11 January 2024
AIM: MPAC
Mpac Group plc
(''Mpac'', "Company" or "Group")
Full Year Trading Update
FY23 trading performance in line with market expectations
Strong opening order book supporting a positive outlook for further growth in FY24
Mpac Group plc, a global leader in high-speed packaging and automation solutions, today announces a trading update (unaudited) for the year ended 31 December 2023 ("FY23").
The Board is pleased with the Group's FY23 performance and expects that it will report underlying profit before tax in line with market expectations. As anticipated, revenue and profit before tax in H2 2023 were substantially above H1 2023, aided by the normalisation of margins through 2023.
The Group continues to have a strong balance sheet and closed FY23 with over £2.0m in net cash and we expect to remain net cash positive throughout 2024.
Order intake from the growth sectors in which Mpac operates of healthcare, food and beverage and clean energy has been strong and the Group ended FY23 with an increased value of the closing order book at c.£75.0m (FY22: £67.2m) providing good coverage of 2024 forecast revenue.
The increasing value of the order book and a broadening prospect pipeline leaves the Group well placed to deliver on the Board's expectations for the current financial year and beyond and to continue to progress Mpac's long-term growth strategy.
Adam Holland, Chief Executive, commented:
"We are pleased with the full year performance which is in line with market expectations. The Group continued to gain momentum through the year and we will report a substantial increase in revenue and profitability in H2 2023 over H1 2023. Mpac's balance sheet remains strong, and we closed 2023 with positive net cash, in line with our expectations.
FY23 order intake was the highest ever for Mpac and was comfortably above 2022. We start 2024 with an increased order book from our resilient end markets and a high level of coverage of forecast revenue, supporting delivery of our expectations for further growth in the year ahead.''
The Group's full year results for the year ended 31 December 2023 are expected to be announced in the week commencing 18 March 2024.
For further information, please contact:
| Mpac Group plc Adam Holland, Chief Executive Will Wilkins, Group Finance Director | Tel: +44(0)24 7642 1100 |
| Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser & Broker) Advisory Patrick Castle Iain Sexton Broking Henry Willcocks
| Tel: +44(0)20 7408 4050
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| Liberum (Joint Broker) Edward Mansfield Will King Anake Singh
Hudson Sandler Nick Lyon Nick Moore | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133 |
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