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18 May 2021 First Derivatives plc ( " FD " , the " Company " or the " Group " ) Full year results for the year ended 28 February 2021 FD ( AIM : FDP.L , Euronext Growth : FDP.I ) today announces its results for the year ended 28 February 2021 . Financial Highlights Year to end February Revenue Gross profit Profit before tax ● Reported diluted EPS Dividend per share ** Net debt * Key performance measures Adjusted EBITDA ** Adjusted diluted EPS * Excluding lease obligations Adjusted for share - based payments and acquisition and non - operational costs 2021 £ 237.9m £ 101.0m £ 11.1m 32.0p 0.0 £ 9.9m £ 40.5m 59.0p 2020 £ 237.8m £ 101.1m £ 18.3m 54.2p 8.5p £ 49.4m £ 45.5m 77.4p Change ( 39 % ) ( 41 % ) ( 100 % ) ( 80 % ) ( 11 % ) ( 24 % ) Business Highlights Delivered robust performance despite impact of COVID - 19 , in line with market expectations , underpinned by the strength of our customer propositions and enabled by high levels of customer retention Continued to invest in technology , product and people , reflecting our confidence in our business and the market opportunity Strengthened the leadership team across the business , providing the capability to scale the business and capitalise on growing market opportunities Momentum increased towards the end of the financial year and continued into FY22 with contract wins across the Group and substantially strengthened pipeline Launched KX Insights for cloud - native streaming analytics , generating positive customer reaction and early commercial traction , with major sales campaigns planned during current year Multiple new contracts won in key target markets , with examples across automotive ( Williams Racing ) , energy ( major US gas and electricity utility ) , manufacturing ( semiconductor manufacturer ) , telecoms ( leading North American telco ) and FinTech ( MUFG ) .