Dotdigital Group Plc · LSE:DOTD

Dotdigital — H1 FY26 Earnings Presentation

34 slides from Dotdigital's earnings presentation, March 2026

  1. Slide 1: H1 FY26 results presentation

    H1 FY26 results presentation For the six months ended 31 December 2025 Milan Patel, CEO Tom Mullan, CFO March 2026

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Certain statements included or incorporated by reference within this This presentation does not constitute or form part of any offer or presentation may constitute ‘forward-looking statements’ in respect invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase any shares of the Gr

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    1.Business Overview & Strategic Position 2.Business Model & Financial Performance Agenda 3.Strategic Progress & Alia 4.Looking Ahead 3

  4. Slide 4: Business overview & strategic position

    Business overview & strategic position 4

  5. Slide 5: Why Dotdigital

    Why Dotdigital The foundational platform helping brands reach customers and thrive M A R K E T I N F L E C TI O N T H E D O TD I G I T AL A D V A N TA G E Consumer expectations 15+ years embedded AI of consumers will pay more for personalised 86% experiences WinstonAI powers personalisation, analyti

  6. Slide 6: H1 FY26 overview

    H1 FY26 overview Solid progress against strategic priorities Growth quality Geos & Partners Product delivery M&A execution 6 DELI VER I NG AC ROS S GR OWTH, PR ODUCT AND M& A PR IO RI TI ES

  7. Slide 7: Group transformation

    Group transformation Evolution to a multi-product business with strengthened partner network +66% ARR growth since FY23 £48.9m >£81m FY23 opening ARR Fresh Relevance Social Snowball Alia ARR today Sep 2023 Jun 2025 Mar 2026 ~50% → >60% ~15% → >30% ~25% → ~40% >20% → >20% Partner-connected ARR US-ori

  8. Slide 8: The leading CXDP for marketers

    Dotdigital | Start winning customers for life | Video The leading CXDP for marketers Data Strategic Data Automation and Channel sources partners management personalisation orchestration Data aggregation | Data enrichment| Deduplication | Profile unification | Behavioural data capture Email Commerce

  9. Slide 9: The convergence opportunity

    The convergence opportunity Clearly defined market with structural tailwinds and low penetration Structural tailwinds $176B Platform consolidation, AI adoption, and first-party data shifts all drive demand for integrated solutions global martech market (2025) Proven across three regions Scalable mid

  10. Slide 10: A platform built to capture AI upside

    A platform built to capture AI upside AI agents need trusted platforms with rich data, deep integrations, and proven execution infrastructure - that’s us. Proprietary Data Layer Deep Integration Moat Unified Single Customer View across c. 9,000 brands in 150 countries - a 250+ certified connectors c

  11. Slide 11: Business model & financial performance

    Business model & financial performance 12

  12. Slide 12: Financial model

    Financial model Drive high margin sticky recurring revenues and strong cash conversion 44.3 42.4 41.5 38.7 40.3 33.9 35.3 Group 28.2 29.9 30.9 31.9 Non-recurring Contracted recurring revenue Recurring and repeating revenues were 84% of profile Repeating revenues were 96% of total Group revenues and

  13. Slide 13: Dotdigital commercial model

    Dotdigital commercial model A predictable, high margin business Standalone API only transactional messaging CPaaS Core CXDP and related business lines business line Revenue £44.2m £35.2m Gross profit 80% margin (H1 prior year: 78%) Gross margins of ~90% Gross margin of ~15% Our core CXDP and related

  14. Slide 14: Forward-looking ARR growth from core business

    Forward-looking ARR growth from core business 3 Year ARR CAGR: ARR bridge – December ‘24 to December ‘25 • Total 14% Social Snowball acquisition Total actual currency growth 13% • Organic 9% Fresh Relevance acquisition 72.6 75.4 Total constant currency growth 14% 67.0 63.3 63.6 Organic constant curr

  15. Slide 15: Income statement overview

    Income statement overview Headline income statement • Total revenue growth of 4% on H1-25 or 5% on a constant 44.2 currency basis 42.4 41.5 40.3 • Recurring revenue growth in the core CXDP business was 38.7 11% (12% in constant currency) or 4% on an organic basis 35.3 (5% in constant currency) 33.9

  16. Slide 16: Profitability, taxation and EPS spotlight

    Profitability, taxation and EPS spotlight PBT – adjusted v statutory (£m & %) 8.9 7.6 6.3 6.2 27% • Sustained delivery of commitment to generating adjusted PBT margins of 20+% 20% • Post pandemic acquisition activity has led to increased amortisation of acquired 22% 14% intangibles and other excepti

