(Alliance News) - Hardide PLC on Wednesday reported a widening of its full-year loss but expressed confidence in delivering profitable growth going forward.
The Bicester, England-based provider of advanced surface coating technology said its pretax loss widened to GBP1.4 million in the 12 months to September 30, from GBP1.2 million the prior year.
Revenue for the firm fell by 15% to GBP4.7 million from GBP5.5 million, in what Non-Executive Chair Andrew Magson described as a "challenging year".
He noted that first-half trading was impacted by customer de-stocking and the cessation of several legacy oil and gas contracts, but added that Hardide's second-half performance improved as "some of these challenges lessened".
Second-half revenue was GBP2.6 million, compared with GBP2.1 million in the first half.
Shares in Hardide closed down 2.4% at 6.10 pence on Wednesday in London.
Looking ahead, Hardide said it expects to deliver profitable growth in financial 2025 and beyond as the execution of its growth strategy is "now being driven by [its] new commercially focused leadership team".
Hardide appointed Chief Executive Officer Matt Hamblin in June last year.
Commenting on the results, Hamblin said: "This is an exciting time to have joined Hardide as CEO, which has seen: action taken to right-size the cost base of the business and improve margins in financial 2024;
a return to revenue growth in the current financial year, including from the recently announced aerospace sector work; and a refreshed, more focused approach to accelerating revenue growth over the short to medium term to utilise spare production capacity.
"We expect Hardide to deliver profitable growth in the current financial year and beyond."
By Christopher Ward, Alliance News reporter
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