Kooth (GB:KOO)
LSE:KOO
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Rating:79Outperform
Price Target:
177.00 p
▲(53.91% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:05/22/26
The score is driven mainly by strong financial quality (especially a zero-debt balance sheet and improved profitability) and very attractive P/E-based valuation. These positives are tempered by 2025 revenue and cash-flow softness versus 2024 and an overbought technical setup despite a strong uptrend.
Positive Factors
Zero net debt / strong capital base
Near-zero debt and a materially stronger equity base reduce financial distress risk, preserve strategic optionality and allow Kooth to invest in product and clinical safeguards without refinancing pressure. This balance-sheet strength supports durability through tender cycles and slow demand periods.
Negative Factors
2025 revenue decline
A reversal from prior multi-year growth to a revenue decline signals tender timing, contract renewals or demand weakness. Sustained or recurring declines would hinder investment plans, erode scale advantages and pressure margins over the medium term if contract wins soften.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Zero net debt / strong capital base
Near-zero debt and a materially stronger equity base reduce financial distress risk, preserve strategic optionality and allow Kooth to invest in product and clinical safeguards without refinancing pressure. This balance-sheet strength supports durability through tender cycles and slow demand periods.
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Kooth (KOO) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£56.22M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)141.76K
Price to Earnings (P/E)21.8
Beta (1Y)0.93
Revenue Growth-5.18%
EPS Growth-66.95%
CountryUK
Employees593
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryMedical - Healthcare Information Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.08
Shares Outstanding36,270,252
10 Day Avg. Volume194,228
30 Day Avg. Volume141,758
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.24
Price to Book (P/B)1.32
Price to Sales (P/S)0.66
P/FCF Ratio6.74
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£345.00Price Target Upside200.00% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)0.08
Revenue Forecast (FY)£63.13M
Kooth Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Kooth plc, along with its associated entities, is dedicated to providing digital mental well-being services for children, young people, and adults throughout the United Kingdom. The company maintains an extensive online platform that offers a dive...
How the Company Makes Money
Kooth primarily makes money by contracting with public-sector and public-sector-funded commissioners to provide population-level digital mental health services. Its core revenue stream is business-to-government (and related public commissioning) s...
Kooth Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
88
Very Positive
Cash Flow
64
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 63.29M | 66.74M | 33.34M | 20.12M | 16.68M |
| Gross Profit | 40.09M | 51.99M | 25.86M | 13.86M | 11.59M |
| EBITDA | 10.23M | 14.53M | 1.51M | 1.32M | 1.65M |
| Net Income | 2.61M | 8.03M | -169.00K | -716.00K | -310.00K |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 39.26M | 43.03M | 30.68M | 16.14M | 13.78M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 21.58M | 21.84M | 11.00M | 8.49M | 7.08M |
| Total Debt | 0.00 | 23.00K | 44.00K | 68.00K | 0.00 |
| Total Liabilities | 7.67M | 13.28M | 9.93M | 5.62M | 2.81M |
| Stockholders Equity | 31.59M | 29.75M | 20.76M | 10.52M | 10.97M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 6.20M | 17.67M | 1.58M | 1.33M | -744.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 6.27M | 17.79M | 1.87M | 4.38M | 1.85M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.45M | -6.30M | -8.71M | -3.05M | -2.60M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.48M | 0.00 | 9.39M | 81.00K | 0.00 |
Kooth Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | £56.22M | 21.76 | 8.84% | ― | -5.18% | -66.95% | |
61 Neutral | £18.86M | -4.41 | -15.57% | ― | 13.04% | 15.88% | |
53 Neutral | £209.39M | 48.44 | 2.09% | ― | 8.46% | ― | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% | |
51 Neutral | £516.14K | -0.04 | -56.95% | ― | 536.64% | -0.92% | |
46 Neutral | £16.29M | -9.76 | -58.72% | ― | -9.11% | 18.91% |
* Healthcare Sector Average
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Kooth Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Kooth Adds US Behavioural Health Veteran James A. Polo to Board
Positive
May 19, 2026
Kooth Plc, a digital mental and behavioural health specialist, delivers online platforms such as Kooth, Qwell and Soluna to more than 20 million users across the UK and US, with a particular focus on youth and under-18s. The group combines self-he...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresShareholder Meetings
Kooth publishes 2025 annual report and sets date for 2026 AGM
Positive
May 19, 2026
Kooth has published its 2025 annual report, which is now available on the company’s investor website, with physical copies to be sent to shareholders who have requested them. The company also confirmed that its 2026 annual general meeting wi...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
Kooth’s Soluna Platform Wins California Backing With Growing Impact on Youth Mental Health
Positive
Apr 20, 2026
Kooth has highlighted an independent impact report from California’s Department of Health Care Services confirming that its Soluna digital behavioural health platform is expanding its reach and delivering effective, safe and cost-efficient m...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Kooth Builds US Momentum With Soluna as 2025 Profits Beat Expectations
Positive
Apr 8, 2026
Kooth reported audited 2025 results that underscore a strategic pivot toward long-term, sustainable growth, led by the rapid embedding of its Soluna platform in California’s behavioural health system. By year-end, more than 144,000 young peo...
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