^Original-Research: HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA - from Quirin PrivatbankKapitalmarktgeschäft24.06.2025 / 16:23 CET/CESTDissemination of a Research, transmitted by EQS News - a service of EQSGroup.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this research. Theresult of this research does not constitute investment advice or aninvitation to conclude certain stock exchange transactions.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Classification of Quirin Privatbank Kapitalmarktgeschäft to HORNBACH HoldingAG & Co. KGaA Company Name: HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA ISIN: DE0006083405 Reason for the research: Update Recommendation: Buy from: 24.06.2025 Target price: 110.00 Last rating change: Analyst: Ralf MarinoniQ1-25/26: strong increase of sales, earnings and cash flowHORNBACH Holding started strong into the current business year; in our view,there were 3 highlights: 1) significant increase in sales (EUR 1,909.2m,+5.7% yoy) and adjusted EBIT (EUR 161.7m, +10.4% yoy), 2) more than triplingof free cash flow (EUR 147.4m vs. EUR 43.0m in Q1-24/25) and 3) aspecification of the FY 2025/26 guidance, with the company saying that theupper range of adj. EBIT is likely.The HORNBACH Baumarkt sales grew across all regions, with Germanycontributing 48% and other European countries 52% of total sales. Thissubgroup experienced a 5.8% sales increase, while the Baustoff Unionsubgroup rose by 3.1%. It is worth mentioning that the Baustoff Union servescommercial clients and the weakness in the construction sector may have"bottomed out" according to CEO Albrecht Hornbach.Like-for-like sales growth was positive in nearly all countries, withparticularly strong results in Luxembourg and the Netherlands (both +10.9%).Market share gains were again achieved in Germany, the Netherlands, Czechia,Austria, and Switzerland. E-commerce sales grew by 11.1%, with onlinechannels accounting for 13.1% of Baumarkt sales, while they were 12.4% in Q124-25. The company maintained a strong balance sheet, with an equity ratioof 45.5% and net debt/EBITDA reduced to 2.3x (February 2025: 2.6x).In our opinion, HORNBACH's outlook continues to remaincautious/conservative. We therefore confirm our Buy recommendation and theEUR 110 TP.You can download the research here: http://www.more-ir.de/d/32908.pdfFor additional information visit our website:https://research.quirinprivatbank.de/Contact for questions:Quirin Privatbank AGInstitutionelles ResearchSchillerstraße 2060313 Frankfurt am Mainresearch@quirinprivatbank.dehttps://research.quirinprivatbank.de/---------------------------------------------------------------------------The EQS Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Archive at www.eqs-news.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------2159850 24.06.2025 CET/CEST°