GB Group

GBG · Main Market · Technology · mcap £332m · 150.2p

GBG sells software that checks who people are, spots fraud and validates addresses and locations for banks, retailers and other firms. It operates in the UK, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Financials · LTM to 31 Mar 26

Source: results 02 Jun 26 ↗

Revenue: £285m
Operating profit: −£68.1m
Net income: −£75.1m
Free cash flow: £37.2m
Net debt: £78.4m
Market cap: £344m
EV / EBIT: –
FCF yield: +10.8%
Price / book: 0.7×

Latest half-year · H1 Sep 25 vs H1 Sep 24 results 25 Nov 25 ↗

Revenue: £136m
Operating profit: £6.7m
Net income: £2.0m
Cash from operations: £12.7m

Extracted automatically from the company's results announcements; check the source before relying on a figure. Not investment advice.

Income statement Cash flow Balance sheet

Annual Half-yearly

Latest report: FY Mar 26 (twelve months to 31 Mar 26), published 02 Jun 26 · read the results ↗

£m unless stated · newest first · italic = calculated (LTM, H2 = FY − H1) · hover a value for its source

	FY Mar 26	FY Sep 25	FY Mar 25	FY Mar 24	FY Mar 23
Revenue	285.0	–	282.7	277.3	278.8
Gross profit	198.2	–	197.8	194.5	197.8
Adjusted EBITDA	–	69.5	69.0	–	–
Adjusted operating profit	67.5	–	67.0	61.2	59.8
Exceptional / adjusting items	–	–	–	(59.6)	(127.2)
Operating profit	(68.1)	–	22.6	(41.4)	(112.4)
Depreciation (owned assets)	0.8	–	0.9	1.3	1.8
Depreciation (right-of-use)	1.2	–	1.0	1.2	1.5
Amortisation	33.2	–	34.9	39.6	42.8
Share-based payments	4.4	–	5.1	3.5	2.3
Finance costs	(6.9)	–	(7.2)	(9.3)	(7.0)
Profit before tax	(74.5)	–	15.7	(50.4)	(118.8)
Tax	(0.6)	–	(7.1)	1.8	(1.0)
Net income (owners)	(75.1)	–	8.6	(48.6)	(119.8)
EPS basic	(30.7p)	–	3.4p	(19.2p)	(47.5p)
EPS diluted	(30.7p)	–	3.4p	(19.2p)	(47.5p)
Dividend per share	4.4p	–	4.4p	4.2p	4.0p

	H2 Mar 26	H1 Sep 25	H2 Mar 25	H1 Sep 24	H2 Mar 24	H1 Sep 23
Revenue	149.5	135.5	145.8	136.9	145.0	132.4
Gross profit	103.3	94.9	102.5	95.3	102.9	91.6
Adjusted EBITDA	–	–	–	–	–	25.2
Adjusted operating profit	38.0	29.5	38.0	29.0	37.3	23.9
Operating profit	(74.8)	6.7	13.2	9.4	11.3	(52.6)
Depreciation (owned assets)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.7
Depreciation (right-of-use)	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6
Amortisation	16.6	16.5	17.4	17.4	19.5	20.1
Share-based payments	1.7	2.7	2.9	2.2	3.6	(0.1)
Finance costs	(4.1)	(2.8)	(3.3)	(3.9)	(4.5)	(4.8)
Profit before tax	(78.7)	4.1	10.1	5.6	6.9	(57.3)
Tax	1.6	(2.1)	(3.0)	(4.1)	(0.3)	2.1
Net income (owners)	(77.1)	2.0	7.1	1.6	6.6	(55.1)
EPS basic	(31.5p)	0.8p	2.8p	0.6p	2.6p	(21.8p)
EPS diluted	(31.5p)	0.8p	2.8p	0.6p	2.6p	(21.8p)

