공시 • Jan 07
Ceconomy AG, Annual General Meeting, Feb 18, 2026 Ceconomy AG, Annual General Meeting, Feb 18, 2026, at 10:00 W. Europe Standard Time. Reported Earnings • Dec 18
Full year 2025 earnings released: €0.072 loss per share (vs €0.16 profit in FY 2024) Full year 2025 results: €0.072 loss per share (down from €0.16 profit in FY 2024). Revenue: €23.1b (up 2.8% from FY 2024). Net loss: €35.0m (down 146% from profit in FY 2024). Revenue is forecast to grow 1.2% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 16% growth forecast for the Specialty Retail industry in Italy. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has fallen by 56% per year but the company’s share price has increased by 36% per year, which means it is well ahead of earnings. 공시 • Oct 16
Ceconomy AG(XTRA:CEC) dropped from Germany SDAX (Total Return) Index Ceconomy AG has been dropped from the Germany Small DAX (Total Return) Index. New Risk • Aug 13
New major risk - Financial position The company's interest payments are not well covered by earnings. Net interest cover: 1.3x This is considered a major risk. If the company is unable to fund interest repayments on its debt through profits, it may be forced into reducing its debt burden through selling assets, undertaking a potentially costly capital raising or even into bankruptcy in the worst case scenario. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Interest payments are not well covered by earnings (1.3x net interest cover). Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (7.1% average weekly change). Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (0.01% net profit margin). Reported Earnings • Aug 13
Third quarter 2025 earnings released: €0.24 loss per share (vs €0.33 loss in 3Q 2024) Third quarter 2025 results: €0.24 loss per share (improved from €0.33 loss in 3Q 2024). Revenue: €4.80b (down 2.3% from 3Q 2024). Net loss: €114.0m (loss narrowed 30% from 3Q 2024). Revenue is forecast to grow 2.6% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 25% growth forecast for the Specialty Retail industry in Italy. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has fallen by 40% per year but the company’s share price has increased by 38% per year, which means it is well ahead of earnings. 공시 • Jul 31
JD.com, Inc. (NasdaqGS:JD) proposed to acquire 74.65% stake in Ceconomy AG (XTRA:CEC) from Convergenta Invest GmbH, Haniel Finance Deutschland GmbH, Beisheim Holding GmbH, freenet AG (XTRA:FNTN), BC Equities GmbH & Co. KG and others for €1.7 billion. JD.com, Inc. (NasdaqGS:JD) proposed to acquire 74.65% stake in Ceconomy AG (XTRA:CEC) from Convergenta Invest GmbH, Haniel Finance Deutschland GmbH, Beisheim Holding GmbH, freenet AG (XTRA:FNTN), BC Equities GmbH & Co. KG and others for €1.7 billion on July 30, 2025. A cash consideration valued at €4.6 per share will be paid by JD.com, Inc. JD.com and CECONOMY’s founder family shareholder Convergenta Invest GmbH entered into a shareholder agreement, through Convergenta currently holds approximately 29.16% of the shares in CECONOMY. Convergenta has committed to tender 18.5 million shares, representing 3.81% stake into the offer, hence retaining a stake of around 25.35% in CECONOMY thereafter. The Bidder has also entered into agreements with Haniel Finance Deutschland GmbH, Beisheim Holding GmbH, BC Equities GmbH & Co. KG and freenet AG – who together hold approximately 27.9% irrevocably undertaken to accept offer. The aggregate shareholders have irrevocably undertaken to accept the Takeover Offer with respect to 31.7% of the CECONOMY Shares in total (including 3.81% from Convergenta), securing a total shareholding of 57.1% in combination with the retained stake of JD.com’s future partner Convergenta ahead of the launch of the Takeover Offer. Upon successful completion of the offer, JD.com intends to pursue a delisting of CECONOMY. As part of the transaction, CECONOMY will remain a stand-alone business in Europe with a local independent technology stack, and no changes are planned to the workforce, employee agreements and sites. JD.com and CECONOMY have also signed an investment agreement to drive CECONOMY as a stand-alone business and accelerate CECONOMY’s transformation into Europe’s omni-channel consumer electronics platform. JD.com, renowned for its customer experience and e-commerce logistics service standards, will contribute its advanced technology, omni-channel retail expertise, and logistics and warehouse capabilities to the partnership.
The transaction will be financed through a combination of acquisition loan and the Company’s cash on balance sheet.
The Takeover Offer will be subject to customary conditions, including, among others, merger control, foreign direct investment and foreign subsidies clearances. The Takeover Offer will not be subject to a minimum acceptance rate. The closing of the Takeover Offer is expected to take place in the first half of 2026. Subject to a careful review of the offer document in accordance with their legal obligations, CECONOMY’s Management Board and Supervisory Board intend to recommend to shareholders the acceptance of the offer proposed.
Lazard is acting as lead financial advisor to Ceconomy and J.P. Morgan is acting as financial advisor to the Supervisory Board of CECONOMY. Kirkland & Ellis is acting as legal advisor to CECONOMY. Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs are acting as financial advisors to JD.com and Baker McKenzie is acting as legal advisor to JD.com. New Risk • May 17
New major risk - Financial position The company's interest payments are not well covered by earnings. Net interest cover: 1.3x This is considered a major risk. If the company is unable to fund interest repayments on its debt through profits, it may be forced into reducing its debt burden through selling assets, undertaking a potentially costly capital raising or even into bankruptcy in the worst case scenario. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Interest payments are not well covered by earnings (1.3x net interest cover). Minor Risk Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (7.7% average weekly change). Reported Earnings • May 17
Second quarter 2025 earnings released: €0.08 loss per share (vs €0.17 profit in 2Q 2024) Second quarter 2025 results: €0.08 loss per share (down from €0.17 profit in 2Q 2024). Revenue: €5.25b (down 1.6% from 2Q 2024). Net loss: €38.0m (down 145% from profit in 2Q 2024). Revenue is forecast to grow 1.5% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 13% growth forecast for the Specialty Retail industry in Italy. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has fallen by 33% per year but the company’s share price has increased by 6% per year, which means it is well ahead of earnings.