EnSilica
ENSI · AIM · Technology · mcap £121m · 81.2p
EnSilica designs custom and standard chips (ASICs) for automotive, industrial, satellite and telecoms customers, earning design fees and then recurring chip supply revenue. It is based in the UK and trades on AIM.
| Target | Promise | Said | Status |
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| 31 May 2025 | Trade in line with market expectations for FY24; later guided FY25 revenue above £30m and EBITDA above £5.0m | 28 Nov 2023 | ✗ Missed · target changed |
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Also stated 14 May 2024
Result
April 2025 guidance cut FY25 to revenue £19-20m, EBITDA £0.1-0.5m; FY25 actual revenue £18.2m, EBITDA loss. “the Company now anticipates revenues of between £19 million and £20 million and EBITDA between £0.1 million and £0.5 million for FY 2025.”7 Apr 2025 · Trading Update “the Company now expects to announce revenues of approximately £18.2 million and an EBITDA loss of approximately £1.3 million for FY 2025”16 Oct 2025 · Trading Update |
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| 31 May 2025 | Trade in line with consensus market expectations for FY25 | 28 Nov 2024 | ✗ Missed · target changed |
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Result
April 2025 trading update was below expectations, with FY25 revenue guidance cut to £19-20m. “the Company now anticipates revenues of between £19 million and £20 million and EBITDA between £0.1 million and £0.5 million for FY 2025”7 Apr 2025 · Trading Update |
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| 31 May 2025 | Higher revenues and profits in H2 FY25 | 10 Feb 2025 | ✗ Missed |
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Result
Guidance cut in April 2025; FY25 revenue £18.2m and EBITDA loss, with a SIAE bad debt provision. “the Company now anticipates revenues of between £19 million and £20 million and EBITDA between £0.1 million and £0.5 million for FY 2025.”7 Apr 2025 · Trading Update |
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| 2026 | |||
| 31 May 2026 | FY26 revenue of £33-35m, later £28-30m and EBITDA £3.5-4.5m | 7 Apr 2025 | ✗ Missed · target changed |
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Result
Guidance cut to £28-30m in Oct 2025; FY26 delivered revenue £27.8m and EBITDA £5.9m. “Revenues grew 53% to £27.8 million (FY25: £18.2 million) and EBITDA rose to £5.9 million (FY25: £nil)”5 Oct 2026 · Final Results |
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| Today · 14 Oct 2026 | |||
| 2027 | |||
| 31 May 2027 | Positive monthly operational cash generation after intangible investment by end of FY27 | 7 Apr 2025 | ✗ Missed · target changed |
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Result
Target pushed from end FY26 to calendar 2026, then end FY27 in June 2026. “targeting positive monthly operational cash generation after investment in intangible assets, and therefore now expected by the end of FY27”23 Jun 2026 · Trading Statement |
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| 31 Dec 2027 | Telecoms ASIC production and supply to begin in 2027 | 22 Dec 2023 | ✗ Missed · target changed |
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Also stated 2 Sep 2024
Result
Start date moved from end 2026 to during 2027 in Sept 2024. “the production and supply phase of the ASICs expected to begin during 2027”2 Sep 2024 · Telecommunications ASIC Contract Valued Over $30m |
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