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03-16	Synectics plc, 2025 Earnings Call, Mar 09, 2026
03-03	Synectics ups dividend amid profit rise; expects revenue decline	AN

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Published financial data: SYNECTICS PLC

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Fiscal Period: November	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	43.6M	39.12M	49.13M	55.81M	68.1M
Total Revenues	43.6M	39.12M	49.13M	55.81M	68.1M
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	27.99M	22.49M	29.12M	31.87M	38.93M
Gross Profit	15.6M	16.63M	20.01M	23.94M	29.17M
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	16.46M	15.53M	16.95M	19.15M	23.56M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	16.46M	15.53M	16.95M	19.15M	23.56M
Operating Income	-862K	1.1M	3.06M	4.79M	5.62M
Interest Expense, Total	-121K	-133K	-101K	-112K	-97K
Interest And Investment Income	-	-	-	25K	186K
Net Interest Expenses	-121K	-133K	-101K	-87K	89K
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	-983K	969K	2.96M	4.7M	5.7M
Restructuring Charges	-	-231K	-14K	-410K	-303K
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-	-	-	-	-
Legal Settlements	-	-335K	-207K	-	-
Other Unusual Items	388K	-42K	-81K	-121K	-
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	-595K	361K	2.65M	4.17M	5.4M
Income Tax Expense	-116K	-278K	490K	995K	1.7M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	-479K	639K	2.16M	3.18M	3.71M
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-	826K	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	-479K	1.46M	2.16M	3.18M	3.71M
Net Income - (IS)	-479K	1.46M	2.16M	3.18M	3.71M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	-479K	1.46M	2.16M	3.18M	3.71M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	-479K	639K	2.16M	3.18M	3.71M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	-0.03	0.09	0.13	0.19	0.22
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	-0.03	0.04	0.13	0.19	0.22
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	16.89M	16.89M	16.89M	16.89M	16.83M
Net EPS - Diluted	-0.03	0.09	0.13	0.18	0.22
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	-0.03	0.04	0.13	0.18	0.22
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	16.89M	16.89M	16.89M	17.36M	17.03M
Normalized Basic EPS	-0.04	0.04	0.11	0.17	0.21
Normalized Diluted EPS	-0.04	0.04	0.11	0.17	0.21
Dividend Per Share	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.05
Payout Ratio	-	17.27	15.63	26.58	21.59
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	-622K	1.55M	3.36M	5.07M	6.01M
EBITA	-859K	1.1M	3.06M	4.79M	5.62M
EBIT	-862K	1.1M	3.06M	4.79M	5.62M
EBITDAR	-431K	1.6M	3.44M	5.13M	6.1M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	19.5	-77.01	18.47	23.84	31.4
Current Domestic Taxes	285K	-	-	-	-
Current Foreign Taxes	-	-716K	91K	250K	1.25M
Total Current Taxes	285K	-716K	91K	250K	1.25M
Total Deferred Taxes	-401K	410K	399K	745K	442K
Normalized Net Income	-614K	606K	1.85M	2.94M	3.57M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	109K	150K	88K	112K	193K
Non-Cash Pension Expense	-20K	-1K	-	-	-
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Selling and Marketing Expenses	249K	242K	293K	343K	-
General and Administrative Expenses	16.22M	15.29M	16.66M	18.81M	-
Research And Development Expense From Footnotes	3.68M	3.96M	2.9M	2.85M	3.83M
Net Rental Expense, Total	191K	48K	75K	57K	95K
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	65.69K	18.05K	25.47K	26.68K	41.6K
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	125K	29.95K	49.53K	30.32K	53.4K
Stock-Based Comp., SG&A Exp. (Total)	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	68K	49K	78K	107K	569K
Total Stock-Based Compensation	68K	49K	78K	107K	569K

Fiscal Period: November	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	4.64M	4.26M	4.6M	9.56M	14.14M
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	4.64M	4.26M	4.6M	9.56M	14.14M
Accounts Receivable, Total	15.3M	13.7M	18.99M	17.28M	14.49M
Other Receivables	660K	1.46M	1.07M	950K	530K
Total Receivables	15.96M	15.15M	20.07M	18.23M	15.02M
Inventory	3.94M	4.22M	5.07M	9.24M	6.43M
Prepaid Expenses	393K	678K	754K	1.27M	1.24M
Other Current Assets, Total	46K	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets	24.98M	24.31M	30.5M	38.3M	36.82M
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	10.3M	10.24M	9.03M	10.03M	9.44M
Accumulated Depreciation	-5.32M	-5.64M	-5.29M	-6.23M	-5.9M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	4.98M	4.6M	3.74M	3.8M	3.54M
Goodwill	19.84M	19.71M	19.65M	19.64M	19.64M
