IN BRIEF: Chapel Down says 2026 earnings to be ahead of market view
Chapel Down Group PLC - Tenterden, Kent-based sparkling and still winemaker - Pretax loss narrows to GBP551,000 in the half year that ended June 30 from GBP687,000 a year before, as net sales revenue rises 19% to GBP9.4 million from GBP7.9 million. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation is GBP1.3 million, up 27% from GBP1.0 million. Chapel Down says adjusted Ebitda for all of 2026 will be "materially ahead of market expectations", which it places at GBP3.7 million on net sales revenue of GBP22.1 million. Net debt is expected to be lower than market expectations of GBP16.2 million, it says, standing at GBP14.0 million on June 30. Read More