Novus Holdings Ltd. · JSE:NVS
Novus — FY2026 Earnings Presentation
16 slides from Novus's earnings presentation, Jun 17, 2026
Slide 1: Annual Financial Results for the year ended 31 March 2026
novus holdings 26 Annual Financial Results for the year ended 31 March 2026 All questions may be raised at the end of the presentation. Please raise your hand using either the icon electronically or identify yourself to Kim Julies After which you may pose your question Presentation f Lad ; Any issue
Slide 2: Executive Overview, Financial Review, Outlook, Questions
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Slide 3: Executive Overview
Executive Overview
Slide 4: Executive Overview
01 E XE C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview Print, Publishing & Education Packaging Distribution Revenue R2 796,5m R758,6m R699,5m EBITDA* R172m R282m R109m Contribution to Group EBITDA* 31% 50% 19% *Excludes ‘Other gains/(losses)’ , Other segment and intergroup eliminations which contrib
Slide 5: Executive Overview: Print, Publishing and Distribution
01 E XE C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview: Print, Publishing and Distribution March 2026 March 2025 Revenue R2 796,5m R2 625,4m EBITDA * R172m R204m Contribution to Group EBITDA * 31% 29,5% *Excludes ‘Other gains/(losses)’ , Other segment and intergroup eliminations PRINT, PUBLISHING AN
Slide 6: Executive Overview: Education
01 E XE C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview: Education March 2026 March 2025 Revenue R758,6m R925,7m EBITDA * R282m R352m Contribution to Group EBITDA * 50% 50,9% *Excludes ‘Other gains/(losses)’ , Other segment and intergroup eliminations EDUCATION o Significant decrease in revenue due t
Slide 7: Executive Overview: Packaging
01 E XE C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview: Packaging March 2026 March 2025 Revenue R699,5m R736,9m EBITDA * R109m R102m Contribution to Group EBITDA * 19% 14,8% *Excludes ‘Other gains/(losses)’ , Other segment and intergroup eliminations PACKAGING o Revenue decline in flexible packaging
Slide 8: Financial Overview
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Slide 9: Group Overview
02 F I N A N CI A L RE V I E W Group Overview For the year ended 31 March 2026 o Overall slight revenue decline of 0,7%. R EV ENUE o Print, Publishing and Distribution revenue contributed 65,5% (2025: 60,5%) to total revenue, the increase R’m FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 mainly due to the Publishing & 4
Slide 10: Group Income Statement Key Features
02 F I N A N CI A L RE V I E W Group Income Statement Key Features For the year ended 31 March 2026 March 2026 March 2025 Revenue R4,195m R4,222m -0,7% Gross profit R1,381m R1 327m 4% ▲ Gross margin 32,9% 31,4% 3% ▲ Overheads R1,021m R932m 28% ▲ EBITDA R562m R663m -18% Operating profit* R359m R394m
Slide 11: Net Working Capital
02 F I N A N CI A L RE V I E W Net Working Capital For the year ended 31 March 2026 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 1,299 600 927 941 400 828 693 570 608 200 405 - Sept 2022 March 2023 Sept 2023 March 2024 Sept 2024 March 2025 Sep-25 Mar-26 Net working capital 11
Slide 12: Cash Flow Analysis
R'm 200 800 400 600 1000 1400 1600 1200 1800 0 Balance at 1 April 2025 812 Profit before tax 368 Non-cash adjustments and other 218 For the year ended 31 March 2026 Cash Flow Analysis Changes in working capital 153 89 Net loan repayments and net interest Taxation paid 113 Acquisition of PPE & Intang
Slide 13: Outlook
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Slide 14: Group Outlook and Conclusion
03 O U T L O O K Group Outlook and Conclusion Acquired additional stake in Mustek increasing the Group’s holding to 50,39%. Reinforce its position as a trusted partner for advertising requirements. Managing the impact of lower future orders from the Provincial Education Departments, and continuously
Slide 15: Questions
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Slide 16: Investor Relations Contacts
Investor Re lations Contacts +27 21 550 2500 Investor.Relations@novus.holdings NOVUS HOLDINGS | 2019 INTERIM RESULTS