Q1 2026
Analyst Conference Call
May 12, 2026
A warm welcomeSirka Hintze
CFO
Thomas Mehls
CEO
Agenda (1) Latest news: Sale of Commercial Online-Print
Results Q1 in a nutshell
Corporate Development by Business Segments Q1
Financial Details Q1
Q&A-Session
1
Latest news: Sale of Commercial Online-Print business segmentCEWE divests Commercial Online-Print business segment
Rationale of the Transaction
Focus - Profitability - Value & Growth
Focus
With this transaction, CEWE is
strengthening its position as the leading provider of premium photofinishing products.
CEWE consistently focuses its capital and management resources on growing its core Photofinishing business-both organically and through additional acquisitions planned for the future.
Profitability
On a pro forma basis, the CEWE
Group's margin quality improves: Excluding commercial online printing, the Group's EBIT margin for 2025 would be approximately 11.2% instead of 10.2%.
Excluding the Commercial Online-Print segment, the Group's return on capital employed (ROCE) is expected to increase by 2 percentage points to 19.6% (instead of 17.6%) on a pro forma basis in 2025.
Value & Growth
The cash inflow from the transaction
is to be used in a value-oriented
manner.
A strategic priority is the further development of the FF business, particularly through investments in technology, efficiency, and brand strength, as well as through selective, value-enhancing acquisitions.
The continuation of the share buyback program and a reliable dividend payout remain assured.
All 544 employees will be taken over by the new owner, Cimpress.
Commercial Online-Print will become part of the global market leader Cimpress, thereby gaining the right owner in a consolidating market. With additional production volumes, Cimpress will be able to fully leverage the efficiency and scalability strengths of the technologically outstanding SAXOPRINT production site in Dresden.
The closing of the transaction is subject to the typical closing conditions, in particular regulatory and antitrust approvals, and is expected to take place during the second half of 2026.
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase
price.
Upon completion of the transaction, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA will receive a cash inflow that exceeds the current book value of the Commercial Online Printing division.
After accounting for the disposal of assets and liabilities allocated to this business segment, including goodwill, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA expects to generate a gain from the sale of the discontinued business segment in the mid-double-digit million-euro range.
Reference figures Commercial Online-Print Business year 2025
Turnover: 89.6 m€
EBITDA: 8.8 m€
EBIT: 1.7 m€
EBT: 0.9 m€
Now
(with Signing)
Separation of the Commercial Online-Print business from the
consolidated income statement in accordance with IFRS 5
Continuation of segment reporting with a COP segment and
group totals with and without COP
Later
(with Closing in
in the second half of the year 2026)
Complete deconsolidation of the Commercial Online-Print business segment, with recognition of the gain on disposal
Adjustment of segment reporting
Turnover, EBIT, and profitability trends resulting from the salePro forma illustration based on the 2025 consolidated financial statements
w/o COP
with COP
ROCE 2025
(in %)
19.6
17.6
w/o COP
with COP
10.2
11.2
Profitability 2025
(EBIT-Margin in %)
w/o COP
with COP
86.0
88.2
EBIT 2025
(in m€)
w/o COP
with COP
Turnover 2025
(in m€)
864.5
777.0
»The target ranges for 2026 have been adjusted accordingly: revenue is now projected to be between
780 and 810 m€, and EBIT between 85 and 91 m€
The long-term growth path is expected to continue into 2026Illustration without Commercial Online-Print segment
Digital Photofinishing Analogue Photofinishing
Hardware-Retail
Growth esp. through
Digital Photofinishing
e2026: 780 to 810
Euro millions
Transformation phase
Analogue / Digital
Regional expansion on the
analogue market
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Analogue Photofinishing Digital Photofinishing
Also the trend of steadily increasing results is expected to continue in 2026EBIT in Euro millions
79.7
72.2 75.6
83.9 86.1
Group-EBIT without COP
85 to 91
86.0
53.7 56.8
47.0 49.2
28.2 30.1
28.9
29.4 32.6
36.4
18.7
12.4
2025 e2026
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
NEW | |||||
Target | PY 2025 incl. COP | (Old) Target 2026 incl. COP | PY 2025 w/o COP | Target 2026 w/o COP | |
Photos 1 | billion photos | 2.60 | 2.57 to 2.68 | 2.60 | 2.57 to 2.68 |
CEWE PHOTOBOOK | millions | 6.32 | 6.3 to 6.5 | 6.32 | 6.3 to 6.5 |
Operational Investments 2 | million euros | 59.5 | ~ 77 | 52.0 | ~ 73 |
Revenue | million euros | 864.5 | 870 to 900 | 777.0 | 780 to 810 |
EBIT | million euros | 88.2 | 87 to 93 | 86.0 | 85 to 91 |
EBT 3 | million euros | 88.0 | 86.5 to 92.5 | 87.0 | 84.5 to 90.5 |
Earnings after tax business segments to be continued 4 | million euros | 58.0 | 59 to 64 | 57.7 | 57 to 62 |
Earnings per share business segments to be continued | euro | 8.45 | 8.62 to 9.36 | 8.40 | 8.43 to 9.16 |
New Targets 2026 without Commercial Online-Print (COP)
1 The number of photos is the sum of the images with which CEWE photo products were designed and refers to all images that are used in value-added (CEWE PHOTOBOOK, calendars, wall art, greeting cards, etc.)
