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Celebrus Technologies
(LSE:CLBS)
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Rating:59Neutral
Price Target:
106.00 p
â–¼(-2.30% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/17/26
The score is primarily driven by mixed financial performance: a sharp 2026 profitability decline and revenue contraction weigh heavily, partially offset by a strong, low-leverage balance sheet and improved 2026 operating/free cash flow. Technicals add modest pressure due to trading below key short- and long-term averages, while valuation is supported by the ~3.36% dividend yield but constrained by negative earnings (negative P/E).
Positive Factors
Low leverage and strong equity base
Conservative financing limits interest and refinancing risk while preserving flexibility to absorb earnings volatility. The substantial equity base gives Celebrus capacity to fund operations and strategic investment without relying heavily on additional debt.
Negative Factors
Material revenue contraction
A sharp decline in revenue weakens operating leverage and reduces the scale available to support product development, sales capacity and overhead. Unless growth recovers, the contraction may limit Celebrus's ability to convert its recurring model into durable expansion.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low leverage and strong equity base
Conservative financing limits interest and refinancing risk while preserving flexibility to absorb earnings volatility. The substantial equity base gives Celebrus capacity to fund operations and strategic investment without relying heavily on additional debt.
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Celebrus Technologies (CLBS) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£35.26M
Dividend Yield0.04%
Average Volume (3M)85.47K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.55
Revenue Growth-41.95%
EPS Growth-106.40%
CountryUK
Employees141
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.01
Shares Outstanding37,346,610
10 Day Avg. Volume78,275
30 Day Avg. Volume85,472
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.71
Price to Book (P/B)0.92
Price to Sales (P/S)1.54
P/FCF Ratio6.42
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.02
Revenue Forecast (FY)£27.87M
Celebrus Technologies Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Celebrus Technologies plc, through its various subsidiaries, specializes in providing a comprehensive suite of information technology products and services. Its flagship offering is Celebrus, an innovative data technology platform engineered to en...
How the Company Makes Money
Celebrus Technologies makes money primarily by licensing its Celebrus software platform to enterprise customers and charging for ongoing maintenance and support. A significant portion of revenue is recurring, generated through annual software main...
Celebrus Technologies Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Dec 02, 2025
(Q2-2026)
| % Change Since: |
Next Earnings Date:Dec 02, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The earnings call reflects a balanced outlook with notable progress in ARR growth, a robust cash position, and an increased dividend. However, these positives are countered by a revenue decline due to changes in revenue recognition, reported losses, and market challenges impacting deal closures.Positive Updates
Celebrus ARR Growth
Celebrus ARR increased to $15.6 million, a rise of just under 15% in the first half and over 20% year-on-year compared to H1 FY '25.
Negative Updates
Total Revenue Decline
Total revenue fell to $10.4 million due to a move to straight-line revenue recognition and adjustments in contract terms.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Celebrus ARR Growth
Celebrus ARR increased to $15.6 million, a rise of just under 15% in the first half and over 20% year-on-year compared to H1 FY '25.
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Company Guidance
During the Celebrus Technologies plc Half Year Results presentation, the company provided guidance on several key financial metrics. Celebrus Software's Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) increased to $15.6 million, marking a nearly 15% growth in the first half of the year and over 20% year-on-year compared to H1 FY '25. The company's total revenue stood at $10.4 million, reflecting a decline largely due to a shift to straight-line revenue recognition. Celebrus Software's gross profit margin was reported at 93.1%, slightly down from the previous year's 95.4%. Despite a loss before tax of approximately $1.5 million, the company maintained a healthy cash position of $27.3 million. Celebrus announced a 3.2% increase in the dividend to 0.98p for the first half. Additionally, the company shared insights into its pipeline, revealing a $26 million pipeline from around 60 opportunities, indicating a 13% year-on-year growth, with an emphasis on AI readiness and digital identity solutions driving business prospects.Celebrus Technologies Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
41
Neutral
Balance Sheet
83
Very Positive
Cash Flow
62
Positive
| Breakdown | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 23.21M | 38.60M | 32.64M | 21.37M | 24.46M |
| Gross Profit | 19.84M | 23.89M | 17.21M | 12.26M | 12.40M |
| EBITDA | -401.47K | 8.27M | 6.05M | 3.02M | 2.48M |
| Net Income | -469.37K | 6.38M | 4.04M | 2.12M | 1.70M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 51.83M | 56.63M | 58.74M | 39.74M | 53.89M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 32.49M | 31.48M | 30.72M | 17.16M | 11.43M |
| Total Debt | 890.95K | 1.24M | 1.08M | 221.00K | 200.00K |
| Total Liabilities | 12.98M | 14.11M | 29.24M | 12.40M | 22.00M |
| Stockholders Equity | 38.85M | 42.52M | 29.50M | 27.34M | 31.89M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 5.58M | -9.99M | 15.34M | 13.52M | -1.10M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.68M | -9.11M | 16.11M | 14.04M | -659.00K |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.08M | 4.20M | -164.00K | -517.00K | -639.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.93M | -2.33M | -2.38M | -7.80M | -1.51M |
Celebrus Technologies Technical Analysis
Negative
108.50
Price Trends
92.88
Positive
90.24
Positive
109.99
Negative
Market Momentum
0.39
Positive
32.74
Neutral
3.11
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GB:CLBS, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 108.5 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 105.19, above the 50-day MA of 92.88, and below the 200-day MA of 109.99, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.39 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 32.74 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 3.11 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GB:CLBS.
