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July 2025

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  • Epic Code:
  • MEGP
  • Price:
  • 229.5p
MEGP delivered a record H1 25 result, with pretax profit rising by 14% year-on-year, leaving it well set to hit its full year pretax profit guidance of £76m-£80m. While overall sales increased modestly by 2%, profitability was boosted by a strong performance from the self-service Laundry division. This segment grew 13.3% year-on-year, reflecting robust demand in all geographies. There has also been an acceleration in installations with 550 net new machines (vs 420 in last year’s H1) and it remains on course to reach its FY25 installation target of 1,200. Performance in the Photo.ME division was affected by a temporary technical issue with new printers, resulting in a 3.3% decline in revenue year-on-year. The issue only caused an e ...

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