ASOS
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Multi-year turnaround
GMV back in growth in Q4; guidance raised
Includes Lichfield fulfilment centre disposal – Completed; proceeds received, closed 28 May 2026
Turnaround since Nov 2025: balance sheet repair (refinancing 13 Nov 2025; Lichfield and Atlanta sales completed by 1 Jul 2026) alongside GMV recovery. On 24 Sep 2026 ASOS said GMV returned to growth in Q4, gross margin would exceed 50% and EBITDA would be above the guided midpoint. Net debt is c.£110m.
- EBITDA guidance
- above midpoint of £150-180m range, up more than 25% YoY 24 Sep 2026 ↗
- Gross margin
- more than 50% vs 48-50% guided 24 Sep 2026 ↗
- GMV
- Q4 low-single-digit growth; FY26 -5% 24 Sep 2026 ↗
- Net debt
- c.£110m at 30 August 2026 vs £184.7m at FY25 24 Sep 2026 ↗
- Asset disposals
- c.£116m cash from Lichfield and Atlanta; c.£12m annual cash cost savings 24 Sep 2026 ↗
- Next milestone
- FY26 results on 5 November 2026 24 Sep 2026 ↗
Next: FY26 full-year results with detail on guidance · 5 Nov 2026
- 24 Sep 2026 GMV back in growth in Q4; guidance raised
- 11 May 2026 Balance sheet repair continues alongside GMV recovery
- 23 Apr 2026 Pivoting to growth; margins fixed, GMV -9%
- 25 Mar 2026 Margin and EBITDA gains; GMV still declining
Overhang
Frasers Group Plc selling down
29.2612% → 23.3698% in 6 notices
Led to Frasers Group Plc towards control – 25.1348% (from 24.2132%), closed 21 Mar 2026
Next: 23.3698% still held
- 16 Oct 2026 23.3698%
- 30 Sep 2026 23.9122%
- 25 Sep 2026 24.7452%
- 21 Sep 2026 25.0373%
Closed · 5
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