Cash generation is up 4% compared to September 2023, and net debt has fallen 89 million in the past year
Subscription models continue to drive growth and digital transformation: Santillana reports three million subscriptions, up 5% compared to the same period in 2023, and EL PAÍS exceeds 388,600 subscribers, up 18%
Businesses continue to perform well and in line with expectations
The inaugural edition of this conference will be held on October 14 and 15 at the CaixaForum in Barcelona
Participants will include economist Mariana Mazzucato, columnist Anne Applebaum, author Javier Cercas, and philosopher Daniel Innerarity
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, will inaugurate the forum, which will also feature former Italian Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Enrico Letta, former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Hauts-de-France region Xavier Bertrand, former Foreign Ministers of Spain and Israel José Manuel García Margallo and Shlomo Ben Ami, and former U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Julissa Reynoso
Revenues grew by 3%, EBITDA by 20% and net income improved by 33%, excluding extraordinary items that preclude comparison with the first half of 2023.
Santillana's subscriptions approached three million, up 8% in the first half of the year, while EL PAÍS surpassed 378,000 subscribers, up 23%.
Net debt has been slashed by 56 million euros since December 2023 and Junior debt, the most expensive tranche, has been cut by almost 150 million euros since 2022.