Shaping the future of high-speed wireless communications
HY2026 Results PresentationFebruary 2026
Nat Edington, CEO Michael Tyerman, CFO
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A leader in high performance Radio Frequency systems
A trusted RF partner
Five decades experience designing and manufacturing mission critical RF components and subsystems, supported by world class facilities and RF engineering talent
Specialist long standing supplier to global space and defence leaders, including SpaceX, Airbus, BAE Systems, Leonardo and QinetiQ
Deliver mission-critical connectivity for satellites,
Embedded in every step of the communication journey
ground stations and defence programmes globally
Leader in advanced frequency bands that unlock
Transmit and receive modules enabling secure, high-speed data transfer
High-power, high-efficiency amplification for long-distance, high-capacity links
Signal integrity and interference control in complex RF environments
greater bandwidth and lower system cost
Proven ability to move from development to high-volume production
Positioned at the intersection of LEO satellite
Core markets Strengthening foundations
High growth
connectivity and defence modernisation
Aerospace & Defence
Space
Expanding margins
Robust balance sheet
Multi-year visibility
Diversifying revenue streams
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Filtronic RF solutions across the spectrum
Global leadership in very high-frequency communications
Aerospace & Defence
1MHz - 90GHz
Space
1GHz - 175GHz
Terrestrial Telecommunications
700MHz - 175GHz
1MHz 1GHz 2GHz 4GHz 8GHz 12GHz
18GHz
27GHz 40GHz 75GHz 110GHz 170GHz 300GHz
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HY 2026 - delivering commercial momentum
REVENUE
DIVERSIFIC A T ION & VISIBILIT Y
Entering H2 with record order book
Two-year order coverage with primary customer, with two largest contracts to date
New orders received from, or in discussions with, a further 4 major space players
New contract wins with European defence and aerospace primes, driving further growth in FY27 and FY28
90% of FY26 revenues covered by contracted orders, providing clear visibility into H2 FY26 and FY27
CO N T I N U E D DISCIPLINED INVES T MENT
Self-funded relocation to a larger headquarters and manufacturing facility now complete, capable of supporting £200M+ revenues per year
Balance sheet strength, with cash at bank of £10.5m at 30 November 2025 supports ongoing investment
R&D spend in the half was 16% of revenues as we invest heavily in new technologies - will be maintained at
~13% of revenues, going forward
GROWING THE ADDRESSABLE MARKET
High power GaN products represent a step change in performance significantly expanding SAM into MEO and GEO applications for the first time
Broadening addressable market through additional frequency bands such as V and W
Convergence of space, defence and comms is opening up new opportunities in defence
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Capturing the medium-term market opportunity
Budget and market growthGlobal
Infrastructure roll-outShift to
Technology innovationMove to
satellite comms market rapid growth
$160bn
2030 projected
spend, 10% CAGR
2025-2030
Increasing military spend
$2.7trn
9% yoy increase in world defence expenditure last year
Accelerating launch of satellites
5-10x
Forecasts growth in orbiting satellites by 2030
Global rollout of base stations
$4.5bn
Identified SAM of demand for Filtronic over the next 5 years
higher spectrum frequencies, esp V Band
$3bn
Emerging high frequency V Band SAM in ground stations over next 10 years
design in of solid-state components
4x
Improvement in reliability & Total Cost of Ownership
GaAs to GaN technologies
20x
Power output for solid state solutions with improved efficiency
Filtronic is the proven market leader in mission-critical RF solutions for high-capacity satellite comms
RF is central to warfare and secure comms, where Filtronic has longstanding defence prime relationships
Why Filtronic?
Filtronic is the only high-volume supplier of very high frequency solid state power amplifiers in the space market
Filtronic V Band ultra high-power amplifiers ready for production for LEO, MEO and GEO
Filtronic is the only supplier of high-volume W, V and E Band solid state solutions
First to scale GaN at high frequencies, validated by SpaceX's largest contract award
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New purpose-built facility
Move of headquarters to new state of the art facility is complete
44,000 sqft manufacturing and office space
6x cleanroom area - ISO7, 8 and 9 zones, making it the most advanced manufacturing space for our applications
Secure cell for specialist defence contracts
Capable of supporting manufacturing for £200M+ revenue
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Financial review
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Revenue similar to HY 2025 despite fx headwind
Share warrant charge of £0.9m amortised to revenue as variable consideration in the year.
