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Resilience in a more difficult macro environment
YouGov | 27/01/2023
YouGov’s trading update covering the six months to end January confirms that the group is on track to meet the full year market revenue consensus…
Revenue momentum remains strong
YouGov | 13/10/2022
YouGov’s FY22 results (July year-end) show 20% underlying revenue growth, boosted to 31% by currency. Progress was good in all three segments, with…
Cautiously optimistic for FY23
YouGov | 08/08/2022
YouGov’s year-end trading update (to end-July) indicates results in line with management expectations, with underlying growth across all segments…
Sustained momentum
YouGov | 22/03/2022
YouGov’s H122 results show impressive underlying revenue growth of 25%, led by strong progress in Data Products and Custom Research, with the United…
Custom tracking driving growth
YouGov | 28/01/2022
YouGov’s trading update for H122 describes continuing good growth, notably in custom tracking and data products, indicating full-year results ‘slightly’…
Trading update and acquisition
YouGov | 12/10/2021
YouGov has issued a detailed trading update ahead of its full year results, now set for publication on 19 October, post a slight delay on finalising the…
Strong sales pipeline
YouGov | 30/07/2021
YouGov’s year-end trading update indicates that results will be in line with management expectations, with a strong sales pipeline giving confidence…
Larger contract wins underpin growth
YouGov | 25/03/2021
Interim results are as indicated at the period end, with 9% underlying growth. As flagged, the closure of the Kurdistan operation and adverse forex weighed…
Data Services takes up the H121 running
YouGov | 29/01/2021
YouGov’s pre-close update indicates trading in line to meet the full-year target of its growth plan, with a heavier weighting towards H2. This reflects…
Bringing on the next generation
YouGov | 27/11/2020
YouGov’s capital markets event cast the spotlight on the next generation of its client offering, focusing on YouGov Direct, YouGov Chat and YouGov…
Data-led progress
YouGov | 08/10/2020
Full year results were in line with the July trading update, a little ahead of our published estimates, with revenues up 12% and adjusted operating profit…
Data Products stand out
YouGov | 31/07/2020
YouGov’s year-end update indicates that performance has been in line with expectations and it has yet to see any material impact from COVID-19. Our…
Finger on the pulse
YouGov | 21/07/2020
YouGov’s online business model and direct panel relationships give it a clear advantage through lockdown. Both state and commercial interests have…
Online model advantages
YouGov | 24/03/2020
YouGov has updated on good H120 figures, with underlying revenue up 15% and adjusted operating margins increasing from 13% to 15% as the mix shifts further…
Gaining strength in US and UK
YouGov | 31/01/2020
YouGov’s H1 trading update confirms that the group is on track to meet management expectations for the year and our forecasts are unchanged. Data…
Stretch targets exceeded
YouGov | 21/10/2019
YouGov’s final results to end July showed strong revenue growth (+10% underlying) and a 200bp increase in operating margins. The continuing drive…
Data: the connecting currency
YouGov | 11/06/2019
YouGov continues to develop its data, platform and tools to address significant opportunities to embed in clients’ workflows, particularly within…
Activated data
YouGov | 02/04/2019
As indicated at January’s trading update, YouGov had a strong H119. 18% revenue growth (10% underlying) blends +34% from Products & Services…
Good momentum continues
YouGov | 31/01/2019
The pre-close update for the six months to end January indicates a good H1, driven by continued progress in Data Products & Services (dominated by…
Trading at top end of five-year plan
YouGov | 09/10/2018
YouGov has delivered strong results that demonstrate the success of its shift in its business model towards a real-time data analytics business with a…
US and UK powering on
YouGov | 30/07/2018
YouGov’s pre-close trading update indicates that it will have outperformed market estimates for the year ended July, with particularly strong growth…
Strategy reaping rewards
YouGov | 28/03/2018
YouGov’s strategy to focus on its scalable products and services is paying back handsomely in revenue growth and margin improvement. Margin is being…
All about the data
YouGov | 11/12/2017
YouGov has a strong growth record and its investment in building its data-driven products and services is steadily improving its earnings’ quality.…
Positive branding
YouGov | 16/10/2017
YouGov is continuing to deliver on its growth strategy, with FY17 revenues up 21% y-o-y (9% in constant currency). Data products and services now represent…
Moving up margins
YouGov | 07/08/2017
