital investments, and store network expansion underpinned growth and helped mitigate inflationary pressures.
Interim dividend maintained at 3.6p per share; £20 million share buyback programme ongoing.
Strong cash generation enabled ongoing dividends and share buybacks, with net cash position of £158 million at period end.
Financial highlights
Group revenue increased by £45 million year-on-year to £847.9 million, with Retail revenue up 6.8% and Design & Installation up 2.1%.
Adjusted profit before tax rose 16.7% to £27.3 million; statutory PBT up 5.7% to £24.2 million.
Adjusted gross margin improved by 0.8ppts to 36.8%; operating profit increased 14% to £40.1 million.
Ended H1 with £158 million in cash; interim dividend of 3.6p per share announced.
Returned £25 million to shareholders via dividends and buybacks in H1.
Outlook and guidance
Trading in Q3 is in line with expectations; full-year adjusted PBT guidance remains unchanged, with consensus at £48.2 million.
H2 to see higher people and technology costs, with SaaS investments increasing P&L costs by ~£10 million.
CapEx for the year expected between £30 million and £35 million, back-weighted to H2.
FY dividend expected to be maintained at 10.9p.
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