Administer (ADMIN) Q3 2025 earnings summary
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Q3 2025 earnings summary
3 Mar, 2026Executive summary
Revenue/net sales for January–September 2025 was €55.4 million, slightly down from €56.0 million year-over-year, reflecting a challenging Finnish market environment.
Profitability weakened in Q3 due to lower revenue and delayed cost adaptation, with EBITDA for the period at €4.3 million and ongoing measures expected to improve results in coming quarters.
Operating profit was negative at -€0.1 million, impacted by €3.1 million in goodwill amortization from acquisitions.
Transaction volumes among customers remained stable year-over-year, supporting cautious optimism for the Finnish economy.
Record number of payroll experts completed PHT-degree, supporting competence development.
Financial highlights
Revenue/net sales for Q3 2025 was €17.0 million, down from €17.6 million year-over-year.
Q3 EBITDA was €0.7 million, a 32.8% decrease from the previous year, or 4.0% of revenue.
Comparable EBITDA for January–September was €4.5 million, or 8.1% of revenue.
Operating profit for Q3 was -€0.8 million, with goodwill amortization of -€1.0 million.
EPS for January–September was -€0.07 (vs. -€0.04), and ROE was -11.4%.
Outlook and guidance
Revenue/net sales for 2025 is expected to be €72–78 million, with an EBITDA margin of 7–10%.
Growth investments will continue, targeting both organic and inorganic expansion.
Guidance and outlook may be updated if Sarastia acquisitions are completed.
Long-term financial targets published in March 2024 were withdrawn in November 2025; new targets to be set in 2026.
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