Videndum (VID) Trading Update summary
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Trading Update summary
16 Oct, 2025Trading performance and order intake
Q3 order book rose approximately 40% year-on-year, with September order intake 6% higher than the same period in 2024, marking the highest in over a year.
Q3 revenue was 8% lower year-on-year (excluding the 2024 Paris Olympics), improving from a 25% decline in H1.
Q3 EBITDA was 50% higher than H1, reflecting strengthening financial performance.
£19 million in cost-saving programs are delivering expected benefits.
Board expectations for FY26 remain unchanged.
Liquidity, debt, and disposals
JOBY brand sold for approximately £5 million, with 80% of proceeds received and the remainder in escrow.
Net debt as of 30 September 2025 stood at £139 million, including £27 million in finance leases.
Lender negotiations and covenants
Constructive progress continues with RCF lenders on a deleveraging plan, and the September EBITDA covenant was met.
Lenders require a trailing last twelve-month October EBITDA covenant of £10 million and agreement on the deleveraging plan in October.
If trading or the deleveraging plan falls short, lenders are expected to waive or defer covenants.
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