Q1 2026 Catena Media PLC Earnings Call Transcript

May 12, 2026 / 04:00 PM GMT

Release Date Price: $0.195

Transcript

Key Points

Positve

Q1 2026 revenue increased by 26% year-on-year, reaching EUR12.3 million.
Adjusted EBITDA almost tripled to EUR2.7 million, lifting the margin to 22%, up from 9% in the same period last year.
New depositing customers increased by 88% year-on-year to 34,573 customers.
The company launched PlayPerks, a loyalty initiative, and Marketplace Plus, a strategic evolution of their sub-affiliate platform.
The Employee Net Promoter Score recorded the highest level since June 2022, improving over 50 points in the last 12 months.

Negative

Q1 revenue decreased by 21% compared to the very strong Q4 2025.
Organic search performance softened post-December algorithm update, impacting early quarter results.
Sports segment revenues decreased by 34% year-on-year, reflecting continued underperformance.
Personnel expenses included EUR800,000 of bonus accruals, impacting the overall cost structure.
Interest payments on hybrid capital securities remain deferred, with accumulated interest totaling EUR5.4 million.

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CATME.ST - Catena Media PLC
Q1 2026 Catena Media PLC Earnings Call
May 12, 2026 / 04:00PM GMT

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Welcome to the Catena Media Q1 2026 report presentation. For the first part of the presentation, participants will be in listen-only mode. During the questions and answers session, participants are able to ask questions by dialing pound key 5 on their telephone keypad. Now I will hand the conference over to CEO Manuel Stan and CFO Michael Jarrow. Please go ahead.

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Good morning. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to Catena Media's Q1 Interim Report.

I am Manuel Stan, and today I am joined by our Chief Financial Officer, Mike Giro.

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