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AQS

Acquires film rights and distributes films to cinemas, home video and TV/VOD platforms in Czechia and Slovakia

Bratislava, SlovakiaFounded 2002aqs.czWebsite technologies

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Highlights

  • ProfitableFY2025 net profit €5k · RÚZ

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What changed at AQS in the last 6 months, newest first. Each line links to its public source.

  • 20 Oct 2026 Turned profitable · Turned profitable in FY2025: €5k net profit after a €2k loss registeruz.sk
  • 3 Sep 2026 Public contract · Won €15k public contract from Audiovizuálny fond: Zmluva o poskytnutí dotácie z finančných prostriedkov Audiovizuálneho fondu crz.gov.sk
  • 2 Jun 2026 Public contract · Won €105k public contract from ČESKÁ TELEVIZE: Licenční smlouva - užití pořadu smlouvy.gov.cz

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About AQS

AQS, a.s. is an independent acquisition company that buys film rights and distributes films across Central and Eastern Europe, mainly in Czechia and Slovakia. Its BIOSCOP division handles cinema distribution of Czech and independent films, and its MAGIC BOX division releases films on physical media. MAGIC BOX also represents the Hollywood studios Disney, Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Bros.

The company licenses VOD, pay TV and free TV rights in Czechia, Slovakia and other Central and Eastern European markets, and its library holds several hundred titles. Its 2026 to 2028 cinema release slate is listed on its website.

AQS, a.s. was founded in 1998 in the Czech Republic. Magic Box Slovakia, s.r.o., founded in 2002, runs the same activities for the Slovak market and is registered in Bratislava, where the group's headquarters are listed.

Product: Film rights acquisition and distribution: cinema distribution (BIOSCOP), physical media releases (MAGIC BOX), and VOD, pay TV and free TV licensing.

Financials

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue€631k€832k€1.1M€1.1M€803k
Growth−24%−26%−1%+41%—
EBITDA€15k€42k€142k€39k€89k
Operating profit€11k€3k€69k€7k€41k
Net profit€5k−€2k€54k€2k€34k
Net margin0.7%−0.3%4.8%0.2%4.2%
Personnel costs€144k€196k€212k€203k€195k
Total assets€366k€529k€694k€600k€601k
Cash€108k€216k€268k€229k€208k
Liabilities€54k€67k€92k€126k€216k
Equity€268k€339k€441k€386k€384k

As filed with RÚZ (Slovak register of financial statements). Each year links to its statement.

Public contracts

Contracts AQS signed since 1 Nov 2024, from the Slovak and Czech public contract registers. Values as published; amendments are not counted.

Customers

115 contracts with 18 buyers · 2.7M CZK + €278k

ContractsValue
Městská kulturní zařízení v Litoměřicích, příspěvková organizace72551k CZK
Národní filmový archiv2450k CZK
Dům kultury v Kroměříži, příspěvková organizace1150k CZK
Kulturní zařízení Ostrava-Jih, příspěvková organizace1112k CZK
Městské divadlo Děčín, příspěvková organizace1111k CZK
Centrum kultury města Písek1109k CZK
Audiovizuálny fond5€48k
Město Bruntál3—

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