Quarterly Report • May 8, 2025
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| Consolidated Financial Statements | 3 |
|---|---|
| Consolidated Income Statement | 3 |
| Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income | 4 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 7 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 8 |
| Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | 9 |
| Alternative Performance Measures | 14 |
| 1.1.–31.3.2025 | 1.1.–31.3.2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | CHF 1,000 | % | CHF 1,000 | % | |
| Net revenue | 3 | 280,640 | 100.0 | 245,881 | 100.0 |
| Other operating income | 6 | 1,920 | 950 | ||
| Cost of goods | 3 | − 219,114 | −193,289 | ||
| Personnel expenses | − 25,121 | −25,412 | |||
| Other operating expenses | 4 | − 54,477 | −40,036 | ||
| Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) |
− 16,152 | − 5.8 | −11,906 | − 4.8 | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment |
− 11,840 | −10,880 | |||
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | − 27,992 | − 10.0 | −22,786 | − 9.3 | |
| Share of results of joint ventures and associates |
− 30 | −6 | |||
| Finance income | 2.4 | 7,612 | 18,472 | ||
| Finance expenses | − 4,342 | −4,309 | |||
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | − 24,752 | − 8.8 | −8,629 | − 3.5 | |
| Income tax income /(expense) | − 476 | −240 | |||
| Net income / (loss) | − 25,228 | − 9.0 | −8,869 | − 3.6 | |
| Attributable to Doc Morris AG shareholders |
− 25,228 | −8,869 | |||
| CHF 1 | CHF 1 | ||||
| Basic loss per share | − 2.13 | −0.75 | |||
| Diluted loss per share | − 2.13 | −0.75 |
| 1.1.–31.3.2025 | 1.1.–31.3.2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | |
| Net income / (loss) | − 25,228 | −8,869 | |
| Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | 2.4 | 942 | 6,995 |
| Other comprehensive income to be reclassified in subsequent periods to the income statement |
942 | 6,995 | |
| Remeasurement pensions | 314 | 390 | |
| Income tax | − 41 | −51 | |
| Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified in subsequent periods to the income statement |
273 | 339 | |
| Other comprehensive income / (loss) | 1,215 | 7,334 | |
| Total comprehensive income / (loss) | − 24,013 | −1,535 | |
| Attributable to DocMorris AG shareholders | − 24,013 | −1,535 |
| ASSETS | 31.03.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | CHF 1,000 | % | CHF 1,000 | % |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 67,071 | 95,371 | ||
| Trade receivables 4 |
55,830 | 54,005 | ||
| Accrued income and prepaid expenses | 18,171 | 14,454 | ||
| Other receivables | 10,143 | 9,990 | ||
| Inventories 4 |
51,069 | 37,076 | ||
| Non-current assets held for sale 6 |
623 | 2,671 | ||
| Current assets | 202,907 | 26.4 | 213,567 | 27.4 |
| Investments in joint ventures and associates | 1,769 | 1,752 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 24,287 | 25,287 | ||
| Right-of-use assets | 24,816 | 25,314 | ||
| Intangible assets 5 |
498,190 | 494,556 | ||
| Non-current financial assets | 11,785 | 11,636 | ||
| Deferred tax assets | 5,801 | 6,022 | ||
| Non-current assets | 566,648 | 73.6 | 564,567 | 72.6 |
| Total assets | 769,555 | 100.0 | 778,134 | 100.0 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 31.03.2025 | 31.12.2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | CHF 1,000 | % | CHF 1,000 | % | |
| Current lease liabilities | 4,360 | 4,259 | |||
| Other current financial liabilities | 7 | 3,237 | 3,237 | ||
| Trade payables | 4 | 66,171 | 59,409 | ||
| Other payables | 11,538 | 14,100 | |||
| Tax liabilities | 330 | 166 | |||
| Accrued expenses | 4 | 38,945 | 28,292 | ||
| Short-term provisions | 7,206 | 7,015 | |||
| Short-term liabilities | 131,787 | 17.1 | 116,478 | 15.0 | |
| Non-current bonds | 7 | 286,587 | 285,816 | ||
| Non-current lease liabilities | 21,758 | 22,133 | |||
| Other non-current financial liabilities | 7 | 7,427 | 7,836 | ||
