Media Releases

• Greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 60 percent
• Remaining emissions will be compensated
• Company establishes its own sustainability committee

Munich / Berlin, 9 September 2020 – Scout24 aims to become climate-neutral by 2025. By then, the digital company wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 60 percent compared to the base year 2018. In 2020, the company has already saved around 30 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2018, (...)

• Revenue from continuing operations is up 1% year-on-year at EUR 173 million 
• Ordinary operating EBITDA margin increases to 61%
• The Residential Real Estate business shows strongest performance with 3% revenue growth
• New guidance for the year 2020 forecasts revenue roughly at previous year’s level with an ordinary operating EBITDA margin of around 60% 

Munich/Berlin, 13 August 2020 – Following revenue growth of 5.6% in the first quarter and a decline of 3.5% (...)

Munich / Berlin, 18 June 2020 - Today’s Annual General Meeting of Scout24 AG approved all resolutions proposed by the administrative bodies with large majorities. Due to Covid-19, the Annual General Meeting was held as a purely virtual event without the physical presence of shareholders or their proxies. Key agenda items were the dividend of EUR 0.91 per share, the regular elections to the Supervisory Board, and key resolutions on the return of capital to (...)

Munich / Berlin. 18 June 2020 - Scout24, the operator of the online marketplace ImmoScout24, has received the German Brand Award in the category "Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation - Brand Design" for its new brand presence. Scout24 also received a "Special Mention" in the category "Brand Strategy of the Year". With the German Brand Award, the German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung) and the German Brand Institute honour successful product and corporate (...)

• Revenues from continuing operations increased by 6 % to EUR 89 million
• Ordinary operating EBITDA margin improved by 5 percentage points to 62 %
• Comprehensive Covid-19 action programme to support customers put in place
• Sale of AutoScout24, FinanceScout24 and FINANZCHECK successfully completed
• 2019 dividend of EUR 0.90 per share and share buybacks of up to EUR 1.69 billion reconfirmed​

Munich / Berlin, 14 May 2020 - Scout24 delivered a solid performance in (...)

Munich / Berlin, 7 May 2020 - Unusual times require strong alliances. In the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, leading associations and companies in the real estate industry have joined forces to drive the digital transformation of the real estate market. At the heart of the initiative is the need to ensure that the real estate industry functions properly. Members of the alliance include the Federal Association for the Real Estate Industry (BVFI), eBay (...)

• ImmoScout24 launches debate platform “Rethinking how we live”
• Berlin Social Academy held for the seventh time
• In 2020, the focus will be on effects on the environment and climate

Munich / Berlin, 2 April 2020 - Scout24, the operator of the leading German online platform ImmoScout24, has published its Sustainability Report 2019 under the title "Make it happen". In it, the digital company describes how it has further developed its sustainability management, (...)

• All closing conditions met
• Cash received
• Focus lies now on ImmoScout24

Munich / Berlin, 1 April 2020 - Scout24 AG announces the closing of the sale of 100% of AutoScout24, FinanceScout24 and Finanzcheck (together “AutoScout24”) to affiliates of Hellman & Friedman.. Control of the carved-out unit of AutoScout24 is transferred to the buyer as of today, 1 April 2020. Scout24 AG confirms receipt of payment of the purchase price, adjusted by net working capital (...)

• Preliminary results for the financial year 2019 confirmed
• 10% revenue growth in continuing operations with 60% ordinary operating EBITDA margin
• Dividend proposal of EUR 0.90 per share at the upper end of the dividend policy
• Immediate-action programme for customers and partners started
• Suspension of 2020 guidance due to corona crisis

Munich / Berlin, 26 March 2020 - “The coronavirus pandemic currently has the world in a state of shock. This affects our (...)

• The Group fully achieves its targets for the 2019 financial year
• Group revenue increases by 15.4% to EUR 613.6 million
• Group ordinary operating EBITDA margin stands at 52.5%
• Future focus will be on high-margin business ImmoScout24

Munich / Berlin, 19 February 2020 - “We made the right strategic decisions in 2019. At the same time, we set a new record in our operating business. Following the successful sale of AutoScout24, FinanceScout24 and FINANZCHECK.de, (...)

• Hellman & Friedman will acquire 100% of AutoScout24 for approx. EUR 2.9bn 
• Transaction represents a very attractive valuation underpinned by strong performance  
• Scout24 will fully focus on further advancing its market-leading platform ImmoScout24  
• Intention to return capital to Scout24 shareholders  

Munich / Berlin, 17 December 2019 - Having concluded a diligent and thorough strategic review which was launched in August of this year, Scout24 AG (...)

• Corporate strategy can now also be experienced emotionally in the brand
• Most comprehensive redesign in the company's history
• Modern highlighter style and fresh colours for more orientation and simplicity
• ImmobilienScout24 is now called ImmoScout24

Munich / Berlin, 28 November 2019 - Scout24, a leading operator of digital marketplaces specialising in the real estate and automotive industries in Germany and other selected European countries, is introducing a (...)

Munich/Berlin, 26^th November 2019

• Scout24 details its strategic roadmap to strengthen its two leading verticals tapping into a larger total addressable market
• Accelerated product innovation, streamlining of organizational structure and optimization of cost base will drive profitable growth
• Confident to grow group revenues in the mid-teens by 2022, with group operating EBITDA margin to reach up to 58% in 2022
• AutoScout24 with continued strong growth and profit (...)

• Group revenue up 15.6% to EUR 155.6 million
• Group ordinary operating EBITDA margin at 53.0%
• Solid high-margin revenue growth at ImmobilienScout24
• Continued strong revenue growth at AutoScout24 with margin exceeding 60%
• Slowing growth momentum at Consumer Services
• Group targets for the financial year 2019 confirmed

Munich / Berlin, 7 November 2019 - “We are making good progress in implementing our strategic roadmap. We have started reviewing the strategic (...)

Munich / Berlin, 7 October 2019 - New additions to the Scout24 Group management team: On 19 August 2019, Carolyn Schlak (48) assumed overall responsibility for the human resources department of Scout24 AG as Vice President People, Organization & Culture. Since 23 September, Dr. Christian Ronge (39) has also been the Group's new General Counsel. He is responsible for all legal matters of Scout24 AG, including data protection and compliance. The group includes the (...)