Winvia Entertainment reports strong FY25 trading with EBITDA ahead of expectations

Investing.com -- Virgin Wines UK PLC (AIM:VINO) on Tuesday reported a 5% year-on-year revenue increase during the Christmas trading period, alongside a 40% jump in customer acquisition.

The online wine retailer saw its revenue rise by 2% to £34.7 million in the six months ended January 2, 2026, outperforming the wider online drinks market which declined by 11%.

The company made progress across all pillars of its growth strategy, including a 40% increase in customers acquired while maintaining similar acquisition costs.

Its commercial partnerships and corporate gifting segment grew ahead of expectations, with the Moonpig partnership delivering double-digit growth.

Virgin Wines’ Warehouse Wines brand showed particularly strong performance with a 92% revenue increase compared to the same period last year.

The company maintained a strong financial position with gross cash of £17.9 million and net cash of £10.6 million as of January 2, 2026. This was achieved while returning £2.7 million to shareholders through share buybacks and increasing inventory ahead of an expected duty increase at the end of January.

"We are delighted to report a positive first-half performance in which we have delivered meaningful market share gains enabled by our growth strategy," said Jay Wright, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Wines.

The company remains on track to release its mobile app during the current quarter and expects full-year performance to align with market expectations.

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Investing.com -- Big Technologies plc (AIM:BIG), a provider of electronic monitoring solutions, on Tuesday reported its full-year 2025 performance was marginally ahead of market consensus for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA.

The company achieved Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) growth of 12% to £52.4 million on a constant currency basis, with particularly strong momentum in the Americas region, which grew 25%.

Unaudited Group revenues reached approximately £49.7 million, compared to £50.3 million in 2024. On a constant currency basis, this represented 3% year-on-year growth. After adjusting for the loss of the Colombia contract in the first half of 2024, underlying constant currency revenue growth was 9%.

The company reported unaudited adjusted EBITDA of approximately £24.6 million, down from £27.0 million in 2024, reflecting a change in margin mix and investments in strengthening the Group’s management.

Big Technologies maintained a strong balance sheet with £93.4 million in cash at year-end. This figure would have been £61.9 million after accounting for the initial £31.5 million payment related to the recent Buddi Litigation settlement.

Operational highlights included winning new contracts in southern Europe and Aruba, establishing a new organizational structure with regional VPs, opening a US monitoring center in Tampa, Florida, and launching a new product called ’AlcoBreath’ for measuring alcohol in breath.

The company also formed a partnership with Actall Corporation to integrate Buddi’s RF tag technology into the Actall HubSens RTLS platform.

Ian Johnson, Big Technologies CEO, stated: "I am pleased to report good progress in 2025 despite the contract losses midway through 2024 impacting the year. As a result of our focus on strengthening the management of the Group, new contract momentum has improved."

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Investing.com -- NAHL Group (LON:NAH), a UK consumer legal market specialist, on Tuesday reported a 3% revenue increase to approximately £40.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, with underlying operating profit jumping 86% to around £7.3 million.

The AIM-listed company saw its underlying profit before tax soar by over 250% to approximately £5.0 million, compared to £1.4 million in 2024. This performance was primarily driven by higher revenues and lower marketing costs in its Personal Injury business.

NAHL’s Consumer Legal Services division posted a 4% revenue increase to approximately £23.8 million, with underlying operating profit more than doubling to around £4.4 million.

The Critical Care division saw revenues rise 2% to approximately £16.3 million, while underlying operating profit remained flat at around £4.8 million.

The company’s law firm, National Accident Law, settled 3,197 claims during the period, generating approximately £10.7 million in cash from settlements, 26% higher than in 2024. The firm also established a new Serious Injury team to handle more complex, higher-value claims.

NAHL reported strong cash generation, with free cash flow increasing 37% to £3.9 million. As a result, net debt at year-end decreased by 55% to a 10-year low of £3.2 million.

The company noted that while trading in 2026 has started well in both divisions, lower enquiry levels being placed into National Accident Law will likely result in weaker performance for the Consumer Legal Services division in 2026 compared to 2025.

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Investing.com -- Everyman Media Group PLC (AIM:EMAN), the independent premium cinema operator, on Tuesday reported an 8.7% increase in revenue to £116.5 million for the 52-week period ended January 1, 2026.

