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SOL S.p.A. Half-yearly financial report of the SOL Group as at June 30, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Administrative and controlling bodies
Directors' Interim Report
10. Condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements as at June 30, 2025
16. Notes to the financial statements
63. Certification of the Condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements pursuant to Article 154-bis of Italian Legislative Decree 58/98
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman and Managing Director
ALDO FUMAGALLI ROMARIO
Deputy Chairman and Managing Director
MARCO ANNONI
Director with special powers
GIOVANNI ANNONI
Director with special powers
GIULIO FUMAGALLI ROMARIO
Director with special powers
ANDREA MONTI
Directors
BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS
FEDERICA ANNONI Chairman
MARGHERITA TRONCONI GIOVANNI MARIA
CRISTINA GRIECO ALESSANDRO ANGELO GAREGNANI
(Independent) Regular auditors
ANNA GERVASONI GIUSEPPE MARINO
(Independent) PAOLA DE MARTINI
ANTONELLA MANSI Alternate Auditors
(Independent) ANNALISA RANDAZZO
ELLI MELETI LUCIA FOTI BELLIGAMBI
(Independent)
FRANCESCO GIAMMARIA
(Independent)
GENERAL MANAGERS
DANIELE FORNI CLAUDIO GARBELLINI
AUDITING COMPANY
EY S.P.A.
Via Meravigli n. 12 20123 Milan
Powers granted to the Directors
(CONSOB Communication No. 97001574 dated February 20, 1997)
To the Chairman and Deputy Chairman: legal representation before third parties and the court; several powers of ordinary administration; joint powers of extraordinary administration, it being understood that for the implementation of the relevant acts the signature of one of the two is sufficient with written authorisation from the other; without prejudice to some specific acts of particular importance that are reserved to the competence of the Board of Directors.
To Directors with special appointments: powers of ordinary administration relevant to Legal and Corporate Business (Giulio Fumagalli Romario) and the Organisation of Information Systems (Giovanni Annoni) with single signature.
Condensed half-yearly financial report of the SOL Group as at June 30, 2025 Directors' Interim Report IntroductionThis Condensed Half-yearly financial report as at June 30, 2025, was drawn up pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 58/1998 as amended, as well as with the Issuers' Regulation issued by Consob.
This Condensed half-yearly financial report was prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and approved by the European Union, and was drawn up according to IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting, applying the same accounting standards adopted to prepare the consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2024, with the exception of those illustrated in the Notes to the financial statements.
It has been prepared on a going concern basis in that it has been checked that there are no indicators that the SOL Group will not be able to meet its obligations in the next 12 months.
Alternative performance indicators and definitionsThe Directors' Interim Report and the condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements include economic and financial indicators used by Management to monitor the Group's economic and financial performance. These indicators are not defined or specified in the applicable financial reporting regulations. As the composition of these measures is not regulated by the reference accounting standards, the calculation criterion used by Management may not be consistent with the criterion used by other groups and may therefore not be comparable. The Alternative Performance Measures are constructed exclusively from the historical accounting data and are determined in accordance with the provisions of the Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures issued by ESMA on October 5, 2015, (2015/1415) as per CONSOB Communication no. 92543 of December 3, 2015, and ESMA on April 17, 2020, are not audited "ESMA Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures (APMs)".
The following Alternative Performance Measures are presented in this Management Report:
Gross Operating Margin (EBITDA): It is the difference between "Revenues", "Total Costs" and "Payroll and related costs" and can be derived directly from the consolidated Income Statement. However, this measure is not defined in IFRS accounting standards; as a result, it may not be homogeneous and therefore not comparable with that of other groups.
EBITDA margin: It is calculated as the ratio of EBITDA to "Revenues from sales and services".
Operating result: It represents the "Operating result" that can be derived directly from the Consolidated income statement.
Operating result margin: It is calculated as the ratio of the Operating result to "Revenues from sales and services".
Investments: They represent the sum of the investments shown in the explanatory notes to the consolidated financial statements under "Tangible Fixed Assets" less "Other changes" of the item "Other assets under construction and advances.
Net financial position (net financial indebtedness): It is determined, in accordance with ESMA Guideline 32-382-1138, as the sum of net current borrowing and non-current borrowing, both of which include financial payables arising from lease agreements in accordance with IFRS 16. "Net current borrowing" is the algebraic sum of cash and cash equivalents, current financial assets (such as securities held for trading) and current borrowing.
The SOL Group is mainly engaged in production, applied research and distribution activities pertaining to industrial, pure and medicinal gases, in door-to-door medical care, as well as in the sector for related medical equipment in Europe, Turkey, Morocco, India, Brazil, China, Ecuador and Peru.
The products and services of companies belonging to the Group are used in the chemical, electronics, iron and steel, engineering and foodstuff industries, as well as in sectors such as environmental protection, research and health.
During the first half of 2025, the global economy continued to face a complex environment marked by moderate growth, a slowdown in international trade and uncertain geopolitical developments.
The Eurozone experienced a modest recovery, driven by a gradual decline in inflation and a slight easing of monetary policies, although the industrial sector showed signs of widespread stagnation.
It is reasonable to assume that the general climate of uncertainty will persist in the second half of 2025, albeit with a slight economic recovery.
Highlights of SOL Group resultsNet sales achieved by the SOL Group in the first half of 2025 amounted to Euro 874.1 million, up by 12.1% when compared to Euro 779.6 million in the first half of 2024.
On a like-for-like basis, sales increased by 10.5%.
The gross operating margin was Euro 220.8 million, equating to 25.3% of sales, up by 9.7% when compared with the first half of 2024 (Euro 201.3 million, or 25.8% of sales).
The operating result came to Euro 134.9 million, equating to 15.4% of sales, up by 10.4 million compared to the figure for the same period of 2024 (Euro 122.2 million, or 15.7% of sales).
Net profit, net of estimated taxes, amounted to Euro 83.5 million, compared with Euro 74.9 million in the first half of 2024.
Cash flow amounted to Euro 169.8 million, up compared to the first half of 2024 (Euro 154.0 million).
Capital expenditure recorded in the financial statements totalled Euro 116.3 million (Euro 96.1 million in the same period of 2024).
The average number of staff employed as at June 30, 2025, totalled 7,412 (7,015 in the first half of 2024).
The Group's net financial indebtedness was equal to Euro 516.8 million (Euro 439.3 million as at December 31, 2024). Net of payables recognised in application of IFRS16 (Leases), net financial indebtedness was Euro 424.2 million (Euro 356.3 million as at December 31, 2024).
Operating performance and significant events during the half-yearThe SOL Group achieved an increase in sales of 12.1% (11.0% on a like-for-like basis and net of exchange rate effects) compared to the first half of 2024.
The half-yearly result was positive both in Italy, where sales grew by 9.7%, and abroad, where there was an increase of 13.7%.
The Technical Gas Division achieved sales of Euro 425.3 million, up 9.5% compared to the first half of 2024, mainly due to higher prices related to increases in the main production and transport costs, as well as inflation, compared to the first half of 2024.
The Home Healthcare Service Division, in which the Group operates through Vivisol, experienced significant organic growth thanks to an increase in new patient prescriptions. Sales for this division amounted to Euro 448.8 million, an increase of 14.7% compared to the same period in 2024.
Compared to the first half of 2024, the Gross Operating Margin increased by 9.7% in absolute terms, representing 25.3% of sales (25.8% as at June 30, 2024), while the operating result increased by 10.4% and amounted to 15.4% of sales (15.7% as at June 30, 2024).
Consolidated net profit amounted to Euro 83.5 million, equal to 9.6% of turnover, up 11.5% compared to Euro 74.9 million as at June 30, 2024. Consolidated operating cash flow increased to Euro 169.8 million, equal to 19.4% of turnover, compared to Euro 154.0 million as at June 30, 2024.
The focus of M&A continued to be on regional development of the offer in relevant markets and consolidation of the market position. During the half-year, the subsidiary Airsol Srl acquired 100% of the share capital of "Freyсо Kohlensäure Service GmbH", a German company involved in the production and distribution of technical gases. Further M&A transactions took place after the end of the first half of 2025, as described in the section "Major events occurred after the end of the first half-year".
Intra-group transactions and transactions with related partiesTransactions carried out with related parties, including intra-group transactions, cannot be considered as atypical or unusual, as they are part of the normal activities of Group companies. These transactions are settled at arm's length, taking into account the characteristics of the supplied goods and services.
