G8 Education Limited · ASX:GEM
G8 Education — Investor Presentation (August 2026)
29 slides from G8 Education's investor presentation, Aug 25, 2026
Slide 1: ASX Announcement
ASX Announcement G8 Education Limited (ASX:GEM) 25 August 2026 The Manager Market Announcements Office ASX Limited 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Sir / Madam I enclose the Investor Presentation for the half year ended 30 June 2026 for G8 Education Limited, which includes a trading update and
Slide 2: 2026 Half Year Results Presentation
G8 EDUCATION LIMITED 2026 Half Year Results Presentation UPDATE IMAGE 25 August 2026 G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results 1
Slide 3: Disclaimer & Non-IFRS Information
DISCLAIMER & NON-IFRS INFORMATION The material in this presentation has been prepared by G8 Education Limited (G8)(ASX:GEM) and is general background information about G8’s activities current as at the date of this presentation. The presentation does not purport to be complete and should be read in
Slide 4: G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results
G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results 3
Slide 5: Agenda
AGENDA SUMMARY AND PROGRESS Pejman Okhovat FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Steven Becker CURRENT TRADING AND OUTLOOK Pejman Okhovat QUESTIONS Pejman Okhovat and Steven Becker APPENDIX G8 Education | 2026 Half Year Results | 4
Slide 6: Summary and Progress
SUMMARY AND PROGRESS G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results | 5
Slide 7: Everything in Our World Starts with Children
EVERYTHING IN OUR WORLD STARTS WITH CHILDREN We are driven by our purpose in “To nurture the greatness in every child to grow, thrive and learn” G8 Education | 2026 Half Year Results | 6
Slide 8: Key Messages
KEY MESSAGES Improvements in core operations, prudent cost and capital management ensuring sustainability in an evolving environment IMPROVING OUR CONTROLLABLES SAFETY, QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE PRUDENT COST, CAPITAL AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT • Occupancy has remained subdued across the sector Continued fo
Slide 9: Financial Overview
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Earnings remain impacted by softer occupancy and wider economic and sector wide challenges OPERATING REPORTED Excludes non-trading1 items and includes lease interest expense Statutory Revenue % change vs PCP Revenue % change vs PCP $409.1m 12.0% $413.6m 11.1% EBIT Operating Costs
Slide 10: Environmental, Social and Governance Highlights
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS Delivering long term value through disciplined governance, service quality, workforce stability and environmental commitments Safety Committee Network Quality Strong Career Pathways Emissions Dedicated Board Committee 97.4% of centres are “meeting” or
Slide 11: Balanced Scorecard
BALANCED SCORECARD Strong performance has continued across strategic priorities within our control, while navigating ongoing external market pressures Strategic focus area Measure CY26 H1 (Actual) Progress CY25 H1 to CY26 H1 Team Team Team retention1 80% 2% pts Family NPS 58 7 pts Experience % of ce
Slide 12: Team
TEAM Building a stable, capable and engaged workforce through investment in leadership, culture and safety WORKFORCE STABILITY CAPABILITY & LEADERSHIP CULTURE & ENGAGEMENT • A stable workforce continued to support operational • Building leadership capability remains a key priority, • Embedment of ou
Slide 13: Family Experience
FAMILY EXPERIENCE NPS and family experience continue to trend positively, with improvements across all family experience measures NET PROMOTOR SCORE FREQUENCY1 NEW FAMILIES • The continued embedment of the Family Value • Frequency has increased by 0.02 days per week on • Enquiry levels in HY26 remai
Slide 14: Quality, Education and Safeguarding
QUALITY, EDUCATION AND SAFEGUARDING Outperforming the sector with 97% of centres meeting or exceeding NQS QUALITY EDUCATION SAFEGUARDING • 97% Meeting or Exceeding across the G8 network • Teacher retention continues to improve year on • G8 Education has collaborated with Act for Kids to which is 6%p
