HolidayCheck Group AG reported earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. The company reported first-quarter revenue rose by 24%, EUR 8 million to EUR 41.4 million compared with EUR 33.4 million a year ago. At EUR 6 million, EBITDA ended the period 44.2%, EUR 1.8 million higher compared with the EUR 33.4 million a year ago. Operating EBITDA increased by 40.9%, EUR 1.8 million from EUR 4.4 to EUR 6.2 million. EBIT improved from EUR 2.8 million in the first quarter of 2017 to EUR 4.5 million, an increase of EUR 1.7 million. EBT (earnings before tax) rose from EUR 2.8 million to EUR 4.4 million in the period under review. At EUR 3.4 million, consolidated net profit from continued operations in the first quarter was up by EUR 1.5 million in 2018 from the corresponding figure of EUR 1.9 million in 2017. Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations rose from EUR 0.03 in the first quarter of the previous year to EUR 0.06 in the first quarter of 2018.

The Management Board's forecast for 2018 expects operating EBITDA to lie between EUR 2.5 million and EUR 6.5 million. The company anticipates a year-on-year increase of between 8 and 13% in the company's total revenue in 2018, after adjusting for any acquisitions or disposals of long-term equity investments and any new company formations.