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Mobico Group

MCG · Main Market · Travel and Leisure · mcap £145m · 23.8p

Mobico runs buses, coaches and rail services, mainly in Spain and Morocco (ALSA), Germany, the UK and, until 2025, North America. It earns most of its income from long-term public transport contracts and coach ticket sales.

Recent signals

Mixed 18 Aug 2026

Asset disposals: NASB, NXTS and UK Bus sale agreed

Portfolio simplification to focus on Alsa and cash generation; UK Bus yields only about £24m upfront. 18 Aug 2026 29 Jul 2026

Positive 29 Jul 2026

Guidance raised to £215-230m after earlier £195-210m

Upgrade of calendar 2026 adjusted operating profit guidance, helped by revised German rail contracts and Alsa strength. 29 Jul 2026 26 Feb 2026

Mixed 29 Jul 2026

Strategic and financial options review with advisers to accelerate deleveraging

Management says legacy cash outflows constrain debt reduction; update expected in H2 2026. 29 Jul 2026

Negative 29 Jul 2026

Statutory loss and impairments, with covenant gearing up to 2.9x

One-off charges including NASB retained claims and RME impairment; gearing rose from 2.7x. 29 Jul 2026

Capital actions
  • 2026-08-18 disposal · £24m – Agreed sale of UK Bus operations and net assets to West Midlands Combined Authority; deferred £5.5m; close around November 2026 18 Aug 2026
  • 2025-07-14 disposal · $364m net upfront (£273m) – Completed sale of North America School Bus to I Squared Capital; EV up to $608m, earn-out up to $70m 25 Apr 2025

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