ZEAL Network SE (0QJQ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Welcome to the earnings call of ZEAL Network SE regarding the q one figures of 2026. The company's CEO, doctor Stefan Verase, and CFO, Andrea Birend, will guide you through the figures in a moment followed by a q and a session via audio line. Please make sure we can see your full names, ladies and gentlemen. And with that, I'm handing over to you, Andrea. Thanks a lot, and good morning, everybody, and welcome to our earnings call for q one. I'm happy that you're joining us today. With me is Stefan, and we will present the q one results. I hope you see the presentation. If not, you can find it on our website on the inter section. So the agenda for today. We will begin with a brief uplight on our highlights for q one, then dive into the financial details and have a look how we deliver against our strategic focus so far. And at the end, we will give the time to you and open up for questions. And with that, handing over to Stefan for a summary of Q1. Andrea, thank you very much, and also a warm welcome from my side to everyone on the call. As you know, our business is very much driven, especially on the top line, very much driven by the jackpot situation in Germany. And although we haven't seen a Jackpot in Germany neither in Lotto six out of 49 nor in Euro Jackpot, for more than seven months now, we are still on a very strong growth trajectory. Revenue and customer acquisitions have increased in the first quarter of twenty twenty six. Our gross margin has improved once again, but EBITDA was a little bit lower than expected because of the focus on investments in marketing and other initiatives that we've taken to ensure our sustainable future growth. Speaking of growth, we are very proud that we have launched our third charity lottery, PALM Auto for Lawson, in April. Thu...