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UK's Dillistone H1 revenue falls on discontinued products

UK's Dillistone H1 revenue falls on discontinued products


Overview

  • UK recruitment software supplier's H1 revenue fell 15% yr/yr as discontinued products weighed on results

  • Company posted adjusted operating loss versus profit a year earlier

  • Company completed £1.5m equity raise to fund strategic shift and reduce debt


Outlook

  • Company expects H2 2026 results to be considerably stronger than H1

  • FileFinder migration expected to complete in January 2027, with cost savings from 2027

  • Company targets minimum operating margin of 25% after restructuring and migration


Result Drivers

  • DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS - Co said revenue decline was mainly due to withdrawal of VDQ and FileFinder products

  • CLIENT DOWNSIZING - Co said client downsizing in tough recruitment market reduced SaaS subscription revenue

  • COST OPTIMISATION - Co said withdrawal of FileFinder and cost optimisation programme expected to reduce cost base


Company press release: ID:nRSd0303Xa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

H1 Revenue

GBP 1.85 mln

H1 Gross Profit

GBP 1.64 mln


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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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