Pathos Communications (AIM:NEWS) (AIM: NEWS) expects first-half revenue of $7.3 million for the six months to 30 June, up 14% on the $6.4 million reported in the same period last year.
Adjusted EBITDA is expected to reach $1.7 million, a 31% rise on H1 2025's $1.3 million, a gain the board called notable given growth investments made during the period and the introduction of listing costs since the company's December admission to AIM.
Net cash stood at $5.9 million at the end of June, only marginally below the $6.2 million held at the end of December and ahead of market expectations. Cash receipts from customers rose 80% year-on-year, with bad debts at around 4% of revenue, reflecting enhanced credit and collection processes introduced in H1 2025.
Repeat customers generated approximately 36% of H1 revenue, up from 16% a year earlier. The company's largest-ever contract, a $0.7 million, 12-month deal with a non-profit consulting firm announced in May, is progressing with revenue spread across 2026 and 2027.
"H1 2026 has been a period of strong delivery for Pathos, with revenue, profits and cash receipts all increasing while we continued to invest the proceeds of our successful IPO behind the next phase of growth", said founder and chief executive Omar Hamdi.
The board remains confident of meeting market expectations for full-year 2026, which stand at revenue of $14.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $4.0 million. Interim results are due in September.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
Pathos Communications delivered H1 2026 revenue growth of 14% to $7.3 million and adjusted EBITDA growth of 31% to $1.7 million, while maintaining a net cash position of $5.9 million despite post-IPO listing costs and growth investments. The board remains confident of meeting full-year guidance of $14.0 million revenue and $4.0 million adjusted EBITDA, supported by a sharp 80% year-on-year rise in cash receipts from customers and repeat business climbing to 36% of revenue from 16% a year earlier.
The company is demonstrating profitable growth with improving unit economics—EBITDA margin expansion despite growth spend, and cash collection acceleration—while maintaining a fortress balance sheet. The shift toward repeat customers (36% vs. 16%) and the largest-ever contract ($0.7 million, spread across 2026–27) suggest a transition toward stickier, more predictable revenue, though H2 execution and the sustainability of 31% EBITDA growth remain to be proven at the interim results in September.
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