Full Year 2025 Elis SA Earnings Call Transcript

Mar 11, 2026 / 07:30AM GMT
Release Date Price: $28.5

Key Points

Positve
  • Elis SA (ELSSF) reported a revenue growth of 4.9% in 2025, with a constant exchange rate growth of 5.5% and organic growth of 3.8%.
  • EBITDA increased by 5.6% to €1,700.1 million, with an improved EBITDA margin of 35.4%, demonstrating effective cost management.
  • The company achieved a free cash flow of €358.6 million, reflecting strong operational performance and disciplined investment.
  • Elis SA (ELSSF) successfully reduced its leverage ratio to 1.75 times, aligning with its capital allocation strategy.
  • The company made significant progress in its CSR initiatives, achieving a 24% reduction in emissions and receiving recognition for its circular business model under the European taxonomy framework.
Negative
  • The macroeconomic environment remains challenging, particularly in Europe and Latin America, impacting overall business conditions.
  • Forex had a negative impact of 0.7% on revenue, mainly due to currency fluctuations in Latin America and the British pound.
  • Latin America experienced a margin decline of 130 basis points due to recent social policy decisions, including minimum wage increases.
  • The company faces competitive pressures in certain regions, such as Denmark and the UK, which may limit margin expansion.
  • Higher financial expenses were incurred in 2025 due to refinancing at higher interest rates, impacting net financial costs.
Operator

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ellis's 4 year 2025 results webcast and conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there'll be a question-and-answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press 1 and 1 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press one and one again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the con over to your first speaker today, Mr. Marti. Please go ahead.

Xavier Martire
Elis SA - Chairman of the Management Board, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to ESA 2025 annual results presentation. I'm Xavier Martirez, CEO, and I am in London today with our CFO Luis Guillo.

We are pleased to present a year of strong operational execution and continued financial progress.

Over the next hour we will walk you through our business

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