The Düsseldorf-based e-commerce group The Platform Group AG has significantly increased its sales and profits in the first three quarters of the current 2025 financial year. In light of the latest developments, management confirmed its annual forecasts on Thursday.
In the period from January to September, group sales reached 531.6 million euros, exceeding the previous year’s level by 43.2 percent. According to the company, the organic growth rate was 26.3 percent, and numerous acquisitions also contributed to the significant increase. The gross merchandise volume (GMV) even increased by 48.4 percent to 902.1 million euros.
The group of companies was also able to increase its earnings significantly. Not least thanks to an increase in the gross margin from 35.4 to 36.7 percent, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew by 49.2 percent to 59.4 million euros. Adjusted for special effects, it increased by 86.2 percent and reached 45.8 million euros. Net profit amounted to 41.7 million euros, exceeding the previous year’s level by 63.5 percent.
Management confirms its forecasts
CEO Dominik Benner was satisfied with the current development. “Our focus is on profitable, organic growth – we have continued to increase the number of our dealers and strengthen our position in existing industries,” he said in a statement. “The targeted strengthening of our position in the various industries will increase the resilience and attractiveness of our financial profile in the long term and further expand our strategic ability to act.”
Not least “due to the positive developments that can already be seen” in the fourth quarter, the management is “optimistic about achieving our goals for the year as a whole,” explained Benner. The company also confirmed its medium-term forecasts, which it raised in October. For the coming financial year 2026, the group is still targeting adjusted EBITDA in the range of 70 to 80 million euros and sales of over 1.0 billion euros.