2 Outflows from investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, netted against inflows from the sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets; without acquisitions/company acquisitions
3 Without subsequent valuations of equity instruments
4 Based on the normalized group tax rate of the previous year
The ranges of these targets for 2026 reflect the uncertainties that currently arise, for example, from possible developments in demand behavior, from price increases/inflation on the cost of sales and cost side and their potential impact on CEWE's business performance.
Earnings after tax and EPS 2026 with one-time gain from the sale of Commercial Online-Print (COP)Earnings after tax
in mill. Euro
EPS (Earnings per share)
in Euro
57+xx to 62+xx
57 to 62
58.0
Earnings after tax resulting from sale of the discontinued segment COP
8.43+x.x to 9.16+x.x
EPS resulting from sale of the discontinued segment COP
Earnings after tax from business segments to be continued
EPS from business segments to be continued
8.43 to
9.16
8.45
2025 e2026 2025 e2026
CEWE will focus entirely on its core business of Photofinishing and will pursue the following objectives:
Scaling and economies of scale across production,
logistics, and IT
Continuation of the premium brand strategy
Investments in innovation and technology in automation,
standardization, and speed
Targeted acquisitions in Photofinishing to expand customer reach, technology, and regional strength
Acceleration of growth momentum while maintaining a
positive margin trend
2
Results Q1 in a nutshellStrong start to the year: Q1 results confirm 2026 targets
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2.1
5.6
6.1
5.2
7.9
in Mio. Euro
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
138.9
173.4 175.8
165.5
155.3
in Mio. Euro
Group turnover Q1 Group EBIT Q1
Group EBIT reached
€5.6 million, as
planned.
Group turnover rose by
1.4% or €2.4 million.
This clearly confirms the targets for 2026: revenue is expected to reach between
€870 million and €900
million, and EBIT between
€87 million and €93 million.
Rounding errors may occur.
3
Corporate Development by Business Segments
PhotofinishingTIPA World Awards 2026 for CEWE
19
"BEST PHOTOBOOK" - CEWE PHOTOBOOK on Photographic Paper with Memento Pocket
TIPA World Awards 2026 for CEWE
20
"BEST PHOTO SERVICE" - CEWE Wall Calendar XXL
TIPA World Awards 2026 for CEWE
21
"BEST PROFESSIONAL PRINTING APP" - CEWE Online Direct 2.0
TIPA World Awards 2026 for WhiteWall
22
"BEST PHOTO LAB SERVICE - WhiteWall Shopify Lab Connection
The new NIVOCASE by DeinDesign
Business Segment Photofinishing Q1
+1.7%
Turnover
144.8 147.3
112.6
126.1
137.6
Photofinishing turnover increases by 1.7% in the first quarter to €147.3m (Q1 2025: €144.8m). The CEWE
PHOTOBOOK continues to perform very well (with unit sales up 2.2% and turnover up 4.5%), turnover per photo maintains its positive trend, increasing slightly further by +0.1%.
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
in Euro millions
EBIT
2.5
5.2
7.5
-7.5%
5.6 5.1
EBIT for the Photofinishing segment reached €5.1 million in the first quarter (Q1 2025: €5.6 million), while still fully absorbing approximately €0.3 million in additional expenses resulting from the business model adjustment at DeinDesign, as well as the full impact of the increase in personnel costs from the tariff adjustment (€2.1 million), since this adjustment will not recur until the second half of 2026 and will accordingly increase personnel costs in the prior-year comparison base from that point onward. In addition, the result includes approximately €1.0 million in additional marketing expenses, the vast majority of which was "invested" in high-growth international markets.
