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Gyldendal H1 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H1 2025 earnings summary11 Jul, 2025

Executive summary

  • EBIT before special items improved to DKK 6m in H1 2025 from DKK -9m in H1 2024, driven by higher publishing revenue and acquisitions while maintaining cost levels.

  • Revenue rose to DKK 356m in H1 2025 from DKK 332m in H1 2024, with growth in both physical and digital sales, partly due to acquisitions.

  • Three companies were acquired in H1 2025, contributing to revenue and EBIT; transaction costs of DKK 1m were recognized as special items.

  • Net profit reached DKK 4m in H1 2025, up from a loss of DKK 5m in H1 2024.

  • Cash flow from operations improved to DKK -8m in H1 2025 from DKK -38m in H1 2024, mainly due to better EBIT and working capital.

Financial highlights

  • Revenue: DKK 355.7m in H1 2025 vs. DKK 332.4m in H1 2024.

  • EBITDA before special items: DKK 41.8m in H1 2025 vs. DKK 26.5m in H1 2024.

  • EBIT before special items: DKK 6.4m in H1 2025 vs. DKK -8.8m in H1 2024.

  • Net profit: DKK 3.7m in H1 2025 vs. DKK -3.6m in H1 2024.

  • Cash flow from operations: DKK -10.0m in H1 2025 vs. DKK -40.4m in H1 2024.

Outlook and guidance

  • 2025 revenue expected at DKK 760–800m (2024: DKK 723m).

  • EBIT guidance for 2025 is DKK 35–45m, corresponding to an EBIT margin of 4.6–5.6% (2024: DKK 31m).

  • Economic expectations for 2025 remain unchanged from previous guidance.

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Gyldendal ASA is a Norwegian company primarily engaged in book publishing, distribution, and related services. It operates through various subsidiaries, including Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, which focuses on publishing a wide range of literary works, and Ark Bokhandel AS, which manages a chain of bookstores across Norway. Gyldendal is involved in multiple aspects of the book industry, from physical and digital publishing to the logistics of book distribution through Forlagssentralen ANS. Additionally, it offers learning materials and manages a book club, De norske Bokklubbene AS. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and its shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

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