	FY Mar 26	FY Mar 25	FY Mar 24	FY Mar 23
Cash from operations	39.8	52.8	43.5	34.3
Interest paid	(5.8)	(7.0)	(8.1)	(6.4)
Tax paid	(10.9)	(7.2)	(10.1)	(4.3)
Capex (PP&E)	(1.3)	(0.7)	(0.4)	(1.0)
Capex (intangibles)	0.0	(0.1)	(0.0)	(0.1)
Lease principal paid	(1.3)	(1.1)	(1.4)	(2.1)
Dividends paid	(10.9)	(10.6)	(10.1)	(9.6)
Share buybacks	(45.2)	0.0	0.0	(2.5)
Shares issued	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8

	H2 Mar 26	H1 Sep 25	H2 Mar 25	H1 Sep 24	H2 Mar 24	H1 Sep 23
Cash from operations	27.1	12.7	31.3	21.5	24.0	19.6
Interest paid	(2.8)	(2.9)	(2.7)	(4.3)	(3.7)	(4.4)
Tax paid	(4.8)	(6.0)	(4.2)	(3.0)	(6.7)	(3.4)
Capex (PP&E)	(0.5)	(0.8)	(0.3)	(0.4)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Capex (intangibles)	0.0	(0.0)	(0.0)	(0.1)	(0.0)	(0.0)
Lease principal paid	(0.7)	(0.6)	(0.5)	(0.6)	(0.6)	(0.8)
Dividends paid	0.0	(10.9)	0.0	(10.6)	0.0	(10.1)
Share buybacks	(27.7)	(17.5)	–	–	0.0	0.0
Shares issued	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

	FY Mar 26	FY Mar 25	FY Mar 24	FY Mar 23
Goodwill	473.9	550.3	561.6	626.4
Other intangibles	96.6	142.9	181.1	224.8
Property, plant & equipment	1.7	1.3	1.6	3.8
Other investments	1.9	1.9	1.4	3.0
Inventories	2.5	1.6	1.3	2.6
Trade receivables	83.5	73.3	72.8	65.3
Cash	31.4	25.2	21.3	21.6
Current assets	119.3	100.8	98.4	90.6
Total assets	707.4	805.1	852.9	955.1
Trade payables	49.5	44.5	43.7	37.3
Lease liabilities, current	1.4	0.8	0.8	1.2
Current liabilities	108.9	100.6	98.9	96.8
Borrowings, non-current	109.8	72.9	101.1	126.4
Lease liabilities, non-current	2.3	0.5	0.9	0.5
Deferred consideration	–	–	0.0	1.2
Total liabilities	231.9	193.8	227.8	261.0
Total equity	475.5	611.4	625.1	694.1
Net cash / (debt) incl. leases	–	(48.5)	(80.9)	(105.9)

	H2 Mar 26	H1 Sep 25	H2 Mar 25	H1 Sep 24	H2 Mar 24	H1 Sep 23
Goodwill	473.9	533.6	550.3	536.9	561.6	577.4
Other intangibles	96.6	121.0	142.9	154.9	181.1	206.7
Property, plant & equipment	1.7	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.6	3.4
Other investments	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.4	1.4	–
Inventories	2.5	1.4	1.6	1.1	1.3	2.0
Trade receivables	83.5	65.0	73.3	64.0	72.8	60.7
Cash	31.4	23.6	25.2	16.0	21.3	19.2
Current assets	119.3	91.3	100.8	82.1	98.4	83.5
Total assets	707.4	762.4	805.1	786.2	852.9	881.0
Trade payables	49.5	33.6	44.5	34.6	43.7	35.7
Lease liabilities, current	1.4	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.3
Current liabilities	108.9	85.0	100.6	85.6	98.9	91.8
Borrowings, non-current	109.8	89.6	72.9	87.0	101.1	123.0
Lease liabilities, non-current	2.3	2.1	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.7
Deferred consideration	–	–	–	–	0.0	–
Total liabilities	231.9	194.1	193.8	196.7	227.8	248.4
Total equity	475.5	568.3	611.4	589.4	625.1	632.6
Net cash / (debt) incl. leases	–	(66.6)	(48.5)	–	(80.9)	(104.8)

Line items extracted automatically from each results announcement; when a later report restates a period, the later figure is shown. LTM and H2 are calculated from reported periods. Check the source before relying on a figure.

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