YouGov’s FY17 year-end trading update confirms that positive trading momentum continued in the second half for Data Products and Services. Results…
High-profile profiles
YouGov | 30/03/2017
YouGov continues to deliver growth well ahead of the market as investment in its scalable Data Products and Services pays back in profits and in cash.…
Good H117 progress
YouGov | 31/01/2017
YouGov’s positive H117 update shows trading ahead of market expectations, resulting from good progress from data products and services and growth…
Smart, connected data
YouGov | 21/10/2016
YouGov’s FY16 results show the continuing benefits of its strategy to build on its Data Products and Services, delivering revenue and profit growth…
Premium growth story
YouGov | 22/03/2016
Half-year results show more strong progress in data products and services, driving group revenue growth well above market levels. Between them, key brands…
Products and Profiles
YouGov | 08/02/2016
YouGov’s half-year pre-close statement confirms the group is trading well and in line with expectations. Our forecast is for revenue growth in the…
Connecting the dots
YouGov | 10/12/2015
YouGov has been building from its core market research origins, evolving into a broader-based, data technology company, using cross-channel, connected…
Global products driving growth
YouGov | 19/10/2015
YouGov has delivered a strong set of full year results, with 13% revenue growth (well ahead of the market at 3-4%). This organic progress is from both…
Strong sales Profile
YouGov | 11/08/2015
YouGov’s year-end trading update indicates that results (due October) are in line with expectations, with net cash coming in higher than our model…
Polling power
YouGov | 24/03/2015
A strong set of interim figures from YouGov show it is on track to deliver ambitious growth targets for the year, well ahead of the market. The global…
Cube route to data
YouGov | 31/10/2014
YouGov is focused on growing its Data Products and Services, which generated half of operating profits in FY14, recently reported. Brand Index and Omnibus…
Driving data leverage
YouGov | 03/04/2014
H114 revenues rose 9% to £32.6m and adjusted operating profits were 31% ahead at £2.9m, with particularly strong growth in YouGov's data products…
Chinese expansion
YouGov | 13/01/2014
YouGov has initiated a step change in its exposure to China and SE Asia with the acquisition of Decision Fuel (DF), a market research and technology company.…
You-nique data
YouGov | 21/10/2013
YouGov’s final results showed the benefits of driving growth in its data products and services while still maintaining market-beating growth in custom…
Consistency of delivery
YouGov | 02/04/2013
YouGov made steady progress in H1 of the year to July 13, with like-for-like revenues up 5% and operating margins improved from 6.8% to 7.3%, with good…
Maiden dividend declared
YouGov | 24/10/2012
YouGov’s prelims were in line with market expectations, building on the management team’s record for delivering. The growing proportion of…
Tracking forecasts
YouGov | 10/02/2012
YouGov’s pre-close trading update indicates that full year forecasts are in line with market expectations. First half revenues were ahead in double…
Good US progress
YouGov | 19/10/2011
YouGov’s prelims came in broadly in line with forecasts, with very strong progress in the key US market. The end of a large Middle-Eastern contract,…
Living in America
YouGov | 12/08/2011
YouGov’s year-end trading update shows the group continuing to make good progress in developing its commercial business in the US. The growth in…
US in pole position
YouGov | 15/04/2011
Revenues from the US, the world’s largest consumer of research, have now outstripped those from the UK, helped by last year’s acquisition…
Tracking expectations
YouGov | 09/02/2011
YouGov is increasingly focused on its product-based business, which will drive revenues from the target corporate client base and increase the potential…
Back on a growth trend
YouGov | 20/10/2010
YouGov is now back on a growth trend after a difficult couple of years, with the new CEO focusing on building on the group’s core strengths. Investment…
Platform for growth
YouGov | 23/04/2010
YouGov’s interim results, published last week, showed good progress in the areas that are most important for the long-term strategy of the group,…
Weighted to H2
YouGov | 10/02/2010
The pre-close trading update for the half year gave no cause to adjust full year expectations, but indicated that timing of business flows will mean stronger…
Big data analytics software specialists
YouGov | 05/02/2010
IS Solutions (ISL) has undergone a significant transformation into a data solutions business over the last year, having acquired the enterprise software…
Little big voice
YouGov | 22/10/2009
YouGov reported preliminary results in line with lowered expectations set earlier in the year. The pause in the previously rapid pace of growth and acquisition…