Uzin Utz SE generated sales revenues of EUR 185,937 thousand in the reporting year. This represents an increase of 8.5% compared to the previous year (171,335). Within Germany, sales revenues amounted to EUR 104,319 thousand, up 4.8% from the previous year (99,496), and abroad, sales revenues amounted to EUR 81,619 thousand, up 13.6% from the previous year (71,839). The forecast of slight sales growth was thus achieved.

Due to the company’s batch-oriented production process and the typically very short time between order placement and delivery, production generally takes place for an anonymous market. Comments on the order backlog are therefore not meaningful. Shipments are typically made on a country-by-country basis within one or two business days of order receipt. Deliveries are made from inventory, which at Uzin Utz SE regularly amounts to approximately 1.0 months of sales (1.1).

Total operating performance rose by 8.5% to EUR 186,244 thousand (171,602) due to the increase in sales.

The cost of materials increased to EUR 96,021 thousand (85,261). Due to a change in the product and customer mix, the material intensity ratio was 51.6%, up from the previous year (49.7). (In accordance with BilRUG, the calculation of the material intensity ratio also includes revenue for which there is no corresponding material usage.)

The decline in other operating income to EUR 642 thousand was primarily due to a decrease in foreign exchange gains. The net effect of foreign exchange gains in other operating income and foreign exchange losses in other expenses was negative at EUR 391 thousand, whereas it was positive in the prior year (459).

Personnel expenses increased by EUR 5,412 thousand to EUR 48,263 thousand (42,851), primarily due to an increase in headcount and wage increases. Accordingly, personnel expenses as a percentage of total revenue rose to 25.9% (25.0).

At EUR 4,815 thousand, depreciation and amortization remained at the previous year's level (4,841).

Other operating expenses increased by EUR 3,772 thousand to EUR 38,313 thousand, primarily due to higher operating and administrative expenses. Accordingly, other operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue rose to 20.6% (20.1).

In the 2025 reporting year, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to EUR -585 thousand, which is EUR 5,979 thousand lower than the previous year’s figure (5,394). At -0.3%, the EBIT margin is lower than the previous year’s figure (3.1%). The forecast of a moderate decline in EBIT and a slight reduction in the EBIT margin was not met for the reasons stated.

The financial result increased to EUR 22,067 thousand (11,786). Profit distributions and profit allocations from various associated companies resulted in income from investments of approximately EUR 22,431 thousand (17,087). The financial result excluding income from investments was EUR -364 thousand, an improvement over the prior-year figure (-5,301). This was due to a write-down of EUR 5,000 thousand on the carrying amount of the investment in Utz Inc. in the prior year. Interest income from banks and affiliated companies increased compared to the prior year.

At EUR 18,913 thousand, the net profit for the year was around EUR 4,655 thousand higher than the previous year's figure (14,258).