Group revenue £25.3m (H1 2025: £25.6m)
SpaceThe space market remains robust despite fx headwinds. SpaceX demand now in a constant state of output. Stepped sales price change to achieve target pricing but cost reduction initiatives to protect margin. First revenue recognition from European constellation rollouts.
Aerospace & defenceFlat performance half-on-half- expect to see growth in H2. Recent order wins give high-level of confidence for more significant increases in the outlook period.
CommunicationsGrowth of 113% driven by strong demand for US critical communications in P25 rollout. Supported by state rollouts and inventory build of new filter platform.
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Investing for growth - substantial market opportunity
Investment manifesting itself in record order book and scale of opportunity pipeline
Higher volume on a lower sales price coupled with adverse exchange impact on revenue has led to weakened contribution margin.
Half year results (£m)
HY2026
HY2025
Change
Revenue
25.3
25.6
(1%)
Material costs
(11.0)
(9.7)
(13%)
Operating costs
(11.6)
(9.1)
(28%)
Operating profit
2.6
6.8
(61%)
EBITDA (Adjusted)
5.1
8.7
(42%)
Continued opex investment to capitalise on the significant opportunity in front of the business. Business development team has seen large investment supporting global coverage. Engineering teams have been augmented to service a growing list of concurrent programmes.
Adjusted EBITDA delivered at 20% to give
£5.1m of adjusted EBITDA. This is inline with guidance offered to investors previously that the business is capable of delivering at least 20% adjusted EBITDA margin.
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Significantly strengthened balance sheet
Capitalised development costs
Nov-25 | May-25 | Nov-24 | |
£m | £m | £m | |
Goodwill and intangible assets | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
Right of use assets | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
Property, plant and equipment | 9.9 | 4.5 | 2.1 |
Contract assets | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Deferred tax | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Non-current assets | 21.3 | 15.6 | 10.8 |
Inventory | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Trade and other receivables | 14.5 | 12.2 | 15.1 |
Contract assets | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 10.5 | 14.5 | 7.2 |
Current Assets | 33.7 | 34.2 | 26.9 |
Trade creditors and other payables | 7.2 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
Provisions | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Deferred income | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
Lease liabilities | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
Total liabilities | 16.4 | 14.4 | 13.2 |
Net assets | 38.6 | 35.4 | 24.5 |
Share capital and reserves | 38.6 | 35.4 | 24.5 |
Conservative approach to capitalisation of development costs with ~25% of total R&D spend.
Execution of space technology roadmap at mmWave frequencies.
Capital expenditure
Self-funded development of the new headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Bulk of capex now complete. New capability added to support new technology programmes including V-band.
Manufacturing model is not capital intensive with additional lines of ~£750k adding additional revenue of over £15m.
Working capital
Efficient working capital model with growth not consuming large amounts of cash. Debtors are within terms with strong end to Q2.
Cash favourable NRE model enables us to be cash positive throughout life of customer product developments. Deferred income supported by customer payment for up-front
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payment of project inventory.
Cash position supports continued investment
Nov-25 | May-25 | Nov-24 | |
£m | £m | £m | |
Net cash generated from operating activities | 3.4 | 13.8 | 2.1 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (7.3) | (5.6) | (2.0) |
Net cash used in financing activities | (0.1) | (0.9) | (0.1) |
Movement in cash and cash equivalents | (4.0) | 7.3 | 0.0 |
Currency exchange movement | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Opening cash and cash equivalents | 14.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Closing cash and cash equivalents | 10.5 | 14.5 | 7.2 |
Cashflow movement
Generated £3.4m from operating activities with strong EBITDA generation offset by working capital movement to support revenue growth with increases in debtors and inventory.
Investments in product development £1.3m and capital expenditure of £6.1m account for £7.2m investing activities.
Well funded to maintain investment in growth
£10.5m cash at bank at 30 Nov 2025 (May 2025:
£14.5m).
Debt facility - Refinanced the Santander RCF 3-year committed facility for £10.0m on more favourable terms - available to UK and USA. No drawings at 30 Nov.
Asset finance credit lines also in place.
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Investment
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Maintain R&D spend of 13% of revenues, as we see considerable opportunity ahead.
Expand the product portfolio to cover the entire mmWave frequency spectrum whilst developing new capability to expand up the value chain.