Celebrus Technologies Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | £99.12M | 14.39 | 5.57% | ― | -1.34% | 20.88% | |
68 Neutral | £203.01M | 83.22 | 5.22% | 0.80% | 19.00% | -53.85% | |
67 Neutral | £163.15M | 17.77 | 8.80% | 2.56% | 3.82% | -18.43% | |
65 Neutral | £148.71M | 1,414.71 | 0.31% | ― | -1.56% | -98.71% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
59 Neutral | £35.26M | -106.12 | -1.32% | 0.03% | -41.95% | -106.40% | |
54 Neutral | £365.81M | -4.86 | -14.39% | 2.13% | 0.82% | -997.08% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Celebrus Technologies Corporate Events
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Completes Share Buyback and Updates Voting Rights
Positive
Aug 17, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has completed its share buyback programme with the purchase of 70,342 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 101 pence per share, executed through Cavendish Capital Markets and held in treasury. Following t...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Voting Rights After Share Buyback
Positive
Aug 14, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has repurchased 15,715 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 102.30 pence per share, with the stock to be held in treasury. Following this transaction, the company reports 40,431,453 shares in issue, of wh...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Share Capital After Treasury Share Buyback
Positive
Aug 13, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has executed a share buyback, purchasing 25,000 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 104.00 pence per share through Cavendish Capital Markets, with the acquired shares to be held in treasury. Following th...
Business Operations and StrategyShareholder Meetings
Celebrus Technologies Shareholders Approve All AGM Resolutions
Positive
Aug 13, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc, the AIM-quoted data solutions provider operating in over 30 countries, focuses on enhancing marketing performance and fraud prevention through advanced digital identity and data capture capabilities. Its platform gathers...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Share Capital Following Treasury Buyback
Positive
Aug 11, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has executed a share buyback, purchasing 29,818 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 106.72 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury. Following this transaction, the company reports 40,431,...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus updates share capital after latest buyback
Positive
Aug 10, 2026
Celebrus Technologies repurchased 75,305 ordinary shares on 7 August 2026 at a volume-weighted average price of 106.78 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury. Following this transaction, the company has 40,431,453 shares in issue,...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Voting Rights After Share Buyback
Positive
Aug 6, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has executed a share buyback transaction, purchasing 51,559 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 108.50 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury. Following the move, the company now has 40,...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Voting Rights After Treasury Share Buyback
Positive
Aug 4, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has executed a share buyback, purchasing 28,441 ordinary shares at a volume‑weighted average price of 108.71 pence per share, with the stock to be held in treasury rather than cancelled. Following this transaction, ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Share Capital After Treasury Buyback
Positive
Aug 3, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has repurchased 18,342 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 108.47 pence, with the shares to be held in treasury, as part of its capital management activities. Following this transaction, the company has 40,4...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies updates voting rights after share buyback
Positive
Jul 31, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc disclosed that it has repurchased 18,713 of its own ordinary shares at a volume‑weighted average price of 108.49 pence per share, executing the buyback through Cavendish Capital Markets Limited and placing the acqui...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Voting Rights After Treasury Share Buyback
Positive
Jul 30, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has executed a share buyback, purchasing 74,190 ordinary shares at a volume‑weighted average price of 108.97 pence per share, with the repurchased stock to be held in treasury. Following this transaction, the compan...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies updates voting rights after small share buyback
Neutral
Jul 29, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has executed a share buyback transaction, purchasing 31,082 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 108.95 pence per share and placing them in treasury. Following the move, the company reports 40,431,453 shares ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Celebrus links new executive share awards to TSR and ARR growth
Positive
Jul 29, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has granted options over 689,057 ordinary shares to key employees under its Long Term Incentive Plan, including awards to chief executive Bill Bruno and chief financial officer Ash Mehta. The grants, exercisable at £...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Market After Share Buyback Adjusts Voting Rights
Neutral
Jul 27, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has executed a share buyback transaction, purchasing 20,706 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 108.28 pence per share through its broker Cavendish Capital Markets, and has placed the repurchased shares ...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies adjusts voting share base after buyback
Neutral
Jul 24, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has repurchased 35,000 of its own ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 108.45 pence per share, placing the stock in treasury and adjusting its capital structure. Following the transaction, the company has 40,...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Share Buyback and Voting Rights
Neutral
Jul 22, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc, listed on AIM as CLBS, operates in the data analytics and fraud prevention space, offering first-party data solutions that capture and activate real-time behavioural information across digital channels. The company serve...
