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(Sharecast News) - Dianomi said in an update on Wednesday that it expected full-year revenue to be broadly flat but in line with expectations, as improved margins and a return to profitability in the second half offset a subdued advertising market.
The AIM-traded digital advertising provider said it expected to report revenue of 27.4m for the year ended 31 December, slightly down from 28m in 2024.
Gross profit was set to rise to 7.5m from 7.3m, reflecting improved gross margin performance driven by operational efficiencies.
The group said it expected an EBITDA loss of around 0.3m, unchanged year-on-year but substantially ahead of market expectations for a larger loss.
Cash at year-end stood at 5.8m, down from 8.8m, as the company returned to profitability in the second half.
Dianomi said trading in the first half was impacted by weaker macroeconomic conditions, but said performance improved in the second half, with the business returning to both growth and profitability.
The company also highlighted continued expansion across its publisher network, which now reached around 500 million digital devices monthly across more than 250 premium publishers.
Post period-end, Dianomi said it had expanded its partnerships with CNN and Associated Press, adding additional advertising units across new pages, with revenue benefits expected from the second quarter of 2026.
In addition, the group recently announced a partnership with AI media infrastructure company Dappier to launch an AI-powered financial answers engine for premium publisher websites, combining conversational AI with Dianomi's distribution network and advertising marketplace.
"2025 saw a subdued market in which we traded well in the second half of the year following a challenging first half, returning to both growth and profitability," said chief executive Rupert Hodson.
"I believe the growth in our partnerships with CNN and Associated Press clearly demonstrate the value of the Dianomi proposition at the premium end of the market and the trust our partners place in our platform."
Dianomi said it expected to build on recent momentum into 2026 as it continued to expand partnerships and develop new AI-driven products, with full-year results due to be published in May.
At 1030 GMT, shares in Dianomi were up 3.85% at 13.5p.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.
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