Novus Holdings Ltd. · JSE:NVS
Novus — FY2025 Earnings Presentation
16 slides from Novus's earnings presentation, June 2025
Slide 1: Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025
Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025
Slide 2: Executive Overview, Financial Review, Outlook, Questions
FY2025 Executive Overview Financial Review Outlook Questions Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025 2
Slide 3: FY2025
FY2025 Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025
Slide 4: Executive Overview: Group
01 E X E C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview Overview: Group Print, Publishing & Education Packaging Distribution Revenue R2 625m R926m R737m EBITDA R204m R352m R102m Contribution to Group EBITDA* 29,5% 50,9% 14,8% *Other segment and intergroup eliminations contributes R5m (0,7%) to Group
Slide 5: Executive Overview: Print, Publishing and Distribution
01 E X E C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview: Print, Publishing and Distribution Revenue R2 625m EBITDA R204m Contribution to Group EBITDA 29,5% PRINT, PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION o Print revenue comprises Books (49%), Retail (36%) and Print Media (15%) o Slight decline in Print revenue o
Slide 6: Executive Overview: Education
01 E X E C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview: Education Revenue R926m EBITDA R352m Contribution to Group EBITDA 50,9% EDUCATION o Submitted material for DBE curriculum update (Grade 1 – 3) o Objective remains the delivery of learning outcomes rather than just content o Investment in our A
Slide 7: Executive Overview: Packaging
01 E X E C U T I V E O V E R V I E W Executive Overview: Packaging Revenue R737m EBITDA R102m Contribution to Group EBITDA 14,8% PACKAGING o Volume growth in flexible packaging, labels and paper grocery bags o Innovation is key to retain margin o Packaging remains a growth area Annual Financial Resu
Slide 8: FY2025 FY2024
FY2024 FY2025 Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025 8
Slide 9: Group Income Statement Key Features
02 F I N A N C I A L R E V I E W Group Income Statement Key Features Financial year ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Revenue R4 222m R3 961m 6,6% ▲ Gross profit R1 327m R1 137m 14,3% ▲ Gross margin 31,4% 28,7% 9,4% ▲ Overheads R932m R744m 25,4% EBITDA R663m R629m 5,4% ▲ Operating profit* R394m R393m 0,
Slide 10: Group Overview
05 A P P E N D I C E S Group Overview Financial year ended 31 March 2025 o Overall revenue increase of 6,6%. REVENUE o Print, Publishing and Distribution revenue contributed 60,5% (2024: R’m 58,8%) to total revenue with R280m FY21 FY2 FY23 FY24 FY25 added through the addition of the new 4 500 45% bu
Slide 11: Cash Flow Analysis at 31 March
R'm 1000 1400 1600 1800 2000 1200 0 200 400 600 800 Balance at 1 April 2024 871 Profit before tax 464 Non-cash adjustments 239 and other Changes in working 144 capital Net loan repayments and 18 Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025 net interest Taxation paid 122 Cash Fl
Slide 12: Net Working Capital
02 F I N A N C I A L R E V I E W Net Working Capital Financial year ended 31 March 2025 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 1 299 600 927 941 400 828 570 608 200 - Sept 2022 March 2023 Sept 2023 March 2024 Sept 2024 March 2025 Net working capital Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025
Slide 13: FY2025
FY2025 Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025
Slide 14: Group Outlook and Conclusion
03 O U T L O O K Group Outlook and Conclusion Acquired 35.1% stake in Mustek in FY25. Mandatory offer made on 30 May 2025 and currently hold 38.6%. Future advertising spend remains uncertain, as does the curriculum update process. Continued investment into MML Digital strategy, with the expectation
Slide 15: FY2025
FY2025 Annual Financial Results Presentation for year ended 31 March 2025
Slide 16: Investor Relations Contacts
Investor Relations Contacts +27 21 550 2500 Investor.Relations@novus.holdings NOVUS HOLDINGS | 2019 INTERIM RESULTS