Revenue Increase, Improving Efficiency at AutoWallis

Compared to the first three months of the year, AutoWallis’ operating efficiency improved, and its revenue increased by nearly 21% to HUF 235 billion in the first half of 2025. The company’s EBITDA was HUF 8.1 billion, reducing the difference from the comparable period of the previous year to 10%, as opposed to the 31% shortfall in the first quarter, the company reports on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange.

Some of the measures aimed at increasing profitability and efficiency have already contributed to the improvement, with further favorable effects expected later. The revenue growth was primarily driven by the Retail Business Unit’s revenue, which increased by more than 40%, mainly due to the international acquisitions carried out last year. Following the acquisitions, the company, which represents 29 brands in 17 countries of the region, will continue to seek new acquisition and business development opportunities in line with its growth strategy, in addition to exploiting synergy opportunities.

AutoWallis, listed on the Prime Market of the Budapest Stock Exchange, improved its operating efficiency: its revenue grew by 21% to HUF 235.4 billion in the first half of the year, while its EBITDA reached HUF 8.1 billion. This is only 10% below last year’s figure, while the difference was still 31% at the end of the first quarter. This indicates that the previously announced efficiency-boosting and cost-cutting measures were already successful in the second quarter, while some of their positive effects are expected to materialize later.

Gábor Ormosy, CEO of AutoWallis, explained that in the first half of the year, automotive manufacturer campaigns fell short of last year’s outstanding level, which had an unfavorable impact, while
previously completed acquisitions had a positive effect on the company’s results. Sales performance continues to show an upward trend, which was somewhat offset in the first six months by the
normalization of margins, as well as the increase in operating costs generated by inflation and the effect of wage increases. The CEO emphasized that due to the efficiency-improving and other
measures, AutoWallis achieved an almost HUF 600 million higher EBIDTA in the second quarter compared to the same period last year. Regarding retail trends in the automotive industry, he added that
while new vehicle sales in the EU decreased by 1.9%*, AutoWallis’ relevant markets were on a growth trajectory of 2–7%, typically accompanied by stabilizing inflation and slowly emerging economic growth. The number of new and used vehicles sold by the company rose by 3.4% to 26.314 units in the first six months of the year.