UK’s N Brown’s profit margin rise to 49.2% in H1 FY25

N Brown Group’s H1 FY25 saw a 6.7 per cent revenue drop but a 1.6-point rise in gross profit margin to 49.2 per cent, with adjusted EBITDA up 7.4 per cent.
Despite a soft market, cost efficiencies and strategic investments, including a new JD Williams website, supported profitability.
Early Q3 trading shows improvement, with FY25 EBITDA expected to meet targets.