Other Intangibles, Total	140K	69K	200K	2.6M	3.66M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	2.45M	2.74M	2.26M	1.49M	1.1M
Deferred Charges Long-Term	1.74M	1M	1.28M	-	-
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Total Assets	54.14M	52.42M	57.62M	65.84M	64.76M
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	4.2M	3.3M	5.55M	5.91M	2.02M
Accrued Expenses, Total	6.61M	4.76M	5.59M	7.58M	9.87M
Short-term Borrowings	-	-	-	-	-
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	816K	683K	573K	701K	643K
Current Income Taxes Payable	-	-	90K	268K	1.16M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	3.1M	1.88M	3.03M	6.43M	3M
Other Current Liabilities	581K	849K	730K	731K	1.19M
Total Current Liabilities	15.3M	11.46M	15.57M	21.62M	17.89M
Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Long-Term Leases	2.02M	2.14M	1.36M	1.19M	1.01M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	549K	1.07M	1.02M	963K	1.07M
Other Non Current Liabilities	921K	746K	794K	741K	1.05M
Total Liabilities	18.79M	15.42M	18.75M	24.51M	21.02M
Common Stock, Total	3.56M	3.56M	3.56M	3.56M	3.56M
Additional Paid In Capital	16.04M	16.04M	16.04M	16.04M	16.04M
Retained Earnings	6.44M	7.92M	9.83M	12.27M	15.56M
Comprehensive Income and Other	9.31M	9.48M	9.45M	9.46M	8.58M
Total Common Equity	35.34M	37M	38.88M	41.33M	43.74M
Total Equity	35.34M	37M	38.88M	41.33M	43.74M
Total Liabilities And Equity	54.14M	52.42M	57.62M	65.84M	64.76M
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	16.89M	16.89M	16.89M	16.9M	17.01M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	16.89M	16.89M	16.89M	16.9M	17.01M
Book Value / Share	2.09	2.19	2.3	2.45	2.57
Tangible Book Value	15.36M	17.23M	19.02M	19.08M	20.44M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	0.91	1.02	1.13	1.13	1.2
Total Debt	2.84M	2.82M	1.94M	1.89M	1.65M
Net Debt	-1.8M	-1.44M	-2.67M	-7.67M	-12.49M
Debt Equivalent of Unfunded Proj. Benefit Obligation	-40K	-132K	-	-	-
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	1.53M	384K	600K	456K	760K
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	5	5	5	5	5
Inventories - Raw Materials, Total	1.67M	1.42M	1.81M	3.75M	1.61M
Inventories - Work In Process, Total	870K	279K	1.28M	792K	594K
Inventories - Finished Goods, Total	1.4M	2.52M	1.98M	4.7M	4.22M
Inventories - Others	-	-	-	-	-
Land - (BS)	1.83M	1.83M	1.83M	1.83M	1.83M
Machinery, Total	3.3M	2.13M	2.25M	2.52M	1.81M
Full Time Employees	328	263	250	290	300
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	468K	137K	157K	102K	100K
Order Backlog	28.4M	24.4M	29.2M	38.5M	26.5M

Fiscal Period: November	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	-479K	1.46M	2.16M	3.18M	3.71M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	1.17M	1.17M	1.06M	969K	1.17M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	3K	3K	-	-	-
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	1.17M	1.17M	1.06M	969K	1.17M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	952K	1.02M	715K	391K	817K
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	88K	-	-	-	20K
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	12K	49K	78K	107K	569K
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations	-	-97K	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	-1.42M	-443K	1.46M	1.39M	1.35M
Change In Accounts Receivable	260K	-85K	-5.69M	1.13M	3.16M
Change In Inventories	1.38M	-526K	-1.17M	-4.29M	3.39M
Change In Accounts Payable	-2.57M	-1.19M	4.4M	5.64M	-5.12M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	-	-134K	-	-	-
Cash from Operations	-607K	1.23M	3.03M	8.52M	9.06M
Capital Expenditure	-73K	-86K	-273K	-407K	-327K
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	33K	-	-	-	-
Sale (Purchase) of Intangible assets	-802K	-228K	-1.12M	-1.52M	-1.88M
Other Investing Activities, Total	-	-268K	-	-	-
Cash from Investing	-842K	-582K	-1.39M	-1.93M	-2.21M
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-1.01M	-913K	-835K	-754K	-851K
Total Debt Repaid	-1.01M	-913K	-835K	-754K	-851K
Issuance of Common Stock	-	-	-	-	144K
Common Dividends Paid	-	-253K	-338K	-845K	-800K
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-	-253K	-338K	-845K	-800K
Other Financing Activities, Total	-12K	-	-13K	-8K	-943K
Cash from Financing	-1.02M	-1.17M	-1.19M	-1.61M	-2.45M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	244K	134K	-106K	-28K	180K
Net Change in Cash	-2.22M	-385K	348K	4.96M	4.58M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	12K	-	13K	33K	1K
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	-157K	-242K	-434K	47K	362K
Levered Free Cash Flow	-1.61M	-891K	687K	5.53M	6.19M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	-1.53M	-808K	750K	5.6M	6.25M
