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DPLM

GB0001826634

Industrial Machinery & Equipment

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01-24	Diploma PLC, Q1 2026 Sales/ Trading Statement Call, Jan 14, 2026
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Published financial data: DIPLOMA PLC

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Halfyear

YTD

LTM

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	787M	1.01B	1.2B	1.36B	1.52B
Total Revenues	787M	1.01B	1.2B	1.36B	1.52B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	499M	638M	652M	730M	813M
Gross Profit	288M	374M	548M	633M	712M
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	174M	218M	210M	234M	242M
Provision for Bad Debts	-	-	2.5M	-600K	1.2M
Depreciation & Amortization - (IS)	-	-	27.6M	30.9M	29.7M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (IS)	-	-	53.9M	60.7M	62.5M
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	58.7M	85.5M	100M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	174M	218M	352M	411M	436M
Operating Income	114M	156M	196M	222M	276M
Interest Expense, Total	-7.5M	-13.1M	-27.1M	-28.8M	-29.1M
Interest And Investment Income	-	100K	1.2M	800K	700K
Net Interest Expenses	-7.5M	-13M	-25.9M	-28M	-28.4M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	-100K	-1.8M	-2.2M	-3.1M	-7.1M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	106M	141M	168M	191M	241M
Restructuring Charges	-	-1.3M	-	-	-
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-9.7M	-10.5M	-12.2M	-14.6M	-9.7M
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Assets	-	-	-	-	17.3M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	96.6M	130M	156M	177M	248M
Income Tax Expense	26.9M	34.1M	37.3M	46.6M	62.8M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	69.7M	95.4M	118M	130M	186M
Net Income to Company	69.7M	95.4M	118M	130M	186M
Minority Interest	100K	-700K	-600K	-700K	-600K
Net Income - (IS)	69.8M	94.7M	118M	129M	185M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	69.8M	94.7M	118M	129M	185M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	69.8M	94.7M	118M	129M	185M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	0.56	0.76	0.91	0.96	1.38
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	0.56	0.76	0.91	0.96	1.38
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	124M	125M	130M	134M	134M
Net EPS - Diluted	0.56	0.76	0.9	0.96	1.37
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	0.56	0.76	0.9	0.96	1.37
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	125M	125M	130M	134M	135M
Normalized Basic EPS	0.53	0.7	0.8	0.89	1.12
Normalized Diluted EPS	0.53	0.7	0.8	0.88	1.11
Dividend Per Share	0.43	0.54	0.56	0.59	0.62
Payout Ratio	75.79	59.35	59.9	59.4	43.65
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	138M	210M	263M	298M	353M
EBITA	129M	199M	250M	283M	339M
EBIT	114M	156M	196M	222M	276M
EBITDAR	-	212M	264M	299M	356M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	27.85	26.33	23.97	26.39	25.29
Current Domestic Taxes	7.6M	9.8M	11.6M	15M	23.1M
Current Foreign Taxes	22M	30.9M	31.3M	40.5M	59.4M
Total Current Taxes	29.6M	40.7M	42.9M	55.5M	82.5M
Deferred Domestic Taxes	-1.9M	-3.1M	-2.7M	-1.2M	-5M
Deferred Foreign Taxes	-800K	-3.5M	-2.9M	-7.7M	-14.7M
Total Deferred Taxes	-2.7M	-6.6M	-5.6M	-8.9M	-19.7M
Normalized Net Income	66.54M	87.61M	104M	119M	150M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	2.9M	4.2M	8.9M	4.9M	5M
Non-Cash Pension Expense	100K	0	-400K	-300K	-100K
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Selling and Marketing Expenses	23.9M	25.9M	-	-	-
General and Administrative Expenses	150M	190M	-	-	-
Net Rental Expense, Total	-	2M	1.7M	1.6M	2.7M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	-	604K	881K	777K	1.24M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	-	1.4M	819K	823K	1.46M
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	1.8M	2.8M	4.1M	7.1M	6.2M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	1.8M	2.8M	4.1M	7.1M	6.2M

