Evoke plc (EVOK) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:06.017 Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us today for our H1 2025 results. 00:00:06.561 -- 00:00:11.007 I'm Per Witteström. I'm joined today by Sean Wilkins, our CFO. 00:00:11.007 -- 00:00:15.654 To start with the agenda on slide two, I will give you a quick introduction and then 00:00:15.654 -- 00:00:19.399 on to financial performance, which is consistent with the trading update we gave you 00:00:19.399 -- 00:00:23.746 three weeks ago. But Sean will talk through the details of this, as well as covering 00:00:23.746 -- 00:00:27.520 our current trading and outlook for the year ahead. 00:00:27.520 -- 00:00:31.929 I will then cover strategic progress and how we're executing against the value creation 00:00:31.929 -- 00:00:35.072 plan before taking your questions. 00:00:35.437 -- 00:00:40.648 Turn to slide three and a quick overview of some of the key highlights for the half. 00:00:40.648 -- 00:00:43.815 Firstly, have returned the business to growth last year. 00:00:43.815 -- 00:00:48.091 This has continued with our fourth quarter in a row of growth. 00:00:48.091 -- 00:00:53.178 while first half growth of 3% or 4% in constant currency was a little 00:00:53.178 -- 00:00:58.185 bit low where we wanted it to be, with improving trends through the half with Q2 00:00:58.185 -- 00:01:00.949 growth of 5%. This 00:01:00.949 -- 00:01:05.636 has been driven by continued very strong performances in our international core markets 00:01:05.636 -- 00:01:08.978 and retail returning to growth. 00:01:09.201 -- 00:01:13.007 Secondly, we have significantly enhanced the profitability of the business. 00:01:13.007 -- 00:01:16.208 This is through direct actions 00:01:16.981 -- 00:01:22.065 cost reductions, as well as driving operating leverage by growi...