Zabka Group is some of the goals for 2025. It plans to open over 1,300 stores this year

Zabka Group remains certain of its ability to achieve strategic goals for 2025 – it was given in the report. In addition, the group expects further improvement of the corrected net profit margin, reaching 3 percent. In the short term. Zabka Group plans to open over 1,300 new stores in Poland and Romania during the year.

“The company's results in the second half of 2025 will probably be shaped by a number of macroeconomic, geopolitical and operational factors. Stabilization of key economic indicators – such as GDP growth, inflation and level of employment – will be of key importance for shaping the purchasing power of consumers and general market moods” – wrote in the report.

It was pointed out that a potential change in the level of consumer trust may affect discretionary expenditure patterns, stimulating or limiting general consumption depending on the direction and moment of this change. At the same time, the development of a geopolitical situation, including potential disturbances in supply chains or regional instability, can be a challenge for cost management and operating continuity.

“Internally, the company focuses on increasing sales comparable thanks to effective commercial strategies and initiatives engaging customers. In addition, further expansion of the store network is to contribute to the increase in revenues, while maintaining discipline in maintaining profitability in both new and existing locations” – it was written.

“The group remains certain of its ability to achieve strategic goals for 2025 and in a short perspective. It is expected that the increase in comparable sales will remain in 2025 in average to a high one -digit percentage range, supported by innovations and trade initiatives” – added.

It was stated that a constant improvement in the accessibility of the best commercial locations in Poland, supported by a stable consumer situation and a high -quality portfolio of secured locations, enabled the increase in expansion plans. As a result, over 1,300 new stores in Poland and Romania are currently expected to be opened.

The group also provides for the maintenance of the corrected EBITDA margin at the upper target level of 12-13 percent, which reflects disciplined cost management and scale effects.

Group Zabka had PLN 1,057 million of corrected EBITDA, above the consensus in the second quarter

In the second quarter of 2025, net profit amounted to PLN 192 million against PLN 179.1 million. EBIT amounted to PLN 533 million at a consensus of PLN 498.5 million.

“Despite the high base from the second quarter of the previous year and adverse weather conditions in May, comparable sales (LFL) increased in the first half of 2025 by 6.1 percent. Development of digital channels and further strengthening of positions in Romania supported the increase in sales. As a result, consolidated sales to the end customer am up to a year by 14.4 percent, and sales revenues: PLN 12.8 billion (+14.7 percent) ” – wrote in a press release.

It was indicated that the expansion of the network, LFL improvement and cost discipline contributed to the increase in the corrected EBITDA result by 18.2 percent, to PLN 1,654 million at the end of the first half of 2025. The margin of the corrected EBITDA result increased by 0.4 pp, reaching 11.2 percent.

It was stated that according to the seasonal trend, the second quarter brought strong cash flows. As a result, the financial debt indicator of the corrected EBITDA result was reduced by 0.5x yards, reaching the first half -year level 1.2x.

“Good financial results achieved for the first half of 2025 confirm the effectiveness of the development strategy presented to investors, based on the modern Modern Convenience ecosystem. We systematically increase the scale of activity, both through the development of the store network and the expansion of the digital offer, noting a comparable sales increase (LFL) and complete sales to the end customer,” said Tomasz Suchański, Cao, COPA Żabka.

“We accelerate expansion – in six months we have opened over 800 new facilities, which introduces us to achieve a new goal: over 1,300 openings throughout 2025. We also observe dynamic development on the Romanian market, where the Froo network has launched over 100 stores just a year after the debut. In the near future we will focus on increasing the efficiency and the implementation of the strategic purpose, which is to set up the value of sales to sales value to end customer in 2023–2028 ” – he added.

Tomasz Blicharski, Group Chief Strategy & Development Officer, pointed out that the first half of the year 2025 and the second quarter is a good period for a company where, according to Nielsen's data, it developed more than twice as faster than the market, increasing its share to 10.6 percent. from 9.9 percent a year earlier.

“In June 2025, we completed a strategic installation project for gastronomic furnaces in all stores, thanks to which we can develop a warm meal menu 'straight from the oven' throughout Poland For the needs of our clients, “said Tomasz Blicharski.

Sales to the end customer in the period of 6 months of this year reached PLN 14.8 billion, i.e. by 14.4 percent. more than a year ago. In the second quarter, sales increased by 14 percent, to PLN 8.1 billion.

At the end of June 2025, the Żabka group network had 11,793 branches in Poland and Romania, which means an increase of 10.8 percent. compared to 10,640 a year earlier. Only in the second quarter 368 new stores were opened. According to IPO assumptions, the market potential is nearly 19,500 stores in Poland and about 4,000 in Romania, which indicates great possibilities of further expansion.

It was stated that digital channels (DCO) recorded in the first half of 2025 an increase in sales to the end customer by 26 percent. (28 percent in the second quarter), which significantly influenced the group's results and brought it closer to achieving the IPO goal assumed to assume a five-time increase in DCO revenues to 2028. Key initiatives are the improvement of the ADS frog and the extension of the Q-commerce offer to over 10,000. products on the Delio+platform.

Free cash flows in the first half of the year reached PLN 1,165 million against PLN 1.26 billion a year earlier. In the second quarter of 2025, they increased by over 14 percent, to PLN 1,074 million, thanks to expenditure control and cost efficiency.

Investment outlays (CAPEX) in the first half of 2025 amounted to PLN 740 million, which means an increase of 14.7 percent. year on year. The investments covered the expansion of the network and modernization of facilities, including the installation of catering furnaces, enabling the introduction of a new offer of street food dishes.

At the end of July, the Directors Council of the Żabka Group approved the own purchase program of own shares in order to fulfill the obligations arising from the long -term motivational plan (LTIP) for 2025–2027, about which the company informed during IPO. The program will start in August and cover up to 4.2 million shares ..

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