Other
Celebrus CFO Ash Mehta Increases Shareholding in AIM-Listed Data Firm
Positive
Jul 17, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has disclosed that Chief Financial Officer Ash Mehta has increased his stake in the AIM-listed data solutions group by purchasing 40,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 102.14 pence. Following the transaction on 16...
Business Operations and Strategy
Celebrus CFO Increases Stake with AIM Market Share Purchase
Positive
Jul 16, 2026
Celebrus Technologies said its chief financial officer, Ash Mehta, has bought 60,000 company shares on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market at an average price of 96.5 pence. Following the transactions, completed over two days, Mehta’...
Other
Celebrus Director Increases Stake with Share Purchase on AIM
Positive
Jul 15, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has disclosed that non-executive director Helen Gilder purchased 5,409 ordinary shares in the company at 92.35 pence each on 14 July 2026. The transaction gives Gilder a total beneficial holding of 5,409 shares, representing ...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Celebrus reshapes revenue model and AI platform as profits plunge but ARR and cash strengthen
Negative
Jul 14, 2026
Celebrus Technologies reported a sharp drop in reported revenue and profit for the year to 31 March 2026 after shifting all new software contracts to straight-line revenue recognition, a change designed to boost the predictability and recurring qu...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus updates voting rights after treasury share buyback
Positive
Jul 13, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has executed a share buyback, purchasing 50,148 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 88.43 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury rather than being cancelled. Following this transaction, ...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Celebrus Technologies Sets Date for 2026 Final Results and Investor Presentation
Positive
Jun 30, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc will publish its final results for the year ended 31 March 2026 on 14 July, reflecting the latest performance of its global first-party data and behavioral analytics business. The AIM-listed firm, which serves sectors inc...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Buys Back Shares, Updates Voting Capital
Neutral
Jun 23, 2026
Celebrus Technologies, a specialist in real-time first-party data and behavioural analytics for sectors such as financial services, retail, travel, healthcare, and telecommunications, operates globally with key offices in the UK, US, and India. It...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Updates Voting Share Count After Treasury Share Buyback
Positive
Jun 17, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has repurchased 70,000 of its own ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 86.80 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury rather than cancelled, a move that can signal management’s confidence...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Tightens Free Float with Treasury Share Buyback
Positive
Jun 9, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has repurchased 70,000 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 99 pence per share, with the stock to be held in treasury, reflecting active capital management. Following this transaction, the company has 40,...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies updates share capital after latest share buyback
Positive
Jun 3, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has repurchased 65,877 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 102.60 pence per share, with the stock bought in the market through Cavendish Capital Markets and placed into treasury. Following this transaction, ...
Stock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus Technologies Buys Back 100,000 Shares, Updates Voting Rights
Positive
May 22, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has repurchased 100,000 of its own ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 86 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury. Following the transaction, the company now has 40,431,453 shares in issue, o...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Celebrus adjusts capital structure with latest share buyback
Positive
May 20, 2026
Celebrus Technologies has repurchased 45,428 of its own ordinary shares on the market at a volume-weighted average price of 88.05 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury. Following this transaction, the company has 40,431,453 share...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Celebrus Technologies launches up to 1m-share buyback to support incentive schemes
Positive
May 18, 2026
Celebrus Technologies plc has launched a share buyback programme of up to 1,000,000 ordinary shares, to be executed by Cavendish on a broker-managed basis between now and 18 August 2026 or earlier if the cap is reached. Purchases will be made unde...
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