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
One-off items Q1 2026: -€0.4m
Effects from the purchase price allocation for Cheerz: -€0.2m Effects from the purchase price allocation for WhiteWall: -€0.1m Effects from the purchase price allocation for Hertz: -€0.1m
One-off items Q1 2025: -€0.6m
Effects from the purchase price allocation for Cheerz: -€0.2m Effects from the purchase price allocation for WhiteWall: -€0.3m Effects from the purchase price allocation for Hertz: -€0.1m
» Successful start to the year: Photofinishing business continues to grow in the first quarter
Photofinishing turnover per quarterSeasonal distribution: CEWE 2022 to 2026 - turnover per quarter in m€
Turnover target for 2026: approx. 749 to 779 m€*
* Group turnover excluding the Retail, Commercial Online-Print and Other segments
112,6 126,1 137,6
144,8 147,3
101,2 110,4 122,6 127,3
120,2 128,7 136,1 145,3
282,1 293,6
317,7 328,0
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Q1 Target: 146.0 to 151.9 m€
Q1 Actual: 147.3 m€
Q2 Target:
Q2 Actual:
Q3 Target:
Q3 Actual:
Q4 Target :
Q4 Actual:
»Photofinishing turnover within the planned Q1 target range
Photofinishing-EBIT by QuarterSeasonal distribution: CEWE 2022 to 2026 - EBIT by quarter in m€
EBIT target for 2026: approx. 85.5 to 91.5 m€*
* Group EBIT w/o segments Retail, Commercial Online-Print and Other
74.6 78.2 78.6 83.9
2.5 5.2 7.5 5.6 5.1
0.9 0.7 0.4 0.1
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
-4.3 -4.1 -3.1 -2.9
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2022 2023 2024 2025 e2026
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Q1 target: 4.5 to 5.5 m€
Q1 actual: 5.1 m€
Q2 target:
Q2 actual:
Q3 target:
Q3 actual:
Q4 target:
Q4 actual:
» Photofinishing EBIT within the expected target range in all quarters
+1.6%
Target 2026:
-1% to +3%
Number of prints and turnover Photofinishing Q1Total prints
in millions
Value per photo Turnover per photo (Euro cent per photo)
Turnover Photofinishing
in Euro millions
+1.7%
137.6
126.1
553
562
25.89
26.21
26.23
516
531
24.10
24.42
112.6
467
x
=+0.1%
144.8 147.3
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
» Photo volume and revenue per photo continue to rise, driving an increase in photo finishing revenue
CEWE PHOTOBOOK+2.2%
Target 2026:
-1% to +3%
Q1
in thousands
1,256
1,300
1,329
1,231
1,143
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
» CEWE PHOTO BOOK volume continues to grow by +2.2% in Q1
» The trend toward higher-value CEWE PHOTO BOOKS continues: +4.5% revenue growth in Q1
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Corporate Development by Business Segments
Commercial Online-PrintCommercial Online-Print
Metropolitan area Berlin
Cost leader in industrial online printing
Service focus
» Business and advertising prints: flyers, business cards, stationery, packaging, promotional items, etc.
Business Segment Commercial Online-Print Q1in Euro millions
Turnover
17.8
+0.9%
22.6 21.3 21.9 22.1
Commercial Online-Print (COP) continues to hold its ground in a highly competitive environment and, in the first quarter, even achieves a slight revenue increase of +0.9% to €22.1m despite a persistently declining market (Q1 2025: €21.9m). According to its own assessment, COP's "Best Price Guarantee" continues to support further market share gains.
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
EBIT
0.4
-22.0%
0.7 0.7 0.5
The achieved revenue enables COP to generate EBIT of €0.5m in a highly price-competitive environment, supported by its cost-efficient production (EBIT Q1 2025: €0.7m).
-0.3
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
One-off items Q1 2026: -€0.03m
− Effects arising from the purchase price allocation for Laserline: -€0.03m
One-off items Q1 2025: -€0.03m
− Effects arising from the purchase price allocation for Laserline: -€0.03m
» COP continues to perform well in the market thanks to its best-price guarantee
3
Corporate Development by Business Segments
RetailE-commerce webshops sell hardware (cameras and accessories) and photo products from CEWE at the POS and on the Internet
101 stationary photo retail stores in Scandinavia and Central Eastern Europe
CEWE Retail with focus on Photofinishing business Business Segment Retail * Q1
in Euro millions
Turnover
-3.7%
6.5 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.4
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
The hardware retail business remains well positioned and records revenue of €6.4m, slightly below the prior year as planned (Q1 2025: €6.7m; -3.7%). By focusing on higher-margin photo hardware, CEWE Retail deliberately foregoes comparatively lower-margin sales.
EBIT
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1 -0.2
+70.0%
-0.1
With EBIT of -€0.1m, the retail segment achieves a slightly improved, typical Q1 earnings level in the first quarter (Q1 2025: -€0.2m). Due to the seasonality of the business, hardware retail is traditionally slightly negative in the first quarter.
