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Me Group International

MEGP · Main Market · Consumer Products and Services · mcap £417m · 112.8p 2 open situations →

EV
£415m
EV / EBIT
5.3x
Net cash
£7.5m
FCF yield
2.6%
Revenue
£316m
Cash returned
8.1%
Share price 1y
−40%
Insiders 12m
no deals
Next report
around 22 Mar

ME Group installs and runs self-service photobooths, laundry machines (Wash.ME), children's rides and other vending machines in retail sites, mainly in France, the UK and Japan. It earns money from each use of the machines and shares a part with the site owners.

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FY 2026 guidance cut

Interims confirm cut guidance; May trading recovering

On 23 March 2026 FY26 trading was in line with expectations. On 1 June 2026 the company cut FY26 PBT guidance to £69m-£74m after a weak April. On 13 July 2026 interims showed H1 PBT of £32.7m (-3.8%), and the guidance was reiterated. May vending revenue was up 11.1% and June stayed positive.

April trend
Photo.ME revenue down 17%; Wash.ME revenue up 3% 1 Jun 2026 ↗
Laundry rollout
More than 1,300 Wash.ME installations in FY 2026 remain on track 1 Jun 2026 ↗
Guidance
FY 2026 PBT £69m-£74m, reiterated 13 July 2026 (FY 2025: £78.2m) 13 Jul 2026 ↗
H1 result
PBT £32.7m, down 3.8%; revenue £154.3m, up 0.3%; EBITDA £57.0m, up 7.1% 13 Jul 2026 ↗
May trading
Vending revenue +11.1%; Wash.ME +25.9%, Photo.ME +1.8%; June also positive 13 Jul 2026 ↗
Interim dividend
3.60p, down 6.5%, returning £13.5m; paid 27 November 2026 13 Jul 2026 ↗

Next: H2 trading against £69m-£74m guidance; laundry installation pace

  1. 13 Jul 2026 Interims confirm cut guidance; May trading recovering
  2. 9 Jul 2026 Interims presentation scheduled for 13 July
  3. 1 Jun 2026 Guidance lowered to £69m-£74m PBT
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Closed · 3

OverhangFPCI Montefiore Investment IV selling down holder sold out · 28 Feb 2025 – 14 Jan 2026 −9% Takeover targetPossible offer went quiet · 18 Jun 2025 – 15 Dec 2025 −25% Sale process / strategic reviewStrategic options / sale process Offer period terminated; no offer accepted · 7 Nov 2025 – 5 Dec 2025

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