CCC kicks off 2025 with gains after CEO interview

** Shares in CCC CCC rise around 4% after the Polish footwear and fashion retailer's CEO Dariusz Milek confirmed 2025 targets in an interview

** Milek told Polish daily Parkiet it was "realistic" that 2025 revenue would exceed 12 billion zlotys ($2.91 billion) with EBITDA margin at 20%

** CEO also confirmed plans to return to paying a dividend in 2026, and said he would like the payout to reach 25% of profit in the first year and 50% thereafter

** Milek added that he would like to triple the scale of the business by 2030

** "CCC has made tremendous progress in 2024, and 2025 should bring further changes and an acceleration in the pace of area expansion," Erste Group analyst Piotr Bogusz says in a note, calling the 2025 targets "ambitious"