Gerresheimer shares tank after third profit warning
By Benjamin Chiou
Date: Thursday 09 Oct 2025
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Gerresheimer sank in Frankfurt after the German industrial group slashed its full-year guidance for the third time in five months following a worse-than-expected third quarter.
The company, which makes packaging and delivery systems for the pharma and cosmetics markets, said it now expects organic revenues to fall by between 2% and 4% this year, compared with previous targets of 0-2% growth. The adjusted EBITDA margin is also forecast to be 18.5-19%, down from "around 20%".
Gerresheimer had already cut estimates for the year in June and July.
The company said the weaker outlook was due to continuing subdued demand in the cosmetics and oral liquids markets in the third quarter.
"The operative performance of our business in the first nine months is clearly below our expectations," said chief executive Dietmar Siemssen.
"Our goal is to grow faster than the overall market again in the medium and long term. The expansion of our product portfolio to include systems and solutions for biologics and the implementation of our growth projects will contribute considerably to this."
In the plastics and devices division, revenues over the first nine months of the year totalled €972.6m, up 18.6% from €802.1m the year before, though this was mainly due to the inclusion of Bormioli Pharma which was acquired last year. Organic revenue growth was just 2.6%.
Meanwhile, in the primary packaging glass unit, year-to-date revenues were up 10.3% at €714.4m, which one again reflected Bormioli Pharma. Organic revenues, however, were down 6.9%.
While the company expects a pick-up of organic growth in the fourth quarter, it will "not be able to fully compensate for the business performance of the first nine months of 2025".
Gerresheimer shares were down 13.9% at €32.16 by 1309 CEST, their lowest in well over a decade.
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