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	24.8M	41.7M	62.4M	55.5M	81.7M
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	24.8M	41.7M	62.4M	55.5M	81.7M
Accounts Receivable, Total	109M	152M	175M	193M	211M
Other Receivables	3.6M	9.8M	9.3M	4.7M	7.2M
Total Receivables	113M	162M	184M	198M	218M
Inventory	140M	217M	233M	280M	297M
Prepaid Expenses	5M	8.3M	8.6M	8.8M	10.7M
Other Current Assets, Total	11.3M	-	-	46.4M	-
Total Current Assets	294M	429M	488M	589M	608M
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	131M	190M	226M	224M	258M
Accumulated Depreciation	-50.7M	-77.6M	-95.8M	-94.5M	-115M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	80.3M	112M	131M	129M	143M
Long-term Investments	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill	261M	372M	439M	541M	564M
Other Intangibles, Total	348M	459M	524M	510M	482M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	400K	200K	200K	900K	9.7M
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	-	6.4M	6.8M	1.5M	3.2M
Total Assets	983M	1.38B	1.59B	1.77B	1.81B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	74.5M	96.4M	94.4M	204M	243M
Accrued Expenses, Total	43.5M	67.3M	65.7M	-	-
Short-term Borrowings	-	-	300K	-	900K
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	18M	30.5M	-	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	9.7M	12.7M	15M	13.1M	13.5M
Current Income Taxes Payable	10M	11.8M	16.6M	22.9M	27.7M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	-	3.5M	-	-	2.6M
Other Current Liabilities	20.7M	41.3M	44.5M	30.8M	10.9M
Total Current Liabilities	176M	264M	236M	271M	298M
Long-Term Debt	188M	340M	317M	480M	380M
Long-Term Leases	38.6M	56.4M	65.2M	59.2M	70.3M
Pension & Other Post Retirement Benefits	4.9M	-	300K	-	-
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	22.3M	38.4M	58.6M	49.5M	44.9M
Other Non Current Liabilities	12M	12.4M	9.9M	17.7M	21.5M
Total Liabilities	442M	711M	687M	877M	815M
Common Stock, Total	6.3M	6.3M	6.8M	6.8M	6.8M
Additional Paid In Capital	189M	189M	420M	420M	420M
Retained Earnings	329M	375M	424M	478M	588M
Comprehensive Income and Other	12.3M	92M	44.2M	-17.2M	-25.3M
Total Common Equity	536M	662M	896M	888M	990M
Minority Interest	4.7M	6.2M	6.4M	6.7M	4.5M
Total Equity	541M	668M	902M	895M	994M
Total Liabilities And Equity	983M	1.38B	1.59B	1.77B	1.81B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	125M	125M	134M	134M	134M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	124M	125M	134M	134M	134M
Book Value / Share	4.31	5.32	6.69	6.63	7.38
Tangible Book Value	-72.7M	-169M	-67.8M	-164M	-55.9M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	-0.58	-1.36	-0.51	-1.22	-0.42
Total Debt	254M	440M	397M	552M	465M
Net Debt	230M	398M	335M	497M	383M
Debt Equivalent of Unfunded Proj. Benefit Obligation	2.7M	-6.4M	-6.8M	-1.5M	-1.7M
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	-	16M	13.6M	12.8M	21.6M
Minority Interest, Total (Incl. Fin. Div)	4.7M	6.2M	6.4M	6.7M	4.5M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	3	3	3	3	3
Inventories - Finished Goods, Total	156M	242M	259M	310M	350M
Land - (BS)	-	-	-	1.3M	1.1M
Machinery, Total	59.7M	80.9M	92.2M	89.1M	97.5M
Full Time Employees	2.5K	2.91K	3.32K	3.6K	3.39K
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	3.6M	7.2M	10.1M	11.1M	12.1M

