The Yougov board has declared a final dividend of 9.0 per share (£10.6m) for the year ended 31 July 2024, paid to shareholders on 9 December 2024.
Other Financial Highlights Include:
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Revenue growth of 34% (HY24: 9%) to £191.7m, largely driven by the inclusion of the CPS business, with underlying growth of 2% (HY24: 2%).
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Adjusted operating profit grew 7% to £30.1m, down 13% on an underlying basis due to higher staff and data collection costs compared to the prior year.
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Adjusted operating profit margin contracted by 400 basis points (bps) to 16%.
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Statutory operating profit increased by 54% to £14.8m (HY24: £9.6m), due to the inclusion of CPS.
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Adjusted earnings per share down by 18% to 17.1p (HY24: 20.8p). Statutory earnings per share has increased from 4.0p to 6.8p.
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Stable balance sheet position with cash at period end of £49.8m (31 January 2024: £53.4m) and leverage ratio of 2.0x net debt to EBITDA.