New headquarters and manufacturing facility futureproofs the business.
Strong cash position and availability of RCF bank facility provides flexibility to be opportunistic.
CFO summary
Quality of earnings
Telecoms
Space, aerospace and defence, critical comms
Outlook Delivery
Record order book provides significant order coverage against market forecast.
Headwinds from weak USD have impacted H1 but high confidence in meeting current market expectations due to the strength of the order book.
Current market expectations shows broadly flat revenue for the year at ~£55m with customer acquisition and growth of newly acquired customers expected to further reduce concentration of our lead customer.
Confident of maintaining 20%+ adjusted EBITDA margins, given technology and markets served.
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Strategy update
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Delivering on five-year growth plan - H1 momentum
Five-year technology and
product roadmap
Key customer and new strategic customer relationship development
Must win projects across sectors
Moving up the value chain
New GaN amplifiers launching in H1 CY26 (V, E, W)
Cambridge Science Park expansion now supporting multiple concurrent development programmes
External validation post-period end with £1.2m UK Space Agency NSIP award to develop a 550W Ka-band SSPA
SpaceX largest contract to date of $62.5m for GaN E band contract
Landing new European space customers with
€7m multi-year contract for major LEO satellite constellation programme
Expanding defence prime relationships with £13.4m contract award
Revamp of programme management to handle more concurrent major projects progressing well
ATP for Major European defence prime, for £11m with production at new facility, post-period end
Projected to add 4 new major space customers this year for initial orders
Systems team built in Cambridge and concurrent developments underway
System level high power SSPA in full development
DIFI digital interface development to support future ground station architectures in development, with ESA funding expected to support
Focus is on leadership in high-capacity datalinks for surface2space, space2space, space2surface & surface2surface communications in space & defence markets
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Cerus V family launching this year
The only Solid State Power Amplifier family capable of supporting all satellite orbits
$3B SAM in next 10 years
50W / 100W 200W 400W
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Building a more diversified RF business
Customer concentration reflects early-stage
production ramp with SpaceX.Projected to receive initial orders this FY from 4 new major space customers, driving revenue growth from next FY
Defence revenues doubling this year, and
expected to more than double next yearReduces risk and supports more sustainable long-term growth
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90% of projected order intake for the year has already been booked
Space Customer 5 others Defence Customer 2
Comms
Space Customer 4
Space Customer 3
Space Customer 2
Distribution of customer order intake forecast for FY2026 without main customer
Defence Customer 1
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Outlook
Investments made in capacity, capability and technology are delivering tangible commercial successes
Entered H2 with record order book, increased customer diversification, and deepening engagements across core markets
- Confident in market expectations of FY2026 revenues and profitability
Over the longer term, customers are expressing a growing need for high-frequency, secure, and resilient communications infrastructure
With expanded manufacturing capacity now fully operational, Filtronic has exciting products and capabilities to match this growing need
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Why Filtronic?
Market leading expertise in high performance RF technology
Founded in 1977, Filtronic, underpinned by a strong patent base, is the proven market leader in mission-critical RF solutions for high-capacity satellite comms, a rapidly growing market with
$160bn projected spend by 2030.
Strategically positioned at the intersection of Space and Aerospace & Defence
Surface, Sky & Space positioning spans all high-performance RF domains, aligning Filtronic with multi-decade investment cycles as systems move to higher frequencies and data rates, e.g. $3bn V Band SAM in ground stations over next 10 years.
Innovation roadmap driving next-generation connectivity
Focused five-year growth strategy targets leadership in high-capacity datalinks, supported by a product-led roadmap, including GaN technologies with 20x the power output for solid state solutions, and sustained R&D investment.
Established and growing relationships with tier-one global customers
Strategic relationships with global customers and defence primes (including SpaceX, Viasat, Airbus and Leonardo) validate capability and provide access to long-term programmes, with 26 major projects currently underway.
Strong financial position and operational discipline
Strong balance sheet underpinned by £10.5m of cash, a record order book, and disciplined additions to opex. A highly invested and low-capex business model, delivers operational
gearing as customer programmes layer and grow.
Scalable infrastructure ready to support growth
2 global manufacturing sites and 3 engineering centres enable rapid prototyping, tight quality control and high reliability, with the new HQ doubling capacity and supporting £200M+ annual revenue.
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