Information on transactions with related parties, including those required by the Consob communication of July 28, 2006, are shown in the Notes to the Financial Statements of this Condensed half-yearly financial report as at June 30, 2025.
Main risks and uncertainties to which the SOL Group is exposedRisks related to the general economic trend
The Group performance is affected by the increase or decrease of the gross national product, industrial production, cost of energy products and health expense policies adopted in the different European countries in which the Group works.
The uncertain evolution of geopolitical trends and the introduction of import duties could result in a slowdown in certain industrial sectors in the countries where the SOL Group operates.
Risks related to the Group's results
The SOL Group partially operates in sectors considerably regulated by economic cycles related to the trend in industrial production, such as the steel, metal working, engineering, chemical and glass manufacturing industries. In the case of an extended decline in business, the growth and profitability of the Group could be partially affected.
Moreover, government policies for reducing healthcare expenses could reduce margins in the home-care and medical gas and service sectors.
Risks related to the supply chain
The Group is exposed to the risk of an unintentional and sudden interruption in the supply of a specific good, which may depend on factors exogenous or endogenous to the supplier with whom a supply contract exists.
Therefore, if all or part of the supply under some of the existing production agreements were to cease for any reason, there can be no certainty as to the ability of the remaining producers to absorb the production quota of the defaulting or terminated producer, nor can there be any certainty as to the immediate availability of alternative producers in the market.
To minimise this risk, the Group diversifies its sources of supply where possible and subjects all its suppliers to an assessment of their economic and financial soundness, as well as their ethical and reputational compliance, which is updated regularly in order to avoid relationships with unsuitable parties.
Risks related to fund requirements
The SOL Group carries out activities that involve significant investments primarily aimed at increasing production and sales, modernising plants and maintaining existing assets. The financial requirements are generated through cash flows from operating activities and supplemented by access to new loans.
While operational management is expected to continue generating appropriate financial resources for the regular development of the business and organic growth, the use of new loans for extraordinary activities may have more favourable interest rates and spreads than in the recent past.
Other financial risks
The Group is exposed to financial risks associated with its business operations:
credit risk in relation to normal trade transactions with customers;
liquidity risk, with particular reference to the raising of financial resources associated with investments and with the financing of working capital;
market risks (mainly relating to exchange and interest rates and to commodity costs), in that the Group operates internationally in different currency areas and uses interest-bearing financial instruments.
Credit risk
The granting of credit to end customers is subject to specific assessments by means of structured credit facility systems.
Positions amongst trade receivables (if individually significant) for which objective partial or total non-recoverability is ascertained, are subject to individual write-down. Provisions are made on a collective basis for receivables that are not subject to individual write-down, taking into account the historic experience, the statistical data and, as a result of the introduction of the accounting standard IFRS 9, on the basis of a predictive approach, based on the counterparty's probability of default, the ability to recover in case of loss given default and also of expected future losses.
Liquidity risk
The liquidity risk may arise from the inability to obtain, under good financial conditions, the financial resources necessary for the anticipated investments and the financing of working capital.
The Group has adopted a series of policies and processes aimed at optimising the management of financial resources, reducing liquidity risk, such as the maintenance of an adequate level of available liquidity, the obtaining of appropriate credit facilities and the systematic monitoring of the forecast liquidity conditions, in relation to the corporate planning process.
Management believes that the funds and the credit facilities currently available, in addition to those that will be generated by operating and financing activities, will permit the Group to satisfy its requirements resulting from investment activities, working capital management and debt repayments on their natural maturity dates.
Exchange rate risk and commodity cost risk
In relation to sales activities, the Group companies may find themselves with trade receivables or payables denominated in currencies other than the reporting currency of the company that holds them.
A number of Group subsidiary companies are located in countries outside the Eurozone, in particular Switzerland, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the UK, Morocco, Poland, Czech Republic, India, Turkey, Brazil, China, Ecuador and Peru. Since the reference currency for the Group is the Euro, the income statements of these companies are translated into Euro using the average exchange rate for the period and, revenues and margins in local currency being equal, changes in interest rates may have an effect on the equivalent value in Euro of revenues, costs and economic results.
Assets and liabilities of the consolidated companies whose reporting currency is not the Euro can adopt equivalent values in Euro that differ depending on the exchange rate trend. As envisaged by the accounting standards adopted, the effects of these changes are booked directly to shareholders' equity, under the item "Other reserves".
Some Group companies purchase electricity that is used for the primary production of technical gasses. The price of electricity is affected by the Euro/dollar exchange rate and by the price trend of energy commodities. The risk related to their fluctuations is mitigated by signing, if possible and convenient, fixed price purchase contracts or with a variation measured over a longer time period. Moreover, almost all long-term technical gas supply contracts to customers are index-linked in such a way as to cover the fluctuation risks shown above.
With regard to the currency weakness involving the Turkish lira, note that Group companies resident in Turkey operate only within the country, but there could be a negative effect on their profitability as a result of the higher cost of products purchased from third countries.
As the conditions were met, IAS 29 - Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies was applied to the financial statements of Turkish companies as from 2022.
Interest rate risk
The interest rate risk is managed by the Parent Company by centralising most of the medium/long-term debt and by appropriately dividing the loans between fixed rate and floating rate, favouring, when possible and convenient, medium/long-term debt with fixed rates, also through specific Interest Rate Swap agreements.
The Parent Company has stipulated Interest Rate Swap agreements linked to floating rate medium-term loans with the aim of ensuring itself a fixed rate on said loans. The notional value as at June 30, 2025, was Euro 131,428 thousand and the positive fair value was equal to Euro 1,201 thousand.
Risks related to personnel
In various countries in which the Group operates, employees are protected by different laws and/or collective labour contracts that guarantee them the right to be consulted on specific issues - including the downsizing and closing of departments and the reduction of staff numbers - through representations. This could affect the Group's flexibility in strategically redefining its own organisations and activities.
The management of the Group consists of persons of proven expertise who normally have long-standing experience in the sectors in which the Group operates. The replacement of any person in management may require a long period of time.
There are potential risks to the health and safety of workers as well as to compliance with occupational health and safety regulations that are mitigated by the adoption of an integrated management system compliant with ISO 45001.
Risks related to the environment and climate change
The products and the activities of the SOL Group are subject to increasingly complex and strict authorisation and environmental rules and regulations. This concerns manufacturing plants subject to regulations on atmospheric emissions, waste disposal and waste water disposal and the ban on land contamination.
High charges should be shouldered in order to observe such regulations.
During the first few months of 2025, the Group further deepened its previous assessments of the significance of climate change-related risks, both physical and transitional, and their economic/financial implications.
With particular reference to transition risks, which depend on an overall scenario of change in the economic context with a view to limiting the increase in global temperature to 1.5-2°C, as per the agreement signed in Paris, the Board considers that factors related to changes in market demand (increased sensitivity of customers and, more generally, of the Group's stakeholders to sustainability issues), technological evolution (risks related to the necessary technological innovations) and regulatory evolution (i.e. risks arising from legislative or political impositions aimed at triggering change) are of greater importance to the Group.
In this context, in the industrial gas sector, which is characterised by a high energy content in production costs, the Group is constantly monitoring possible regulatory changes in order to meet the expectations of the market and the Group's stakeholders, and has planned investments in photovoltaic and wind power plants in order to increase the share of energy from renewable sources. Although there are currently no circumstances in which the Group's production processes are at risk of becoming obsolete as a result of the transition to a low-carbon economy, the Group intends to reaffirm its commitment to continue with the planned renewal and rationalisation of its plants, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by technological developments to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
On the other hand, the Group is already active in the home care sector, continuously streamlining equipment and introducing new, less polluting technologies.
The common objective of both activities is to limit the fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions generated directly and indirectly by the Group in connection with transport, which is mainly carried out by third-party suppliers.
It should also be noted that all of the above initiatives to limit energy consumption and emissions, as well as the procurement of energy from renewable sources, are outlined in the Group Sustainability Plan.
With regard to the exposure of tangible assets (plants, buildings) to physical risks related to climate change and the business continuity risk resulting from these factors, the Group considers that the overall risk is medium/low and has not identified any need for urgent action or significant investment.
