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PRISA reports first-quarter profit after seeing strong growth for all its businesses

26-04-2022

  • The Group announces a positive net result of EUR 100,000 compared to losses of 13.8 million registered between January and March 2021 thanks to restructuring undertaken throughout 2021 and the steady operational improvement of its Education and Media divisions.
  • PRISA generated Q1 revenues of EUR 210.6 million, 32.8% more than in the same period of the previous year.
  • EBITDA, excluding severance payouts, was EUR 43.8 million, 156.3% more than between January and March 2021.
  • The Group’s commitment to digital transformation continues to drive growth: there are nearly 2.5 million students using the company’s subscription models in Latin America (500,000 more than in December); 196,228 subscribers to EL PAÍS (of whom 155,939 are exclusively digital); a total of 77.4 million streaming hours per month (+19%); and 46 million podcast downloads (+49%).

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PRISA appoints Rosa Junquera as its Chief Sustainability Officer

28-03-2022

  • With this newly created position, the company reinforces its commitment in this area, and comes after the recent creation of the Sustainability Committee within the PRISA Board of Directors.

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PRISA embarks on a new stage of growth with its Strategic Plan 2022-2025

22-03-2022

  • Following the reorganization of the Group in 2021 and a recent refinancing deal, PRISA is set to focus its efforts on the organic growth of its two businesses: PRISA Media and Santillana.
  • The Group has outlined a roadmap based on five pillars: financial and corporate stability, a new business culture, growth driven by innovation and digitization, the leadership of its brands and a firm commitment to sustainability.
  • The company foresees revenues in the region of between 950 to 1,050 million euros by 2025, which would mean cumulative annual growth of between 8 and 9%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin will be between 22% and 25% in 2025, compared to 14% in 2021.
  • Cumulative free cash flow will hit 300 million euros in the period 2022-2025.
  • The company redoubles its commitment to corporate governance and sustainability and sets 11 objectives linked to ESG criteria.

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PRISA and Podimo reach strategic agreement to jointly boost the podcast market in Spain, Latin America and hispanic USA

21-03-2022

  • The collaboration between both companies initially extends for two years.
  • The objective is to promote joint initiatives for production, distribution and new business models aimed at the world of podcasting in Spain, Latin America and the US Hispanic market.

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PRISA redoubles its commitment to sustainability and creates a specific sustainability committee on its Board

28-02-2022

PRISA’s board today voted to create a Sustainability Committee on its Board of Directors, with the aim of organizing and actively promoting the Group's sustainability strategy, as well as fostering good corporate governance policies and aligning the management of all of the company's operations with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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PRISA reaches refinancing agreement and closes 2021 by outperforming forecasts

28-02-2022

  • The outline deal extends maturity dates, gives the company greater flexibility to focus on business development and has, for the first time, the support of creditors who stand firmly behind the Group's growth plan.

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