Ibstock H1 FY26 turns to £27 million pretax loss; revenue falls 15.1% to £164 million

• Ibstock posted a pretax loss of £27 million, swinging from profit, as revenue fell 15.1% to £164 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA dropped 27.6% to £26 million, with margin down 2.7 percentage points to 15.7%.
• Basic loss per share was 5.1p, swinging from earnings, while the interim dividend was cut 66.7% to 0.5p.
• Net debt rose 4.1% to £151 million, with leverage at 2.5x; a £25 million non-cash impairment was taken on soft mud facilities.
• Management expects stronger adjusted EBITDA in H2, while full-year performance is seen around the low end of market expectations.

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