Trading Statement
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Dialight plc
22 July 2026
Dialight plc
("Dialight" or the "Company")
First Quarter Trading Update
Dialight plc (LSE: DIA.L), a global leader in LED lighting for heavy industrial applications and Opto-Electronics Components provides the following trading update following the end of the first quarter to 30 June 2026.
The Group previously reported strong and growing backlog (which was well ahead of the prior year) in its 2025/26 Final Results released on 23 June 2026. We are pleased that the Group delivered strong sales growth in the first quarter of the new financial year comfortably exceeding the Group's stated expectations of 3-5% plus sales growth.
Gross margin also comfortably exceeded management's ambition of 45% plus, with the improvement flowing directly through to increased underlying profitability. This has also meant that the Group has exceeded the newly issued, and upgraded, return on sales target of 15% plus in the first quarter of the year.
There were no non-underlying costs in the quarter.
The Group is now in a net cash position and as indicated expects further cash generation during the remainder of the financial year.
Whilst there remains a significant proportion of the financial year still ahead, based on performance to date and the current outlook, the Board believes the Group's profit for the financial year ending 31 March 2027 is likely to be ahead of its' previous expectations.
The Group will report its interim results for the six months ending 30 September 2026 on 10 November 2026.
Contacts:
Dialight plc
Steve Blair, CEO Tel: +44 (0) 203 404 7757
Mark Fryer, CFO Tel: +44 (0) 203 058 3528
Investec Bank plc (Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker)
Christopher Baird / James Rudd Tel: +44 (0) 207 597 5970
This announcement contains inside information. The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of Dialight is [Mark Fryer]. Dialight's LEI is 2138001AD31KKD29Z495.
About Dialight:
Dialight (LSE: DIA.L) is a global leader in sustainable LED lighting for industrial applications. Dialight's LED products are providing the next generation of lighting solutions that deliver reduced energy consumption and create a safer working environment. Our products are specifically designed to provide superior operational performance, reliability, and durability, reducing energy consumption and ongoing maintenance, and achieving a rapid return on investment. The Company is headquartered in the UK with operations in Australia, Dubai, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore and the USA. www.dialight.com.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about future events. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as anticipate, target, expect, estimate, intend, plan, goal, believe, will, may, should, would, could, is confident, or other words of similar meaning. Undue reliance should not be placed on any such statements because they speak only as at the date of this document and, by their very nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other factors that could cause actual results, and Dialight's plans and objectives, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are: increased competition, the loss of or damage to one or more key customer relationships, changes to customer ordering patterns, delays in obtaining customer approvals for engineering or price level changes, the failure of one or more key suppliers, the outcome of business or industry restructuring, the outcome of any litigation, changes in economic conditions, currency fluctuations, changes in interest and tax rates, changes in raw material or energy market prices, changes in laws, regulations or regulatory policies, developments in legal or public policy doctrines, technological developments, the failure to retain key management, or the key timing and success of future acquisition opportunities or major investment projects. Dialight undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement contained within this announcement, regardless of whether those statements are affected as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save as required by law and regulations.
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