The company saw admissions rise by 2.3% to 4.4 million compared to 4.3 million in the previous year, while group EBITDA grew 4.9% to £17.0 million.

Food and beverage spend per head increased 6.4% to £11.32, and the average ticket price rose 4.4% to £12.51. The cinema chain also improved its market share to 5.8%, up 40 basis points from 5.4% in the prior year.

During the fiscal year, Everyman opened two new venues: a five-screen location at The Whiteley, Bayswater in August and a three-screen venue in Brentford in February. The group now operates 49 venues with 171 screens across the UK.

Net debt increased to £22.0 million from £18.1 million in the previous year. In line with its strategy to reduce debt, the company does not plan to open any new venues in 2026.

Interim CEO Farah Golant CBE stated that the group continued to make progress despite a challenging economic environment, highlighting the resilience of the business model and the strength of the Everyman brand.

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Investing.com -- EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM:EKF) on Tuesday reported a 3% increase in revenue to £51.6 million for the full year 2025, with adjusted EBITDA rising by nearly 10% to £12.4 million, in line with consensus forecasts.

The AIM-quoted global diagnostics business said Tuesday that the results provide a strong foundation for its five-year growth strategy, which focuses on becoming the global leader in Point-of-Care Hematology testing, cementing its position in β-HB supply, and transforming its Life Sciences division into a world-class Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization.

Point-of-Care revenues increased by 6.5% while Life Sciences grew by 7.2%, with β-HB sales improving by 10%. The company also secured a new fermentation development agreement with a significant diagnostic customer, contributing additional revenues toward the end of 2025 that will continue into 2026.

Gross margins improved to 51% for the period, up from 48% in 2024. Cash generation remained strong with cash balances at £15.8 million as of December 31, 2025, compared to £14.3 million at the end of 2024. This was achieved after deploying £5.1 million for share buy-backs and making investments aligned with the company’s strategic development plan.

Since beginning its current share buy-back program, EKF has purchased 21,150,452 ordinary shares at an average price of 25.13 pence per share, representing 5% of available shares at an aggregate cost of £5.3 million.

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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.64%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.50%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 3.24% or 2.42 points to trade at 77.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.97% or 7.37 points to end at 255.41 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.48% or 9.30 points to 635.92 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 1.94% or 3.16 points to trade at 159.52 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.52% or 3.82 points to end at 248.33 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.30% or 4.62 points to 351.64.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) which rose 5.38% to 143.68, Baker Hughes Co (NASDAQ:BKR) which was up 4.36% to settle at 56.27 and Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AKAM) which gained 3.75% to close at 98.65.

The worst performers were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was down 5.74% to 42.49 in late trade, Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) which lost 4.72% to settle at 196.43 and Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ:STLD) which was down 4.41% to 173.32 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were 22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII) which rose 1,515.71% to 11.31, Brand Engagement Network Inc (NASDAQ:BNAI) which was up 276.70% to settle at 62.08 and Check Cap Ltd (NASDAQ:MBAI) which gained 112.08% to close at 3.16.

The worst performers were Dogness International Corp Class A (NASDAQ:DOGZ) which was down 76.21% to 2.70 in late trade, Happy City Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:HCHL) which lost 55.01% to settle at 2.20 and Nvni Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NVNI) which was down 39.52% to 1.76 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1403 to 1335 and 92 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1979 fell and 1431 advanced, while 158 ended unchanged.

Shares in Baker Hughes Co (NASDAQ:BKR) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.36% or 2.35 to 56.27. Shares in Dogness International Corp Class A (NASDAQ:DOGZ) fell to all time lows; losing 76.21% or 8.65 to 2.70. Shares in Brand Engagement Network Inc (NASDAQ:BNAI) rose to 52-week highs; up 276.70% or 45.60 to 62.08. Shares in Happy City Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:HCHL) fell to all time lows; falling 55.01% or 2.69 to 2.20. Shares in Check Cap Ltd (NASDAQ:MBAI) rose to 52-week highs; up 112.08% or 1.67 to 3.16.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.37% to 16.15.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.54% or 27.21 to $5,044.21 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.59% or 0.36 to hit $60.71 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.38% or 0.25 to trade at $64.82 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 1.19, while USD/JPY fell 0.98% to 154.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 96.88.