Gentoo Media has insisted it is well set for a strong 2026 despite reporting a 29% year-on-year (YoY) drop in Q4 revenue in 2025 to €25.5m.
The company pointed to “improved operating performance”, noting revenue was up quarter-on-quarter from the €22.7m reported in Q3 and attributed much of YoY slide to one-off M&A and corporate restructure costs.
Adjusted EBITDA for the period dated October to December 2025 stood at €14.9m, with EBITDA before special items 12 months earlier amounting to €14.3m.
The trading update also reported full-year 2025 revenue was €98.6m, down from the €124.5m figure reported in Q4 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA in the latest reporting figures stood at €41.4m, Q4 2024’s EBITDA before special items was €57.2m.
Announcing its preliminary outlook for 2026, revenue is expected to land between €105m-€115m, with adjusted EBITDA in the €49m-€54m range.
Gentoo Media also announced it has mandated ABG Sundal Collier and Pareto Securities to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings starting next month.
As well as that, the firm confirmed it plans to refinance and its outstanding bonds and credit facility.
The public listed affiliate said January 2026 trading was in line with budget and management expectations.
The update read: “Gentoo Media enters 2026 with record-high end-user deposit volumes at partner operators exceeding €200m in Q4 2025, which underpin operator revenue and hence Gentoo Media’s performance-based revenue streams.
“The business operates on a structurally optimised and disciplined cost base, providing a stable platform for continued margin expansion and stronger cash flow generation year-over-year, supported by limited committed investments.
“In 2025, the Group incurred approximately €5m in non-recurring costs related to operational improvement initiatives and restructuring, alongside approximately €38m in cash outflows related to M&A and corporate split activities from prior years.
“In 2026 non-recurring costs are expected to decrease materially, with remaining deferred M&A-related payments of approximately €3.5m.
“The 2026 financial year is also expected to benefit from a significantly more favourable global sporting calendar, including the FIFA World Cup, which historically drives higher user activity and commercial performance compared to 2025 that had no major international sports events.”
Gentoo Media will publish its Q4 interim report on 24 February.
At the time of writing, the affiliate’s share price was up 5.3% at SEK7.16 (59p).
Speaking in December, CFO Mads Albrechtsen claimed the business’ stock was “undervalued” compared to its rivals. Its share price at that time was SEK7.61.
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Publicly listed affiliate sees revenue slide to €25.5m from €35.9m in 2024, with full-year revenue down 21% to €98.6m, but says non-recurring costs to “decrease materially” this year
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