paragon increases earnings with stable revenue in the first quarter of 2025

Delbrück, May 27, 2025 - paragon GmbH & Co. KGaA [ISIN DE0005558696] today published its report for the first quarter of 2025. With sales remaining constant compared to the previous quarter, earnings increased once again. This confirms the core profitability of the direct supplier to the automotive industry as evidenced by the key operating figures reported in the 2024 annual financial statements.

• Sales revenue in the first quarter 2025 stable at 29.3 million € compared to Q4/2024 (29.5 million €)

• Sales 28.3 % lower than in the same period of the previous year - Lower customer call-offs and sale of the starter battery business continue to be noticeable

• In parallel EBITDA increased by 9.4 % to 4.5 million € (previous year: 4.1 million €) thanks to improvement measures implemented in the previous year

• EBITDA margin of 15.4 % (previous year: 10.1 %) is even above the level of the full year (14.0 % operating)

• EBIT margin now at 7.6 % (previous year: 2.3 %), which corresponds to an increase of 76.7 % compared to the operating EBIT margin in 2024 (4.3 %)

• Forecast for 2025 confirmed: 140 to 145 million € in sales with EBITDA of 20 to 22 million €