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RNS Number : 8541K  DSW Capital PLC  10 May 2022

 

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the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law
by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is
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10 May 2022

DSW CAPITAL PLC

("DSW Capital", "DSW" or the "Group")

(AIM: DSW)

 

Trading Update, Notice of Final Results and Investor Event

FY22 ahead of market expectations

 

DSW Capital, a profitable, fast growing, mid-market, challenger professional
services licence network and owner of Dow Schofield Watts brand, announces the
following trading update ahead of the Group's Final Results for the year ended
31 March 2022 ("FY22" or the "Period"), which will be released on 14 July
2022.

 

The Group has continued to trade strongly, following its IPO in December 2021,
and the Board is pleased to report that expected Revenue and Adjusted Pre-Tax
Profit(1) for FY22 are ahead of market expectations, subject to audit.
Expected Network Revenue for FY22 of £18.3 million (FY21: £15.3 million) is
significantly ahead of market expectations and 19.6% ahead of the prior year.
 

 

The DSW Network, which comprises 20 licensee businesses, benefited from high
levels of demand in the professional services sector throughout the Period
and, in February 2022, DSW was named by Experian as one of the top 20 most
active corporate finance advisers in the UK in 2021. Average Revenue per Fee
Earner increased by 15.8% in the Period to £227k (FY21: £196k (2)). As
anticipated, the heightened profile of DSW resulting from the IPO augmented
recruitment across the licensee businesses. Fee Earners at 31 March 2022
totalled 88, a 14.3% increase on the prior year.

 

As previously announced, DSW Capital successfully executed on its strategy to
expand its service lines following IPO with the addition of DSW Asset Based
Lending Risk Management LLP in January 2022.  This brought the total number
of licensees to 20 across 11 service lines. Since the Period end, the Group
has welcomed two new partners in Scotland, expanding both the service offering
and presence to include Edinburgh and Glasgow.

 

(1) Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit excludes IPO costs and share based payment charge.

(2) Prior year comparative calculated using average Fee Earners in the Period
which will be basis for the KPI calculation going forward.

 

James Dow, Chief Executive Officer of DSW Capital, said:

 

"I am delighted to announce a strong performance for FY22 with the Group
expected to report results ahead of expectations both in terms of revenue and
adjusted profits. These results are underpinned by the significant market
demand for DSW's expert service lines and our performance illustrates the
considerable benefits of our platform model, which empowers ambitious
professionals to seize the opportunities in the market.

 

"The autonomy and flexibility which the DSW model gives to Fee Earners is a
true differentiator in our market and we believe that it will continue to
attract high quality professionals seeking greater flexibility in a post-Covid
world."

 

Investor Event

 

The Board is also pleased to announce that DSW Capital will be presenting and
exhibiting at the Mello 2022 investor conference on Wednesday 25th May 2022 to
be held at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick, Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5RY.

 

For further information please visit the event website at
https://melloevents.com/mello2022/ (https://melloevents.com/mello2022/) .

 

Enquiries:

 

 DSW Capital

 James Dow, Chief Executive Officer                   Tel: +44 (0) 1928 378 029

 Nicole Burstow, Chief Financial Officer              Tel: +44 (0) 1928 378 039

 Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser & Sole Broker)      Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 4090

 Hugh Morgan / James Thomas / John More

 Guy Wiehahn (Corporate Broking)

 Belvedere Communications

 Cat Valentine                                        Tel: +44 (0) 7715 769 078

 Keeley Clarke                                        Tel: +44 (0) 7967 816 525

                                                      dsw@belvederepr.com

 

Notes to Editors 

 

About DSW Capital

 

DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, is a profitable, fast
growing, mid-market, challenger professional services network with a cash
generative business model and scalable platform for growth. Originally
established in 2002, by three KPMG alumni, DSW is one of the first platform
models disrupting the traditional model of accounting professional services
firms. At the Period end DSW operated licensing arrangements with 20 licensee
businesses with 88 fee earners ("FEs"), across seven offices in England and
one in Scotland. These trade primarily under the Dow Schofield Watts brand.

 

DSW's vision is for the DSW Network to become the most sought-after
destination for ambitious, entrepreneurial professionals to start and develop
their own businesses. Through a licensing model, DSW gives professionals the
autonomy and flexibility to fulfil their potential. Being part of the DSW
Network brings support benefits in recruitment, funding and infrastructure.
DSW's challenger model attracts experienced, senior professionals,
predominantly with a "Big 4" accounting firm background, who want to launch
their own businesses and recognise the value of the Dow Schofield Watts brand
and the synergies which come from being part of the DSW Network.

 

DSW aims to scale its agile model through organic growth, geographical
expansion, additional service lines and investing in "Break Outs" (existing
teams in larger firms). The Directors are targeting high margin,
complementary, niche service lines with a strong synergistic fit with the
existing DSW Network.

 

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