Please refer to the Consolidated sustainability report prepared as at December 31, 2024, for a more detailed discussion of the initiatives implemented by the Group.
Risks related to IT management and data security
The increasing use of IT tools in the management of company activities and the interconnection of company systems with external IT infrastructures expose these systems to potential risks with regard to the availability, integrity and confidentiality of data, as well as the efficiency of the IT tools themselves.
To ensure effective business continuity, the Group adopted a disaster recovery and business continuity system to ensure immediate replication of the main legacy system workstations.
The choice of these systems to be managed in business continuity was made on the basis of a thorough analysis of the related risk.
Moreover, multiple levels of physical and logical protection, at the level of servers and at the level of clients, ensure the active security of data and business applications.
The SOL Group also has innovative artificial intelligence-based products to protect the digital identity of its employees.
Vulnerability analyses and audits on the security of information systems are periodically carried out by independent technicians to check the adequacy of the company's IT systems.
Finally, with regard to the problem of fraud through the use of IT resources by external parties, all employees are periodically informed and trained on the correct use of the resources and IT applications available to them.
Tax risks
The SOL Group is subject to taxation in Italy and in several other foreign jurisdictions.
The various companies of the Group are subject to the assessment of the income tax returns by the competent tax authorities of the countries in which they operate.
As already occurred in the past, any findings reported in the tax audits are carefully assessed and, when necessary, challenged in the appropriate venues.
At present, a dispute is in progress in Italy for findings - considered groundless - on transfer pricing. The opening of the MAP (Mutual Agreement Procedure) between Italy and four other European countries has been requested and is nearing completion.
However, at Group level, this should not have a significant effect on profitability, given that the level of taxation in the countries involved is very similar.
Risks deriving from the war in Ukraine and in the Middle East crisis
The risks to which the SOL Group is exposed in connection with the war between Russia and Ukraine that broke out in February 2022 and the war in the Middle East in October 2023 are essentially indirect, in that there are no activities carried out directly by subsidiaries in the areas involved.
In fact, the likely negative effects caused by the current conflict on the economic growth of European countries could lead to a lower rate of development of the sales of the SOL Group.
Moreover, the wars contribute to create difficulties in maritime transport and keeping the high volatility of the cost of energy products, which is reflected in the cost of purchasing electricity and fuel; this means the risk of not being able to fully transfer cost increases to the sales prices of technical gases and services on the market, with a consequent negative effect on the Group's margins.
The continuation of the wars is also contributing to the inflationary effects of high energy commodity prices, with the consequent negative impact on investment costs and operating expenses, albeit decreasing in the first few months of the year.
In particular, a significant effect on home care activities is on the supply chain of medical equipment, for which there can be delays and difficulties in deliveries and consequent shortages to meet growing demand, as well as an increase in purchase prices.
Other risks
It is stated that the criminal proceedings (No. 6036/2022 GEN. CRIM. REG. - No. 4500/2022) are still pending before the Court of Palermo involving several natural and legal persons, including two former managers of the Subsidiary Company Vivisol Srl, and the latter pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 - are under investigation for offences provided for and punished by Articles 319 and 321 of the Italian Penal Code, allegedly committed in connection with a tender dating back to 2017 called by the ASP of Palermo and from which, inter alia, no profit was made by the company.
In July 2024, the Public Prosecutors in charge of the investigation requested to the G.U.P. that all the persons under investigation be committed for trial. Subsequently, the ASP of Palermo brought civil action. On June 11, 2025, the Preliminary Hearing Judge (G.U.P.) reserved the right to consider the preliminary objections raised by the Parties and postponed the preliminary hearing to September 17, 2025.
It should also be noted that the Public Prosecutor's Office in Enna has also opened proceedings for the same charges and set the preliminary hearing for October 14, 2025.
As already stated in the press releases issued by the Company at the time to report on the matter, Vivisol reaffirms its stance of non-involvement in the matter and the validity of its Organisation, Management and Control Model, which has been in place since 2006 in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 231 and maintains its confidence in the judicial system's recognition of its innocence.
Management and co-ordination activities (pursuant to Article 37, subparagraph 2, Market Regulation issued by Consob)The shareholding structure of SOL S.p.A. consists of a controlling shareholder, Gas and Technologies World B.V., (in turn controlled by Stichting Airvision, a Dutch foundation), which holds 59.978 % of the share capital.
Neither Gas and Technologies World B.V. nor Stichting Airvision manage and co-ordinate SOL S.p.A. pursuant to Article 2497 of the Italian Civil Code in that the majority shareholder, the holding company, only asserts the rights and privileges of each shareholder and does not deal with the management of the Company (fully entrusted to the independent decisions of the Board of Directors of SOL S.p.A.).
Major events occurred after the end of the first half-year and outlook for the current yearWith reference to the period after June 30, 2025, the Swiss subsidiary Sitex S.A. acquired 100% of the share capital of CSAIR Sàrl, the subsidiary Behringer S.r.l. acquired a 70% stake in the share capital of BERMAN S.r.l., AIRSOL S.r.l., a wholly owned subsidiary of SOL S.p.A., acquired an 80% stake in the share capital of Aenduo S.r.l. and a 20% stake in BIOMETHAN GREEN 1 - SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA S.r.l.
Aldo Fumagalli Romario, Chairman of SOL S.p.A., concluded that, in line with the evolution of the international economic and geopolitical situation, with the trend in energy costs and with the resilience of the European economy and industrial production, the SOL Group will continue its growth path in the second half of 2025 through new investments in production and distribution, considering further acquisition opportunities and developing innovative and diversification projects. We confirm our objective of consolidating the good sales performance of the first half-year and maintaining profitability at good levels throughout the year.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors Aldo Fumagalli Romario
Monza, September 11, 2025
Condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements as at June 30, 2025
Consolidated income statement | |||||
(amounts in thousands of Euro) | |||||
Notes | 06.30.2025 | % | 06.30.2024 | % | |
Revenues from sales and services | 1 | 874,083 | 100.0% | 779,564 | 100.0% |
Other revenues and income | 2 | 16,157 | 1.8% | 14,166 | 1.8% |
Revenues | 890,240 | 101.8% | 793,730 | 101.8% | |
Purchase of materials | 223,516 | 25.6% | 196,542 | 25.2% | |
Services rendered | 234,909 | 26.9% | 217,970 | 28.0% | |
Change in inventories | 385 | 0.0% | (6,760) | -0.9% | |
Other costs | 21,222 | 2.4% | 17,787 | 2.3% | |
Total costs | 3 | 480,033 | 54.9% | 425,539 | 54.6% |
Added value | 410,207 | 46.9% | 368,191 | 47.2% | |
Payroll and related costs | 4 | 189,442 | 21.7% | 166,890 | 21.4% |
Gross operating margin | 220,765 | 25.3% | 201,300 | 25.8% | |
Depreciation/amortisation | 5 | 81,842 | 9.4% | 75,538 | 9.7% |
Provisions and write-downs | 5 | 4,073 | 0.5% | 3,604 | 0.5% |
Operating result | 134,850 | 15.4% | 122,158 | 15.7% | |
Financial income | 2,902 | 0.3% | 3,278 | 0.4% | |
Financial expense | (15,235) | -1.7% | (13,438) | -1.7% | |
Results from equity investments | (166) | 0.0% | (215) | 0.0% | |
Total financial income/(expense) | 6 | (12,499) | -1.4% | (10,375) | -1.3% |
Profit (Loss) before income taxes | 122,351 | 14.0% | 111,783 | 14.3% | |
Income taxes | 7 | 34,393 | 3.9% | 33,306 | 4.3% |
Net result from business activities | 87,958 | 10.1% | 78,477 | 10.1% | |
Net result from discontinued operations | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
(Profit)/Loss pertaining to minority interests | (4,435) | -0.5% | (3,553) | -0.5% | |
Net Profit/(Loss) | 83,523 | 9.6% | 74,924 | 9.6% | |
Earnings per share | 0.921 | 0.826 | |||
(amounts in thousands of Euro) | ||||
2Q 2025 | % | 2Q 2024 | % | |
Revenues from sales and services | 440,141 | 100.0% | 394,648 | 100.0% |
Other revenues and income | 7,573 | 1.7% | 7,923 | 2.0% |
Revenues | 447,713 | 101.7% | 402,572 | 102.0% |
Purchase of materials | 109,341 | 24.8% | 99,266 | 25.2% |
Services rendered | 119,614 | 27.2% | 112,282 | 28.5% |
Change in inventories | (257) | -0.1% | (3,641) | -0.9% |
Other costs | 10,980 | 2.5% | 8,869 | 2.2% |
Total costs | 239,679 | 54.5% | 216,776 | 54.9% |
Added value | 208,035 | 47.3% | 185,796 | 47.1% |
Payroll and related costs | 97,517 | 22.2% | 86,488 | 21.9% |
Gross operating margin | 110,518 | 25.1% | 99,308 | 25.2% |
Depreciation/amortisation | 41,295 | 9.4% | 37,780 | 9.6% |
Provisions and write-downs | 1,813 | 0.4% | 1,211 | 0.3% |
Operating result | 67,410 | 15.3% | 60,317 | 15.3% |
Financial income | 580 | 0.1% | 1,427 | 0.4% |
Financial expense | (7,125) | -1.6% | (6,371) | -1.6% |
Results from equity investments | (153) | 0.0% | (243) | -0.1% |
Total financial income/(expense) | (6,698) | -1.5% | (5,187) | -1.3% |
Profit (Loss) before income taxes | 60,712 | 13.8% | 55,130 | 14.0% |
Income taxes | 17,069 | 3.9% | 16,133 | 4.1% |
Net result from business activities | 43,643 | 9.9% | 38,997 | 9.9% |
Net result from discontinued operations | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
(Profit)/Loss pertaining to minority interests | (2,216) | -0.5% | (1,576) | -0.4% |
Net Profit/(Loss) | 41,427 | 9.4% | 37,422 | 9.5% |
Earnings per share | 0.457 | 0.413 | ||
* Data for the second quarter of 2025 and 2024 are not subject to limited audit.