Change In Net Working Capital	2.3M	3.42M	1.62M	-3.06M	-2.39M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-1.01M	-913K	-835K	-754K	-851K

Fiscal Period: November	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	-0.95	1.29	3.47	4.85	5.38
Return on Total Capital	-1.38	1.77	4.74	7.13	7.92
Return On Equity %	-1.32	1.77	5.7	7.93	8.71
Return on Common Equity	-1.32	1.77	5.7	7.93	8.71
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	35.79	42.51	40.72	42.9	42.84
SG&A Margin	37.77	39.7	34.5	34.32	34.59
EBITDA Margin %	-1.43	3.96	6.84	9.09	8.83
EBITA Margin %	-1.97	2.82	6.22	8.59	8.25
EBIT Margin %	-1.98	2.82	6.22	8.59	8.25
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	-1.1	1.63	4.4	5.7	5.44
Net Income Margin %	-1.1	3.75	4.4	5.7	5.44
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	-1.1	1.63	4.4	5.7	5.44
Normalized Net Income Margin	-1.41	1.55	3.76	5.27	5.24
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	-3.68	-2.28	1.4	9.91	9.08
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	-3.51	-2.07	1.53	10.03	9.17
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.77	0.73	0.89	0.9	1.04
Fixed Assets Turnover	8.53	8.17	11.79	14.8	18.57
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	2.8	2.7	3.01	3.08	4.29
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	6.51	5.51	6.27	4.45	4.97
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	1.63	2.12	1.96	1.77	2.06
Quick Ratio	1.35	1.69	1.58	1.29	1.63
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	-0.04	0.11	0.19	0.39	0.51
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	130.38	135.3	121.44	118.94	85.14
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	56.05	66.19	58.21	82.2	73.47
Average Days Payable Outstanding	54.39	60.1	53.88	58.2	40.09
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	132.04	141.39	125.77	142.94	118.52
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	8.03	7.62	4.98	4.57	3.78
Total Debt / Total Capital	7.44	7.08	4.75	4.37	3.64
LT Debt/Equity	5.72	5.78	3.51	2.88	2.31
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	5.3	5.37	3.34	2.75	2.23
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	34.71	29.42	32.53	37.23	32.45
EBIT / Interest Expense	-7.12	8.29	30.26	42.79	57.9
EBITDA / Interest Expense	2.54	17.09	40.79	51.44	69.92
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	1.93	16.44	38.09	47.8	66.55
Total Debt / EBITDA	9.25	1.24	0.47	0.33	0.24
Net Debt / EBITDA	-5.87	-0.63	-0.65	-1.33	-1.84
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	12.13	1.29	0.5	0.35	0.26
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	-7.7	-0.66	-0.69	-1.43	-1.93
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	-2.36	6.77	25.6	13.6	22.02
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	6.91	17.62	20.31	19.67	21.85
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-86.81	-386.67	117.68	50.91	18.49
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-83.64	-231.86	164.59	56.81	17.2
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	-83.65	-231.03	165.28	56.81	17.2
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-89.75	-244.57	238.5	46.97	16.58
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-89.75	-405.85	47.64	46.97	16.58
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-81.88	-202.54	189.99	59.22	21.25
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	-89.76	-244.57	238.29	42.97	19.13
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.43	-10.48	38.66	-9.02	-16.14
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	-15.55	7.19	20.15	82.36	-30.48
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	-5	-7.69	-18.68	1.66	-7
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	-9.49	-3.17	9.92	14.26	-1.65
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-8.85	12.16	10.44	7.52	7.12
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	-4.56	4.69	5.07	6.31	5.83
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-110.55	-302.47	146.87	180.69	6.36
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	-77.81	17.81	217.44	49.08	-19.66
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-126.61	-43.64	-179.86	704.95	11.89
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-124.97	-46.71	-196.52	646.53	11.57
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	-	33.33	50	50	11.11
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-20.23	-6.4	15.8	19.45	17.74
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-18.16	6.75	18.95	19.99	20.76
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-55.32	-42.7	149.48	81.24	33.72
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-42.63	-54.12	90.97	103.69	35.56