| Pension obligations | 404 | 685 | |||
| Long-term provisions | 515 | 511 | |||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 4,500 | 4,561 | |||
| Long-term liabilities | 321,191 | 41.7 | 321,542 | 41.3 | |
| Total liabilities | 452,978 | 58.9 | 438,020 | 56.3 | |
| Share capital | 445,053 | 445,053 | |||
| Capital reserves | 658,717 | 658,902 | |||
| Treasury shares | − 90,558 | −90,558 | |||
| Retained earnings | − 621,225 | −596,931 | |||
| Exchange differences | − 75,410 | −76,352 | |||
| Equity attributable to DocMorris AG shareholders |
316,577 | 41.1 | 340,114 | 43.7 | |
| Total equity | 316,577 | 41.1 | 340,114 | 43.7 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 769,555 | 100.0 | 778,134 | 100.0 |
| 1.1.–31.3.2025 | 1.1.–31.3.2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 |
| Net income / (loss) | − 25,228 | −8,869 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | 11,840 | 10,880 |
| Finance expenses (net) | − 3,302 | −14,286 |
| Share of results of joint ventures and associates | 30 | 6 |
| Income tax income /(expense) | 476 | 240 |
| Non-cash income and expenses | − 888 | 741 |
| Income tax received/paid | 81 | −1,728 |
| Interest paid | − 2,835 | −2,131 |
| Interest received | 121 | 603 |
| Change in trade receivables, other receivables and prepaid expenses |
− 4,737 | 3,066 |
| Change in inventories | − 13,314 | 3,124 |
| Change in trade payables, other liabilities and accrued expenses | 12,842 | 20,973 |
| Change in provisions | 174 | −435 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | − 24,740 | 12,184 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | − 712 | −267 |
| Disposal of property, plant and equipment 6 |
3,688 | 0 |
| Acquisition of intangible assets | − 5,879 | −5,924 |
| Investments in non-current financial assets | − 169 | −279 |
| Repayment of financial assets | 0 | 50,007 |
| Dividends received | 354 | 0 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | − 2,718 | 43,537 |
| Repayment of financial liabilities | − 1,515 | −1,643 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | − 1,515 | −1,643 |
| Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | − 28,973 | 54,078 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 95,371 | 54,028 |
| Foreign currency differences | 673 | 1,772 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 67,071 | 109,878 |
| Share capital |
Capital reserves |
Treasury shares |
Retained earnings |
Exchange difference |
Attribu table to DocMorris AG share holders |
Total equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | |
| 1 January 2024 | 411,019 | 659,253 | − 58,638 | − 501,778 | − 79,324 | 430,532 | 430,532 |
| Net income /(loss) |
−8,869 | −8,869 | −8,869 | ||||
| Other compre hensive income |
339 | 6,995 | 7,334 | 7,334 | |||
| Total comprehensive income /(loss) |
−8,530 | 6,995 | −1,535 | −1,535 | |||
| Share-based payments |
732 | 732 | 732 | ||||
| Conversion of convertible bonds |
21 | 13 | 34 | 34 | |||
| Allocation of treasury shares for share-based payments |
982 | −924 | 58 | 58 | |||
| 31 March 2024 | 411,019 | 659,253 | − 57,635 | − 510,487 | − 72,329 | 429,821 | 429,821 |
| 1 January 2025 | 445,053 | 658,902 | − 90,558 | − 596,931 | − 76,352 | 340,114 | 340,114 |
| Net income /(loss) |
−25,228 | −25,228 | −25,228 | ||||
| Other compre hensive income |
273 | 942 | 1,215 | 1,215 | |||
| Total comprehensive income /(loss) |
−24,955 | 942 | −24,013 | −24,013 | |||
| Share-based payments |
661 | 661 | 661 | ||||
| Transaction costs of planned capital |
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| increase | −185 | −185 | −185 | ||||
| 31 March 2025 | 445,053 | 658,717 | − 90,558 | − 621,225 | − 75,410 | 316,577 | 316,577 |
DocMorris operates several e-commerce pharmacies for medical and pharmaceutical products. In addition, it offers services in the field of professional health care. Sales are made to mail-order pharmacies and directly to private individuals.
