The Düsseldorf-based e-commerce group The Platform Group AG (TPG) has set higher goals in view of the positive business development in the current year and numerous acquisitions. On Thursday, the company raised its forecasts for the current financial year 2025. Management is also more optimistic about medium -term planning.
For the current year, the company now expects sales of 715 to 735 million euros after it had previously promised 680 to 700 million euros. The forecast for the gross -like volume (GMV) remained unchanged and is still 1.3 billion euros.
The forecast for the result for special effects before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA), which had so far been 47 to 50 million euros, was also increased. An increase is now expected to 54 to 58 million euros. The company justified the increase with “the positive earnings development, the successful structure of the ‘Optics & Hearing’ segment and the effect of the implemented cost and efficiency program”.
The group is now also expecting a number of 16,500 in its platforms. Previously, the goal was 16,000. “Along with the increase in the number of partners, the company has a significant increase in the product number on the TPG platforms of over 20 percent,” said the company.
The sales goal for 2026 is also increased
CFO Bjoern Minnier explained the background. “The profitability of our group developed positively in the first half of the year, the disproportionate increase in EBITDA shows that we can also expect this development in the whole year,” he said in a statement. “From the second half of the year, our new segment, Optics & Hearing ‘will contribute significantly to increase our results. This also means that our overall margin will increase in the future. In addition, we have decided to make further acquisitions in this segment, as already in autumn this year.”
The medium -term planning, which refers to the coming financial year, was also corrected upwards. For 2026, the company now expects annual sales of at least 860 million euros. Early 820 million euros had been expected. In addition, the adjusted EBITDA margin should reach 7.5 to ten percent. The previous target corridor was 7.0 to ten percent.