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income(amounts in thousands of Euro)
06.30.2025 | 06.30.2024 | |
Profit/(Loss) for the year (A) | 87,958 | 78,477 |
Components that will never be reclassified to the Income Statement | ||
Actuarial gains/(losses) | 55 | 412 |
Tax effect | (13) | (99) |
Total components that will never be reclassified to the Income Statement (B1) | 42 | 313 |
Components that may be reclassified to the Income Statement | ||
Profits/(losses) on cash flow hedging instruments | (1,795) | (1,284) |
Profits/(losses) deriving from conversion of financial statements of foreign companies | (11,126) | 1,558 |
Tax effect related to other profits (losses) | 431 | 308 |
Total components that may be reclassified to the Income Statement (B2) | (12,490) | 582 |
Total other profits/(losses) net of the tax effect (B1) + (B2) = (B) | (12,448) | 895 |
Overall result for the period (A+B) | 75,510 | 79,372 |
Attributable to: | ||
- shareholders of the parent company | 71,103 | 75,819 |
- minority interest | 4,407 | 3,553 |
(amounts in thousands of Euro) | |||
Notes | 06.30.2025 | 12.31.2024 | |
Tangible fixed assets | 8 | 898,194 | 846,751 |
Goodwill | 9 | 264,221 | 264,395 |
Other intangible fixed assets | 10 | 52,848 | 50,187 |
Equity investments | 11 | 26,712 | 27,233 |
Other financial assets | 12 | 11,552 | 13,999 |
Deferred tax assets | 13 | 21,570 | 18,145 |
NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 1,275,096 | 1,220,710 | |
Non-current assets held for sale | |||
Inventories | 14 | 110,754 | 112,001 |
Trade receivables | 15 | 537,806 | 491,437 |
Other current assets | 16 | 77,052 | 61,792 |
Current financial assets | 17 | 20,341 | 21,411 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 18 | 245,332 | 231,590 |
CURRENT ASSETS | 991,286 | 918,231 | |
TOTAL ASSETS | 2,266,382 | 2,138,942 | |
Share capital | 47,164 | 47,164 | |
Share premium reserve | 63,335 | 63,335 | |
Legal reserve | 10,459 | 10,459 | |
Reserve for treasury shares in portfolio | 0 | 0 | |
Other reserves | 853,610 | 757,589 | |
Retained earnings (accumulated loss) | 1,317 | 1,319 | |
Net Profit | 83,524 | 147,698 | |
Shareholders' equity - Group | 1,059,409 | 1,027,563 | |
Shareholders' equity - Minority interests | 43,014 | 44,028 | |
Profit pertaining to minority interests | 4,435 | 7,259 | |
Shareholders' equity - Minority interests | 47,449 | 51,287 | |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 19 | 1,106,858 | 1,078,851 |
Employee severance indemnities and benefits | 20 | 20,283 | 19,939 |
Provision for deferred taxes | 21 | 17,570 | 14,380 |
Provisions for risks and charges | 22 | 11,316 | 10,860 |
Payables and other financial liabilities | 23 | 678,119 | 594,350 |
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 727,288 | 639,530 | |
Non-current liabilities held for sale | |||
Amounts due to banks | 6,289 | 4,199 | |
Trade accounts payable | 189,578 | 193,541 | |
Other financial liabilities | 99,030 | 97,301 | |
Tax payables | 38,741 | 33,961 | |
Other current liabilities | 98,597 | 91,561 | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | 24 | 432,236 | 420,561 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 2,266,382 | 2,138,942 | |
Consolidated cash flow statement | |||
(amounts in thousands of Euro) | |||
Notes | 30.6.2025 | 30.6.2024 | |
CASH FLOWS GENERATED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
Profit for the year | 83,523 | 74,924 | |
Minority interests in profit/loss | 4,435 | 3,553 | |
Adjustments to items not affecting liquidity | |||
Depreciation/amortisation | 5 | 81,842 | 75,538 |
Results from equity investments | 6 | 166 | 215 |
Interest on loans and on bonds | 6 | 9,181 | 8,466 |
Employee severance indemnities and benefits accrued | 4 | 2,008 | 1,526 |
Provisions for risks and charges | 22 | 4,073 | (2,917) |
Taxes for the period | 7 | 34,393 | 33,306 |
Cash flow before changes in nwc | 219,621 | 194,611 | |
Changes in current assets and liabilities | |||
Inventories | 14 | 1,406 | (6,752) |
Trade receivables | 15 | (46,246) | (7,692) |
Other assets | 13 - 17 | (19,194) | (18,742) |
Suppliers | 24 | (4,306) | 13,477 |
Other liabilities | 4,847 | 16,197 | |
Tax payables | (6,250) | (4,594) | |
Total changes in current assets and liabilities | (69,743) | (8,106) | |
Other adjustments for non-monetary items | (9,061) | (5,936) | |
Taxes paid | (22,663) | (13,290) | |
Cash flow generated by operating activities | 118,154 | 167,279 | |
CASH FLOWS GENERATED BY INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES | |||
Acquisition of tangible fixed assets | 8 | (115,781) | (96,093) |
Changes in right of use and other changes in tangible fixed assets | 10 | (12,071) | (18,388) |
Increases in intangible assets | (5,586) | (13,668) | |
(Increase) decrease in non-current financial assets | 13 | 2,493 | 7,399 |
(Increase) decrease of equity investments and business units | (1,798) | (11,432) | |
Total cash flow from investment activities | (132,743) | (132,182) | |
CASH FLOWS GENERATED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
Repayment of loans | (30,691) | (29,215) | |
Raising of new loans | 115,796 | 53,101 | |
Redemption of bonds | (7,147) | (11,936) | |
Undertaking bonds | 0 | 0 | |
Change in leases | 9,643 | 4,618 | |
Raising (repayment) of shareholders' loans | 0 | (30) | |
Dividends | 19 | (37,780) | (37,925) |
Interest on loans and on bonds paid | (9,289) | (8,529) | |
Total cash flow from financing activities | 40,532 | (29,916) | |
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations | 20 | (14,292) | 2,065 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH IN HAND AND AT BANK | 11,651 | 7,246 | |
CASH IN HAND AND AT BANK AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | 18-24 | 227,392 | 202,437 |
CASH IN HAND AND AT BANK AT END OF YEAR | 18-24 | 239,043 | 209,683 |
(amounts in thousands of Euro)
Share Share premium Legal
capital reserve reserve
Other Total Group Total Total
reserves Net Profit shareholders' minority shareholders'
equity interests equity
Balance as at 12.31.2023 | 47,164 | 63,335 | 10,459 | 661,920 | 145,732 | 928,611 | 46,515 | 975,126 |
Allocation of 2023 profit | - | - | - | 112,173 | (112,173) | - | - | |
Dividend distribution | (33,559) | (33,559) | (4,366) | (37,925) | ||||
Other consolidation changes | (4,250) | (4,250) | 2,416 | (1,834) | ||||
Profit (loss) for the financial year | 894 | 74,924 | 75,819 | 3,553 | 79,372 | |||
Balance as at 06.30.2024 | 47,164 | 63,335 | 10,459 | 770,738 | 74,924 | 966,621 | 48,118 | 1,014,738 |
(amounts in thousands of Euro)
Share Share premium Legal
capital reserve reserve
Other Total Group Total Total
reserves Net Profit shareholders' minority shareholders'
equity interests equity
Balance as at 12.31.2024 | 47,164 | 63,335 | 10,459 | 758,907 | 147,698 | 1,027,563 | 51,287 | 1,078,851 |
Allocation of 2024 profit | - | - | - | 112,325 | (112,325) | - | - | |
Dividend distribution | (35,373) | (35,373) | (2,407) | (37,780) | ||||
Other consolidation changes | (3,884) | (3,884) | (5,839) | (9,723) | ||||
Profit (loss) for the financial year | (12,420) | 83,523 | 71,103 | 4,407 | 75,510 | |||
Balance as at 06.30.2025 | 47,164 | 63,335 | 10,459 | 854,928 | 83,523 | 1,059,409 | 47,448 | 1,106,858 |
These condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements have been drawn up in accordance with the International Accounting Principles (IFRS) established by the International Accounting Standards Board and approved by the European Union. The IFRS are understood to also be all the international accounting standards reviewed (IAS), all the interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC"), previously known as the Standard Interpretations Committee ("SIC").
The Condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements consist of Consolidated outline accounts accompanied by notes to the financial statements. The income statement has been drawn up with the allocation of the costs by nature; the Balance Sheet has been prepared in accordance with the format that highlights the separation of the "current/non-current" assets and liabilities, while the indirect method was adopted for the statement of cash flows, adjusting the profit for the period of non-monetary components. Statement of changes in shareholders' equity shows comprehensive income (expenses) for the year and other changes in Shareholders' Equity. The condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis in that the Group's Directors have assessed that, despite the difficult economic and financial context, there are no significant uncertainties (as defined by IAS 1) as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
In preparing these condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements, drawn up in accordance with IAS 34 -Interim Financial Reporting, the accounting standards, valuation and consolidation criteria applied were those adopted in preparing the consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2024, to which reference is made for a more extensive discussion. Moreover, this condensed consolidated half-yearly financial report was prepared in accordance with the International Accounting Standards applicable as from January 1, 2025, for which reference should be made to the following paragraph "Accounting standards, amendments and interpretations of the IFRS applied as from January 1, 2025".
The analysis of the income statement and the consolidated statement of financial position and cash flow statement has also been carried out, in accordance with the matters anticipated by IFRS 8, highlighting the contribution of the "Technical gases" and "Home-care service" activity sectors taken as primary sectors and providing the most important data relating to the activities by geographic area, Italy and the Rest of the world, identified as secondary sectors.
All the amounts are expressed in thousands of Euro unless otherwise specified.
Group composition and scope of consolidationThe condensed half-yearly consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements as at June 30, 2025, of the SOL S.p.A. Parent Company and of the following companies, pursuant to Article 38, paragraph 2 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 127/91 as amended by the provisions of Italian legislative decree no. 139 of August 18, 2015 "Implementation of directive 2013/34/EU related to the financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of companies, amending directive 2006/43/EC and repealing directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC, for the part related to the regulations of the financial statements and consolidated financial statements".
directly or indirectly controlled subsidiaries, consolidated on a line-by-line basis (amounts of share capital expressed in currency units):
Company name and registered office
Notes
Share capital
Ownership percentage
Direct
Indirect
Total
AIRSOL S.r.l. - Monza
EUR
7,750,000
100.00%
100.00%
ALLERSHAUSEN CARE GmbH - Neufahrn bei Freising
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
BEHRINGER France S.a.r.l. - Saint Andre Lez Lille
EUR
10,000
51.00%
51.00%
BEHRINGER S.r.l. - Genoa
EUR
102,000
2.00%
49.00%
51.00%
Bhoruka Specialty Gases Private Limited - Bangalore
1
INR
204,080
51.00%
51.00%
BiotechSol S.r.l. - Monza
EUR
110,000
51.00%
49.00%
100.00%
BLA SERVICOS HOSPITALARES LTDA. - San Paolo
BRL
15,708,333
55.50%
55.50%
C.T.S. S.r.l. - Monza
EUR
156,000
100.00%
100.00%
Centro Ortopedico Ferranti - Gruppo Vivitop Srl -Palermo
EUR
132,000
33.15%
33.15%
Cryolab S.r.l. - Rome
EUR
509,021
85.00%
85.00%
CRYOS S.r.l. - Peveragno
EUR
40,000
100.00%
100.00%
DIATHEVA S.r.l. - Cartoceto
EUR
260,000
95.00%
95.00%
Direct Medical Limited Company - Athlone
EUR
100
100.00%
100.00%
DN GLOBAL HOMECARE LTDA. - Salvador
BRL
3,734,543
74.00%
74.00%
Dolby Healthcare Limited - Stirling
GBP
300,100
100.00%
100.00%
Dolby Medical Home Respiratory Care Limited -Stirling
GBP
15,100
100.00%
100.00%
Energetika Z.J. d.o.o. - Jesenice
EUR
999,602
100.00%
100.00%
FLOSIT S.A.S. - Casablanca
MAD
12,000,000
99.97%
0.03%
100.00%
France Oxygene Sarl - Templemars
EUR
1,300,000
100.00%
100.00%
Freyco Kohlensäure Service GmbH - Gelsenkirchen
EUR
127,823
100.00%
100.00%
GEBZE GAZ A.S. - Gebze
TRY
48,047,507
85.00%
85.00%
GLOBAL CARE ASSISTENCIA DOMICILIAR LTDA. - San
Paolo
BRL
10,736,528
92.50%
92.50%
Green ASU Plant Private Limited - Bangalore
2
INR
10,000,000
100.00%
100.00%
GTH GAZE INDUSTRIALE S.A. - Bucharest
RON
14,228,583
99.99%
99.99%
GTS Sh.p.K. - Tirana
ALL
292,164,000
100.00%
100.00%
HYDROENERGY Sh.p.K. - Tirana
ALL
1,444,108,950
96.04%
96.04%
I.C.O.A. S.r.l. - Vibo Valentia
EUR
45,760
97.60%
97.60%
Il Point S.r.l. - Verona
EUR
98,800
100.00%
100.00%
Industrias Criogenica Del Peru S.A.C. - Lima
PEN
1,610,000
50.01%
50.01%
Intensivpflegedienst Kompass GmbH - Munich
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
Irish Oxygen Company Limited - Cork
EUR
697,802
50.01%
50.01%
ITOP ORTOPEDIE ASSOCIATE Srl - Palestrina
EUR
10,400
51.00%
51.00%
ITOP SERVIZI Srl - Palestrina
EUR
10,000
51.00%
51.00%
ITOP SpA Officine Ortopediche - Palestrina
EUR
400,000
51.00%
51.00%
JML SERVICOS HOSPITALARES LTDA. - San Paolo
BRL
24,797,590
55.50%
55.50%
KSD KOHLENSAURE-DIENST GmbH - Bretzfeld
EUR
30,000
100.00%
100.00%
MBAR Assistance Respiratoire S.a.s. - Ballan Mire
EUR
7,622
100.00%
100.00%
Medair Oxygen Solution S.r.l. - Slatina
RON
600
70.01%
70.01%
MEDES Srl - Giussago
EUR
10,400
51.00%
51.00%
MEDSEVEN sp.zo.o. - Osielsko
PLN
646,000
100.00%
100.00%
Medtek Medizintechnik GmbH - Grunstadt
EUR
85,000
100.00%
100.00%
MEL a.d. - Trn
BAM
2,005,830
80.00%
80.00%
Midiperf Sante LR - Vendargues
EUR
21,000
100.00%
100.00%
Midiperf Sante France SAS - Vendargues
EUR
632,500
100.00%
100.00%
MTE Medical Technology and Engineering S.r.l. -Surbo
EUR
66,489
75.00%
25.00%
100.00%
ORTHOHUB Srl - Palestrina
EUR
10,000
51.00%
51.00%
P PAR PARTICIPACOES LTDA. - San Paolo
BRL
39,450,845
92.50%
92.50%
p.a.c. Gasservice GmbH - Herne
EUR
52,000
100.00%
100.00%
PALLMED sp.zo.o. - Bydgoszcz
PLN
800,802
100.00%
100.00%
Personal Genomics S.r.l. - Verona
EUR
112,149
100.00%
100.00%
Pielmeier Medizintechnik GmbH - Taufkirchen
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
Polar Ice Limited - Portarlington
EUR
3,672
61.00%
61.00%
POR GROUP Srl - Rome
EUR
30,000
51.00%
51.00%
Portare Distribuidora de Produtos e Servicos Medico-Hospitalar Ltda. - San Paolo
