Ebiquity’s year-end trading update indicates FY18 performance across both the continuing and the now-sold Advertising Intelligence businesses in line with management expectations. Given the delay and uncertainty over the disposal on the CMA referral, this is a solid outcome. FY19 will see some effect of overheads taking time to scale down following the AdIntel sale, which offsets underlying profit improvement. The core consulting business has good potential globally and the reinforced management team can now focus its efforts on driving growth and improving returns, aided by a strengthened balance sheet.
