THG
THG · Main Market · Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores · mcap £416m · 27.2p
THG owns online retail brands, mainly LOOKFANTASTIC and Cult Beauty in beauty and Myprotein in sports nutrition. It sells direct to consumers and, increasingly, through licensed products in shops.
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| 30 Sep 2024 | About 80% of Myprotein products by online revenue under new branding by end Q3 2024 | 24 Jun 2024 | … In progress |
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Result
Not yet due. |
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| FY 2024 | FY 2024 capex of £100m-£110m | 17 Oct 2023 | ✗ Missed · target changed |
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“we now anticipate FY 2024 capex spend will be c.£30m less than previously guided at £100m to £110m”
Also stated 16 Jan 2024 · 10 Apr 2024
Result
After the demerger, capex was guided to fall to about £20m a year for RemainCo, replacing this target. “Specifically, capital expenditure will reduce to c. £20m pa (FY 2024 pre Demerger guidance: £100m to £110m)”23 Jan 2025 · Q4 2024 Trading Statement |
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| FY 2024 | All divisions deliver revenue growth in FY 2024 | 16 Jan 2024 | ✗ Missed |
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Result
Nutrition revenue fell to £580m from £658m in FY 2024; Group revenue was flat to slightly down. “THG Nutrition | 579.8 | 657.9 | -11.9% | -8.7%”29 Apr 2025 · FY 2024 results and Q1 trading statement “Post-demerger revenue | 1,688.3 | 1,731.2 | -2.5% | -0.4%”29 Apr 2025 · FY 2024 results and Q1 trading statement |
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| H2 2024 | Launch local manufacturing in Japan and India in H2 2024 | 16 Jan 2024 | … In progress |
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Also stated 10 Apr 2024
Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| Q2 2024 | Holland & Barrett fulfilment partnership starts in Q2 2024 | 16 Jan 2024 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| H2 2024 | H1 2024 revenue growth of 2-5% CCY, rising to high single digits in H2 | 23 Apr 2024 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Status so far
H1 grew 2.2%, inside the range, but Q3 was -0.6%, not high single digits. “Momentum in Nutrition is especially pleasing, with an expected return to revenue growth in September, providing a strong platform for both peak trading and the year ahead.”17 Sep 2024 · Half-year Results “Continuing Q3 revenue of £433.1m (-0.6% CCY)”10 Oct 2024 · Q3 2024 Trading Statement |
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| Q3 2024 | Nutrition returns to revenue growth exiting Q3 2024 | 17 Sep 2024 | ✗ Missed |
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Result
Q3 2024 Nutrition revenue fell 10.5% in constant currency. “THG Nutrition | 134.5 | -13.1% | -10.5%”10 Oct 2024 · Q3 2024 Trading Statement “Nutrition YoY revenue performance improved each month through the quarter.”10 Oct 2024 · Q3 2024 Trading Statement |
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| FY 2024 | Beauty and Ingenuity improve EBITDA margin in FY 2024 | 17 Sep 2024 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| 31 Dec 2024 | Year-end 2024 net debt broadly unchanged | 17 Sep 2024 | ✓ Kept |
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Result
Net debt was £215m against £218m the prior year. 29 Apr 2025 · FY 2024 results and Q1 trading statement |
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| 2025 | |||
| 2 Jan 2025 | Demerge Ingenuity by 2 January 2025 | 17 Sep 2024 | ✓ Kept |
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Also stated 17 Dec 2024
Result
Demerger completed on 2 January 2025. “the Company is pleased to confirm that the Demerger has completed.”2 Jan 2025 · Completion of Demerger |
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| FY 2025 | Nutrition EBITDA margin back to about 12% in FY 2025 | 17 Sep 2024 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| 2025-03 | Transfer to ESCC listing category and gain FTSE index inclusion by March 2025 | 17 Sep 2024 | ✓ Kept |
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Also stated 28 Nov 2024
Result
Transfer was effective 6 January 2025 and FTSE 250 inclusion followed around 21 March 2025. “The Transfer became effective at 8.00 a.m. today, 6 January 2025.”6 Jan 2025 · Transfer to ESCC Category “FTSE 250 index inclusion is expected to become effective on or around 21 March 2025.”6 Mar 2025 · Inclusion in FTSE 250 Index |
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| FY 2025 | Mid-single-digit revenue growth in FY 2025 | 23 Jan 2025 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Also stated 29 Apr 2025
