12th Mar 2026 12:06
(Alliance News) - Restore PLC on Friday announced that its adjusted profit grew by almost a quarter in 2025, and estimated the figure will beat expectations this year, on top of revenue growing by almost a third.
Restore shares rose 8.6% to 252.00 pence each on Thursday at midday in London, as investors cheered on Restore's belief that it will slightly beat the GBP46.6 million consensus of adjusted pretax profit this year.
In 2025, adjusted pretax profit grew 22% to GBP40.6 million from GBP33.2 million 12 months prior, while surpassing its 20% adjusted operating margin medium-term target, which landed at 20.8%.
The London-based business-to-business provider of data and communications services recorded revenue of GBP304.7 million last year, up 27% from GBP240.0 million in 2024.
Statutory pretax profit of GBP7.7 million was 55% lower from GBP17.0 million year-on-year. Restore said the figure is skewed by its return to acquiring businesses with high-quality earnings, after buying seven companies.
The acquisitions included Synertec, an outbound communication firm which handled mailing on behalf of the UK's National Health Service during the Covid-19 pandemic, and bolt-on acquisitions supporting both Synertec's and Datashred's growth.
The company proposed a final dividend of 4.7 pence per share, up from 2024's 3.8 pence, bringing the full year dividend up by 19% to 6.9 pence per share from 5.8 pence per share in 2024.
It also announced it started a buyback programme worth GBP20 million to be completed within a year.
Chief Executive Officer Charles Skinner said: "We set ambitious financial targets for the group in late 2023, and I'm pleased that we have delivered on them...The group has generated over GBP120 million of free cashflow over the last three years which has enabled us to invest, acquire and return capital to shareholders."
"Trading since the start of the year has been strong. All divisions are performing in line with or above our expectations, and accordingly we expect full year adjusted profit before tax to be slightly ahead of current market expectations," he added.
By Martin Miraglia, Alliance News reporter
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