Leading media group in the Baltic States
AS Ekspress Grupp is the leading media group in the Baltic States. We provide a high-quality and independent overview of social processes to everybody through online media, and newspaper, magazine and book publishing. Our focus is to provide the best solutions to media consumers, advertising customers and cooperation partners using modern digital solutions and services. In addition, it organises cultural and sports as well as other events on socially important topics in all Baltic States.
Our customers are media content consumers (retail and business customers), advertising buyers and other private and legal customers that buy the services of group companies.
Our companies and brands
We are the leading media group in the Baltic States whose activities primarily cover online content creation, newspapers, magazines and book publishing.
Our businesses
Strategy and business goals
Mission
To serve democracy
Our goals
- Produce award-winning content, appreciated by our readers and media experts alike
- Be leading digital publisher in Baltics (in terms of user time spent and number of real users)
- To act with social responsibility in mind and build strong and trusted brands
- Maintain our quality paper-based media products for the audiences who value this format
- Increase the value of the company for our shareholders
Group strategy
Ekspress Grupp continues focusing on the organic growth of the existing digital business as well as finding opportunities to increase its business volumes through acquisitions. In addition to the development of the digital media segment, printed media as well as the quality and cost-efficiency of printing services are also vital for the Group.
Ekspress Grupp long-term strategic financial targets
| Target by end of 2026 | 2026 target | 2024 actual | 2023 actual | 2022 actual | 2021 actual |
| Digital subscriptions in Baltics | >340,000 | 238,182 | 207,328 | 146,608 | 130,731 |
| Share of digital revenues | >85% | 86% | 83% | 78% | 76% |
| EBITDA margin | >15% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 15% |
| Dividend pay-out rate | ≥30% | n/a | 55% | 37% | 59% |
For investors
Ekspress Grupp creates shareholder value by applying a strategy whose aim is to increase the profits in the digital media and service business. The secret to our success lies in the true comprehension of the future needs of our customers and daily provision of various services for this purpose. We lay emphasis on the cost-effective business model and technology-based product development, supported by our entrepreneurial and cooperative people who are part of our organisation.
