Berentzen Group makes a profitable start to the financial year
Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft publishes interim report Q1/2025
Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN: DE0005201602), which is listed on the Regulated Market (General Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has published its interim report for the first quarter of the 2025 financial year. In the first three months, the corporate group generated consolidated revenues of EUR 39.0 million (Q1/2024: EUR 40.9 million). Consolidated earnings before interest and taxes (consolidated EBIT) amounted to EUR 1.2 million (Q1/2024: EUR 1.3 million), while consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (consolidated EBITDA) came to EUR 3.3 million (Q1/2024: EUR 3.4 million).
Oliver Schwegmann
Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft
"Our positive operating result is largely on a par with the same quarter of the previous year", explains Oliver Schwegmann, CEO of Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft, and continues: "This also applies to consolidated revenues, provided they are adjusted for the effect of the sale of the Grüneberg plant." The decline in consolidated revenues is therefore almost entirely attributable to the discontinuation of the regional mineral water business at the Grüneberg site, which the Berentzen Group sold last year for strategic reasons. "All in all, this means that the Berentzen Group has become leaner while continuing to operate profitably. In this way, we will gradually improve our return on sales," says Schwegmann.
The development of the strategic focus brands Berentzen and Mio Mio in the first quarter should be emphasized positively. Sales revenues generated with products of the Berentzen brand increased by more than ten percent compared to the same period of the previous year, while those generated with products of the Mio Mio brand rose by just under nine percent. "We are particularly pleased that Mio Mio has thus returned to a solid growth trajectory," explains Schwegmann. Citrocasa's fruit presses, which are a strategic focus, also saw an increase in turnover of 3.5% in the first few months.
Further outlook for the 2025 financial year
A wide range of measures and initiatives are planned for the 2025 financial year in order to generate revenue growth and at the same time drive forward the profitability of the Berentzen Group. Mio Mio brand products were launched on the market in cans for the first time back in February. "The launch has been extremely successful. We have already been able to open up new sales channels. For example, we have managed to convince a well-known German drugstore chain of the product and achieve a national listing. The corresponding deliveries started shortly before Easter," says Schwegmann. Since Easter, the Berentzen brand has also been back on high-reach TV after a long time. "This broad-based marketing and media campaign will lead to a significant boost in sales," Schwegmann is convinced. In addition, numerous new products in the Spirits division are currently in the launch phase. Important projects have also been launched in the supply chain with the aim of further improving the efficiency of production and logistics.
"With this extensive package of measures and initiatives, we are also addressing the current challenges on our sales markets, which are characterized by an increasingly uncertain economic situation and a further increase in consumer restraint. Nevertheless, we are optimistic that this bundle will unfold its strength over the course of the year," explains Schwegmann. The Berentzen Group therefore remains committed to its growth ambitions, which are reflected in the annual forecast for the 2025 financial year. Accordingly, Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft expects consolidated revenues in a range of EUR 180.0 to 190.0 million for the 2025 financial year (2024: EUR 181.9 million), consolidated EBIT of between EUR 10.0 and 12.0 million (2024: EUR 10.6 million) and consolidated EBITDA of between EUR 19.0 and 21.0 million (2024: EUR 19.3 million).
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