UK's Alfa Financial H1 operating profit hurt by drop in software engineering revenue, severance cost

Alfa Financial Software Holdings

03/09/2026 07:10

Overview
UK asset finance software firm's H1 revenue up 4% on strong subscription growth
Operating profit for H1 fell 15% year-on-year
Profitability impacted by lower software engineering revenue, severance costs, and FX losses

Outlook
Alfa expects to meet full-year expectations despite some project delays
Company sees slightly reduced delivery revenue for 2026, offset by improved software engineering revenues
Alfa expects 2026 cash conversion of 80%-90%, with long-term guidance at 90%-100%

Result Drivers
SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE - Co said 14% growth in subscription revenues and 17% rise in ARR drove overall revenue increase
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DECLINE - Co said lower software engineering revenue, down 17% year-on-year, reduced profitability
SEVERANCE COSTS AND FX - Co said operating profit was impacted by severance costs for adjusting product engineering capacity and FX hedge losses

Company press release: ID:nRSC1775Ta

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
H1 Revenue
 
GBP 65.1 mln
 
H1 Operating Profit
 
GBP 18.4 mln
 
H1 Pretax Profit
 
GBP 18.2 mln
 

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the financial technology (fintech) peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC is GBp254.00, about 56.4% above its September 2 closing price of GBp162.40
The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

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