Focusrite (TUNE)

Sector:

Leisure Products

Index:

FTSE AIM All-Share

 162.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 397.00
  • 52 Week Low: 132.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 59.21m
  • Volume: 82,269
  • Market Cap: £96.22m
  • Beta: 0.00

Focusrite flags ongoing challenges in content creation market

By Josh White

Date: Friday 19 Jan 2024

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Music and audio technology company Focusrite said in a trading update on Friday that its content creation division encountered ongoing market challenges during the first four months of the financial year, particularly in Asia and among traditional 'bricks and mortar' resellers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
The AIM-traded firm, which was holding its annual general meeting, said that, although the challenges had some impact on sales, there was still solid ongoing demand for key Scarlett products.

It said that, as per industry data, it was still outperforming competitors despite subdued overall market conditions.

Additionally, the industry's channel stock position was gradually improving, albeit at a slower pace than anticipated.

In the audio reproduction division, Focusrite reported strong performance, and a robust pipeline for the full year ahead.

Gross margins were maintained, and the company said it was taking steps to optimise costs following investments made last year to support the enlarged group.

Despite recent increases in freight rates and ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, the company's profit expectations for the full year remained unchanged.

Those expectations were set to be heavily weighted towards the second half of the year, which would include multiple new product launches.

"We continue to pursue our proactive merger and acquisition strategy, focusing on opportunities that enhance earnings, broaden our market reach, augment our research and development capabilities, and add both scale and dynamism to our operations, as evidenced by the recent acquisition of OutBoard, which is integrating successfully into the group," said non-executive chairman Phil Dudderidge.

"Overall, we remain optimistic about our future prospects, and we continue to see tangible results stemming from our strategic diversification efforts which enhance our resilience in the face of global and industry-wide challenges."

At 1011 GMT, shares in Focusrite were down 3.51% at 506.55p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.

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Focusrite Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 162.50p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 397.00
52 Week Low 132.00
Volume 82,269
Shares Issued 59.21m
Market Cap £96.22m
Beta 0.00

Focusrite Star Ratings

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Value
91.48% above the market average91.48% above the market average91.48% above the market average91.48% above the market average91.48% above the market average
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Price Trend
85.8% below the market average85.8% below the market average85.8% below the market average85.8% below the market average85.8% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Income
63.56% above the market average63.56% above the market average63.56% above the market average63.56% above the market average63.56% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
99.37% below the market average99.37% below the market average99.37% below the market average99.37% below the market average99.37% below the market average
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Focusrite Dividends

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  Interim Final
Ex-Div 08-May-25 24-Dec-24
Paid 09-Jun-25 07-Feb-25
Amount 2.10p 4.50p

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Focusrite Key Personnel

CEO Timothy Paul Carrol

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