AcadeMedia AB0RHN
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Record Q4 sales and margin expansion, with adjusted EBITDA up 16.2% and margin improving to 9.8%.
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AcadeMedia AB reported record fourth-quarter results with net sales up 10.6% to SEK 5.7 billion and adjusted EBITDA up 16.2% to SEK 552 million, improving the margin to 9.8% from 9.3%. For the full year, net sales increased 7% to SEK 20.4 billion, and adjusted EBITDA rose 15.3% to SEK 1.5 billion, bringing the margin to 7.4%, within the company's 7%-8% target range for the first time in several years. Organic growth in Q4 was 10.2%, and student numbers increased 5.2%. Free cash flow in Q4 declined to SEK 354 million from SEK 532 million, primarily due to acquisition-related payments and a SEK 70 million negative calendar effect from municipal payment timing in Norway. The preschool international segment was a key driver, with net sales up 16% to SEK 2.3 billion and adjusted EBITDA up 24.9% to SEK 260 million, though CFO Petter Sylvan cautioned that the coming year will be a consolidation year with no similar margin increases expected. Leverage stood at 0.9 times adjusted EBITDA, well below the 3 times target, and the company noted regulatory changes in Sweden will require IT investments of up to SEK 25 million.
AcadeMedia ABRecord Q4 sales and margin expansion, with adjusted EBITDA up 16.2% and margin improving to 9.8%.
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