STV Group (LON:STVG) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

STV Group (LON:STVG) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 13.10 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. STV Group had a negative return on equity of 152.24% and a net margin of 2.72%.

Here are the key takeaways from STV Group’s conference call:

• Group FY2025 was in line with guidance but weakened materially, with group revenue GBP 176.9m (‑6%) and adjusted operating profit GBP 11.6m (‑44%), and the board is not recommending a final dividend to preserve liquidity.
• Advertising was the main earnings drag—national linear advertising fell 16% (total advertising down 10%), while digital grew only 3% and regional linear was largely stable (‑1%).
• The cost‑saving program is on track to deliver GBP 8m of permanent savings by FY2026, with just over GBP 4m already realized and further reductions planned, mainly from third‑party spend and headcount.
• Management points to new commercial levers for 2026—STV Radio (launched Jan), rollout of digital ad formats (pause ads, STV ADapt, linear addressable) and strong World Cup advanced sales—which should materially help advertising revenue and monetization.
• STV Studios showed resilience with GBP 83m revenue (‑1%), a GBP 33m order book and a push toward scalable scripted growth (drama “pods”), plus exploration of capital‑light digital‑first content opportunities.

STV Group Stock Performance

Shares of STVG opened at GBX 107 on Wednesday. STV Group has a 12-month low of GBX 98.02 and a 12-month high of GBX 198. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -1,358.33. The company has a market cap of £48.89 million, a PE ratio of 9.64 and a beta of 0.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 112.99 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 112.34.

About STV Group

STV’s exciting vision is to become Scotland’s leading platform for audiences and advertisers and a global content powerhouse.

On-air, STV reaches more than two in three Scottish adults every month through its TV channel and streaming service, STV Player. It will soon expand its audience even further by launching an audio division and a major new Scotland-focused commercial radio station.

STV Studios is a portfolio of 20+ production labels based across the UK’s nations and regions, creating world-class entertainment for UK and international networks and streamers including Apple TV+ drama Criminal Record, global phenomenon LEGO Masters, antiques favourite, The Travelling Auctioneers for BBC and reality juggernaut The Fortune Hotel for ITV.