Parlem continues to grow. The turnover for the first half of 2024 has reached 24.4 million euros, representing a 9% growth compared to the same period of the previous year. The group closed 2023 with 49 million in turnover. According to the unaudited semi-annual results until October, Parlem's growth has been strengthened by Aproop Telecom, the telecommunications group's brand in the Valencian Community, where revenues have increased by 72%.
These results have been accompanied by a recurring EBITDA that has exceeded 2.5 million euros up to June, representing 10.4% of revenues. This figure represents a 142% increase compared to the first half of 2023. In fact, last year the Catalan company achieved a positive EBITDA for the first time, going from losses of 1.9 million euros in 2022 to a positive profitability of 3 million euros in 2023.
According to the company, where the telco division represents 90% of total turnover, they have also highlighted the number of active services achieved in the first six months of 2024, which stands at 252,000 (+15%), as well as the number of fiber activations, more than 2,500 (+74%). The company, which is listed on BME Growth, also points out that the unit revenue it obtains per customer (ARPU) has increased by 2%, reaching 37.6 euros compared to the 36.9 euros it obtained in 2023.
A first half that has also been marked by a capital increase of 4 million euros and the inauguration of a new corporate headquarters in the building of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. Likewise, this year the company has made effective the purchase of the telco unit of the Pinergia cooperative, with a focus on residential customers in the Pyrenees and Cerdanya.
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