DocMorris AG (the "Company"), a stock corporation under Swiss law based at Walzmühlestrasse 49, 8500 Frauenfeld (Switzerland), is the parent of DocMorris (the "Group"). The Company was established on 6 April 1993. The registered office of Group Management and the headquarters of business activities are based at Walzmühlestrasse 49, 8500 Frauenfeld (Switzerland).
The interim consolidated financial statements cover the period from 1 January to 31 March 2025 (hereinafter the "reporting period") and were approved by the Board of Directors on 30 April 2025.
DocMorris AG is listed and the shares are traded on SIX Swiss Exchange under the International Reporting Standard (ISIN: CH0042615283).
The amounts listed in the interim consolidated financial statements are rounded. If the calculations are performed with a higher numerical accuracy, small rounding differences can occur.
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the first quarter 2025 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.
Since the interim consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures as contained in the consolidated financial statements, they should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2024. Changes in or new accounting policies from those for the consolidated financial statements for 2024 are shown in Note 2.2.
DocMorris has sufficient funds to maintain its operating business for the next 12 months from the date of publication of the interim consolidated financial statements for the first quarter 2025. To fund the organic growth including all planned business initiatives and to secure a potential refinancing of existing liabilities in 2026, external financing is required. The Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board have initiated and will further execute the necessary steps to secure the financing. Given the position of DocMorris in the fast growing online pharmacy market, the successful fundraisings to date, the current trading and the broad portfolio of available financing instruments, the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board are convinced of the ability to finance. As a response, DocMorris announced a capital increase of around CHF 200 million that is fully underwritten by a banking consortium on 10 April 2025. The capital increase is subject to shareholder approval on the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 8 May 2025 and the agreement on the final terms of the capital increase. The execution of the capital increase is expected shortly after the AGM.
The accounting policies for the interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 December 2024. The changes to existing standards and interpretations to be applied for the first time from 1 January 2025 have no material impact on the net assets, financial position or results of operations of the Group as well as the disclosures in these interim consolidated financial statements.
The Group has not early adopted any other published standards, interpretations or changes that have yet to come into force.
In preparing these interim consolidated financial statements management has made judgements in applying accounting policies as well as estimates and assumptions regarding the future. These may have an effect on the carrying amounts of the reported assets and liabilities and result in adjustments in future reporting periods. Such estimates and assumptions are based on experience and other factors considered to be reasonable in the circumstances. By their very nature, estimates will mostly differ from actual outcomes.
The operating business of the Group is subject to only marginal seasonal variation.
Current income tax is based on an estimate of the expected income tax rate for the full year 2025.
The following exchange rates were used:
| 1.1.–31.3.2025 | 1.1.–31.3.2024 | 31.12.2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | End of period | Average rate of period |
End of period | Average rate of period |
End of period |
| EUR | 0.9542 | 0.9456 | 0.9720 | 0.9491 | 0.9400 |
Due to exchange rate developments in the first quarter of 2025, the earnings before taxes were positively impacted by CHF 7.2 million (previous year: CHF 18.1 million) and exchange rate gains of CHF 0.9 million (previous year: CHF 7.0 million) on translation of foreign operations were recognised in other comprehensive income.