  17. Slide 17: Cashflow overview

    Cashflow overview Free cash flow bridge (£m) Free cash flow half on half (£m) FCF £3.0m 10.1 9.1 13.6 (2.3) (0.3) (0.2) 0.5 (5.4) 3.8 3.4 (2.9) 3.0 36.2 (0.8) 36.1 (0.9) (1.3) (0.1) H1-24 H2-24 H1-25 H2-25 H1-26 £'m HY26 HY25 Adjusted EBITDA 13.6 13.8 Working capital - operational (2.3) (1.5) Lease

  18. Slide 18: Key financials takeaway

    Key financials takeaway • 15+ year successful delivery of baseline financial metrics: • Growth ~10% • Adj. EBITDA margin exceeding 30% • Adj. PBT margin exceeding 20% • FCF margin approaching 20% • Core CXDP business forward looking ARR growing at a 3 year CAGR of 14% and accounts for 97% of group g

  19. Slide 19: Strategic progress & Alia

    Strategic progress & Alia 20

  20. Slide 20: A well-defined strategic framework

    A well-defined strategic framework Expand our product suite Focus on cross- Globalising selling our talent Core organic growth pillars Grow our Growth by acquisition Deepening global customer Organic strategic Geographic base growth partnerships Geographic coverage Product Deeper functionality Partn

  21. Slide 21: H1 FY26 execution

    H1 FY26 execution Scorecard against strategic priorities Growth quality Geos & Partners Product delivery M&A execution • 13% increase in ARR demonstrating • Geo – growth in all regions, with • Continued enhancements to Winston • Completed acquisition of Alia in March contracted revenue momentum (4%

  22. Slide 22: Acquisition of Alia Software

    Acquisition of Alia Software AI-powered on-site conversion and zero-party data capture for Shopify merchants What is Alia? SHOPIFY NATIVE Deal overview AI-powered pop-up and email/SMS list-growth platform built exclusively for Shopify merchants. Initial consideration $30m cash from reserves Converts

  23. Slide 23: Product strategy

    Product strategy Multi-product suite expanding TAM and deepening customer value Marketing Personalisation Influencer Loyalty Audiences CXDP Fresh Relevance Social Snowball In private preview NEW CATEGORY TO DA Y TO DA Y TO DA Y TO DA Y TO DA Y Email, SMS, WhatsApp, push, Web personalisation, real-ti

  24. Slide 24: Looking ahead

    Looking ahead 25

  25. Slide 25: Looking ahead

    Looking ahead Growth engine Multi product strategy Market drivers - High visibility and growing ARR - Product portfolio strength - Need for efficiency, simplicity Confidence - Strong cash generation - Recent acquisitions - Expansion of TAM - Emphasis on AI & zero party in H2 and beyond - Improving c

  26. Slide 26: Questions

    Questions 27

  27. Slide 27: Appendix

    Appendix 28

  28. Slide 28: Board of Directors

    Board of Directors Milan Patel Tom Mullan John Conoley Boris Huard Liz Richards ACA Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Non-Executive Chairman Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Milan joined the Group in 2007 before being Tom joined the Board in April 2025 and brings John was

  29. Slide 29: Strong and supportive shareholders

    Strong and supportive shareholders Significant shareholdings | as of 31 December 2025 Global reach • Octopus Investments 14.3% • Liontrust Asset Management 13.1% • Directors & PDMR 10.3% Switzerland Germany France • Slater Investments 6.6% • Rathbones 6.5% • Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management 5.6%

  30. Slide 30: Financial statements – Income statement & cashflow

    Financial statements – Income statement & cashflow Reconciliation from statutory to adjusted profits: £'m HY25 HY24 Growth Core CXDP & related business – recurring 37.3 33.7 11% Core CXDP & related business – one off 1.8 2.3 Transactional CpaaS business – repeating 5.1 6.4 Revenue 44.2 42.4 4% Cost

  31. Slide 31: Financial statements – cashflow statement

    Financial statements – cashflow statement 32

  32. Slide 32: Financial statements – statement of financial position

    Financial statements – statement of financial position 33

  33. Slide 33: Investment case

    Investment case STRATEGY SCALABLE GROWTH INDEPENDENCE LEADERSHIP OUTLOOK Clear and compelling Highly scalable platform Attractive industry strategy focussed on for all sizes of customers growth, accelerating in The successful Experienced management Strong growth prospects organic growth with a predi

  34. Slide 34: Our stance on ethical AI

    Our stance on ethical AI SAFEGUARDS AND PRINCIPLES DATA SECURITY ✓ Transparency. We let you know when Generative AI and how AI is being used ✓ Delivered with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, a ✓ Control. Switch generative AI features best in breed product with leading models, on or off whenever you choos

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