Tim Christage
CEO
Replay available
Judges Scientific plc (LSE: JDG) Q2 2026 earnings conference call, held 2026-09-23. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.

Meeting Overview The meeting was an investor presentation by Jujube Scientific, led by CEO Tim Prestidge, CFO Brad Ormsby, and Group Commercial Director Ian Wilcock. The discussion focused on the interim results for the six-month period ending June 30, 2026, including the company's performance, strategic direction, and the retirement announcement of CFO Brad Ormsby. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of the CEO, CFO, and Group Commercial Director. - Announcement of CFO Brad Ormsby's retirement after over 11 years with the company. - Overview of Jujube Scientific's business model and strategy, emphasizing a buy-and-build approach in the scientific instruments market. - Discussion of long-term drivers for shareholder value, including market opportunities and cash conversion. - Review of the company's performance in H1, highlighting a 21% revenue decline and a 72% drop in adjusted earnings per share. - External factors affecting performance, including uncertainties in US research fun...
CEO
CFO
Group Commercial Director
Speaker 1: Good afternoon and welcome to the Jujube Scientific Investor presentation. Speaker 1: Today we are joined by CEO Tim Prestidge, Speaker 1: CFO Brad Ormsby Speaker 1: and Group Commercial Director Ian Wilcock. Speaker 1: Questions are encouraged throughout this webinar and can be submitted via the Q&A box which is raised on the panel on the right-hand side of your screen. Speaker 1: I will now hand over to Tim to begin the presentation. Speaker 2: Thank you very much, Vivienne. Thank you, everyone, for joining us. Speaker 2: So today we're going to take you through our interim results Speaker 2: for the six-month period ending 30 June Speaker 2: 2026. Speaker 2: Actually, this is 1 of 2 announcements that's come out today. And so before I start on the interim results, the 1st thing I'm going to do is just mention the other announcement, Speaker 2: which is regarding our CFO, Brad Ornsby. Speaker 2: Brad's been with the group for just over 11 years now, Speaker 2: and he's made a decision to retire from the group. Speaker 2: I just wanted to mention a bit about Speaker 2: his contribution to the group and Speaker 2: the experience that he's brought. Speaker 2: So Brad has made a huge, Speaker 2: huge impact on the group since joining. Speaker 2: He really, he lives and breathes the judges culture Speaker 2: and is amongst his greatest ambassadors. Speaker 2: We're really grateful for the impact that he's had Speaker 2: and how he's developed Speaker 2: a financial acumen within the group, and particularly as well for how he's worked so hard to develop such strong relationships, Speaker 2: both with our colleagues within the group, but also with the investor community outside the group. Speaker 2: He's given us 12 months' notice, Speaker 2: so he's going to a...