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	69.8M	94.7M	118M	129M	185M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	20M	23.1M	27.6M	30.9M	29.7M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	15.1M	43.2M	53.9M	60.7M	62.5M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	35.1M	66.3M	81.5M	91.6M	92.2M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	-	-	-	-	-
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	-2.8M	-1.6M	-1.1M	-1.9M	-100K
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	1.8M	2.8M	4.1M	7.1M	6.2M
Other Operating Activities, Total	24.8M	-8.5M	-8.8M	-19.5M	-11M
Change In Accounts Receivable	-16.3M	-10.6M	-8.8M	-18.5M	-14.7M
Change In Inventories	-13.5M	-35.6M	10.8M	-7.7M	-17.4M
Change In Accounts Payable	17.2M	17.5M	-6.2M	17.7M	27.5M
Cash from Operations	116M	125M	189M	198M	268M
Capital Expenditure	-4.9M	-14.3M	-21.6M	-18.9M	-13.4M
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	4.8M	9.9M	1.5M	5.7M	1.3M
Cash Acquisitions	-458M	-180M	-271M	-281M	-58.5M
Divestitures	11M	13.7M	21.5M	-	40.3M
Sale (Purchase) of Intangible assets	-1.3M	-1.1M	-1.5M	-800K	-1M
Cash from Investing	-448M	-172M	-271M	-295M	-31.3M
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	215M	155M	580M	695M	142M
Total Debt Issued	215M	155M	580M	695M	142M
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-21.9M	-30.9M	-631M	-525M	-269M
Total Debt Repaid	-21.9M	-30.9M	-631M	-525M	-269M
Issuance of Common Stock	-	-	236M	-	-
Repurchase of Common Stock	-600K	-2.8M	-1.9M	-2.3M	-4.1M
Common Dividends Paid	-52.9M	-56.2M	-70.5M	-76.8M	-80.7M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-52.9M	-56.2M	-70.5M	-76.8M	-80.7M
Other Financing Activities, Total	-200K	-500K	-4.5M	-400K	-1M
Cash from Financing	140M	64.4M	108M	90.3M	-213M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	10.6M	-600K	-5.1M	4.2M	-1.9M
Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments	-	-	-	-4.7M	-
Net Change in Cash	-182M	16.9M	20.7M	-6.9M	21.5M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	-	-	26.7M	-	-
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	24.2M	40.6M	41.4M	58.4M	76.6M
Levered Free Cash Flow	52.1M	96.28M	130M	129M	271M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	56.79M	104M	147M	147M	289M
Change In Net Working Capital	45.1M	46.8M	37.6M	70.7M	-32.8M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	193M	124M	-51.7M	170M	-127M