One-off items Q1 2026: none
One-off items Q1 2025: none
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
» Retail improves its results despite a slight decline in turnover
34 *Hardware only, no photo finishing. Rounding errors may occur.
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Corporate Development by Business Segments
OtherBusiness Segment Other Q1
in Euro millions
Structural and corporate costs, as well as income from property holdings and investments, are reported under the 'Other' business segment.
Turnover
2.0
Following the sale of futalis, no revenue is generated in the "Other" business segment.
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
EBIT
0.1
0.1
0.0
Accordingly, the reported EBIT contribution of the "Other" segment in the first quarter is break-
even at €0.0m (Q1 2025: €0.1m). This slight change is attributable to a marginally lower result
from property leasing activities.
-0.2
-0.2
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
» Business segment "Other" with contribution at expected level
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Financial DetailsConsolidated profit and loss statement Q1 2026
Figures in thousands of euros | Q1 2025 | in % of revenues | Q1 2026 | in % of revenues | ∆ as % | ∆ as th.euros |
Revenues | 173,426 | 100% | 175,826 | 100% | 1.4% | 2,400 |
Increase / decrease in finished and unfinished goods | -353 | -0.2% | -437 | -0.2% | -23.8% | -84 |
Other own work capitalised | 609 | 0.4% | 1,195 | 0.7% | 96.2% | 586 |
Other operating income | 8,386 | 4.8% | 10,323 | 5.9% | 23.1% | 1,937 |
Cost of materials | -40,950 | -23.6% | -41,195 | -23.4% | -0.6% | -245 |
Gross profit | 141,118 | 81.4% | 145,712 | 82.9% | 3.3% | 4,594 |
Personnel expenses | -60,251 | -34.7% | -61,415 | -34.9% | -1.9% | -1,164 |
Other operating expenses | -62,136 | -35.8% | -65,247 | -37.1% | -5.0% | -3,111 |
EBITDA | 18,731 | 10.8% | 19,050 | 10.8% | 1.7% | 319 |
Amortisation/Depreciation | -12,624 | -7.3% | -13,446 | -7.6% | -6.5% | -822 |
Earnings before interest, taxes (EBIT) | 6,107 | 3.5% | 5,604 | 3.2% | -8.2% | -503 |
Financial income | 482 | 0.3% | 344 | 0.2% | -28.6% | -138 |
Financial expenses | -444 | -0.3% | -330 | -0.2% | 25.7% | 114 |
Financial result | 38 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.0% | 63.2% | -24 |
Earnings before taxes (EBT) | 6,145 | 3.5% | 5,618 | 3.2% | -8.6% | -527 |
» The Photofinishing business segment drives the increase in revenue (+€2.5m; +1.7%)
» Other capitalised own work includes self-manufactured CEWE photo stations
» Other operating income increases mainly due to higher income from recyclable residual materials generated in the production processes of the Photofinishing and Commercial Online-Print segments
» Other operating expenses increase mainly due to higher marketing expenses, higher shipping and logistics costs, and higher IT licence costs
» Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment increase in line with the rise in property, plant and equipment (mainly land and buildings as well as technical equipment)
Balance Sheet on 31 MarchAssets
in Euro millions
Liabilities
in Euro millions
504.1
586.2
382.5
544.9
621.9 639.5
419.1
+17.6
621.9 639.5
Non-current assets
Current
assets
393.4
203.7
228.5
220.4
139.5
364.5
172.2
372.8
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Equity
Non-current liabilities
Current liabilities
504.1
544.9
586.2
+28.7
120.1
105.6
97.1
123.4
119.7
66.5
73.7
84.6
74.3
76.3
322.4
365.7
390.3
452.9
424.2
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
» CEWE reports a strong equity ratio of 70.8% (March 31, 2025: 68.2%)
» Total assets increase by €17.6 million (+2.8%): primarily due to an increase in property, plant
and equipment as well as inventories; offset by a decline in cash and cash equivalents
Free cash flow Q1-26.5 -30.4
-24.3
-15.1
-13.0
Cash flow from operating activities
in Euro millions
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Cash flow from investing
activities
in Euro millions
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
-13.7
-9.2
-11.8
-8.0
-25.0
production sites (property invest)
-22.2
-26.9
-38.0
-34.5
production sites (property invest)
-55.3
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Free cash flow
in Euro millions
+ =» Cash flow from operating activities decreased by €3.8 million, primarily due to working capital effects
related to the reporting date
» Cash outflows from investing activities increased, primarily due to purchases of land and buildings as well as investments in technical equipment and machinery in the core business segment of Photofinishing
» Property investments: Last significant productions sites which CEWE did not own are now in our hands
