DEAG back in black in Q1 but growth slows

Despite the German promoter's return to profit, income is 85% less than this time last year, although there are positive signs for ticketing business myticket.de

DEAG hopes to sell tickets for other promoters after "positive sales for Tabaluga" (he's the dragon) © Gunter Zinkgraf/Cityshake

After losing €17.8 million in 2015, Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG) is back in the black, posting earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of €300,000 in the first quarter of 2016 (Q1).

Despite the promoter and ticketer’s return to profit, income is 85% less than last year’s EBIT of €2m, with revenue also down: €31.3m, compared to €38.9m in Q1 2015.

Berlin-based DEAG notes, however, that its pipeline for the rest of 2016 is “well filled, as expected”, with “rock/pop, classical music, German-language music and…

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