Oxford Metrics plc
Oxford Metrics plc (trading as OMG; also historically known simply as OMG) is a smart sensing and software group operating through two divisions. Motion Capture (trading brand Vicon, 71% of FY25 group revenue) is a global leader in motion measurement and analysis hardware/software for life sciences, entertainment and engineering customers. Smart Manufacturing (29% of revenue, comprising Industrial Vision Systems and the newly acquired Sempre Group and Amber Optix) provides machine-vision and metrology-based quality control and automation for automotive, aerospace, medical and electronics manufacturers.
FY2025 in sixty seconds
year to 30 Sept 2025 · approved 8 Dec 2025 · 99 pages · Companies House
Oxford Metrics plc, which makes Vicon motion-capture systems and quality-control technology for factories, grew revenue to £44.8m from £41.5m, but made a loss after tax of £681k, against a profit of £758k the year before. Motion-capture sales fell, as the year began with a far smaller order backlog and US university and entertainment spending weakened, while businesses it bought lifted the factory division. Profit before one-off costs rose to £2.2m, helped by cost savings, but restructuring costs, a write-down of motion-capture technology and acquisition costs pushed the reported result into loss.
The company has no borrowings. Cash fell to £15.3m, with more in fixed-term deposits, after it spent £8.3m buying back its own shares. It raised no money from shareholders and is keeping its dividend at 3.25p, which the year's profits do not cover.
Management said the new year had started in line with expectations, with a focus on merging its factory businesses and cutting costs. It expects cuts to US public funding for university research to persist. The auditor gave a clean opinion, and the directors see no doubt about the company continuing.
Vicon motion capture system sales (hardware, software, support) to life sciences, entertainment and engineering customers
Motion Capture revenue £32.0m (FY24: £38.6m), 71% of group revenue
page 6Sales mix shift towards lower-margin Smart Manufacturing
Gross margin decreased to 64.7% (FY24: 66.6%) reflecting the stronger mix of revenue through Smart Manufacturing, which is typically lower margin than Motion Capture
page 10The Group has made a solid start to FY26, trading in line with expectations. This year's focus is continued disciplined execution – strengthening sales pipelines, improving operational efficiency and continuing to gain from the benefits of previous investment across both divisions.
page 8Directors are recommending a final dividend of 3.25 pence per share (FY24: 3.25p paid), to be paid 27 March 2026 to shareholders on the register at 13 February 2026, subject to AGM approval. This dividend is not covered by the year's profits but is being recommended given strong operational cash generation and high cash balance. Cash dividends paid in FY25 totalled £4.2m (FY24: £3.6m).
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GBP millions, negatives in brackets. Per-share lines in pence. Share counts in millions. Margins and returns as percentages, calculated from the filed figures. later is what a following report restated the figure to; vs is a second reading that disagrees. The figure shown is the one the original filing printed, and both readings are kept. Click any figure: opens the report page it was read from, highlighted; shows how it was calculated.
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Every figure is read again from the following year’s report: 373 confirmed, 22 differ, 20 restated.
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| FY2024 | £452kFY2024 report | £524kFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | £724kFY2024 report | −£1.5mFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | £2.8mFY2024 report | £542kFY2025 report | |
| FY2024 | −£149kFY2024 report | −£216kFY2025 report |
16 more figures were restated in FY2015 to FY2022, which a free account opens.