Overview
Netherlands fitness club operator's 2025 revenue rose 17%, a slight beat versus analyst expectations
Adjusted EBITDA missed analyst estimates
Company opened 85 net new clubs and completed Clever Fit acquisition
Outlook
Basic-Fit expects 2026 revenue between €1.64 bln and €1.69 bln
Company guides 2026 underlying EBITDA less rent of €405 mln to €445 mln
Basic-Fit plans to limit 2026 net club openings to about 50 in existing markets
Result Drivers
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH - Co said 2025 membership rose 13% to 4.82 mln, adding 564,000 members year-on-year
NETWORK EXPANSION - 85 net new club openings and Clever Fit acquisition expanded network to 2,151 clubs
OPERATING LEVERAGE - Overhead cost as a percentage of revenue decreased to 6.7% from 7.2% in 2024
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Revenue
Slight Beat*
EUR 1.42 bln
EUR 1.41 bln (10 Analysts)
FY Adjusted Net Income
EUR 54.30 mln
FY Adjusted EBITDA
Miss
EUR 348 mln
EUR 642.14 mln (7 Analysts)
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the leisure & recreation peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Basic-Fit NV is €37.50, about 26.7% above its March 10 closing price of €29.60
The stock recently traded at 19 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 21 three months ago
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