Ringmetall SE (ISIN: DE000A3E5E55), a leading international specialist supplier in the packaging industry, held its Annual General Meeting in virtual form in Munich on June 16th. The meeting saw a shareholder representation of 75.94 percent of the company's share capital of EUR 29,069,040.00, up from 70.7 percent in the previous year.
Against a persistently challenging economic backdrop, the company reported a 7.3 percent increase in consolidated revenue to EUR 187.7 million in the 2025 financial year, driven primarily by acquisitions made in the previous year and during the fiscal year. However, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) decreased by 3.1 percent to EUR 23.0 million from EUR 23.7 million in the prior year. The decline reflects a one-off effect included in the previous year, the weak US dollar, and subdued bag-in-box business.
Despite the mixed results, the Annual General Meeting voted in favor of an unchanged dividend payment of EUR 0.10 per outstanding share, reflecting the company's overall solid development.
In addition to standard agenda items such as the appropriation of retained profit, discharge of the Management Board and Supervisory Board, election of the auditor, and approval of the remuneration report, shareholders voted on the creation of new authorized capital for 2026. This authorized capital will allow for cash and non-cash capital increases with the option to exclude subscription rights. The existing authorized capitals from 2018 and 2021 were simultaneously abolished, and the Articles of Association were amended accordingly.
The voting results showed high approval rates across all agenda items: Agenda item 2 received 99.90 percent approval, item 3a 98.29 percent, item 3b 97.80 percent, item 4 98.61 percent, item 5 99.90 percent, item 6 92.07 percent, and item 7 95.23 percent.
"2025 was a year of significant strategic steps for us, especially in the Liner business unit, which we have significantly strengthened through several acquisitions," said Christoph Petri, CEO of Ringmetall SE. "We will continue on this path in 2026. Even though the market environment remains challenging, we remain confident about the further development."
Further information on the agenda items of the Annual General Meeting as well as on the Ringmetall Group and its affiliated subsidiaries can be found at www.ringmetall.de.
