GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: GEA increases order intake by around 6 percent (news with additional features)
(firmenpresse) - (DGAP-Media / 31.10.2013 / 07:30)
GEA increases order intake by around 6 percent
- Order intake for five core segments up organically by 9.4% on
prior-year quarter
- Stable organic order intake for GEA Heat Exchanger in the third quarter
- GEA Food Solutions again contributes positively to earnings
- Operating EBIT margin is stable at 10.0% of revenue
Düsseldorf, October 31, 2013 - Order intake at Düsseldorf-based engineering
company GEA has risen to EUR 1,509 million. This corresponds to a 5.8
percent increase after adjustment for portfolio changes and significant
adverse currency translation effects. In particular, the two segments
strongly focused on the food industry, GEA Mechanical Equipment and GEA
Process Engineering, continued their positive performance. Adjusted for
currency translation effects and the suspension of a major order from the
previous year, the GEA Heat Exchangers Segment increased its order intake
by 3.2 percent year-on-year in the reporting period. In the first three
quarters, order intake improved organically by 4.2 percent to EUR 4,530
million. The food and beverage area expanded significantly by 10 percent in
this period thanks to a number of major orders. Its share of GEA's order
intake increased to 58 percent. Revenue rose organically by 4.4 percent
year-on-year to EUR 1,459 million in the third quarter and cumulatively by
2.5 percent to EUR 4,134 million.
The group's operating EBITDA, i.e., EBITDA adjusted for purchase price
allocation effects and nonrecurring items, rose by 1.3 percent to EUR 172
million in the third quarter of 2013. This increased the corresponding
EBITDA margin to 11.8 percent of revenue. The operating EBIT margin
remained unchanged at 10.0 percent of revenue. Cumulative earnings per
share improved by 10.1 percent to EUR 1.03, despite the increase of 4.3
percent in the average number of outstanding shares since September 2012 in
connection with the settlement of the award proceedings. The cash flow
driver margin (i.e. the ratio of the cash generated to revenue) rose
significantly from 5.7 percent as of September 30, 2012, to 9.4 percent as
of September 30, 2013, providing the financial scope to support profitable
growth.
'Our double-digit organic growth in order intake from the food and beverage
sector since the beginning of the year outperformed growth rates in the
engineering sector in general. Thanks to this, organic growth by our five
core segments as a whole amounted to over 9 percent this quarter. Together
with our strong Q3 operating EBIT margin of 10 percent, this underscores
our strong market position in demanding end markets. As expected, our GEA
Food Solutions Segment generated a positive result in the past quarter,'
said Jürg Oleas, CEO of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.
Despite the IMF's repeated downward revision of its economic forecasts for
2013, GEA is expecting moderate organic revenue growth for the Group as a
whole in the current fiscal year. This growth is being driven by the five
future core segments, whose average organic revenue growth is expected to
be in excess of 5 percent. With respect to our cash flow drivers, the group
is now aiming for a ratio to revenue of around 9.0 percent in 2013 (after
6.4 percent in the previous year), rather than the previous figure of at
least 8.0 percent. Assuming constant currency exchange rates as in FY 2012
GEA aims for an earning target (EBITDA) of around EUR 700 million (previous
year: approximately EUR 600 million). This figure does not include costs
relating to the strategy and portfolio project in the low tens of millions
resulting in particular from the decision on this project announced on June
20, 2013.
GEA Group: Key IFRS figures
(EUR million) Q1-Q3 2013 Q1-Q3 2012 1)
Order Intake 4,530.2 4,423.3
Revenue 4,134.1 4,100.5
Order backlog 2,926.5 2,967.8
Operating EBITDA 2) 425.1 417.0
as % of revenue 10.3 10.2
EBITDA 419.3 370.0
Operating EBIT 2) 347.2 344.0
as % of revenue 8.4 8.4
EBIT 321.8 277.4
as % of revenue 7.8 6.8
EBT 274.7 224.1
Profit after tax from continuing operations 205.3 173.7
Profit or loss after tax from discontinued operat. -6.0 -
Profit for the period 199.3 173.7
Earnings per share pre ppa (EUR) 1.11 1.03
Earnings per share (EUR) 1.03 0.94
Working capital (reporting date) 765.0 740.5
Working capital (average of the past 12m) 713.0 762.4
as % of revenue (average of the past 12m) 12.4 13.3
Net liquidity (+)/Net debt (-) -515.9 -621.7
Cash flow driver 3) 541.6 329.2
as % of revenue (average of the past 12m) 9.4 5.7
ROCE in % (EBIT/Capital Employed) 4) 13.3 12.4
ROCE in % (goodwill adjusted) 5) 19.7 18.6
CAPEX on property, plant and equipment 85.4 92.7
Employees (reporting date) 6) 24,893 24,560
1) Amounts adjusted due to change in accounting policy for employee
benefits
2) Before effects of purchase price allocations from revalued assets and
liabilities and one-offs
3) Cash flow driver = EBITDA - Capital expenditure - Change in Working
Capital (average of the past 12 months)
4) Capital employed (average of the past 12 months) including goodwill from
the acquisition of the former GEA AG by the former Metallgesellschaft AG in
1999
5) Capital employed (average of the past 12 months) excluding goodwill from
the acquisition of the former GEA AG by the former Metallgesellschaft AG in
1999
6) Full-time equivalents (FTE) excluding vocational trainees and inactive
employment contracts
About GEA Group
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is one of the largest suppliers for the food
processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. As an
international technology group, the Company focuses on process technology
and components for sophisticated production processes. In 2012, GEA
generated consolidated revenues in excess of EUR 5.7 billion, 70 percent of
which came from the food and energy sectors, which are long-term growth
industries. The group employed about 25,000 people worldwide as of
September 30, 2013. GEA Group is a market and technology leader in its
business areas. It is listed in Germany's MDAX stock index (G1A, WKN 660
200) and the STOXX(R) Europe 600 Index. Further information is available on
the Internet at: www.gea.com.
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