Berentzen Group Aktiengesellschaft publishes preliminary figures for the first nine months of 2025: Berentzen Group profitable in challenging market environment
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- Consolidated revenues of €119.4 million
- Consolidated operating profit (EBIT) amounts to €5.6 million
- Earnings forecast confirmed – sales forecast updated

Berentzen Group Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN: DE0005201602), listed on the Regulated Market (General Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, published preliminary business figures for the first nine months of the 2025 financial year. According to these figures, the group recorded sales revenues of €119.4 million (9M 2024: €133.9 million). Consolidated operating profit before interest and taxes (consolidated EBIT) reached €5.6 million in the first nine months (9M 2024: €7.6 million). Consolidated operating profit before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization (consolidated EBITDA) amounted to EUR 12.0 million (9M 2024: EUR 14.1 million).
"After a difficult first half-year and despite a persistently challenging market environment, we succeeded in generating consolidated EBIT in the third quarter that was largely on par with the strong level of the previous year. In the past three months, we were able to significantly increase both our relative gross profit quality and our EBIT margin compared to the third quarter of the previous year by focusing particularly on margins and costs. The Berentzen Group continues to operate profitably," emphasizes Oliver Schwegmann, Berentzen Group CEO.
The decline in consolidated sales revenues is attributable, on the one hand, to lower consumer demand in the alcoholic beverage markets. A recovery in consumer sentiment, which had been widely expected for the second half of 2025, failed to materialize. “Alcoholic beverages in particular have been characterized by significant volume declines in Germany for the third year in a row since the post-corona upswing in 2022. This has also been reflected in declining sales revenues in our spirits segment,” said Schwegmann. On the other hand, the loss of sales revenue in connection with the sale of the mineral water plant at the Grüneberg site in October 2024 had a significant impact on sales revenue in the non-alcoholic beverages division. “Even though the sale of the corresponding regional product portfolio led to a decline in sales for the Berentzen Group, it was nevertheless a strategically important step in order to concentrate our resources on future growth areas and improve the Group's profitability,” Schwegmann continued.
Adjusted for this sale and other one-time effects and portfolio adjustments in the non-alcoholic beverages segment, the decline in Group sales would have been significantly lower. “I would like to highlight the positive fact that our Mio Mio brand has continued to grow so far this year, with an eight percent increase in sales. We are therefore planning further rollouts of the can packaging as well as additional innovations for Mio Mio in the coming year,” said Schwegmann.
Outlook for the rest of the fiscal year
In light of the business development, the Berentzen Group is adjusting its sales forecast for the 2025 fiscal year. The group now expects consolidated sales revenues of between €165.0 million and €169.0 million. However, the earnings forecast remains unchanged, i.e., consolidated operating profit (consolidated EBIT) is expected to be in the range of €8.0 to €9.5 million, and consolidated operating profit before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (consolidated EBITDA) is expected to be between €16.9 and €18.4 million. “Due to the positive margin effects, we expect consolidated EBIT in the fourth quarter to remain at the strong level of the previous year. Even though we no longer anticipate a recovery in consumer sentiment for the remaining months of 2025, this will not affect our consolidated EBIT, but only our sales revenues,” said Schwegmann.
With a view to the coming years, the Berentzen Group will present an update of its strategic guidelines in the coming weeks. "The beverage markets are in flux, and the market for alcoholic beverages in particular requires new responses. As a broadly positioned beverage group, we see significant growth opportunities in innovative product categories as well as in new sales markets and distribution channels. We will leverage this potential," Schwegmann concluded.
The final financial results and further information will be published as planned on October 23, 2025, with the 9M 2025 interim report.