Digitalbox expects profits to beat forecasts after a strong end to 2025, as the AIM-listed mobile-first publisher鈥檚 strategy helped it navigate a changing media market shaped by AI.
The Peterborough-based business now expects adjusted EBITDA for the 2025 to come in comfortably ahead of market expectations at around 拢330,000, compared to a consensus figure of 拢200,000.聽
Revenue is expected to be approximately 拢3.9 million, slightly below the 拢4.1m consensus, while gross cash stood at around 拢1.8m at year end.
The group, which owns Entertainment Daily, The Daily Mash, The Tab, The Poke and TV Guide, said the fourth quarter is typically its most important trading period and it delivered robust performance despite ongoing disruption across the publishing sector.
The company鈥檚 acquisition of Media Chain Group鈥檚 digital assets during the year is expected to support further growth and contribute to its longer-term organic expansion plans.
鈥淭he second half of 2025 was both an exciting and demanding period for the publishing industry,鈥� said James Carter, CEO of Digitalbox.
鈥淲e executed our plan to explore highly focused new market sectors-specifically reality TV, soaps, and the UK royal family-as part of what we call our ‘verticals strategy’, while also strengthening our on鈥憄latform revenue generation.聽
鈥淲e are pleased with the acquisition of the Media Chain Group’s digital assets during the year, which we believe will support further growth and contribute to our ongoing organic expansion plans.鈥�
The firm was acquired by Polemos for a figure of around 拢10m and now has a market cap of 拢5.6m.聽
Its share price is up by nearly 2% in the first 25 minutes of trading today to 4.72p.聽
Digitalbox will publish its full-year results on 31st March.