BRL
2,000,000
92.50%
92.50%
Profi Gesundheits - Service GmbH - Weiler bei Bingen
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
PRONEP LAR INTERNACAO DOMICILIAR S.A. - Rio de
Janeiro
BRL
67,918,209
85.00%
85.00%
PRONEP SAO PAULO - SERVICOS ESPECIALIZADOS
DOMICILIARES E HOSPITALARES LTDA. - San Paolo
BRL
1,181,200
85.00%
85.00%
RESPITEK A.S. - Istanbul
TRY
76,667,653
70.00%
70.00%
Shanghai BoHao Health Service Co., Ltd. - Shanghai
CNY
10,000,000
59.29%
59.29%
Shanghai Jiawei Medical Gas Co. Ltd. - Shanghai
CNY
1,000,000
70.00%
70.00%
Shanghai Mu Kang Medical Device Distribution Service Co. Ltd. - Shanghai
CNY
5,000,000
90.00%
90.00%
Shanghai Shenwei Medical Gas Co. Ltd - Shanghai
CNY
10,000,000
90.00%
90.00%
Servicios Integrales de Soporte a la Electromedicina
S.L. - Barcelona
EUR
150,000
51.00%
51.00%
Sisemed Unipessoal Lda. - Lisbon
EUR
3,000
51.00%
51.00%
SITEX MAD Sa - Plan-les-Ouates
CHF
110,000
100.00%
100.00%
SITEX SA - Plan-les-Ouates
CHF
400,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL B S.r.l. - Lessines
EUR
5,508,625
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Bulgaria E.A.D. - Sofia
BGN
19,305,720
100.00%
100.00%
SOL CROATIA d.o.o. - Pula
EUR
2,328,440
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Deutschland GmbH - Krefeld
EUR
7,000,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL France S.a.s. - Eragny
EUR
13,000,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Gas Primari S.r.l. - Monza
EUR
500,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL GROUP LAB S.r.l. - Costabissara
EUR
100,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL HELLAS S.A. - Maroussi
EUR
12,126,063
99.81%
99.81%
SOL HUNGARY KFT - Dunaharaszti
HUF
50,020,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Hydropower d.o.o. - Skopje
MKD
2,460,200
100.00%
100.00%
SOL India Private Limited - Chennai
INR
703,991,650
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Kohlensaure GmbH & Co. KG - Burgbrohl
EUR
20,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Kohlensaure Verwaltungs GmbH - Burgbrohl
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Kohlensaure Werk GmbH & Co. KG - Burgbrohl
EUR
10,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Nederland B.V. - Tilburg
EUR
2,295,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Real Estate Deutschland GmbH - Neufahrn bei Freising
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL SEE d.o.o. - Skopje
MKD
497,554,300
97.16%
2.84%
100.00%
SOL Slovakia s.r.o. - Bratislava
EUR
75,000
100.00%
100.00%
SOL Srbija d.o.o. - Nova Pazova
RSD
317,193,834
67.16%
32.84%
100.00%
SOL T.G. GmbH - Wiener Neustadt
EUR
5,726,728
100.00%
100.00%
SOL TK A.S. - Istanbul
TRY
331,812,103
100.00%
100.00%
SoleoMed GmbH - Merklingen
EUR
26,000
80.00%
80.00%
SOL-K Sh.p.K. - Gracanica
EUR
2,010,000
99.72%
0.28%
100.00%
SPG - SOL Plin Gorenjska d.o.o. - Jesenice
EUR
8,220,664
54.85%
45.15%
100.00%
SpitexAloha GmbH - Basel
CHF
20,000
100.00%
100.00%
SPITEX PERSPECTA AG - Basel
CHF
100,000
100.00%
100.00%
Sterimed S.r.l. - Surbo
EUR
100,000
100.00%
100.00%
Swissgas Del Ecuador S.A.S. - Guayaquil
USD
13,200,000
50.01%
50.01%
T.P.J. d.o.o. - Jesenice
EUR
2,643,487
64.11%
35.89%
100.00%
TGP A.D. - Petrovo
BAM
1,177,999
61.45%
26.04%
87.49%
TGS d.o.o. - Skopje
MKD
419,220,422
100.00%
100.00%
TGT A.D. - Trn
BAM
970,081
75.18%
75.18%
UNIT CARE SERVICOS MEDICOS LTDA. - San Paolo
BRL
2,084,000
94.75%
94.75%
VITORIA MEDICINA DOMICILIAR LTDA. - Vitoria
BRL
2,092,845
85.00%
85.00%
Vivicare GmbH - Neufahrn bei Freising
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
Vivicare Holding GmbH - Neufahrn bei Freising
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Adria d.o.o. - Mengeš
EUR
7,500
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL B Srl - Lessines
EUR
162,500
0.08%
99.92%
100.00%
VIVISOL Brasil Ltda. - San Paolo
BRL
18,159,000
100.00%
100.00%
Vivisol Calabria S.r.l. - Vibo Valentia
EUR
10,400
98.32%
98.32%
VIVISOL Czechia s.r.o. - Praga
CZK
100,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Deutschland GmbH - Neufahrn bei Freising
EUR
2,500,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL France Sarl - Vaux Le Penil
EUR
3,503,600
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL GULF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RENTAL L.L.C -
Dubai
AED
300,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Heimbehandlungsgeräte GmbH - Vienna
EUR
726,728
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Hellas S.A. - Athens
EUR
1,879,716
99.95%
99.95%
VIVISOL Iberica S.L.U. - Arganda del Rey
EUR
5,500,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Intensivservice GmbH - Regensburg
EUR
40,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Napoli S.r.l. - Marcianise
EUR
98,800
87.00%
87.00%
VIVISOL Nederland B.V. - Tilburg
EUR
500,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Portugal Unipessoal LDA - Condeixa-a-Nova
EUR
100,000
100.00%
100.00%
VIVISOL Silarus Srl - Battipaglia
EUR
18,200
60.90%
60.90%
VIVISOL Srl - Monza
EUR
2,600,000
51.00%
49.00%
100.00%
WIP Weiterbildung in der Pflege GmbH - Neufahrn
bei Freising
EUR
25,000
100.00%
100.00%
WonsakKohlensaure-Service GmbH - Hamburg
EUR
25,000
55.00%
55.00%
The Group's share as at June 30, 2025, includes a 5.40 % equity investment of Simest SpA; under an agreement entered into between Sol SpA and SIMEST SpA on November 25, 2022, SOL SpA is under obligation to repurchase the entire Simest SpA share by November 30, 2030.
The Group's share as at June 30, 2025, includes a 47.44 % equity investment of Simest SpA; under an agreement entered into between Sol SpA and SIMEST SpA on November 25, 2022, SOL SpA is under obligation to repurchase the entire Simest SpA share by November 30, 2030.
jointly controlled companies, consolidated by adopting the equity method (amounts of share capital expressed in currency units):
Company Name and Registered Office
Share capital
Ownership
percentage
Consorzio EcoDue - Monza
EUR
800,000
50.00%
CT Biocarbonic GmbH - Zeitz
EUR
50,000
49.80%
non-consolidated subsidiary and associated companies, carried at cost (amounts of share capital expressed in currency units):
Company Name and Registered Office
Share capital
Ownership
percentage
FLOSIT PHARMA S.A.S. - Casablanca
MAD
5,000,000
100.00%
GTE sl - Barcelona
EUR
12,020
100.00%
SOMNOmedics GmbH - Randersacker
EUR
30,000
15.00%
ZDS JESENICE d.o.o. - Jesenice
EUR
10,000
75.00%
FLOSIT PHARMA S.A. and G.T.E. Sl were not consolidated in that they were inactive and not relevant for the purposes of giving a true and fair view of the financial position, the results of the operations and the cash flows of the Group.
