Trading Statement - upgrading FY margin guidance
Trustpilot Group plc
Trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2025
15 July 2025
Strong cash generation; upgrading full year margin guidance
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$m
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H1 25
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H1 24
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Expected change %
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expected
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unaudited
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YoY
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cc
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Bookings1 |
140 |
118 |
19% |
17% |
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Annual recurring revenue (ARR)2 |
273 |
211 |
29% |
21% |
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Revenue |
123 |
100 |
23% |
21% |
1. The annual contract value of contracts signed in a given period translated at monthly average rates.
2. Annual recurring revenue is defined as the annual value of subscription contracts measured on the final day of a reporting period.
● We expect to report first half bookings of $140m (H1 24: $118m), up 19% year on year and 17% at constant currency (cc):
○ UK bookings +15% cc;
○ Europe & ROW bookings +19% cc;
○ North America bookings +18% cc;
● Last Twelve Month (LTM) net dollar retention rate of 103% in line with December 2024 LTM;
● Expected H1 25 revenue growth of 21% cc;
● Strong cash generation, with period end net cash of $67m (FY 24: $69m) after executing $23m (£18m) in share buybacks in H1 25 and benefiting from FX tailwinds;
● Upgrading full year 2025 adjusted EBITDA margin guidance to 14%.
Adrian Blair, CEO of Trustpilot said:
"The broad nature of our SaaS business model continues to prove its resilience, enabling us to deliver good growth and retention, particularly in the enterprise segment, combined with strong cash generation and operating leverage. We are pleased with our first half performance and as we continue to annualise the package migration which benefited last year's bookings, we now expect full year adjusted EBITDA margin to be 14%. We remain confident in the significant growth opportunities ahead in our focus markets and beyond."
Notice of results
The Group will report results for the six months ended 30 June 2025 on 16 September 2025. A hybrid analyst and investor meeting will be held on the day at 9.00am BST at the London Stock Exchange or via https://sparklive.lseg.com/TRUSTPILOTGROUP/events/54002f01-18bf-45e9-ab6d-e7503c873000/trustpilot-half-year-2025-results-call.
Please contact us if you would like to attend in person.
Audit tender
The Company is commencing a competitive tender process for the role of its external auditor for the financial year ending 31 December 2026 and onwards. The process will be overseen by the Group's Audit & Risk Committee and is expected to conclude in Q4 2025. The decision to tender the external audit at this juncture is driven by the upcoming rotation of the current audit partner and is in line with the company's commitment to strong corporate governance. The Group's current auditor has been in place within the Group since its appointment in 2018.
A further announcement confirming the outcome of the tender process will be made following the selection of the preferred firm by the Trustpilot Group plc Board.
Contacts
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Trustpilot Group plc Louise Bryant, Head of Investor Relations investor.relations@trustpilot.com +44 (0) 7813 210 809
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Headland Consultancy Stephen Malthouse / Rob Walker / Charlie Pepper trustpilot@headlandconsultancy.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 3805 4822 |
About Trustpilot
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