DocMorris manages its activities by geographical regions and reports its operations in the Germany and Europe segments. The heads of the segments are members of the Group Executive Board. The Group Executive Board is the highest operational management body that measures the success of the operating segments and allocates resources. The profitability of the segments is determined at the level of EBITDA adjusted which represents the development of the operating result adjusted for special items, i.e. effects that are special in their nature and magnitude for the management of the Group. This includes, in particular, expenses and income related to acquisitions, restructuring, integration and legal cases. For the calculation, EBITDA is increased or decreased by such expenses and income from special effects. Assets and liabilities are not allocated to the operating segments in the management reports. Costs of group-wide functions of DocMorris AG (Corporate) such as strategic management, technology development and financing are allocated to the segments corresponding to their relative size to the Group (in terms of net revenue with external customers).
The following tables show the operating segments of the Group for the first three months as at 31 March 2025 and the previous year as at 31 March 2024.
| 1.1. – 31.3.2025 | Germany | Europe | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | |
| Income statement | |||
| Net revenue with external customers | 264,197 | 16,443 | 280,640 |
| Cost of goods | −207,483 | −11,631 | − 219,114 |
| EBITDA adjusted | −15,598 | −508 | − 16,106 |
| Adjustments 1) | − 46 | ||
| Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) |
− 16,152 | ||
| Depreciation, amortisation | |||
| and impairment | − 11,840 | ||
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | − 27,992 | ||
| Share of results of joint ventures and associates | − 30 | ||
| Finance result, net | 3,270 | ||
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | − 24,752 |
1) Includes expenses and income related to restructuring and integration of CHF 1,118 thousand and other exceptional items of CHF –1,164 thousand
| 1.1. – 31.03.2024 | Germany | Europe | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 | |
| Income statement | |||
| Net revenue with external customers | 230,551 | 15,330 | 245,881 |
| Cost of goods | −182,532 | −10,757 | − 193,289 |
| EBITDA adjusted | −10,639 | −437 | − 11,076 |
| Adjustments 1) | − 830 | ||
| Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) |
− 11,906 | ||
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment |
− 10,880 | ||
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | − 22,786 | ||
| Share of results of joint ventures and associates | − 6 | ||
| Finance result, net | 14,163 | ||
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | − 8,629 |
1) Includes expenses and income related to acquisitions and disposals of CHF – 259 thousand, restructuring and integration of CHF – 539 thousand and other exceptional items of CHF – 32 thousand
The Germany segment consists of the B2C business unit, which is further divided into Rx and Non-Rx business.
The Europe segment contains the Marketplace business, through which pharmacy-type products in health, cosmetics and personal care are traded.
The breakdown of net revenue with external customers by segment is shown in the following tables.
| Net revenue | 1.1.–31.3.2025 | 1.1.–31.3.2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segment | Type of goods or service | CHF 1,000 | CHF 1,000 |
| Rx | 51,798 | 34,620 | |
| Non-Rx | 212,399 | 195,931 | |
| Germany | Retail Business (B2C) | 264,197 | 230,551 |
| Europe | Marketplace | 16,443 | 15,330 |
| Total net revenue with external customers | 280,640 | 245,881 |
Starting from a relatively low level at the beginning of the year, inventories increased significantly in the first quarter to ensure delivery capability considering the sales growth. These developments also resulted in higher trade receivables, trade payables and accrued expenses as of 31 March 2025. In addition, marketing initiatives (particularly the launch of the new TV campaign in March 2025), which are primarily to be viewed as upfront expenses to drive future sales growth, had a negative impact on EBITDA in the first quarter. The combination of this EBITDA impact and the increase in net working capital adversely affected cash flow from operating activities during the reporting period.
Goodwill changed from CHF 364.8 million as at 31 December 2024 to CHF 370.3 million as at 31 March 2025 due to foreign currency effects (CHF 5.5 million).
On 12 March 2025, the Group sold the administration and logistics building, including the land, due to the closure of the Zur Rose Pharma logistics site in Halle (Germany). The sales price was CHF 3.5 million (excluding VAT) and resulted in a gain on disposal of CHF 1.4 million recognised within other operating income.