The company SOMNOmedics GmbH has not been consolidated since it is a non-controlling interest. ZDS Jesenice d.o.o. was not consolidated since it is administered by a minority shareholder.
associated companies, consolidated by adopting the equity method (amounts of share capital expressed in currency units):
Company Name and Registered Office
Share capital
Ownership
percentage
CONSORGAS Srl - Milan | EUR | 500,000 | 25.79% |
NEMO LAB Srl - Milan | EUR | 14,286 | 30.00% |
Nippon Sanso Shenwei Gases Co. Ltd - Shanghai | CNY | 18,224,460 | 31.62% |
OXY TECHNICAL GASES d.o.o. - Karlovac | EUR | 13,500,000 | 40.00% |
Shanghai ShenWei Gas Filling Co. Ltd - Shanghai | CNY | 1,000,000 | 36.50% |
Finally, equity investments in other companies were carried at fair value through profit and loss, as they cannot be included among subsidiary and associated companies.
The scope of consolidation between June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, underwent the following changes:
with the inclusion of Freyco Kohlensäure Service GmbH, acquired in September 2025,
with the increase in the shareholdings in CRYOS S.r.l. from 85.00% to 100.00%,
with the increase in the shareholdings in DIATHEVA S.r.l. from 91.68 % to 95.00%,
with the increase in the shareholdings in IL POINT S.r.l. from 81.00 % to 100.00%,
with the increase in shareholdings in SOL HELLAS S.A. from 99.76% to 99.81%,
with the increase in shareholdings in VIVISOL NAPOLI S.r.l. from 81.00% to 87.00%,
with the decrease in shareholdings in CT Biocarbonic GmbH from 50.00% a 49.80%,
with the inclusion of Shanghai BoHao Health Service Co., Ltd. following an increase in shareholdings from 49.00% to 84.70%,
with the exclusion of ANAPNOI MONOPROSOPI IKE, which merged with VIVISOL Hellas S.A. on January 1, 2025.
General principles
Further to the enforcement of Legislative Decree no. 38 of February 28, 2005, implementing in the Italian regulations the European Regulation No. 1606 of July 19, 2002, starting from January 1, 2005, the SOL Group adopted the international accounting standards (IAS/IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB), as approved by the European Union.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the financial statements and the related notes in accordance with the IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that have an effect on the values of the financial statement revenues, costs, assets and liabilities and on the disclosures relating to the potential assets and liabilities as of the reporting date.
In general, the use of estimates is particularly relevant for provisions for bad debts, impairment tests, employee benefits, taxation, provisions for risks, determining the lease term.
The SOL Group does not carry on activities characterised by significant seasonal or cyclical changes in total sales for the year.
Income taxes are calculated based on the best estimate of the expected rate for the whole financial year.
Consolidation of foreign companies
All the assets and liabilities of foreign companies denominated in currency other than the Euro that are included within the scope of consolidation are converted using the exchange rates in force at the reporting date (current exchange rate method). Income and costs are translated using the average rate for the year. The exchange differences emerging from the application of this method are classified as an equity account until the equity investment is disposed of.
Goodwill and adjustments to the fair value generated by the acquisition of a foreign company are stated in the relevant currency and translated using the period-end exchange rate.
The exchange rates used for converting the financial statements not expressed in Euro are indicated in the table below:
Currency | Exchange rate on 06.30.2025 | Average exchange rate 1st half of 2025 | Exchange rate on 12.31.2024 | Average exchange rate 2024 | Exchange rate on 06.30.2024 | Average exchange rate 1st half of 2024 | ||||||
Czech Koruna | Euro | 0.04041 | Euro | 0.04000 | Euro | 0.03971 | Euro | 0.03981 | Euro | 0.03996 | Euro | 0.03997 |
Macedonian dinar | Euro | 0.01624 | Euro | 0.01624 | Euro | 0.01628 | Euro | 0.01624 | Euro | 0.01623 | Euro | 0.01624 |
Serbian dinar | Euro | 0.00853 | Euro | 0.00853 | Euro | 0.00856 | Euro | 0.00854 | Euro | 0.00854 | Euro | 0.00854 |
Emirates Dirham | Euro | 0.23233 | Euro | 0.24912 | Euro | 0.26210 | Euro | 0.25157 | Euro | - | Euro | - |
Moroccan dirham | Euro | 0.09450 | Euro | 0.09560 | Euro | 0.09511 | Euro | 0.09297 | Euro | 0.09385 | Euro | 0.09232 |
US Dollar | Euro | 0.85324 | Euro | 0.91489 | Euro | 0.96256 | Euro | 0.92387 | Euro | 0.93414 | Euro | 0.92491 |
Hungarian forint | Euro | 0.00250 | Euro | 0.00247 | Euro | 0.00243 | Euro | 0.00253 | Euro | 0.00253 | Euro | 0.00256 |
Swiss franc | Euro | 1.06986 | Euro | 1.06230 | Euro | 1.06247 | Euro | 1.04976 | Euro | 1.03799 | Euro | 1.03999 |
Albanian lek | Euro | 0.01020 | Euro | 0.01013 | Euro | 0.01020 | Euro | 0.00993 | Euro | 0.00996 | Euro | 0.00978 |
Bulgarian lev | Euro | 0.51130 | Euro | 0.51130 | Euro | 0.51130 | Euro | 0.51130 | Euro | 0.51130 | Euro | 0.51130 |
Turkish Lira | Euro | 0.02147 | Euro | 0.02432 | Euro | 0.02722 | Euro | 0.02811 | Euro | 0.02842 | Euro | 0.02842 |
Convertible mark | Euro | 0.51129 | Euro | 0.51129 | Euro | 0.51129 | Euro | 0.51129 | Euro | 0.51129 | Euro | 0.51129 |
New Romanian leu | Euro | 0.19691 | Euro | 0.19984 | Euro | 0.20103 | Euro | 0.20102 | Euro | 0.20091 | Euro | 0.20104 |
Nuevo Sol | Euro | 0.24039 | Euro | 0.24887 | Euro | 0.25606 | Euro | 0.24615 | Euro | 0.24377 | Euro | 0.24657 |
Brazilian real | Euro | 0.15532 | Euro | 0.15896 | Euro | 0.15563 | Euro | 0.17158 | Euro | 0.16974 | Euro | 0.18200 |
Indian rupee | Euro | 0.00994 | Euro | 0.01063 | Euro | 0.01124 | Euro | 0.01104 | Euro | 0.01120 | Euro | 0.01111 |
British pound | Euro | 1.16891 | Euro | 1.18720 | Euro | 1.20601 | Euro | 1.18117 | Euro | 1.18150 | Euro | 1.17021 |
Yuan Renminbi | Euro | 0.11909 | Euro | 0.12617 | Euro | 0.13187 | Euro | 0.12841 | Euro | 0.12862 | Euro | 0.12819 |
Polish Zloty | Euro | 0.23572 | Euro | 0.23635 | Euro | 0.23392 | Euro | 0.23224 | Euro | 0.23207 | Euro | 0.23166 |
Hyperinflationary economies
The SOL Group controls companies based in Turkey, a country that has been defined as having high inflation in 2022, as the cumulative inflation rate over the last three years has exceeded 100 %. According to the accounting standard IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies, the financial statements of Turkish companies must be restated according to specific procedures and a valuation process, in order to eliminate the distorting effects of the loss of the purchasing power of money.
In the income statement, costs and revenues are revalued by applying the change in the general consumer price index. With regard to the balance sheet, monetary items are not revalued as they are already expressed in the current unit of measurement at the end of the reporting period; On the other hand, non-monetary assets and liabilities are revalued from the date of initial recognition to the end of the reporting period.
The financial statements are translated into Euro by applying the period-end exchange rate for both balance sheet and income statement items.
