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G8 Education H1 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H1 2025 earnings summary25 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • Statutory NPAT rose 12.4% to $22.5 million for H1 2025, despite a 3.7% revenue decline driven by lower occupancy and divestments.

  • Strong cost management, procurement initiatives, and margin expansion offset revenue pressures.

  • Maintained a conservative balance sheet with strong liquidity and low leverage, supporting ongoing dividends and share buybacks.

  • 93.7%–94% of centres rated as 'Exceeding' or 'Meeting' NQS, above sector average; employee engagement and retention improved.

  • Operated 399 centres serving 36,000 children weekly, with a focus on safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Financial highlights

  • Group revenue was $464.7 million, down 3.5%–3.7% year-over-year due to lower occupancy and divestments.

  • Operating EBIT increased 2.8% to $40.5 million; statutory NPAT up 12.4% to $22.5 million; EPS up 16.2% to 2.9 cents.

  • Operating cash flow was $85.4 million, up 27.5% year-over-year; cash conversion at 139%.

  • Fully franked interim dividend of 2 cents per share (69% of NPAT) declared; on-market share buyback of up to 5% of issued capital announced.

  • Net debt at $102.2 million, leverage 0.7x–0.9x, gearing ratio 10%–13%.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year earnings expected to be similar to CY24, with continued focus on cost control, occupancy growth, and network optimisation.

  • Capex guidance for CY25 is $40–45 million; further on-market buyback of up to 5% of issued capital from mid-September 2025.

  • Macro environment remains challenging, but medium-term indicators such as interest rates, CPI, and birth rates are expected to improve demand.

  • Strategic initiatives underway to improve occupancy and service quality, with tailored support for underperforming centres.

  • Government reforms and policy changes, including the abolition of the activity test in CY26, are expected to support future occupancy.

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G8 Education Limited is one of Australia's largest providers of early childhood education and care. The company operates over 430 childcare centres across the country, marketed under 21 distinctive brands, including Kindy Patch Kids, Jellybeans, Kinder Haven, First Grammar, Community Kids, Pelicans Learning for Life, and Casa Bambini. These centres offer a broad spectrum of early learning services, aiming to create a foundational learning environment that supports the development of young children. The company is headquartered in Varsity Lakes, Queensland, and its shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

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