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	8.48	8.26	8.25	8.27	9.64
Return on Total Capital	10.47	10.25	10.17	10.12	11.88
Return On Equity %	13.01	15.78	15.07	14.47	19.64
Return on Common Equity	13.13	15.81	15.11	14.5	19.69
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	36.63	36.98	45.67	46.45	46.69
SG&A Margin	22.16	21.56	17.46	17.2	15.86
EBITDA Margin %	17.55	20.7	21.88	21.83	23.15
EBITA Margin %	16.38	19.68	20.81	20.76	22.22
EBIT Margin %	14.47	15.41	16.32	16.3	18.12
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	8.85	9.42	9.86	9.53	12.17
Net Income Margin %	8.86	9.35	9.81	9.48	12.13
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	8.86	9.35	9.81	9.48	12.13
Normalized Net Income Margin	8.45	8.65	8.69	8.71	9.83
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	6.62	9.51	10.86	9.48	17.79
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	7.21	10.31	12.28	10.8	18.98
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.94	0.86	0.81	0.81	0.85
Fixed Assets Turnover	11.26	10.53	9.89	10.49	11.21
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	8.75	7.76	7.34	7.4	7.54
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	4.15	3.57	2.9	2.85	2.81
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	1.66	1.63	2.06	2.17	2.04
Quick Ratio	0.78	0.77	1.04	0.94	1.01
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.66	0.47	0.8	0.73	0.9
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	41.7	47.03	49.7	49.47	48.42
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	87.92	102.13	125.97	128.53	129.68
Average Days Payable Outstanding	40.52	43.57	52.17	70.33	97.69
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	89.1	105.59	123.5	107.68	80.41
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	47.04	65.8	44.05	61.71	46.76
Total Debt / Total Capital	31.99	39.69	30.58	38.16	31.86
LT Debt/Equity	41.92	59.34	42.35	60.24	45.31
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	28.51	35.79	29.4	37.25	30.88
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	44.99	51.54	43.25	49.51	45.05
EBIT / Interest Expense	15.19	11.92	7.23	7.72	9.49
EBITDA / Interest Expense	19.87	16.98	10.24	10.9	12.66
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	19.21	15.89	9.44	10.24	12.2
Total Debt / EBITDA	1.71	1.98	1.43	1.76	1.26
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.54	1.79	1.21	1.58	1.04
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.77	2.11	1.55	1.87	1.31
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.59	1.91	1.31	1.68	1.08
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	46.25	28.63	18.51	13.59	11.82
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	48.35	29.85	21.42	15.52	12.4
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	49.89	33.65	26.01	13.33	17.75
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	47.6	34.94	26.16	13.29	18.8
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	59.52	37.05	26.55	13.48	23.08
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	39.96	36.87	24	9.89	42.69
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	41.58	35.67	24.29	9.86	43
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	57.02	31.67	20.13	13.93	24.75
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	28.8	35.78	19.1	6.31	42.87
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	54.46	39.01	15.49	10.39	9.15
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	38.97	55.51	7.04	20.37	6.18
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	34.96	39.48	16.7	-1.07	10.44
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	41.58	40.23	15.25	11.5	2.1
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-126.17	133.01	-59.98	141.15	-65.81
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	1.76	23.44	35.29	-0.85	11.45
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	35.95	7.67	51.36	4.7	35.08
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	-41.67	191.84	51.05	-12.5	-29.1
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-28.89	35.98	36.6	-0.89	107.77
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-24.11	38.38	42.15	-0.07	94.83
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	42	26.29	5.02	4.96	5.06
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	20.23	37.15	23.47	16.02	12.7
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	20.99	38.8	37.87	18.43	13.95
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	17.03	50.81	29.37	19.5	15.93
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	15.92	51.01	30.05	19.55	16.44
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	16.51	47.86	31.15	19.84	18.74
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	5.69	38.41	30.28	16.73	25.22
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.19	38.6	29.86	16.85	25.34
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	13.46	43.79	25.19	16.99	19.87
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.1	32.24	27.17	12.52	23.24
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	15.19	46.53	26.66	12.91	9.77
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	16.73	47	29.02	13.51	13.05
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	73.42	37.2	27.58	7.45	4.53
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	40	40.9	27.13	13.36	6.7
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	3.78	-21.91	-3.43	-1.76	-9.2
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	29.2	12.08	29.23	15.82	5.12
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	28.51	20.98	27.66	25.89	18.93
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-28.93	30.48	109.96	14.96	-21.24
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	10.38	14.63	35.71	16.35	44.22
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	14.74	18.16	39.71	19.19	40.16
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	21.2	33.92	15.16	4.99	5.01
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	17.52	22.97	30.64	20.08	14.6
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	18.6	23.88	41.28	29.98	16.39
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	16.72	27.62	41.75	23.79	19.19
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	16.11	27.57	41.91	24.2	19.6
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	15.93	22.99	39.99	24.97	21.29
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	8.61	15.2	33.43	23.09	24.81
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	9.07	15.23	33.65	22.81	24.99
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.06	19.23	35.01	21.32	19.96
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.54	11.54	27.71	19.79	21.85
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.68	22.64	35.32	20.99	11.64
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	19.03	28.44	32.25	26.07	11.01
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	51.7	61.28	29.99	17.21	8.44
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	34.47	40.08	31.77	21.69	9.48
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-12.17	35.89	-37.51	31.02	-30.9
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	22.58	27.25	19.34	18.3	14.34
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	21.15	21.15	30.36	19.5	28.88
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-2.58	13.81	37	56.83	-2.14
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	1.1	31.06	21.19	22.21	41.64
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	4	34.29	25.34	24.94	40.82
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	18.66	22.87	23.49	11.66	5.01
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	15.53	17.52	19.86	20.14	23.14
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	16.02	18.38	25.96	26.31	29.64
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	15.07	20.42	24.75	24.15	30.79
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	14.87	20.48	24.83	24.14	31.12
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	15.59	18.01	21.79	21.52	31.07
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.26	14.63	16.81	15.81	30.08
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.75	14.8	16.95	15.87	30.26
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	15.4	16.37	18.39	18.11	28.74
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	10.54	12.57	13.71	11.93	25.9
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	14.79	19.08	19.33	18.63	24.46
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	15.92	24.32	22.93	22.25	24.21
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	27.64	37.73	41.55	37.09	19.14
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	23.47	30.42	31.49	28.71	21.1
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3	14.92	-8.77	19.36	-27.43
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	18.09	20.37	25.19	22.55	13.43
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	14.73	15.97	23.71	23.02	25.66
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	6.96	35.77	32.44	14.27	9.79
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.26	13.7	20.93	24.76	29.93
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	6.89	15.45	23.89	27.83	31.07
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	16.33	18.53	17.25	15.38	15.74