Status so far
FY 2025 constant-currency growth was 2.3%, short of mid-single digit, though H2 grew 6.7%. 26 Mar 2026 · Preliminary FY 2025 results |
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| FY 2025 | Myprotein offline and licensed retail sales of about £170m in FY 2025 | 25 Jun 2025 | … In progress |
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“The retail sales value of offline and licensed products is expected to be around £170m for FY 2025”
Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| H2 2025 | Nutrition H2 2025 revenue growth of 10-12% | 6 Aug 2025 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Also stated 11 Sep 2025
Status so far
Nutrition grew 10.0% in Q3 and 8.5% in Q4; H2 was about 9.7%, just below the range. “THG Nutrition | 147.0 | +9.3% | +10.0% | 450.6 | +3.6% | +5.3%”14 Oct 2025 · Q3 2025 Trading Statement “THG Nutrition delivered +9.2% H2 revenue growth (+12.7% excluding Asia), broadly in-line with the +10.0% to +12.0% guidance.”13 Jan 2026 · Q4 2025 Trading Statement |
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| H2 2025 | Group adjusted EBITDA of about £50m in H2 2025 | 6 Aug 2025 | ✓ Kept |
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Result
FY 2025 EBITDA of £76.6m less H1 of £24.0m gives about £52.6m for H2. “FY 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of £76.6m (FY 2024: £83.3m): ahead of guidance (c.£74m) and company consensus”26 Mar 2026 · Preliminary FY 2025 results “Group adjusted EBITDA was lower YoY (-8.1%) reflecting strategic investments. In marketing, brand development and growth initiatives (such as THG Nutrition B2B retail) and the impact of well documented external headwinds.”26 Mar 2026 · Preliminary FY 2025 results |
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| H2 2025 | Beauty H2 2025 revenue growth of 1-3% | 11 Sep 2025 | ✓ Kept |
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Result
Beauty grew 4.2% in Q3 and 6.4% in Q4, above the range. “THG Beauty delivered +5.5% H2 revenue growth, well ahead of +1.0% to +3.0% guidance”13 Jan 2026 · Q4 2025 Trading Statement |
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| 31 Dec 2025 | Myprotein: 45m units through over 40,000 doors by end 2025 | 17 Nov 2025 | ◐ Partly kept |
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Result
Over 43m licensed units were sold in 2025, slightly below 45m; door count not confirmed. “Licensing agreements with category leaders including Müller, Iceland and Jimmy's Coffee, led to sales of over 43 million Myprotein units into retail during 2025.”12 Feb 2026 · Myprotein licensing partnership with Greencore “The Greencore partnership forms part of Myprotein's wider strategic ambition to grow its offline and licensing footprint to 100,000 doors”12 Feb 2026 · Myprotein licensing partnership with Greencore |
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| Today · 10 Oct 2026 | |||
| 2026 | |||
| FY 2026 | Sell over 60m licensed products in 2026 | 12 Feb 2026 | … In progress |
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Also stated 24 Jun 2026
Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| FY 2026 | Net debt of £110m-£130m by end FY 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| FY 2026 | FY 2026 free cash flow of £25m-£35m | 26 Mar 2026 | ✗ Missed · target changed |
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Also stated 21 Apr 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
Result
Range narrowed in September 2026 from £25m-£50m to £25m-£35m, cutting the top end. “The Group remains focused on generating significant positive free cash flow and is on target to deliver £25m to £35m positive free cash flow for FY 2026, in line with consensus”10 Sep 2026 · Half-year Results |
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| FY 2026 | Nutrition mid-to-high single digit growth in FY 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| FY 2026 | FY 2026 revenue, adjusted EBITDA and cash in line with consensus | 21 Apr 2026 | … In progress |
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Also stated 24 Jun 2026
Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| H2 2026 | Myprotein enters energy, protein water and breakfast categories in H2 2026 | 24 Jun 2026 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| FY 2026 | Myprotein sells over 130m units in FY 2026 | 10 Sep 2026 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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| 2027 | |||
| H1 2027 | Complete Asia retail transition to licensing in H1 2027 | 10 Sep 2026 | … In progress |
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Status so far
Not yet due. |
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