Accounting standards, amendments and interpretations of the IFRS applied as from January 1, 2025The Group applied the following accounting standards, amendments and interpretations of the IFRS for the first time as from January 1, 2025:
On August 15, 2023, the IASB published the document called "Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability". The amendments to IAS 21 specify how an entity should consider whether a currency is convertible and how it should determine the spot exchange rate when convertibility is absent. The amendments also require the disclosure of information that enables users of the financial statements to understand how the currency that is not convertible into another currency affects, or is expected to affect, the entity's financial performance, financial position and cash flows. The amendments shall take effect for financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. These amendments had no significant impact on the Group's financial statements for the period under review.
IFRS and IFRIC accounting standards, amendments and Interpretations applicable to financial statements for financial years beginning after January 1, 2025, and/or documents not yet approved by the EU as at June 30, 2025
At the end of the reporting period, the competent bodies of the European Union have not yet completed the approval process required to adopt the amendments and standards described below:
IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
On April 9, 2024, the IASB published a new standard IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, which will replace IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. The new standard aims to improve the presentation of the main financial statements and introduces significant changes with regard to the income statement. The new standard will become effective beginning on January 1, 2027, but earlier application is permitted. The directors are currently assessing the possible effects of the introduction of their new standard on the Group's consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments-Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7
On May 30, 2024, the IASB published the document "Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments-Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7″. The paper clarifies a number of problematic issues that have emerged from the post-implementation review of IFRS 9, including the accounting treatment of financial assets whose returns vary when ESG objectives are met (i.e. green bonds). With these amendments, the IASB also introduced additional disclosure requirements for investments in equity instruments designated as FVOCI. The amendments will apply as from the financial statements for financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The directors do not expect a significant effect on the Group's consolidated financial statements through the adoption of this amendment.
IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures
In May 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 19, which allows eligible entities to elect to reduce their disclosure requirements while continuing to apply the recognition, measurement and presentation requirements in other IFRS accounting standards. To be eligible, an entity must be a subsidiary as defined in IFRS 19 at the end of the financial year, it must not have "public accountability" and it must have a parent company (ultimate or intermediate) that presents consolidated financial statements that are publicly available and prepared in accordance with IFRS accounting standards. IFRS 19 will become effective for financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, with early application permitted.
Annual improvements Volume 11
The IASB's annual improvement project provides a simplified process for efficiently managing a series of amendments to IFRS. The main objective of the process is to improve the quality of the standards by amending existing IFRSs to clarify guidelines and wording, or to correct relatively minor unintended consequences, conflicts or oversights. The Group will adopt these new standards, amendments and interpretations, based on
the expected date of application, once they have been approved by the European Union. At present, the assessment of the possible effects of introducing these amendments on the consolidated financial statements is being verified.
Notes | |||||
Income statement | |||||
1. Net sales | |||||
Balance as at | 06.30.2025 | 874,083 | |||
Balance as at | 06.30.2024 | 779,564 | |||
Change | 94,519 | ||||
Revenues by type of business break down as follows: | |||||
Description | 06.30.2025 | 06.30.2024 | Change | ||
Technical gases | 425,298 | 388,462 | 36,836 | ||
Home care | 448,785 | 391,102 | 57,683 | ||
Total | 874,083 | 779,564 | 94,519 | ||
Reference should be made to the "Operating performance" section and to the analysis of the results by type of business for the relevant comments.
The effect of applying IAS 29 "Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies" to companies in Turkey was insignificant.
2. Other revenues and income
Balance as at | 06.30.2025 | 16,157 |
Balance as at | 06.30.2024 | 14,166 |
Change | 1,991 |
The item "Other revenues and income" breaks down as follows:
Description | 06.30.2025 | 06.30.2024 | Change |
Capital gains on disposal | 1,571 | 634 | 937 |
Grants received | 696 | 346 | 350 |
Real estate rentals | 583 | 256 | 327 |
Other | 13,307 | 12,929 | 2,261 |
Total | 16,157 | 14,166 | 1,991 |
3. Total costs | |||||
Balance as at | 06.30.2025 | 480,033 | |||
Balance as at | 06.30.2024 | 425,539 | |||
Change | 54,493 | ||||
The breakdown of the item is as follows: | |||||
Description | 06.30.2025 | 06.30.2024 | Change | ||
Purchase of materials | 223,516 | 196,542 | 26,974 | ||
Services rendered | 234,909 | 217,970 | 16,939 | ||
Change in inventories | 385 | (6,760) | 7,145 | ||
Other costs | 21,222 | 17,787 | 3,435 | ||
Total | 480,033 | 425,539 | 54,493 | ||
The item "Purchases of materials" includes purchases of gas and materials, electricity, water, diesel and methane for production, subject to price fluctuations in line with market trends.
The item "Services rendered" includes costs of transports, maintenance, third-party services, consultancy and insurances.
The item "Other costs" includes rentals, taxes other than income tax, contingent liabilities and capital losses.
Payroll and related costs
Balance as at
06.30.2025
189,442
Balance as at
06.30.2024
166,890
Change
22,552
The breakdown of the item is as follows:
Description
06.30.2025
06.30.2024
Change
Wages and salaries
148,192
131,338
16,854
Social security charges
39,242
34,027
5,216
Employee severance indemnities
2,008
1,526
483
Total
189,442
166,890
22,552
Amortisation/depreciations, provisions and write-downs, non-recurring expenses
Balance as at
06.30.2025
85,915
Balance as at
06.30.2024
79,142
Change
6,773
The breakdown of the item is as follows:
Description
06.30.2025
06.30.2024
Change
Depreciation/amortisation
81,842
75,538
6,304
Provisions and write-downs
4,073
3,604
469
Total
85,915
79,142
6,773
The breakdown of the item "Amortisation and depreciation" of intangible and tangible fixed assets and rights of use by asset category is presented below:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets and Rights of use
Description
06.30.2025
06.30.2024
Change
Land
245
215
30
Buildings
9,860
9,155
705
Plant and machinery
11,175
11,616
(441)
Industrial and commercial equipment
44,272
40,788
3,485
Other assets
10,986
9,751
1,235
Total
76,538
71,525
5,013
The increase in depreciation is linked to investments made during the period, amounting to Euro 116.3 million.
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Description
06.30.2025
06.30.2024
Change
Buildings
3,458
3,095
363
Plant and machinery
11,150
11,596
(446)
Industrial and commercial equipment
44,246
40,751
3,495
Other assets
4,997
4,491
505
Total
63,851
59,934
3,916
Right-of-use depreciation
Description
06.30.2025
06.30.2024
Change
Land
245
215
30
Buildings
6,402
6,060
342
Plant and machinery
25
19
5
Industrial and commercial equipment
26
37
(10)
Other assets
5,990
5,260
730
Total
12,688
11,591
1,097
Amortisation of other intangible fixed assets
Description
06.30.2025
06.30.2024 Change
Development costs
844
133
711
Patents and rights to use patents of others
76
71
5
Concessions, licences and trademarks
4,030
3,357
673
Other
353
452
(99)
Total
5,304
4,013
1,290
The breakdown of the item "Provisions and write-downs" is as follows:
Description
30.6.2025
30.6.2024
Change
Provisions for bad debts
2,677
3,372
(695)
Provisions for risks
832
232
600
Write-downs of tangible fixed assets and ROU
564
564
Total
4,073
3,604
469
Financial income / (expenses)
Balance as at | 06.30.2025 | (12,499) |
Balance as at | 06.30.2024 | (10,375) |
Change | (2,124) |
The breakdown of the item is as follows: | |||
Description | 06.30.2025 | 06.30.2024 | Change |
Financial income | 2,902 | 3,278 | (376) |
Financial expense | (15,235) | (13,438) | (1,798) |
Results from equity investments | (166) | (215) | 50 |
Total | (12,499) | (10,375) | (2,124) |
The breakdown of the item "Financial income" is as follows:
Description | 06.30.2025 | 06.30.2024 | Change |
From equity investments in other companies | 8 | 0 | 7 |
From long-term receivables | 23 | 289 | (266) |
Interest on investment securities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Interests on securities not held as fixed assets | 72 | 61 | 10 |
Interest on banks and postal accounts | 801 | 1,117 | (316) |
Interest from customers | 491 | 138 | 353 |
Exchange rate gains | 910 | 1,122 | (212) |
Other financial income | 596 | 550 | 47 |
Total | 2,902 | 3,278 | (376) |
For further information on derivatives, see paragraph "Payables and other financial liabilities".
The breakdown of the item "Financial expense" is as follows: