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Aptitude Software Group PLC

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About

Aptitude Software Group PLC provides software solutions, primarily focused on enterprise software applications.

Business. Aptitude Software Group PLC (APTD.L) is a software company operating within the Technology sector, specifically focused on the Software & IT Services industry. The firm generates revenue through a subscription-based model, aligning with standard SaaS performance metrics such as annual recurring revenue and net revenue retention. As no specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided, the company is described at the industry level. Aptitude Software Group PLC is listed under the ticker APTD.L.

Classification92 %
SectorTechnology
Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
IndustrySoftware
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
BUY2 analysts
2 buy0 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target421,00

Analyst recommendations

2 analysts · consensus Buy
Buy2
Hold0
Sell0
12-month price target
421,00
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
30
composite score
Valuation
2 980,8x
P/E
Analysts
Buy
2 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
not yet wired
Quality
59
quality score (0-100)

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • No recent newsroom coverage mentioning APTD.
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    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-07-07 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Peers
    • EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-07-28 · estimated · ServiceNow (NOW)
    • EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-08-28 · estimated · Salesforce (CRM)
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
    • Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
    • Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

    peak dispatch · —

    Composite-score breakdown

    Composite score30 / 100
    Composite score 0-100 · Data quality 0,59
    Data quality0,59 / 1.00

    Synthesis

    Business

    Aptitude Software Group PLC (APTD.L) is a software company operating within the Technology sector, specifically focused on the Software & IT Services industry. The firm generates revenue through a subscription-based model, aligning with standard SaaS performance metrics such as annual recurring revenue and net revenue retention. As no specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided, the company is described at the industry level. Aptitude Software Group PLC is listed under the ticker APTD.L.

    Classification92 %
    SectorTechnology
    Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
    IndustrySoftware
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Aptitude Software Group PLC has a market price of 220.0 GBP and a market capitalization of 11,994,634,080.0 GBP. The company's liquidity risk could not be assessed due to the absence of balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in the source documents. The valuation snapshot does not provide specific ratios for comparison with industry benchmarks.

    The company's profitability and returns are not quantified in the available data, making it difficult to compare with the preferred metrics of the Software industry. Without specific profitability metrics, it is not possible to determine how the company's performance aligns with the cohort medians.

    Aptitude Software Group PLC's segments and geographic exposure are not detailed in the provided data. The absence of segment and geographic revenue breakdowns limits the understanding of the company's revenue concentration and exposure to different markets.

    The growth trajectory of the company is not quantified in the available data. The outlook for the current and next fiscal years does not include numeric deltas or revenue history, which are necessary to assess the company's growth potential.

    The risk assessment indicates a low dilution potential, with no significant dilution sources identified in the source documents. The company's dilution risk is considered low, and there is no indication of near-term dilution pressure.

    Recent events, including filings and transcripts, are not detailed in the provided data. The absence of recent events information limits the ability to assess the company's current strategic direction and operational developments.

    Key takeaways
    • The company's market price and market capitalization are 220.0 GBP and 11,994,634,080.0 GBP, respectively.
    • Analysts have a mean price target of 421.00 GBP and a mean recommendation of 1.50, indicating a generally positive outlook.
    • The company's liquidity risk could not be assessed due to the absence of balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in the source documents.
    • The company's profitability and returns are not quantified in the available data, making it difficult to compare with industry benchmarks.
    • The company's segments and geographic exposure are not detailed in the provided data.
    • The company's growth trajectory is not quantified in the available data.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Annual
    ANNUALFiled 2026-04-08
    FY 2026 · Full-year highlights

    Revenue £65.0M, −7,3% YoY; Operating income −15,3% YoY.

    Revenue£65.0M−7,3 % YoY
    Operating income£4.8M−15,3 % YoY
    Net income£4.0M−19,2 % YoY
    Free cash flow£4.9M−2,1 % YoY
    EPS
    Operating cash flow£10.1M+48,9 % YoY
    Financials
    Income statement
    Revenue£65.0M
    Gross profit
    Operating income£4.8M
    Net income£4.0M
    Margins
    Gross margin
    Operating margin7.4%
    Net margin6.2%
    FCF margin7.6%
    Balance sheet
    Total assets£106.4M
    Total liabilities£52.2M
    Total equity£54.2M
    Cash & equivalents
    Long-term debt£8.3M
    Cash flow
    Operating cash flow£10.1M
    CapEx-£736.0k
    Free cash flow£4.9M
    SBC
    P&L flow · revenue → net income
    Revenue £65.0MOperating costs £60.1MTax £782.0kNet income £4.0M
    Highlights
    • Revenue £65.0M, −7,3% YoY
    • Operating income −15,3% YoY
    • Net income −19,2% YoY
    • Free cash flow −2,1% YoY
    • Net margin 6.2%

    Valuation FY

    Market price
    211,00
    Market cap
    11.99B
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    2980.8x
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    Net cash
    Current ratio
    Debt / equity
    ROA
    ROE
    Cash conversion
    CapEx / revenue
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    0,16
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    2
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-15 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate0,16
    Revenueno estimateno estimate72,7M GBP
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate11,1M GBP
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in GBP. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-07-07

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution2 analysts
    Strong buy1
    Buy1
    Hold0
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target421,00 · Median 421,00
    Low 397,00High 445,00
    Operating income · consensus11,1M GBP
    EPS surprise
    −20,2 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −10,6 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low397,00
    Mean421,00
    Median421,00
    High445,00
    Spot211,00
    +99.5 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown

    Benchmarks vs cohort

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    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • Aptitude Software Group PLC Market data — financials · 2026-05-27
    • Aptitude Software Group PLC Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-27

    Ownership & reference

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    Short positioning

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    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    APTD.LCanonical
    LSE · GBp

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
    peak dispatch · —
    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown
    Relationship graph
    APTDMSFTCRMNOWSoftware
    This companyPeerSector

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-04-08 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2026 Revenue GBP 65.0M · Net GBP 4.0M
    2025-03-26 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2025 Revenue GBP 70.0M · Net GBP 5.0M
    2024-03-21 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2024 Revenue GBP 74.7M · Net GBP 4.1M
    2023-03-21 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2023 Revenue GBP 74.4M · Net GBP 2.6M
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    Sources filings · IR · transcripts · market data · tier hybrid · as of 2026-07-07 Market data · Issuer disclosures · Public news · Earnings transcripts · Consensus estimates · ESG data Premium coverage