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Tele Columbus Q2 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q2 2025 earnings summary29 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • Internet customer base grew 9.5% year-over-year, with 13,000 net adds in Q2 and revenue up 15.2% quarter-on-quarter, maintaining position as Germany's fastest-growing internet operator.

  • TV segment remains under pressure due to competitive market, with bulk TV RGUs above 200,000 and individual TV contracts declining.

  • Ongoing restructuring led to a reduction of approximately 300 FTEs, aiming for €25–30 million annualized HR cost savings.

  • Net loss widened to €210.8 million from €85.2 million in the prior year, driven by higher interest expenses and negative financial results from refinancing and embedded derivatives.

  • CFO Nicolai Oswald to depart, with interim support from Alvarez & Marsal or CEO Markus Oswald assuming interim CFO duties.

Financial highlights

  • Q2 2025 revenue reached €105.7 million; normalized EBITDA at €84.9 million, down 9% year-over-year; reported EBITDA at €60.2 million, down 10.3% year-over-year.

  • H1 2025 revenue was €210.6 million (down 5.4% year-over-year), with operating cash flow at €50.1 million (down 38.4% year-over-year).

  • CapEx (excluding leasing) declined 25% year-over-year to €38.9 million in Q2; H1 CapEx totaled €82.1 million, mainly for network upgrades and customer growth.

  • Liquidity at €73.3 million as of June 30, 2025.

  • Debt from loans and bonds reached €1,660.0 million (77% of total assets), with equity at negative €131.9 million.

Outlook and guidance

  • Guidance reinstated: net sales for 2025 expected to decline slightly due to TV migration, with internet and telephony growth not fully offsetting losses.

  • Reported EBITDA expected to increase slightly in H2, driven by lower nonrecurring expenses; operational benefits from restructuring expected in 2026.

  • CapEx to remain at a much lower level, focusing on fiber infrastructure and customer growth.

  • Fiber rollout target for 2025 is 60,000 homes connected, down from 90,000 last year due to CapEx reduction.

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Tele Columbus AG is a German company engaged in the telecommunications and cable television sectors. The company provides a range of services including analog and digital cable television, internet access, and telephony through broadband cable. Additionally, Tele Columbus offers network monitoring, data center marketing services, and bandwidth solutions for carrier companies. Tele Columbus AG is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and its shares are listed on the XETRA.

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