Net revenue for the second quarter increased by 9.9% (26.1) to SEK 1,826.2 million (1,661.1) and operating profit (EBIT) excluding items affecting comparability amounted to SEK 99.3 million (78.6), corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 5.4% (4.7%).
Second quarter (April 1 - June 30, 2025)
- Net revenue increased by 9.9% (26.1) to SEK 1,826.2 million (1,661.1)
- Gross margin was 28.0% (27.7)
- Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to SEK 93.1 million (75.3), corresponding to an EBIT margin of 5.1% (4.5)
- Operating profit (EBIT) excluding items affecting comparability amounted to SEK 99.3 million (78.6), corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 5.4% (4.7)
- Items affecting comparability amounted to SEK 6.2 million (3.3) and relates to a revaluation of the shareholding in Apomera AB. The costs in the comparison quarter are attributable to Apotea's IPO
- Profit for the period amounted to SEK 71.7 million (60.0)
- Earnings per share before and after dilution was 0.69 SEK (0.59)
- Cash flow from operating activities was SEK 165.3 million (44.5)
January - June 2025
- Net revenue increased by 12.5% (23.5) to SEK 3,579.7 million (3,182.9)
- Gross margin was 27.8% (27.5)
- Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to SEK 185.5 million (137.4), corresponding to an EBIT margin of 5.2% (4.3)
- Operating profit (EBIT) excluding items affecting comparability amounted to SEK 191.7 million (140.7), corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 5.4% (4.4)
- Items affecting comparability amounted to SEK 6.2 million (3.3) and relates to a revaluation of the shareholding in Apomera AB. The costs in the comparison quarter are attributable to Apotea's IPO
- Profit for the period amounted to SEK 143.5 million (107.7)
- Earnings per share before and after dilution was 1.38 SEK (1.07)
- Cash flow from operating activities was SEK 288.6 million (122.9)
Pär Svärdson, CEO, comments:
During the second quarter, we strengthened our profitability while demand for prescription products continued to grow. At the same time, we continued to develop our customer offering, allowing more and more Swedes to receive same-day deliveries of pharmacy products and, within soon, deliveries from our new fulfilment centre in Varberg.
The result for the period January - June 2025 will be presented today at 09:30 (CEST) by Apotea's CEO Pär Svärdson and CFO Johan Mårild via a live webcast. The presentation will be held in English. To join the webcast please use the following link: https://apotea.events.inderes.com/q2-report-2025. If you wish to participate via telephone conference please use the following link: https://events.inderes.com/apotea/q2-report-2025/dial-in.
For additional information, please contact:
Stefan Eriksson, deputy CEO & Investor Relations, e-mail: ir@apotea.se
This information is information that Apotea AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted, through the agency of the contact person set out above, for publication on July 18, 2025, at 07:30 CEST.
About Apotea
Apotea is Sweden's leading online pharmacy by market share with the goal of becoming the largest pharmacy in Sweden and hence also in the Nordics. With the widest assortment on the market, low prices and quick deliveries, Apotea facilitates everyday life for its three million active customers. In E-barometern's 2024 customer survey, Apotea was ranked as customers' favourite e-commerce store for the seventh consecutive year. Since 2022, the group also operates in Norway through its Norwegian subsidiary Apotera.
