The Platform Group Se & Co. KGaA
ISIN: DE000A40ZW88
WKN: A40ZW8
29 January 2026 10:29AM

Original-Research: The Platform Group Se & Co. KGaA (von First Berlin Equity Research GmbH): Buy

The Platform Group Se & Co. KGaA · ISIN: DE000A40ZW88 · EQS - Analysts
Country: Germany · Primary market: Germany · EQS NID: 24548

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29.01.2026 / 10:29 CET/CEST
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Classification of First Berlin Equity Research GmbH to The Platform Group Se & Co. KGaA

Company Name: The Platform Group Se & Co. KGaA
ISIN: DE000A40ZW88
 
Reason for the research: Update
Recommendation: Buy
from: 29.01.2026
Target price: 20,00 Euro
Target price on sight of: 12 months
Last rating change: -
Analyst: Alexander Rihane

First Berlin Equity Research hat ein Research Update zu The Platform Group SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A40ZW88) veröffentlicht. Analyst Alexander Rihane bestätigt seine BUY-Empfehlung und bestätigt sein Kursziel von EUR 20,00.

Zusammenfassung:
The Platform Group veröffentlichte vorläufige Ergebnisse für 2025, die unseren Schätzungen entsprachen. Angetrieben durch das bisher umsatzstärkste Quartal (Q4/25 Umsatz: €196 Mio.; +28% im Jahresvergleich) stieg der Umsatz von TPG im Jahresvergleich um 39% auf €728 Mio. (FBe: €724 Mio.) und lag damit leicht über dem Mittelwert der Prognose (Umsatz: €715 Mio. - €735 Mio.). Durch die schrittweise Einstellung von Niedrigpreisartikeln mit geringen Margen und die Senkung des Anteils der Personal- und Marketingkosten am Umsatz steigerte TPG sein bereinigtes EBITDA um 65% gegenüber dem Vorjahr auf €55 Mio. (FBe: €55 Mio.), übertraf damit das Umsatzwachstum und erhöhte seine Marge um 130 Basispunkte auf 7,6%. Nach Börsenschluss am 26. Januar gab TPG die Unterzeichnung einer Vereinbarung zum Kauf von 100% der AEP GmbH, einer bayerischen B2B-Pharmagroßhandelsplattform, bekannt. Die Transaktion, die mit einer EBITDA-Marge von ca. 2% etwa €1 Mrd. zum Umsatz von TPG beitragen würde, soll vorbehaltlich der entsprechenden kartellrechtlichen und Closing-Vorraussetzungen im 2. Quartal 2026 abgeschlossen werden. Da die Transaktion noch nicht abgeschlossen ist und die vorläufigen Zahlen unseren Prognosen entsprechen, haben wir beschlossen, unsere Schätzungen unverändert zu lassen. Ein aktualisiertes DCF-Modell ergibt ein unverändertes Kursziel von €20. Wir behalten unsere Kaufempfehlung bei (Aufwärtspotenzial 332%).

First Berlin Equity Research has published a research update on The Platform Group SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A40ZW88). Analyst Alexander Rihane reiterated his BUY rating and maintained his EUR 20.00 price target.

Abstract:
The Platform Group published preliminary headline results for 2025, which were within a whisker of our estimates. Driven by its strongest sales quarter to date (Q4/25 rev: €196m; +28% y/y), TPG's topline rose 39% y/y to €728m (FBe: €724m), slightly above the midpoint of its guidance (revenue: €715m - €735m). By phasing out low-price, low-margin items and reducing the ratio of HR and marketing costs to revenue, TPG grew its adjusted EBITDA by 65% y/y to €55m (FBe: €55m), outpacing topline growth and widening its margin by 130bp to 7.6%. After market close on 26 January, TPG announced the signing of a deal for the purchase of 100% of AEP GmbH, a Bavarian B2B pharmaceutical wholesale platform. The deal, which would contribute ~€1bn to TPG's topline at a ~2% EBITDA margin, is expected to close in Q2/26, subject to the relevant antitrust and closing conditions. With the deal not yet completed and headline figures in line with our forecasts, we have decided to leave our estimates untouched. An updated DCF model yields an unchanged price target of €20. We maintain our Buy recommendation (upside 332%).

Bezüglich der Pflichtangaben gem. §34b WpHG und des Haftungsausschlusses siehe die vollständige Analyse.
 

You can download the research here: TPG0_GR-2026-01-29_EN

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  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025e 2026e
Sales1 94,81 133,76 168,43 432,20 524,64 728,00 1.000,00
EBITDA1,2 5,88 1,59 14,11 46,75 55,63 55,00 70,00
EBITDA-Margin3 6,20 1,19 8,38 10,82 10,60 7,56 7,00
EBIT1,4 3,45 -0,51 9,12 38,91 45,78 54,00 0,00
EBIT-Margin5 3,64 -0,38 5,42 9,00 8,73 7,42 0,00
Net Profit (Loss)1 0,87 -1,70 7,98 26,99 32,74 46,50 58,00
Net-Margin6 0,92 -1,27 4,74 6,25 6,24 6,39 5,80
Cashflow1,7 5,24 -13,81 2,22 104,09 57,99 65,00 0,00
Earnings per share8 0,14 -0,27 1,12 1,48 1,60 2,26 0,60
Dividend per share8 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
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1 in Mio. Euro; 2 EBITDA = Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation; 3 EBITDA in relation to sales; 4 EBIT = Earnings before interest and taxes; 5 EBIT in relation to sales; 6 Net profit (-loss) in relation to sales; 7 Cashflow from operations; 8 in Euro; Source: boersengefluester.de

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The Platform Group
WKN ISIN Legal Type Marketcap IPO Recommendation Plus Code
A40ZW8 DE000A40ZW88 SE & Co. KGaA 84,60 Mio € 29.10.2020 Halten 9F385RGG+37
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PE 2027e PE 10Y-Ø BGFL-Ratio Shiller-PE PB PCF KUV
9,13 4,46 2,05 6,32 0,64 1,46 0,12
Dividends
Dividend '2023
in €
Dividend '2024
in €
Dividend '2025e
in €
Div.-Yield '2025e
in %
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00%
Financial calendar
Annual General Meeting Q1-figures Q2-figures Q3-figures Annual press conference
01.07.2026 27.05.2026 20.08.2026 14.11.2025 22.04.2026
Performance
Distance 60-days-line Distance 200-days-line Performance YtD Performance 52 weeks IPO
Last Price (EoD)
+2,19%
4,20 €
ATH 39,75 €
-33,11% -51,72% -23,08% -53,74% -86,45%

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