MoneySuperMarket owner MONY Group PLC will return £96m to shareholders this year, including its ongoing £30m share buyback, after it kept its outlook for the year unchanged following a solid set of interim results.
Revenue grew 1% to £225.3 million in the first half of 2025, with underlying profit on an adjusted EBITDA basis rising 2% to £75.1 million, with margin maintained at 33%.
Strong growth in insurance switching areas such as home, life and travel helped offset a 9% decline in car insurance premiums and meant the Insurance segment only declined by 2% against a strong comparable period last year.
Money grew 4%, supported by strong credit card activity and improving personal loan trends, while savings performance in banking offset lower current account switching.
Home Services increased 29% as energy and broadband saw strong growth, but Cashback and Travel declined 9% and 2% respectively due to retail challenges, weaker car insurance, and car hire competition.
Adjusted earnings per share climbed 4% to 9.3p after the £30 million share buyback declared with prelims in February.
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The interim dividend of 3.3p was flat from last year, while a net debt position of £18 million at the half-year point compared to net cash of £8 million a year earlier.
Peter Duffy, CEO of MONY Group, which is based in Ewloe, near Chester, said: “We’ve started the year well, hitting strategic milestones and growing revenue and profits despite the challenges faced in some of our end markets.”
He said the SuperSaveClub, fronted by Dame Judi Dench in the nationwide advertising campaign, has welcomed over half a million new members, bringing total membership to just over 1.5 million, with “plenty of room for further growth”.
As well as highlighting investment in data and tech platforms to provide a “scalable and competitive springboard to unlock further AI and innovative product development opportunities”, Duffy reiterated that adjusted EBITDA should be in line with consensus forecasts for the full year.
