Bytes Technology Group plc (BYIT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Joining us for our half-year results, a presentation for the six months ending August 31st, 2025. I'm Sam Mudd, the CEO, and I'm joined by our CFO, Andrew Holden. I'll begin with a quick introduction to our business and overview of the results, and then Andrew will provide a financial review. I'll come back after that to provide a strategic update and finish by opening the floor to questions. So I know most people in the room know our business very well, but for those that don't, Bytes is one of the largest IT resellers in the UK, and we have a focus on software. We're driven by a clear mission to help organisations succeed in a world of change through trusted partnerships and transformative technology. We've got significant tenure and experience not just in our leadership teams but across all of the staff positions, allowing us to build and sustain those trusted partnerships and to deliver what our customers need. In the form of licensing advice, recommendations on solutions and procurement and providing technical services where required. We're committed to building a sustainably growing company that's also a great place to work, and this clear focus on culture fosters the tenure and experience critical to our success. Our staff's commitment to delivering for our customers is testament to the culture we pride ourselves on, and we've been pleased to have been included as a constituent in the FTSE for Good Index. Our first half results this year were impacted by the reorganisation of our corporate sales structure, which affected the phasing of our growth. And I'm pleased to say that that's now settled, with roughly half our business related to Microsoft managing its changes to the partner incentives was also a core focus in that period. This change has gone well as a ...