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Half-year figures 2024/25: Edel Group maintains stable profitability in a challenging market environment

Hamburg, May 30, 2025

  • Group EBITDA remained at the previous year’s level of EUR 15.4 million
  • Group EBIT fell by 6% to EUR 10.1 million due to investments
  • Earnings per share: EUR 0.25 (previous year: EUR 0.27)
  • Half-year net profit (after minority interests): 5.4 million euros (previous year: 5.8 million euros)

Edel SE & Co. KGaA (WKN 564950) demonstrated its economic stability in the first half of the 2024/25 financial year (01.10.2024 – 31.03.2025). Despite a challenging market environment, the Group was able to maintain key figures at a high level and make targeted investments for the future. With sales of EUR 128.1 million, this remained almost at the same level as the previous year (EUR 129.3 million). The equity ratio increased to 27.5%. At EUR 15.4 million, EBITDA once again matched the previous year’s strong figure.

The EBIT of 10.1 million euros reflects in particular the scheduled investments made to strengthen the Group’s competitiveness and long-term positioning on the market. After deducting minority interests, net profit for the year amounted to EUR 5.4 million compared to EUR 5.8 million (-7%) in the same period of the previous year. Half-year earnings per share amounted to EUR 0.25 after EUR 0.27 in the first half of the previous year.

Cash flow from operating activities fell by EUR 3.7 million to EUR 9.2 million (first half of the previous year: EUR 12.8 million). Cash flow from investing activities fell sharply from EUR -11.6 million to EUR -4.6 million. Cash flow from financing activities amounted to EUR -10.5 million and was mainly characterized by the scheduled repayment of financial liabilities.

While production in the vinyl segment recovered slightly, the continuously growing digital business is driving the Group’s positive development.

Dr. Jonas Haentjes, CEO: “In the first half of 2024/25, we were able to stabilize our business well despite a persistently challenging market environment. In particular, the growing trends in the music industry of streaming and vinyl continue to develop positively, but the CD/DVD business is still declining. We were able to maintain all key earnings figures at a high level. At the same time, we are investing heavily in our digital infrastructure to promote future growth.”

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