Biographie
Wolfgang Wagner ist seit 2016 im Vorstand der audius Gruppe und verantwortet dort die Bereiche M&A, Investor Relations und HR sowie diverse Querschnittsfunktionen. Zahlen und Finanzen nahmen fortwährend sehr viel Raum in seiner Karriere als Diplom Betriebswirt, Bankkaufmann und Bilanzbuchhalter ein. Dieses Wissen hat er in den vergangenen 20 Jahren in verschiedensten Funktionen in Unternehmen und auch in selbständiger Beratung stetig vertieft.
audius increases total operating performance organically by 17.5% / Second quarter shows significantly positive momentum / Forecast raised
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- Second quarter shows significantly positive momentum in operating performance (+42%) and EBITDA (+280%) compared to the first quarter
- Total operating performance for the first half of the year rises to EUR 47.5 million (previous year: EUR 40.4 million)
- EBITDA reaches EUR 2.9 million in the first half of the year (previous year: EUR 3.2 million)
- Despite further investments, second-quarter earnings slightly above previous year's level
- Forecast for EBITDA specified at over EUR 8 million with total operating performance of more then EUR 100 million
Weinstadt, 19.08.2025.
The audius Group was once again able to significantly increase its total operating performance in the first half of the year despite a challenging environment, reaching a new half-year high. Compared to the first quarter, the following months showed a clearly positive development and improvement in earnings.
At EUR 27.9 million, operating performance in the second quarter was 29% above the previous year's figure of EUR 21.6 million. EBITDA reached EUR 2.1 million, slightly above the previous year's level.
For the first half of the year, the unaudited figures show purely organic growth in operating performance of 17.5% to EUR 47.5 million (operating performance HY1 2024: EUR 40.4 million). The increase is attributable in roughly equal parts to growth in services and an upturn in the hardware business. Due to the associated increase in input costs, gross profit rose at a lower rate than total operating performance, increasing by 6.9% to EUR 32.6 million (gross profit HY1 2024: EUR 30.5 million).
Operating profit (EBITDA) amounted to EUR 2.9 million (EBITDA HY1 2024: EUR 3.2 million). This means that audius achieved an EBITDA margin of 6.0% in the reporting period. EBIT reached EUR 1.6 million in the first half of the year (EBIT HY1 2024: EUR 2.2 million). This again reflected increased amortization of goodwill totaling around EUR 0.6 million.
While EBITDA was still at EUR 0.8 million in the first quarter, it rose dynamically by 280% to EUR 2.1 million in the second quarter compared to the first three months.
Earnings per share after minority interests were EUR 0.10 (previous year: EUR 0.18).
In addition to a challenging market environment, earnings performance in the first half of the year – and particularly in the first quarter – continued to be influenced by investments in the development of new business areas.
The order backlog as of June 30, 2025 remained stable at EUR 84.6 million (as of June 30, 2024: EUR 80.3 million). The order backlog does not include sales of hardware and only reflects the service business. The order backlog will increase significantly from the third quarter onwards as a result of the recent acquisitions.
audius achieved significant growth in the first half of the year, and the investments made in the past have been showing positive effects since the second quarter. On the one hand, sales in the IT services division are picking up significantly as planned, both in terms of services and hardware, while at the same time the new business areas, which were still clearly loss-making last year, are also showing positive developments.
From the second half of the year onwards, the recent acquisitions of Ergonomics and CompuSafe will also make a positive contribution to overall performance and earnings. At the same time, existing business is showing positive development. In addition to further growth, the Management Board will focus particularly on increasing profitability in the second half of the year.
In view of this, the Management Board is revising its forecast for the year as a whole upwards. As already communicated at the end of July, operating performance is now expected to exceed EUR 100 million. EBITDA is also expected to develop very positively in the second half of the year and is now expected to exceed EUR 8 million for the full year (previously operating performance of more than EUR 90 million and EBITDA of more than EUR 7.1 million).
The final figures will be published on Thursday, August 25, in the form of the 2025 half-year report on the company's website.
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