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-42.28	-54.28	90.62	103.95	35.56
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-45.79	-63.01	121.22	123.05	30.9
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-45.79	-44	112.5	47.31	30.9
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-37.09	-57.74	76.83	114.88	38.95
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-45.64	-63.04	121.15	119.92	30.5
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-20.43	-7.02	11.42	12.32	-12.65
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-25.42	-4.86	13.48	48.02	12.59
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	30.97	-6.35	-13.36	-9.08	-2.77
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-7.09	-6.38	3.17	12.07	6.01
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-14.15	1.11	11.29	5.25	7.32
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-7.11	-0.04	4.88	5.69	6.07
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-44.91	-53.77	123.57	163.23	72.79
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-67.84	-48.87	93.38	117.54	9.44
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-18.03	-61.56	-34.1	153.54	200.11
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-18.89	-63.68	-29.68	168.44	188.61
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.42	-	41.42	50	29.1
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-15.1	-17.04	3.24	15.06	20.3
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-13.28	-10.63	11.09	19.19	20.61
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-43.73	-20.8	-10.66	110.99	57.3
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-33.99	-24.91	-16.5	78.82	69.41
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-33.74	-24.76	-16.63	78.61	69.56
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-32.17	-26.81	-22.63	93.03	79.67
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-32.17	-3.5	-22.63	87.93	36.26
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-29.92	-26.93	-18.33	70.76	77.57
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-32.2	-26.68	-22.69	91.22	79.27
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-6.86	-17.24	6.23	4.14	1.89
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-19.81	-15.83	2.84	32.92	15.06
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	22.22	16.55	-10.66	-8.62	-8.39
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-4.05	-5.8	-1.24	6.74	7.3
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-8.99	-6.15	4.13	7.5	5.87
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-4.61	-3.33	1.63	5.35	5.74
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-52.95	-14.98	-19.2	141.18	94.61
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-44.46	-50.43	-6.03	77.32	56.08
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-30.18	-28.01	-51.53	51.77	93.03
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-31.61	-29.69	-50.35	54.55	100.33
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-31.66	15.44	-	44.22	35.72
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-9.27	-11.01	-7.17	-4.02	8.81
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-8.18	-7.03	-3.52	0.55	14.86
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-29	-16.24	-0.76	10.23	4.98
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-21.33	-19.11	0.46	12.92	1.36
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-20.82	-19.04	0.62	13.12	1.27
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-20.1	-21.19	7.1	14.29	-4.52
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-20.1	-6.97	7.1	14.29	-4.52
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-17.81	-20.33	0.68	13.63	1.01
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-20.26	-21.13	7.06	13.77	-4.68
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-7.68	-9.8	0.06	-6.49	-1.77
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-17.01	-14.91	-7.86	5.49	6.63
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	10.12	10.46	6.51	5.53	-7.58
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.12	-3.81	-1.22	0.98	1.6
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.35	-2.1	-1.36	-1.74	3.94
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-2.24	-1.33	-0.92	0.18	3.39
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-25.31	-19.69	-12.24	33.61	9.51
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-26.91	-22.57	-8.51	-10.43	-0.12
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-0.46	-23.63	-31.98	18.27	0.51
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-2.49	-25.51	-30.96	19.22	0.39
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-5.59	-12.94	-8.59	28.19	-