Sep 10, 2024 / 04:00PM GMT
Operator
Good afternoon, and welcome to The Artisanal Spirits Company plc Half Year Results Investor Presentation. (Operator Instructions) The company may not be in a position to answer every question received during the meeting itself.
However, the company can review all questions submitted today and publish responses where it's appropriate to do so.
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I'd now like to hand you over to Andrew Dane, CEO.
Good afternoon, sir.
Questions and Answers:
Andrew Dane - Artisanal Spirits Company - CEOAfternoon, Paul. Thanks very much. And afternoon, thanks all for those of you joining the webinar, a chance to present our results for the first half of 2024.
So, I'll start with introductions. Myself, I'm Andrew Dane, Chief Executive joined here by my colleague, Billy McCarter, CFO.
If we talk about the headlines, there are five key messages to cover. The first is around the improvement in profitability, which has continued with GBP1 million increase in EBITDA