Half Year 2026 Tinexta SpA Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Tinexta (STU:7T4) delivered a very strong cash flow performance in H1 2026, with free cash flow from continuing operations reaching EUR53 million, up 39% year-over-year, and EUR85 million on an LTM basis.
- The Digital Trust business unit performed exceptionally well, with revenues growing 3.8% and EBITDA surging 13.4%, achieving a record-high EBITDA margin of 30.2%.
- The company successfully reduced costs in Digital Trust, lowering production costs by 5% and G&A costs by 8%, which contributed to its strong margin expansion.
- Business Innovation, excluding the troubled ABF segment, returned to positive growth, with satisfactory incoming orders for the hyperammortamento campaign positioning it for a strong Q4.
- Despite a challenging environment, Tinexta (STU:7T4) maintained a well-controlled financial position, with a leverage ratio of 3.36x, below the 3.5x target, even after accounting for acquisition-related debt.
- The voluntary tender offer by Zinc BidCo was successful, with the offer reaching 90.36% of share capital, providing clarity on the company's future ownership structure.
- Tinexta (STU:7T4)'s Cybersecurity business unit was deeply impacted, with revenues declining 17% and EBITDA plummeting 59%, dragging down overall group performance.
- The company's overall adjusted EBITDA declined 3% year-over-year, and reported net profit was deeply negative at EUR43 million, largely due to a significant impairment related to the ABF business.
- The ABF business within Business Innovation faced a severe market downturn, with the success rate of filings collapsing from 71% to just 24% in H1 2026.
- The company incurred significant non-recurring costs related to the public tender offer, including legal fees and fairness opinions, which weighed on profitability.
- Tinexta (STU:7T4) was forced to revise its full-year 2026 guidance downward, now expecting revenue growth of only 0-2% (down from 3-4%) and EBITDA growth of 2-4% (down from 6-7%).
- Net financial position deteriorated to EUR343 million from EUR240 million at the end of FY2025, primarily due to the estimated cost of exercising the call option on Bregal Milestone.
Good afternoon to all of you that joined Tinexta's first half financial results presentation here with me today, the Group Financial Officer, Oddone Pozzi.
Good afternoon, everybody.
As usual, I will go over some highlights and updates, Odone and then we'll deep dive into 1H results as well as the business units dynamics and updates and then we will be closing with some closing remarks. The last part of the call will be dedicated to Q&A. And as a reminder, all the recording and the necessary documentation such as the press release as well as the presentations are already available on the company website. So, let's turn to page 5 so we can go over some of the key group financial data. Revenues came in at EUR214 million, pretty much in line with previous year. EBITDA adjusted was EUR34 million, with a small decline of 3%
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