Oxford Metrics
OMG · AIM · Technology · mcap £40m · 32.7p
Oxford Metrics makes Vicon motion capture systems, used in film, games, virtual reality, life sciences and engineering. It is also building a smart manufacturing business, using machine vision and measurement tools for automated quality control.
Negative 9 Oct 2026
FY26 guidance cut to revenue £47-51m versus £56.2m expectedGuidance was reaffirmed in June at about £56m, then cut four months later; adjusted EBIT now guided to a loss. 9 Oct 2026 17 Jun 2026
Mixed 9 Oct 2026
CEO stepping down for health reasons; new CEO from outside joining Dec 2026Leadership change follows a new Chair and new divisional heads, alongside a guidance cut. 9 Oct 2026 7 Sep 2026
Mixed 9 Oct 2026
Cash fell to £29.5m while £10m buyback completed and new £3m buyback announcedCash declined from £50.7m (FY24) after buybacks, dividends and acquisitions; further returns are planned. 9 Oct 2026 21 May 2026
Positive 9 Oct 2026
Cost programme expanded to £1.5-2.0m savings; FY27 Adjusted EBIT guided at least £3.5mManagement targets recovery in FY27 through restructuring and integration. 9 Oct 2026
Positive 29 Jun 2026
Chair, CEO, CFO and NEDs bought shares repeatedly from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026Several directors bought at 38-50p, with the Chair and associate buying repeatedly, though amounts are small. 29 Jun 2026 18 Jun 2026 9 Mar 2026 12 Dec 2025 9 Dec 2025
- 2026-10-09 acquisition · £525,000 – Acquired Move AI assets; transaction expenses about £725,000. 9 Oct 2026
- 2026-10-09 buyback programme · £3m – New buyback of up to £3m starting 12 October 2026. 9 Oct 2026
- 2026-09-01 acquisition · £0.75m – Acquired Captive Devices: £250k cash, £300k equity, earn-out up to £200k. 1 Sep 2026
- 2026-05-21 buyback programme · £10m – Completed £10m buyback, 19.5m shares cancelled at 51.37p average. 21 May 2026
- 2026-03-04 buyback programme · £1m – Extended buyback with about £1m remaining to complete £10m total. 4 Mar 2026
- 2025-07-10 buyback programme · £4m – Extended buyback by £4m to £10m total. 10 Jul 2025
- 2024-10-11 acquisition · £5.5m – Acquired Sempre Group: £5.0m cash plus earn-out up to £0.5m. 11 Oct 2024
- 2024-10-11 buyback programme · £6m – Announced up to £6m on-market share buyback programme. 11 Oct 2024
- 2023-11-01 acquisition · £8.1m – Acquired Industrial Vision Systems for cash and 1,006,859 new shares at 86.63p. 1 Nov 2023
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