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RNS Number : 5792O  Sosandar PLC  13 January 2026

13 January 2026

Sosandar plc

('Sosandar' or 'the Company')

 

Trading Update

 

Momentum continues to build, with significant growth in own site revenue

Trading in line with Full Year expectations

 

Sosandar plc (AIM: SOS), the women's fashion brand, creating quality,
trend-led products for women of all ages, provides the following trading
update covering the three-month period ended 31 December 2025 (Q3 FY26).

 

Highlights:

 ·             Revenue up 10% to £13.4m (Q3 FY25: £12.2m)
 ·             Continued momentum in own site performance, with revenue up 27% on the prior
               year
 ·             Gross margin of 66.0%, up from 64.7% in the prior year, driven by an improved
               intake margin
 ·             M&S continues to trade with stock levels below the prior year following
               the cyber incident, with stock levels expected to normalise by Spring 2026
 ·             Encouraging performance through stores, with sales ahead of the prior year
 ·             Strong net cash of £9.7m at 09 January 2026 (£9.5m at 22 November 2025)
               after returning £0.8m to shareholders through market purchases of the
               Company's shares
 ·             Q3 performance in line with management expectations and on track to meet
               market expectations for the full year*

 

* Sosandar believes that current market expectations for the year ending 31
March 2026 are revenues of £43.6 million and profit before tax of
£0.4 million.

 

The strong trading in H1 continued into the second half, delivering further
revenue growth of 10% over Q3, to £13.4m (Q3 FY25: £12.2m). Central to this
is the momentum in Sosandar's own site, the cornerstone of our brand,
delivering a revenue increase of 27% on the prior year.

 

This performance has been driven by higher site traffic, improved conversion
rates and increased order volumes from new and existing customers, all of
which speak to the success of Sosandar's product range and marketing strategy.
Gross margin also continues to strengthen. Overall trading remains in line
with market expectations for the current financial year.

 

Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, Joint-CEOs of Sosandar plc, commented: "We're
pleased to see the positive momentum has continued into the second half of the
financial year, with continued revenue growth and improved margins. The
foundations have been laid for sustained profitable and cash-generative growth
and we are excited for what 2026 will bring."

 
 

Enquiries

 Sosandar plc                                                 www.sosandar.com (http://www.sosandar.com)
 Julie Lavington / Ali Hall, Joint CEOs                       c/o Alma PR
 Steve Dilks, CFO
 Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker and Nominated Adviser)  +44 (0) 20 7496 3000

 Peter Steel / Sara Hale / Jalini Kalaravy / Patrick Weaver
 Dowgate Capital (Joint Broker)                               +44 (0) 20 3903 7715

 David Poutney / Amber Higgs / Daniel Ingram

 Alma Strategic Communications                                +44 (0) 20 3405 0205
 Sam Modlin / Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Kinvara Verdon         sosandar@almastrategic.com (mailto:sosandar@almastrategic.com)

 

About Sosandar plc

Sosandar is a women's fashion brand in the UK targeting style conscious women
who have graduated from lower quality, price-led alternatives. The Company
offers this underserved audience fashion-forward, affordable, quality clothing
to make them feel sexy, feminine, and chic. The business sells predominantly
own-label exclusive product designed and tested in-house.

 

Sosandar's product range is diverse, providing its customers with an array of
choice for all occasions across all women's fashion categories. The company
sells through Sosandar.com and its own stores, and has a number of high value
brand partnerships including with NEXT and Marks & Spencer.

 

Sosandar's success has been built on an exceptional product range, seamless
customer experience and impactful, lifestyle marketing, all of which is
underpinned by combining innovation with data analysis. Our growth strategy is
focused on continuing to grow brand awareness and expand our addressable
market and routes to market, reaching customers wherever they wish to shop.
This is achieved both through direct to consumer channels and through chosen
third-party partners.

 

Sosandar was founded in 2016 and listed on AIM in 2017. More information is
available at www.sosandar-ir.com (http://www.sosandar-ir.com)

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