Slide 15: Occupancy Performance
OCCUPANCY PERFORMANCE We are focused on improving our operations and performance in a tough occupancy environment • Sector conditions continue to impact demand Group Occupancy Affordability and cost of living 2025 2026 Low birthrate impacting demand Net supply of new centres continues, 2.5% la
Slide 16: Occupancy Drive
OCCUPANCY DRIVE Actions underway to rebuild occupancy and strengthen centre performance DRIVE DEMAND CONVERT AND EXECUTE COMPETE EFFECTIVELY Revised marketing approach: • Additional Area Manager investment to • Disciplined pricing structure pilots for driving increase centre support, coaching and dr
Slide 17: Operating Model
OPERATING MODEL Improved efficiency and operating model adjustments to drive execution and performance SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OPERATING MODEL CHANGES • Key initiatives to raise the bar on safety and • Technology road map on track to deliver • Re-design of our Support Office stru
Slide 18: Financial Sustainability
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Disciplined capital and cost management, maintaining a conservative balance sheet CAPITAL ALLOCATION COST MANAGEMENT NETWORK OPTIMISATION • Operating cash flow continued to be positive despite • Cost base remained well controlled, supported by • CY26 H1 network optimisation
Slide 19: Financial Performance
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results | 18
Slide 20: Group Performance
GROUP PERFORMANCE Statutory NPAT impacted by softer occupancy and the suspension of operations of 40 centres Operating and statutory NPAT was impacted in challenging market conditions: $m CY26 H1 CY25 H1 Change • Revenue was lower vs PCP largely as a result of occupancy shortfall vs PCP Group operat
Slide 21: Centre Performance
CENTRE PERFORMANCE Centre performance impacted by softer occupancy, partially offset by disciplined cost management • Centre performance was impacted primarily by the occupancy shortfall vs Centre performance PCP $m CY26 H1 CY25 H1 Change Employment costs have decreased vs PCP, driven by lower boo
Slide 22: Cash Flow
CASH FLOW Cash flow $m CY26 H1 CY25 H1 % change Cash flows from operating activities Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST) Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST) 402.7 (332.3) 472.0 (340.1) (14.7%) (2.3%) • Operating cash flow continued to be positive despite difficult Interest
Slide 23: Current Trading and Outlook
CURRENT TRADING AND OUTLOOK UPDATE IMAGE G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results | 22
Slide 24: Current Trading Update
CURRENT TRADING UPDATE Maintaining stable performance in a tough environment OCCUPANCY AND DEMAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT • Group ‘spot’ occupancy is 61.9%1, -5.1% pts lower than PCP • Capital allocation remains prudent focusing on safety and operational • YTD occupancy as at end of July is 58.0%2, –7.0%
Slide 25: Near Term Outlook
NEAR TERM OUTLOOK Proactive actions to improve performance and execution, maintaining conservative financial control in a challenging environment SECTOR CONTINUES TO EVOLVE TAKING ACTIONS ON CONTROLLABLES PRIORITIES FOR NEAR TERM LEADING TO ‘27 • Completed a refinancing, maintaining • Continue to im
Slide 26: Questions
QUESTIONS G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results | 25
Slide 27: Appendix
APPENDIX UPDATE IMAGE G8 Education | 2025 Full Year Results | 26
Slide 28: Financial Statements
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Consolidated Income Statement Operating centres and centre team members $m CY26 H1 CY25 H1 % change Continuing operations Revenue 409.0 464.6 (12.0%) Other income 4.6 0.8 475.0% Total 413.6 465.4 (11.1%) Expenses Employment costs (266.8) (285.3) (6.5%) Property, utilities and ma
Slide 29: Financial Statements
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Balance Sheet Gearing ratio $m 30 June 2026 31 December 2025 $m 30 June 2026 31 December 2025 ASSETS Current assets Non-current borrowings 160.0 155.0 Cash and cash equivalents 36.4 38.1 Cash and cash equivalents 36.4 38.1 Trade and other receivables 18.5 11.9 Government funding