Heidelberg defies challenges: sales stable despite market fluctuations!

Heidelberg defies challenges: sales stable despite market fluctuations!

Heidelberg, Deutschland - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) achieved the goals set in the financial year 2024/25, reported according to the latest. The turnover was around 2,280 million euros, which means a slight decline compared to the previous year, as 2,395 million euros were achieved ots.at . Despite these challenges, the adjusted Ebitda margin was kept stable at 7.1 percent, and the free cash flow amounts to around 51 million euros, even if this is a decline compared to 56 million euros in the previous year.

The positive order input in the fourth quarter was 611 million euros and is 6 percent above the previous year's level of 2,288 million euros. This is due to the positive response from the Messe China Print in May, which conveyed decisive order impulses An essential aspect of current business development is the change of segment structure that has been in force since April 1, 2025. The new segments "Print & Packaging Equipment", "Digital Solutions & Lifecycle" and "Heidelberg Technology" focus on product -oriented control and responsibility for results. This is a step in the direction of a more intensive market adjustment, which is characterized by a profound change in the printing press industry Oots.at

The outlook for the coming financial year 2025/26 provides for positive developments, with an intended turnover of around 2,350 million euros and an upcoming increase in adjusted EBITDA margin to up to 8 percent. Heidelberg sees in particular growth potential in packaging and digital printing as well as in the area of software and lifecycle offers. At a time when German printing press manufacturers are increasingly transforming from mechanical engineers to solution providers, a strategic adaptation is essential Boeckler.de .

The challenges that result from the decline in the newspaper market and growth in packaging pressure, as well as the increasing competition by industrial digital printing providers, present the industry in front of new framework conditions. The digital transformation not only affects products and services, but also the entire corporate structures of the printing machine industry Boeckler.de .