The sales process for the building and land in Steckborn (Switzerland) was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2024. The building and land is used by the local pharmacy of the former Swiss business, among others, but was not sold to Medbase AG. In the consolidated balance sheet as of 31 March 2025, the building and the land are reported as non-current assets held for sale (book value as of 31 March 2025: CHF 0.6 million). No depreciation has been made on the building since the end of October 2024. The sale is expected in the second quarter of 2025.
Due to obligations and rights arising from multi-year technology agreements, CHF 10.7 million (31 December 2024: CHF 11.1 million) is reported in other financial liabilities, of which CHF 3.2 million is current (31 December 2024: CHF 3.2 million) and CHF 9.1 million (31 December 2024: CHF 9.8 million) is intangible assets.
The fair value (Level 1) of the listed convertible bonds amounted to CHF 250.6 million as at 31 March 2025 (31 December 2024: CHF 215.6 million) and the carrying amount (liability component) as at 31 March 2025 was CHF 286.6 million (31 December 2024: CHF 285.8 million).
On 10 April 2025, DocMorris announced a capital increase of around CHF 200 million that is fully underwritten by a banking consortium. The capital increase is subject to shareholder approval on the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 8 May 2025 and the agreement on the final terms of the capital increase. The execution of the capital increase is expected shortly after the AGM.
The financial statements of DocMorris are prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. In addition to the disclosures required by the IFRS, DocMorris publishes alternative performance measures (APM), which are not subject to the IFRS provisions and for which there is no generally accepted reporting standard. DocMorris calculates APM in order to enable comparability of the performance measures over time. The APM result in particular from different methods of calculation and evaluation and provide useful information about the financial and operational performance of the Group. Doc-Morris calculates the following APM:
External revenue is defined as the consolidated revenue of DocMorris plus the mail order revenue of pharmacies supplied by DocMorris less the consolidated revenue for their supply.
Growth in local currency shows the percentage change of a performance measure compared with the previous year without the impact of exchange rate effects (conversion is at the previous year's rate).
The gross margin in per cent of net revenue corresponds to the division of consolidated revenue less cost of goods by consolidated revenue.
EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) stands for earnings before interest and taxes and is used to report the operative earnings without the impact of internationally non-uniform taxation systems and different financing activities.
Earnings before income taxes
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation) stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, impairment and reversal of impairment. EBITDA is calculated on the basis of EBIT plus the depreciation and amortisation as well as impairment recognised in the income statement less reversal of impairment of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.
EBIT
The EBITDA adjusted shows the development of the operating result irrespective of the influence of special items, i. e. special effects in terms of their nature and magnitude for the management of DocMorris. These may include expenses and income related to acquisition and disposals, restructuring, integration and litigation. In the calculation, the EBITDA is increased by special expenses and reduced by special income.
The EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing EBITDA by consolidated revenue.
The net financial debt is a performance indicator designed to measure the liquidity, capital structure and financial flexibility of DocMorris. This indicator is calculated as follows:
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| March 2025 | IFRS | Acquisitions, Disposals |
Restructuring, Integration |
Other 1) | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | 280,640 | – | – | – | 280,640 |
| Operating income | 1,920 | −1,437 | – | 483 | |
| Operating expense | −298,712 | – | 319 | 1,164 | −297,229 |
| EBITDA | − 16,152 | – | – | – | − 16,106 |
1) Including influence of other exceptional items, i.e. special effects in terms of their nature and magnitude for the management of DocMorris.
| March 2024 | IFRS | Acquisitions, Disposals |
Restructuring, Integration |
Other 1) | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | 245,881 | – | – | – | 245,881 |
| Operating income | 950 | – | – | – | 950 |
| Operating expense | −258,737 | 259 | 539 | 32 | −257,907 |
| EBITDA | − 11,906 | – | – | – | − 11,076 |
1) Including influence of other exceptional items, i.e. special effects in terms of their nature and magnitude for the management of DocMorris.
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