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IPH provides intellectual property services through its subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

IPH's fiscal 2026 underlying NPATA rose about 2% from fiscal 2025, with firmwide revenue and EBITDA broadly flat year on year. Stripping out acquisitions and currency moves, continuing-basis revenue and EBITDA grew about 2% and 3%, respectively.

Shares of IPH are broadly flat since the start of calendar 2026, broadly in line with the ASX 200 index.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

IPH reported a 3% rise in first-half fiscal 2026 underlying NPAT (adjusted for amortization of acquired intangible assets and nonunderlying expenses) to AUD 63 million. On a like-for-like basis, EBITDA growth of 3% outpaced revenue growth of 1%, leading to a mild increase in EBITDA margins.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

At its annual general meeting, IPH reported a 7% increase in revenue and a 13% rise in underlying EBITDA for the first four months of fiscal 2026, relative to the same period last year.

IPH's underlying fiscal 2025 profit increased 7% to AUD 121 million, largely due to prior acquisitions. Organic revenue growth marginally declined, while underlying EBITDA margins fell to 29% from 32% last year.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

In its latest presentation, IPH noted that intellectual property protection—the core of its service offering—remains essential amid current market volatility, partly driven by tariffs enacted by the new US administration.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

IPH's revenue and underlying EBITDA for first-half fiscal 2025 grew by 25% and 11%, respectively, from first-half fiscal 2024. Excluding acquisitions, revenue grew by 4%, while EBITDA declined 3%.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.

No-moat IPH’s pivot toward organic growth, as indicated at its annual general meeting, is a positive shift from its prior acquisitive growth focus. Its long-standing roll-up strategy failed to deliver shareholder value accretion. Over the seven years to fiscal 2024, underlying EBIT margins have been flat, and returns on invested capital have fallen. These factors contribute to our Poor Capital Allocation Rating.

We initiate coverage of IPH with a fair value estimate of AUD 5.50 per share and assign the firm no-moat, High Uncertainty, and Poor Capital Allocation ratings. Shares are currently overvalued.

IPH provides intellectual property services through its seven subsidiaries, covering patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. Its diverse client base includes multinationals, public-sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries such as healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology.