Year End Trading Update

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LPA Group PLC reported a strong trading performance for the financial year ended 30 September 2026, with revenue increasing by 30% to £28.1m and order intake reaching £20.7m, resulting in a year-end order book of £25.1m. Adjusted earnings are expected to be in line with recently increased guidance, and reported profit before tax will benefit from net exceptional income due to accelerated contract payment. The company maintains its guidance for FY27 and expresses confidence in its strategic positioning for sustainable long-term growth despite ongoing economic uncertainties.

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LPA Group PLC
27 October 2026
 

27 October 2026

LPA GROUP PLC

(“LPA”, the “Company” or the “Group”)

Year End Trading Update

LPA Group plc, the innovation-led engineering company that designs and manufactures electronic and electro‑mechanical components and systems, is pleased to announce a trading update for the financial year ended 30 September 2026 (“FY26”).

The Company delivered a strong trading performance in FY26 with revenue increasing by 30% to £28.1m, compared with the prior year. Order intake was £20.7m and as a result, the Company ended the year with a total order book of £25.1m.

Adjusted earnings for FY26 are expected to be in line with our recently increased guidance.

In addition, and as previously announced, reported profit before tax for FY26 will benefit from net exceptional income arising from the accelerated payment on a contract due to a change in customer requirements.

The Company’s guidance for FY27 remains unchanged.

Philo Daniel‑Tran, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am delighted that the Group concluded the FY26 year exceeding original expectations for both revenue and margins. Looking ahead we enter the new financial year with a healthy pipeline of opportunities and remain on track in delivering our strategic Group wide ‘One LPA’ transformation. While inflationary pressures and macroeconomic uncertainties persist, the strength of our balance sheet combined with our strategy of geographical expansion and penetration into new market segments with our existing product portfolio, gives us confidence that the Group is well positioned to capture future opportunities to deliver sustainable long-term growth for all stakeholders."

 

For further information, please contact:

LPA Group plc

Robert B Horvath, Chairman

Philo Daniel-Tran, Chief Executive Officer

Stuart Stanyard, Chief Financial Officer

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1799 512800

www.lpa-group.com

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker)

Ed Frisby / Elysia Bough / Joe Smith - Corporate Finance

Will Smith / Ella Bedford - Corporate Broking

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

 

About LPA

LPA Group plc (AIM: LPA) is an innovation‑led engineering company that designs and manufactures electronic and electro‑mechanical components and systems.

Focused on transport (rail and aviation), defence, infrastructure and industrial markets and supplying into hostile and challenging environments, LPA is known for engineering solutions to improve product reliability, reducing maintenance and life cycle costs.

The Group has four sites across the UK, selling to customers in the UK and overseas. Three of these are design and manufacturing sites: Saffron Walden, Essex - electro-mechanical systems for rail, aviation and industrial; Knapwell, Cambridge - power supplies for the rail market, Normanton, Yorkshire - LED lighting and electronic systems for rail and infrastructure. The fourth site is Newbury, Berkshire - value-added distribution of engineered components for rail, aerospace and defence.

With over 160 years of UK design and manufacture, and with origins in the first ever light installed in 'Electric Avenue', Brixton; innovation is core to LPA and to the products and services supplied to our customers worldwide.

For more information visit www.lpa-group.com

 

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